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September – October 2015 www.wkchamber.org
2401 Blueridge Avenue, Suite 101Wheaton, Maryland 20902phone: 301-949-0080e-mail: [email protected]/WheatonKensingtonCC
Wheaton&KensingtonChamber of Commerce the
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A new Wheaton ice cream parlor called Yummy In MyTummy has hand-made ice cream with international flavor.The owner, Alexandrine Bouhewa, uses fresh fruit fromaround the world to create a wide range of hard-to-findtropical flavors like Soursop, Durian, Guava, Lychee,Ginger or Tamarind.
Inspired by July being national ice cream month, theChamber held an evening Ice Cream Tasting on July 29 atYummy In My Tummy, 11252 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton,MD 20902 / 301-949-0000.
Ice Cream Tasting Event of LocalHand-Made Ice Cream
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The Town of Kensington once again held the perfect smalltown celebration for its 48th Annual Kensington Labor DayParade and Festival.
The WK Chamber of Commerce had a booth at the festivalon Howard Avenue, where we gave out many copies of thenew 2016 Community Guide & Membership Directory, aswell as member’s brochures and business cards.
The parade showcased High School marching bands, BoyScouts, acrobats, antique cars, musicians, local businesses, aswell as local and state politicians. Members of the Chamber
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Executive Committee
PR E S I D E N T
William Moore, IHOP 301-942-2323
VI C E-PR E S I D E N T
James Onder, Onder CommunicationsGroup 301-367-7023
SE C R E TA RY
Nikki Emadi, Cornerstone Montgomery,Inc. 240-753-6201
TR E A S U R E R
Harold Weinberg, Miles Realty 301-933-6161
SE R G E A N T-AT-AR M S
Kenneth Nelson, Mont. Coll. WorkforceDevelopment & Cont. Ed. 240-328-4747
IM M E D I AT E PA S T-PR E S I D E N T
Kathleen Guinan, Crossway Community301-929-2505
DirectorsOmar Lazo, Los Chorros Restaurant301-455-3037
Paul Nowacek, Lafayette Federal CreditUnion 703-639-1813
Laura-Leigh Palmer, a.s.a.p. graphics301-942-1121
Ellen Riger, EllenOriginals 301-946-7141
Paul Sexton, Edward Jones 301-933-6753
George Sydnor, Fitzgerald Auto MallWheaton 301-933-7400
Tim Wiens, Jubilee Association ofMaryland 301-949-8628 x105
Ex-Officio DirectorsPete McGinnity, Montg. Co. Dept. ofGeneral Services, Office of Planning &Development 240-777-6016
Jewru Bandeh, Interim Director,Mid-County Services Ctr. 240-777-8414
Administrator & Newsletter EditorVicky Surles 301-949-0080
Wheaton&KensingtonChamber of Commerce
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TH A N K YO U T O OU R ME M B ER RE N EWA L S!
AccountantsMarinucci & AssociatesTony Marinucci, [email protected]
ApartmentsInwood HouseMeg [email protected]
ArchitectsAlan Hamm Architects, P.C.Alan [email protected]
Automobile DealersLindsay Ford of WheatonMike [email protected]
Automotive RepairLogan’s AutomotiveRene B. [email protected]
ChurchesLutheran Church of St.AndrewGreg Twombley, [email protected]
Community ServicesGreenWheaton, Inc.Wendy [email protected]
Computer ConsultantsWH ConsultingWendy K. [email protected]
Custom Jewelry, Living LocketsOrigami OwlCarol Hayden301-325-4944Happ811789@aol.comwww.CarolHayden.OrigamiOwl.com
DentistsElite Dental CenterDr. Khalfani Walker301-933-5175WalkerDentalDMD@gmail.comwww.DentistWheatonMD.com
Government ServicesTown of KensingtonMayor Peter [email protected]
Graphic DesignLetterforms Typography &
Graphic DesignL. Jeannette Feldner301-942-9186lj.feldner@verizon.netwww.LetterformsDesign.com
HospitalsHoly Cross HospitalEileen Cahill301-754-7000www.HolyCrossHealth.org
InsuranceEwing, Hines & AssociatesDouglas [email protected]
Painting & RenovationGalaxy Painting andDecoratingNeel R. Gearhart301-530-2600info@GalaxyPainting.comwww.GalaxyPainting.com
PlumbingR.L. Voight & Son, LLCJohn L. [email protected]
Remodeling/Home Improvement
All Eco Design CenterDave [email protected]
RestaurantsIHOP International House
of PancakesWilliam [email protected]
Ledo Pizza and PastaSam [email protected]
Little Caesars WheatonIrfaan [email protected]
TH A N K Y O U T O O U R N E W M E M B E R S !
