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May 15 - 21, 2013
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Team Meetings
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05/15 NCCCC Board of Directors Meeting
05/15 REAL Team Meeting
05/16 Forum Lunch Team Meeting
05/20 Golf Team Meeting
05/23 Manufacturers' Roundtable
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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 Member
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Welcome to these new member in April - please show your support!
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Thank You Golf Sponsors
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Corporate Sponsor 
Site Sponsor
Golf Cart Sponsor  Beverage Cart Sponsors
Putting Contest Sponsor 
Men & Women's Long Drive
 Sand Sponsor Score Card Sponsor Driving Range & Pitching Sponsor  Mens & Womens Long Drive Sponsor 
Men and Women' KP Sponsor  Hole-in-One Sponsors
Tee/Green Sponsors
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A member says...
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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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 Business After Hours
Make business connections at tonight's event
Join fellow Chamber members at ALSO (Adult Learning Systems of OR Inc.) - LWB - Clackamas tonight from 5:00pm - 7:00pm for a Business After Hours and Ribbon Cutting. ALSO is a not for profit organization supporting people with developmental and intellectual challenges. They offer a variety of residential and vocational supports to cater to each person's support needs. ALSO prides itself in supporting the disabled community. Come support ALSO while networking with other Chamber members. Cost is $5.00 to attend payable only at the door. If you are a Chamber member and bring an adult guest, you are both FREE!!!
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State of the Schools Forum Luncheon
Registration closes on May 19th
Our May 22 State of the Schools Forum Luncheon will feature Superintendent Matt Utterback. He will discuss North Clackamas Schools' successes, the challenges they face, the goals that lay ahead, and how community and business relationships can play essential roles in helping students be successful.
Learn more about new higher standards for all students, more effective instructional practices, the Governor's initiative and the impact it will have locally, advancing literacy at the heart of successful student careers, equity for each student and fiscal responsibility.
Thank you to Presenting Sponsor North Clackamas School District and Media Sponsor Clackamas Review.
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President's Message
David A. Kelly, President & CEO
Showing interest in education
Mother's Day weekend had me spending a lot of time thinking about my youth, as this was the first Mother's Day since my Mom passed. Mom and I did a lot of fun things together, but we also worked hard together. From elementary school through high school, she was always there to quiz me to make sure I had the material down. Not all kids are so fortunate.
On Wednesday, May 22, Superintendent of North Clackamas Schools Matt Utterback will be the keynote speaker at the Education Forum Luncheon. He will talk about the ways the business community has and can help students be successful. This is a critical relationship between the two most important elements of any community. Just as my Mom showed an interest in my education, please join us for a wonderful lunch at the Sabin-Schellenberg Center and show an interest in the kids in our community.
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Grow Your Business Education Series
Business Banking - Everything you need to know
 Join us for a Grow Your Business Education Series event on May 20 from 11:45am - 1:15pm. Business Banking: Everything you wanted to know from your banker, but were afraid to ask. Topics will include: How to decide on interest rates? Can I have a personal banker? What do I need to have in place to be considered for a business loan? Can I get a merchant account? What other services do banks offer? How do I build a relationship with my banker?
Jesse Brooks from Columbia State Bank will be the presenter and will answer all your banking questions. Bring your lunch to this informative workshop. Beverages will be available. Pre-paid with your NCCCC membership (non-members - $25.00) but please register!
The series is sponsored by Portland General Electric (PGE) and the Clackamas Community College - Customized Training Center. Registration
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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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Advertising opportunity available!
Your Chamber has once again partnered with Pamplin Media to produce the North Clackamas County Community Resource Guide & Business Directory. The guide will be available online and in paper copy and is now under production for 2013/2014!
Chamber members receive a 20% discount on all advertising!
Put your business in front of over 7,000 local homes and over 4,000 new residents, new businesses, tourists and visitors. There are options to fit every budget:
· Advertorial display ad includes a paragraph about your business
· Classified display ad in black & white or color
· Bold, red bold, box & super box listings
The deadline is June 14th. Contact Micaela Kinish for more information, 503.546.9886 or by email.
Click here for complete advertising rates and size information.
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Women in Leadership
Women's networking group meets for lunch
On Friday, May 24, join us for a women's networking event, Women in Leadership. Special guest will be Anne-Louise Sterry, an internationally-known speaker and award-winning recording artist, author, singer-songwriter, and master storyteller. Unfailingly positive and empowering, Anne-Louise brings energy and rare authenticity to her audiences. Anne-Louise has a background in psychology, nursing, education, and performance art.
The event will be held from 11:30am to 1:00pm at Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course & Driving Range. Cheeseburgers, deli sandwiches, polish dogs, salads and a special of the day will be available for purchase or bring your own brown bag. Please arrive early if purchasing food to allow time for any lines. Stay after for some golf, if you like!
Please register for this event if you plan on attending. To register or for more information, please contact Emily Spall at 503.833.5197 or by email.
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Chamber 101
Chamber offers overview of benefits
Join us on Wednesday, June 5 to learn more about how Your Chamber works, what we offer our members, and how you can take full advantage of your membership to help grow your business. Guests are welcome. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. For planning purposes, please register for this FREE event. A free light lunch will be provided. We will meet from 11:45am - 1:15pm in the Chamber Meeting Room.
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 GOLF!!!
