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Issue 4, October 2016

Upcoming Events This Month

RSVP to the Chamber Office by October 19th.301-737-3001 or on-line at https://smcchamber.com

Hosted By

Wednesday, October 26, 20165:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 19“Business Meet-Up” 8:00-9:30 a.m.

“How to Increase your Local Business Presence on Google”

College of Southern MarylandLeonardtown Campus

See flyer in this newsletter

Wednesday, October 26Business After Hours, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Hosted by Lola Bell Co. & Flooring Max Design Center


Save the Date!

State of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools Luncheon

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Elks Lodge45779 Fire Dept Lane

California, MD

Doors open at 11:30 a.m.Buffet luncheon served at 12:00 noon

$25.00/person

Prepaid RSVP is required by November 10th.

See reservation flyer in this newsletter or reserve on-line: http://smcchamber.com

Join us for door prizes, 50/50 raffle, and some good ole’ fall

comfort food!

26288 Point Lookout Rd.Leonardtown, MD

and

ABSI Advanced Support ServicesApple Basket Antiques

Asbury-Solomons IslandBalanceLogic, LLC

AVIAN LLCBlair’s Jewelry & Gifts

Breton Veterinary Hospital, LLCComfort Inn & Suites

Dunkin’ Donuts/The Java Group, LLCEducational Systems Federal Credit Union

The Good Earth Natural Foods Co.Home2Suites by Hilton

RE/MAX 100 - California 22326 Exploration Park DriveLexington Park, MD 20653Point of Contact: Tonia Parent301-921-2646www.ournexthouse.comReal Estate Broker

Pine Hill Technology Park48015 Pine Hill Run Road, Suite 105Lexington Park, MD 20653-4558Point of Contact: Barbara Svenson301-502-7876www.pinehilltechnologypark.comOffice Park

Little Flower SchoolOasis Grafx

Quality Built Homes, Inc.Research and Engineering Development, LLC

St. Mary’s CaringSt. Mary’s County Library

St. Mary’s County Metropolitan CommissionShasho Consulting, P.A. Commercial Real Estate

Simmons Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.State Farm Insurance, Philip C. Riehl Agency

Take It Easy CampgroundTom Hodges Auto Sales, Inc. & Tire, Service Center

& Car Wash

Ribbon Cutting for The Toasted Foot Lounge, 20845 Callaway Village Way, Callaway, MD

2 CHAMBER UPDATE, October 2016

Chamber Members:

Thank you. What a warm welcome I have received as I get started in my new role as President/CEO of your Chamber. I have met members at the Business After Hours, The Taste of St. Mary’s, at meetings here at the Chamber and at other community events. I have even had members call me to introduce themselves. The reception has been warm and enthusiastic, and it is appreciated.

As I talk with members, I am asking for their ideas and observations about the Chamber, and while some are perfectly happy with what we are doing, others have some great ideas and constructive feedback. I hope over time you will see a positive response to the ideas that are being offered.

One other theme is also clear as I talk with members. We have a great mem-bership, strong leadership on our Board and on our committees, and a great staff. I want to thank Donna Lange and Barbara Kane for their kindness and support as I learn how we do things at the Chamber. As many of you know, the Chamber has a contract with the County to staff the Welcome Center in Charlotte Hall, and the group that works there has also been supportive during this time of transition.

I also want to salute the leadership Bill Scarafia provided over the last four-teen and a half years. So much of the strength of the Chamber, the vitality of our events, and the good reputation we enjoy in the community is a result of his good work, and I look forward to building on that.

In the coming months we will be looking at our events, our committees, and at all of our member benefits and think about how we might improve and expand, and perhaps pare back as necessary, to make sure the Chamber is playing the role its members desire. I have a Chamber background so I will have ideas and suggestions as we review and meet the challenges ahead.

Please continue to reach out and offer your observations and ideas. I look forward to meeting more of you and working with you in the months and years ahead.