Beer, Wine, Lottery, IceElbe’s Beer and WineAndy & Jeff Bobrow2522 University Blvd, WestWheaton, MD 20902301-949-4585www.ElbesBeerandWine.com
Home Décor, Chalk Paint & Workshops
On the Purple Couch, A Place to Create
Bahia Akerele, MSW4228 Howard AvenueKensington, MD 20895301-896-0010bahia@onthepurplecouch.comwww.OnThePurpleCouch.com
Nutrition CoachTake Shape for LifeShuli Kleinman713 Hermleigh RoadSilver Spring, MD 20902301-237-7306Shuli@ouDietMeals.comwww.CreateOptimalLiving.com
Spotlight on New MemberOn the Purple Couch, A Place to Create
The Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan is used for painting furniture without stripping, priming or sanding. This classis taught by the owner Bahia Akerele. Information aboutall the classes offered and registration is found online atwww.onthepurplecouch.com/events.
The shop first opened in 2012 in downtown Silver Springas a consignment and home décor shop – featuring thefamous Chalk Paint by decorative painter Annie Sloan.Bahia was hand-selected to be astockist/retailer and instructor for the popular Chalk Paint.
Bahia Akerele was inspired to be a business woman ever since her aunt Susan Akerele Peeblesstarted her day care centers inCanada in the early 1980s.
Then after a career in social welfare, working with federal,state, and local municipalities providing services to children andfamilies, and a 7-year stint as aconsultant with the Annie E CaseyFoundation in Baltimore, On thePurple Couch was born.
In 2013 Bahia opened the revamped shop in Kensington,focusing almost exclusively on furniture painting workshopsand creative classes for adults and ’tweens, and retailingChalk Paint, painted furniture and home decor.
"Floral Arranging with Wildflowers" using the hand-tiedmethod taught by Kathy Jentz, the editor of WashingtonGardener Magazine, will be held at the end of September."Parent and Child Drawing" is another popular workshopthat is taught by art teacher Nadene Wright.
On the Purple Couch is always looking for new instructorsand class ideas, and would love to put a class together basedon what participants wanted to learn or share with others.They love being part of the Kensington community, and inJuly hosted their first open house with free demonstrationsand treats for their neighbors.
Bahia would love to host you or your business for a creativeworkshop or team-building retreat – in their space or yours.Visit or be in touch:On the Purple Couch, A Place to CreateBahia Akerele, MSW4228 Howard AvenueKensington, MD 20895301-896-0010bahia@OnthePurpleCouch.comwww.OnThePurpleCouch.com
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September is Disaster Preparedness MonthDon’t be caught off guard by your insurance coverage thenext time a severe storm hits. September is DisasterPreparedness Month, and all Marylanders should read theirinsurance policies carefully to determine what their policiescover and do not cover.
Make time during this National Emergency PreparednessMonth to get your plans in order. For more information onmaking a plan visit website www.insurance.maryland.gov.
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TH A N K S T O ME M B ER RE N EWA L S ! (CO N T.)
Senior ServicesGriswold Home Care, Aspen
Hill-WheatonMirza Donegan301-330-7646Mirza.Donegan@GriswoldHome
Care.comwww.griswoldhomecare.com/
aspen-hill-wheaton
Signs, Permits, InstallationSpeedy Signs, Inc.Dave Taghipour301-933-8200info@speedysignsinc.comwww.SpeedySignsInc.com
Thrift ShopUrban ThriftJhenileen Libongco301-933-5666UrbanThrift@arcmontmd.orgwww.TheArcMontgomeryCounty.
org/UrbanThrift
Transportation AlternativesMontgomery County Commuter
ServicesMichelle Golden240-777-8386Michelle.Golden@montgomery
countymd.govwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/
commute
VeterinariansKindness Animal HospitalJeff Zolkiewicz301-949-2511nsweeney.kindness@verizon.netwww.KindnessHospital.com
On the Purple Couch, A Place to Create – is a DIY "do ityourself " and decorator dream space and shop. The conceptis for people to come and paint and do craft projects in thisMakers Space, as well as full painting and custom designservices for those who don’t have the time to their own projects.
