News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber |
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Sara Regan, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Typical Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
Closed Monday-Thursday 12:30pm-1pm for lunch.
Closed Monday, February 20 for Presidents' Day.
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Lafayette Chamber presents “Getting your Business 2023 Ready” Speaker Series hosted by Pillar Cowork.
The Speaker Series will take place scheduled Tuesdays throughout the year from 12pm-1pm. In person and online options available for series with the exception of February 14.
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TUESDAY, January 31, Noon, In Person and Online
Alan, MBA is founder of Agile Digital Marketing LLC, a full service strategy and implementation agency based in Walnut Creek. Clients are in the U.S. and abroad. With 11 years of corporate marketing and engineering and SAAS experience, he brings a unique blend of experience and understanding of marketing best practices as they relate to the convergence of website design, SEO, paid search, PR, content and branding. In addition, he speaks, teaches, consults and advises startups and nonprofits and serves as a fractional CMO to companies.
Stephanie is a founder of fLO Content, a video content producer specializing in original, authentic, documentary style pieces that serve specific goals or strategic purposes for small businesses and nonprofits. Her background is in performing and developing original productions and as a corporate trainer. She strives to create immersive and valuable presentations that encourage the audience to think outside the box.
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Please note: the February 7 talk has been moved to February 21 with Lafayette Chamber Board member, Katie Santos! Learn more and register below. |
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TUESDAY, February 14, noon, Online Only
“Staying Compliant in a Digital World – Keeping Your Website Accessible to Avoid ADA Lawsuits” – Presented by Craig Wacks, Head of Sales at AudioEye *Zoom Only*
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TUESDAY, February 21, Noon, In Person and Online
Katie Santos is a Wellness business consultant who specializes in Human Resources and getting you organized. She loves helping studios, restaurants, and many other businesses streamline the running of their teams. She's created the processes, templates, and strategies to enable you to get rid of the stress and get back to what you love doing.
With 18 years of experience in small business staffing in multiple states. Her passion is helping businesses balance and maintain realistic and achievable goals.
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Speaker Series 2:
Topics will be posted shortly, please note dates: 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2.
This series is meant to give back to our community by providing knowledgeable speakers about business topics in today's world.
Please be sure to REGISTER for each event as there is limited "in person" availability. A Zoom option will be provided and a link sent prior to the scheduled date, please choose your option during the registration process.
Please note: Registration is necessary for each scheduled date.
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Welcome NEW Lafayette Chamber Members!
The following businesses recently joined the Lafayette Chamber! We encourage you to visit their website to learn more.
Moraga, CA 94556
Teresa Fadelli, 925-787-5374
Creating beautiful spaces to bring people together!
Category: Interior Design
3707 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549
Joe Ambriz, 925-752-1748
Category: Restaurants
895 Moraga Rd., Suite 6, Lafayette, CA 94549
Neda Meshkin, 925-385-8858
Family Dentistry, Holistic & Cosmetic
Categories: Dental, Dentists - Cosmetic, Dentists - General
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Lafayette Chamber RENEWING Members
A huge thank you to the following members for renewing their membership.
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Member Shout Out!
Valentine's Day is almost here! Make a reservation and shop for your sweetheart in and around Love Lafayette!
Hank & Frank Bicycles
One Stop Shoe Care
Whimsy Kidz
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Lafayette Chamber Board Retreat 2023
The introduction of our 2023 Board will be made on Friday during the Business Person of the Year Dinner & State of the City Address at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa.
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Meet Your 2023 Lafayette Chamber Ambassadors!
- Chair, Kyle Sumner, Chambers & Chambers
- Chair, Stephanie McNabb, Primp Salon
- Diane Athanasiou, Volunteer
- David Benet, Mobility Matters
- Matt Boone, Dana Green Team
- Grace Dixon, Community Foundation of Lafayette
- Mike Hayes, Cross-Group Marketing and Networking
- Roberto Hernandez, New York Life
- Grant Krogius, New York Life
- Dennis Markam, Town Hall Theatre
- Jenn Mecham, Unbound Training Company
- Gian Panetta, MassMutual
- Ali Stoddard, Green Alley
- Brian Stranko, No-H2O Waterless Auto Detailing
Special thank you to Pho Benny for the delicious spring rolls! Interested in becoming an Ambassador or Chamber Host? Contact AJ.
