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
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Chamber Connectors
Join us for a unique take on networking. This group discusses current challenges members are having with their business, big or small. Share your ideas and fresh perspectives with other members. Participation is encouraged and appreciated.
Feel free to invite a guest!
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"Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer
The Lafayette Chamber will host, via Zoom, "Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 8am.
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Interested in participating as a retailer? Contact Holly. |
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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.
965 Mountain View Drive, Lafayette
📷 Long Le, 925-298-5372
At Pho Benny we serve traditional Pho, spring rolls, Banh Mi and so much more. We use fresh ingredients for every dish.
Category: Restaurants
3564 Mt Diablo Blvd.
Patrick Leung, 925-989-9711
We specialize in new installations for hardwood, waterproof flooring (SPC, WPC, LVP) & carpet. We have a large selection of flooring samples & provide free estimates/ consultations.
Categories: Contractor / Construction, Retail, Floor Coverings
1261 Locust St. #2, Walnut Creek
Alan Koenigsberg, 925-299-1358
East Bay based since 2004, Agile partners with businesses and nonprofits that want to grow 20% or more. Our team is experienced in assessing and recommending the best software.
Categories: Marketing Services, Consultants
3589 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
Kelisha Abad, 925-989-4100
Mighty's mission is to inspire clients to feel wonderful about themselves, get energized and escape life's challenges when they are at Mighty! Mighty Pilates incorporates the great foundations of classical pilates while upping the intensity factor for an inspired, invigorating workout.
Category: Fitness / Health Clubs
Clayton, CA 94517
Brian Stranko, 925-408-6173
No-H2O waterless auto detailing helps save California's water one car wash at a time. No-H2O is mobile and on-demand
and uses no water. Instead, No-H2O uses biodegradable sprays that emulsify "lift" dirt and grime off of cars.
Categories: Car Wash & Detailing Services
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Lafayette Chamber RENEWING Members
A huge thank you to the following members for renewing their membership for 2022 between July 11-17.
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Lafayette Young Professionals Game Night and Wine Tasting
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.
Want a text notification of upcoming Yo Pro events? Sign up here.
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Grand Opening of The Gather Stories
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Attention Business Owners/Managers: New Mandatory Alcohol Server Training
The deadline for alcohol servers and their managers at over 56,000 businesses to meet mandatory training under a new law is rapidly approaching. The new law went into effect on July 1, 2022 with a grace period until August 31, 2022. Every alcohol server and their managers must be trained under Assembly Bill 1221 and Assembly Bill 82. AB 1221 defines an alcohol server as anyone that is employed at an ABC on-premises licensed establishment who is responsible for checking identifications, taking customer orders, and pouring or delivering alcoholic beverages.
Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training and Certification is a Three-Step process:
- Register with ABC as a Server on the RBS Portal
- Take RBS training from an approved RBS Training Provider
- Return to the RBS Portal to take ABC’s alcohol server certification exam
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Mix, Mingle & Meet New Park Theater Operator, CinemaSF
Wednesday, August 24, 5:30pm-7pm, Lafayette Plaza Park
It’s the Lafayette Chamber’s summer mixer in Lafayette Plaza Park with The Park Theater Trust! Lafayette Chamber members and the community are invited to mix and mingle on Wednesday, August 24, 5:30pm-7pm in Lafayette Plaza Park. The Park Theater Trust will be introducing to our community Jaimi Holker and Adam Bergeron, the husband and wife team behind highly regarded CinemaSF and new operators of our much-loved Park Theater.
Learn how you and your business can support the Park and its exciting $5 million renovation. Enjoy a tasting of local wine by Hollie’s Homegrown and a taste of Sideboard’s famous mac & cheese! Get your Park Theater swag! Purchase a raffle ticket for exciting prizes! Meet new members and learn about the Chamber's upcoming community events. We look forward to seeing you - please register so that we can have a name badge waiting for you!
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Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Wine and Beer Booth Hosts
The Lafayette Art, Wine and Music Festival is the biggest downtown party in the county. We have 160 local businesses and organizations participating at all different levels plus another 200 art and craft vendors.
This week's member shoutout goes to our Lafayette Chamber members that will be hosting a beer or wine booth during the festival!
Wine Booth Hosts
Beer Booth Hosts
We are sold out! If interested in adding to our waitlist or looking to get involved in other areas including our volunteer committee, please contact Sara@lafayettechamber.org.
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Lafayette Social Networking Luncheon
Join Lafayette Social Magazine and other local businesses for our monthly LS Networking Luncheon. This month we will gather at Tutu's on Wednesday, July 27, 11:30am. The co-host for this gathering is Brandi Flores, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
This is a great opportunity to explore our fabulous local restaurants, and mingle with other professionals in your community! Space is limited, so click here to RSVP. Please anticipate purchasing your own lunch and drinks.
