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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Survey closes TONIGHT, Monday, October 25!
Share your priorities for how the City of Lafayette should spend $6.3M in federal Covid-19 Relief Funds to support local individuals, businesses and non-profits, make certain infrastructure investments, and/or replace lost City revenue.
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Octoberfest with the Lafayette Chamber Young Professionals
Need we say more? Come join the Lafayette YoPros’ first in-person mixer since 2019!!!
🍻 TONIGHT, Monday, October 25, 6pm-8pm
Bring your business cards and get ready to meet some other local YoPros! We will be having a raffle and a couple fun games as well! Looking forward to SEEING all of you!!
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"Coffee" with City of Lafayette Mayor Susan Candell
Mayor Candell will provides updates on:
- ARPA funding and the surveys for both businesses and the community in regards to spending the $6.3M the City of Lafayette has received;
- State Laws around Housing and Constitutional Amendment Initiative;
- Mission Statement Update.
Join us for "coffee" and get a chance to meet and speak with Mayor Candell on issues that are important to you.
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Lafayette Res Run for Education |
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Congratulations Lafayette!! What a morning!! We are speechless.
2328 participants registered and most of those joined us for an epic wet race day! This is officially a new registration record for the Lafayette Res Run for Education!!
Congratulations Burton Valley Bobcats for registering the Most Participants with 464 registrations! Congratulations Lafayette Leopards for winning the Early Bird Competition and MOST Improved with 413 registrations! And CONGRATULATIONS to Lafayette (Moraga & Orinda, too) for supporting OUR schools!
We will follow up with details once we can finalize all the numbers and details regarding beneficiary totals.
But for today, we just wanted to thank everyone who helped make this event such a success! Thank you to ALL the parent volunteers who braved the pouring rain from set up to take down today, as well as Acalanes Key Club, Boy Scout Troop 219, Buddy Brodwin, Christine Raymond (Lafayette Social), John McCormick (Lamorinda Music), Lafayette Juniors, Maurice Williams (Leapfrog Plumbing), Oakwood Athletic Club’s Cyclists, Terry Ring (Ring Construction), Travis Johnson (Dream Big Construction), and our MC Tom Stack (Coldwell Banker Realty).
NCL Acalanes Chapter for volunteering all week to help us distribute race packets.
We appreciate ALL of the school coordinators for their extra efforts this year: Alan, Aly, Brian, Cindy, Jackie, Katie, Kelly and Yuri. We thank the principals for officially starting today’s race; the teachers and staff for promoting this event. We thank the Parent Clubs, PTA’s and LPIE. We thank Lafayette School District Superintendent Richard Whitmore for sharing our competitive spirit. Thanks to Acalanes and Campolindo Cheerleaders for encouraging our runners as they neared the finish line.
Thanks to the Lafayette Police Department, Lamorinda CERT, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue and Lafayette Public Works for helping keep us safe.
We thank our t-shirt and event sponsors: Keith R. Gronbach, D.D.S., Inc. - East Bay Oral Surgery, Bay Alarm, Bowles & Verna LLP, Canyon Club Brewery, Cobain Orthodontics, Concentric Wealth Management, Diablo Foods, Diablo magazine, Dudum Real Estate Group, Enkasa, Inc., Fresh Coat Restoration, Lafayette Car Wash & Detail Center, Lamorinda Tooth Buds, Lewis Asset Management, Minuteman Press Lafayette, Pacific Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital, Pillar Cowork, Republic Services, Sequoia Signs, and Sutter Health for continuing to see the value in supporting the Chamber’s community effort to host this event.
Thanks to Ford Timing for gathering our results and running our race.
Thankful for our Premier Members: Cobain Orthodontics, Diablo Foods, Douglah Designs, Mechanics Bank, Oakwood Athletic Club, ParkSmart, Inc., and Pacific Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital.
And most of all, we thank all of the participants from our eldest entry Grandma Marie who returned at age 94 to our youngest toddler Brooklyn at age 1 and everyone in between.
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Welcome New Lafayette Chamber Member!
The following business joined the Lafayette Chamber last week! We encourage you to visit their website to learn more.
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1480 Moraga Road, Suite I, Moraga, CA 94556
Timi Adeyemo, 925-235-0177
State Farm Insurance and Financial services - Auto, Renters, Home Owners, Commercial, Life Insurance etc.
Category: Insurance Services
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Mindful Littles is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to making compassion a habit. Our experiential education programs cultivate socially conscious, resilient students, communities and corporate leaders. We teach empathy building skills and compassion habits, and create opportunities to put those lessons into practice in service of a nonprofit or cause. The more you feel good, the more you do good and vice versa. As we repeat the cycle, compassion becomes a habit, and the positive benefits continue to ripple and grow. We serve communities throughout the country, specializing in areas impacted by natural disasters, including several in Northern California coping with emotional trauma after wildfires.
Category: Non-Profit Organizations & Clubs
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3400 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549
Will Long, 925-284-1644
Lafayette Academy the premier tutoring and SAT/ACT prep company in Lamorinda and a staple of the community. Students get the individual attention they need to thrive. On Offer is an array of classes, private tutoring, and test prep.
Category: Educational Services
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Thank You Renewing Members!
The following members renewed their membership last week, October 18-24, 2021. Curious about your membership status? Contact us.
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The Best of Art & Wine - You are invited!
