tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827810816098861599Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:36:10 +0000Woodlawn Plantationhttp://mountvernon-leechamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Holly Dougherty)Blogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827810816098861599.post-8870686736500122464Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:42:00 +00002012-06-05T09:42:49.756-04:00 One of the really fun things we do at the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce is to provide scholarships for local graduating high school seniors. Recipients of the 2012 Education Partnership Scholarships were announced Thursday by the Chamber of Commerce at a reception hosted by Collingwood Library &amp; Museum and were congratulated by Dan Storck, Mount Vernon representative to the Fairfax http://mountvernon-leechamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/06/chamber-awards-2012-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Holly Dougherty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827810816098861599.post-7924026707035858883Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:50:00 +00002010-10-18T12:53:33.956-04:00<!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} b\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--><!--[if pub]> 281 7772400 10058400 259 261 257 276 262 279 1 0`````````````````````` 5 1 0 285 282 1 False 0 0 0 0 -1 304800 243 http://mountvernon-leechamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2010/10/why-i-like-leadership-compass-llc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Holly Dougherty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827810816098861599.post-4855513526426394056Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:08:00 +00002010-08-10T18:18:55.931-04:00In an effort to do more outreach in the Hispanic community the chamber has organized a new Hispanic Advisory Committee.This committee consists of Jose Dieguez, Solo Flooring; Daisey Figueroa, Cooper Road Branch Manager for Burke &amp; Herbert Bank &amp; Trust Co.; Ana Pilato, Pillar Systems; Eduardo Prestonsoto, Leadership Compass LLC; and Christina Schoendorf, Progreso Hispano.The HAC has a http://mountvernon-leechamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2010/08/hispanic-advisory-committee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Holly Dougherty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827810816098861599.post-8202756251083094363Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:28:00 +00002010-06-22T12:37:32.943-04:00Woodlawn PlantationYesterday I went to Woodlawn Plantation and met with Stacey Hawkins to talk about Woodlawn Plantation hosting the chamber's "Taste of Mount Vernon and Lee" on September 22. Sabrina Campbell, the owner of Occasionally Cake, is the chair of the event this year and we had a delightful afternoon with Stacey.Stacey is a warm, happy, knowledgeable person who works with people interested in using http://mountvernon-leechamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2010/06/why-i-like-woodlawn-plantation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Holly Dougherty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827810816098861599.post-1853152476002893894Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:25:00 +00002010-06-16T15:37:03.453-04:00Yesterday I stopped at Cintron Lock &amp; Safe, 7325 Richmond Highway, to get some keys made. Its just been a few years that the outside of Cintron's building was redone and it now presents an attractive white face with modern red lighting fixtures.The people in Cintron were helpful and polite. Two customers, me being one, entered the store at the same time and with only one clerk in the front I http://mountvernon-leechamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2010/06/why-i-like-cintron-lock-safe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Holly Dougherty)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827810816098861599.post-2358769037109150909Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:28:00 +00002010-06-16T16:30:09.717-04:00The businesses in the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce are a great group that really care about our community. They show they care by supporting everything in the community from schools and charities to sports teams and politics. Supporting local businesses whether retail, retirement communities, or any of the more than 350 businesses that belong to the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce http://mountvernon-leechamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2010/06/support-local-businesses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Holly Dougherty)2