News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber |
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Virtual Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
Closed Feb. 15 for President's Day
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Join us for the State of the City Address!
The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lafayette will host Mayor Susan Candell’s State of the City address on Thursday, February 11, at 6:00 p.m.
This hour-long virtual event will include Mayor Candell's speech, presentations by City of Lafayette Departments, a Q&A, and musical entertainment by Scott Lindorfer and Rachel Dunzweiler.
The evening will include a welcome by John McCormick, Chamber Board President and owner of Lamorinda Music followed by Mayor Candell's address. Jeff Heyman, Communications Analyst for the City of Lafayette will introduce the City Departments: Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager; Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director; Jonathan Katayanagi, Parks, Trails and Recreation Director; Mike Moran, Engineering and Public Works Director; Greg Wolff, Planning and Building Director; and Ben Alldritt, Police Chief.
The public is encouraged to ask questions during the Q&A session. Please direct questions in advance to jheyman@ci.lafayette.ca.us.
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The Lafayette Business Assistance Program is continuing to assist businesses and non-profits access federal and state resources to help mitigate the impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. To date, the Business Assistance Program has served over 150 businesses in Lafayette.
Are you eligible for this FREE assistance? Most likely, YES! If you own a business in the City of Lafayette with less than 300 employees, even if you are self-employed with no employees, you will most likely qualify for this free assistance!
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Thank You Renewing Members!
The following members renewed their membership February 1-7, 2021.
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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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Through the Decades – Members of the Lafayette Chamber!
The Lafayette Chamber was started by a group of concerned business persons in 1947. To start off 2021, the Chamber would like to highlight the members who have supported the Lafayette Chamber through these decades.
We have showcased the “Diamond Era,” five Lafayette businesses who have been Chamber members for over 60 years! Now it is time to "meet" our Golden Era! Stay tuned as we reveal the Silver and Bronze Era members over the next few months.
Through the Chamber’s social media and ongoing through the Chamber's News/Blog page, we will re-introduce to you these businesses that have supported and continue to support our City, the community and your Lafayette Chamber.
Golden Era Members (40-59 Years of Membership)
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Welcome New Board Members!
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Supervisor Candace Andersen's Weekly Update
Includes the following information:
- Vaccine Supply Shortages Prompt Public Health Leaders Throughout the Bay Area to Urge Prioritization of Older Adults for Vaccination
- State Clarifies Vaccine Eligibility of Essential Workers in Phase 1a and Phase 1b
- Help Your Neighbor: A New Call to Vaccinate Contra Costa
- Beware of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams
- Board of Supervisors Pass Ordinance to Cap Food Delivery Service Fees
- Supervisors Pass Ordinance to Extend Eviction Protection and Rent Freeze
- State's Business Relief Grant - Round 2 Application Period Open (Feb. 2- Feb. 8)
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City of Lafayette's Weekly Roundup
Includes the following information and more:
- Quick Action – And a Bit of Technology — Nabs a Lafayette Robbery Suspect
- General Plan Update: Study Up! Collaborate! Speak Up!
- From the Superintendent: The Schools Report
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Chamber Connectors - the Lafayette Chamber's Networking/Referral Group
We meet twice a month on the first and third Wednesday at 4:30pm. Our next meeting is Wednesday, February 17 from 4:30-5:30pm.
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Lafayette Young Professionals - Margarita Monday
Online Happy Hour with the members of the Lafayette, CA Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Group.
Come join us for our first Margarita Monday on February 22nd!
We will be having an evening of comradery, fun and great connections! Please join us if you are a young career or business minded individual looking for more connections with people just like you!
You will receive access to the event page and margarita recipes after you register! Register here >>
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Instagram Your Brand
Tuesday, February 23, 12noon-1pm, Online
Social media is not canceled. In fact, time on social media is up from recent past as we approach almost a year in lockdown. Now in 2021, engagement rates of Instagram is 10 times more than Facebook. It’s time to leverage social media to build trust and boost your brand.
You’ll discover:
- why Instagram is a MUST for businesses & entrepreneurs,
- the #1 secret to creating compelling content,
- gain basic knowledge about how to frame your shot,
- and how to craft a creative caption for your posts.
Join us at noon using this link:
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"Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Susan Candell
Mayor Candell's priorities for Lafayette in 2021 include the new General Plan for the City, state housing mandates and public safety. Join us for "coffee" and get a chance to meet and speak with Susan Friday, February 26 at 8am.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Send questions in advance to holly@lafayettechamber.org.
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Is Your Personal Brand Working Effectively? - Learn 3 Ways to Strengthen It!
Wednesday, February 10, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
In a cluttered business environment, does your personal brand differentiate you and your business? Learn from brand specialist and photographer Nina Pomeroy the 3 things shared by all strong personal brands, and how to make your personal brand work harder for you. Plus enjoy the warm networking and camaraderie of all our monthly meetings! Free and open to all. Presented by the Mt. Diablo Business Women. Register here >>
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Sparkles&Joy Pop Up at Pillar Cowork
Stop by with a loved one and pick up an amazing little treat and a drink to get a taste of the foods we feature from throughout the Bay Area. You’ll also be able to explore Pillar Cowork’s 5000 sf of office space and on-site childcare, while meeting the founders of both Pillar and Sparkles&Joy!
