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MAY 2007Chamber Member sinks Hole-in-One at 2007 GSSCC Golf Classic Congratulations to Steve Drake, Steven Drake Associates, LLC on sinking the first a hole-in-one in the history of GSSCC's Business Golf Classic. For his feat, Drake won a golf vacation, one of the prizes provided through Chamber member Sport Chevrolet, Jeep, Honda's sponsorship of the "Hole-in-One for a Car" contest. Congratulations to Lee Development Group's team of Bruce Lee, Doug Wrenn, James Martinko and Montgomery County Economic Development Director Pradeep Ganguly for taking the top honors in the tournament with a score of 60. Group Benefit Services team of Dave Cardwell, Gabe Armijo, Glenn Hollrah and Russ Hollrah took second place, followed closely by Lee Development Group's team of Blair Lee, Mike Herndon, Charlie Maier and Jim Young. Longest drive winners were Tom Glimer, MG Title Company and a member of Adams National Bank's team, and Judith Pryor, WorldSpace, Inc. Malcolm Marshall, part of Chevy Chase Land's team and Sandra Townsend, a member of EagleBank's team took "closest to the pin" honors. Special thanks to our tournament sponsors! Gold Sponsors included: Adams National Bank, EagleBank, Lee Development Group, Montgomery College and Washington Adventist Hospital. Silver Sponsors included: Chevy Chase Land Company, Kensington Volunteer Fire Department and WorldSpace, Inc. Sponsors included: City Place Mall, Fitness Together, Group Benefit Services, Sandy Spring Bank, Silver Spring Urban District, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., and Statland & Katz. Eggspectation hosted lunch and the closing reception; Bud Miller Associates underwrote a portion of the cost of the golf shirts; Silver Spring Urban District provided the golfer bags; Steven Drake Associates, LLC, sponsored the beverage cart; A Calmness Within provided warm-up massages; Fitness Together offered pre-golf warm-up and stretch, PH Rockwood Corporation sponsored the driving range; Presidential Service Industries sponsored the can cozies. Hole sponsors included: Courtyard by Marriott, Fidelity & Trust Bank, Financial Freedom Senior Funding, and Provident Bank. Thanks also to all those members who contributed door prizes and golfer items and the volunteers who contributed to the success of the event. Go to http://www.gsscc.org/GSSCCGolfClassic2007.pdf for a complete list of sponsors, contributors, and volunteers. GSSCC Business-After-Golf “Business After Golf” was held Thursday, May 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Hampshire Greens replacing June’s GSSCC Business After Hours. It was a success after our wonderful golf tournament! GSSCC Networking Breakfast GSSCC Networking Breakfast on Wednesday, May 9, at Tastee Diner (8601 Cameron Street, Silver Spring) was truly a hit! The Newport School was our Spotlight Speaker this breakfast. Thanks to all who came out for our event. Purple Line Focus Group/Info Session for Business A discussion and focus group was held on Thursday, May 31 to discuss the plans for the alignment of the Purple Line through Silver Spring. It was a great chance for some 30-plus GSSCC member businesses to weigh in on the alignment decision. Michael Madden of the Maryland Transit Administration provided an update and answered questions about current plans. The next step in the process is a ridership study that will begin in June to determine regional travel demand. Initial planning was based on the assumption that most riders would take long trips on the new line; more recent intelligence indicates the need to focus on shorter trips, which could mean that more station stops will be needed. Alignment options too have changed since early planning. The current schedule calls for public hearings to be held in the Spring of 2008 and a selection of a locally preferred alignment in the Spring or early Summer of 2008. Construction would not begin until 2012 at the earliest, assuming funding is secured. A full copy of the presentation is available on GSSCC’s website at www.gsscc.org. Back |
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