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Space Shuttle Commander Pamela Melroy to Speak at Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Event September 17th

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September 10, 2008

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Chamber Recognizes First Responder Officers of the Quarter

RESTON, Va., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Greater Reston
Chamber of Commerce will host an event on September 17th featuring Space
Shuttle Commander, Pamela Melroy as guest speaker. The Chamber will
recognize local First Responders through the first ever Officers of the
Quarter Awards which honor Fairfax County police, sheriff, fire and rescue
employees for their dedicated service to the community. Additionally, a
$5,000 check from the Executive Women’s Roundtable will be presented to
INC.spire, the business incubator program of the Greater Reston Chamber of
Commerce, to support a woman owned business.

Pamela Melroy has piloted two missions to the international space
station and is only the second female Shuttle Commander with the recent
successful completion of the STS-120 mission last November. Commander
Melroy has been a USAF C-17 test pilot, flew combat missions in the 1991
Gulf War and has space walked numerous times.

The First Responders Officers of the Quarter Awards represent a new
initiative of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce through a newly formed
committee chaired by Joe Ritchey, Prospective Inc. and Kathy Hannon,
Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers. This committee works directly with the Reston
District Citizens’ Advisory committee, and the Police, Fire and Sheriff
Departments to identify and recognize exemplary service by the dedicated
area first responders. The committee also works to enhance communication
for emergency preparedness within all parts of the Reston community. This
quarter’s recipients include firefighters Technician Mike Frames,
Technician Mike Eddy and Technician Scott Pifer from North Point Station,
Reston, VA and Police Officer Kimberly Folden of Reston District Station,
Reston, VA.

The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce has been opening the door to
business opportunity along the Dulles Business Corridor for over 25 Years.
With a professional staff, dedicated volunteer members, an involved Board
of Directors and alliances with major corporate, non-profit and media
enterprises, the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce continues to serve this
robust region as a leader in issues critical to business development.
http://www.RestonChamber.org.

SOURCE GREATER RESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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