February 3, 2013

Using email for job searches

Feb. 13 — Learn how to set up an email account and basic tips on using email in job searches. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255.

Financial literacy workshops

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Feb. 13 — Financial literacy workshops. 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial Recreation, 109 W. North Ave., Hagerstown. Workshops scheduled are buying your first home, Feb. 13; and planning your retirement, Feb. 27. For ages 12 and older. Free. Call 301-790-0203 or send an email to memrec@myactv.net.

Eggs and Issues

Feb. 13 — Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues featuring Meritus Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Ross discussing health care under the Obama administration. 7:30 to 9 a.m. Ramada Plaza Hotel, 1718 Underpass Way, Hagerstown. $25 for nonmembers; $15 for members. To register, call 301-739-2015 or go to www.hagerstown.org.

Leadership seminars

Feb. 13 — Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce’s leadership seminar on “Working with Other Personalities.” 7:30 to 9 a.m. Waynesboro Hospital, 501 E. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa. $15 for nonmembers; free for members. To register, call 717-762-7123 or send an email to admin@waynesboro.org.

Eastern Panhandle Society for Human Resource Management

Feb. 13 — Eastern Panhandle Society for Human Resource Management monthly membership meeting. Julie Gaver will share strategies for building good attitudes, reducing stress and managing the changes a new year brings. 8:30 a.m., breakfast and networking; meeting, 8:45 to 10 a.m. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College’s Tech Center, Berkeley Business Park, 5550 Winchester Ave., Inwood, W.Va. Registration deadline is Feb. 7. Send an email to rhturner12@gmail.com.

Disability services

Feb. 14 — The Division of Rehabilitation Services at the Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call 301-791-4760.

Computer Tips and Tricks

Feb. 15 — Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce’s Computer Tips and Tricks featuring Microsoft Word 2010 Advanced. 8:30 to 10 a.m. Kaplan University, 18618 Crestwood Drive, Hagerstown. $25 for nonmembers; $15 for members. To register, call 301-739-2015 or go to www.hagerstown.org.

ABC CVC luncheon

Feb. 15 — Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., Cumberland Valley Chapter luncheon featuring a program on “What Obama’s Re-election Means for Merit Shop Contractors: New Rules and New Challenges.” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ABC office, 530 N. Locust St., Hagerstown. $50 for nonmembers; $30 for members, including lunch. Call 301-739-1190, send an email to darlene@abccvc.com or go to www.abccvc.com.

Rise & Shine Breakfast

Feb. 15 — Chamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley County’s Rise & Shine Breakfast. Randy Lewis, executive director of Main Street Martinsburg, will speak. 7:15 a.m. Holiday Inn, 301 Foxcroft Ave., Martinsburg, W.Va. $23 for nonmembers; $15 for members. Call 304-267-4841, send an email to chamber@berkeleycounty.org or go to www.berkeleycounty.org.

Job fair

Feb. 15 — Washington County Job Center’s job fair. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Elgin Station, 40 Elgin Blvd., Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255.

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