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The Weekly - Week of January 9th
Seeds to Grow
From Lynn, CEO
"Whatever you are, be a good one." - Abraham Lincoln

In This Issue
This Week's AM Location
Member Recognition
Business Excellence Awards
Member Tips, Tools & Press Releases
Health & Wellness
Member Event Calendar
Member Job Openings
Friday AMs
Visitors Center
Bike Friendly Business Program
This Week's AM
January 13
7:22-9:00 am
225 NE Burnside Road, Gresham
 
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Gresham-Barlow School District 
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Chamber in Pictures
Yes, important celebrities will be at the Business Excellence Awards luncheon, Jan. 25th. In fact, one of these famous people WILL take home an award. Join them to see who it might be.

Thank you John Malowney, Chamber Board member and PGE Manager, for all your hard work keeping us warm and with power during the recent weather challenges. PGE filled a table at the Business Excellence Awards in 2016 with other PGE employees like Deane Funk as well as some great business partners in Gresham. Join them again on Jan. 25th.


Member Recognition

The Chamber would like to thank and acknowledge the members below who reinvested in our organization by renewing their membership:

5-9 years
1-4 years
Fred Wallace
i9 Sports
Springleaf Financial Services


Business Excellence Awards
Soroptimists, Chase Me Again, Sunny Han's ...Who will win a Business Excellence Award in 2017? These women might already know!

Business Excellence Awards Luncheon
January 25, 2017 - 11:30-1:30 pm
Greater Gresham Baptist Church

$40 per person (includes lunch)
$350 for a table (seats 8)
Click here to register or purchase a table

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Member Tips, Tools & Press Releases
Portland General Electric - Portland Winter Light Festival
Don't miss the Portland Winter Light Festival, presented by Portland General Electric and powered by PGE renewable energy. This free community celebration will take place at OMSI, Feb. 1-4. Enjoy light installations by premier light artists and designers, and much more. Click here to learn more.

Edward Jones, Roger Lillard - Investment Tips
Investment Tips for "Millennials." If you are a "millennial" - a member of the age cohort born anywhere from the early 1980s to the late 1990s - then you're still in the early chapters of your career, so it may be a stretch for you to envision the end of it. But since you do have so many years until you retire, you've got the luxury of putting time on your side as you save and plan for retirement. Read more...

Lean Potential - Business Tips
Did you know that every process has waste built in to it automatically? Can we eliminate all the process waste? No. But our goal is to get as close to zero as possible. The first step is learning to recognize them.

Tesla - Tips for Saving Money Around the House
Turn off lights you're not using. Possibly the simplest way to cut costs if you often leave lights on that don't need to be on.


Health & Wellness 
Easing the Transition
Regardless of the circumstances, people usually have at least a little fear of moving from the familiar setting of a home they've lived in for decades to something completely new. Just the anticipation of the move and a completely different living environment can be very stressful. But is it as stressful as the new residents and their families believe it will be? Not necessarily. Read more...

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NEW! NOW 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"
Riverview Community Bank
January 13 - 7:22-9:00 am
225 NE Burnside Road, Gresham

January 20 - 7:22-9:00 am
610 NE 181st Avenue, Portland

Apple of His Eye Charity and Greater Gresham Baptist Church
January 27 - 7:22-9:00 am
Greater Gresham Baptist Church, 3848 NE Division Street, Gresham

February 3 - 7:22-9:00 am
831 NW Council Drive, 3rd Floor, Gresham


Visitors Center
Winter Getaways

Wintertime brings shorter days, darker nights and cold flurries of snow. We love playing outside in winter, but it's also the perfect season for a cozy getaway indoors. Mountain lodge, riverside cabin or historic hotel? Click here to choose your ideal winter hideaway compiled by Travel Oregon.


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 - Buddha Kat Winery
- Cafe Delirium - Cascade Athletic Club - Powell
- Columbia Gorge Outlets - Frenzi Frozen Yogurt
- Gresham Ford - Gresham Grocery Outlet
- Hampton Inn - Jazzy Bagel Co.
- McMenamins Edgefield - Nicholas Restaurant
- Oregonians Credit Union
 -  Origin's Coffee House
-  Sunny Han's Wok & Grill - The Hoppy Brewer
- Therapeutic Associates - U.S. World Class Taekwondo


Click here to read more about our Bike Friendly Businesses. If you are interested in becoming a Bike Friendly Business, contact Matthew Barney, Project Coordinator for more information.