Paul Junge

From the President’s Desk

CHAMBER UPDATE, October 2016 3

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ENERGIZING

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By working together, we energize the whole community.

Do you want to help promote healthy living in the St. Mary’s County community? Sign up as a vendor or sponsor for the 2016 Health Fair: The Way to Wellness!

The 2016 Health Fair, sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 21, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

The event will be held in the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, located at 44219 Airport Road in California, MD and is free to the public.

Flu Shots will be available for $20. Anyone billing the cost to Medicare should bring their card. Cash and check will be accepted for all other individuals.

In addition to the flu vaccines, the Health Fair will offer a variety of activities, including:Screenings – Blood Pressure Screening, Oral Health Screenings, Leg Vein Screening, Hearing and Vision Screen-

ing, Flu Shots, Depression, and Skin Cancer.

Workshops – Overdose Re-sponse Training, Fitting Exercise into a Busy Schedule, hands-only CPR Demonstration, Zika Facts presenta-tion.

Demonstrations – Yoga, Zumba, Enhanced Fitness, and Home Fitness, all taught by instructors from the se-nior activity centers!

A shredder truck will be available from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. for anyone who wishes to shred documents, including financial and other personal informa-tion that is no longer needed. The Sheriff’s Office will be on-site to collect expired or unwanted medications.

Nearly 800 people attended last year’s event to learn more about the latest health and wellness news and products. The Department of Aging & Human Services looks forward to a similar turnout at the 2016 Health Fair.

For more information, contact Community Programs & Outreach Manager Sarah Miller at 301-475-4200, ext. *1073, email [email protected],or visit www.smarysmd.com/aging/healthfair.asp.

2016 Health Fair: The Way to Wellness


Monday, August 22, 2016 marks the official placement date of the first home to be used by a homeless veteran to live in while re-establishing their lives at Greenwell. Reaching a milestone such as this is the ultimate example of community collaboration. As this collaborative effort continues, it is just the first step toward helping provide homes for all those who have served us. This small step is just the beginning of the many needed to help end homelessness for our local veterans.

Patuxent Habitat for Humanity, Three Oaks Center, Dr. James A. Forrest Technology Center and the Greenwell Foundation reach the first major milestone in their initiative with the help of Dan Orwig, owner of First Rate Con-struction as he transported the home from the James A. Forrest Tech Center and placed it at Greenwell.

The Three Oaks Center has assisted the Greenwell Foundation with refinement of the program to create the overall best environment for the veterans while they live on the nearly 600 acres of landscape.

Students at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center spent their 2015-2016 school year building out the exterior of the home.

Patuxent Habitat for Humanity has partnered to help finish the interior of the home, and has provided assistance from local contractors. Andy Shizak, owner of Blake Creek Design, John Quirk from A Better Plumber, Austin Davis, Vice President of W.M. Davis, Inc., are the local contractors that have agreed to assist us with the completion of this home. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is providing direct volunteer support and knowledge about the best building practices for this unique type of home.

The Patuxent River Chapter of the United States Navy Supply Corp Association cleared the land to prepare it for the home and the United States Naval Academy Mid-Shipman Engineering Leadership students are designing and building a deck for the home. The local Junior Navy ROTC will plant landscaping that provides both privacy and beauty for the veteran.

While Three Oaks Center continues to provide guidance and Patuxent Habitat for Humanity continues to sup-port the efforts to finish this home, students from the Dr. James A Forrest Technology Center will begin construction on the second home. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity continues to provide assistance to our local veterans through our Veterans Critical Home Repair Program. Through this program we have provided critical home repairs to over 17 local veterans, affording them the opportunity to age in place gracefully. We ask that you join in all of our efforts as volunteers, donors or advocates.

