HEADLINES: December 6, 2021 |
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GET YOUR SKATE ON!
STARTING THIS FRIDAY
Walnut Creek On Ice offers day and nighttime skating, drop-in hockey, skating academy, birthday parties, group events, private cabana rentals, and private ice rental. WCOI is the go-to destination for fun in Walnut Creek during the holiday season.
For all the Cool Skating Information,
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SLAP STICK,
BUT DON'T SHOOT THE DUCK
If hockey is your game, be sure to check out the drop-in hockey schedule, grab your gear, and head on over! Thank you to Mechanics Bank Walnut Creek for sponsoring this exciting new skating activity.
WCOI is presented by
Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce
& Visitors Bureau, Walnut Creek Downtown,
and City of Walnut Creek
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WELCOME NEW BOARD DIRECTOR |
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James Blair, JD
Director of College Advancement
Diablo Valley College.
Executive Director
Diablo Valley College Foundation
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Please join us in welcoming Jim Blair, JD, Director of College Advancement at Diablo Valley College, to the Walnut Creek Chamber Board of Directors. As a passionate advocate for students, Jim plays a significant role at DVC in helping students pursue their chosen career paths. We look forward to fostering connections for DVC students with the Contra Costa business community and strengthening our partnership with DVC.
"I enjoy gaining and sharing knowledge about the things that I'm passionate about. The law and its creation, new tech and the future of work are my avocation projects. Vocationally, as the Foundation Director at Diablo Valley College, I get to connect these passions to people that want to help students pursue these paths."
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Civic Affairs Forum
With Special Guest
December 14
9:00 - 10:00 am
Zoom link sent the day before event.
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Join us for a conversation with
Jamie Knox, Walnut Creek’s new Chief of Police, to learn about his background, as well as goals for the city that fosters transparency and creates a safe environment.
Founder and Senior Partner
Guichard, Teng, Portillo & Garrett
Chamber Board Director
Questions for Chief Knox?
Please submit to chamber@walnut-creek.com by December 10.
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Walnut Creek City Council takes action to improve public safety
The City Council has approved spending $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to add a new 5-person police beat dedicated to patrolling the downtown corridor. In the wake of the organized retail
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theft at Nordstrom on November 20, the City Council wanted to ensure the City is doing as much as possible to make Walnut Creek a safe place for those who live, work and visit here. In addition to adding staffing, the Police Department's overtime budget will be increased until the new officers are on board, allowing current officers to work additional shifts downtown during the busy holiday season. A new drone and improved security cameras will also be part of the public safety enhancement package. To view the City Council meeting, click here.
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Our October Civic Affairs Forum featured a conversation with Contra Costa County Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, and former Contra Costa County CAO David Twa, who managed the redistricting process for Contra Costa County as a consultant. Redistricting is the once-a-decade process of redrawing the boundaries for Supervisorial districts after the U.S. Census. On November 23, the Board of Supervisors held its fifth public hearing and unanimously voted to adopt a Supervisorial Map with new district boundaries for Contra Costa County. View the adopted 2021 Supervisorial District Map (PDF).
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Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Three area city council members plan to run for Contra Costa County District IV Supervisor when Supervisor Karen Mitchoff retires in June. District IV encompasses the county’s largest cities and major business centers including, much of Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Clayton, and some of the area around Mount Diablo. June 2022 will mark the end of Mitchoff's third term.
The Candidates
Concord council members
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Watch for a special Civic Affairs Forum in the months ahead.
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Celebrating 17 Years of Excellence
East Bay Women's Conference
We're Coming Back to Gather in Person Again!
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022
SAN RAMON MARRIOTT
Your opportunity to reserve your seat now and with early registration pricing!
As EBWC attendees know, seats always sell out quickly.
Early Registration Pricing - In-person Attendees
If purchased on or before January 15, 2022
$255.00 per person; $295 thereafter
Or Choose to Join Us Virtually | $95 per person
To Make a Reservation
Keynote and guest speaker presentations| Speaker meet and greets
Breakout sessions | Exhibitor booths | Book store and author signings |Networking
Includes continental breakfast, gourmet lunch, afternoon wine reception & more.
Speakers will be announced soon.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
To learn how you or your organization can become a part of this amazing day-long conference, please contact Marcie Hochhauser, EBWC Founder, Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau at (925) 934-007 mhoch@walnut-creek.com
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For a EBWC Sponsorship Brochure,
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Thank you to the following sponsors who will join us in celebrating
the EBWC 17-year Anniversary!
