July 13, 2021 Covington Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
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SAVE THE DATE! Our first in-person luncheon will be our annual joint luncheon with the Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce. We're heading out to Rein Fire Ranch in Ravensdale for a fun networking luncheon, state fair style. We'll share more details and a link to buy tickets soon, so stay tuned for more information!
Ready Set Play 2021 Kickoff
With help from the City of Covington, Mayor Jeff Wagner, the Tamara Paul Group, Crumbl Cookies and Karma, we handed out 300 lanyards to kids participating in Ready Set Play! Though many were repeat players from past years, we had a lot of brand new families who heard about Ready Set Play on Facebook. Ready Set Play was officially kicked off on July 6 and will run through September 6. We've already had our first participant complete all the activities and earn his brag tags and prize pack!

Follow the fun on our Ready Set Play Facebook page to see how Covington businesses are helping making this summer fun with free activities!
Third Thursday Happy Hour
Sponsored by Red Canoe Credit Union
We hosted our first in-person Third Thursday Happy Hour in June and had 21 attendees. The weather was beautiful, the food from Ristretto's was amazing, and the in-person conversations and connections were a welcome change from Zoom! Thanks to everyone who attended and to Team Marti of John L. Scott for sponsoring!

We hope you'll join the fun this Thursday (4:30 to 6 pm) at The Rock Wood Fired Pizza. This month's event is sponsored by Red Canoe Credit Union so we'll have some light snacks - while supplies last - and some great door prizes from Red Canoe, Walls of Books and barre3!
10 Ways to Give Back to the Community
Covington is a thriving, growing community with incredible businesses, citizens, and strong leaders. The reason Covington is able to continue “growing towards greatness” is because of the people and businesses who invest in it and help create a community that is focused on supporting one another. What better way to help Covington continue to be great than to give back to the community that has given so much. Read more to learn 10 ways to give back to the community.
MEMBER NEWS
How Green River College Pivoted
for COVID-19 in 1 Day!
Free Webinar: July 15, 2021
11 am - 12:30 pm
The Small Business Center at Green River College is hosting Dr. Suzanne Johnson, President of Green River College, in a free webinar where she will detail how she had to pivot an organization of almost 17,000 students and approximately 900 staff in one day from in-person learning to online teaching. All while dealing with a pandemic that is new, unknown and information is constantly changing. 

Please join us for our live webinar which details how Dr. Johnson accomplished this task and was very successful at it. Also, going forward, she will offer insight on how to reopen and her vision of the “new normal."
Mayor's Meetup
July 19, 2021
6 - 7 pm
Puget Sound Fire Open House
July 24, 2021
10 am - 1 pm
Community Resource Fair
August 14, 2021
10 am - 2 pm
Hosted by The Storehouse
The Storehouse is hosting a fun community event focused on equipping families for the upcoming school year by providing access to resources in the community.

School supplies from Red Canoe Credit Union #FillTheCanoe drive will be distributed to Covington students.

Must bring the supply list from the school. Free clothing and books will also be available!
We want to highlight YOUR business!
Membership Spotlight
Each week on social media, we feature a Covington Chamber member business. We'd love to tell your story. Contact us today to schedule a one-on-one, so we can learn more about your business and get some photos to share with our followers and fans. The Member Spotlights are among our most popular posts, so it is a great way to get noticed. Another great benefit to being a Chamber member!
Follow us on social media for the latest news!
COVID-19 RESOURCES/INFORMATION
Please remember that COVID-19 updates are fluid and ever changing. Make sure to follow credible sources of information and always fact check. If you have questions, please contact us so that we may direct you to the correct source and provide up to date information: info@covingtonchamber.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
SAVE THE DATES!

7/15/21: Third Thursday Happy Hour @ The Rock Wood Fired Pizza. Sponsored by Red Canoe Credit Union.


8/19/21: Third Thursday Happy Hour @ Cosmic Bottles. Sponsored by Cosmic Bottles.

9/09/21: Monthly Luncheon (in-person): It's Member September! Let's celebrate!
THANK YOU TO OUR CHAMBER 2021 SPONSORS!
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