Your Chamber Connection - Newsletter July 10, 2024

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MEET THE CHAMBER MEET THE CHAMBER

Since1911,theCanbyAreaChamberofCommerceis dedicatedtothesupportandadvocacyofourlocal businesses,whoaretheheartandbackboneofour extraordinarycommunity.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President TinaSchimpf HopeVillage

2ndVicePresident

BrianCrow

ClackamasCountyEventCenter

DianeHarbeck

GoldStarMember

BrianStrunk DirectLink

VicePresident Dr.AshleyMcFerron CanbyEyecare

Secretary/Treasurer AlexRedmond Reif&Hunsaker

SueWinner CanbySchoolDistrict

PaulCarlson 4:8Financial

MattEnglish CanbyFireDistrict

ExecutiveDirector/CEO BelindaGoody

Membership

A message from our The Heat is On!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BELINDAGOODY

Our26thAnnualGolfTournamentwasaresoundingsuccess! Theweatherwasbeautiful,andeveryoneseemedto haveagreattime! Congratulationsto“TeamJarboe’s”foryetanotherwinonthegreen! ThankyoutoColumbia DistributingforbeingourPresentingSponsorsagainthisyear! I’dalsoliketogiveashoutouttoBoardmembers DianeHarbeckandMattEnglishwhohelpedussetup,checkin,runourbooth,teardownandloadout Andthank youtoourcheckinvolunteers-whoarealsoChambermembers: KaylaDeShazer(SparkSocialMedia)andKeri Olin(GidiPromotions) Wealwaysappreciatetheextrahelp! OfficialtournamentphotosbyTylerFranckeand BelindaGoodycanbeviewedHERE

CanbyDahliaRunUpdate

WewouldliketothanktheCityofCanbyfortheirgenerosityinawardingagranttotheCanbyAreaChamberof CommerceFoundation-ournew501(c)3thatwillfocusonworkforceandeconomicdevelopmentinCanby! This fundingwillgodirectlytohelpusputontheCanbyDahliaRunthisyearasthefirstyearweareorganizingthisevent! TherunwillbenefittheCACCFoundationandaportionoftheproceedswillbedonatedtoourschools!

Wearehappytosharethatwealreadyhave(asoftoday)nearly90runnersandwalkerssignedupforthe13th AnnualCanbyDahliaRunwhichwillstartandfinishatSwanIslandDahlias-ourPresentingS fromjusttwoweeksago

Therearestillseveralwaysyoucanbeinvolvedinthisexciting,community-facingevent!

Registertorunorwalkthe5kor10k(ratesgoupsoon)HERE

Volunteeryourtimeandexpertise-wehavespecificpositionswearerecruitingforHERE:

SponsortheeventtoconnectwiththisfunandhealthycommunityeventHERE

Supporttheathletesatthe“after-party”bybecomingahealthcareservice“vendor”

Promotetherunbyhangingourposterinyourbusinessorsharingitonyoursocials

Areyoualocalhealthcare,alternativecare,orsports-orientedbusiness? Ifso,wearelookingforapartnershipthat allowsyoutohaveafreeboothattheCanbyDahliaRuntohelpgiveaftercaretotheparticipants Asanexample, chairmassage,chiropracticadjustment,icebaths,podiatrycare,physicaltherapyorothersimilarservicesatnocost totheathletes Thesearenon-salesbooths,butyoucanshareyourmaterialsorproductswiththeathletes Ifyou areinterestedinparticipatinginthisway,pleasecontactusatCanbyDahliaRun@gmail.com

CanbyCommunityGuide-PrepYourAds!

AftertheCanbyDahliaRunisfinishedinSeptember,wewillbestartingtoselladvertisingspaceforour2025 CommunityGuide(RelocationGuide)thatwillcomeoutinJanuary2026 Wewillsendoutourfliersoon

Our Member Volunteers: Diane Harbeck, Kayla DeShazer and Keri Olin, Matt English
3rd Place (-13/59) Team Cutsforth’s 2nd Place (-15/57) Team Austen’s 1st Place (-16/56) Team Jarboe’s
CACC Team (L to R)
Robin Balcom - Audrey Traaen - Belinda Goody
Presented by:

GuestSpeakers CanbyRodeoCourt

ExecutiveDirector,BrianCrow

Toensurewehaveenoughfoodand seating,werequireRSVPsandpayment inadvancethroughourreservation system.SimplyclicktheRSVPlinkinblue onthispage. Lunchis$17perpersonandraffletickets areavailableforpurchaseattheevent.