Attendees will also receive a free Day Pass to work at Pillar Cowork, follow @pillarcowork and @pillarkids on IG/FB to learn more about our amenities.
We're offering our first time subscribers $10 off their first delivery, and current subscribers will receive a $10 credit to their account for referrals who subscribe.
Follow @sparkle.and.joy and @sparkles&ioy on IG/FB to learn more about and RSVP today via email: semira@sparklesandjoy.com! Looking forward to seeing you and do hope you join our culinary adventure! |
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PPP Update from Bank of the West
Starting Feb. 4, 2021, Bank of the West will accept applications for PPP loans from any customer with an active business checking account. If a business does not have an active business checking account with Bank of the West, they can follow existing processes to open a new account. Once the account is open and active, the business can apply for a PPP loan using their new business checking account. The SBA requires that a business must have been in operation on February 15, 2020 and is not permanently closed. Questions? Contact Chris Lane at (925) 284-7072.
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Love From Lamorinda Community Service Project
Love from Lamorinda! Three communities coming together to help those in need. Thank you MVPC for showing us the need.
We encourage you to take a large zip lock bag and fill it with items for a homeless person. MVPC will then donate these hygiene kits to the Bay Area Rescue Mission who will distribute them to their clients in Richmond. They are experiencing unprecedented amounts of people needing shelter and support right now. They said these kits are very needed at the moment.
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The hygiene kits are a large zip lock bag with some of the following (suggestion): pair of socks or underwear, mask, snack, hand sanitizer, shampoo/ conditioner, deodorant, toothbrush / paste, soap, tissues, band-aids, lotion. These are suggestions- you do not have to do all. MVPC will also have a drop down on the donations page of MVPC where people can donate $20 a kit if they do not want to make them at home.
Join us, put together a hygiene kit for the Bay Area Rescue Mission and drop it off at one of our conveniently located locations:
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Join Formula 3 Fitness Sweetheart February Challenge and Win a Free Month! ❤
Looking for ways to show your teachers a little extra love this month? All Teacher’s near and far can participate in our free virtual membership now through the end of February. The best part, teachers or anyone who joins us virtually or for our outdoor classes can be a part of our February Sweetheart Challenge. For non-teachers it is only $20 per month for our virtual class membership and you can do your workouts in the convenience of your home. For those of you who live locally you can join us outdoors and online for classes for only $99 per month for a 3-month membership.
Let us get fit and stay fit together to take on 2021!
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“Hair Color and Care and a Red Flair”
By Tex Martin
2021 is underway. New possibilities, supported with proven strategies, abound. Personal well-being and feeling attractive spices life in good times while intensifying in challenging times. As a professional hair colorist, with a family, I feel this.
As we know “getting your hair done” can raise your spirits. Women walking into the salon are all smiles. They are so excited that their next 2 hours are for themselves. And that is so important.
When it comes to hair color, I find that delicate shadings of a natural hair color can enhance a natural look: biscotti highlights on a brown eyed brunette is appealing and very beautiful. Or a blue-eyed blond might flick a little drama by adding some hazelnut dimension to her sugar cookie tresses. But what if wintry times call for a bolder reply? On the grey backdrop of winter nothing compliments like red. Read more here >>
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Lafayette Car Wash & Detail Center
31 Years Proudly Serving Lamorinda! Full service car washing, body & paint repair, small dent repair, windshield chip repair and comprehensive detailing services. www.lafayettecarwash.com
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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❤️Are you our Secret Admirer?❤️
Declare your LOVE for the Lafayette Library and Learning Center with a donation in honor of someone close to your heart and we’ll send them a Valentine’s Day ecard!
Your gift of any amount is vital to ensuring that the Lafayette Library can continue to provide the many hours and resources you depend on.
For the cost of purchasing one book, you can help sustain the library with a recurring monthly gift. $10 $15 or $20 - every gift makes a difference! Donate here.
WOW Presents Revelations: Art from the African American South at Fine Arts Museums of SF
Do you have the ability to see and create art out of something completely ordinary? To find meaning in things that other people might overlook, even throw away? For centuries, African American artists working in the Southern part of the United States had to “make do,” utilizing whatever materials they could find. What emerged will make you reconsider what art can and should be. In 2017, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco expanded their collection of African American Art with the acquisition of over 60 works - including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and quilts - from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. This lecture explores the artists and their works, informed by the historical backdrop in which they were created.
This program is hosted by Friends of the Lafayette Library.
Sweet Thursdays Presents S.A. Cosby: Blacktop Wasteland
S.A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from southeastern Virginia. He is the bestselling author of Blacktop Wasteland, Amazon's #1 Mystery and Thriller of the Year and #3 Best Book of 2020 overall, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist. He is also the author of the upcoming Razorblade Tears.
This program is presented by the Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Don Tatzin Community Hall
Give Blood. Help Save Lives! The Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation and American Red Cross have teamed up to host monthly community blood drives. Donating is a safe process and healthy, eligible individuals are strongly urged to give blood or platelets.
For a limited time, the American Red Cross will test all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies as an additional health service to our donors. To schedule an appointment go to: redcrossblood.org/give or call 1-800-733-2767 and use Sponsor Code: lafayettelibrary.
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