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Welcome to this new member in December - please show your support!
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 "The Chamber has offered us the opportunity to become more involved in the community that our business is located in. It is a valuable resource for businesses of any size"
Greg Munro, Beemer, Smith, Munro & Co. LLP
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| North Clackamas County
Chamber of Commerce
7740 SE Harmony Rd
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
503-654-7777
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From Board Chair
David Russell, Adventist Health / Adventist Medical Center
 Happy New Year!
Best wishes for a successful and productive new year. Your chamber board and staff are committed to work hard to represent the needs of our membership and to support growth in 2013.
Your Chamber has successfully worked through a change in leadership this past year as our new President & CEO, David Kelly, replaced Susan Lehr in July. With David's leadership and support Your Chamber continues to focus on three key areas as we begin the New Year: 1) Membership growth; 2) Intentional engagement with our city councils and local business alliances; and, 3) Public policy representing issues important to business.
Membership growth is key to having a healthy, successful, financially stable chamber. With this in mind, each member of the Board of Directors has committed to personally recruit two new chamber members by March 2013. The NCCC board members have challenged each other to see who can recruit the most new members and are also issuing a challenge to each of you as NCCC members to help recruit new members during the first quarter of 2013. As current members, we each have stories to share about how chamber membership has benefited our business and helped our communities be great places to live, work and play. Let's share the value of chamber membership with non-members and invite them to join our chamber. David Kelly and Laura Edmonds will be happy to follow up on leads you may have with chamber membership details. Working together, as business and community leaders, we can grow the positive impact of the North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce in 2013.
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You become eligible to win $500 when you participate in the Board Challenge. The Board Challenge is a contest to encourage current Chamber members to recruit new members. The contest begins immediately and ends at noon on March 20.
The Board has issued a team challenge to the Ambassadors, general membership, and staff to see which group can bring in the most new members. Every Board member, Ambassador, and Chamber member will receive $20 in Chamber bucks for each new member recruited. As an extra incentive, the Ambassador and general member who recruit the most members during this time period will both receive a fantastic gift basket of prizes. But the Board Challenge offers you an opportunity at a much bigger prize. Every member who recruits a new Chamber member during this contest will be allotted one raffle ticket for each member recruited. The winner of the drawing will receive the grand prize of $500.
Membership forms are available on the chamber website or by clicking here. Print some out and start talking to your business associates about the benefits you have derived from your chamber membership!
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 Meet YOUR elected leaders!
Register for early bird pricing
You are invited to join Your Chamber at the Elected Officials Reception on Tuesday, January 22 to meet and greet your elected officials. Our event is being co-hosted by the Oregon City Chamber and the Wilsonville Chamber and is being sponsored by Oregon Iron Works, Camp Withycombe, and this year's Vision Sponsors. This event will provide the business community with a great opportunity to build relationships and discuss issues of interest with our elected leaders.
The event will be held at Camp Withycombe - Oregon Military Department, 15300 SE Industrial Way, Clackamas 97015. Have your ID ready to enter through the security gate. Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be provided. Register NOW for early bird pricing!
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Recognition of members
Your Chamber would like to recognize these members who reinvested in Your Chamber recently:
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Mayors to address business issues at luncheon
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Free workshop provides tools for you to grow YOUR business!
The topic for the Tuesday, January 15, Grow Your Business workshop is "Employee Feedback: Make it Easy, Keep it Simple!" Try the 2 minute challenge in this interactive workshop which focuses on managing employees with real time feedback. Coaching employees for improved performance is a learned skill which is vital for business success and employee development. This workshop is FREE for Chamber Members, but please register. Sponsored by Portland General Electric (PGE) and the Clackamas Community College - Customized Training Center, it will be held in the Oregon Institute of Technology B uilding, Room 149, from 11:45am - 1:15pm. Bring your lunch - beverages will be available.
Registration
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Marketing opportunities available
Your Chamber has hosting and sponsorship opportunities available for the first quarter of 2013. Don't miss out on these opportunities to promote your business:
February 20th - Business After Hours - host needed - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
March 8th - AM Business Connection - Member Showcase - host and location needed 7:30am to 9:00am
March 22nd & 29th - AM Business Connections - hosts needed 7:30am to 9:00am
If you are interested in hosting any of these events, or any others in the New Year, please contact Laura Edmonds by email.
