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Chamber Newsletter
May 26, 2015
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Greetings!

We had a very successful Tri-Chamber mixer at the Cupertino Inn last week. Thank you to everyone who attended. Please join us this week for a mixer at Rootstock Wine Bar on May 27th. We also are starting a new event called Chamber Happy Hour on June 2nd at Verge. Lastly, the Los Gatos Young Professional BBQ at Vasona Park is scheduled for June 6th.

 

Sincerely,

Zack Marks
Sponsored by our Diamond President's Circle Member:
 
Upcoming Events 


May 27th 

 5:30 - 7 pm

May 29th 
 
12 pm

Leadership Los Gatos Graduation 

June 2nd

9:30 am - 12 pm

SCORE Business Counseling

June 2nd

5 - 6:30 pm

Chamber Happy Hour

June 4th
 
12 - 6 pm

Board of Directors Retreat

June 6th

12 - 4 pm
 
Young Professionals Group - BBQ at Vasona Park

June 12th

5 pm

American Cancer Society - Discovery Shop 50th Anniversary

June 17th

6 - 7 pm

Cuba Trip Information Meeting

June 27th

6:30 pm

Miss Los Gatos Pageant

July 23rd

5:30 - 9 pm

Annual Dinner - La Rinconada Country Club

July 28th

11:30 am - 1 pm

Biz to Biz Luncheon - Testarossa Winery

We would like to say a special thank you and 
 welcome to all of our new Chamber members!




The Los Gatos Young Professionals Group now accepting applications! We invite you to JOIN TODAY!

The LGYP is a dynamic group of young entrepreneurs serving the community in a variety of professions. With members ranging from ages 21-39, the program has been created to cultivate the next generation of civic and business leaders. The group is designed to provide business contacts, 
professional growth, and valuable information to the young professional.
All LGYP hosted events and mixers are free for members and $15 for prospective members. 

Member and Community Events    

May 26th8:30 am2 pm, Santa Clara County is celebrating National Small Business Week with their 2nd Annual Small Business Summit. The FREE event will take place at the County Government Center, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose. Small business owners are encouraged to attend the day of business workshops and discussions on topics including: Introduction to Procurement; Sales and Use Tax Basics; Tools/Resources to Grow Your Business; Access to Business Capital; Are You an Employee or Independent Contractor; and Marketing and Social Media. Click here to register

May 30th - 10 am - 6 pmShop for a Cause at Blue Illusion in Old Town, Los Gatos.

20% of sales that day will be donated to EMQ AUXILIARY Children's Fund benefiting the children at EMQ FamiliesFirst. View the site here


June 2nd - 9 am - 2:30 pmConstant Contact and Silicon Valley SCORE would like to invite you to a workshop event - "Let's Grow Your Business with Email & Social Media". 

Come to the Scottish Rites Center in San Jose and enjoy free lunch! Sign up now


 

June 4th - 4 - 7 pm, The Butter Paddle hosts a trunk show. Christi Schimpke the designer of CRASH by Minabea will be at the store. Crash by Minabea is eco-friendly jewelry made from crashed luxury European vehicles such as late model Mercedes-Benzs, BMWs, Ferraris, Maseratis, and more. Check it out here


 

June 6th - 12 - 4 pm, Grand opening celebration of the NUMU located at 106 E Main Street in Los Gatos. Please join NUMU and our neighbors, Friends of the Los Gatos Library as we celebrate our grand re-openings together! Free Admission all day to NUMU! Remarks from the town, NUMU and Friends of the Library will begin at 1:30pm. Great art and living history. Performance art featuring Dani Dodge. Robots lovingly created by Kal Spelletich. Interactive displays, the interplay of art and music, performance art, story telling and robots! Visit their website here


 

June 11th - all day, "Say it in your own words" The Butter Paddle will offer discounted personalized engraving on Maple Leaf Cutting Boards, Mariposa and Annieglass. These are perfect gifts to engrave for weddings, anniversaries, a business thank you or any special occasion. Free gift with Maple Leaf purchase of $50 or more. View their website here 


July 12th, First Wave Events presents Jungle Run Half Marathon & 10K - 2015. The Jungle Run Half Marathon course extends North through the streets of Los Gatos and onto the scenic Los Gatos Creek Trail at the Los Gatos Creek County Park in Campbell ending at the Los Gatos High School Track. The Jungle Run 10K Run/Walk course extends North through the streets of Los Gatos to the entrance of Vasona Park ending at the Los Gatos High School Get more information and register or volunteer today 


 

June 13th - 8 - 10:15 am, Billy Jones Wildcat railroad hosts their annual Flapjacks & Railroad Tracks Pancake BreakfastTickets are available onsite when you purchase your breakfast items and there shall be plenty of seating provided. To secure a plate of delicious pancakes make a reservation by visiting their Facebook or by calling 408-395-7433.


 

June 13th -  1 - 4 pm, Palo Alto Medical Foundation's new Los Gatos Center, located at 15400 Los Gatos Blvd., opens on Monday, June 22. Prior to the opening day, everyone is invited to a Grand Opening Celebration to take a look around the new medical before it opens. PAMF staff will be offering tours, entertainment, healthy snacks and more. Bring your family and friends! 


 

June 16th - 20th Los Gatos Plein Air, Artists Paint on Location. Plein Air is a fundraiser sponsored by the Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club, which supports the arts, music and youth in the South Bay, and the humanities programs of Rotary International. For more information, visit their website 


 

June 24th - August 26th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Come to the Los Gatos Town Plaza every Wednesday for Jazz on the Plazz! See the line up here


 

August 8th & 9th - 10 am - 6 pm, Join 20,000 of your friends at the forty-first annual Fiesta de Artes at the Los Gatos Civic Center grounds on Saturday and Sunday, August 8th and 9th. Don't miss the town's one and only art and wine festival. The 2015 The Fiesta is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and benefits local scholarships. Enjoy 150 artists, gourmet food, wine and beer, and live music. Treat the kids to snow cones and a jump house. Celebrate with visitors from all over the San Francisco Bay Area. Fiesta de Artes will be held at the Los Gatos Civic Center, 110 E. Main St. For more information visit their website here 









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