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Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber Awards $16,500 in Scholarships and Raises Another $20,120

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Gaithersburg /Germantown, MD (December 9, 2016) – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) with the help of its donors, awarded five Montgomery College students with Montgomery College Scholarships at its Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony on December 8. It was a great evening for the Chamber. $16,500 was awarded to five Montgomery College students, with different majors– cybersecurity, mechanical engineering & computer science. And the GGCC held a live auction – raising $20,120- in an effort to garner additional revenue to support future giving and an endownment that secured $20,120 for “We are so appreciative of the Chamber’s continued…

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Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber Awards the 10th Annual Small Business of the Year Award

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Gaithersburg /Germantown, MD  (December 9, 2016) – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) awarded Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Academy (MBT) as the recipient of the 10th Annual Small Business of the Year Award (SBY) on December 8 as a part of their Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The award was presented by Bruce Kanner, Owner of Cartridge on Wheels and the 2011 recipient of the Chamber’s Small Business of the Year Award. “We are thrilled to award Metropolitan Ballet Theatre with our Small Business of the Year Award. This is the first time we have awarded a non-profit organization as our…

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Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber Awards the 4th Annual Young Professional of the Year Award

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Gaithersburg /Germantown, MD (December 9, 2016) – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) awarded Brooke Bruch, Client Relations Manager at Contemporaries, Inc.  as the recipient of the 4th Annual Young Professional of the Year Award (YPG) at their Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The award was presented by Jonathan Sachs of Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, the sponsor of this year’s Young Professional of the Year award. “Brooke is very deserving of this honor. She is accomplished in her career and has been a great asset to the Chamber,” said Marilyn Balcombe, GGCC President / CEO. The Young Professional of…

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GGCC 2017 Board of Directors Inducted

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Gaithersburg /Germantown, MD  (December 9, 2016) – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) Board of Directors were inducted on Thursday, December 8, 2016.The ceremony was conducted by Cathy Matthews, Director of the Montgomery County Upcounty Regional Services Center, at the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg. The 2016 GGCC Board of Directors: Chair: Colette Releford, On-Site.com Chair Elect: Barbara Crews, Johns Hopkins University Treasurer: Adam Cox, Hughes Network Systems, LLC Vice Chairs: Economic Development: Henry Bernstein, Scheer Partners, Inc. Member Programs: Brittany Hilton, Hughes Network Systems, LLC Young Professionals: PJ Horan, Mass Mutual Greater Washington Member Services:  Bruce Kanner, Cartridge on Wheels Legislative…

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