Commerce in the Rough - June 12th at Stone Creek Golf Club
Stone Creek has matured into one of the most beautiful and diverse courses in the Portland area. Spectacular views of Mt. Hood, over 165 acres of land with old-growth Douglas Firs, lakes, four wetlands, and forty-three bunkers. Sound wonderful? Join us - register to play, sponsor or donate a raffle prize. Great marketing opportunities for any size business looking to cultivate new relationships. Register online or call Laura for more details at 503.654.7777.
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 Annual Awards & Installation Banquet
Awards and honors, graduation, dinner, installation; a night not to miss - June 27th at Gray Gables. This year's theme for Your Chamber's Annual Awards & Installation Banquet sponsored by Adventist Health/Adventist Medical Center will be TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More). Join us as we celebrate our community's business leaders who take care of business and our community every day.
Come and meet your business community. Come greet our successful leaders. Come enjoy an evening with those who together, strengthen North Clackamas. Make your reservation(s) now and save with the Early Bird Discount!
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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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 TriMet announces Operators of the Year; Million Mile Club honorees
Each year TriMet honors a bus, rail and mini-run operator who exemplifies superior performance in safety, customer service and attendance. This afternoon, TriMet's General Manager Neil McFarlane unveiled the results of the 2013 Operator of the Year election.
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Plus, nine operators were honored for reaching a prestigious safety milestone and earning admission into TriMet's Million Mile Club. The induction ceremony recognized the select group of bus and rail operators who reached a Million Miles of Safety.
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 American Cancer Society to "Paint the Town Purple"
The American Cancer Society will "Paint the Town Purple" in celebration of its annual Relay For Life event. Wednesday, May 22, at 9:00am, Mayor Lori DeRemer will join Relay For Life volunteers at New Seasons Market to encourage community members to form teams for the Relay For Life of North Clackamas. This is the community's opportunity to join the American Cancer Society's signature fundraising event.
Relay volunteers will be canvassing the area with purple ribbons and bows and are asking the community to wear purple for the day. Let them know if you would like to help. Many hands make for light work. For more information or to order your purple bow, please contact Andrew Nordby at 503.680.5291, or by email.
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Free lecture series
Coping - The emotional aspects of mental illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is dedicated to improving the lives of all who are affected by mental health issues through education, support, outreach & advocacy. NAMI's From Discovery to Recovery is a free five-week lecture series intended to introduce families, persons in recovery, providers, and the general public to mental illness and its treatment.
Five sessions are hosted Wednesday evenings in May from 7:00 - 9:00pm at Providence Willamette Falls Education Center, 519 15th Street Oregon City, Oregon 97045. Sessions are free and open to the public, choose to attend one or more. CE's are available for Social Workers for sessions 2 - 5.
SESSION 3: MAY 15TH
Coping - The emotional aspects of mental illness
During this session, presenters will discuss coping mechanisms for day-to-day living applied to those struggling with mental illness, as well as family and friends. Featured speakers: Dr. James Mol, Executive Director of Behavioral Health at Providence Portland, and Debbie Zwetchkenbaum Assistant Director at Lines For Life.
For more information, contact NAMI Clackamas at 503-344-5050 or by email.
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 Classes in social media, sales, and marketing
The Small Business Development Center will be offering continuing education classes this spring. On Saturday, May 18 they will offer a class on social media. A social network is critical to the success of your business. The marketing of your business is a dynamic and ever-changing challenge. This workshop will introduce you to social networking fundamentals.
On Thursday, May 30 they will offer a class on marketing, "Winning the Marketing Game." Marketing a new business or service offers a unique set of challenges. Trying to break through the "noise" of everyday advertising and doing so on a shoestring may seem daunting - but it can be done.
On Tuesdays June 11 and 18 they will offer classes on selling, "Selling and Presentation Skills." One of the very best ways to create competitive advantage,and win more sales in the marketplace, particularly in a soft economy, is to master the time-tested skills and techniques that will dramatically improve your sales presentations to potential clients and existing customers.
For more information and for registration instructions, call 503.594.0738 or by e-mail.
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 Compose Writing Conference kicks off with 'Hemingway Feast'
The second annual Compose Creative Writing Conference takes place Saturday, June 1, at Clackamas Community College. On Friday, May 31, "A Hemingway Feast" dinner event introduce guests to an eight-page, unpublished letter written by Ernest Hemingway that was recently donated to the college. Both events are open to the public. Full article
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 Powerful 'Grace Before Dying' photo exhibit at CCC
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has historically been one of the most dangerous maximum security prisons in the United States. A voluntary inmate hospice program initiated in 1998 has transformed the prison into one of the least violent.
"Grace Before Dying" is an award-winning photographic documentary by Lori Waselchuk that chronicles the prisoner-run hospice program at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. A community exhibition with quilts created by the hospice volunteers is on display in the Community Center at Clackamas Community College (CCC) through June 28.
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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 May 10 - 27.
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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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 Happy Valley events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the City of Happy Valley.
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Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project: Citizens Advisory Committee meeting
The next meeting of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project Citizens Advisory Committee is Thursday, May 16, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The public is invited to attend. The meeting will include construction and transit-oriented development updates. The meeting will be held at the Project East Field Office, 2300 SE Beta Street, Milwaukie.
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Federal grant opportunities
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has provided the latest grant Newsletter. These are federal grant opportunities that may or may not be applicable to the projects you are working on but you never know.
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Resources for small businesses
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers various resources to help Oregon entrepreneurs thrive in their business ventures, especially new sole proprietors. By working together through outreach and education, they know they can help business owners succeed. Please refer to the link below "IRS Resources for Entrepreneurs," which summarizes their resources for small business owners.
IRS Resources for Entrepreneurs
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