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Friday, July 31, 2020"Coffee" with ...

Breakfast with your Assemblymember

Breakfast with your Assemblymember

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has represented the 16th Assembly District - which includes the East Bay communities of Lamorinda, Walnut Creek, and the Tri-Valley – since 2018. Prior to serving in the Assembly, she worked as a law professor and environmental attorney. In Sacramento, the Assemblymember works to represent the values of AD 16, advocating for education funding, environmental protection, fiscal responsibility, and more. She serves on five committees including Appropriations, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, Privacy and Consumer Protection, Public Safety, and Banking and Finance. She lives in Orinda with her husband and three school-age children.

 

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan looks forward to providing a legislative update and answering your questions at the Lafayette Chamber’s virtual “Breakfast with your Assemblymember” event.

 

Register in advance for this webinar. Send questions in advance to sara@lafayettechamber.org.


When:
Friday, July 31, 2020 8:00 AM thru 09:00 AM
For More Info:
Sara Regan
(925) 284-7404
sara@lafayettechamber.org
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Thursday, August 20, 2020Mixer

Summer Shake-Up! A Chamber August Mixer

Summer Shake-Up!  A Chamber August Mixer

Summer Shake-Up!  A Chamber August Mixer

 

Yes, you heard that right! It is time and we are hosting a virtual end of summer mixer!

 

Shake it up with a special live presentation from The Coop’s own Portia Battistini showing us how to make her famous Gin and Tonic as featured in July’s Diablo Magazine.


Hear a few words from our Chamber Board President John McCormick and our Executive Director Jay Lifson, learn about the 2020 Res Run Reimagined, meet our new members, participate in a social media survey, take the Chamber Member Challenge AND network via a breakout room. Don’t miss the chance to reacquaint with old friends, meet new people and learn the cool things we are doing behind the scenes at the Lafayette Chamber.

 

Photo credit: Diablo magazine's Drink in the Sun: East Bay Summer Cocktails By Ethan Fletcher. Photography by Nat and Cody Gantz.

 

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtd-mrrz4vHNRgIbSvn6K0bTzxMvpd4Sb4 

  

When:
Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:00 PM thru 07:30 PM
For More Info:
Sara Regan
(925) 284-7404
sara@lafayettechamber.org
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Monday, September 07, 2020Office Closure

OFFICE CLOSED

The Lafayette Chamber Office will be closed Monday, September 7 for the Labor Day.

When:
Monday, September 7, 2020 9:00 AM thru 04:00 PM
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Tuesday, September 08, 2020Executive Committee

Executive Committee Meeting

The Lafayette Chamber Executive Committee meets monthly at the Lafayette Chamber office.

When:
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:00 AM thru 09:00 AM
Where:
Lafayette Chamber Conference Room, 251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150.
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Monday, September 14, 2020Chamber Board

Chamber Board Meeting

The Lafayette Chamber Office will be closed on Monday, September 14 from 11:30am-2pm while the staff meets with the Chamber Board for their monthly meeting.

When:
Monday, September 14, 2020 12:00 PM thru 02:00 PM
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020Mixer

CANCELED: Mixer at LPIE

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE SEPTEMBER MIXER IS CANCELED. WE WILL MIX AGAIN WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO! 

 

Although we have canceled our September Mixer at LPIE we encourage you to join us on October 14 for our virtual mixer!

  

When:
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:30 PM thru 07:00 PM
Registration Info:
Mixers are free to members, $10 for non-members. Interested in becoming a member? Contact Barbara to be her guest!

Please register so that we can have your name badge ready for you on arrival - we will also send you an email reminder!

Register Here

For More Info:
Barbara Gilmore
(925) 284-7404
barbara@lafayettechamber.org

Wednesday, September 16, 2020Young Professionals

Lafayette Young Professionals Trivia Night!

Join the Lafayette Young Professionals for their 2nd Virtual Mixer in 2020!! Bring your favorite cocktail and join in the fun! We will have Trivia that touches on pop culture, music, the Lafayette Chamber, useless info and more!!

There will be prizes too so you don't want to miss this! Everyone who attends gets their name in the drawing for a bonus prize at the end of Trivia Night!!

Invite your friends who are young professionals or young at heart! Looking forward to seeing everyone!