Community sponsors, SAIC, AMEWAS, GTMR, Inc., J.F. Taylor, Hollywood Lions Club, Northrop Grumman, Precise Systems, Inc., Southernwood Roofing & Siding, Wyle, Elks Lodge of St. Mary’s County, Compass Systems, Inc., Toyota of Southern Maryland, Smartronix, Inc., Winter’s Heating & Cooling and an anonymous donor have all stood behind this initiative from the beginning. The support of these sponsors has directly purchased the materials necessary to build the first home.

Community Non-Profits Collaborate to House Veterans at Greenwell


Comcast Spotlight will be filming holiday greetings for St. Mary’s County Chamber mem-

bers on October 25th. This is a great way to thank your customers and also reach possible new holiday customers. See the flyer in this

newsletter for complete information.

Schedule Your Holiday Greeting with Comcast

Spotlight!

A Taste of St. Mary’s, Sunday, September 18, 2016The weather was perfect for the 9th annual Taste of St. Mary’s. A large crowd enjoyed sampling the specialties

from many of our local restaurants and caterers. Thanks to our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, the Town of Leonar-dtown, and everyone who contributed to make this year’s “Taste” a success!

Congratulations, 2016 “Best of the Taste” Winners:

Best Appetizer: I’s Da Bye Fully Stuffed Kitchen & Catering (Gumbo)Best Entree: McKay’s Food Stores (Stuffed Ham)Best Specialty Item: McKay’s Food Stores (Chocolate Beignet Trio)Best Dessert: La Rive Breton (Chocolate Eclair)People’s Choice: WJ Dent & Sons/Chief’s Bar

I’se Da Bye

McKay’s Food Stores

La Rive Breton

WJ Dent & Sons


Paul Junge, Chamber President/CEO, with Delegate Deb Rey

From left: Pat Mudd, Chamber Board Chair Elect, Commissioner Todd Morgan, Paul Junge

Thank you to our 2016 Taste Vendors:

• Anita’s Cake Shop• Bear Creek BBQ• Bruster’s Real Ice Cream• Cameron’s Smoothie Shack• Cocoa’s Authentic Caribbean Jerk• Days Off Deli & Grill• Dunkin’ Donuts• I’se Da Bye Fully Stuffed Kitchen & Catering• Kona Ice• La Rive Breton• Linda’s Café/Earth 2 Table Catering Co.• McKay’s Food Stores• Morris Point Restaurant• N&N Oriental Market• Nicolletti’s Pizza• Port of Leonardtown Winery• Smokey Joe’s Restaurant• Stoney’s at Clarkes Landing• The Rex• WJ Dent & Sons/Chief’s Bar


Business After Hours

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St. Clement’s Island Museum

Jeffrey Croisetiere, SolarTechJohn Dressel, Corinthian Yacht Club

Denise Foster, DKFoster Services, LLC

John Hambel, Air Corps Embroidery

Matt Jones, County First BankTony Jones, St. Mary’s County

GovernmentPat Mudd, Mudd Engineering, LLC

Karen O’Connor, College of Southern MarylandGary Oliver, Amelex

John Pappas, AlarmsmithNorman Stafford, Arrow American

Pest & Termite ControlGeorge Verghese, Mid-Atlantic Skin

Surgery InstituteLisa Yates, County First Bank

Askey, Askey & Associates, CPA, LLC

Arrow American Pest & Termite Control

T.N. Bowes Heating & AirConditioning, Inc.

DKFoster Services, LLCFriends of the St. Clement’s Island/

Piney Point MuseumsThe Good Earth Natural

Foods Co.Mid-Atlantic SkinSurgery InstituteOlde Town Pub

Patuxent Habitat for HumanityQuality Transfer & Storage

St. Mary’s County GovernmentThe Toasted Foot Lounge

Dale Springer, Board Member, Friends of St. Clements Island Museum

Ernie Williams, Chamber Board Chair, with Paul Junge, Chamber President/CEO


October Calendar of Events

A Look Ahead at Upcoming Events

Friday, November 11Veteran’s Day, Chamber Office Closed

Wednesday, November 16Business After Hours, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

The College of Southern Maryland

Thursday, November 17State of the Schools Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Elks Lodge, CaliforniaSee flyer in this newsletter

Thursday, November 24-Friday, November 25Thanksgiving Holiday, Chamber Office Closed

Wednesday, October 19“Business Meet-Up” 8:00-9:30 a.m.

