• Just want to share with everyone how terrific the monthly Brown Bag Seminars are. The topics are current and the monthly speakers are knowledgeable. We've not only learned a great deal but have also made some great connections.

    - Elaine Gibson
    B/B EnviroSystems

  • We think the "Shop Local" program is a tremendous idea and is another reason we believe in the Chamber. We think the program, or something similar, should be continued after the holidays.

    - Larry Denholm
    Flowers n Ferns

  • Interstate did a small move for Seth Stark & Associates. One Chamber member helping another. It never would’ve happened if I hadn’t served as Seth’s Ambassador. They were using another vendor for the first part of their move but afterwards told me working with Interstate was the difference between night and day.

    - Jeff Scannell
    Interstate Worldwide Relocation

2010 Back-to-School Supplies Drive

Between May 20 and August 4 the Chamber's Community Affairs Committee will collect items for a Back-to-School Supplies Drive. Items will be received at Chamber networking events and at the Chamber office. Supplies will be distributed to elementary students in time for the start of the 2010/2011 school year.

Today's students need items such as hand sanitizer, thumb drives and Ziploc bags - most of which today's business leaders would not have imagined when they entered elementary school. The list includes:

#2 Pencils
Index Cards 3X5 lined & unlined
Boxes of 24 crayola crayons
Elmers Glue Sticks
Quart size Ziploc Bags
Tray watercolors
Pocket folders – no prongs
8 or 10 count crayola markers wide tips
Bottle of Elmers Glue
Sandwich & Gallon-size Ziploc Bags
Large pink erasers
Child’s Fiskars scissors (metal blades)
Expo Dry Erase Markers
Flash Drive
Colored Pencils 12 count
Pocket folders – with prongs
Bottle loose glitter
Facial Tissues
Pencil top erasers
Plastic Folder
Crayola markers - non neon
Large Baby Wipes
Rulers (metric & inches)
Composition Notebook
Bottle Hand sanitizer
Pencil Box
9” paper plates
Ball Point Pens
Circle reinforcements
Zipper Pencil case
3 ring binder (not Trapper Keepers)
Highliters
Wide Rule Loose Leaf Paper
Red pens
Scotch Tape
Graph Paper
Protractor

Busy? But what to help? Make an online credit card or PayPal donation.

The Back-to-School Supplies Drive logo was designed by Jeff Richards. A graduate of the Art Institute of Washington, Jeff is a graphic designer and multi-media specialist at George Mason University. He specializes in print and web design. With a good balance of creative and technical expertise under his belt Jeff recently started his own small business working on various design projects for a variety of clients. He enjoys working on projects that help clients develop and enhance their brand identities. If you would like to hire Jeff for a branding project contact him at 703-993-5252 or jricharc@gmu.edu.

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