June 20, 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

GBCC REAL ESTATE UPDATE

Become a sponsor for the 2023 Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce

Real Estate Update!

This informative event offers the opportunity to learn from guest speakers and panelists about what's new in residential and commercial Real Estate and how developments will affect businesses and the community. Members have the option of sponsoring and are able to exhibit their business during the networking and breakfast portion of the event.

JOIN GBCC IN GREECE!

Our Chamber's return to international travel is quickly approaching!

In partnership with Aventura World, we will be visiting Athens, Greece from November 3-11, 2023 Chamber members and non-members alike invited to join us.

Please contact Allie Williams at (301) 652-4900 ext. 203 or awilliams@greaterbethesdachamber.org for more information.

View the RECORDING of our information session!

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Use group booking code is: QKTVIB

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Please register to attend

this month's upcoming committee meetings

Membership Networking Committee Meeting

NEW TIME AND DATE

Date: June 20

Time: 9:00-10:00

Register

NextExecs Meeting

Sponsored by McKay Mortgage

Date: June 27

Time: 4:00 - 5:00

Register

Economic Development Committee

Date: May 28

Time:8:00am - 9:00 am

Register

NEW MEMBERSHIP NETWORKING COMITTEE

NEXT EXECS' SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE

As we approach the end of the 2022 school year, we here at the NextExecs are already planning for 2023. Join us in our 2^nd Annual Backpack & School Supply Drive to benefit MCPS students, grade K-12. From now through August 11^th, we are calling on all our GBCC members and community partners to help ensure our students are prepared for a successful school term when they return in the Fall. Some of our members last year held their own internal school supply drive and had the items delivered to our GBCC office in downtown Bethesda. Others supported the drive financially by donating money via our Chamber’s Venmo account or by sending a check payable to Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce. Please enter #mcpsbackpackdrive23 in the memo line. All levels of support are greatly appreciated, and we will also be calling on volunteers to fill the backpacks and make the drop offs to area schools. Last year we filled over 300 backpacks and this year our goal is to fill at least 500, can we count you to help us reach that goal? 

Click the button or contact the GBCC staff at

staff@greaterbethesdachamber.org for the full school supply list.  

Minimum suggested donation amount of $20.00 is requested. Click here to donate via Venmo | Greater Bethesda Chamber or by check (please denote "backpack drive" in memo). Thank you!

THIS WEEK AT THE CHAMBER

MEMBER SURVEY

Please take the 2023 GBCC Member Survey! Participants who complete this anonymous survey by June 30th will receive a special, complimentary promo code to attend an “Off the Clock” Networking Happy Hour in July or August. Your Promo Code will be provided once you complete and submit the survey; Please make a note.

"OFF THE CLOCK" NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR

“In an online survey of 800 hiring managers, 38% admitted to viewing resumes with age bias” wrote Sheila Callaham in Forbes. Hiring managers complained (among other things) that the under 25s were unreliable and inexperienced while older applicants were set in their ways and likely to retire soon.

“Surveys like this help to raise awareness,” wrote Callaham, “but more is needed to create workplace change…. [H]ow many leaders understand that the largest talent pool can be found in ages 65 and older? …What is your company doing?”

At https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2023/01/29/12-to-dos-to-assess-and-address-workplace-ageism-and-other-isms, she offers 12 to-do’s to reduce ageism and other isms, too.

Thank You to Our 2023 Corporate Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

PEPCO an Exelon Company

Silver Sponsors

Advantage Industries * The Chevy Chase Land Company * Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, P.C.  * Suburban Hospital 

Bronze Sponsors

Atlantech Online * Buchbinder Tunick & Co. * Chesapeake Public Strategies * Dembo Jones * EagleBank * Electric Advisors, Inc. * Grossberg Company LLP * IdeaFire™ * The Jane Fairweather Team * Lerch, Early & Brewer * Maier & Warner PR * M&T Bank * Marriott International * Mon Ami Gabi * Rodgers Consulting * Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. * TDG/SILVEROCK Realty * Washington Workplace * WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Partner Sponsors

AC Hotel Bethesda Downtown * Bethesda Magazine * Decision Making Research * Griswold Home Care BCC * Hyatt Regency Bethesda * Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center * Nothing Bundt Cakes-Bethesda * Print1 * Sandglass Systems * sasse agency

ChamberConnect Sponsor - Sandy Spring Bank

NextExec Committee Sponsor - McKay Mortgage Company