“How to Increase your Local Business Presence on Google”

College of Southern MarylandLeonardtown Campus


Wednesday, October 26Business After Hours, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Hosted by Lola Bell Co. & Flooring Max Design Center


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Please consider offering a discount--it’s a great way to promote your business as well as benefit your fellow Chamber members! Contact the Chamber office for more information.

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Block Party on the Square Meet & Greet Event

On Saturday, October 29, from 7 – 9 PM, the Commissioners of Leonardtown are hosting the first-ever Block Party on the Square Meet & Greet Event in conjunction with the Naval Air Station Pax River 2016 Air Show. The GEICO SkyTypers, the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo team and Art Nalls are headlining the show, along with the U. S. Army Black Daggers parachute demo team. Perform-

ers will be located at a signing station in the Square autographing souvenir log books and posing for pictures. Live music with the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Navigators will provide the background for this unique event. The Block Party on the Square is free and open to the public, suited for Air Show fans of all ages, and made possible by sponsors like Raytheon, The Boeing Company, HTii, Tri-County Rent-A-Tent, Barefoot Graphics and The County Times. If your company would like to be a part of this exciting new event, sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact the Leonardtown Commissioners at 301-475-9791.


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St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation’s 29th annual Gala to benefit MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital will be held Friday, Nov. 18, at the Hollywood Social Hall. This year’s event, “Viva, A Night in Old Havana” offers guests a chance to spend an exciting evening submersed in the rhythms and old-world charm of this magical city.

Proceeds from the Gala benefit numerous programs at MedStar St. Mary’s, a not-for-profit hospital serving the community for more than 100 years. In 2016, foundation donations funded five scholarships, as well as other hospital projects.

Scholarships were awarded to students planning to pursue degrees in health care. In 2015, the Foundation donated $150,000 for a new GE Monitoring System, which significantly improves patient monitoring and allows quicker, easier uploading of pertinent information to a patient’s electronic medical record. Twice each year, the Foundation also supports the hospitals’ annual Daisy Awards program, which recognizes nurses who provide outstanding care to our patients.

The Foundation is seeking support from local and national companies and organizations. Multiple sponsorship lev-els for businesses are available. Levels range from $850 to $15,000, allowing business owners to select a sponsor-ship appropriate for their company or organization. All sponsors will be acknowledged in the event’s programs and will receive appropriate recognition throughout the evening.

Information about the various levels of Gala sponsorships and sponsor packets are available by calling 301-475-6455. Visit MedStarStMarys.org/Viva for more information.

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Seeks Sponsors for Annual Gala

Dedication of Renovated Spring Ridge Middle SchoolSeptember 20, 2016

While smoke may mean fire, at Spring Ridge Middle School a fire in 2013 meant much needed renovations would happen sooner rather than later. The fire in a classroom, which occurred when the building was empty, damaged nine class-rooms but fortunately did not lead to any injuries. It did cause renovations to be accelerated at a total cost of $25 million, $10 million of which came from St. Mary’s County.

A dedication ceremony at the school on September 20 was attended by nearly one hundred people including many elected officials, Superintendent of Schools J. Scott Smith, school principal Wendy Zimmerman and all former Spring Ridge principals, two teachers and four students. Many of the

speakers reflected on the challenges of continuing to attend class and operate the school while renovation construction occurred. Others spoke positively of the contributions made

by many to make the improvements in a timely fashion, and all seemed to agree that the finished product made the school an even stronger asset for the community.


MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital’s Marketing, Public Relations, and Philanthropy (MPRP) Department earned a total of five healthcare marketing awards from the Aster Awards Program and the Healthcare Marketing Report (HMR). The Aster Awards Program is an elite competition dedicated to recognizing excellence in medical marketing and HMR is a publications group focused on marketing news and information from around the nation in the field of higher education and healthcare.

Although the MPRP department has been earning Aster Awards and HMR Awards for the past 10 years, it’s the second year in a row receiving two Aster Gold Awards for, The Pulse, the hospital’s monthly internal newsletter for associates, and promotional material for the hospital’s annual Gala Fundraising Event (2015 Diamonds Are Forever). Held each November, the Gala raises thousands of dollars for hospital scholarships, capital projects, new equipment and various other hospital improvements.

MedStar St. Mary’s won two Silver Aster Awards, one for a pocket folder marketing piece designed to hold various flyers, publications and brochures and one for Healthy Living, a quarterly magazine mailed to nearly 100,000 homes throughout Southern Maryland. In addition, promotional materials for the 2015 Diamonds Are Forever Foundation Gala also placed at the Bronze level for Advertising Awards through HMR.

“I believe our team approach plays a huge role in the quality outcome of these projects and is reflective of our service values hospital-wide,” said Holly Meyer, Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Philanthropy at MSMH. “It’s encouraging when our hard work is recognized among thousands of entries across the nation in our industry.”

Hospital Wins Five National Healthcare Marketing AwardsTwo-Time Aster Gold Award Winner Second Year in a Row

Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland, will host two Annmarie After Hour events in October that are open to the public.

Annmarie After Hours, Friday, October 7, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (adults only)Annmarie Garden will host Annmarie After Hours on Friday, October 7, 6:00-9:00 pm in celebration of the

opening of the Fur, Feathers & Fins: Our Faithful Pets exhibit. Start your weekend with an adult evening of great art, light hors d’oeuvres by the Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill and Canard’s Catering, and live music by Sax Appeal. The new exhibit explores the wide world of pets and features works by artists from Southern Maryland, and across the country. Don’t miss Annmarie After Hours where great art and great food come together for a relaxing and fun evening out! Reservations are not required; members are free; non-members pay $5.00 at the door; must be 21. To learn more call 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.

Annmarie After Hours, Friday, October 28, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (family-friendly)Annmarie Garden will host a special family-friendly Annmarie After Hours on Friday, October 28, 6:00- 9:00

pm, in celebration of the opening of the Games: from marbles to Minecraft exhibit. Start your weekend with a family-friendly evening of game-inspired art, a great variety of board games, and appetizers by Mission BBQ. Don’t miss this special family-friendly Annmarie After Hours where great art and great food come together for a relaxing and fun evening out! Reservations are not required; members are free; non-members pay $5.00 at the door; kid ages 3-17 are just $3. To learn more call 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.

Annmarie After Hours @ Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts CenterOctober will include two after hours events, including a family-friendly evening


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Celebrate the Patuxent River at one of Southern Maryland’s longest running festivals! Patuxent River Apprecia-tion Days (PRAD), now in its 39th year, is October 8 and 9 at the Calvert Marine Museum. All members of the family can enjoy the fun from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Museum admission is free and complimentary parking is available.

The arts and craft show with over thirty artists will be located in the museum’s parking lot along with local food vendors. The two music stages will host live performances including GrooveSpan, Smoke Creek Rounders, Country Memories, Southern Maryland Jazz Orchestra, and many more. Children can build their own toy boats while the whole family enjoys free cruises aboard the Wm. B. Tennison and Dee of St. Mary’s. See the Carole Jean, a newly launched electric powered crab skiff. Paddle in canoes in the boat basin throughout the weekend.

See dozens of non-profit groups that celebrate the river in a wide variety of ways. There will be exhibits, demon-strations, displays, and educational activities about green products, recycling, oyster farming, native plants, wildlife, restoration efforts, live animals, and more.