The shop specializes in creating a space to help you findyour creative outlet. For those who want to learn how to do it themselves, there are lots of creative workshops andinstructors to help you get started and complete your creative work. On the Purple Couch is located inKensington’s West Antique district (the west side ofHoward Avenue, near Anytime Fitness).
The workshop "How to Paint your Furniture using ChalkPaint" is a very popular class that shows students how toreuse what they already have – by giving it a new life with a fresh coat of paint.
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10) Rainbow Sherbet (with grape, lemon,orange and lime)
Prize drawings for participants included: a Yummy gift certificate, a large piece of rumcake, and 2 fruit-themedgreeting cards by Vicky Surles.
The Yummy repertoire is not limited solely to exotic fruit -you can find homemade flavors like Swiss Chocolate, RumRaisin, French Almond, Grapenut (the cereal), rich Vanillaand Guinness Beer-flavored ice cream at the parlor.
There are also natural low-sugar and lactose-free flavors!Alex feature three flavors with alcohol: Guinness, RumRaisin & Nutty Whiskey. Other items Alex makes includeJamaican-style beef or chicken patties and coco bread.
For our Ice Cream Tasting, ten exciting hand-made flavorswere selected for an ice cream tasting extravaganza!
1) Mango (diabetic friendly sorbet) [sorbet is lactose-free;sherbet has 10% milk]2) Guinness Beer-flavored ice cream (2 bottles for 1 gallonvanilla)3) Blueberry Cheesecake (from Cheesecake Factory, useseverything, including crust)4) Rum Raisin (raisins soaked in real Jamaican rum)5) Lemon Sorbet (lactose-free)6) French Almond (French vanilla with roasted almonds)7) Orange-Vanilla (orange sherbet with vanilla ice cream)8) Soursop (supposedly kills cancer cells)9) Tamarind (made with seed pods soaked for a day inmilk, then mashed)
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Saturday, September 26, Noon to 7 pmat Wheaton Triangle (Reedie Drive and Grandview Avenue).
Some of the DMV’s favorite food trucks head to Wheaton this month to dish out the region’s tastiest treats at the Trucktoberfest food truck and craft beer festival.
The free festival features DMV food trucks, Craft Beer Garden*, live music, and Kid Zone. Trucktoberfest is organized by the DMV Food Truck Association andWheaton Urban District.*Must be 21 years of age or older and present ID to consume alcohol.
Live Music featuringPenny Pistolero (Alt Country), Magnetar Flares
(Experimental Rock), The Vickers (Indie), Trevor Martin (DJ Set)
For more information visit the DMV Food Truck Association website:https://www.tasteusa.com/event/trucktoberfest-food-truck-and-craft-beer-festival
Trucktoberfest Food Truck and Craft BeerFestival Comes to Wheaton
MUM’s Annual Fall FundraiserFriday, October 17 starting at 7 pmHeld at the Silver Spring Civic Building at One Veterans Plaza8525 Fenton StreetSilver Spring, MD 20910An Evening of Music, Food and Drink,and Awards – when MUM honors thegenerosity of the community, and thehard work of its partners in serving theless fortunate.
There’ll be great food, and live music!Celebrate the spirit of giving that helpsserve our neighbors in need. No needto buy a ticket in advance to attend!
Thanks to the sponsors that includeBob’s Discount Charitable Foundation,Inc, of Manchester, Connecticut.
Mid-County United Ministries (MUM)gratefully accepts freewill offerings. It isan independent nonprofit agency thathelps low-income resdents with foodand emergency assistance. MUM ishome to the Captain Joseph A. Mattingly,Jr. Food Pantry.
Visit MUM’s website for more information www.MUMhelp.org.
With more help, they can bring free, family-friendly arts programs to a communitywith limited access to live performing arts.
Ali Oliver-Krueger, Executive/ArtisticDirector of InterAct Story Theatre hopesto establish an annual theatre series, andeventually a full theatrical season of family-friendly perform-ances in their own Wheaton theatre. [email protected]
Visit website for more information, or for Small Businessand Corporate Donations & Sponsorshipswww.InterActStory.com / www.facebook.com/InterActStory
The Wheaton Family Theatre Series 2015-2016 Season
Sat, Oct 3: "The Hero of EVERYTHING" a fresh, fun, and interac-tive way to explore the importance of teamwork and the perils ofdoing everything yourself, all by being part of the action of asuperhero play.
