The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free educational event for restaurant owners interested in learning about how to reduce trash associated with their takeout business. Sign up to learn cost-savings tips and tricks to green your restaurant. Experts will also share info about two new state bills that support the use of reusable containers for restaurant takeout and restrict the use of plastic straws and other throwaway items.

𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑

Register at https://lafayettechamber.org/takeout.

Event will include brief presentations by several experts in eco-friendly restaurant practices and waste management as well as educate about two new state policies -- AB 619 focused on allowing BYO reusables and AB 1276 restricting restaurants from providing single-use foodware accessories to customers unless specifically requested. Enforcement provisions, including fines of up to $300, begin June 1, 2022.

This is a Zoom Webinar designed to answer restaurant operator's questions, business and community members are welcome to attend. The webinar will be recorded for future viewing.

Questions? Email info@lafayettechamber.org.

Todd Mullins, 925-360-1789

Lafayette, CA

At Old Road Brand, we are inspired by adventures from the road. Our collection of state hats were born from family road trips from our youth. Currently we make hats, and have branched out into doing custom projects as well.

Daniel Sanchez, 415-283-7043

Moraga, CA

Small wood working shop that creates one of a kind cutting and serving boards.

1249 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, CA 

Courtney Brockmeyer, 844-486-2225

Sydney Paige works nationwide with schools and community-based non-profits serving children in need to provide high-quality backpacks, books and school supplies to help give students the foundational tools and confidence needed to learn and thrive in school and life.

📷 Barranco, member since 2020

Caroline's Salon, member since 2014

Creative Alterations, member since 2010

Cross-Group Marketing and Networking, member since 2020

Halal Bites of Chicago, member since 2018

PanCoast Pizza, member since 2021

Rainbow Snow, member since 2007

Unbound Training Co, member since 2021

Ward-Young Architects, member since 1995

Don't miss out on your fellow Lafayette Chamber member's upcoming events! View May events and more in the May edition of our Nonprofit email blast HERE.

The community is invited to join us in Lafayette Plaza Park for a FREE concert, 5pm-7:30pm on Tuesday, May 17 with the Lonesome Eddie and the Saddle Sores. The concert will be during the Taste of Lafayette event but no ticket (Taste passport) is required for the music or to patronize the Chamber bar.

Learn more about the Taste of Lafayette HERE.  🍽 View Dining & Shopping Guide HERE.   

Wednesday, May 18, 4:30pm, online via Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting HERE > After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

• May 27 REGISTER HERE

Registration is required for each date for that day's Zoom link, register at https://lafayettechamber.org/coffee. Questions can be sent in advance to holly@lafayettechamber.org.

Recordings will be made available shortly after the event on the Lafayette Chamber's YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/lafayettechamberca.

Lafayette Community Foundation, in partnership with the City of Lafayette and Lafayette Chamber of Commerce are creating this special day for ALL of us.

Volunteer slots are now open, and the public is welcome to sign up to volunteer on Lafayette Community Day! Sign up by visiting LafayetteCommunityDay.org.

Email info@LafayetteCommunityDay.org with any questions or to inquire about the remaining sponsorship opportunities.

A big thank you to Republic Services for making this possible!

The Lafayette Chamber is thrilled to announce John McCormick as our 2022 Business Person of the Year. We will host the award dinner on Friday, June 24, 2022 at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa.

Tickets for the dinner can be purchased HERE>

John McCormick, co-owner of Lamorinda Music, took the reigns as President of the Lafayette Chamber in January 2020. Little did he know what kind of year it was going to be. We began the year with President John giving a beginner’s lesson on the Ukulele to the entire board at our annual retreat. We agreed on all kinds of new programs along with debating social and political positions. We had a full agenda and John was ready for the challenge. Shortly after the retreat we found ourselves at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. The goals and projects changed and with John’s leadership, the Chamber was able to pivot to a new purpose, saving our local economy.

https://lafayettechamber.org/business-person-of-the-year.

Photo by Craig Isaacs, BlueGoo Photography

New EHSD director, jobseeker mental health awareness, microbusiness grant, digital tool library for entrepreneurs. Read May issue HERE.

REGISTER TODAY for your exhibitor booth at the 31st Bay Area KidFest

Memorial Day Weekend in Concord, May 28-29-30

Our audience is so excited to have KidFest returning this month. We have a booth space for you in our all new KidFest Marketplace. Vendors at our exciting, award-winning outdoor KidFest are interspersed with a free balloon animal booth and KidArt activities that ensure the 20,000+ attendees are exposed to your booth in the center of the KidFest grounds. Surrounding the Marketplace exhibitor area is our Main Stage with non-stop entertainment, free inflatables and sports plus rides and food. Learn more here.

Learn more and register for the May 17 event, “Find pathways to breakthroughs." You have ideas, drive, and a vision of success, but what steps will you take to make that vision a reality? Learn how to map your way forward from successful innovators who will share hard-earned tips from their own journeys.

