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Dear Members

2022 was a year of growth for our members as well as for our region. We are excited to celebrate it with all of you on our Holiday Event on 12/14/22 at a "Givers' Gain" Holiday Party. We will recognize our members, eat, drink, and celebrate us all. Please come and support our recognized members - "it may be you" and celebrate with us.

We are collecting lightly used coats in support of our Veterans during the event. Please bring your lightly used coats.

Kudos for creating $ 733,255 in Thank You for Closed Business in November 2022. A special thank you to the biggest givers in the region:

BNI Capital Business Alliance	Trinh Le	$ 105,834.00
BNI High Energy Lunch Bunch	Joey Chambers	$ 48,602.00
BNI Capital Business Alliance	BNI	$ 36,044.00
BNI Chevy Chase Online Exchange	Gregory Gray	$ 35,773.00
BNI Capital Business Alliance	Eris Norman	$ 34,000.00
BNI Breakfast of Business Champions	BNI	$ 33,776.00
BNI Bethesda Business	BNI	$ 28,850.00
BNI Alliance	Michael Richards	$ 28,350.00
BNI Capital Business Alliance	Brian Loebig	$ 24,476.00
BNI Bethesda Business	Justin McCarty	$ 22,800.00
BNI Wealth Builders	BNI	$ 14,821.00
BNI Breakfast of Business Champions	David Freedman	$ 14,072.00
BNI Capital Business Alliance	Cristin Caine	$ 14,000.00
BNI Capital Business Alliance	Ryan Malet	$ 13,067.00
BNI Wealth Builders	Mary Ann Aellen	$ 12,952.00
BNI Bethesda Business	Katie Smeltz	$ 12,250.00
BNI Bethesda Business	Steve Lorberbaum	$ 10,798.00
BNI Millionaire Makers	Nancy Bowlus	$ 10,001.00

Congratulations to the people who
scored 100% in the
Power of One Report

Cristin Caine Eric Smalls	BNI Capital Business Alliance BNI Chevy Chase Game Changers
Trinh Le	BNI Capital Business Alliance
Mary Ann Aellen	BNI Wealth Builders

Brian Loebig	BNI Capital Business Alliance
Ann Brennan	BNI Capital Business Alliance

For the complete report, please click here.

The Power of One is our method to keep accountability. In the month of November the majority of our region has been in the Green/Yellow! That's a great achievement. Way to go! Some members have excelled in their activity and scored 100 in The Power of One.

Thank you to all who sponsored new members in the month of November! Sponsoring a new member is an opportunity to help another business owner to grow their business and develop. Inviting them to BNI can be the biggest gift that you can give.

Member in Focus

Guy Brami

Guy Brami is a dynamic business-owner who has led the innovative efforts of his sign-shop into the 21st century. Guy is a Principal Partner at Gelberg Signs, one of the region's leading designers and fabricators of commercial signage.

Guy has a special place in his heart for Covenant House Washington. As a Chairman of the Board, he is active and very dedicated in upholding the organization’s holistic approach to ending youth homelessness.

Guy of BNI Bethesda Business has been in BNI for more than 20 years. He exudes dedication, loyalty, and sincere appreciation and has put himself forward as a model of business involvement, both in words and deeds.

Guy Brami is the biggest Thank You For Closed Business Giver in our region, and has given $523,543 in the past 12 months. Since 2011 - the longest that our PALMS report can calculate Guy gave $2,617,060 in Thank You For Closed Business.

Our Holiday Event this year is an opportunity to Celebrate Our Givers' Gain. While we celebrate we collect Coats for the Veterans. For more information on our Coat Drive please click here.

Please make sure that you come with guests and visitors - to purchase your ticket click here

We want to thank our Sponsors of the Holiday Event

Nancy Alert
Nancy Alert & Associates
RealEstate@NancyAlert.com

Ann Brennan Olivia Coffey Gregory Gray
Ann's Social Media & Marketing Youth EmpowerMe Foundation, Inc. KW Metro Center
ann@annmarkets.com olivia@empowerherempowerme.com greggray@kwcommercial.com

Susie Kim Christopher Logan Patricia Watts
Education-One Center RE/MAX Allegiance WEModel USA LLC
rockville@educate-one.com Christopher.logan@rmxtalk.com pawatts35@aol.com

BNI Capital Business Alliance invites us for our BNI Central Maryland Regional Podcast Discussion Group! We listen to a podcast live in the meeting and discuss it as a group on Zoom. Education plus networking!

December 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM with Joe Dyton - Episode 714: Relationships + Referrals = Revenue
December 13, 2022 at 6:00 PM with Kevin Driscoll
December 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM with Naheed Oberfeld - Episode 513: Creating a Great Chapter Culture (Official BNI Podcast)

Please click here to register.

Upcoming Events

December 12th - 7:30 am - New Member Orientation - Register here
December 13th - 2:00 pm - Leadership Meeting - Register here
December 14th - 5:30 pm - BNI Annual Holiday Event - RSVP

Weekly events
"Launch New BNI Chapter" Interest Meeting every Tuesday at 7:30 am - Register here
National BNI Speed Networking every Tuesday at 4:00 pm - Register here

For regional events please check our calendar here.

"Grow Our Thriving Community" is our vision for this year. Growing our businesses through supporting others is the best way to do it. Let us appreciate what we have accomplished so far, and plan for greater growth next year. In BNI, growing together is what we do best.

We cannot wait to see you and celebrate with you at our Party!

Sarit Arbell

Congratulations to the people who scored 100% in the Power of One Report

Upcoming Events

Congratulations to the people who
scored 100% in the
Power of One Report