Chamber of Commerce looks for donations for Holiday on Duty

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006

The Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce is asking for donations from the community to provide meals for public safety personnel that are on duty during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Public safety personnel include police from the Fourth District station, Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad, members of Bethesda Police District in charge of policing Kensington, and the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department stations 5 and 16.

Make checks payable to Holiday on Duty and mail to: Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce, 2401 Blueridge Ave., Suite 101, Wheaton, MD 20902.

For more information, call Ellen Riger at 301-318-7103.

Silver Spring chamberhosts December events

A networking breakfast sponsored by the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce will be held 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Dec. 6 at El Aguila, 8649 16th St., Silver Spring. The event will feature speakers from Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore Region and The Maryland Youth Ballet. Call 301-565-3777 to register by Dec. 4.

A holiday business after-hours sponsored by the Silver Spring chamber will be held 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 13 will be held at The Courtyard by Marriott, 8506 Fenton St., Silver Spring. Call 301-565-3777 to register by Dec. 11.

Tech Council hosts November, December events

A Tech Council of Maryland Financial Executives Forum fall reception will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 29 at Congressional Country Club, 8500 River Road, Bethesda. Cost is $60 for nonmembers; members pay $40. To register, e-mail Brian Levine at blevine@techcouncilmd.com.

The Tech Council of Maryland’s holiday ball will be held 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 12 at Chevy Chase Club, 6100 Connecticut Ave. Cost is $125 for nonmembers; members pay $90. To register, e-mail Wendy Dudrow at wdudrow@techcouncilmd.com.

Items appropriate for Business Notes may be mailed to The Gazette, 8650 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. They may also be sent by fax to 301-562-3262 or by e-mail to flewis@gazette.net.

County departmenthosts lunch meetings

A lunch meeting sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and titled ‘‘Business Insurance Basics” with Joe McManamey of MC2 will be held noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at 11002 Veirs Mill Road, South Building, Wheaton. For more information, call 240-777-3000.

A lunch meeting titled ‘‘Going Global: TCM Program Initiative” with Taka Amano and sponsored by the county’s Department of Economic Development will be held noon to 1:15 p.m. Nov. 29 at 8070 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Information: 240-777-3000.

Baltimore-Washington chamber holds introductions, seminar

An introduction to the Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce will be held 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Dec. 14 in the chamber office, 312 Marshall Ave., Suite 104, Laurel. For more information about the free event, call 301-725-4000 or 410-792-9714.

Another introduction will be held 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the chamber office, 312 Marshall Ave., Suite 104, Laurel. For more information about the free event, 301-725-4000 or 410-792-9714.

Avon representativeamong top sellers

Caroline Sirri, a Silver Spring resident and Avon representative, was named to Avon’s President’s Club and won an all-expenses-paid cruise to the Bahamas for being one of the company’s top-selling representatives in the Silver Spring area.