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Estate Planning - FREE SEMINAR
 " Estate Planning Group"
Working to give you peace of mind while ensuring protection of your legacy
FREE SEMINAR ON 'ESTATE PLANNING'
ROD 'N REEL, MARCH 19
6:30-8PM. RSVP at 301-855-2246
JOIN LYNDA STRIEGEL* OF STRIEGEL & BUCHHEISTER, FOR A SHORT SEMINAR ON ESTATE PLANNING, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION OF WILLS, LIVING TRUSTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY AND LIVING WILLS.
This is a no obligation presentation and all are invited to attend. Just call 301-855-2246 to make your reservation. Refreshments provided.
*Over 12 years of private practice focused on estate planning. Former Wall Street attorney with major law firm (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom), corporate (Sallie Mae and SEI Investments) and financial institution (Bank of America chief asset management counsel) experience. Columnist "Your Money Matters" in the Chesapeake Current. Author, Financial Planning for Women and the Men Who Love Them. Awards: Rotary Service Award for Professional Excellence; 2012 Business Leadership Award from Calvert County Commission on Women. www.legalstriegel.com for more information.
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Military Spouse and Kids Appreciation: Girls Night Out and Purple Up!
 Celebrate Military Spouse Appreciation Day!
The Friday before Mother's Day is officially recognized as Military Spouse Appreciation Day! To Honor and Celebrate our area's military spouses, Silent Rank Sisterhood, a local non-profit and BBG member, is hosting its 2nd Annual Military Spouse Appreciation Day Girls Night Out,
on May 10, 2013, from 6:00p.m-9:00 p.m., in Chesapeake Beach!
Join with Silent Rank Sisterhood and Show your Support and Gratitude to our Military Spouses, for their contributions, service, and sacrifices for our country! If you would like to become involved or learn more, please send an email to Kirsten@silentranksisterhood.orgPurple Up! and Show Support for Military Kids Purple Up! is an Army initiative, proudly supported by Silent Rank Sisterhood, a local non-profit that supports military members and their families. Annually, a day in April is set aside to show national support for Military Kids during the Month of the Military Child. The color purple is symbolic, as it is a combination of all of the colors of the Armed Forces. This year, Purple Up! Day is on Monday, April 15, 2013! Wear Purple on Purple Up! Day, and Show Support for our Military Kids! |
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Chesapeake Beach Amusement Park Chat
 Join Joanie Kilmon and some other local folks as they recall their childhoods, growing up in the Chesapeake Beach Amusement Park (1946-1972). See rarely-seen-photos and listen to fascinating memories.
Bring your own memories and photos, or if you never experienced the park, come hear about the fun!
FREE ADMISSION
Sunday, March 24th at 2pm at the North Beach Town Hall
Sponsored by The Friends of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum and The Bayside History Museum |
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Vote for Calvert's Best TODAY!
 Vote today for all your favorite Calvert businesses NOW at http://www.Calvertsbest.com The full-color Calvert's Best People's Choice Awards for 2013 will be published this spring in a keepsake reference book and mailed to households throughout the county!
One way to ensure that your business will be in the book is to purchase a low-cost display so you can tell potential customers even more about what you offer. Contact Kay Corcoran 443-684-8497 or kay.calvertsbest@gmail.com to reserve your space.
Calvert's Best is a joint venture between Manny Dureja and Bayside Partners, publisher of the Chesapeake Current, Chesapeake Current Cuisine and Chesapeake Bay Tripper. |
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Celebrate St. Patty's Day with Heavenly! 
YOU HAVENT TRIED ST PATTY'S DAY TILL YOU'VE TRIED IT HEAVENLY STYLE!
Corned Beef Cabbage and Potatos
OUR FAMOUS REUBEN BALLS!!!!!
and of course GREEN BEER!
Come join the festivities! Wear your kilt!