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Business Person of the Year, State of the City Address and Introduction of Lafayette Chamber Board of Directors
A dinner will be held in his honor on Friday, February 3 at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa. The evening will also include the State of City Address by City of Lafayette Mayor Carl Anduri and the introduction of the Lafayette Chamber’s 2023 Board of Directors.
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Lafayette Chamber Member Orientation
Don’t miss this opportunity to get the official rundown on the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, how to take advantage of available business resources, and how to participate in community events. Complete with a special welcome and presentations by Chamber Staff, Board Members, and Ambassadors, this is a special chance to get the inside scoop on everything happening in our community!
All members who joined in the last year, people new to your organization, as well as those who joined when our office was closed due to the pandemic are welcome to attend.
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Lafayette Young Professionals Social Mixer
The Lafayette Young Professionals, a branch of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, hosts a wide variety of entertaining and educational events to help take us to the next level in our careers.
Please join us for our social mixers on the second Thursday of the month. Our first event of 2023 is on Thursday, February 9, 5pm-6:30pm in the Dug Out at Headlands Brewing Company.
Lafayette Yo Pros is designed for the younger crowd ranging in age from 21-39 years old, with "young at heart" always welcome.
This is a place where young professionals can tap into our local business community and really develop relationships that will be with us for the rest of our lives.
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Now taking nominations for the 2023 Lafayette Citizen(s) of the Year!
Deadline to submit nominations is Friday, February 10, 2023 at noon.
Criteria for Lafayette’s Citizen of the Year are as follows:
- Must NOT be a current elected or paid member of any City Council or school board.
- Must be a current Lafayette resident.
- Must be someone who has given of their time, money or energy to help make Lafayette a healthy community, where people will want to live, work and shop.
- Must be someone who models excellence in everything they do.
- Must be someone who brings this community together and/or makes us proud to be a member of the community.
Previous recipients: W.B. Ellis, Ralfe Miller, Margaret Bainbridge, Mel Nielsen, John R. Jacques, M.H. Stanley, C.R. Turner, Theron Nelson, William Zion, Stanford White, Jack Hageman, Lou Repetto, Jop Van Overveen, Vern Odegard, Jack Marchant, Donn Black, Charles Franklin, Chris Adams, John Kennedy, Clifford Feiler, James Lloyd, Boardman Moore, Robert Augenthaler, Percy Whitten, Barbara Bupp, Irene Graff, Ed Stokes, Robert Fisher, Ernie Marriner, Ken Clifford, Don Young, Irene Thomas, Ned Robinson, Alice Johnson, Hirsh Morton, Sue Cross, Tom Cleveland, Herb Joyce, Skid Thomas, Su Stauffer, Tom Courtright, Lynn Hiden, Avon Wilson, Bill Wakeman, Richard Holmes, Guy Atwood, Connie & Mike Collier, Judy Garvens, Anne Grodin, Ellen Peterson, Norma Evans, Robert Wood, Mary McCosker, Budd MacKenzie, Kathy Bowles, Ivor Samson, Gwen Watson, Judy Carney, Jeanne Ateljevich, Team Library, Karen Mulvaney, Gayle Uilkema, Greg Moeller, Toni McShane, Marechal Duncan, Tom Steuber, Dick & Robin Holt, Donovan Jenkins, Don Tatzin, Rick & Janet Cronk, and William Fraser & Janet Thomas.
📷 Citizen of the Year 2019 Don Tatzin
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NEW! Lamorinda Businesswomen’s Group!
A supportive women-led business group. Shared experiences, contributed knowledge and skills, networking and collaboration opportunities. Empowering female entrepreneurs to build successful businesses.
Meeting once a month, typically the third Wednesday of the month, the group plans to meet at member locations throughout Lafayette at varying times from breakfast, bunch/lunch to happy hour and evening hours.