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2022 EBWC Sponsors as of December 1.
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Market Your Products and Services to More Than
600 Bay Area Women.
Monday, March 7, 2022
Reserve a Space in the
EBW MARKETPLACE
Spaces Limited, Always a Sell Out
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Jane Willemsen, John Muir Health
Congratulations to Jane Willemson, who was selected as one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in Medicine of 2021 by Women We Admire.
Jane Willemsen is the Executive Vice President and President of Hospital Operations of John Muir Health’s Walnut Creek & Concord Campuses and John Muir Behavioral Health. A leader in health
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care in the San Francisco Bay Area, John Muir Health is a not-for-profit integrated system of doctors, hospitals and other services. They make a commitment to provide the highest quality care to their patients every day through the contributions of their physicians,
employees and volunteers. Willemsen has 15 years in the hospital and healthcare field. She began her career in 2006.
Before joining John Muir Health, Willemsen was an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Queen of the Valley Medical Center and before that a Vice President of Nursing and Allied Health and Assistant Director of Nursing at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Willemsen graduated from Northwestern University with a graduate degree and from the University of Iowa with an undergraduate degree in Nursing.
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Say Hello to Our New Members!
To learn more about these Chamber Member businesses, visit their websites, or better yet, visit their location and introduce yourself.
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Y Media
New York Life
Artra Fleming
Kathleen Holm
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The Chamber Ambassadors and staff invite you to join them as they celebrate the grand opening of a new member business with a ribbon cutting ceremony. If you can't join us for the ribbon-cutting, they welcome you to stop by and introduce yourself another day.
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Grand Opening
&
1330 South California Blvd.
Walnut Creek
Friday, December 17 | 4pm – 5pm
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Yoga Flow SF offers a variety of styles in a clean, warm, friendly atmosphere. We offer heated yoga, non heated yoga, barre, pilates, childcare, prenatal and more!
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MEMBER BENEFITS & UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Your success is our business. From free directory listings on our website to monthly mixers to business development groups, a Chamber membership offers you a wealth of benefits. To learn more about how we can partner, contact our Membership Sales Director Linda Vesneski at (925)934-2007 or lvesneski@walnut-creek.com
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Lunch Hour Power Hour
Virtual Business Speed Networking!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Free and open to all business owners and professionals in Contra Costa County, California, and beyond.
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HOST A CHAMBER BASH IN 2022
Showcase your businesses at a fun, after hours networking event by hosting one of our Business and Social Hours (BASH). Typically held the last Thursday of each month, the BASH gives our members an opportunity to showcase their business and provide a fun environment for the community to come out and network, make new friends, and learn more about our local business community! Our BASH schedule fills up fast and are usually booked six months or more in advance. For more details and a hosting request form, click here or contact the Chamber Membership Director Linda Vesnski, lvesneski@walnut-creek.com.
This is a member only benefit.
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SHOP LOCAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON |
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Shop Local - Shop Small
Shop Chamber Member Businesses
Let's celebrate our local, small, and Chamber Member businesses this holiday season and throughout the year. By shopping in Walnut Creek, we help our community thrive and stay vibrant; and our businesses grow and flourish.
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Bring Back Holiday Cheer!
We welcome business owners to stop by the Chamber office for a supply of free Shop Small canvas tote bags for your customers. Window signs, stickers, and face masks are also available.
Shoppers are also welcome to come in for a free canvas tote bag.
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Join us as we head to Sicily!
Tour includes visiting the cities of
Palermo, Cefalu, Erice, Piazza Armerina, Siracusa, and Taormina.
Optional Pre-Tour | TUSCIA REGION
April 30 - May 4, 2022 :
Optional Post-Tour | MALTA
May 11- 15, 2022
Questions? Contact Lynn Pauline, (925) 934-2007 x100 or reply to this email.
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Think there's nothing to do? You just may be surprised what's happening. Upcoming events include:
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ARM of Care
HOPE Solutions
These member businesses are all looking for team members. Click here.
Chamber member benefits:
List your events, job opportunities, and press releases on the Chamber website. If you need assistance, contact Linda Vesneski at lvesneski@walnut-creek.com.
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For the latest Covid-19 information:
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Step Inside for Some Cheer!
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Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
1280 Civic Drive | Suite 100 | Walnut Creek | CA | 94596
925.934.2007
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