News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber |
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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.
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Making the Holidays Bright
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It’s a Wonderful Life in Lafayette Holiday Celebration
Sunday, December 4, 2022, 4:30pm-6:30pm in Lafayette Plaza Park!
“It’s a Wonderful Life in Lafayette” Holiday Celebration is designed as a time to share holiday cheer as we celebrate this wonderful community we live in. Typically held on the first Sunday in December in Lafayette’s Plaza Park, this free, fun, family-friendly celebration includes Santa sightings, free train rides on the Lafayette Express, official holiday tree lighting ceremony, one-of-a-kind photo ops, live musical entertainment, kid’s crafts, holiday treats and more!
The “It’s a Wonderful Life in Lafayette” event is presented by the Lafayette Chamber, and sponsored by Branagh Development and the Dana Green Team who together are also hosting the environmentally-friendly downtown Lafayette twinkle lights for the 2022 Holiday Season.
Santa arrives at Lafayette Plaza Park at approximately 5pm. He will parade along Golden Gate Way from the Lafayette Library to Lafayette Plaza Park.
Need a wreath? They will be available for purchase from Troop 204.
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Lafayette Chamber's Holiday Mixer
Thursday, December 8, 5:30-7:00pm, St. Perpetua Community Center - The Grand Hall, 3454 Hamlin Road, Lafayette
We look forward to hosting our holiday mixer at St. Perpetua Church's new Community Center in The Grand Hall on December 8.
The first 24 new members to register will be entered in our Get to Know our New Members Bingo Game! There are Prizes to be won! Email AJ to participate.
Please consider donating to Hope Solutions. Hope Solutions is a charity that St. Perpetua tithes for. It was originally called Contra Costa Interfaith Housing. It was started/founded by multiple faith communities in Contra Costa County to provide supportive housing for families and individuals. They purchased an apartment building in Pleasant Hill and remodeled it and moved in families and provided therapy, job counseling, after school help for the kids and so much more. Their model is so successful that they now provide housing and support services at multiple complexes in Contra Costa County. Hope Solutions is extra special because so many groups in Lafayette were instrumental in its creation and continue to support it.
Hope Solutions’ MHSA and ACCESS program have requested new bedding as a holiday gift. Help Hope Solutions deliver “Bed in a Bag” including comforters and sheets to the residents in the program. Bed in a Bag should be gender neutral and include a comforter, shams, and sheet set. Bedding should be delivered to the holiday mixer on Thursday, December 8 at St. Perpetua or to the Hope Solutions office by Monday, December 12. If you would like to sign up to provide bedding for a resident in the program you can sign up here. If you have any questions about donations, please contact Sandibel Arnold at sarnold@hopesolutions.org.
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Welcome NEW Friend of the Chamber!
We'd like to extend a special thank you to Chris Laszcz-Davis for supporting the Lafayette Chamber by becoming a Friend of the Chamber.
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Lafayette Chamber RENEWING Members
A huge thank you to the following members for renewing their membership between November 14-27.
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Nominations for Lafayette's Business Person of the Year 2023 due December 9
Criteria for the Lafayette Business Person of the Year includes:
- Current Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Member;
- Is involved with a successful business;
- Has been involved with either the Chamber or other community based organizations;
- Their work should support our mission: To promote and maintain a healthy business climate and to preserve and enhance the quality of life in Lafayette;
- Someone who has given their time, money or energy to help make Lafayette a healthy community where people want to live, work and shop;
- Someone who models excellence in everything they do;
- Someone who brings this community together and/or makes us proud to be a member of the community.
Former BPOY award recipients include Ed Stokes, Paul Barendregt, Dan Kelly, Barb Sorken, Dave Hill, Don Jenkins, Cynthia Murdough, Paul Bettelheim, Bob Ewen, Sereta Churchill, Ann Denny, Caesar Perales, Dennis Garrison, Scott Hampton & Wendy Tamis, Steve Cortese, Mike Heller, Mo Levich, Larry Blodgett, Tom Courtright, Larry Duson, Jay Lifson, Colleen McCormick, Brian Aiello, Leila Douglah, Andy and Wendy Scheck, Brenda Oum, Dana Green, Terry Ring, Jennifer Perlmutter, and John McCormick.
