News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber |
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
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"Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer
The Lafayette Chamber will host, via Zoom, "Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 8am.
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Lafayette's Citywide Sidewalk Sale
The Lafayette Chamber and the City of Lafayette are promoting a Citywide Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Downtown businesses are participating either online, in store or on the sidewalk! Shop for gifts, back to school, fall attire, Lafayette merch or just shop local! Our businesses would appreciate it!
Start the day in Lafayette Plaza Park with Peet's Coffee and breakfast treats from Noah's, Sideboard and the Assistance League Way Side Inn Thift Shop, 9am-10am or while supplies last! Local artists, nonprofits and other fellow chamber members will also be in Lafayette Plaza Park 9am to approximately 11:30pm. Shop local Lafayette!
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Interested in participating as a retailer? Contact Holly. |
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Advertise in the Fall Grapevine Coupon Book. Call 925-284-2651 to reserve. |
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Welcome NEW Lafayette Chamber Members!
The following businesses recently joined the Lafayette Chamber! We encourage you to visit their website to learn more.
3595 Mount Diablo Blvd, Suite 200, Lafayette, CA 94549
Kelly O'Gorman, 415-722-2000
Category: Real Estate Services
25 Orinda Way, #200, Orinda, CA 94563
Jaleh Naasz, Ben Zarrin, 925-587-2140
Real Estate. Design. Development. We’re a family-owned firm that prides itself on making our clients’ dreams a reality. Established in 2004, we have an unparalleled perspective on the Bay Area real estate market.
Whether you’re looking for the perfect location, seeking smart financing solutions, or designing and building your dream home, our team will partner with and guide you every step of the way.
Real Estate Broker CA DRE LIC. #01425645
Real Estate Developer GBC LIC. #991725
Mortgage Broker NMLS LIC. #357831
Categories: Real Estate Services, Real Estate Development
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Lafayette Chamber RENEWING Members
A huge thank you to the following members for renewing their membership for 2022 between July 18-24.
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Welcome AJ Glassman - Lafayette Chamber's Membership Engagement Coordinator
AJ Glassman joins the chamber as the new membership engagement coordinator. He brings with him a background of working in startups in marketing and operations (if his face looks familiar, you may have previously seen him representing Local Kitchens at chamber events!). AJ is excited to join the Chamber of Commerce as a staff member because it combines his strong interests in small business/small enterprise, and his degree from UC Berkeley in City Planning.
Pictured: Chamber board member Kathy Merchant gifting AJ and Jay Lifson a Harry Potter wand from Zoonie's to "work their magic".
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Now Hiring
The Lafayette Chamber is here to help you find the staff you need! Reach out to us with questions or to post your job on our website Job Board. Please share the following job opportunities! |
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Attention Business Owners/Managers: New Mandatory Alcohol Server Training
The deadline for alcohol servers and their managers at over 56,000 businesses to meet mandatory training under a new law is rapidly approaching. The new law went into effect on July 1, 2022 with a grace period until August 31, 2022. Every alcohol server and their managers must be trained under Assembly Bill 1221 and Assembly Bill 82. AB 1221 defines an alcohol server as anyone that is employed at an ABC on-premises licensed establishment who is responsible for checking identifications, taking customer orders, and pouring or delivering alcoholic beverages.
Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training and Certification is a Three-Step process:
- Register with ABC as a Server on the RBS Portal
- Take RBS training from an approved RBS Training Provider
- Return to the RBS Portal to take ABC’s alcohol server certification exam
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Mix, Mingle & Meet New Park Theater Operator, CinemaSF
Wednesday, August 24, 5:30pm-7pm, Lafayette Plaza Park
It’s the Lafayette Chamber’s summer mixer in Lafayette Plaza Park with The Park Theater Trust! Lafayette Chamber members and the community are invited to mix and mingle on Wednesday, August 24, 5:30pm-7pm in Lafayette Plaza Park. The Park Theater Trust will be introducing to our community Jaimi Holker and Adam Bergeron, the husband and wife team behind highly regarded CinemaSF and new operators of our much-loved Park Theater.