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City of Lafayette Weekly Roundup, July 15, 2022
➡ Filing Period Now Open to Fill Three Seats on the Lafayette City Council
Roadwork Continues
➡ Apply to Serve on the Local Road Safety Plan Task Force
➡ Lamorinda School Bus Passes Available
➡ Free Pass2Class Bus Passes for School Transportation within Contra Costa County
➡ Lafayette School District Annual Enrollment Confirmation
➡ Learn About the Proposed Pleasant Hill Road Median Multi-Use Pathway
➡ Las Trampas Welcomes Participants Back to New State-of-the-Art Facility
➡ Spare the Air This Summer
➡ County Seeking Youth Health Ambassadors - Applications Accepted Through July 17
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Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, Candace Andersen, District 2, Weekly Update - July 15
➡ Be Prepared, Get Up-to-Date Emergency Alerts on Your Phone
➡ Free N-95 Masks and Covid-19 Home Test Kits Available for Pickup at our Danville Office Monday - Thursday
➡ The ABCs of COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Ages 6 Months – 5 Years
➡ American Red Cross Blood Drive
➡ Ways to Access Homeless Services in Contra Costa County
➡ Become a Youth Health Ambassador Applications Accepted Through Sunday, July 17th
➡ Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice Community Cafés
➡ Truth Act Community Forum
➡ Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge: Get a Free High-Efficiency Showerhead from EBMUD or Contra Costa Water District
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From Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Assemblymember, 16th District
Beginning on Saturday, July 16 people experiencing mental health crises and challenges will be able to dial 9-8-8 on their phones and connect to a mental health crisis hotline 24/7. This is an improvement on our previous crisis lines because 9-8-8 is significantly easier to remember than other phone numbers and, with education and community engagement, we can make sure knowing to dial 9-8-8 in a mental health crisis is as common as knowing to call 9-1-1 in an emergency.
I have taken up the issue of expanding and building upon 9-8-8 through legislation and budget actions. Last year, I helped secure funding to make sure the 9-8-8 hotline has the resources it needs to work for Californians in a meaningful way. We also need to go further than the 9-8-8 line alone - I am also working on AB 988, the Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act, which would add on funding for mobile crisis response teams across California. People experiencing a mental health crisis are experiencing a health crisis and deserve to have trained healthcare professionals be part of responding to that emergency.
I gathered with community leaders to talk about the current state of AB 988 and get the word out on the importance of this piece of legislation. In this video, Taun Hall of the Miles Hall Foundation, Gigi Crowder from NAMI Contra Costa, and Lauren Finke of the Kennedy Forum join me to discuss the current landscape of the mental health crisis response and how we are working to transform it.
Please tune in for this critical conversation and help get the word out about 9-8-8 by watching the video here.
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Walnut Creek Chamber's Civic Affairs Forum
Friday, July 29, 9am-10am, Virtual
Special guests Catharine Baker, Former California State, Assemblymember 16th District and Lisa Tucker, President, Tucker Group, Political Consultant. Register here.
Zoom link will be sent to all registrants the day before the forum.
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Member News & Announcements |
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Private Wine Tasting
Lafayette's Wallace Advisory Group and Deer Hill Vineyards are co-hosting a special wine tasting at Deer Hill Vineyards estate, near downtown Lafayette on Thursday, July 28, 6pm-7:30pm. We hope you will join us, Lafayette Social, for an evening of wine and engaging conversation at this beautiful, family-owned vineyard.
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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.
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation Monday Storytime
July 25, 2022, 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Outdoor Amphitheater*
Join Bel, of Bel and Bunna's Books, as she shares some of her favorite stories with you! Lafayette Children's Librarian Allegra will be on hand with fun take-and-make craft bags.
SPECIAL Garbage Truck Storytime on July 25th! Republic Services will be on hand with a real garbage truck to show the kids as Bel shares a book about trash!
*Weather permitting. Bring a blanket to sit on the patio.
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Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation and the City of Lafayette Pilot Program: The SWELL Center
Monday - Friday, June 6 - July 29, 2022, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Daily
The SWELL Center is a casual, drop-in "wellness" space where teens and tweens can find community this summer, modeled after high school wellness centers. Stop by during the week to relax, hang out, eat lunch, and engage in whatever activities interest you. Programming may include active and self-guided activities (board games, books, cards), new friends, community improvement projects, and peer support. Food and drink allowed. Drop-in for middle and high school students.
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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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