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The Weekly - Week of September 18th
Seeds to Grow
From Lynn, CEO
As a leader, you're probably not doing a good job unless your employees can do a good impression of you when you're not around.

In This Issue
This Week's AM Location
Annual Membership Meeting
Member Recognition
Business Leaders Summit
Try Local First
Member Tips, Tools & Press Releases
Fall Chamber Expo
Member Event Calendar
Member Job Openings
Friday AMs
Visitors Center
Bike Friendly Businesses
This Week's AM
Speed
Networking AM
September 22 - 7:22-9:00 am
Mt. Hood Community College, Town & Gown Room, 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham
 
New Members
Quick Links

The Weekly is

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Gresham-Barlow School District 

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Chamber in Pictures
GRESHAM GOT GREAT PRESS THIS PAST WEEK
. The Local Cow was featured on National Cheeseburger day. The Wilson Burger made KGW 8 news. And not to be outdone was.............(see below)   
 
KGW 8 featured our own Paul Gladfelter with North West Canine Cakes. Animals get love and special birthday cakes. Crismon Lewis, Reliv Food Science, networking with Paul at our Spring Expo. Both men specialize in natural healthy products. 
   
What are you doing Saturday, September 30th? Join Lynn and volunteer to help these Soroptimists at the Teddy Bear parade. Call or email the Chamber office.
 

Annual Membership Meeting
On Friday, September 29th, during the AM at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, the Chamber will have its Annual Membership Meeting. Members will vote on the slate of nominees for the 2018 Board of Directors. All members are invited to attend and vote.
 

Member Recognition
The Chamber would like to thank and acknowledge the members below who reinvested in our organization by renewing their membership: 
 
Business Leaders Summit
Only 16 Days Until the Event!
Business Leaders Summit
Defining Moments

Featured Speakers:

Franz Wisner
Hear how Franz's defining moment changed the direction of his life and became a story to share and will teach us how to tell our stories. Seen on Oprah and The Today Show, he is a New York Times bestselling author.
                           
 


Tracey Conway
Her defining moment is like no other. Dying on stage is the last thing you'd expect from an Emmy-award winning actress. Her story is a series of lively and poignant presentations that will touch and inspire any audience 


(LIMITED evening ticket
packages available)

     
Ann Schatz
Meet Ann, the first female sportscaster in two major markets as she inspires audiences to challenge the status quo and develop a plan to achieve breakthrough personal and professional results.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Lisa Sedlar
Lisa quit a great CEO job at a thriving and growing Portland grocery store (New Seasons) to start a risky new venture of her own. She has "leveraged" that insanity to keep her business momentum pushing forward, and will share her experiences and lessons with us. 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

Wednesday, October 11
6:30-8:00 pm
Pathway Church Auditorium

Thursday, October 12
7:30-11:30 am
East Hill Church, Kid City

$35 per person for October 11
$75 per person for October 12
$100 per person for both dates
$625 for a Corporate Table (seats 8)
Register Early. Click Here
 
Sponsorships are available.
Contact Shelley Wright for more information.

Sponsors:
           
 
     
 
                
 
  AXIS Design Group
BBT Architects 
Edward Jones, Christina Price
Gresham Sanitary Service
 
TLF

Try Local First
Fired-Up About Local Business 
There has never been a better time to be "on fire" about Try Local First. Our First Responders and others have been working like the heroes they are, putting out the local wild fires. And their heroic efforts have been noticed. I have been hearing many amazing stories from our neighbors in the business community that have been negatively affected by this local disaster. Downtown Troutdale, Cascade Locks, Corbett and others in the fire path have effectively been shut down due to necessary traffic restrictions. As any of us know, a local business experiencing one or two bad business days can turn a good month into a just "OK" month. Read more...  
 
Presenting Sponsor


Member Tips, Tools & Press Releases
Portland General Electric - National Preparedness Month
It's National Preparedness Month. Is your home and family ready if our area is faced with a disaster or emergency situation? Find preparedness tips, like essentials for your home emergency kit, at PortlandGeneral.com/Prepare.

Edward Jones, Roger Lillard - Investment Tips
Five Tips for Women Business Owners. Women are an integral part of the workforce, but they have had to overcome many obstacles along the way. Of course, challenges still remain, but women's success in the working world is worth commemorating - which will happen on American Business Women's Day Sept. 22. Are you a woman considering "setting up shop" on your own? Read more... 
 
