Chamber Events

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.

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/

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!

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST HAS BEEN CANCELED. WE WILL GATHER AGAIN WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO! 

About: We invite everyone! Politicos, non-profits, school representatives, business leaders, community leaders, Rotarians, our Chamber members, etc. to all come together to share in a breakfast and enjoy our special speaker. 

Event starts at 7am and ends by 8:30am.

Learn more about the event here: https://lafayettechamber.org/breakfast

Registration is required as NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.

Please note: all or parts of this event may be videotaped/recorded. 

Coffee with Mayor Mike Anderson: What New COVID-19 Restrictions Mean For Lafayette

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Please join Lafayette Mayor Mike Anderson, City Manager Niroop Srivatsa, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jay Lifson, Police Chief Ben Alldritt, and Contra Costa Fire Marshal Chris Bachman in a discussion of the new Contra Costa County COVID-19 public health restrictions and how they impact Lafayette’s businesses and residents.

This special one-hour “Coffee with the Mayor,” takes place on Monday, November 23, at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom webinar and Facebook Live. Joining instructions are below.

Mayor Anderson will discuss how all of us can work together as a community to stay healthy and safe, what the new countywide restrictions are, enforcement of these restrictions, and how businesses can operate in a safe manner while following the new restrictions.

The Mayor and panelists will also listen to how people are dealing with the pandemic, including ways the City can assist them and measures residents and businesses recommend be taken to keep each other safe.

You can watch the meeting and provide written comment on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lovelafayette/

If you wish to participate on Zoom, you can do so by following these joining instructions:

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:

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Join us in solidarity as Lafayette lights the night! We encourage everyone to turn on your lights Sunday, Dec. 6, 6pm.

What a year it has been. We will always remember 2020. Wouldn’t you agree we all need a little holiday cheer? The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lafayette invite you to share a moment in time with us that we can do all together but separately.

For the past seven years the Dana Green Team and Branagh Development have sponsored the twinkle lights up and down Mt. Diablo Blvd. Their donation helps the Chamber pay for the installation and maintenance of the lights that have a heartening effect on our downtown, giving us cheer and raising our spirits during the holiday season. Due to strict shelter-in-place guidelines we will not be able to schedule the annual “It’s A Wonderful Life in Lafayette.” However, on Sunday night, December 6, we will flip the switch to turn on the tree in Plaza Park and we invite you to have your holiday decorations up and ready to turn on at 6pm. Imagine how fun that will be in each neighborhood. Back at the Plaza Park, we’ll have the Holiday Snow Globe available for your Holiday Family Photo through December 25.

Learn more at https://lafayettechamber.org/lights

The Chamber's holiday mixer is typically our "mixer of the year" but let's not let Covid-19 stop us.

Join us for our December mixer which promises to be your opportunity to welcome our new members and network with fellow members and the community!

Special holiday music performances by Stevie Coyle of Mighty Fine Guitars and Mark Shaw, Remax Accord Real Estate Broker. And a beautiful silver locket give away by Morrison's Jewelers. It’s been a tough year and a little music and a jewelry gift will cheer up just about anyone!

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-ipqT8uGNTfXlOeuGVyDGDBfr7wMvka

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The recording of our Jan. 22 "Coffee" with Love Lafayette Mayor Candell can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/icwWfFJoNGP5U6Y0mZmPAbrRsuXIfOFcuEXPxo-nqZNyiYugTu0M-8MK7vdWK__D.84WHTQFhAafE3ufN

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We welcome Susan Candell as Lafayette’s new Mayor. Susan was sworn in at the December City Council Meeting. Susan grew up in Orinda and after her college years at Berkeley and MIT, she came back to Lamorinda and settled here in Lafayette over 20 years ago. She has volunteered for many non-profits including Children’s Hospital, LPIE, the Lafayette Community Foundation and, for the last three years, the Lafayette City Council. 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 this Friday at 8am. 

Register in advance for this webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x4CHoVdjRE2C8XkfXQoEug After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Send questions in advance to holly@lafayettechamber.org.