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not your daddy's chamber
january 14, 2014
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We've finished our year-end reports, made some major decisions, and are now poised to look forward to our best year yet. But first....
 Thursday, February 20
5:00 to 7:30
Fred Wildlife Refuge
Please mark your calendars and note the revised date for our biggest member event of the year!. We'll report on our 2013 work and map our our 2014 plan, all while offering the best food and drink on the Hill.
We've got some great sponsorship opportunities for you to further support our work and promote your business. Check them out here and contact Michael if you'd like to sponsor our most popular member event!
Restaurants and retailers can showcase themselves by offering in-kind raffle items or providing food or drink. Contact Michelle if you want to participate in this way.
Supporter Level Sponsors:
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Nominate a New
Spirit Award Recipient
Call to all members: Nominate your favorite Capitol Hill champion. Tell us who is most deserving of this annual award.
Do you know someone who works tirelessly to make the Hill a better place or who by their daily deeds just makes life that much better for us all? Let us know! All Chamber members are eligible to nominate. Deadline to nominate is 3PM January 27. The Chamber Board will vote on the final winner at the full board meeting the January 28.
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 Our
New
Strategic Plan
In 2013, the Chamber contracted with Berk Consulting to hammer out a strategic plan for the next three years. On December 10, the CHCC board approved to adopt it. You can read all the details here or come to the State of Hill on February 20 to hear our executive director, Michael Wells, tell all about it over cocktails.
In a nutshell, the Chamber is looking to become a stronger advocate for Capitol Hill, partner and promote (rather than produce) neighborhood events, become more financially sustainable and develop the board and staff capacity.
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 New Membership Levels
We've added NEW member levels and a couple new benefits or 2014 to give you more opportunities to support us and promote your business. To help newly opened businesses we've included discounts for the first-year in business. Take a look. We'll send notices out to those who may have to bump up to a different level. Any new rates will take effect when it's time for renewal.
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New Website and Marketing Opportunities
Our new ChamberMaster website will launch later this month and with it comes more opportunities for you to showcase your business on the member directory and elsewhere on the site. It's SEO enhanced and allows for members to upload photos, logos, press releases, events, member-to-member and member-to-community deals, and more. Stay tuned. We'll be sending out info on how to bulk up your presence on our site in the coming weeks. If you have not logged into the ChamberMaster site yet, contact Michelle for your login information. If you've already logged in and seen the options to post events, deals, and photos, know that these options are now activated. If you post any new content, they will show on the new website once it is launched. Below is a sneak peak of the new homepage.
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 First
Coffee Chat with the Chamber of 2014
We've continuing our coffee chats and have them scheduled for the rest of the year. Michael and Michelle will be on hand for an hour to give updates on the Chamber work and answer any questions. Come and find out what's happening and meet your fellow members.
Starting February 11, we'll meet every other month on the second Tuesday from 9 - 10 AM at Caffe Vita (1005 E Pike), our hosting sponsor. They'll provide drip coffee and the occasional tasting.
First New Member Intake Ever
Following each Coffee Chat, Michelle will stick around for another hour to give new members information on how they can hook into the Chamber more and a chance to asks burning questions about their benefits. All members are welcome. February 11 from 10 - 11AM.
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Welcome All Our 2013 New Members!
First Quarter
Belroy Apartments
Broadway High School Alumni Association
Car2Go Seattle
Essence Wine
Ewing & Clark
Genworth Financial Insurance
Ghost Gallery
Gregory Heller
Jonathan Rose Companies
Kris McCreary, Insurance Advisor
Love is Not Lost
Michael Darr
No Parking on Pike
Oola Distillery
Paris Eastside
Quinn's Pub
RD House Real Estate & Property Management Inc.
SelfStorage.com
The Capitol Hill Times
ZPizza
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Second Quarter
IanFitnessAces for Hire
Arthur Allen, Writer/Director
Benjamin Cohen
Big Mario's
Broadcast Coffee
Butter Home
Complete Health Chiropractic
Einstein Bros Bagels
Gaspar's Construction
Goodbye Graffiti Seattle
HomeStreet Bank
Janice Tufte
Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge
McVey Oakley Design Studio
My Seattle Bookkeeper
Seattle Good Business Network
Sound Advocates Law Group
The Vital Energy Center
Vida Integrated Health
Von Trapp's
World Famous
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Third Quarter
Cintli
Chico Madrid
Grant's Golden Brand
Board and Vellum
Puget Sound Bike Share
Americana
Jacob Fennell, Mobile Developer
Transit Assembly
Strawberry Theatre Workshop
8 Limbs Yoga
The Wandering Goose
Vostok Dumpling House
Sacred Garden Healing Center
Via Tribunali
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Fourth Quarter
IanFitness
Witness Bar
JP Morgan Chase
Seattle Food Tours
Eric Hartman, Acupuncturist
Evergreen Chiropractic
Fred Wildlife Refuge
Front Seat
JP Morgan Chase
Orangetheory Fitness
Rosichelli Design
Other Coast Café
Capitol Cider
Brenthaven
The NestEggg
Viva
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Artist Trust At Large
Friday, January 17, 11am-12pm
Seattle Public Library, Columbia Branch
4721 Rainier Ave S
FREE!
