October Mailer

OCTOBER 2023

Collaboration

Leadrship

Advocacy

RIBBON CUTTING AT THE CREPE HOUSE

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS AT ROCKY REACH DISCOVERY CENTER

mission The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce champions our community’s quality of life and economic vitality through collaborative leadership and sound business advocacy.

2023 Board of Directors PRESIDENT

Glenn Adams

Confluence Health

VICE PRESIDENT Open

SECRETARY/TREASURER Geoff Bailey

Goetz, Bailey & Yale

PAST PRESIDENT Cheri Dudek-Kuhn Coaching

DIRECTORS Dorry Foster

Wenatchee Valley YMCA

Mina Gomez

Edward Jones

Kathy Handley-Nosek, Union Hill Cider

George Harter CMI Orchards

Bryce MacKay

Bromiley MacKay Williams Law

Nalini Paton

Arlberg Sports

Simon Poole

Goodfellow Bros.

Jeff Rounds

Libke Insurance Associates, Inc.

Jay Smith

Express Employment Professionals

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Steve Wilkinson

Wenatchee.org

About the Chamber The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization that serves to represent and promote the interests of the businesses in our community. We engage with community partners and offer programs to strengthen the business climate in the valley.

The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce also serves the community by promoting our area as a destination for business, sports, and leisure travel including tournaments, competitions, trade shows, corporate meetings, and conventions to maximize additional overnight visitors, visitor expenditures, state and local tax revenues, and job opportunities.

Vision Statement The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce is the leader in creating a more vibrant and prosperous business climate in our region. We unify our community around objectives that will strengthen and grow our local economy, build business diversity and improve our quality of life.

Be sure to take advantage of your Chamber member benefits!

Some of these benefits include: Networking Groups

Cultivate your business through leads and referrals, build a support network and gain more knowledge of other industry sectors. Join today!

Mailer

Advertise your business or special event with a flyer in our monthly mailer that goes out to all 650+ members.

Banner Ads

Feature your business on our newlyupdated website.

(509) 662-2116

Chelsea Ewer, We want to hear from you! Contact us at the Chamber to make a strategy for best-utilizing your membership benefits.

Director of Chamber Operations

chelsea@wenatchee.org

OCTOBER

1 MILLION CUPS Wednesday, October 4th 8:00am-9:00am 137 N. Wenatchee Ave. Ste. 101, Wenatchee Join us in person at the Wenatchee Valley Chamber! Our October Presenters will be Meadowbrook Educational Services and The Crepe House. On the first Wednesday of every month, we hear from two entrepreneurs and find out how we, as a community, can support them, empower them, and connect them to resources so they can grow their business. We will see you at the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce at 8AM, coffee is donated by Steamer’s West!

INSPIRATIONS CERAMIC AND ART CAFE Friday, October 6th 4:00pm-6:00pm 400 9th St, Wenatchee Inspirations Ceramic + Art Café first opened on September 28th 2013. To celebrate the studio's 10 Year anniversary we are having a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4pm followed by an open house. Walk-ins are welcome as always, but table reservations are encouraged if you plan to get creative.

CLARITY MEDITATION & YOGA STUDIO Thursday, October 12th 4:00pm-7:00pm 1530 Eastmont Ave, East Wenatchee Come celebrate the opening of Clarity Meditation & Yoga Studio and enjoy an evening of healing. We will have some food and refreshments from 4p-6p followed by a guided meditation with Reiki and Sound Healing session from 6p-7p for those who would like participate.

Parking may be limited in front but available on 15th St NE.

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY Thursday, October 26th 5:00pm-7:00pm 16 S Mission St, Wenatchee Join us for a spooktacular evening of networking at First America Title Insurance Company! Embrace the autumn spirit as we celebrate the fall season with a Halloween/Fallthemed Business After Hours event. Mark your calendars and bring your business cards as you won’t want to miss this fantastic fall networking event hosted at First American Title Insurance Company.

Register online at www.wenatchee.org

OCTOBER

COMMUNITY CANDIDATE FORUMS Pybus Public Market LocalTel Event Center 400 9th St, Wenatchee 5:30 PM - 7 PM October 4th-

City Council and Port Commissioners

October 11th- Eastmont & Wenatchee School Board Join us for our Candidate forums to hear from our local candidates running for office.

We are proud to host this event in partnership with The Wenatchee World.

NEW MEMBERS

Bellas Artes Imports bellasartesimports@gmail.com Find us on Instagram

Patriot Plumbing Heating and Cooling Callpatriot.net (509)662-6262 Ward Media Find us Social Media Acrucis Business ConsultingLLC (509)731-4392 Acrucis.com (509)900-6031 Wiley’s Boat Rides Tailwind Financial Strategies Wileysboatrides.com Tailwind-fs.com (509)676-6844 (509)300-3152

Leaf Gym Leafgym.com (509)460-0653

Cascadian Plastic Surgery cascadianplasticsurgery.com (509)596-0096

Adobe Adobe.com (408)753-5826 LA Karma Produce Lakarmaproduce.com (213)415-1900

Lake Chelan Wine Alliance lakechelanwinevalley.com

SCALEUP BUSINESS TRAINING Are you ready to take your business to the next level?

The Washington State Department of Commerce is offering a 9-week virtual course that will give you the tools necessary to take your time back, break through the profit plateau, create new sources of revenue, and help you to work on your business rather than in your business! And it is FREE to Washington Businesses.

The next session begins October 17th - contact us now to secure your spot today!

Please contact Sarah@cdrpa.org for more information

STUDENTS & BUSINESSES ARE INVITED TO THE

NCW COLLEGE & CAREER EXPOS THREE GREAT EVENTS IN-PERSON ACROSS THE REGION! These events are a free opportunity for high school students, college students and any young career explorers across North Central Washington to connect with hundreds of incredible regional college and career opportunities in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties.

Businesses, educational institutions, training programs, and student support services are all encouraged to participate at the event as exhibitors.

Grant County Expo

Okanogan County Expo

Chelan/Douglas Expo

When

When

When

Thursday, October 12th 9:00am - 1:00pm

Wednesday, October 18th 8:30am - 12:00pm

Thursday, November 7th 8:00am - 12:00pm

Where

Where

Where

Big Bend Community College 7662 Chanute St NE Moses Lake, WA 98837

Okanogan Agri-Plex 175 Rodeo Trail Okanogan, WA 98840

Wenatchee Valley College 1300 Fifth Street Wenatchee, WA 98801

There is no cost for Exhibitors or Students to participate and can attend any or all events!

Learn more and register to attend at: www.ncesd.org/career-expos

Presented in Partnership by:

NOMINATIONS OPEN! The Wenatchee Valley Uplift Awards recognize individuals, groups or organizations in the Wenatchee Valley that are making significant contributions to the work of protecting civil rights, promoting social justice or advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.

Nominate an individual, group or organization for work completed in 2023.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION BY NOVEMBER 10TH

WENATCHEE VALLEY UPLIFT AWARDS SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY

JANUARY 13, 2024

¡NOMINACIONES ABIERTAS! Los premios Wenatchee Valley Uplift Awards reconocen a personas, grupos u organizaciones en Wenatchee Valley que están haciendo contribuciones significativas al trabajo de proteger los derechos civiles, promover la justicia social o promover la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión.

Nomine a una persona, grupo u organización para el trabajo completado en 2023.

HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA ENVIAR UNA NOMINACIÓN POR 10 DE NOVIEMBRE

WENATCHEE VALLEY UPLIFT AWARDS GUARDE LA FECHA SÁBADO, 13 DE ENERO DE 2024

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