Happy Holidays from the Lafayette Chamber

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Happy Holidays from your

Lafayette Chamber!

Thank you for your ongoing support of the Lafayette Chamber and our members!

2022 - The Year of Relaunching

By the numbers:

$68,800

given back to our community

111

new members

community events

ribbon cuttings

mixers with 100+ attendees each

big thank you …

As we close out our 75^th year, the Lafayette Chamber is stronger than ever. We survived the pandemic, learned, and created opportunities to redefine ourselves. Our staff found ways to better connect, support and grow our membership base. In 2022 we welcomed 111 new members!

The spring allowed us to bring back events starting off with a mixer hosted at Pillar Cowork, Citizens of the Year Dinner honoring Janet Thomas and Bill Fraser; followed by the Taste of Lafayette Restaurant Stroll, and Young Professionals socials. We worked closely with the Acalanes Parents Club and our police to host the Car Rally showcasing Acalanes 2022 graduates as they drove along Mt. Diablo Blvd. with family, friends, businesses, and the community cheering them on.

We kicked the summer off with the very first and very successful Lafayette Community Day. We rocked the Plaza every Friday night with amazing musicians who afforded us many opportunities to dance the evening away and to cheer on the Lamorinda Idol Contestants. We celebrated our Businessperson of the Year, John McCormick, co-owner of Lamorinda Music.

We hired two new employees’ mid-summer who hit the ground running. We welcomed Ginny W. Quell as the Chamber’s new office administrator and AJ Glassman who is now serving as the Chamber’s Member Engagement Coordinator.

In 2022, we hosted numerous ribbon cuttings welcoming downtown businesses including Woehrle Real Estate and Development, Lilikoi Boba, Sculptology, Brook Street Park, Las Trampas, The Parlor Boutique Salon, Sanctuary – a healing center, Create & Flow Creative Studio, Mighty Pilates, The Peter Pan Foundation, Kimberley Harrison Interiors, and Five Little Monkeys.

The second half of the year has been action packed, starting with July’s Citywide Sidewalk Sale and a big-end-of-summer mixer highlighting The Park Theatre Trust which allowed us to introduce many of our newest members. We hosted the 25th Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, the 30th Lafayette Res Run for Education, Trick or Treat Street, the Community Thanksgiving Breakfast, and a mega Mixpo involving five local chambers. On November 17 we also awarded the Ann Denny Memorial Community Award to Anne Grodin. Then we closed out the year with the 10 ^th Annual It’s a Wonderful Life in Lafayette and our traditional Holiday Mixer.

A special thank you to our premier members: Cobain Orthodontics, Diablo Foods, Douglah Designs, Mechanics Bank, Oakwood Athletic Club, Pacific Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital, and ParkSmart, Inc.

It has been an extremely busy and exciting year; it’s also been a very fruitful year. We are thrilled to share that through our community events we were able to give back over $68,800 to our community beneficiaries which included LPIE, Acalanes HS, Burton Valley PTA, Campolindo HS, Happy Valley PTO, Acalanes Cheer, Acalanes Class Parents 2024, 2025 and 2026, Artemis Rowing, Campolindo Water Polo Boys and Girls, Campolindo Cheer and Diablo View Rotary, Lafayette Police 501c3 and Sheriff’s Volunteers, Community Foundation of Lafayette, Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation, Park Theater Trust, Town Hall Theatre, Generations in Jazz, The Peter Pan Foundation, Contra Costa Food Bank, White Pony Express, Cancer Support Community, Las Trampas, Lafayette School PTA, Miramonte HS, Springhill Parents Club, and Stanley PTA.

Photo by Craig Isaacs, BlueGoo Photography. View more photos here.

Jay, our Executive Director of 17 years, retired and we continue to wish him the best. Sara Regan stepped into the role of Executive Director of the Lafayette Chamber on November 1^st. Sara, Holly, Linda, Ginny, and AJ are here for you! We will continue to promote a vibrant local economy, offer development strategies, advocate for our members, host events and engage the greater Lafayette Community. Happy Holidays to all!

Your Chamber Team,

Sara, Holly, Linda, Ginny, and AJ

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Sara Regan, Executive Director

251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA

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