News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber |
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Virtual Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
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Thank you for Making the Holidays Bright!
Last night, the lights officially turned on in Lafayette Plaza Park. Watch here.
We want to give a Twelve Foot “shout out” to Honey Bear Trees for donating the Holiday Tree in Lafayette Plaza.
We thank the Dana Green Team and Branagh Development for sponsoring the twinkle lights up and down Mt. Diablo Blvd. for the past seven years! The lights have a heartening effect on our downtown, giving us cheer and raising our spirits during the holiday season.
➡ Our Holiday Mixer will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, December 9, 6pm-7pm.
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Bay Area Health Officers Move to Implement the State’s New Regional Stay Home Order, Not Waiting Until Local Hospitals Are Near Crisis to Act
On Friday, the county announced a new regional new stay at home order effective starting last night at 10pm and runs through January 4, 2021.
For information on what is open, current guidance plus safety and relief information, please click here.
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Welcome New Members!
Last week welcomed the following new members to the Lafayette Chamber. We encourage you to visit their website to learn more!
760 Moraga Rd., Lafayette
Sibel Giftgi, 415-309-3981
Local quaint showroom here in Lafayette. Exclusive designer showcasing clothing by appointment only. Women, Men, Childrens Wear and Accessories.
Categories: Clothing & Accessories, Bridal Boutique
3420 Mt Diablo Blvd, #A, Lafayette
Alex Bru and Austin Sharp, 707-327-8092
Multi-award winning nano-brewery and taproom / kitchen. Pairing great beer with awesome adventures. #FindYourHeadlands #EarnYourHeadlands
Categories: Restaurants, Brewery
895 Moraga Rd. Suite 3, Lafayette
925-283-1921
Dr. Seth Osterman specializes in orthodontics for children & adults. We offer treatment with traditional metal braces, clear braces, and Invisalign® clear aligners to improve your oral health and appearance.
Category: Orthodontics
805 Via Gaviota, Aptos, CA
Michael Cellura, 925-448-7369
The Live Like Leo Foundation is intended to harness rich global experiences and bring them to students who do not have such access. We believe through opening societal borders and bringing the best of educational programs from around the globe, we can raise awareness to the underexposed and in turn breed a more connected world. The Live Like Leo Foundation draws its inspiration from young Leo Cellura who’s life was cut short in a tragic accident. Leo's global experiences over his short eleven years of life are what has inspired all of the people he touched and given us the purpose to pay it forward.
Category: Non-Profit Organizations & Clubs
Thank you Renewing Members!
The following members renewed their Chamber membership between November 30 and December 6. Thank you!
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COVID Q&A with Jay
Wednesdays, December 9 and 16, 9am-10am
Chamber Executive Director, Jay Lifson, will provide an update on the recent changes and answer any questions you may have. If we don’t know the answer, we’ll see if we can find it for you!
Meeting ID: 890 5826 8167, Passcode: 334062.
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December Networking Mixer
Wednesday, December 9, 6pm-7pm
Join us for our December mixer which promises to be your opportunity to welcome our new members and network with fellow members.
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Photo: 2019 Holiday Mixer at Merrill Gardens Lafayette.
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Looking to network (virtually)? The Lafayette Chamber is starting a networking/referral group called Chamber Connectors.
We are looking for founding members to help kick off the group. We will meet twice a month (first and third Wednesday of the month at 4:30pm). Our next meeting is Wednesday, December 16 from 4:30 to 5:30pm.
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2020 is the year to support your local stores and businesses.
The Lafayette Chamber has made it easy for you, check out our Holiday Gift Guide featuring our members. Keep checking back because the guide will continue to grow as we add new gifts from our members!
When you shop local this holiday season, you will be helping local business owners through this challenging economic time. Additionally, sales tax from your purchases will be funneled back into our local economy.
Let’s help each other make this a great holiday season.
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Thank you to our retiring Chamber Ambassadors … Warren Boschin, Linda Wurth, Lynda Catlin and Grace Richter
We will miss your inviting smiles at the check-in table at our ribbon cuttings and mixers; the welcoming phone calls to our new members; the passport punching and serving help with the annual Taste of Lafayette Restaurant tour; hours of selling drink tickets and glassware in our vendor booths or introducing bands on the stage during the Art and Wine Festival; distributing t-shirts and race packets for the ResRun for Education; setting tables and seating our guests at the yearly Thanksgiving Community Breakfast; picking up food donations and helping host the Holiday Mixer … the list goes on and on.
YOUR numerous volunteer hours were most appreciated. YOU are what makes our Lafayette Chamber unique with special ties to the community. We are sad to see you step down, but hope you will continue to attend our events as guests next time we can host one safely.
Photo from left to right clockwise: Warren Boschin (left), Linda Wurth (center), Lynda Catlin (left) and Grace Richter (left).
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City of Lafayette
Planning Commission Joint Meeting with the Transportation Circulation Commission & Public Art Committee
To participate and/or listen to the meeting click here.
Bias and Discrimination: What Is Our Responsibility?