Learn more and register for the May 18 event, “Innovating for real-world solutions." Do you see a problem that you know you can fix? Do you want to improve the world with your creativity and drive? Learn from successful innovators how they approach, understand, and solve challenges, and how intellectual property protection has been key to their success.

The Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Innovation and Entrepreneurship program is presented by the USPTO’s Office of Innovation Outreach. For more information, please contact InnovationOutreach@uspto.gov.

The USPTO offers many informative presentations, panels, and chats throughout the year. For more information, visit www.uspto.gov/events.

Please go to http://lovelafayette.org/ebuildings to learn more, watch the Environmental Task Force’s recorded Building Electrification webinar (22mins), and complete the public survey (due May 15). Questions can be emailed to planning technician Josh Muller (jmuller@lovelafayette.org). 

➡ Monday Night’s Lafayette City Council Meeting 

➡ Draft Housing Element Available for Public Comment

➡ Job Opening – Join Our Public Works Department!

➡ Notices Send to Impacted Residents about Upcoming Roadwork

➡ Updated Schedule for County Work on San Pablo Dam Road

➡ County Seeking Applicants For Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

➡ Take the BART System Expansion Policy Update Survey

➡ Contra Costa TV Broadcasts Local Election Preview

➡ California Mortgage Relief Program 

➡ Training to Boost Your Business Knowledge  

➡ Assistance League of Diablo Valley Benefits from “Macy’s Gives” Event

➡ Veterans Voices Show to Discuss Veterans and Social Isolation on May 9

➡ Wonders of the World (WOW) Program on Couturier, Guo Pei

➡ Opening Reception on May 21 for Michael Robinson Exhibition: Moods for Moderns 

Contra Costa Voters! The Primary Election is scheduled for June 7, 2022. Go to coco.vote for information.

The Contra Costa County Elections website has helpful information on Voting Registration and Voting Options. With the June 7th primary just around the corner, be sure you are up-to-date and informed on your choices.

The registration and voting options page has information on voting by mail, how to register to vote, voting rights, official ballot drop boxes, voting before election day and voting on election day, and looking up your personal voting information.

Monday, May 9, 2022 6pm-8pm at Hollie's Homegrown, 998 Moraga Road, Lafayette

What is CBD? Why is it important to know where the CBD in your products come from and how they’re processed? Ali Stoddard, owner of Green Alley CBD, will discuss how to be a more educated consumer when it comes to purchasing CBD products for healing, sleep, immunity and more.

Green Alley CBD features full spectrum whole-plant hemp extractions that are organic and 100% natural. Ali has 25 years’ of experience in orthopedics, pain management, osteoporosis and wound healing. Free to attend. Reservation required. Learn more here.

ISO 4000-5000 sq ft. Space for Storage and Retail

Grateful Gatherings, is a nonprofit 501c3, which provides furniture and household items for people transitioning from homelessness. When a family transitions from homelessness or crisis into a new home in the Bay Area, they rarely have anything but a small box of belongings, we change lives in one day as we collect and deliver all the family would need to make their apartment a home. We believe that families thrive when they have a safe and comfortable home.

Our need: Since 2013 we have helped over 1000 people in the Bay Area without a storage space. We had delivered items only on demand, but now more than ever, we can’t keep up with our growing list of families looking for beds and furniture. We are looking for a 4000-5000 sq ft. space to store extra furniture items to help people immediately and sell items to raise funds for Grateful Gatherings. Areas we are interested in are: Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Alamo, Concord, Pacheco, or Martinez. These locations would allow our moving sponsors to easily pick up and drop off items at the location. If you may know anyone who has a property that could fit this request, please reach out to Grateful Gathering’s Co-Founder, Chris Flitter, chris@gratefulgatherings.org, 415-722-7238.

If you would like to learn more about Grateful Gatherings please visit the website at gratefulgatherings.org.

Do you have hiring needs that you would like to share with our membership and/or the community? You can add your job listing to our online job board! Log in to DIY or send info to holly@lafayettechamber.org.

Sweet Thursday presents Marion Nestle: Unsavory Truth - How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat

Thursday May 12, 2022, 5:00 PM | ZOOM, Click here to register

This program is presented by the Friends of Lafayette Library.

For more information visit www.LLLCF.org and follow LLLC on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Do you have an event or announcement to share with our membership and/or the community? You can add your event to our online calendar, no login required (we simply need to approve it before it will display.) Add your event HERE. Questions? Contact holly@lafayettechamber.org.

Would you like to include a Lafayette Chamber membership emblem on your website or other marketing materials?

The Lafayette Chamber would be happy to provide you with the appropriate logos. Simply email your request to holly@lafayettechamber.org.

Have you enhanced your services, changed your contact information or perhaps even created a TikTok account? Need to add a new rep so they can register for upcoming events? Now is the time to update your Lafayette Chamber Directory Profile!

Check out your profile HERE. Then email your changes to us at info@lafayettechamber.org. Or DIY by logging into your account with these directions (on page 2).

Your online profile is search engine optimized. Include a full business description including key words that your potential customers and clients would use to find you. You can also add up to four social media platforms to the listing.