News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
Closed January 21 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Google My Business Workshop
Wednesday, January 9, 6pm-7:30pm, Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Homework Center
Prepare for 2019 business success with this step by step workshop about Google's most powerful local business tool!
This workshop walks through how to claim and keep your free Google My Business listing optimized. You'll also learn easy steps for leveraging newer Google My Business features like Google My Business Posts and Q&A!
Your Google My Business listing is how you get on the Google Map, and the quickest way to improve your ranking on local Google searches. And... it's free!
If your local business has a brick and mortar location and/or a defined local service area, don't miss this free Chamber workshop!
Register here.
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Ribbon Cutting at Peter Pan Foundation
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Lafayette’s Business Person of the Year has been Selected!
The Wizard of Lafayette Terry Ring, Ring Construction is honored.
When Toto pulls back the curtain and reveals the Wizard of Oz, we are confused. It is not the person we thought it was. And when we realize who it really is, we are even more impressed by his or her importance. This year we DO pay attention to the man behind the curtain. The guy who without recognition has done so many great things for our community while running a very successful construction company for decades. Terry Ring is not only an amazing community volunteer, he is an IRON MAN. The Iron Man team is the group of volunteers behind the curtains at the annual Art & Wine Festival, doing whatever is needed for the event to be successful. Terry has been helping with so many events over the years with the Lafayette Rotary Club (and Terry is the incoming President) and the Chamber of Commerce where you can find Terry at the starting line of the Res Run for Education instructing the runners on proper running etiquette. Terry and his crew ultimately built the Rotary Stage at the Reservoir and the new memorial honoring our local fallen sons and daughters who lived in Contra Costa. The new memorial sits out front of the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center.
Help us celebrate Terry’s contributions by joining us for a dinner in his honor.
The Business Person of the Year dinner will be held at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa on Friday, February 1st, 2019. In addition to toasting and roasting Terry, we will have Mayor Cam Burks give his first “State of the City” address.
Reservations are required.
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Welcome to our Newest Chamber Members!
The following businesses recently joined the Lafayette Chamber. We encourage you to visit their website for more information.
Gray Horse Investors, 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd. # 350, 925-283-8470 -
Property Management
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Lafayette’s Citizen of the Year – Nominations Now Being Accepted
Do you know a Lafayette resident that who models excellence in everything they do? Someone that brings this community together and/or makes us proud to be a member of the community? Nominations are
now being accepted for the 2019 Citizen of the Year. A celebration dinner will be held on Friday, March 22 at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa to honor the winner.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, February 8 at 1pm.
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Tuesday Tech Talk - Cyber Networking
Tuesday, January 22, 12noon, Lafayette Chamber Conference Room
Are your sales up - like Cyber Monday Selling - which grew nearly 20% this year over last according to Adobe Analytics? Or are sales down like the old Black Friday sales school of marketing? Stop leaving 20% Growth on the table and start cashing in on Cyber Selling, without spinning your wheels, without spending a bundle spending of time and money and with a high probability of success? Zoom Cyber Communications Expert, Mike Hayes claims he can teach anybody how to use his Media Insider Secret shortcuts to do just that. Learn more and
register here.
Mixer at Bank of the West
Wednesday, January 23, 5:30pm-7pm, 3583 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Yes, we are having a mixer in January! Come meet the new Branch Manager, Patty Diaz. Don't forget your business cards!
Learn more here.
Ribbon Cutting at RnR Barbers
[NOTE DATE CHANGE]
Thursday, February 7, 5:30pm-6pm, RnR Barbers, 3557 Mt. Diablo Blvd
Welcome one of Lafayette's newest businesses! Join us for a Ribbon Cutting at
RnR Barbers
, 3557 Mt. Diablo Blvd, and see what all they have to offer!
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Save the Date for our 2019 Mixers ...
January 23, Bank of West, 3583 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
February 27, Harper Greer, 979 Moraga Road
March 27, Radiance Family Wellness, 914 Dewing Ave
April 24, Philz Coffee, 3597 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
May 22, Lafayette Police Station / Scout Troop 212, 3471 Mt. Diablo Blvd
June 26, Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa, 3287 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
July 24, Mega Mixer (location to be determined)
August, NO SCHEDULED MIXER
September 25, Blodgett's Abbey Carpet & Flooring, 3291 Mt. Diablo Ct
October 23 LPIE (Outside)
November 20 TBD
December 11 TBD
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A Roadmap to Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten
Thursday, January 10, 6pm-7pm, Burton Valley Elementary Multi-Purpose Room, 561 Merriewood Drive
Join the Lafayette School District for a parent presentation on Kindergarten readiness and expectations; schedule and typical day; partners in education, transitional kindergarten, Q&A. Questions? Contact Lafayette School District (925) 927-3500.
LABWO Professional Networking "Instagram Your Brand"
Friday, January 11, 9am-11am, St. Marks United Methodist Church, 451 Moraga Way, Orinda
Boost your marketing in 2019 with Instagram Your Brand, a new workshop for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Learn how to leverage the power of Instagram for your business and tap into the fastest growing social media network today boasting over a billion active monthly users. Kick off your marketing strategy in the new year and learn from photographer, Terry Riggins of Terry Riggins Photography, copywriter and marketing strategist, Liz Reynolds of WordPower Marketing, and digital marketing strategist, Alison Stripling of Sparq Marketing. Please
RSVP here by Wednesday, Jan 9.