Learn how you and your business can support the Park and its exciting $5 million renovation. Enjoy a tasting of local wine by Hollie’s Homegrown and a taste of Sideboard’s famous mac & cheese! Get your Park Theater swag! Purchase a raffle ticket for exciting prizes! Meet new members and learn about the Chamber's upcoming community events. We look forward to seeing you - please register so that we can have a name badge waiting for you!
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Lafayette Art & Wine Festival FOOD!
The Lafayette Art, Wine and Music Festival is the biggest downtown party in the county. We have 160 local businesses and organizations participating at all different levels plus another 200 art and craft vendors.
This week's member shoutout goes to our Lafayette Chamber members that will be providing food/drinks during the festival!
Wine & Beer Booths
Food Trucks
Food/Beverage Booth Vendors:
We are sold out! If interested in adding to our waitlist or looking to get involved in other areas including our volunteer committee, please contact Sara@lafayettechamber.org.
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Lafayette Social Networking Luncheon
Join Lafayette Social Magazine and other local businesses for our monthly LS Networking Luncheon. This month we will gather at Tutu's on Wednesday, July 27, 11:30am. The co-host for this gathering is Brandi Flores, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
This is a great opportunity to explore our fabulous local restaurants, and mingle with other professionals in your community! Space is limited, so click here to RSVP. Please anticipate purchasing your own lunch and drinks.
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Holistic Business Success Evaluation - Benchmark your current Business Success Efforts
By answering 20 quick-fire questions, in under 4 minutes, about your business you will discover your greatest areas of improvement to BOOST your health, MAXIMIZE energy and efficiencies, INCREASE your business impact, RETAIN customers & ATTRACT ideal clients. Take the scorecard and learn more at https://coachholly.scoreapp.com. |
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PG&E Virtual Safety Town Hall
PG&E Virtual Safety Town Hall
Time/Date: Noon – 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 28
Attendee Dial-in: 888-324-8123
Conference ID: 1563451
To help keep customers and communities safe in the face of the growing wildfire risk across the state, we are continuing to evolve our wildfire safety program to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
On Thursday, July 28 we are inviting our customers to join us for an interactive safety town hall where we will discuss plans for reducing wildfire risks in Contra Costa County. During this webinar, attendees will have a chance to ask questions and share feedback with the PG&E team including a Regional Vice President.
We encourage you to share this invitation with anyone interested in learning more about:
- Efforts to underground more of our powerlines
- Our expanded safety settings program and planned improvements
- Progress on system upgrades to prevent wildfires
- Additional customer resources to prepare for wildfire season and potential outages
Do you have a plan to stay safe? For more information, including tips on how you and your family can stay safe in the event of an emergency, please visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com »
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Town Hall (Zoom) “Get Ready for Wildfire Season”
Thursday, July 28, 6pm-7pm
This Town Hall will help you prepare your family, home and neighborhood for wildland fires and for all other hazards, such as earthquakes and power failures. The more prepared we are as a community, the better we’ll be able to respond to a catastrophic fire or other disaster in our area.
California has experienced a dramatic rise in both the number and severity of wildland fires. These fires have ravaged wildland-urban interface areas taking lives, destroying homes and obliterating infrastructure. Twelve of the 20 largest fires in California’s recorded history have burned in the last five years and 15 of California’s most destructive wildfires have occurred since 2015.
Presenters include:
- Chief Ben Alldritt; Lafayette Police Department
- Deputy Fire Chief Aaron McAlister; Contra Costa Fire Protection District
- Briana Taylor - Bay Area Red Cross
- John Cornell; Emergency Preparedness Analyst-Lafayette Police Department
- Moderator; Wei-Tai Kwok; Lafayette City Councilmember
This distinguished panel will each give an overview and will then answer questions. There will be a second Wildfire Town Hall on Thursday, August 25th at 6:00pm.