Sat, Nov 7: "American Folk Tales with Storyteller Diane Macklin",with a post-performance literacy workshop by Story Tapestries.
Sat, Dec 5: "Drumming Through Time and Across Cultures" withTom Teasley.
Sat, Jan 9, 2016: (Snow date: Sat, Jan 16) "The Giggling, WigglingBookworm" with Storyteller Arianna Ross and Story Tapestries.
Sat, Feb 13, 2016: (Snow date Sat, Feb 20) "One Gold Coin - Unamoneda de oro" InterAct Story Theatre closes out the series witha bilingual tale inspired by a Latin American story of what hap-pens when a healer comes to a poor village with a mysteriousgold coin.
Saturdays, October 3, 2015 through February 13, 2016,from 11:00 am to NoonPerformances are Free!at the Wheaton Library11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902
Wheaton-based educational theatre company InterActStory Theatre launches the new Wheaton Family TheatreSeries on October 3, thanks to funding from the Arts andHumanities Council of Montgomery County's WheatonCultural Grant, partnership with the Friends of theLibrary Montgomery County and the MontgomeryCounty Libraries, and the support of community sponsors.
The season includes children's theatre, storytelling, andworld music. Each program is followed by a post-perform-ance arts and literacy workshop for kids and families.
InterAct Story Theatre, a professional touring educationaltheatre company, has received the maximum $10,000Wheaton Cultural Grant award to launch the first seasonof the Wheaton Family Theatre Series. But they are still afew thousand dollars away from meeting their total costs.
InterAct Story Theatre Begins New Wheaton Family Theatre Series
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There was musical entertainment and a variety of foodofferings and booths that continued up Armory and downHoward Avenue.
The popular Montgomery Art Association’s annual “Paintthe Town” art show and sale drew record crowds in theTown Hall, featuring talented area artists.
also marched in the parade and rode in two convertiblesprovided by Fitzgerald Auto Mall-Wheaton.
The Parade began at St. Paul Park on Plyers Mill Road at10 am, then down Connecticut Avenue, winding throughtown past the reviewing stand, and ended at Town Hall andArmory Avenue, where the Festival was taking place.
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Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce
invites you to an
Evening Networking MixerJoin us in the Clubroom to
welcome autumn and the new
Solaire Wheaton Kettler
management team.
at theSolaire Wheaton Apartments
10914 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902 / 240-558-3632
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
from 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Includes Beer & Wine and warm appetizers
Cost is $10 in advance or at the door, or Pay on-line
Register/Pay online at wkchamber.org/events
ElbesBeerandWine.com
Catered by:
301-942-23232526 University Blvd, West
Wheaton, MD 20902
Cost is $10 Register/Pay on-line at wkchamber.org/events
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www.wkchamber.orgFor registration informationcall: 301-949-0080fax: 301-949-0081email: [email protected]
• Tours available of the new apartments• Lounge with billiards and a variety of games
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2401 Blueridge Ave, Suite 101Wheaton, Maryland 20902
The new 2016 Wheaton & Kensington Community Guides are beingdistributed to all members, and to libraries, local government centers, business developmentcenters, Brookside Gardens, andin new home-owner packages.Extra copies of the CommunityG u i d e c a n b e r e q u e s t e dthroughout the year.
The Guide is an importantresource throughout theyear. For updates in case a member’s contact information changesd u r i n g t h e y e a r, check our webs i te www.wkchamber.org.
2016 Wheaton & Kensington Community Guide and Chamber of
Commerce Directory Now Available!
Run an ad in the VOICEBusiness Card-Size Ad is just $45*
or Insert a Flyer for only $100*
*Member rates
Saturday, Sept 26 & Sunday, Sept 27at 11:00 amby Ali Oliver-Krueger, and performed by Wheaton’s InterAct Story Theatre
at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Captain Everything, everyone’s favorite superhero, loves saving the day, and has an Amazing Alliance of superheroes.
For tickets and information, visit websiteinteractstory.com/performances/#performances-title
"The Hero of EVERYTHING..."Fresh, fun, and interactive for kids and families of all ages!
