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NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
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Have you reserved a booth yet at our 2011 Monterey Bay Business Expo?
The registration deadline is October 12, so don't delay! Click here for more info
Reminder: All guests must
pre-register for our October mixer at Club Del Monte (Naval Postgraduate School) by Friday, October 14. Don't miss this chance to get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the historic Hotel Del Monte and the gorgeous NPS campus! Click here to RSVP
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CHAMBERLINK
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CLICK HERE to download a PDF copy of this week's ChamberLink section in the Monterey County Herald
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SAVE THE DATE
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Mark your calendar
for these upcoming MPCC events!
October 5
Drs. Kroll and Antrim - Alta Mesa Family Dentistry Ribbon Cutting
October 12
Brown Bag Seminar - Keeping Your Employees Focused and Motivated
October 18 Tres Jolie & Dance Kids of Monterey County Ribbon Cutting
October 20
Club Del Monte (Naval Postgraduate School) Mixer - Preregistration required!
October 25 Business Builders Workshop
October 27
Business Expo
November 3
The Park Lane/Central Coast Senior Services Mixer
November 8
2012 Trade Missions Info Session: Peru, French Riviera, South Africa
November 9 Brown Bag Seminar: Tax Planning for Small Businesses and the Self-Employed
November 10 Priority Leadership Group Ribbon Cutting
November 12
Holiday Marketplace
November 15 Peninsula Home Health Care Ribbon Cutting November 17 Monterey Bay Aquarium Mixer
December 8
Holiday Party at Rabobank (Monterey)
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Proposed Ban on Single-Use Carry-Out Plastic Bags
Public Workshop
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: City of Monterey Council Chambers, 580 Pacific Street
This workshop is your opportunity to learn more about this proposed DRAFT ordinance that discontinues the distribution of single-use carry-out plastic bags and free distribution of paper bags at retail establishments in the City of Monterey. The environmental review process provides an opportunity for public comment.
Interested Chamber members are encouraged to attend!
To learn more about the proposed ordinance and supporting documents, visit www.MontereyRecycles.org.
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Please join us for our third annual networking event
Hit the Jackpot with HR!
Date: Thursday, October 6 Location: D'Arrigo Bros, 21777 Harris Road in Salinas
Cost: Complimentary
We'll have networking, appetizers, wine, and incredible opportunity drawings for prizes. All proceeds from the drawing benefit the SHRM Foundation.* To RSVP please contact: Nancy Scholink (Membership Director) at nancy.scholink@chomp.org or 831-622-2814.
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED EVENT:
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 Drs. Kroll and Antrim - Alta Mesa Family Dentistry Ribbon Cutting Where: 335 El Dorado Street, Suite 1, Monterey
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
When: Wednesday, October 5
Cost: Complimentary
Join us to welcome and celebrate the addition of Dr. Kimberly Antrim to the Alta Mesa Family Dentistry family. Enjoy wine and yummy food, games (including a chatter-teeth race!), and exciting door prizes while you check out Alta Mesa's new high-tech office, which includes digital xrays, cavity-finding software, cerec cadcam restorations, and a soft-tissue laser for more comfortable gum surgery. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to have fun at the dentist's office!
Click here to read more
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COMING UP NEXT WEEK:
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Brown Bag Seminar: Keeping Your Employees Focused and Motivated

When: Wednesday, October 12
Where: The Turf Club at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairgrounds Rd, Monterey
Time: 12:30-1:30pm Cost: Complimentary
Presented by Sheila Dundon, MS, SPHR, Priority Leadership Group
Are you finding it difficult to get your employees motivated about their work? Do they seem to count the minutes before getting off work? The time is now to turn your work site into a place where people want to work and are proud to work. Don't wait until the economy gets healthy and your best people start jumping ship!
In this interactive workshop, you will learn over 20 little ways to make a big difference in Employee Motivation. You'll learn:
- 5 steps to increase motivation and productivity
- 6 incentives more valuable than money
- 5 leader behaviors that will give you a great ROI
- 7 steps to build motivated teams
Click here to read more
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| IN OTHER NEWS... | |
 
Chamber Endorses Brower and Byrne for
MPWMD Board... Click here to read more
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 "Expanding Your Horizons" Conference and Career Fair for Young Women to be held at Naval Postgraduate School November 5... Click here to read more
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 Leslie Foote, MD and Kristina Olfson, RN, MSN, FNP, B-C join the Central Coast VNA & Hospice team...
Click here to read more
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Rotary Comes to Cannery Row
Chartering the Rotary Club of Monterey Cannery Row
Networking * Fellowship * Humanitarian Services
Join us at the kick-off meeting on Thursday, October 6, 7:30am, at The Clement Monterey (750 Cannery Row). Breakfast Buffet starts at 7:00am and costs $15. Complimentary valet parking available.
RSVP: canneryrowrotary@gmail.com or (831) 372-3034
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Jane Deuber
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This weekend (October 8 & 9), local business owners have a rare opportunity to gain the latest business-growth strategies in a two day seminar with internationally-known business strategist, Jane Deuber. Revamp your marketing message, establish a plan for 2012 and discover new marketing strategies that will gain clients
locally, nationally... even internationally. Registration ends soon!
Learn more at www.businessmasterysummit.com.
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Carmel Art & Film Festival October 12-16, 2011
Join us for 5 days of film, art, photography and music. Add in celebrities, great parties, thought-provoking lectures, the Clint Eastwood Filmmakers Award, and did we mention great PARTIES? Don't miss the fun!
Feature Film: Special Screening "J. Edgar" by Clint Eastwood at the Sunset Center on Friday, October 14th, at 7:00pm
Tickets on sale at www.carmelartandfilm.com or by calling (831) 625-3700.
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