MEET THE CHAMBER MEET THE CHAMBER Since1911,theCanbyAreaChamberofCommerceis dedicatedtothesupportandadvocacyofourlocal businesses,whoaretheheartandbackboneofour extraordinarycommunity.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS President TinaSchimpf HopeVillage
2ndVicePresident
BrianCrow ClackamasCountyEventCenter
DianeHarbeck GoldStarMember
GeraldRasmussen DirectLink
VicePresident Dr.AshleyMcFerron CanbyEyecare
Secretary/Treasurer
AlexRedmond Reif&Hunsaker
SueWinner CanbySchoolDistrict
PaulCarlson 4:8Financial
MattEnglish CanbyFireDistrict
ExecutiveDirector/CEO
BelindaGoody
Volunteer
MargaretGroshong
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A message from our The Run Around STAYINGTHECOURSE: BELINDAGOODY IamsoexcitedthatwearecountingdownthedaysfortheCanbyDahliaRun! Thishasbeenabitofa journeytogethere.
ItbeganaroundthefirstweekIstartedworkingattheChamberlastAprilwhenHeatherSchloe contactedmeaskingifthe“CanbyDahliaRun”washappeningthisyearbecauseshewasgetting phonecallsaboutit Ihadneverheardofit,soIlookedforinformationontheirwebsite,but ithadoutdatedinformationonit. IdugdeeperandfoundthenameoftheWashington-basedyouth organizationthathadtakenitoverfromPaulCarlson-therun’sfounder-in2019.
Ifinallymanagedtoconnectwiththepersonwhohadbeeninchargeandaskediftheyhadanyplans tocontinuetheeventandshesaidtheydidnotplantohosttheraceagain. Ithoughtthiswasagreat opportunityfortheCanbyAreaChamberofCommercetobringtheeventbacktobeingalocally organizedevent Itwasn’tuntilthisAprilthatallthepieceshadfallenintoplaceandwestartedmoving forward
WechoseSwanIslandDahliasasthevenuebecause-it’sgorgeousthistimeofyear-and,itkept runnersawayfromhavingtocrossthehighwayandwouldbemorescenicfortheparticipants. We changedtofroma1/2marathontoa5k/10krun/walk,sowecouldscalebacktogetthingsnaileddown forthefirstyearandimprovefromthere.
Aswebegantopushoutourmarketing,itbeganslowly,butwithalotofhardwork,persistenceanda desiretoshowcaseCanby,weareheadingtowardthefinishline
Asoftoday,wehave365participantsandabout30volunteers(wecanstillusemore)!! Wehavehad manyhandsinhelpinggetustothisstage. AHUGEshoutouttooursponsorswhogladlydonated funds,andin-kinditems,likemuchneededwatertokeeppeoplehydrated,andfooditemsforthe runnerstoreplenishtheircaloriesaftertherace. Wealsohadseveralbusinessesdonatebranded “swag”itemsthathavenowbeenplacedinto400“swagbags”foreachrunnertoreceiveontheday.
Weusedlocalvendorswherepossibletopurchaset-shirts,banners,signageandsupplies,andwealso receivedagrantfromtheCityofCanbytoournewCanbyAreaChamberofCommerceFoundation, whichiswhatthisfundraiserisintendedtosupport
TheAnnualSwanIslandDahliaFestivalisstillgoingonthisweekend,soevenifyou can’tparticipateintherun,youcancomeandenjoyitsbeautyandcheerontheparticipants! Belinda
Volunteers Needed! Toensurewehaveenoughfoodand seating,werequireRSVPsandpayment inadvancethroughourreservation system.SimplyclicktheRSVPlinkinblue onthispage.
Lunchis$17perpersonandraffletickets areavailableforpurchaseattheevent.
Rememberto: Wearyournamebadge Bringeventfliers&bizcardstoshare Giveraffleprizesthatpromoteyour
ChamberAmbassadors OurChamberAmbassadors:
KaylaDeShazer-SparkSocialMedia
JoseGonzalez-CanbyPD
KeriOlin-GiDiPromotions
HannaRussell-CCEventsCenter
SandraToews-CanbyDental
ShawnVarwig-PremierePropertyGroup
JasminVera-PremierePropertyGroup
NEXTAMBASSADOR’SMEETING: 2ndThursdayoftheMonth Thursday,September12,2024 12:00PM-1:00PM
Location: NuevoVallarta
CommitteeMembers:
PaulCarlson(DahliaRunFounder)
BelindaGoody
TomMillbrooke
KeriOlin
HeatherSchloe
FINAL2024COMMITTEEMEETING:
Wednesday,September25th,2024
10:00-11:00am
Location: ChamberOffices
TourismCommitteeMembers:
BrianCrow
KaylaDeShazer
DonnaEllison
BelindaGoody
TylerNizer
Dr.CarolPalmer
HannaRussell
MeganWaterman
SueWinner
NEXTTOURISMCOMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday,September24th,2024
9:00AM-10:00AM
Location: ChamberOffices
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Webeganwith“HowtoaddEventstoourwebsite”whichisnowaccessiblethroughthe CanbyAreaChamberofCommerce’sownYouTubeChannel!
OurnextMembership101willteach membershowtosuccessfullyloginto theNewMemberPortaltoaccessand updatetheirmembership information.
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Weaskthatyoupleasecheckandupdateyourcontactinformation,staffing contacts,andmakesureyouareinthecorrectcategory. Someitemsmaynothave comeover properlyduringourrecenttransitiontoournewChamberMatesystem!
SeptemberiswhenwebeginrevisingourannualCanbyCommunityGuide whichispublishedanddistributedinJanuary.
Thisguideisprovidedforfreetonewcomers,visitors,andthoselookingto relocatetheirfamilyorbusinesstoCanby. Copiesaredistributedtoallnew andexistingChambermembersaswell
WehavethemattheFairgrounds,CityParks,theCanbyBikeHub,andin mayrealtyofficesaroundCanby WealsohavethemdistributedattheEnd oftheOregonTrailMuseuminOregonCity WewillbeginadsalesinMidSeptemberafterwewrapuptheCanbyDahliaRun
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Advance your future with a FREE scholarship; only one month until applications close on October 7th!
The South Clackamas County BRC is offering FREE Clackamas Community College Scholarships for individuals looking to advance their professional journey! Qualify and receive $3500 per semester to cover the cost of your Career & Technical Education classes and books through December 2024 (or until funding runs out). Eligibility includes residents of Gladstone, Oregon City, Canby, Beavercreek, Colton, Estacada, Eagle Creek, Mulino, and Molalla morrow! Visit: Add a subheading
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.
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