Join Lafayette’s Equity and Inclusion Task Force, Tuesday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m., to engage in discussions about how to respond to events involving bias and discrimination. Facilitator Tiffany Hoang will describe recent events that have taken place in our community and will pose the question: What is our responsibility as individuals and as a community to interrupt bias and discrimination? This interactive session will offer tips and skills to interrupt questionable actions and behaviors. Use this link to join the meeting: https://circleuped-org.zoom.us/j/99722403980?pwd=cTVZdHVFNUZ2U3VuN3YrL0lpMW5nUT09
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Music, Mixology & MDBW’s “Woman of the Year”
Wednesday, December 9, 5:30pm-7:15pm
In this free online meeting with terrific East Bay businesswomen, you can listen to music by Justin Levitt, a Carnegie Hall performer, and create holiday cocktails alongside mixologist Jeffrey Strause. Plus be the first to know who MDBW’s Woman of the Year Award winner is!
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Experienced Business Professionals Help You Succeed
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Welcome to The New Reality of Online Virtual Business Networking.
Thursday, December 17, 10am, Online
JOIN THE FUTURE - ONLINE VIRTUAL BUSINESS BUILDING NETWORKING
Learn how to adapt your business to the new reality of multi-media networking and marketing across multiple platforms that can take your business to the next level of networking, presenting, and closing more sales.
Learn the one-stop that will raise your profile and exposure on Linkedin, Facebook, FB Messenger, Twitter, Eventbrite, Meetup, and more.
Start building business relationships with people who may have clients that can use your services. These like-minded professionals may help you access key decision-makers. This will be a fun, very productive 2 hours well spent.
Expand your network by engaging with professionals who focus on business to business networking on our engaging video meeting with breakout rooms hosted by Professional Speed Networker Ambassadors.
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Member & Community Announcements |
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Mountain Shadow Film Society - December Film
Saturday, December 12, 4:30pm and Saturday, December 19, 7:30pm
Straight from the Mill Valley Film Festival Mountain Shadow brings you the pre-theatrical release, Master Cheng. It's a delightful international comedy for the Holidays! Monthly films are free for Film Society members. If you are not yet a member, you can purchase a $12.50 general admission ticket for your online screening. https://www.mountainshadow.org
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Formula 3 Fitness Lafayette- We are Thankful for our Teachers!
We would like to tell all educators how incredibly thankful we are for you! With the rollercoaster of 2020 and all the changes that have had to be made, you have gone above and beyond for our children.
These times are not easy, yet you have found a way to push through with all of the obstacles you face each day and continue to make a difference in people’s lives.
We wanted to say thank you and by giving you a healthy outlet to re-energize, de-stress, and take some much needed “me time,” with a Free Virtual Fitness Membership now through February 28th, 2021! Formula 3 Fitness has always given back to our communities and while this year has been tricky without raffles and auctions we still value engaging and connecting.
We know there are lots of groups that could use some extra love right now but this group is near and dear to all of our hearts especially to our Co-Founder Erin Gilmour and her family. Erin’s late Grandfather was a Principal, Vice Principal, teacher, and curriculum coordinator for 34 years. As a family owned business we want to continue to honor him by giving back to all teachers. Please click on the link below and complete your form. An email will be sent to you with directions on how to start your free virtual membership.
Click here to activate your FREE Virtual Membership! |
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Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten registration for 2021 - 2022
Online Pre-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year will open on January 4, 2021
If your child will be five years old by September 1, 2021, please go to www.lafsd.org; click on the Enrollment icon and follow the links to pre-enroll for Kindergarten. Kindergarten is optional in California (CA Ed Code 48200). Note: Transitional Kindergarten is for children born between 9/2/16 and 12/2/16.
If your child will be six years old by September 1, 2021, please pre-enroll for first grade (CA Ed Code 48010). Children who have completed kindergarten in a private or public school in California shall be admitted to the first grade unless the parent/guardian and the school district agree that the child may continue in kindergarten for an additional year. (CA Ed Code 48011). View flyer >>
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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The Library will remain "open" for our current Front Door Service throughout the Stay at Home order.
LIBRARY PROGRAMS THRIVE THANKS TO THE POWER OF YOU!
Your year-end gift to the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation enables us to welcome authors, artists and change makers onto our stage and into your lives.
Please DONATE today so we can continue to offer the programs you love in the new year! Thank you!
Looking for a meaningful gift this holiday season? Make a donation in honor of someone on your gift list, and the Foundation will fund new Library materials in their name!
WOW Presents Last Supper in Pompeii: From the Table to the Grave, at the SF Legion of Honor
Wednesday, December 9, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Click HERE for Program Calendar and to register
Last Supper in Pompeii represents the largest exhibition on this topic to travel to the U.S. in 40 years. Originally organized by the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, the exhibition has been adapted and expanded to bring to San Francisco a treasure trove of about 300 objects including magnificent Roman sculpture, mosaics, and frescoes; household furnishings and tableware; objects of precious materials; and more, with many of these wondrous pieces traveling to the U.S. for the first time.
Last Supper in Pompeii interprets many topics including production and consumption of various foods and wine; the Roman god Bacchus; plus archaeology and restoration techniques.
This program is hosted by Friends of the Lafayette Library.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, December 16, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Don Tatzin Community Hall
Give Blood. Help Save Lives! The Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation and American Red Cross have teamed up to host monthly community blood drives this fall. Donating is a safe process and healthy, eligible individuals are strongly urged to give blood or platelets.
For a limited time, the American Red Cross will test all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies as an additional health service to our donors. To schedule an appointment go to: redcrossblood.org/give or call 1-800-733-2767 and use Sponsor Code: lafayettelibrary. |
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