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Chamber Events
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02/08 JLA Health Stop hosting AM Business Connection at Prudential Northwest Properties, Andrew Nordby
02/13 Leadership Clackamas County
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February Printable Calendar
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Team Meetings
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02/12 Ambassador Team Meeting
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Directory
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Shop Local - Shop Chamber
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Premier Chair Circle
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Executive Chair Circle
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New Members
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Welcome to this new member in January - please show your support!
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A member says...
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 "Chamber helps put a face to the name. Networking with Chamber members is a primary focus of my business. People have to know you, like you, and trust you before they will refer you to a friend or family member." Andrew Nordby, Prudential Northwest Properties
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| North Clackamas County
Chamber of Commerce
7740 SE Harmony Rd
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
503-654-7777
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Help your customers find you!
Join us at the February 27th Digital Media & Marketing Forum Luncheon from 11:30am to 1:15pm at the Abernethy Center. John Carcutt, Director of SEO & Social Media with Advance Digital, the parent company of OregonLive.com will present the basics of Digital & Mobile Advertising, Social Media, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing to give you tools for creating a digital strategy to attract more customers and grow your business. John is a top national speaker in this arena and is a pioneer in modern search engine optimization. He'll share best practices, fresh ideas and concepts and audience questions will be welcome.
Thank you to Presenting Sponsor Clackamas Review and Event Sponsors OregonLive, Amicus Data, and Matrix Video Production, Inc.
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President's Message
David A. Kelly, President & CEO
The first newsletter of each month usually features a thoughtful commentary from the Chairman of the Board, David Russell, but since he is on vacation, you are stuck with my musings about the Superbowl. My four year old son had been cheering for the 49ers throughout the playoffs, but after the Ravens scored the first touchdown, he switched teams. He spent the rest of the game taking great glee in taunting my wife and I, telling us in a sing song voice, "My team is beating your team! My team is winning!" And repeating the score over and over again.
Not to be outdone, by my son... The staff is beating the Board! The staff is beating the Ambassadors! The staff is beating the members! Current score in the Board Challenge: staff 7, Board 1 (congratulations David Russell), Ambassadors 1 (good job Kylie Schaefer ), members at large 0.
All taunting fun aside, I hope the other teams make a strong second half comeback just like the 49ers. Share the benefits of Your Chamber with the rest of the business community and earn your chance at the $500 grand prize!
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Free workshop on Windows 8
The topic for the Tuesday, February 19, Grow Your Business workshop is "Windows 8." Sheldon Penner with Amicus Data will discuss topics such as: Windows 8 - is it better or worse? Why should I switch from Windows XP or Windows 7?
Come join us to stay current with Microsoft Windows! In addition to the valuable insight and information, there will be over $500 in Microsoft software given away at this class, so register today! This workshop is FREE for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members, but all are being asked to register prior to the seminar.
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.
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Recognition of members
Your Chamber would like to recognize these members who reinvested in Your Chamber last week:
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Network after work - support Chamber members
Join us at a Business After Hours on Wednesday, February 20, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Ainsworth House & Gardens. It will be co-hosted by Ainsworth House & Gardens and Two Chicks and a Rooster Catering and BBQ. Enjoy a relaxed evening at this beautiful loca tion and learn more about what services these two members provide! Light hors d' ouevres and beverages will be served. Cost is $5.00 to attend. If you are a Chamber member and bring an adult guest, you are both FREE!!! Ainsworth House & Gardens is located at 19130 Lot Whitcomb Drive in Oregon City.
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Share chamber benefits with a friend
Recruit a friend to become a new Chamber member between now and March 20 and you will earn $20 in Chamber bucks and become eligible to win $500. Every member who recruits a new Chamber member during this membership recruiting contest will be allotted one raffle ticket per recruit. At the end of the contest, a drawing will be held for the $500 grand prize.
Membership forms are available on the chamber website. Print some out and start talking to your business associates about the benefits you have derived from your chamber membership. Your recruits will be winners, too! Together Everyone Achieves More!