Looking to give your arts career a boost? Artist Trust At Large can help! In this free presentation, Artist Trust At Large speaker and artist Dayton Knipher gives you the scoop on how Washington State artists of all disciplines can utilize Artist Trust's essential resources, grants, career training and tips, exhibition and performance opportunities. You'll walk away with a clear idea of how to make that next (or first) step in your arts career, a sense of support from Artist Trust, and information on how and where to get your career questions answered.
Saturday & Sunday, February 1-2, 9am-4pm both days
Seattle Pacific University, Bertona 3
103 W Bertona
$100-$145**
Say "I Am An Artist!" and jumpstart or refresh your arts career. Artists of all disciplines are invited to register. You'll learn everything you need to get your art business in motion including:
* Work Samples That Look Great
* Writing a Killer Artist Statement, Resume & Cover Letter
* Finding & Pursing Funding, Showing, & Performing Opportunities
* Online Promoting & Marketing
* Learn from Successful Artists: Q&A
* Feedback from Your Peers
* Rock Your Elevator Speech
**Ask us about our $50 scholarships for Latino/a artists!
The workshop includesa follow-upElevator Speech Networking Event on February 4.
The Bridge Project @ Velocity Dance Center 
"The Bridge Project is one of Velocity Dance Center's great gifts to the city."
- The Stranger
JAN 31 - FEB 2 / 8PM
Velocity Founders Theater 1621 12th Ave
TICKETS $18 / $20 at the door / $12 students + seniors / MVP $15
Featuring new work by Shannon Stewart, Babette McGeady, Anna Conner and Colleen McNeary. The Bridge Project is Velocity's new works series that challenges 4 of Seattle's most promising emerging choreographers to create 4 new works in the pressure cooker of just 3 weeks.
 Seattle Central to Host Community transit forum Jan. 16
Proposed cuts to Metro will be discussed
Thursday, Jan. 16 12 to 2 p.m., and 4 to 6 p.m. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway
Seattle Central Community College's Student Leadership will host a Community Forum on Public Transportation on Thursday, Jan. 16, to discuss the current state and future status of public transportation in the greater Seattle-King County metro area. The event is open to the public, and individuals in the community concerned about transit issues are encouraged to attend.
Students organized the forum in response to the proposed 17 percent cut in service to King County Metro Transit. "We feel this event will be an excellent way for people in the community to voice their concerns. Our goal is to send a message to the legislature that we need reliable transit service, and that lawmakers need to work together to find a resolution," said Leah Remsen, president of Seattle Central's Associated Student Council.
Aegis Living Grand Opening
 Progress Report from Puget Sound Bike Share:
Cities around the U.S. added more than 10,000 new bikes to the nation’s bike share networks in 2013, driven by some of the largest launches in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco. New York's Citibike pumped even more energy onto the city's already thriving streets. Even on the coldest day of the year (with a daytime high of 30 degrees), more than 17,000 people took Citibike for a ride. Sure beats standing around waiting for a bus!
While Citibike became an overnight sensation, it took several years to bring together all the pieces of a world-class bike share network.
Seattle is well on its way towards pulling together all of its components for a successful launch. In 2013, our nonprofit Puget Sound Bike Share hit major milestones for success:
* Selected Alta Bicycle Share as our operating partner
* Secured $750K in state grant funding
* Secured $1 million in federal grant funding
* Received unanimous City Council approval for stations in the public right-of-way
* Began identifying and assessing potential station locations
* Began signing up companies for station sponsorship
* Worked with numerous local developers to design bike share stations into their projects
* Landed our first major private employer sponsor - $500K from Seattle Children's
Unlike most other cities where bike share is government-implemented and managed (NYC, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Portland), our bike share program is a community-led effort run by a nonprofit. Fueled by a dedicated volunteer board, the support of local jurisdictions and the investment of private companies, we're working hard to bring you a healthy, convenient (and fun!) transportation option - one that has the potential to change habits, encourage better bike infrastructure, and significantly impact the urban landscape of our fair City - hills and all!
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 Member-to-Member Offers Team Building @ Paris Eastside
Muriel @ Paris Eastside is happy to offer a special 20% members only discount on any 8 people or more company teambuilding (any option, there is many, at different prices) that would be organized in December or January. Call 206 452 3622 to schedule and mention this offer.
- A lunch teambuilding, 2 hours long, $40 before discount (wine can be bought from the Paris Eastside shelf if desired)
- A dinner class, 2 courses, including wine $70 before discount
- An afternoon Holiday treats making class, $50 before discount
- An evening starter Wine and Mousses class, $45 before discount
Those prices are price per participant.
25% off 5k and 10k Training Programs @ Fleet Feet 
Fleet Feet Sports is hosting a Couch to 5k and a Beginner's 10k training program starting in January. We want to encourage runner-curious folks to join us for ten weeks and train for a great run. All of our practices start and end at our store and take us around our beloved Capitol Hill. We do our warm-ups and cool-downs at Cal Anderson, and really make our neighborhood our playground.
Capitol Hill Chamber members, we want to offer you and your employees 25% off the training program price. That's better than our current early bird special that we have going on. With the training program, you get full 10 week training plan, twice weekly coached practices, race day tech tee, educational clinics, and discounts at our store. Plus you'll be running in our neighborhood!
Learn more on our website: No Boundaries 5k and Beyond No Boundaries 10k. Enter promo code: CHCC to receive 25% off the $85 program fee.
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