Heavenly Chicken & Ribs | 10812 Town Center Blvd | Dunkirk | MD | 20754
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Annual Spring Clean Up of Fishing Creek and the Railway Trail
 Spring Clean Up of Fishing Creek and the Railway Trail scheduled for March 16, 2013 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Spring and Easter are just around the corner. That means it's "spring cleaning" time! Volunteers are needed for the Fishing Creek/Kellam's Field Clean-Up this Saturday, March 16 at 10 AM. We will meet just past the Tot Lot at the Railway Trail head. Gloves and trash bags will be furnished. We will finish at approximately 1 PM with pizza and drinks for lunch. Rain date is Sunday, March 17, same time. Bring the kids and come on out. This is a wonderful way for you to spend "family time" while helping to keep our community clean and beautiful. We hope to see you there!
For more information, call 410-257-2230 or 301-855-8398 or
email special-events@chesapeake-beach.md.us |
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Buy Local Workshop
 The Calvert County Department of Economic Development and the Small Business and Technology Development Center are co-sponsoring a Buy Local Workshop.
Several people involved in our new BBG Education Committee will be going, so we hope you will please consider coming, too! Thursday, March 14 9-11 a.m. (Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.) Calvert Library 850 Costley Way Prince Frederick Join us and learn ... - how to design and organize an effective buy local campaign
- about tools and resources to help establish a buy local initiative
- lessons from other successful buy local efforts.
This event is FREE, but preregistration is required. Contact Maria Dorsett at 410-535-4583 for more information. |
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Survey to Assess Views on Higher Education Needs for regional businesses
Southern Maryland Higher Education Council, in concert with the Patuxent Partnership, has created a five-minute survey for regional businesses that will assess views on higher education needs.
The Southern Maryland Higher Education Council was established by the Maryland Legislature and signed into law by Governor O'Malley in 2011. The Council is charged with developing a strategy to improve access to higher education for Southern Maryland residents, examining existing needs and determining whether those needs are being met. The survey results will help them recommend ways to formulate long- and short-term plans to improve higher education access and training to assist businesses and employees.
The survey is accessed via Survey Monkey through the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SMHEC-SOMDEmployer |
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Sign up for a BBG Committee TODAY!
 The BBG depends on members like you to help us provide value to each other. That's why we'd really appreciate it if you could sign up for at least one BBG Committee for 2013. But please feel free to sign up for more if you have the time!
Click the link below to see committees and members as of our February BBG meeting:
Please email Diane Burr at chesapeakecurrent@gmail.com with your committee choice. Remember, the more you give, the more you get! What goes around, comes around! |
Grants 101: Finding & Applying for Funding for Non-Profits
Caroline Herbert of the Foundation Center, Washington, D.C. will present a two-hour workshop on finding funding and writing a grant proposal for a non-profit organization. This workshop provides an introduction to the steps involved in finding funders and preparing grant proposals. Learn tips for effective funding research and the key components of a proposal to a foundation.
We will cover: how the proposal fits into the overall grantseeking process, how to develop targeted lists of foundations that will match your organization's funding needs, what to include in a standard proposal to a foundation, tips for making each section of your proposal stronger, and what funders expect to see in your proposal and attachments.
This workshop is on Friday, April 12, 1:00 -3:00 p.m. at Calvert Library, Prince Frederick. Registration required-- contact Cathey Moffatt-Bush or Robbie McGaughran at 410-535-0291. |
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Southern Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce March Mixer/Networking Session
Opportunity to Profile Business, and networking with Businesses and Professionals Bring Business Cards and Flyers!!!
Date: March 22, 2013 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Lobby of ReMax Center in Waldorf
106 Stanhaven Place, White Plains , MD
Cost: Members $10
Non-members $15
The Black Chamber will present an update from 6:00-6:30pm, which will include introduction of Committees and Committee Chairs. From 6:30pm-7:30pm, Businesses will be given five (5) minutes each to highlight their business. The remaining thirty (30) minutes will be networking. Please email the Chamber if you wish to highlight your business - smbcc@verizon.net. |
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BGE retires their "410" number, promotes 800-685-0123
 BGE's phone number starting with "410" will go out of order after June 1, 2013. After that time, customers are to use 800-685-0123 to contact customer service reps.
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