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The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber with the help of our donors, awarded five Montgomery College students with Montgomery College Scholarships at its Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. In addition to funding current scholarships, the Chamber has established an endowment for future giving. The endowment is currently at $42,000, with the goal of $100,000. This will ensure […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) has named Jerry Therrien its 2015 Board of Directors chairman. Therrien is the President of Therrien Waddell, Inc. “We are very fortunate to have Jerry as our Chair. He built his company here in the Upcounty and he knows how important the Chamber is in helping to shape the […]

Happy Holidays from the staff of Montgomery Community Media.

How many of us love the work we do, are inspired daily to get up and go to work and are energized by our work? To be passionate about what we do for a living is rare and that is unfortunate. Our children need to discover their talents, abilities and interests early in life and […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) awarded Brittany Hilton, Senior Marketing Associate with Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union (MAFCU), as the recipient of the 2nd Annual Young Professional of the Year Award (YPG) at their Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The award was presented by last year’s recipient Brett Friedman of DeLeon & Stang, CPAs & Advisors. […]

Player of the Year (POY) awards start ringing out this time of year for all high school fall sports. MCM and I as MoCoMedia  Sports were a bit limited in our overall fall coverage when we began testing the Friday Night Light coverage concept this year with high school football. Fifteen different teams were covered […]

Montgomery County Recreation has two current vacancies for Recreation Specialists working with a senior population. The closing date is December 23, 2014.  Using the link, apply under Job IRC 15883 (1) One position requires working with a multilingual community. The successful candidate will be required to pass an advanced proficiency second language/English language examination assessing the […]

On Wednesday, December 10, the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) held its 9th Annual Upcounty Business Breakfast Briefing (UCBBB). The UCBBB gives Chamber members and Upcounty Business Leaders an opportunity to discuss legislative issues with their elected officials. The GGCC was honored to have Montgomery County Executive Isiah “Ike” Leggett and County Councilmembers Craig Rice […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) Board of Directors were inducted on Thursday, December 4. The ceremony was conducted by County Councilmember Sidney Katz at the Hilton Gaithersburg. The 2015 GGCC Board of Directors: Chairman: Jerry Therrien, Therrien Waddell, Inc. Chairman Elect: Stuart Barr, Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered Treasurer: Robert Cowdrey   Vice Chairs: […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) awarded Pinky & Pepe Rodgers, Owner of Pinky and Pepe’s Grape Escape, as the recipient of the 8th Annual Small Business of the Year Award (SBY) on December 4 as a part of their Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The award was presented by the previous year’s winner Dave Posin […]