You will get the Zoom Link and password after you register for the event on Eventbrite!

When:
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:00 PM thru 08:00 PM
For More Info:
Holly Sonne
(925) 284-7404
holly@lafayettechamber.org
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Friday, September 18, 2020"Coffee" with ...

Coffee with Mayor Mike Anderson: Meet the Candidates

Coffee with Mayor Mike Anderson: Meet the Candidates

 

Thank you for joining us for "Meet the Candidates" You can watch the recording and learn more about the candidates here: https://lafayettechamber.org/lafayette-city-council-meet-the-candidates/.

 

 

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Coffee with the Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson - Meet the Lafayette City Council Candidates
Friday, September 18, 8am-9am, Register for Zoom link.

 

Please join us for our almost-monthly Zoom meeting with Mayor Mike Anderson. Mayor Anderson will be introducing the four candidates that will be running for three City Council seats on November 3. 

Meet Cam Burks, Gina Dawson, Farschad Farzan and Carl Anduri. Get a chance to hear a little about each candidate and join in the conversation with real-time Q&A for the group with a special emphasis on business issues. Some of the topics worth checking in on will be:
- Rent Due - how can we support our business owners and our property owners?
- The future of retail and the shift created by COVID-19.
- The relationship between the City of Lafayette and our public utility providers.
- Regional Housing and local land control.
- Upcoming work on updating the General Plan.
- The importance of shopping local.

 

Register to vote at https://registertovote.ca.gov.  

 

For more information about the candidates:

 

Please note: this will be a webinar (not a Zoom meeting.) Questions should be submitted via email to info@lafayettechamber.org or via the chat during the webinar.

 

Photo: City of Lafayette 

  

When:
Friday, September 18, 2020 8:00 AM thru 09:00 AM
For More Info:
Holly Sonne
(925) 284-7404
holly@lafayettechamber.org
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Friday, September 25, 2020Chamber Board

Deadline for Board Petitions

The petition to run for the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is now available. This year the petition may be signed virtually by five current Chamber members and returned by September 25, 2020. Simply make sure you have a verbal agreement from those Chamber members.

 

The term of office for the new Directors will be January, 2021 through December, 2022. Voting will take place between October 1-15. Ballots will be mailed to all Chamber Members.

 

The Chamber Board, comprised of 17 elected representatives, 2-3 appointed directors-at-large, and a number of non-voting advisors, is the policy making arm of the Chamber and has final authority in all decisions affecting the organization. Board members are required to attend the annual Planning Retreat and monthly Board Meetings. In addition, they are expected to actively serve on at least one Chamber Committee.

 

For more information or to obtain a paper petition, call the Chamber office at 284-7404 or email info@lafayettechamber.org.

 

Download the Election Petition 2021-2022 Term here.

 

When:
Friday, September 25, 2020 9:00 AM thru 05:00 PM
Where:
Online form needs to be returned to the Lafayette Chamber by September 25, 2020.
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Saturday, September 26, 2020Signature Chamber Event

Canceled: Lafayette Art, Wine & Music Festival

PLEASE NOTE: The 2020 Festival has been canceled. We will party again on Sept. 18-19, 2021, celebrating our 25th Anniversary!

 

About: The Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, held each year in September, is the largest event in Lamorinda and one of the five biggest outdoor festivals in Contra Costa County. Join your friends in strolling among stalls of art, handmade crafts, listening to music, sampling foods from top local restaurants, and enjoying quality wines and microbrews. Festival is free at attend, family and dog friendly! Saturday, 10am-7pm and Sunday, 10am-6pm. For more details about the 25th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, please visit http://lafayettefestival.com.


When:
Saturday, September 26, 2020 10:00 AM thru 07:00 PM
Where:
Downtown Lafayette
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Sunday, September 27, 2020Signature Chamber Event

Canceled: Lafayette Art, Wine & Music Festival

PLEASE NOTE: The 2020 Festival has been canceled. Please join us Sept. 18-19, 2021 for our 25th Anniversary!