NW Body By Nature - Wellness Tips
There are three components that must be included in an exercise program for our muscular and skeletal system. They are range of motion, endurance, and strength. We are not just separate muscles stuck together. Our muscular system is a complex and overlapping web of muscles and other soft tissues. Our muscles move our bones by way of our joints. If there is imbalance within the three components, our joints do not move as they were naturally intended.    
 
Water for your Landscape. Many people see the landscape as something that compliments the home/facility and the home/facility compliments the landscape, they become one. Regardless if it is a JOY or a PAIN, it is still an investment that needs some kind of care, upkeep and in general, maintenance. Read more...  
 
Gravity Payments - Merchant Processing Tips
Do you know what pricing structure you are set up on? It is important to know if you are on a Flat Rate, Tiered, or Interchange Plus program. There are benefits to each program and you want to make sure that you are set up with the appropriate structure for your specific business.
 

Fall Chamber Expo
Fall Chamber Expo
November 8
4:30-6:30 pm
Gresham Elks Lodge
 
"Seahawkers & Others"
 
Grab your football gear and get your Table Now!
1st time new members for $25
all other members for $75
 
      • Showcase your business to fellow
        Chamber members
      • Great networking opportunities with
        new, existing and Board members
      • Bring your business peers and future members

 

   

Presenting Sponsor

   

Additional Sponsors

      
 

AVAILABLE ONLINE! Member Event Calendar
Need to promote your special day event, fundraiser, request for volunteers, meet and greets, classes, meetings and more? Get value by listing your events with the Chamber.
Click here for a complete list of Member Events.

To post an event, email the details to gacc@greshamchamber.org or call 503-665-1131.


Member Job Openings

List Your Job Openings With The Chamber

One of the free benefits of membership is the ability to post job openings on the Chamber's website. To post a job opening send the details in a Word document to Julie Hamatake.

 

Click here for a list of current job openings.

 


Friday AM Meetings - "You at 7:22"
Speed Networking AM
September 22 - 7:22-9:00 am
Mt. Hood Community College, Town & Gown Room, 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham

September 29 - 7:22-9:00 am
Cafe Dining Room, 24800 SE Stark Street, Gresham
*Annual Membership Meeting during the AM

October 6 - 7:22-9:00 am
620 NE Burnside Road, Gresham

October 13 - 7:22-9:00 am
2025 NE Burnside Road, Gresham


Visitors Center
2017 Soroptimist Teddy Bear Parade
 
Come to Historic Downtown Gresham for the annual Teddy Bear Parade. Saturday, September 30th at 10:00 am. Floats, marching bands, classic cars, live animals, clowns and more. Click here for an application and to view the parade route.

In honor of the 35th year of Gresham's beloved Teddy Bear Parade, the community is invited to help welcome a new, 3 1/2 foot bronze Teddy Bear sculpture to Historic Downtown Friday, September 29th, 5:30-7:30 pm, 3rd Street and Main Avenue. The public art is a gift to the community celebrating the tradition of the Teddy Bear Parade from Soroptimist International of Gresham and the Bemis family. The event will feature music and light refreshments. Everyone's encouraged to bring their favorite teddy bears to the unveiling. Soroptimist will be collecting teddy bear donations Friday night and Saturday at the parade for the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP).

Soroptimist International of Gresham is in need of volunteers to help with the parade on Saturday, September 30th from 7:30-12:00 pm. Application forms can be obtained by emailing sigvolunteer@gmail.com. Please respond by September 22nd.


Bike Friendly Business Program
Bike Friendly Business Program
The Chamber has been recognized as a Bike Friendly Business. Congratulations to these Chamber members who are also recognized as Bike Friendly Businesses:

- Best Western Sandy Inn - Boring Brewing Co/Boring Winery
- Buddha Kat Winery - Cafe Delirium
- Columbia Gorge Outlets - Frenzi Frozen Yogurt
- Gresham Bicycle Center
- Gresham Ford
- Gresham Grocery Outlet
- Gresham ReStore
- Hampton Inn
- Jazzy Bagel Co.
- McMenamins Edgefield
- Nicholas Restaurant
- Oregonians Credit Union
- Origin's Coffee House
- Riverview Community Bank
- Sunny Han's Wok & Grill
- The Hoppy Brewer

Click here to read more about our Bike Friendly Businesses. If you are interested in becoming a Bike Friendly Business, contact the office for more information at 503-665-1131.