ChamberAmbassadors

OurChamberAmbassadors:

KaylaDeShazer-SparkSocialMedia

JoseGonzalez-CanbyPD

KeriOlin-GiDiPromotions

HannaRussell-CCEventsCenter

SandraToews-CanbyDental

ShawnVarwig-PremierePropertyGroup

JasminVera-PremierePropertyGroup

NEXTAMBASSADOR’SMEETING: 2ndThursdayoftheMonth Thursday,July11,2024 11:30AM-12:30PM

Location: BiscuitsCafe

CommitteeMembers:

PaulCarlson(DahliaRunFounder)

BelindaGoody

TomMillbrooke

KeriOlin

HeatherSchloe

AudreyTraaen

NEXTCOMMITTEEMEETING:

Tuesday,July16,2024

10:00-11:00am

Location:SwanIslandDahlias

BrianCrow

TourismCommitteeMembers:

KaylaDeShazer

DonnaEllison

BelindaGoody

TylerNizer

Dr.CarolPalmer

HannaRussell

AudreyTraaen

MeganWaterman

SueWinner

NEXTTOURISMCOMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday,July23,2024

9:00AM-10:00AM

Location: ChamberOffices

Are you receiving our TEXT EVENT REMINDERS?

If not, just text CHAMBER to 503-479-5052 to receive event reminders. (Please DO NOT REPLY to the reminders).

NEXTGACMEMBERSMEETING:

ThirdMondayoftheMonth(OutofSession)

Time: 12:00-1:00PM

Location: WildHareSaloon

JimDavis

BelindaGoody

TonyHelbling

TraciHensley

JonHull

LeviManselle

Dr.AshleyMcFerron

GloriaMontes

SandraToews

JoshTompkins

Duringtimeswhenourgovernmentisoutof session,ourGACcontinuestomonitorissuesat alllevelsofgovernmentthatmayimpact Canbybusinessesandthecommunity.

GACUpdate: Tollingcontinuestobeanissueandsignaturesareneededtogetitontheballot! ANEW PETITIONhasbeencreatedandevenifyousignedthelastpetition,youwillneedtosignthenewonefor yournametobecounted! DuringFirstThursday,arepresentativewillbeavailabletocollect signaturesagainsttollingtogetittoavote!

TheCityofCanbywillhostanothersessiontogoovertheirComprehenstivePlanand TransportationPlan. Keeptabsontheirsocialmediaandwebsitefordetails!

We have updated our website to include a plethora of links to business resources including financial support? Check it Out Here!

member or non-member community events through our web page for FREE?

Head over to our Community Calenda to submit your events to

eexcitedtoannounceour AmazonWishList! Weoftenhear canwehelptheChamber?”

ClickHere

temsfortheChamberfromour hListisjustoneofthe waysyoucanhelpsupportthe oseehowyoucanhelp...

Thank you!

for your generosity!

AsamemberoftheCanbyAreaChamberofCommerce,younotonly receivea"ProudMember"windowcling,butaslongasyoumaintain yourmembership,youareallowedtousethatlogoonyourwebpage, e-mailsignature,andinanyprintoronlineadvertising,marketing andsocialmediapostingsyoudo!!

Thesamegoesforthe“BestofCanby”Winnerlogo,andremember, wewillneverchargeyouforuseoftheselogosorforourawards!

Alongwithyourmemberbadge,usingtheseofficialChamberlogos willhelptoelevateyourplaceinlocalbusinesscirclesandalsoshows yoursupportwithinthegreaterCanbyCommunity!

Ifyouneedustosendthelogotoyouviae-mail,pleasecontactusat Chamber@CanbyAreaChamber.organdwe'llsendoneyourway!

HaveyoucheckedoutourNEWWebsiteandloggedintoyourNEWMemberPortalyet? Ifnot,pleaseusethefollowingstepstoclearyourcachesoyoulandontherightpage!

Weaskthatyoupleasecheckandupdateyourcontactinformation,staffing contacts,andmakesureyouareinthecorrectcategory. Someitemsmaynothave comeover properlyduringourrecenttransitiontoournewChamberMatesystem!

SeptemberiswhenwebeginrevisingourannualCanbyCommunityGuide whichispublishedanddistributedinJanuary.

Thisguideisprovidedforfreetonewcomers,visitors,andthoselookingto relocatetheirfamilyorbusinesstoCanby. Copiesaredistributedtoallnew andexistingChambermembersaswell.

WehavethemattheFairgrounds,CityParks,theCanbyBikeHub,andin mayrealtyofficesaroundCanby. WealsohavethemdistributedattheEnd oftheOregonTrailMuseuminOregonCity WewillbeginadsalesinMidSeptemberafterwewrapuptheCanbyDahliaRun.