Back by popular demand is “Bounty of the Patuxent” in the Corbin Pavilion. On Saturday, local wineries will offer wine tasting. A wonderful array of fall produce, potted mums, honey and homemade jellies/jams and lavender products will also be available for sale.

Stop by the Museum Store tent on both days to sneak a peek at many of the new items available, including books, home décor, themed clothing, children’s puppets, and jewelry. This is a perfect opportunity to get a head start on holiday shopping.

The annual PRAD Parade with a one mile route along Solomons Island Road will begin Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Non-profit organizations are welcome to join the parade with cash prizes offered for best float entries. To enter your float or organization, contact Randy Geck at [email protected].

PRAD is made possible through the generous support of the Calvert County Board of Commissioners and in part by the Calvert Marine Museum, Calvert Artists’ Guild, Calvert Waterman’s Association, Pa-Po-Peake Shrine Club, American Legion-Arick L. Lore Post and NRG Chalk Point. For more information about PRAD, including a complete schedule of events, visit www.bit.ly//PRAD2016, or call 410-326-2042, ext. 41.

Patuxent River Appreciation Days 2016FREE Family Fun for All Ages!


At a ceremony at the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown on Tuesday, July 26th, Bay-CSS Former Board President and Current Board Member, Mike Mead, received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the St. Mary’s County Commission for People with Disabilities.

“Mike has changed the disability community in Southern Maryland. He believes people with disabilities should live and work in their communi-ties, and he’s spent his life proving it.”, shared Bay-CSS’ Executive Director, Mitzi Bernard. Mike has volunteered on the board of Bay Community Sup-port Services for 15 years in various leadership roles including serving as president for 13 of them. Throughout the years, Mike has served as Chair of the Development Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Executive Committee, and Nominating Committee in addition to spearheading and

overseeing various fund raisers on his own including the St. Mary’s Walk, Run and Roll for the past three years. In addition, he’s found time to personally do repairs at group homes and help organize the work done at group homes through United Way’s Annual Day of Caring.

Mike takes his belief one step further by also volunteering for the United Way where he’s spent countless hours speaking to companies and volunteers about the importance of community service. Mike exemplifies the term “com-munity leader.” He’s a volunteer who puts his heart and soul into changing not only his community but the lives of people with disabilities.

BAY-CSS Former Board President and Current Board Member Mike Mead Receives Volunteer of the Year Award from the St. Mary’s County

Commission for People with Disabilities

The College of Southern Maryland will open the 2016-17 Ward Virts Concert Series with classical pianist Brian Ganz at 3 p.m. Oct. 9. Ganz’s performance is the first of six in the annual series, all of which are held at the Prince Frederick Campus, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick in the Multipurpose Room 104 of Building B. The season opener of the new season is a memorial concert dedicated to the series’ namesake Ward Virts, a talented Southern Maryland pianist who passed away unexpectedly in 1993.

“For more than a decade, the Ward Virts Concert Series at CSM’s Prince Frederick Campus has hosted free per-formances by regional and national world-class artists and groups. Every performance features our concert grand Bösendorfer piano which was donated to the campus by the friends of Ward Virts,” said Dr. Richard Fleming, vice president and dean of the Prince Frederick Campus. “This is truly a wonderful opportunity for residents to experience musical performances in a local setting and at no cost.”

A group of Virts’ friends and classmates conceived the Ward Virts Piano Project to bring the love of life, beauty and music that Ward embodied to a new generation of Southern Maryland students, performers and appreciative audiences. Pianist Ganz has performed in the series since its inception. Ganz is widely regarded as one of the lead-ing pianists of his generation. A graduate of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, he has appeared as a soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic of Russia, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony, the National Philharmonic, the City of London Sinfonia and L’Orchestre Phil-harmonique de Monte Carlo. Ganz has been fulfilling a 10-year project, “Extreme Chopin,” started in 2011 in which he will perform the well more than 200 complete works by Frédéric Chopin at the Music Center of Strathmore in Bethesda. “There isn’t much about Chopin that Brian Ganz doesn’t know,” The Washington Post wrote. “His delight and wonder in this music seem to grow, apparently without bounds, as time goes on.”