We'd like to extend an invitation to you to partake in The Best of Art & Wine. Join us for a special evening featuring premier local artists, spectacular music, tasty tapas, and fine wine and beer samplings.
We are offering two nights of music:
Friday, November 5, 2021, Music by “The Two of Us,” Drew Harrison and Scott Southard, The Sun Kings.
Location: Creekside Commons, 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Local Fine Art for purchase by Jennifer Perlmutter, Tom Taneyhill, Martin Segobia,
Doug Heine, Tony Zorich, Geoffrey Meredith, Chari Worster, and others!
Tickets are $100 per person per night, limited to 130 for each night.
Hors d'oeuvres, wine & beer, and live music included. Art available for purchase.
Unable to attend? We welcome your donation. (You can make a donation during the registration process whether or not you purchase a ticket.)
Special thanks to:
This special event raises money for the programs and special events produced by the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is a 501c6 Non–Profit Organization. Donations and tickets are non-deductible.
Vaccine verification mandatory. Masks required inside and recommended outside subject to Contra Costa Health guidelines.
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Lafayette Chamber Connectors
Wednesdays, November 3 & 17, 2021, 4:30pm-5:30pm
Looking to network (virtually for now?) The Lafayette Chamber is hosting a networking/referral group called Chamber Connectors. The only requirement is that you are a current Lafayette Chamber member. We meet twice a month, typically the first and third Wednesday of the month at 4:30pm.
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Speed Networking with Blitzr!
Join Lafayette Chamber Members online for Blitzr Speed Networking - Tuesday, November 9, 12:15pm-12:50pm. Five one-on-one conversations for five minutes each! Please take 5 minutes to setup your account now. Registration is required to participate in this free event open to Lafayette Chamber members and their guests. Register here.
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Ribbon Cutting at 2 Girls One Plant
Thursday, November 18, 5pm, 3416 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite E
2 Girls One Plant is an immersive, eclectic plant nursery, and gift shop. Their mission is to bring the community together and to heal the world through plants. Their dream is to have a therapeutic greenhouse, where they support mental health healing, value diversity and encourage positivity. They also are known for supporting other small businesses through their Small Business Pop Up Markets, and host social events to help educate the community about botanicals. In addition to the plant shop, services also include plant care and design, plant sitting, special orders, private events and wedding plant rentals. Stop by to have a plant-astic time!
Join us in welcoming Cheyenne Lofthouse-Wolf and Molly Fullenkamp to Lafayette on Thursday, November 18, 5pm.
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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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Local Business News & Information |
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Supervisor Candace Andersen's Updates
Some people who were vaccinated with Moderna or Johnson & Johnson are now recommended to get a booster dose for additional protection against COVID-19. Beginning Tuesday, October 26, CCHS’ free vaccination clinics will also offer booster doses by appointment to anyone who is eligible. Learn more: bit.ly/2ZlhKif.
➡ New Dashboard Shows Progress Toward Lifting Indoor Masking Order in Contra Costa County
➡ Masking Requirements will be Lifted in Some Indoor Settings Where Everyone is Vaccinated Beginning November 1
➡ Where To Drop Off Unused Prescription Drugs In Danville and Lamorinda
➡ The Other Epidemic: Preventing & Addressing Substance Use
➡ PG&E Gas Pipeline Inspection on Olympic Boulevard, Unincorporated Walnut Creek
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City of Lafayette, CA: The Weekly Roundup
➡ City Receives Check for $238,000 Towards Safe Route to Acalanes High School Project
➡ Help Your Community – Apply to Serve on a City Commission or Committee
➡ Roadwork on Moraga Road and Reliez Valley Road
➡ Community Redistricting Workshops
➡ Lafayette’s Business Assistance Program
➡ Lafayette Planning Applications and Major Projects
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Business Resources & Opportunities |
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Lafayette Social Networking Lunch co-hosted by Robineve Cole
Lafayette Social Magazine is excited to welcome Lafayette Chamber Members to a Networking Lunch co-hosted by Robineve Cole on Wednesday, October 27 at The Hideout Kitchen from 11:30a - 12:45p. This is a great opportunity to mix, mingle and create meaningful connections with fellow business owners and managers.
WHAT TO EXPECT: A warm welcome, a few complimentary shared appetizers, time to share info about your business and any current news, and learn more about other area businesses. Everyone will be on their own for purchasing their lunch.
Space is limited so please register here.
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Now Hiring!
RnR Barbers is looking for an experienced stylist to join their team. ☎️ Call (925) 330-7697 and ask for Roya. IG
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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Halloween Fun at the Lafayette Library!
Spooky Scavenger Hunt, October 25th through October 30th
Can you find all the spooky images hidden throughout the Children's Area of the Lafayette Library?
Pumpkreation Challenge, October 26th - October 30th
Paint it! Sculpt it! Etch it! Ink it! The sky's the limit! Drop off your pumpkreation (pumpkin creation) for display in the Zen Garden at the Lafayette Library.
For Teens and Tweens!
Unplug Packs: Specimen Jar, Available for pick up October 25th in the Teen Center.
Take a screen break and make something weird. Nothing says "Halloween" like an eyeball in a jar. Pick up an 'Unplug Pack' and piece together your own eerie specimen.
For more information contact the Library at (925) 385-2280.
This program is made possible thanks to support from the Friends of the Lafayette Library and the LLLC Foundation.
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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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