Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Montgomery County (Maryland) http://hccmc.org for Latino/Hispanic businesses and working professionals and those who do business with them Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:17:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 District 6 Candidates Breakfast‏ http://hccmc.org/archives/308 http://hccmc.org/archives/308#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:58:42 +0000 gdp http://hccmc.org/?p=308 HCCMC has organized a free event for you….

Meet the District 6 Candidates

A forum in which you can hear, question and provide your input to the District 6 candidates.

Come to Germantown for breakfast next Saturday February 25th 9am to 11:30 am

The favor of a reply is requested

Call 301 654 9424 or email  carmenol@aol.com

Leave your name, phone number, and email address PLEASE!!!

Candidates please confirm with dhidalgo@sandglass.com

FREE EVENT

]]> http://hccmc.org/archives/308/feed 0 Partner Youth Initiative (PYI) http://hccmc.org/archives/296 http://hccmc.org/archives/296#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:15:13 +0000 gdp http://hccmc.org/?p=296 The Partnership Youth Initiative (PYI) is a youth program which responds to the need to increase high school student engagement in productive after school activities, encourage high school completion rates for students of ethnic minorities, and reduce the financial stress that presents itself as an obstacle to better school achievement.

The PYI Program links a student to a business person (mentor) at a local business or organization in a structured workplace environment, where the student is required to show up after school at a regularly agreed-upon schedule. The student is given activities that provide an understanding and appreciation of the business, and given specific short term and long term responsibilities for a period of 12 weeks.

Financial support is provided to the students that will help improve their lives and the lives of their families, contributing to a healthy and sustainable community and minimizing the risk of dropping out of school due to financial instability.

The students engage in a mentored internship opportunity that will change their lives and prepare them for a brighter future. The program keeps the student from engaging in self-destructive activities during the at risk hours of 3 to 7 pm keeping them safe and out of the streets.

The program not only addresses the increasing dropout rate problem in the Montgomery County, but also three of the county priorities: Children prepared to live and learn, Healthy and sustainable communities and Safe streets and neighborhoods.

The key ingredient in the program is business owners willing to provide mentorship, guidance, and hands-on work experiences for these young people.  In return, the business will get recognition as well as actively participating in creating a better community.

Business owners, professionals, and managers must be the driving force in this program, providing advice and leadership in molding the program into an effective tool that will yield a better future for hundreds of young people in our area. 

Please consider supporting our youth with the PYI mentored internship program by becoming a mentor and taking on one of our talented young mentees this semester!

Call for more information 301 332 2686 or email info@hccmc.org

]]> http://hccmc.org/archives/296/feed 0 GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR YOU IN 2012 http://hccmc.org/archives/242 http://hccmc.org/archives/242#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:39:17 +0000 pmunse http://hccmc.org/?p=242 We are looking to help you- our members achieve your goals for 2012 by making your priorities our priorities.

With that in mind, please remeber to continuously check our website for surveys that aim at serving your needs!

Here is our first one:

EVENTS

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e57iy3a2guheci45/start

]]> http://hccmc.org/archives/242/feed 0 Updates to our notifications list http://hccmc.org/archives/105 http://hccmc.org/archives/105#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:03:59 +0000 admin http://www.hccmc.org/2/?p=105 We’ve decided to try out a new management system for our email newsletter of event notices and timely news, a good medium for hearing about the latest activities going on in the Montgomery County area where you can meet people and build professional relationships. If you prefer a more classic method of notification, or don’t already have our RSS feed bookmarked, get on our general mailing list — you will only receive a few mailings a month to inform you of what’s happening with the Chamber and around town.

Sign up now, or submit your email address if you’re already on our list and want instructions mailed to you to update your preferences.

]]> http://hccmc.org/archives/105/feed 0 Explore our site http://hccmc.org/archives/1 http://hccmc.org/archives/1#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:14:57 +0000 admin http://www.hccmc.org/2/?p=1 The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Montgomery County invites you to:

  • Learn more about our organization by exploring the website
  • Join our group and start receiving members-only discounts and benefits
  • Find events to connect you to a network of talented people, small business owners and independent professionals
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