About: The Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, held each year in September, is the largest event in Lamorinda and one of the five biggest outdoor festivals in Contra Costa County. Join your friends in strolling among stalls of art, handmade crafts, listening to music, sampling foods from top local restaurants, and enjoying quality wines and microbrews. Festival is free at attend, family and dog friendly! Saturday, 10am-7pm and Sunday, 10am-6pm. For more details about the 25th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, please visit http://lafayettefestival.com.

  

When:
Sunday, September 27, 2020 10:00 AM thru 06:00 PM
Where:
Downtown Lafayette
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Monday, October 12, 2020Office Closure

OFFICE CLOSED

The Lafayette Chamber Office will be closed physcially and virtually Monday, October 12 for Indigenous Peoples' Day.

When:
Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00 AM thru 04:00 PM
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020Executive Committee

Executive Committee Meeting

The Lafayette Chamber Executive Committee meets monthly typically the week before our Board Meeting.

When:
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:00 AM thru 09:00 AM
Where:
Online
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020Mixer

Lafayette Chamber Fall Mixer: "Rocky Road" of Life!

Lafayette Chamber Fall Mixer: "Rocky Road" of Life!

Let's get through this "Rocky Road" of life ... together!

 

Join us for a "sweet" monthly mixer sprinkled with fun and information on our partnership with LPIE and how members can partner to support our schools and grow your business.  To help enjoy our socially distant time together, Chamber member and Local Food Adventures founder Lauren McCabe Herpich will take us through a mini version of her new Virtual Ice Cream Social experience and share the delicious history of Rocky Road ice cream, a flavor that was invented right here in the East Bay.


Besides enjoying “dessert” we will hear from LPIE Business Partner volunteer chair, Dave Smith, who will be leading a conversation on how we can engage our local businesses with the community. The remarkable support of our local businesses, restaurants, and real estate agents is one of the reasons why Lafayette is among the best places in the country to live, work, and learn.  LPIE, proudly celebrating their 40th anniversary, is proud to partner with our thriving community through their Business Partners Program.


For those who want to take part in the mix-in action, purchase a Sweets & Smiles Ice Cream Gift Box that includes everything to make your own Rocky Road ice cream during our mixer. Lauren will be donating $1 from every box purchased from our event back to LPIE. To order, click here.


Register for the mixer using Zoom link below.

 

About Local Food Adventures
Lafayette Chamber member Local Food Adventures provides guided walking tours and private food experiences throughout Oakland and the East Bay, including a private Eat Stay Love Lafayette Food Tour great for businesses to entertain clients and strengthen relationships. Due to COVID, it has expanded its offerings with its new Virtual Ice Cream Social private group event and its Local Love Gift Boxes, curated collections of culinary items highlighting local small businesses  including Diablo Foods, Amphora Lafayette and The Nut Factory here in Lafayette. 

 

Since her very first tour, founder and Lafayette mom Lauren McCabe Herpich has donated a percentage of every tour ticket sold to the Alameda County Community Food Bank. She also supports other non-profits like East Bay FeedER and LPIE, which she will support with a $1 donation for every Sweets & Smiles Box sold for our Chamber Mixer in October.

 

About LPIE
LPIE is a community-based education foundation run by a board and small staff working to enhance and expand the educational opportunities for students in Lafayette’s six public schools: Burton Valley, Happy Valley, Lafayette and Springhill Elementary Schools, Stanley Middle School and Acalanes High School. Their mission is to support and enrich the education of every child in the Lafayette public schools.

 

They do this by funding instruction in art, science, music, writing, and social studies.  Working directly with the districts (LAFSD/AUHSD) to identify areas for investment in core academics and enrichment, LPIE supports programs and efforts that might otherwise go unfunded.

  

When:
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:00 PM thru 07:00 PM
Where:
Online via Zoom meeting. Register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMucu6orT4tEtXTvxnC02osFPsAM5W-nC4S
For More Info:
Sara Regan
(925) 284-7404
sara@lafayettechamber.org
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Friday, October 16, 2020Signature Chamber Event

Lafayette Res Run for Education - Virtual Race, Physical Run

We are running things a little different this year! Learn about Res Run Reimagined and signup for the virtual race here:  https://lafayettechamber.org/resrun/

  

When:
from Friday, October 16, 2020 8:00 AM
thru Saturday, October 31, 2020 10:00 AM
Where:
Downtown Lafayette and around the Lafayette Reservoir!
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Monday, October 19, 2020Chamber Board

Chamber Board Meeting

The Lafayette Chamber Office will be closed on Monday, October 19 from 11:30am-2pm while the staff meets with the Chamber Board for their monthly meeting.

