July 2015

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Event Highlights

Wednesday, September 9:		The 2015 San Rafael Business Showcase Exhibitor Registration Open Now!
Friday, June 26:		Health & Wellness Resource Group Event at Copperfield's Books
Saturday, June 27:		Chamber Adopt a Highway Clean Up
Tuesday, July 14:		Ribbon Cutting at Delicious Catering
Thursday, July 30:		Marin All County Chambers Mixer
Friday, August 7:		Coffee with the Police Chief, Board Chair & CEO

Chamber Events

Exhibitor Space for the 2015 San Rafael Chamber Business
Showcase is Open Now!

Providing Quality Networking Opportunities

When: Wednesday, September 9, 4-7pm

Where: Peacock Gap Clubhouse, San Rafael
Cost: Click here for exhibitor space & sponsorship pricing

Don't miss the 27th annual San Rafael Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase! This award-winning business expo is the best way to get directly in front of local residents, other business owners, neighbors and friends in the community!

This year's event takes place on Wednesday, September 9 from 4:00-7:00pm at the Peacock Gap Clubhouse in San Rafael. Due to the event's popularity and success, we moved to a new venue that offers more exhibitor space, lots of parking and the ability to host a larger audience.

Also, in our continued efforts to bring you quality events that help you gain the greatest exposure to the Marin community at large and to interact with a variety of local businesses, the San Rafael Chamber is proud to announce our partnership with both the Sausalito and Novato Chamber of Commerce.

Sponsorships are available for additional business exposure!

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Health & Wellness Resource Group and Copperfield's Books Present a Book Reading with Author Mary Reynolds Thompson

Promoting and Connecting the Community

When: Friday, June 26, 7:00pm
Where: Copperfield's Books, 850 4th St., San Rafael
Cost: Free

Author Mary Reynolds Thompson will discuss her book "Reclaiming the Wild Soul: How Earth's Landscapes Restore Us to Wholeness". This book takes readers on a journey into Earth's five great landscapes -- deserts, forests, oceans and rivers, mountains, and grasslands -- as aspects of our deeper, wilder selves. Where the inner and outer worlds meet we discover our own true nature mirrored in the Earth's wild beauty and fierce challenges.

Co-presented by the San Rafael Chamber Health and Wellness Resource Group.

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Adopt a Highway Clean Up

Promoting and Connecting the Community

When: Saturday, June 27, 8:00am
Where: Meet at Chamber parking lot, 817 Mission Ave.
Cost: Priceless!

Help us keep San Rafael beautiful by taking a little time to help clean the southbound 101 exit into downtown San Rafael. We meet at the Chamber parking lot at 8:00am on the 4th Saturday of every month. It usually takes less than an hour.

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Ribbon Cutting at Delicious Catering

Promoting and Connecting the Community

When: Tuesday, July 14, 5-7pm
Where: Delicious Catering, 3241 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael

Cost: Free

Join the San Rafael Chamber and Mayor Gary Phillips in celebrating the grand opening of Delicious Catering's new location in San Rafael!

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All County Chambers Mixer

Providing Quality Networking Opportunities

When: Thursday, July 30, 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, San Rafael
Cost: $5 for members; $20 for future members

Connect with hundreds of business people and grow your network! This fun annual event gives you the chance to meet business people from the Hispanic Chamber of Marin and the Corte Madera, Novato, San Anselmo, Sausalito and San Rafael Chambers.

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Police Chief Diana Bishop

President & CEO Joanne Webster

Board Chair Mark Carrington

Coffee with the Police Chief, Board Chair and President & CEO

Featuring Weavers Coffee and Panera Bread

Representing Business to Government

When: Friday, August 7, 9-10am
Where: Chamber offices, 817 Mission Ave., San Rafael
Cost: Free. Please RSVP by Tuesday, August 4.

More information: Please join Police Chief Bishop, Board Chair Mark Carrington, and Chamber President and CEO Joanne Webster for coffee, pastries and conversation.

We will provide a brief overview of the Chamber and give you a chance to connect with your fellow members and Chamber Ambassadors. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas. We look forward to hearing about how to help the Chamber better serve your business.

Event is limited to 20 attendees. Please email your RSVP to frontdesk@srchamber.com by Tuesday, August 4.

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Chamber Announcements

Chamber Sponsored Trip to Peru

When: Depart November 3, 2015
Where: Leave from San Francisco Int'l Airport
Cost: $2790, based on twin sharing; $750 single person supplement

The Chamber is excited to offer this fun and affordable getaway to Peru in November 2015. This 8 day trip will let you follow in the footsteps on the Inca. Explore the colonial city of Lima before visiting the cultural, historic and lively city of Cuzco in the Andes Mountains. With a full day excursion to the breathtaking Inca site of Macchu Picchu, this tour gives visitors a real taste of Peru's glorious past while offering the chance to network with like-minded travelers.

Click here to learn more about this trip of a lifetime!

Membership Referral Program Update: Help Grow the Chamber and Support Your Fellow Members!

The Chamber is excited to announce that our NEW membership referral program offers you a $50 gift card to participating Chamber members when you refer a business that joins the Chamber.

A big thank you to the following members for joining the program and offering gift cards: Amici's Pizza, Extreme Pizza, Hand & Stone Spa, Il Davide, Lotus Cuisine, Marin Ace, Pleasures of the Heart, San Rafael Joe's, Sol Food, Taste Kitchen & Table, Taylor Maid Farms Coffee, and Whole Foods.

Learn more about the new program and download our referral form

Member2Member Program - Featured Deal of the Month

Apex Suites: 15% off Penthouse view conference room rentals

View deal online

View full listing of M2M deals

Member Announcements

New Member: Zest Marketing

At Zest Marketing, we guide small businesses in planning and implementing effective online and off-line marketing strategies. We are the restaurant marketing experts in Marin County that help you reach your short-term goals and drive sales. Our consultants have more than 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry. We create marketing plans that will efficiently achieve your company goals while staying on track and on budget.

We are not only specialized in marketing consulting for restaurants, but also ready to empower entrepreneurs and small businesses in our local community.

Our services include marketing planning, business coaching, and advertising.

Click here to visit the Zest Marketing website

New Member: CureBiome Naturopathic

Free Dinner Seminar: Stress, Hormones & Health (true cause of belly fat)

Dr. Jason Way will tell you about the latest scientific breakthroughs and methods that help you permanently and safely remove unwanted belly fat while quickly reclaiming your health, your youth, and your life!

June, 25th, 6:30 pm, 100 Shoreline Hwy Suite 100B, Mill Valley

Learn how Hormone Imbalances -man or woman- can distort your midsection into a large belly and prevent weight loss even with dieting and exercise.
Learn why "Counting Calories" doesn't work for belly fat.
LEARN WHAT REALLY WORKS for permanent loss of belly fat and bulges. Safely. Healthfully!

Visit the CureBiome website