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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 & […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) has named Colette Releford their 2017 Board of Directors Chair. Releford is the Regional Sales Manager for On-Site.com. “Colette has been involved in almost every aspect of the Chamber. She will be a tremendous resource and a great leader of this organization,” said Marilyn Balcombe, GGCC Executive Director. Releford […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) Board of Directors were inducted on Thursday, Dec. 8. 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 […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) supported Potomac Care Pharmacy and celebrated the grand opening of their new pharmacy by conducting a “Ribbon Cutting” Ceremony for them on Friday, Nov. 18. They are located at 12103 Darnestown Road in North Potomac.                            Potomac […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s (GGCC) held its Annual “Give Thanks” Cocktail Mixer at Pinky & Pepe’s Grape Escape on Thursday, Nov. 17. The mixer was free to attend with a suggested donation of a “new / unwrapped” toy to support Toys for Tots. For the past few years, Pinky & Pepe’s goal is to […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s (GGCC) Construction Direct Connect Group raised $4,361 for Montgomery County Coalition For The Homeless (MCCH) from the groups AutumnFest Happy Hour held at Union Jacks in Gaithersburg. There are several companies that make up the Direct Connect group including: Matan Companies CFR Engineering Consultants, Inc. Therrien Waddell, Inc. MD Energy […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) supported Spectrum Luxury Apartments and celebrated the grand opening of their newest apartment complex by conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony for them on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. They are located at 116 Paramount Park Drive in Gaithersburg.                            […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) will hold their Annual Celebration Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 8 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 2 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg. The evening events include: the installation of the 2017 Board of Directors, a silent auction, dinner, music, the presentation of the Annual “You Made […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce continued its Entrepreneur Breakfast Series on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the  Montgomery College, Paul Peck Building in Germantown. The fourth in the series was entitled “Evolution is Essential for Entrepreneurs”. “It was great to have so much expertise in one place. Our speakers were very generous with the time […]

“The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers.” -Terri Guillemets The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving back and supporting the community. Helping those in need has long been seen as an altruistic behavioral model and a model the GGCC values. Through cash donations and various collections, […]