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City of Lafayette Weekly Roundup, July 22, 2022
➡ City Council Meeting Monday Night
➡ Filing Period Now Open to Fill Three Seats on the Lafayette City Council
➡ Roadwork Picks Up
➡ Lafayette Planning Commission Vacancy
➡ Apply to Serve on the Local Road Safety Plan Task Force
➡ Register Now for Lamorinda School Bus Passes
➡ Lafayette School District Annual Enrollment Confirmation
➡ Call, Text or Chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
➡ Monkeypox Virus Resources
➡ Get Ready for Wildfire – Online Town Hall this Thursday
➡ Citywide Sidewalk Sale
➡ Staged Reading at Town Hall Theatre
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Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, Candace Andersen, District 2, Weekly Update - July 22
➡ 988 Lifeline Now Live Across the US
➡ Monkeypox Virus Update
➡ Free N-95 Masks and Covid-19 Home Test Kits Available for Pickup at our Danville Office Monday - Thursday
➡ The ABCs of COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Ages 6 Months – 5 Years
➡ National Night Out - August 2, 2022
➡ Contra Costa County Publishes Vision Zero Web Story Map for Unincorporated County Areas
➡ Community Forum on Homelessness in Walnut Creek on July 26
➡ Ways to Access Homeless Services in Contra Costa County
➡ PG&E Virtual Safety Town Hall
➡ Become a Youth Health Ambassador Applications Accepted Through July 31
➡ Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice Community Cafés
➡ Truth Act Community Forum
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Walnut Creek Chamber's Civic Affairs Forum
Friday, July 29, 9am-10am, Virtual
Special guests Catharine Baker, Former California State, Assemblymember 16th District and Lisa Tucker, President, Tucker Group, Political Consultant. Register here.
Zoom link will be sent to all registrants the day before the forum.
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Member News & Announcements |
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Lafayette Juniors Raises over $67,000 for Local Non-Profits and Issues Call for 2022-2023 Beneficiaries
Lafayette Juniors traditionally organizes two fundraising events each year – a Rummage Sale in the fall and a Kitchen Tour in the spring. Due ongoing COVID-19 concerns, Lafayette Juniors paused the rummage sale and organized a successful holiday poinsettia sale, a raffle to celebrate local businesses, and other creative fundraising activities. In 2021, the traditional Kitchen Tour was re-born into The Outdoor Living Tour to keep the community safe but still raise funds for their beneficiaries. This year, Lafayette Juniors were fortunate to showcase a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces, and the Outdoor Living Tour evolved to become the Lifestyle Tour.
Lafayette Juniors looks forward to continuing the tradition of giving to well-deserving local organizations, and is now accepting applications until July 31st, 2022 from all non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area that are dedicated to social welfare, education and/or civic work. Lafayette Juniors will select organizations from the applicant pool in August to become their beneficiaries for the 2022 - 2023 membership year. To obtain an application or learn more about Lafayette Juniors, please visit the Lafayette Juniors website at https://lafayettejuniors.org.
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John Muir Health Names Mike Thomas President and CEO
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Private Wine Tasting
Lafayette's Wallace Advisory Group and Deer Hill Vineyards are co-hosting a special wine tasting at Deer Hill Vineyards estate, near downtown Lafayette on Thursday, July 28, 6pm-7:30pm. We hope you will join us, Lafayette Social, for an evening of wine and engaging conversation at this beautiful, family-owned vineyard.
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Click links below for more details:
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Sponsorship Opportunities to support the Syndey Paige Foundation
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Do you have an event or announcement to share with our membership and/or the community? You can add your event to our online calendar, no login required (we simply need to approve it before it will display.) Add your event HERE. Questions? Contact holly@lafayettechamber.org.
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation and the City of Lafayette Pilot Program: The SWELL Center
Monday - Friday, June 6 - July 29, 2022, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Daily
The SWELL Center is a casual, drop-in "wellness" space where teens and tweens can find community this summer, modeled after high school wellness centers. Stop by during the week to relax, hang out, eat lunch, and engage in whatever activities interest you. Programming may include active and self-guided activities (board games, books, cards), new friends, community improvement projects, and peer support. Food and drink allowed. Drop-in for middle and high school students.
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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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Sign up for Text Notifications!
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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