January 24, 2023

SAVE THE DATE!

The GBCC Installation Dinner is March 29 at 6:00pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

Help us welcome two brand new businesses to Bethesda! Join us for our February Networking Happy Hour hosted by La Catrina Bar and Lounge and The St. James Performance Club.

Lite fare provided

-Cash Bar-

(Special night due to Valentines Day February, 14)

Tuesday, February 21st

5:30 - 7:00

4935 Cordell Ave.

Bethesda, MD 20814

THE GBCC IS GOING TO GREECE!

We are officially less than a year away from our Chamber's return to international travel. In partnership with Aventura World, we will be visiting Athens, Greece from November 3-11, 2023 and you are ALL invited. A minimum of $800.00 is required for initial deposit no later than April 21, 2023.

Please contact Allie Williams at (301) 652-4900 ext. 203 or awilliams@greaterbethesdachamber.org for more information.

Use group booking code is: QKTVIB

View the RECORDING of last week's information session!

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WEEKLY RECAP

Last week we welcomed back the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for their official swearing in and our first meeting of 2023. We look forward to a successful year ahead!

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

The Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate

Daryl P. Drumming who joined the Retail division of The National Capital Bank of Washington (NCB) as Vice President, Branch Manager of the Friendship Heights branch.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Mark your calendars for this month's upcoming committee meetings

ChamberConnect (Sponsored by Sandy Spring Bank)

Date: Jan. 24th

Time: 8:30 - 9:30 am

Register 

Membership Development Committee

Date: Jan. 24th

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am

Register

NextExecs Group (Sponsored by McKay Mortgage)

Date: Jan. 24th

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Register

Economic Development Committee

Date: Jan. 25th

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am

Register

Real Estate Committee

Date: Jan. 25th

Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am

Register

Women's Networking Group

Date: Jan. 26th

Time: 8:30 - 10:00 am

Register

SPONSORED CONTENT

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and its Commuter Connections program invite you to apply for the 2023 Employer Recognition Awards.

Three Employer Awards Categories

Incentive - Marketing - Telework

Employers in Bethesda, Maryland that have initiated, enhanced, or expanded an alternative commuter or telework program may apply for these awards. To be eligible, programs must have been in place on or before January 1, 2022, as a year or more of a program in place provides a better opportunity to demonstrate successful, sustainable, and quantifiable impacts.

Nomination deadline is January 31, 2023.

MCDOT wants to hear from you!

Montgomery County is thinking about the future of the Norfolk Avenue Streetery.

Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey to help MCDOT make informed decisions with the community's feedback in mind.

"The question for corporate leaders is: Are we reaching an age of no age limit?"

Arianne Cohen asks and answers that question in Briefings Magazine from Korn Ferry, a global consulting firm. Read “The 80-Year-Old Employee,” a thoughtful and eye-opening article at https://www.kornferry.com/insights/briefings-magazine/issue-56/the-80-year-old-employee.

Thank You to Our 2023 Corporate Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

PEPCO an Exelon Company

Silver Sponsors

Advantage Industries * The Chevy Chase Land Company  * Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, P.C.  * Suburban Hospital 

Bronze Sponsors

Atlantech Online * Buchbinder Tunick & Co. * Chesapeake Public Strategies * Dembo Jones * EagleBank * Electric Advisors, Inc. * Grossberg Company LLP * IdeaFire™ * The Jane Fairweather Team * Lerch, Early & Brewer * Maier & Warner PR * M&T Bank * Marriott International * Mon Ami Gabi * Rodgers Consulting * Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. * TDG/SILVEROCK Realty * Washington Workplace * WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Partner Sponsors

AC Hotel Bethesda Downtown * Bethesda Magazine * Decision Making Research * Griswold Home Care BCC * Hyatt Regency Bethesda * Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center * Nothing Bundt Cakes-Bethesda * Print1 * Sandglass Systems * sasse agency

ChamberConnect Sponsor - Sandy Spring Bank

NextExec Committee Sponsor - McKay Mortgage Company