4:00 - 4:45 Open Networking/Registration
4:45 - 5:00 Association Business
5:00 - 5:45 Presentation and Q&A
5:00 - 5:50 Drawings for door prizes, member spotlight and meeting greeters
5:50 - 6:00 Open Networking
Refreshments will be provided
Phone (703) 753-8772
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JOIN US for our November Meeting
Hosted by Mimi's Cafe in Gainesville
Gateway Commons
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4 - 6 pm
The meeting place is:
Mimi's Cafe 5005 Wellington Road, Gainesville, VA 20155
This meeting's presenter is Mike Hoover, President of
TML Copiers with locations in Manassas, Fairfax, Warrenton, Rockville, Winchester, and Fredericksburg.
Mike will share secrets and advice for networking on the golf course.
We are also pleased to have on hand Executive Director, for Rainbow Riding, Debi Alexander. Rainbow's permanent home will be at Silver Lake. Debi will share the great work Rainbow is doing through Hippotherapy.
Upcoming Calendar Reminders
TREE LIGHTING Saturday, November 28 Saturday. 5:30-7:30pm. Santa comes to VA Gateway at 7 pm to light the tree. Bring your camera for photos with Santa and the horse drawn carriage rides! Face painting, Mr. Knick Knack, store discounts, musical performances by the Samuel L. Gravely Elementary School Chorus and the Chantilly High School Choir and more! Download Flyer>
HGBA - PWCGMCC Mixer We are meeting at UNO's Chicago Pizzeria 7390 Atlas Walk Way, Gainesville, VAý 20155 Your Hosts will be HGBA and The Greater Manassas Chamber. Network with colleagues, partners, and business associates from all over the Prince William area.
Brag Benefits
As a member, you have the opportunity to display your marketing materials at every meeting. Bring your brochures, business cards, mugs, key chains, pens, coupons and more. No "booth fees" to display your wares. Each meeting will have a brag table set aside.
Please take unused items with you upon departing.
Consider offering a door prize for attendees.
You will receive special recognition at the meeting, in the following newsletter and the gratitude and probably the patronage of a fellow member. Just notify host@hgba.biz or info@hgba.biz prior to the meeting.
Battlefield Hosts Career Days, November 19, we need your brain
"We want to get students and parents talking about the wide variety of career
opportunities available and thinking about the related education
and training required for a given career path."
Give our future leaders a helping hand. Details here >
LAPSE IN MEMBERORY
Emails have gone out and will continue to go out to all members that are due for renewals. With today's more stringent spam filters, your renewal notice make have been caught in the net.
No problem, click here to login to the profile we have for you and you can be up again in a few minutes. When you log in you will see a notice if your membership has lapsed.
Winter Warm UP! Drive from The Greater Chamber's Education Committee is in full swing.
This drive will provide the area’s neediest students with badly needed winter clothing that they will otherwise go without. For just $10, one child will receive an appropriate sized sweatshirt, sweatpants, knit cap and winter gloves. All items purchased will be distributed to students in schools and area shelters in Prince William County. Last winter we were able to help over 500 children stay warm – with your help we can help even more this year. Simply click on the “Add to Basket” link below to get started.
Click here to make a donation > It's quick, easy and less than the cost of lunch for two.
Operation Turkey - November 15th deadline
The Rotary Community Corp. sponsored by the Gainesville Haymarket Rotary Club is hosting a food drive for Operation Turkey. Needles in the Haymarket, located at 15125 Washington Street, 1st floor, Haymarket, VA 20169, will be the drop off location for the non- perishable food items to benefit SERVE, INC. Donations can be made until November 15, 2009. Download the flyer here >>
OCTOBER WRAP UP
We were happy to announce the HGBA Money Mailer offer and sold out 2 flyers. Thanks!
It's not too early to start planning for Earth Day this Spring. Contact Jen Robinson.
Tim from Duvall Wheeler spoke about supporting CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they don’t get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in an inappropriate group or foster home. Visit our local chapter >>
Bill Vaughn our least nervous speaker, County demographer and Economist and Financial Analyst for the Prince William County Finance Department joined us. He reviewed who we are, what we make, and trends. The hardest hit has been construction with a 40% decline in jobs. We came very close to a complete collapse, however, things are slowly now on the mend due in large part to the government stepping in.
Positive highlights included:
- The Washington area unemployment is still one half the national rate.
- Our income is 16th in the US and 4th in the Commonwealth
- The CENSUS is coming - the CENSUS is coming. Fill it out. 200 billion is handed out. An accurate census will help VA get our share of funds.
There is no HGBA members only meeting in December. Have a great Holiday.
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