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 Women in Leadership will hold their first meeting
Join us for the first Women in Leadership brown bag lunch on Friday, February 22, from 11:30am - 1:00pm at Oregonians Credit Union, 6915 SE Lake Road, Milwaukie. A panel of 3 woman leaders will be interviewed about career choices. The Career Choices panel will include a leader from a non-profit, a proprietor and an executive from a large corporation. If you have any questions about this event, please call Emily Spall at 503.833.5197.
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 Passing of Chamber member
It is with sadness that we share the news that Mike McCarroll with Minuteman Press has passed away. Following open heart surgery, Mike took a turn for the worse shortly after arriving home from the hospital. He will be missed by our Chamber and by the whole community. Condolences may be sent to Debbie McCarroll and Family, c/o Holy Trinity Catholic Church,13715 SW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97005.
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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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All employees are Chamber members!
Please forward this weekly newsletter to anyone in your company. Your Chamber membership includes ALL employees! To have others receive these newsletters automatically, send an email to diane@yourchamber.com. This is a great way to share important information and to take full advantage of your membership!
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Free public sky viewings being offered
The Rose City Astronomers will offer monthly public sky viewings at the Haggart Observatory on the campus of Clackamas Community College (CCC). The viewings begin around sunset and continue until about 11:00pm, weather permitting.
The Haggart Observatory, located at the Environmental Learning Center at CCC, offers views of the night skies through 24-inch and 13-inch Newtonian reflector telescopes. Viewings are free during the astronomy club's Public Nights.
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 Local tourism grants available in Milwaukie
The City of Milwaukie is accepting applications for tourism grants through the Clackamas County Community Partnership Program (CPP). The program is funded with Clackamas County's transient lodging tax dollars and is intended to bring visitors to the community to get them to "linger longer" to shop, eat and recreate. Public, private, and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply that are within the Milwaukie city limits. Applications are due by 5:00pm on February 22.
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CCC receives gift of rare unpublished Hemingway letter
The Clackamas Community College (CCC) Foundation has received a donation of a rare, unpublished letter written by author Ernest Hemingway while in Havana in 1933. Attorney Larry  Peterson of Lake Oswego donated the letter jointly to the CCC Foundation and the Alden E. Miller Law Library of Clackamas County.
The eight-page letter is handwritten in pencil on four sheets of Inglaterra Restaurant-Café-Bar stationary. The letter is written to Hemingway's friend and hunting and fishing partner Charles Thompson. He writes of deep-sea fishing off Cuba, his car he left in Key West, Fla., and of postponing an upcoming trip to Africa. It is believed to be one of four unpublished Hemingway letters.
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 Damascus meeting and events schedule
Click here for the upcoming public meetings and events for the City of Damascus covering the timeframe of February 2 - 14.
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Milwaukie events calendar
Click here for the upcoming events and meetings for the City of Milwaukie. Click here for Milwaukie area information.
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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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 County Health Council in search of patient representation on board
Clackamas County Board of Commissioners (BCC) are seeking five volunteers to serve on the county's Community Health Council. Membership requirements are guided by council bylaws and federal regulations. At this time, representation is needed from patients served by Clackamas County Community Health's primary care or behavioral health clinics. Parents and guardians of our patients are also eligible for membership.
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Clackamas County seeking citizens to serve on surface water budget committee
Clackamas County Water Environment Services, on behalf of the Surface Water Management Agency of Clackamas County (SWMACC), is seeking citizens to fill two vacancies on its Budget Committee beginning in spring 2013. Three three-year terms are available. Application deadline is Thursday, February 28.
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 TriMet launches new state-of-the-art hybrid buses
TriMet along with community partners held a ribbon cutting ceremony in North Portland to launch four new state-of-the-art hybrid buses into service. Federal grant funds were used to purchase these low-emission, high-efficiency hybrid buses.
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