Questions? Feel free to call the Lafayette Chamber at 925-284-7404.
📷 Don Tatzin (left) with Business Person of the Year 2018, Dana Green (right).
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View photos from the Community Thanksgiving Breakfast that was held on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
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Ann Denny Award Presented to Anne Grodin at Community Thanksgiving Breakfast
The Ann Denny award, named for long-time Chamber Executive Director Ann Denny, is only given periodically to an individual who, over years of service, exemplifies the “very best of our community”… a visionary who models excellence, long-term community commitment, and inspirational leadership. On Thursday, November 17, Lafayette Chamber Board member Kathy Merchant presented the award to Anne Grodin. Ann Grodin served as board member and President of the Chamber board in the 1980s. Anne joins past honorees Bob Athayde, Don Tatzin, Eric Christensen and Mike Anderson.
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Business Resources & Opportunities |
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Join us in-person to network, share ideas, and enjoy holiday festivities! Plus we’ll present our donation to CASA Contra Costa County, our 2022 nonprofit cause.
Cost: MDBW members $30, Guests $35. Cost includes dinner. Your choice of dinner entrée comes with a salad, dinner roll and iced tea. Other beverages may be ordered and paid at the meeting.
Optional activities: Holiday Gift Exchange Game – If you wish to participate, bring a small gift that you made, "discovered" or purchased. Suggested gift value up to $25.
Raffle to support CASA Contra Costa County - $5 for 6 raffle tickets, cash preferred.
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Saint Mary's College Museum of Art Family Day
Join us this coming Saturday, December 3 at 1 p.m. for a Family Day Making Holiday Light Boxes!
Enjoy a hands-on holiday art-creating adventure exploring light and shadow at Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art (MoA) Saturday, December 3rd. Children and their families are invited to partake in an afternoon of family artmaking and integrated learning with creator and facilitator Dr. E and Friends. Wrap your artmaking activity with a cup of cheer, warm beverages, and holiday music. Supplies are included, and FREE snacks will be provided for all participants.
Dr. E, also known as Everett L. Louis, Ph.D., is a musician, teaching artist, and adjunct assistant professor at Saint Mary’s College of California in teacher education. Learn more about his art and integrated learning strategies at: https://www.doctoreandfriends.org
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Holiday Sale & Open House At Historic Scout Cabin
Scout Troop 204 will be hosting a Holiday Open House and wreath sale event. This feel-good, family event with holiday music and cheer, will be outside, from 8:30am-4:30pm on Saturday, Dec 3rd. Scouts will be on hand to provide tours of the historic cabin's interior and to help Santa hand out treats. See if you can spot an elf!
As a boy-led Troop, 204 member activities are entirely self-funded thru their efforts in the annual wreath sale, now in its 26th year. Wreaths are 22" in diameter and boast a hand-tied bow in traditional red, holiday green/red plaid or festive blue/red tartan. Wreaths are $30. Pre-sale is available at Troop204.com.
Celebrating our 90th year as an organization, Troop 204 is the oldest Scouting Troop in Lafayette, California. Founded in 1932, the Troop is run with a unique focus on developing leadership, outdoor skills and lifelong friendships. Our focus on outdoors includes winter and summer camping, cooking, map reading, orienteering, water sports and a 50-mile wilderness backpacking excursion that is organized and led by Scouts. Since our first Eagle Scout in 1945, our program has advanced over 400 young men through to Eagle Rank. We believe our track record to Eagle Scout is among the strongest in all of Scouting.
