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January 2010
January 8, 2010
La Center North Clark County
Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
January "Happy New Year" 2010
Please provide your business or organization's events and articles by the 20th of each month for inclusion in the newsletter. Send to Martha at llamalland@msn.com
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Your Chamber Officers:
Linda Tracy
President
Scott Edwards
1st Vice
President
Al Lane
2nd Vice
President
Cindy Lane
Secretary
Denise Koopman
Treasurer
Board Members:
Wendy McGraw
Todd Snider
Justin Keeler
Kimberly Wilbanks
Presidents message:
I'm so excited to be your President once again. Since I was your President in 2004, La Center's population has doubled. I used to look up the hill from our previous home on Heritage Loop and see nothing but a hillside filled with trees...now I see homes. Where the old hospital used to sit, on the corner of 4th and Cedar, now sits the La Center Marketplace and Chevron, plus several other businesses in that complex. The hospital building was remarkably transformed into the beautiful La Center Library, with the help of the Fort Vancouver Library and Friends of the La Center Library, which sits on the corner of John Storm Avenue and 4th.
Our Chamber remains SMALL but our vision for La Center is BIG. A big thank you to Wendy McGraw for her outstanding leadership as President in 2009. In the few short years I've known her she's never changed her dedication to our Community and never says a project for the Chamber is too hard to accomplish.
We are so lucky to have a wonderful City to support our Community events....the staff works tirelessly to make sure the Chamber has what it needs when it needs it.....without that support the Chamber wouldn't have the ability to do what it does for our businesses and our Community.
We are also very lucky to have the support of our main industry, The New Phoenix & Last Frontier and Chips & Palace, our four non-tribal cardrooms. It seems like they find a way to give us what we ask for and what we need to facilitate events....they are very Community minded and it's so very much appreciated.
2010 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the La Center Chamber and our Community. Your new Board of Directors has some fresh ideas and some ways to make the old ideas work even better. Support the Chamber and the Community by renewing your membership or joining the Chamber for the first time, if that's the case, we want to work for you. La Center and the North County area will be finding more ways to promote itself and it's businesses to help all of us get through these tough economic times.
Linda Tracy, President Elect 2010
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RENEW YOUR CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP TODAY!
Your membership is expired! Please renew this month so you can take advantage of the networking and business & community promotion this chamber does so well!
For inclusion in the 2010 Membership Directory, your renewal or new membership must be received no later than March 15, 2010.
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Clark County Business Events Listings as of 1/01/ 2010
For a complete list or to post events, please visit
www.ClarkChamber.com/events
Event Date: January 16, from 3:30 to 4:30
Location: TBA
Title: Washington Investment Network
Washington Investment Network (WIN) provides a forum for promotion of business innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and partnership across private, education and public sectors.
This forum is by invitation. So if you are interested please send an interest email to Chamber at info@ClarkChamber.com.
For more information contact: Clark County Chamber, info@clarkchamber.com, 360-258-1181
Event Date: January 11, from 4:00 to 7:00
Location: 210 E 13th Street, Vancouver - Council Chamber
Title: Vancouver Council Meeting
City Council Meeting
January 11, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM
4:00-6:00 p.m. Workshops
Consent Agenda Meeting
Location: Council Chambers
210 East 13th St. (1st floor)
Phone: (360) 696-8211
For more information contact: City of Vancouver, City of Vancouver-None, (360) 696-8211
Event Date: January 12, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: 4134 N. Vancouver, Portland, Oregon (OAME)
Title: Oregon Small Business Forum
A FREE event for organizations that serve small business sponsored by the Small Business Administration, SSA & IRS and hosted by the OAME. Focus area topic is & "How to get government contracts & RFP Advice". Also, an informal roundtable discussion.
For more information contact: KayDel Marshall, KayDel.Marshall@irs.gov, 503-326-5240
Event Date: January 14, from 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: 951 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA98661
Title: Get an instant market advantage on 1/14/10
http://sohomarketingguru.com/killer_elevator_speech_workshop
For more information contact: Ronnie Noize, Ronnie@VeronikaNoize.com, 360.882.1298
Event Date: January 16, from 3:30 to 4:30
Location: TBA
Title: Washington Investment Network
Washington Investment Network (WIN) provides a forum for promotion of business innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and partnership across private, education and public sectors.
This forum is by invitation. So if you are interested please send an interest email to Chamber at info@ClarkChamber.com.
For more information contact: Clark County Chamber, info@clarkchamber.com, 360-258-1181
Event Date: January 20, from 6:30 to 9:00
Location: 4700 NE 78th St, Vancouver
Title: Watershed Stewards volunteer training
Take free classes to learn about your local watershed. Watershed Stewards are local residents interested in protecting our water resources, making a positive difference in the environment through public outreach and education. You'll learn about the W
For more information contact: Watershed Stewards of Clark County, jenifer.naas@clark.wa.gov, 360-397-6060 x 7703
Event Date: January 20, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Location: 309 SW Sixth Avenue .Portland - Iroston Bank Conf.
Title: CEO Roundtable with Frank Helle: CEO Success Profile
Frank Helle, CEO of Axian, Inc., will lead an interactive discussion that will help entrepreneurs understand the critical areas of focus for being a successful CEO. Come share your challenges, observations and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses.
For more Information visit:
http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=121, or contact: OEN, OEN-no email, 503-222-2270
Event Date: January 27, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver - Training Room
Title: Work Session: Salmon Creek Interchange
Clark County Board of County Commissioners will be leading a work session on Salmon Creek Interchange.
For more information Contact BOCC.
For more information contact: Clark County Government, boardcom@clark.wa.gov, (360) 397-2232
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For A complete list or to post events, please visit www.ClarkChamber.com/events
Clark County Chamber of Commerce
The Member-driven Chamber serving as ClarkCounty's Business Connection
Info@ClarkChamber.com | 360-258-1181 | P.O. Box 2947, Vancouver, WA98668
Martha Brooks, Communications Director
La Center North Clark County Chamber of Commerce
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