And save the date for upcoming events:
This group is a subcommittee of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. Goals and mission will be outlined at this first meeting and proposed to the Chamber Board for final approval and induction of this new subcommittee.
📷 The Lafayette Chamber thanks Carine Camara founder of CARRINNA for coordinating!
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In Case You Missed It!
View archive of email blasts HERE>
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Celebrate Our Schools
Friday, February 10, 2023, 4:30-7:30pm
Lafayette Park Plaza (corner of Mt. Diablo & Moraga Rd)
Join LPIE for a festive family night in celebration of all we have done together to enrich our schools over the last 40 years and the potential of what is to come!
- Games, Art, and Activities
- Perry the Magician
- Lafayette Student Performances
- Live Music by David Martin’s House Party
- Food Trucks and Restaurants
- A Special LPIE Announcement
Entry is complimentary; food and drinks available for purchase. RSVP HERE. Guests who register will automatically be entered into a drawing to receive a Valentine’s dinner for two! Must be present on February 10th to win.
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Resources & Opportunities |
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Small Business Help Office Hours - Hosted by SCORE
SCORE has the largest network of free volunteer small business mentors in the nation. No matter what stage your business is at SCORE can be a valuable resource.
The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has been partnering with SCORE for over 15 years.
We welcome our chamber members and community members to schedule a complementary meeting with a SCORE representative on Tuesdays between the hours of 1:30pm-4:00pm in our Chamber office at 251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150.
Mike Harris is our in-house SCORE counselor. Mike earned a BS with an emphasis on electronics from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from Santa Clara University. After a few years in engineering, Mike spent most of his career in high tech marketing and operations management. While continuing to work in electronics he helped manage his family retail business. After retiring from his career in electronics, Mike began working with small businesses helping them obtain working capital loans. Besides mentoring, Mike helps present SCORE business plans and financial planning workshops.
To schedule your appointment, please call the Lafayette Chamber at (925) 284-7404 or book your appointment online here. Enter your desired time frame. In person meetings at the Lafayette Chamber office are by appointment only and are scheduled every 30 minutes.
SCORE Workshops
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Budgeting and forecasting your business the easy way using the SCORE template, Jan. 31, 6:30pm. REGISTER HERE
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Business Accounting, Feb. 2, 9:30am. REGISTER HERE
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Call for New Marketing Materials
It's the new year and the Chamber wants to make sure our community is up to date on what your business offers! If you've recently updated your promotional materials or business cards, and would like to provide copies to the Chamber office to display, or to replace/update what we already have, please feel free to stop by with any brochures, flyers, menus, cards, etc. and we are happy to place them on our display wall!
Contact AJ with any questions.
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Summer Camp Promotion Opportunities |
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Mt. Diablo Business Women – Feb. Meeting: “Unearth Your Money Story!”
Thursday, Feb. 9 from 5:30-8:00 p.m., The Greenery, 1551 Marchbanks, Walnut Creek CA. Eagle Room
You have a money story! Emily Scott, owner of Emily Scott And, explains how to understand and navigate your individual money story to create effective financial, philanthropic, and legacy plans. Plus, enjoy great networking and the warm welcome Mt. Diablo Business Women is known for!
MDBW members $35, Guests $40. Includes buffet dinner. Optional raffle to support CASA of Contra Costa County: $5 for 6 tickets, cash preferred.
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Local Mixers and Business Opportunities
Lafayette Chamber Ambassador David Benet of Mobility Matters maintains an online calendar of upcoming mixers, ribbon cuttings and events presented by local Chambers of Commerce and other organizations. There are a lot of mixers and events coming up this February! If you have a networking event that you would like to share or you would like to receive a notification of upcoming events, please email David. Follow this link for the calendar: https://www.mobilitymatterscc.com/upcoming-mixers-and-events/. |
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Wallet & Purse Collection for Bay Area Rescue Mission
When their clients are starting their programs to transition off the streets they start with teaching them they need to carry a wallet / purse with identification and their necessary paperwork.
MVPC will be have a collection bin at the Chamber office. Items can be dropped off during regular Chamber office hours, Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm; Closed Monday-Thursday 12:30pm-1pm for lunch. Closed Monday, February 20 for President's Day.
