News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber |
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Office Hours by Appointment only:
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
Please call for an appointment; masks required inside.
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Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday
Vaccination continues to protect against severe COVID-19 illness, but with the COVID-19 Delta variant now infecting a small percentage of vaccinated people as well as many unvaccinated people, eight Bay Area health officers have issued health orders requiring masks indoors in public places.
The orders require all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions, starting at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3rd.
Vaccines remain the most powerful tool in the fight against COVID-19, including the Delta variant. Nonetheless, the Delta variant is infecting a small percentage of the vaccinated in the Bay Area — who still remain strongly protected against severe illness, hospitalization, and death. In those instances of infection in a vaccinated person, a face covering prevents further spread. Bay Area health officials urge all unvaccinated residents 12 and older to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
“We must act now to protect ourselves, our loved ones and our community. If you are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine and have not yet done so, please do not wait any longer,” said Dr. Chris Farnitano, health officer for Contra Costa. “During July the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in our county increased 400%. Four out of five of the COVID patients we see are not vaccinated, even though only one out of five Contra Costa adults are not vaccinated.”
These health orders aim to reduce community transmission of COVID-19 and protect everyone. Health officials are very concerned by the substantial levels of community transmission now found across the Bay Area, especially among unvaccinated people. In part, this is due to the widespread COVID-19 Delta variant, which is substantially more transmissible than previous forms of the virus. Recent information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also indicates that even fully vaccinated individuals can in some cases spread the Delta variant to others, and so indoor use of face coverings provides an important added layer of protection.
The new Health Orders require wearing a well-fitting mask indoors in public settings. Indoor settings, whether public or private, are higher risk for COVID-19 transmission, especially when you are with people you do not live with. Health officials also recommend that all employers make face coverings available to individuals entering their businesses, and businesses are required to implement the indoor face covering order.
Today’s Health Orders are consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health, which recommend that fully vaccinated individuals wear masks while in indoor public settings. Bay Area Health Officers will continue to monitor data, including increasing vaccination throughout the region, to determine when the Orders can be adjusted or lifted.
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Lafayette’s Citywide Sidewalk Sale
It was a lovely Saturday in Lafayette! Thank to all those that participated in Lafayette's Citywide Sidewalk Sale! We thank Peet’s Coffee Lafayette and Local Kitchens for getting us started with coffee and breakfast treats!
A special thank you to our board members, City staff and City Council members, and ambassadors for making our Citywide Sidewalk Sale and Your CBD Store Ribbon Cutting a huge success: Christina Alba, Mayor Susan Candell, Reid Edwards, Dennis Garrison, Vice Mayor Teresa Gerringer, Chris Lane, Chamber Board President John McCormick, City Manager Niroop Srivatsa and Fred Steingraf. |
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Our 25th Art & Wine Festival is on for this September 18-19, 2021
We still have opportunities for everyone to get involved whether you are looking for a vendor booth or a sponsorship!
We have many options with onsite presence and visibility throughout the weekend: commercial vendor booths, family and kid zones opportunities, nonprofit and local artist booths. Maybe even host a beer or wine booth? Hurry, space is limited!
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Welcome to the Chamber!
The following businesses joined the Lafayette Chamber last week! We encourage you to visit their website to learn more.
1330 S. California Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA
Kathleen Holm, 925-476-4357
Yoga Flow SF is thrilled to open our 4th studio location, now in Walnut Creek. Our diverse offering includes: Heated and non- heated Vinyasa Flow, Hatha, Restorative, Gentle, Pre Natal, Kids Yoga, Barre, Sculpt and Mat Pilates. All level welcome!
Categories: Health Care / Wellness, Fitness / Health Clubs
Lafayette, CA
Chari Worster, 510-381-4644
Local artist specializing in Acrylic on Canvas. At a young age, Chari was already immersed in the Art world since her mom was a docent at Don Sergio Osmena's art gallery. As an avid traveller, Chari visited art galleries in Europe, attended art festivals in Mexico, and supported local artists.
Category: Art Galleries / Art Studio
Moraga, CA 94556
Teresa Onoda, 925-899-6615
I am a painter and paint the joy I see in California hills, ranches, vineyards and coast. I show my work in galleries in Carmel. I have shown in Vail, San Francisco, Palm Desert, Des Moines, Iowa, Santa Rosa.
Category: Art Galleries / Art Studio
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Thank You Renewing Members!
The following members renewed their membership July 26-August 1, 2021.
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Join us for a Ribbon Cutting (& More!) at Unbound Training Co.
Saturday, August 14, 9am-11am, 1041 Stuart St. Suite A
Unbound Training Co. is excited to celebrate their complete opening, new classes and expansion to full time hours at their Headquarters Gym in Lafayette with a Ribbon Cutting and Health Fair on August 14th from 9 - 11 am.
YOU are invited to get a taste of what they're about with...
➡ Mini 15 minute circuit workouts
➡ Meet our coaches
➡ A tour of the gym facility
➡ Samples from our neighboring restaurants
➡ Demos from other local health enthusiasts and more!