When:
Monday, October 19, 2020 12:00 PM thru 02:00 PM
Where:
Online
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020Mixer

CANCELLED: Mixer at Mechanics Bank

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, ALL EVENTS ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLD. WE WILL MIX AGAIN WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO!

 

Thank you Mechanics Bank for offering to host!


When:
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 5:30 PM thru 07:00 PM
Registration Info:
Mixers are free to members, $10 for non-members. Interested in becoming a member? Contact Barbara to be her guest!

Please register so that we can have your name badge ready for you on arrival - we will also send you an email reminder!

Register Here

For More Info:
Barbara Gilmore
(925) 284-7404
barbara@lafayettechamber.org

Friday, October 30, 2020Signature Chamber Event

Taking a new route: Trick or Treat Street

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, TRICK OR TREAT STREET HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN US FOR DRESS UP DRIVE, SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2020!  

Learn more at https://lafayettechamber.org/trick-or-treat/.

When:
Friday, October 30, 2020 4:00 PM thru 06:00 PM
Where:
Throughout Lafayette
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Saturday, October 31, 2020City of Lafayette

Lafayette Dress Up Drive

Lafayette Dress Up Drive
Take the Pandemic Pass on Traditional Trick-Or-Treating and Participate in the Lafayette Dress Up Drive!

In place of trick-or-treating during the COVID-19 pandemic, participate in this community-wide, socially distant Halloween celebration! Put on your costumes, dress up your house or business, and/or dress up your car with Halloween decorations. Whether you enjoy from the comfort of your haunted house/business or drive around town in your wicked wagons, come see the all-out, over-the-top spooktacular decorations this year all around Lafayette.  Music, lights, fog machines ... this is your year to go all out!

We encourage decorations to go up in the weeks prior to Halloween. But be ready for the official town tour the evening of October 31st. Register your house/business to be featured on our online map by 10/23.The map will be posted to the City website the week of October 26th.  Please remember that this is a COVID-19 friendly, bring your own candy event. So please do not pass out candy, remain in your car/yard and maintain physical distance at all times. Obey all traffic laws & be aware of your surroundings. Register your house/business as a stop to be seen by clicking the link.

When:
Saturday, October 31, 2020 2:00 PM thru 07:00 PM
Where:
Throughout Lafayette! Register here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/ParksAndRecreation1/DressUpDrive
For More Info:
Sara Regan
(925) 284-7404
sara@lafayettechamber.org
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Tuesday, November 03, 2020Executive Committee

Executive Committee Meeting

The Lafayette Chamber Executive Committee meets monthly typically the week before our Board Meeting.

When:
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 8:00 AM thru 09:00 AM
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“We are very impressed with your Chamber. We have been members of other Chambers over the years and it’s been nothing like the experiences we’re having right out of the gate with your organization. Thank you for your great communication, follow up, and professionalism.”
– Peter Dewey, Bayview Painting

“I couldn’t have asked for a better resource than the Chamber, as I was establishing my medical practice in Lafayette. AJ, Holly, and Sara were so responsive to my questions and gave me many ideas on networking in the community. They host several events that foster community building. I honestly cannot imagine a more robust, active, and friendly chamber as this. I’m a member for life!”
– Cheruba Prabakar, Lamorinda Gynecology & Surgery

“WE LOVE THE CHAMBER! Batch and Brine has been a member of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce for almost six years. We value and appreciate the incredible amount of work this organization produces for our community through many events and support for each business. The networking and education of information that’s spilled out weekly for the business community is impressive. They are a helping hand in so many ways for our business community and beyond. We couldn’t be part of this community without being part of the chamber. Lafayette Chamber is one of the best organizations we’ve worked with, so don’t think twice about it, join the Chamber!” – Rolla Ghaben, Batch & Brine

“The Chamber was instrumental in helping us open 14 years ago. The staff went out of their way to help us make connections and ensure we were successful. We would not be where we are today without the Chamber!”
– John & Colleen McCormick, Lamorinda Music