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Local Food Adventures' in-person events are back ... and with a SWEET twist!
Owner Lauren Herpich is bringing her globally popular, pandemic-era Virtual Ice Cream Social directly to groups in the Bay Area! She provides the ice cream, toppings, all materials as well as the live hosted entertainment! Perfect for team-building activities, office socials, birthday celebrations and more!
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John McCormick joins the The Park Theater Trust Board of Directors
The Park Theater Trust (TPTT) is very honored to announce that John McCormick, co-owner of Lamorinda Music along with wife Colleen, and former board president of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, has joined the TPTT board of directors. TPTT is the all-volunteer, Lafayette-based nonprofit that raised $3 million in December 2021 to purchase Lafayette’s historic Park Theater cinema on behalf of the community. TPTT is now in the midst of a renovation capital campaign and hopes to reopen the theater by Holiday 2024 under the operator, highly regarded CinemaSF.
John and Colleen have lived in Lafayette for over 30 years, where they raised their two children. John graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Engineering. He spent almost 30 years in various executive and operational roles in the Bay Area software industry. During that time, he volunteered with LASF/LPIE for over 20 years, where he managed their technical infrastructure and was instrumental in their transition to collecting donations online.
John left the technology industry in 2018 and devoted his time to making Lafayette a better place to live. He joined the Lafayette Chamber Board of Directors. He was its president for two consecutive years during the pandemic and worked closely with local businesses to help survive unprecedented changes. He continues to serve on the Chamber’s Executive Committee and was named Lafayette’s Businessperson of the Year for 2021.
Outside of Lafayette, John is an active volunteer with the American Red Cross and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. He recently received his master’s degree in History from Harvard University and published his first book, Chinese in Napa Valley, documenting the forgotten history of Chinese laborers in the Napa Valley between 1870 and 1900.
TPTT is extremely grateful for John’s willingness to bring his accomplished tech skills, high energy, creativity, professionalism, and passion for community to its effort to revitalize the iconic Park Theater into an accessible and inclusive, community-centered cinema, arts and culture hub. For more information, please visit parktheatertrust.org.
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The Weekly Roundup, January 27, 2023
➡ City Council Special Meeting on Monday Night
➡ Roundabout Modifications
➡ Community Meeting About Planned Roadwork on February 2
➡ Attend Tours and Orientation to Purchase a Below Market Rate (BMR) Home in Lafayette
➡ Police Statistics for October and November 2022
➡ Wild Mushroom Warning
➡ John McCormick joins The Park Theater Trust Board of Directors
➡ LPIE Accepting Nominations for the Tom Mulvaney Legacy Award
➡ Community Events and Meetings
➡ Storm Recovery Resources
➡ BART Trackway Repairs Scheduled for Presidents Day Weekend
➡ Winter Recreation Classes and Programs
➡ Report Nuisance Coyotes
➡ Shop Local Lafayette eCards Holiday Bonus Promotion Still Available
➡ Lafayette Planning Applications and Major Development Projects
➡ City App Allows Residents to Easily Report Public Works Maintenance Concerns and Code Enforcement Complaints
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Lafayette Celebrating 175+ Years
In 2023, the City will be exploring and celebrating our local history. They are working in partnership with Lafayette Historical Society (LHS), to increase awareness and appreciation of our history including recognition and understanding of the indigenous people who were first on the land that is now Lafayette, as well as the Spaniards and Rancheros that preceded American settlers who laid out the built community that we see today. The theme “Celebrating 175+ Years” also nods to our future. Learn more about the year long celebration here.
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Supervisor Candace Andersen's January 26 Weekly Update
➡ Contra Costa County Winter Storm Damage Survey
➡ Seeking Nominations for Contra Costa County Youth Hall of Fame
➡ Getting Better When You're Sick
➡ Presidents Day Weekend: Free buses to replace BART service between Lafayette, Orinda and Rockridge Stations
➡ Resource Families Can Change a Child’s Life
➡ Homelessness Contractors Request for Proposal
➡ Do Hazardous Materials Policy Issues Interest You?
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Show Your Membership!
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.
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