Growth Opportunities

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AsaFREEservicetoourmembers,wehavedeveloped aProfessionalDevelopmentSerieswithself-guided trainingmaterialsinresponsememberbusiness ownerswhowereseekingprofessionaldevelopmenttrainingintheseareas.

ToaccessourProfessionalDevelopmentSeries&TrainingTips contentatyourconvenience, justclickthislink:

Aswegrow,wewillintroducenewwaystosecurelyshareourtraining -includingvideosandonlinepageturnersthroughournew"Issuu"platform.

Career & Technical Education Scholarships

Are you looking for a scholarship to help you level-up your career skills and salary in a year or less?

The Business Resource Center of South Clackamas County has partnered with Clackamas Community College (CCC) and is offering qualified students scholarships per quarter, to cover the cost for allowable CCC Career & Technical Education programming for the Spring, Summer & Fall 2024. This program will run through December 31, 2024 or until all funds have been allocated.

These scholarship awards are available to students residing in the following zip codes* and are listed in the CCC registration system: Gladstone (97027), Oregon City (97045), Beavercreek (97004), Canby (97013), Mollala (97038), Mulino (97042), Estacada (97023), Eagle Creek (97022), and Colton (97017) *This is the service area of the Business Resource Center of South Clackamas County.

Let’s get started! First you must register at CCC for their Career Pathway Program. This will count toward a CCC Career Pathway Certificate to help you further your education. Fill out the scholarship form below for the Worker Re:Training Program One of the BRC staff will reach out to you via email and confirm you have been accepted and will provide final details about that quarter's scholarship

We look forward to helping you elevate your future today! For questions call 503-656-1619 or email brcadmin@oregoncity.org.

Ifyouareinterstedtoknowwhatishappeningin today’sworkforcetrendsandtoseeprojections foroccupationsinOregonoverthenext10years, theStateofOregon’sEmploymentDepartment hasthosestatisticshere:

Submitinformationforourbi-monthlyYourChamberConnectionnewslettersthatgoout onthe2ndand4thWednesdaysofeachmonth. Pleasesendusyoureventmaterialsby noonthedaybeforethefollowingdatessotheycanbeincluded.

July:24th-August:14th&28th September:11th&25th

October:9th&23rd-November:13th&27th-December:11th&18th

TagUsonFacebookandInstagrampostsaswell ProTip: Sharingpostsatleastaweekin advancewillhelpensureyourfollowerswillseeyoureventsintime-onthedaypostsdon’t typicallygetseenuntildayslaterdependingontheirfeeds!!!

EventPlanningRuleofThumb:Eventsshouldbeplannedoutaminimumof6months aheadoftime,and3monthsaheadiswhenyoushouldstartadvertisingtheevent.This helpsensureyouhavemaximumcoverageandallowsyouraudiencetoadjusttheirown planstoattendyourevents.Lastminuteplanningandsharinghasbeenshowntohave disappointingresults.

SubmitEventstoouronlineCommunityCalendar! VisitourcalendarHERE, notonlytoseewhateventsarehappeningattheChamber,butinthe Canbycommunityaswell. Anyonecansubmitaneventtothe Chamber’sCommunityCalendarthroughtheirmemberportal. ThisisalsowhereyoucanRSVPforChamberEvents!

Contactusifyouwanttoschedulea RibbonCutting,GrandOpening, Anniversaryorothercelebration!

Submit your event info to: Chamber@CanbyAreaChamber.org

ATTENTIONMEMBERS!

OurMemberEventsareawillbechangingsoon! StartingwiththeJuly1st,wewillnolongerbe sharingeventfliersinournewsletter Wewill,however,besharingalinktooureventspageonour newwebsite Havingmultipleformats,sizes,andgettingfolkstosendusindividualeventfliershas becometoomuchtomanageandwehopethischangewillencourageourChamberMembersto useournewsystemandtoaddanyeventstheyarehosting-andeveneventsyoumaybe sponsoring-tohelppromotethem! It’s FREEadvertising!

Wewillalsosharecommunityeventsfromnon-membersbecauseitisimportantforustocontinute tobringvisitorstoCanbybecauseitsgoodforbusinessandeconomicdevelopment.

Here’showtoshareyoureventsthroughourwebsite!

GotoourNEWwebsitehere:https://canbyareachamber.org/ Choose“Members”

Choose“MemberPortal”whereyouwillbepromptedtoenteryouruserIDandpasswordtologin.

Note: IfyouhavenotdonethissincethebeginningofMay2024,youwillneedtochoose“Forgot Password”to updateyourpassword Thenewsystemhasdifferentrequirements

Thisisagoodopportunitytoupdateyourcontactinformationandtoaddorremovestaffasneeded YourmembershipfeesincludeALLyourstaffifyouchoosetoaddthemtooursystem

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