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Save money - build your business
 Joining your Chamber is one way to help your business succeed. Another way is to use email marketing solutions from Constant Contact - emails, surveys and event marketing. Sign up for Constant Contact through your Chamber and you can receive up to a 25% discount even if you're already a Constant Contact customer.
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 Dave's Killer Bread plans market expansions in 2013
The Northwest's signature sandwich bread brings on investment partner to scale baking operations
On the heels of launching in retail chains throughout Southern California, Hawaii and Colorado, Dave's Killer Bread (DKB) is preparing to expand to even more new markets starting in 2013. To do this, the popular Oregon--based company has brought on an equity and value--added partner, Goode Partners, whose investment and expertise will enable Dave's Killer Bread to scale up its manufacturing and distribution. The goal: to maintain product quality as the company expands outside the Western US.
Full article
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 Exceed Enterprises hires new vice president
Exceed Enterprises, a nonprofit that provides vocational and personal development services for people with disabilities, is pleased to announce that Gary Sirianni, PE has joined Exceed as a Vice President of Business Development.
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 CCC Horticulture Department offers variety of winter programs
The Horticulture Department at Clackamas Community College (CCC) this winter will offer a variety of workshops, symposiums and classes for home gardeners, as well as classes for professional licensing. Click for a roundup of short courses and workshops being offered during winter term 2013. |
 Community theater company performs award winning playNew Century Players presents "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" in February at the Milwaukie High School Blackbox Theater. Six adolescent outsiders in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't make you a loser. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
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Transfer Day is January 24
Many students choose Clackamas Community College (CCC) to begin their four-year degree and transfer to a university after completing two years of college. On Thursday, Jan. 24, students will have an opportunity to meet with representatives from state universities, private and out-of-state colleges. Transfer Day at CCC takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Gregory Forum.
Oregon Transfer Days is a statewide collaboration between Oregon's 17 community colleges and four-year universities. The event was first launched by a coalition of admissions professionals in 2007 to help students understand and prepare for the next step in their college careers.
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Financial Aid Day provides assistance to students and parents
Financial aid is increasingly becoming a necessity for students pursuing higher education as tuition rates continue to rise. Clackamas Community College will present an informational Financial Aid event for students and parents in January.
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 Happy Valley events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the city of Happy Valley.
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 Damascus meeting and events scheduleClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the city of Damascus.
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 Milwaukie events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the city of Milwaukie. Click here for Milwaukie area information.
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 Public invited to review recommended Work Program for Clackamas Regional Center improvements
The Clackamas Town Center (CTC) Urban Renewal District receives its final allocation of funds in 2013. Though many projects in the urban renewal plan have already been completed, there are enough remaining to spend far more than available funding. The proposed Work Program prioritizes the use of these remaining funds for projects and programs in the area. Interested people are invited to learn more about the Work Program in two ways: at a public meeting/open house from 6:00pm - 8:00pm on Tuesday, January 8, at New Hope Community Church or online.
Work Program Summary
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Tourism Development Grant applications now available online
Free orientation session mandatory for those submitting aplications
A free Development Grant Orientation Workshop is being offered for anyone who plans to submit an application. This mandatory workshop will help familiarize you and/or your organization with the application process for a 2012-13 Tourism Development Grant. Clackamas County Tourism Development Grant details are now available online.
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 Public meeting scheduled
The Special Transportation Fund Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, January 4, from 9:00am to 12:00pm to review Special Transportation Formula Fund and the 2013-2015 State 5310 Discretionary Grant Program grant applications and advise TriMet, the Special Transportation Fund Agency for the Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas County area, on funding. The public is welcome to attend. Time for public comment will be provided at the meeting.
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January children's programs - Ledding Library
Click for the January children's programs scheduled at the Milwaukie Ledding Library. All programs are FREE and take place at Ledding Library, 10660 SE 21st , Milwaukie, 503-786-7580. |
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