"A bit about us... we are a holistically inspired fitness concept that melds the simple yet effective linear movements of powerlifting with the efficiency of varying speed and severity applied through conditioning.
"We utilize proper nutrition and techniques that athletes have applied to manipulating their performance and body composition for years but few know can also be used for anyone looking to seek physical and mental change.
"In addition to the day to day programming, coaching and guidance, we also provide outside opportunities for adventure and community for our Tribe such as outdoor rock climbing, SUP boarding, backpacking and more!"
Come check them out! 1041 Stuart St. Suite A (look for the orange door!)
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ICYMI - In Case You Missed It!
➡ Updated Covid-19 Dashboard Reflects Current Data
➡ I-680 Contra Costa Express Lanes Begin Tolling on August 20th
➡ Students Can Receive Two Months of Free Rides On County Connection
➡ and more!
➡ Fall Recreation Program Registration
➡ Lafayette School District Town Hall Meeting for the 2021-22 School Year
➡ Students Heading Back to School the Week of August 9
➡ Tot Drop Preschool Re-Opens August 9
➡ Lamorinda Arts Council Activities
➡ Wear a Face Covering at the Library
➡ BART returning to near-pre pandemic service
➡ and more!
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Lafayette City Council Announces Vacancy, Accepting Applications till August 12, 2021
The Lafayette City Council announced one vacancy on the City Council and laid out the process for filling the vacancy at their July 12, 2021 meeting.
Councilmember Cameron Burks announced his resignation from the Council for family reasons at the prior City Council meeting on June 28, 2021. The City Council is obligated to fill the vacancy within 60 days and the appointed person will serve on the City Council until the next regularly scheduled municipal election, which will be in November 2022.
The City will advertise the vacancy widely and accept applications until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Applicants will be interviewed on August 19th and August 24th. The City Council must make the appointment by August 30, 2021. Applicants must be a resident of the City of Lafayette and registered to vote.
The application form is available on the City’s website. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Completed applications can be submitted to the City Clerk via email, mail or in-person.
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Ribbon Cutting at Your CBD Store
Your CBD Store, located at 3631 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, is your source for CBD. They specialize in quality, transparency, organic products made in U.S.A. They've been awarded best in 2019 & 2020 by USA CBD Convention. They offer consultation and FREE Samples. Dog Friendly.
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“Bringing Us Together” Community Conversation on Tuesday, on July 27
For those of you who weren't able to be physically present at the first Community Conversation, here's a link to the video of the six groups. The video of the 10 members of the public who spoke afterwards is being finalilzed. View recording here.
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Business Opportunities & Resources |
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Small Business Help From SCORE
SCORE has the largest network of free volunteer small business mentors in the nation. No matter what stage your business is at SCORE has a mentor for you. 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 meeting with a SCORE representative on Tuesdays form 1:00pm -4:00pm. We are proud to announce a new member of our team...
Mike Harris will take over as our in-house SCORE counselor starting this August, 2021. 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 East Bay SCORE at (408) 398-7898. In person meetings at the Lafayette Chamber office are by appointment only.
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Join Lafayette Partners in Education's BUSINESS PARTNER PROGRAM!
Excellent schools play an important role in the vitality of our community, help maintain high home values, and contribute to a healthy business environment. Schools and local businesses are the backbone of a strong community. We are currently signing up partners for our new program year beginning July 1. Take a look at the various sponsorship levels and benefits in our brochure here.
For questions or to sign up, please contact: Amy Parlett and Dave Lewis, LPIE Business Partner Co-Chairs at office@lpie.org.
We look forward to partnering with you!
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Walnut Creek Chamber's Back to Business: Retail in the Post-Pandemic Era
Tuesday, August 10, 9am, Virtual
A conversation with Brian Hirahara.
Walnut Creek Chamber's Back to Business webinar series continues August 10, with Brian Hirahara, one of downtown Walnut Creek’s preeminent developers, whose passion for the city and its future is reflected in his past projects, which include Sasa, Tiffany & Co, Va de Vi, and 1500 Mt Diablo home to Rooftop, Slice House, and Telefèric Barcelona. As the California economy reopens what does it mean for retail? Hirahara will weigh in and discuss his plans for The Foundry, a future food hall on Locust Street. To register, click here.
Photo credit: @walnutcreekmagazine.
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Mt. Diablo Business Women: Emerging After Covid - Phyllis Ginsberg's Tips for a Calmer, Easier Transition
Wednesday, August 11, 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Zoom
All Guests are welcome for 2 visits before joining as a member.
As we experience business and social re-opening, there is much to celebrate this summer. Still, you may have unexpected thoughts and feelings as you encounter crowds, traffic, new schedules, or varying expectations about masks.
Our featured speaker, Phyllis Ginsberg, is a highly experienced therapist with valuable expertise in Positive Psychology, Brain Research, and EFT Tapping.