Admission is free, and seating is open but limited. No tickets or reservations are needed. All performances begin at 3 p.m.; doors open at 2:30 p.m. For information, contact 443-550-6011, [email protected] or www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.

The complete schedule for the 2016-17 Ward Virts series is Brian Ganz (piano), Oct. 9; Jacques Wieciech (coun-tertenor), Nov. 13; Michael Adcock (piano), Feb. 12; The Eric Byrd Trio (jazz), March 12; Hannah Baslee (mezzo-soprano), April 9; and Ara Gregorian, (violin) May 14.

CSM Kicks Off Ward Virts Concert Series Oct. 9 with Classical Pianist


2016-17 Board of Directors

Submissions to the newsletter should be made no later than the 15th of the month,

preferably in electronic format,to [email protected] 44200 Airport Rd., Suite B

California, MD 20619

Air Corps Embroidery; Alexander Chiropractic Center; Angel Systems, Inc.; Atlantic Specialty Advertising; BalanceLogic, LLC; Barefoot Graphics; T.N. Bowes Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.; Cecil’s Mill Self Storage; Cedar Point Federal Credit Union; Country Inn & Suites Lexington Park; Cube Smart LP; Custom H2Oh!; Extra Space Storage #8338; Great Lakes Radiant & Industrials, Inc.; Heidi’s Advanced European Skin Care; Heritage Printing & Graphics; Hilltop Signs & Graphics; IT Management Group; Lifesjourney Life Coaching, LLC; Medically Oriented Gym at Gateau Physical Therapy; Mid-Atlantic Skin Surgery Institute; Mike’s Big Green Egg Store; Oasis Grafx; Printing Press, Inc.; Dylan Schneider, DDS, MS, LLC Orthodontics; Servpro of St. Mary’s & Calvert; Scott’s Lawn Service; Timeless Gifts and Baskets

Participating Chamber Member Businesses

Thank you to our Chamber members listed below who are already participating in the Member Discount Program. If your company would like to participate, please contact the Chamber office at 301-737-3001 or send us an email to [email protected]. Current available discounts are listed on the Chamber’s website: http://smcchamber.com.

The Chamber’s Member Discount Program

Community Representatives:

Dan Burris, Mayor of LeonardtownChris Kaselemis, Director,

St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development

J. Scott Smith, Superintendent, St. Mary’s County Public Schools

Capt. Scott Starkey, NAS Patuxent River

Staff:

Paul Junge, President/CEO Barbara Kane, Donna Lange

Officers:

Board Chair, Ernie Williams,Community Bank of the Chesapeake

Chair Elect, Pat Mudd,Mudd Engineering, LLC

1st Vice Chair, Dr. Tracy Harris,College of Southern Maryland

2nd Vice Chair, Robbie Loker,Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.

Treasurer, Jenny Wamsley, Murray, Wamsley & Schrader, LLC

Immediate Past Chair, Glen Ives,

Sabre Systems, Inc.

Board Members:

Joy Bowes, T.N. Bowes Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Austin Davis, W.M. Davis, Inc.Dan Dawson, Wyle

Ray Dodson, Old Line BankJeffrey Flick, Stepping Stone

Michael Guy, Guy Financial ServicesStacey Hill, SMECO

Maria Icaza, Dunkin’ Donuts/The Java Group, LLC

Matthew Jones, County First BankChris King, Raley, Watts & O’Neill

Insurance & Financial ServicesBarbara Saylor, Community Bank

of the ChesapeakeScott Sanders, Ausley AssociatesScott Taylor, Taylor Gas Co., Inc.

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