STEM for Girls
Tuesday, January 15, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM at Don Tatzin Community Hall
CA Executive Director of Techbridge Girls Bunmi Esho will speak on preparing girls for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)-related career. Techbridge Girls provides STEM programs to girls and supports teachers and others with training and STEM resources. Information will be available on AAUW’s Tech Trek camp for 7th grade girls, AAUW-OML’s STEAM conference at Saint Mary’s College for middle school girls and AAUW-OML college scholarships for young Lamorinda women. Presented by: American Association of University Women, Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette Branch. Admission: Free
Volunteer for Homeless Point in Time Count
We're gearing up for our annual homeless Point in Time Count for late January and we are seeking volunteers to help us conduct this very important project! Each year in late January, Contra Costa's homeless Continuum of Care (CoC), conducts a federally required comprehensive Point-In-Time (PIT) count of families and individuals experiencing homelessness in our County. Every CoC in the Country is required to do this survey and the data used by the federal, state and local government to determine funding resources for homeless services. We gather data in a number of ways including trained volunteers who will conduct the short survey at service and community sites throughout the Contra Costa. Volunteer trainings will take place the week of January 21st and the actual count will take place the week of January 28th. If you are interested in being part of this important project, click here for more information and to sign up:
https://goo.gl/forms/jChaqAO5I12367Yi1.
AMERICAN PICKERS to Film in California
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to California! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout your area in March 2019.
If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send us your name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to:
americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 855-OLD-RUST. facebook: @GotAPick, Please note that Mike and Frank only pick private collections so NO stores, malls, flea markets, museums, auctions, businesses or anything open to the public.
Professional BusinessWomen of California Conference
Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Conference: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Registration and Expo: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Moscone Center South, San Francisco
Unstoppable: This year’s conference theme. We are now, we always have been, and we always will be unstoppable. In the face of challenges, we choose courage. When things don’t go as planned, we find greater strength along another path. Join us as we grow our careers, ascend to the C-suite, strengthen corporate boards, lift our colleagues and give back to our communities. Together, we can and will transform our collective vision of equal access to pay, promotion and professional opportunity from aspiration to actuality.
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Member News & Events
Register today for this month's 3rd Super Valentine's Boutique
Kick start your Valentine's sales at our Super Boutique. We have limited spaces available for The Sunday, January 27 event, so act quickly! Give your business a head start on Valentine's sales in front of an eager audience of female shoppers in the elegant Hilton Concord Golden Gate Ballroom. Exhibitor fee includes table, 2 chairs and WiFi for each space.
Sign up today
for limited vendor spaces.
Lamorinda Arts Council’s Poet Laureate Hosts the Monthly Reading Series “Live Poets Society”
Sunday, January 27, 1pm-3pm, Orinda Books, 276 Village Square, Orinda
Lamorinda Arts Council’s Poet Laureate, Amy Glynn, is hosting the monthly Reading Series entitled “Live Poets Society” at Orinda Books 276 Village Square, Orinda. Each month the featured writers will delight guests with a reading of their creative writings. The guest readers for January 2019 will be Dani Gabriel, Jeremy Benson and Lisa Rosenberg. There will be no charge for this event. Further details can be found
here.
Home Expo 2019
Sunday, January 27, 10am-4pm, Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Are you in need of home improvements? The 8th Annual Home Expo will be held Sunday, January 27th, 2019 at the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building located at 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette. This event is open to the public 10am-4pm. Come and meet some of the top home improvement professionals in the bay area and conquer those home improvement tasks!
http://homeexpoevents.com
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Happening at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center
Friends of the Lafayette Library present Wonders of the World: The Nature of UC
Wednesday, January 9, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Don Tatzin Community Hall
In the late 1940s, a young University of California researcher watched in dismay as the research plot where he had been studying desert iguanas was bulldozed to build a motel. The experience galvanized him and other UC scientists to establish a library of ecosystems dedicated to research, teaching, and public service. Discover how the UC Natural Reserve System is cultivating tomorrow’s field scientists, providing environmental forecasting, and serving the people of California. For more information and to register for this free event
click here.
OLLI Info Session
Thursday, January 10, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM at Don Tatzin Community Hall
Learn Something New! The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UC Berkeley offers innovative education for the 50+ learner, with courses at the LLLC starting January 22, 2019. Featured Speaker: Richard Walker on “California Water Ward in the Age of Climate Change” Presented by: OLLI @Berkeley. More information:
olli.berkeley.edu;
Berkeley_olli@berkeley.edu; 510-642-9934
2019 is the 10th Anniversary year for the Lafayette Library and Learning Center
Sign up for the weekly enewsletter
AdLib to learn about upcoming programs and events at the Library. Recognized as a model for 21st Century libraries, the Lafayette Library is the heart and central gathering place for the community offering a rich menu of 1,000 programs a year for the lifelong learner in all of us.
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