Sammamish Chamber of Commerce

- Building Community One Business at a Time!

Weekly Bulletin
April 12, 2010
SCC Events & News
Upcoming: 
 
This Thursday! Date: April 15, 2010 11:15 AM - 1:00PM
Chamber Luncheon 
Location: Bakes's Place
Luncheon Sponsor: The Chris Elliott Fund (CEF)
Speaker: Jack Fecker
Topic: Becoming a Creative Entrepreneur: Your GPS to Business Success (Jack was creative partner behind the Blue Banjo in Seattle and Farrell's Ice Cream Parlors)
*SCC Members - If you would like to boost traffic to your website, pre-register for one of our monthly luncheons, and we will list your company on our homepage.  
 

Date: April 20, Noon - 1:30 PM
 
Brown Bag Seminar - "A Woman's Guide to Money Matters"
Jana Williams of Edward Jones will be speaking. Networking too!
Location: Providence Marionwood
Price $10.00  

 
 
Date:  May 4, Noon - 4:30 PM
 
Celebrating Women in Business Conference  2nd Annual! 
Location: The Plateau Club
You are not your Job, Creating Work - Life Balance. Includes lunch and 3 amazing workshops! Sign up now! 
 
 
Date:  May 11, 11:30 - 2pm
"The Savvy Networker" Workshop
Zita Gustin gives us tips to her networking success!  You won't want to miss the chance to learn from Zita!  You will improve your lead generation and learn how to turn those leads into sales. Location:  Sip restaurant, includes lunch.  Cost: $35 Members $40 Non Members
 
 
Register for all our events at: www.sammamishchamber.org
Member Events 
April 14, 2010:  Transcendental MeditationŽ:  Powering the Brain for Peak Performance                                     
5:30-7:00 pm
Lodge at Beaver Lake
25101 SE 24th St
Sammamish, WA 98075
TMŽ is an effective, evidence-based program that allows the mind to settle down, and the body receives deep rest, resulting in less stress, more energy, better health and clarity of mind.  This informational session is presented by Annie Skipper, Director of the Eastside TM Program.  Free.  Register today to reserve your spot:  Kirkland@tm.org.  For information, 425 451-2290.
Contact: Annie Skipper
askipper@tm.org
425 451-2290
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 7:30 pm
SIMPLE MEASURES PRESENTS AN INTIMATE CHAMBER
MUSIC CONCERT
This free concert is sponsored by the Sammamish Arts
Commission.
Location: Sammamish Presbyterian Church
22522 NE Inglewood Hill Road
Clarinetist Sean Osborn leads an uplifting program
featuring composer Thomas Albert's "13 Ways" inspired by the
Wallace Stevens Poem "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Other
musicians include: Susan Telford, flute/piccolo; Tim Christie,
violin/viola;Rajan Krishnaswami, cello; Mike Werner, percussion; Mark
Salman, piano.
For more information visit:
www.ci.sammamish.wa.usor
www.simplemeasures.org
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There's Never Been a Better Time to Come to Eastside Catholic!
 
Join us for a hands-on look at academic and athletic excellence for prospective families in grades 6-12 on Tuesday, April 27 from 6:30-8 p.m. Meet our new leadership team: President and Head of School Sister Mary E. Tracy, Middle School Principal Polly Skinner and High School Principal Tom Lord. A brief welcome presentation is planned at 6:30 p.m. The evening includes hands-on activities for kids, preview of 6-12 curriculum, a chance to meet teachers and coaches and personal tours with current students. If you have questions, please contact Director of Admission Helene Johnson at hjohnson@eastsidecatholic.org  or at 425-295-3014. Check out Eastside Catholic Summer Sports Camps open to all local kids at www.eastsidecatholic.org.
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April 28, 2010 - GO System Seminar
9:00am to Noon
The Lodge at Beaver Lake
25101 SE 24th Street, Sammamish, WA 98075
Investment: $179 early-bird registration 10 days or more prior to seminar, $199 regular registration within 10 days of seminar (includes over $65 worth of materials and morning refreshments)
Presented by Certified Professional Organizer and Productivity Consultant, Debbie Rosemont of Simply Placed.
Learn simple to implement techniques to help people in business increase focus, organization and productivity. This high impact seminar will help you get more done in less time, get and stay organized at work, and stay focused on high priority activities that will help you increase revenue. For more information or to sign up for this class, contact Debbie Rosemont at Simply Placed 206.579.5743 or debbie@itssimplyplaced.com . Additional details can also be found at www.itssimplyplaced.com.
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Providence Marianwood Foundation
10th Annual Spring Luncheon

Providence Marianwood will host its 10th Annual Spring Celebration Luncheon on Thursday, May 6, 2010, featuring
Emmy-award winning actor, entertainer and radio legend Pat Cashman as the keynote speaker
. The luncheon, from
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club, 36005 SE Ridge St., in Snoqualmie, is the premier fundraiser
for the Providence Marianwood Foundation and residents of the Issaquah skilled nursing home. Cashman's talk will
reflect on growing old and will be delivered with his signature humor. A tax-deductible donation of $150 per person
is suggested at the time of the event. For reservations or more information call Steve Gallion at 425-391-2895 or go
to www.providencemarianwood.org.
Save 25%
Members receive a discount when signing up and pre-paying for a Constant Contact subscription through the Sammamish Chamber. A 6 month pre-payment will receive a 20% discount, and 12 month pre-payment will receive a 25% discount.  
Please click here for more information.
 
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Our April Luncheon Sponsor
CEF
Visit Our Sponsor
 
The Chris Elliott Fund for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Research (CEF) is a non-profit organization that raises awareness and funds specifically aimed at taking on brain cancer. CEF has raised more than $1 million for brain cancer research across the country and provides countless resources, information and support to people living with the disease. CEF funds groundbreaking research in the Christopher S. Elliott Neuro-oncology Lab for Glioblastoma Brain Research and Applied Science Center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. The organization is developing and funding the Integrative Patient Support Program at The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Cancer Treatment in Seattle's Swedish Neuroscience Institute. www.chriselliottfund.org
Its Coming Again!
 Celebrating Women in Business Conference
 

Celebrating Women in Business
 
May 4, noon  4:30 PM 
The Plateau Club 

Includes lunch and workshops

You Are Not Your Job!
Creating Sustainable
Work / Life Balance

Keynote Speaker:
 Liesbet Trappenburg
 

Selling Tickets Now!
www.sammamishchamber.orgfor more information
 
 
Thank you to the following Sponsors:
 
Emerald Sponsor
Evergreen Hospital
 
For sponsorship information, please click HERE.
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