October 11, 2011 


Chamber Connection

IN THIS ISSUE:
Brown Bag Seminar
Tres Jolie/Dance Kids Ribbon Cutting
Club Del Monte Mixer (NPS)
Leadership Luncheon Draws Record Crowd
Jazz Festival Receives $300,000 Grant
MCBC Regional Forum
Monterey Bay Restaurant Week

NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

  Have you reserved a booth yet at our 2011 Monterey Bay Business Expo?

Click here for more info

 

 Don't miss our First Annual Holiday Marketplace on November 12!

Click here for more info

 

Congratulations to David Fritsch of Fritsch Services, who guessed the correct length of floss & won a
FREE Sonicare toothbrush at the
Alta Mesa Family Dentistry
Ribbon Cutting
on Oct. 5!

CHAMBERLINK

CLICK HERE to download a PDF copy of this week's ChamberLink section in the Monterey County Herald

SAVE THE DATE

Mark your calendar 

for these upcoming
MPCC events! 

   

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

Monterey Bay Business Expo

 

November 1 

Priority Leadership Group Ribbon Cutting 

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 12  

Holiday Marketplace

November 15

 Peninsula Home Health Care Ribbon Cutting


November 17
Monterey Bay Aquarium Mixer

December 8 

Holiday Party at Rabobank (Monterey)

 ---------------MEMBER AD --------------

Water  

  The Regional Water Project 

with Steve Kasower

  

Confused about water? We will remind you Why We All Loved It!
 
When:   Thursday, October 20th
Time:     3:30-5:00pm
Where:  Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
  
 
Join us for this public forum to educate and inform the public on the history of the Regional Water Project. Learn why this project received wide spread support to develop a water supply solution for Monterey.

Click HERE to download
the event flyer (PDF)
.  
 
 RSVP to MCHA at (831) 626-8636 or info@mcha.net.
Advertising with the Chamber
Holiday Marketplace
2011 Trade Missions: Peru, South Africa, French Riviera

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED EVENT:

Brown Bag Seminar: Keeping Your Employees
Focused and Motivated

Business Builders Sponsors

  

When:    Wednesday, October 12

Where:   The Turf Club at the Monterey County
               Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairgrounds Rd, Monterey

Time:     12:30-1:30pm
Cost:       Complimentary

 

Sheila Dundon

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

COMING UP NEXT WEEK:

Dance Kids of Monterey

Tres Jolie & Dance Kids Ribbon Cutting

 

When:    Tuesday, October 18
Where:   600 East Franklin Street, Monterey
Time:      5:00-7:00pm 

Cost:       Complimentary

 

Join us to celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of Tres Jolie, your local dancewear store, at their location in Monterey. Tres Jolie has been serving the Monterey Peninsula dance community for over seven years, and features several dance-wear lines, including Bloch, Capezio, and Bodywrappers.  Enjoy light refreshments and dance performances, and don't forget to bring your business card to enter the drawing for tickets to the Dance Kids Nutcracker performance on November 5.

Click here to read more 

Club Del Monte Mixer - Naval Postgraduate School

 

When:    Thursday, October 20
Where:   Naval Postgraduate School - Hermann Hall
               1 University Way, Monterey (enter at the Sloat Ave. & 9th Street gate)
Time:      5:00-7:00pm 

Cost:       $10 Members/$15 Prospective Members

Naval Postgraduate School - Hermann Hall


Join us for an exclusive mixer at Club Del Monte, located in the historic Hotel Del Monte on the Naval Postgraduate School campus. Set amongst 25 acres of sprawling lawns dotted with oak, cypress, and pine, the art-deco Hotel Del Monte was originally built in 1880. It remained an elegant hotel until 1951, when it was acquired by the Navy.

 
The event will be catered by Club Del Monte Catering Services, led by Executive Chef Hugh Butler, who has worked at the world famous Greenbrier Hotel and Resort, Carmel Valley's Quail Lodge and the Pebble Beach Resort, as well as owning and operating two of his own successful restaurants. 

 

Don't miss this chance to get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the historic Hotel Del Monte and the gorgeous NPS campus! 

Due to security restrictions, guests must RSVP no later than Friday, October 14. You can preregister and prepay on our website, or if you'd like to pay at the door, please call us at (831) 648-5350 to get your name on the access list. 

  

Click here for more information 

IN OTHER NEWS...

Rep. Sam Farr - Leadership Luncheon

 
Annual Leadership Luncheon Draws Record Crowd... 

 Click here to read more

Monterey Jazz Festival
 
Monterey Jazz Festival Receives $300,000 Grant from James Irvine Foundation... 
  Click here to read more
Monterey County Business Council (MCBC)

Monterey County Business Council Now Accepting Nominations for the 2011 Public-Private Economic Development Partnership Awards on Oct. 28...  

Click here to read more

Monterey Bay Restaurant Week


Top Restaurants Join 3rd Annual Monterey Bay Restaurant Week... 
Click here to read more


Avoid Litter and Save Money with Clean Recycling... 

Click here to read more

-----------------------------------MEMBER AD ----------------------------------

Flavors of Marina

 

International Flavors of Marina  

Food, Wine, & Beer Tasting

 

When:       Thursday, October 13

Time:         5:30-8:30pm

Where:      The Dunes on Monterey Bay, 
                  Building 125, Marina  

 

Taste from over 20 Marina food & drink establishments and Monterey County wineries, and bid on the silent auction!  
 
Cost: $40 - Purchase tickets online at www.marinachamber.com. Space is limited!

---------------------------------MEMBER AD -------------------------------

2011 Monterey Bay Green Building Expo 
 
2011 Monterey Bay Green Building Expo

Solve the Rebate Mystery! 

 

Join us on November 9, 2011 at the Monterey Conference Center. Vendor Exhibit is from 3:00-7:00pm (Setup from 12:00-12:30pm).

 

Reserve a booth space for $200, or $125 for nonprofits. Space is limited, so don't delay! 


For more information, contact the Monterey County Business Council at
831-582-3234 or email sharrison@mcbc.biz

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Rotary International  

  ROTARY COMES TO CANNERY ROW

 

Chartering the Rotary Club of Monterey Cannery Row 

Networking * Fellowship * Humanitarian Services 

 

Join us at the weekly meeting on Thursdays, at 7:30am, at The Clement Monterey (750 Cannery Row). Breakfast Buffet starts at 7:00am and costs $15. Complimentary valet parking available.
Jody Hansen, MPCC President/CEO
Jody Hansen

 

PROGRAM SPEAKER on Oct 13: 

JODY HANSEN,  President/CEO, Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce


 RSVP to canneryrowrotary@gmail.com or (831) 372-3034.

Monterey Bay Business Expo 2011

CONTACT US

The Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce  

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