Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber Hosts Non-Profit Showcase

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(l:r) Bethesda Soccer Club’s Executive Director Brad Roos, displays his new backdrop at the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber non-profit showcase & membership picnic at Smokey Glen Farm. They are a select youth soccer club for ages 7-19. Learn more about them at www.bethesdasoccer.org.  (Photo credit –Laura Rowles, Director of Marketing, Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber)
(l:r) Bethesda Soccer Club’s Executive Director Brad Roos, displays his new backdrop at the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber non-profit showcase & membership picnic at Smokey Glen Farm. They are a select youth soccer club for ages 7-19. Learn more about them at www.bethesdasoccer.org.
(Photo credit –Laura Rowles, Director of Marketing, Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber)

Gaithersburg /Germantown, MD (September 18, 2017) – Nonprofits serve a very important role in our community. Annually, the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) shows its commitment to volunteerism by giving its non-profit members the opportunity to “showcase” their organizations and communicate their role in our business community at its Membership Picnic.

We welcome all non-profit organizations to our Chamber. Not only do they do great things in our community, they are also an integral part of our economy,” said Marilyn Balcombe, GGCC President/CEO.

The event, held at and sponsored by Smokey Glen Farm Barbequers, Inc. in Gaithersburg, had 18 non-profit organizations in attendance, they included:

  • Bethesda Soccer Club
  • Casey Health Institute
  • College Tracks
  • CQI Associates
  • Family Services, Inc.
  • Future Link
  • Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland
  • Hospice Caring, Inc.
  • Liberty’s Promise
  • Mercy Health Clinic
  • Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Academy
  • Montgomery County Dept. of Environmental Protection/Solid Waste Services
  • Montgomery County DOT –  Commuter Services
  • Montgomery Village Foundation, Inc.
  • Rebuilding Together Montgomery County
  • Rotary Club of Gaithersburg
  • Story Tapestries, Inc.
  • TLC – The Treatment & Learning Centers

It was a fantastic evening and showed attendees that whether you work for a non-profit or support one, these groups do matter, and do retain an important part in all of our lives.

The GGCC has a non-profit cluster, which is a network of non-profits, foundations and business partners dedicated to supporting GGCC’s non-profit members by becoming a resource to each other, a voice for the community and by raising the awareness of the important role and work of our non-profit community. This program provides our non-profit members a monthly opportunity to gather and share best practices, discuss common concerns and find ways to partner so that each group increases the value of their unique offering while creating a stronger and more effective local community.

The Non-Profit Cluster will be hosting a Non-Profit Forum on October 31st on “Volunteerism – Recruitment / Retention / Empowerment”. Further details to follow. Please visit the events calendar at www.ggchamber.org for details.