Whether your marketing focus is B-2-C or B-2-B, Community Night is an excellent opportunity to promote your products and services to area residents. A limited number of premium tables are available on a first-requested basis. If you’re interested in a premium spot, submit your registration and payment as soon as possible, as those tables quickly sell out. All reservations will be handled in the order in which they are received by Chamber staff. Olney Chamber members receive priority in any and all decisions regarding Community Night participation and assignment. Deadline for registrations is 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 17. The Silent Auction and Paperbag Raffles are always Community Night highlights, and their success depends upon the generosity of our members. Please commit to donating an item, gift certificate, gift basket or service to the Chamber for these fundraisers.

New this year will be a collection of canned goods, shelf-stable foods and financial donations to re-stock the shelves of Olney Help. For four decades, Olney Help has provided emergency food, prescription, utility and other assistance to area residents in need. The demand for assistance has grown dramatically, and its supplies have declined to dangerously low levels. Please bring cans or boxes of food or financial donations to support Olney Help and encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same.

Stay tuned! You’ll be hearing much more about Community Night in the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please contact the Chamber office at 301-774-7117.

Visit the Electric Advisors Olney Chamber’s special page today to find out more about this great benefit, sign up to start saving today, and read how Chamber President John Austin is already saving. Save money at home and at work. Encourage your employees to sign up and save too! Questions can be directed to Bob Woods of Electric Advisors at 240.482.8276 or bwoods@electricadvisors.com.

In a detailed report examining a wide range of county indicators, planners have identified trends in market conditions, household characteristics, employment, housing and more – both countywide and by Council district. Montgomery County Snapshot: Council Districts by the Numbers provides a virtual encyclopedia of statistics, broken down by each of the county’s five Council districts and illustrated with easy-to-browse charts. Visit www.montgomeryplanning.org/research/ to view the report.

SCORE®, “Counselors to America’s Small Business”, is a nationwide nonprofit volunteer association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business. It is a group of working and retired executives and business owners who donate their time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE® was formed in 1964 and there are now about 10,500 volunteers in 389 Chapters throughout the country. The Washington, DC Chapter has over 50 members experienced in owning and operating both small and large businesses in almost every field. SCORE is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. For information on the SCORE counseling program, workshops, counseling locations and other information, visit www.scoredc.org or call the main office 202-272-0390.

Dinner with Friends opens August 25 in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Lab and runs through September 26. Find out more about the show, how to get tickets, and how to donate by visiting www.olneytheatre.org today.

Refreshments, awards and music will immediately follow the event. Plan to stay for some family fun! All proceeds from the race will go directly to fund the development of their program for at-risk adolescents and group Christian counseling services offered to families. To be a sponsor or to register for the event visit www.houseofhope5K.org or call 301.452.7252.

The event will be at the Longwood Recreation Center in Brookeville, Maryland. To pre-register or to get more information go to http://mccrimesolvers.com to download the forms or call Paul Bolton at 301-774-5084.

The Honorary Chairman is the Voice of the Redskins himself Frank Herzog. For more details about sponsorship and registration information contact Mike Fekete at 301.774.6590 or mgfekete@verizon.net. Deadline for registration is 8/25/10.