We know you'll find it easy to enjoy the warmth and camaraderie of Mt. Diablo Business Women. You’ll be able to introduce yourself and your business to everyone at the meeting, and network in several smaller groups. Fun raffle prizes, too! Register here.
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Dive into DVC's Piranha Pool!
This Fall 2021 DVC will be holding our third annual Piranha Pool Pitch Competition (our version of Shark Tank!) Over the course of the semester, student teams develop business plans and pitch them to judges for cash prizes (plus gain experience, bragging rights, material for their resumes, and networking connections).
All DVC students, including those enrolled in small business management and entrepreneurship classes, are encouraged to participate in the competition.
We are seeking business mentors to meet virtually with student teams on a weekly basis. This is a great way for you to share your experience and knowledge to help our students learn valuable concepts and skills to prepare them for their future careers. As a mentor, you would work with a student team (or two!) over the course of the semester. Your role as a mentor would be to give feedback to your student team and keep them on track with their business plan and pitch. You and your team would select the best day/time to meet. As a mentor, your time commitment would be an hour (or more, if desired) weekly from mid-September to the end of November.
You can also watch this video from the competition in 2019 (our 2020 competition was virtual).
Don't have enough time to be a mentor? Here is another way you can participate in the pitch competition: Be a Judge! You could judge the student teams’ presentations on November 19 or December 3. Your time commitment would be three to four hours.
Please consider these great opportunities to help our DVC students! Please contact Mariam Worsham at MWorsham@dvc.edu or Lo Ann Winkler at LWinkler@dvc.edu if you (or someone you know!) are interested. Thank you in advance!
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Books to Help with Your Business and Life
From Gini Graham Scott, Changemakers Publishing, Writing, and Productions:
I recently set up a site featuring self-help and business success books I have written on Shopify. It lists about 70 books, including Mind Power: Picture Your Way to Success; The Empowered Mind: How to Harness the Creative Force in You; Turn Your Dreams Into Reality; Increase Your Impact and Influence; How to Set Up Speaking Gigs and Get Paid; Turn Your Blogs and Talks Into Books; and more. There is even a book on how to set up your own Shopify store: Sell Your Way to Success on Shopify. You can see the site at www.changemakerspublishing.net. And if you know anyone who needs help with writing books or scripts, that’s what I do. You can see more information about me on my website at www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com.
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Now Hiring!
New this week:
And many more opportunities from these fellow Chamber members!
Are you looking for a job? See also our Instagram Highlight for Lafayette Chamber businesses that are hiring! |
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Twin Size Sheet drive for Bay Area Rescue Mission
At present, they only have enough sheets for the beds are needing to wash and turn around the sheets in one day which is a huge burden on the staff. It would be very helpful to have some extra sets so they can rotate the sheets.
They would prefer new sheet sets- these sheets will get washed many times while in use so need to be in good condition.
MVPC will have a collection bin outside our Church office at: 10 Moraga Valley Road, Moraga. The drive runs until August 9.
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GetAnswersContaCosta.org
Kaiser Permanente and John Muir Health – announced a new partnership campaign to help our communities find answers to their concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines. The campaign includes social media outreach, physician outreach videos, and a new website – GetAnswersContraCosta.org. The website is the best way to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccines and get answers from medical experts.
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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WOW Presents Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
Join A. J. Fox, the media relations manager for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), as he discusses how the museum has weathered the pandemic and shares its plans for the coming season—including a sweeping new exhibition of contemporary feminist art that opens this fall, one of the largest exhibitions ever mounted in the museum’s history. Under the leadership of its new director Julie Rodrigues Widholm, who was appointed in the midst of the pandemic, BAMPFA is returning to in-person programming with renewed vigor and a deep commitment to strengthening its role as one of the East Bay's most vibrant cultural resources.
This program is presented by the Friends of the Lafayette Library.
Raea Gragg: Mup
Adventure awaits and Mup is ready for it! But with one bad wish, a creeping disaster unfolds and Mup finds herself trapped in the future, face-to-face with the one person she never wanted to become: her teenage self.
Join writer and illustrator Raea Gragg as she reads from her first graphic novel and discusses all things comics in celebration of Free Comic Book Days, August 16-21.
Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation Distinguished Speaker Series Presents Joshua M. Greene: Unstoppable
The unbelievable true story of Siggi B. Wilzig’s astonishing journey from Auschwitz survivor and penniless immigrant to Wall Street legend.
Joshua M. Greene, renowned Holocaust scholar and filmmaker, discusses his latest book Unstoppable, the ultimate immigrant story and an epic David-and-Goliath adventure. Siggi Wilzig’s ascent from the darkest of yesterdays to the brightest of tomorrows holds sway over the imagination in this riveting narrative of grit, cunning, luck, and the determination to live life to the fullest. Joining the conversation will be Wilzig's son, Ivan Wilzig.
Register today for this FREE event. Your registration includes a copy of Unstoppable.
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Your Lafayette Dining and Shopping Guide! |
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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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