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East Bay Book of Lists - A Celebration of East Bay Excellence
Thursday, Dec 8, 2022, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Front Lobby, Roundhouse Market & Conference Center at Bishop Ranch, 2600 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583, USA
Join the San Francisco Business Times and the top companies in the East Bay for an evening of food, drinks, and celebration! We will honor the CEOs of the East Bay companies who made our 2022 East Bay Book of Lists at this must-attend networking event. Registration closes Wednesday, December 7 at 11:00 p.m. Get tickets here. Questions? Email tthompson@bizjournals.com. |
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Friday, December 9th from 6pm to 8pm
Let's mix, mingle, and meet with our local Web3 community, while enjoying newly installed NFT art on display at Create & Flow.
Come meet local NFT artists and Web3 enthusiasts, including special guest Anna Judd, the artist behind the innovative Scales project.
Those new to Web3 also welcome, come learn more! Educational material and guidance on setting up a crypto wallet will be available during the event.
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Eat. Learn. Play. and KABOOM! Playground Build at Global Family Elementary
Location: 2035 40th Ave, Oakland, CA 94601 (Please note that street parking is limited in this neighborhood. We are asking volunteers to utilize rideshare.)
Prep Day 1: Wednesday, December 14 9 AM - 4 PM
Prep Day 2: Thursday, December 15 9 AM - 4 PM
Build Day: Friday, December 16 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Open Registration: Extended to Friday, December 9 for Lafayette Chamber members.
Stephen and Ayesha Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation is partnering with KABOOM!, a non-profit that supports play space equity by building playgrounds in neighborhoods that do not have quality play spaces for kids, to create safe places to play in the city of Oakland. In December, we will break ground on a new play space for the students at Global Family Elementary School. Volunteers will help prepare the space, install equipment, and paint. ELP is currently looking for adult volunteers (18+ years of age) to join us as we construct an exciting play yard for the families who attend Global Family. Please email achao@eatlearnplay.org by Friday, December 9 to register for the event and receive additional details related to the build.
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Toys for Tots Collection Sites
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Roadmap to Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten
Please join the Lafayette School District for a Parent/Guardian Presentation: A Roadmap to Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten on Thursday, January 5, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7 pm at Lafayette Elementary School.
- Kindergarten Readiness and Expectations
- Kindergarten Schedule - A Typical Day
- Partners in Education – Parent Organizations and LPIE
- Transitional Kindergarten
- Safe Travel to Schools
- COVID-19 Health and Safety Information
- Next Steps for Registration
- Q & A
Speakers include:
Superintendent: Dr. Brent Stephens
Assistant Superintendent: Betsy Balmat
Director of Human Resources and Communications: Lisa Spiegler
Principal: Mette Thallaug
District Administrative Specialist: Marilyn Sibley
Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Teachers
Parent Organization President
Lafayette Partners in Education (LPIE) President
Questions? Contact Marilyn Sibley, District Administrative Specialist at msibley@lafsd.org.
This event is for parent/guardians only.
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CERT Winter Class Registration in Progress
Lamorinda CERT has resumed in-person CERT Basic classes. We invite residents to register for the Winter class starting January 12, 2023 in Lafayette. The Winter class series will be on Thursday nights from 1/12 – 3/9 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at the Lafayette Community Center. The subjects covered in the class include: personal and home preparedness for all-hazard emergencies, hazardous materials and fire safety; disaster medical response, light search and rescue, Incident Command System, disaster psychology, terrorism, radio communications and pet preparedness. Wildfire season may be winding down, but it is important to learn how to best prepare for next year’s season as well as other potential hazards by taking the CERT class series. Spaces are filling up fast. To register go to: https://classes.lamorindacert.org.
Preparedness is essential for the safety of you and your family. Take the CERT class series and learn how to get prepared before the next wildfire or earthquake strikes!
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Supporting Our Arts & Our Nonprofits
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Shop & Dine Local this Holiday Season!
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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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Sign up for Text Notifications!
Please note: to signup via text you will be asked for your birthdate. This information is not stored, it is only used for verify you are over 21 years of age.
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