Ironman Sponsorships - Time is running out for Ironman Sponsorships. If you are interested in sponsoring this event in any way please contact Donna at the Chamber office 425-334-0433 or info@lschamber.org. The deadline is June 15th if you want to be included in any of the literature.

All Chamber members are invited to place items in the athlete’s goody bags that will be distributed at registration. You will need 1500 items and they will need to be delivered to the Chamber office before June 25th.

QUARTERLY TOURISM FORUM Sponsored by: Snohomish County Tourism Bureau
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 • 11:45 am – 1:45 pm (this event is geared toward business owners)

Learn How to Get Seen, Heard and Celebrated in Your Own Backyard and Beyond with the Power of Free Publicity - If you are a success and publicity-seeking business owner eager to catapult your business from obscurity to the media spotlight in short order without spending a fortune or spinning your wheels, this event is for you! Featuring Bellevue-Based Publicist, Media-Savvy-to-Go Newspaper Columnist, and Media-Savvy-to-Go Publicity Toolkit Author Nancy S. Juetten. 

You will learn:

The deadly sins of media relations and why you should avoid them
The right ways to capture the attention of editors and reporters
Nancy’s best bang-for-the-effort tactics that require few if any bucks

SPECIAL BONUS: Event guests will receive their own copies of the Media-Savvy-to-Go Publicity Tips Booklets, offering 147 powerful, proven ways to get seen, heard, and celebrated in their own backyard … and beyond! 

When:       Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Where:      Embassy Suites
Address:    20610 44th Avenue West, Lynnwood
Time:         Registration at 11:45 am Program 12:00 noon – 1:45 pm
Cost:         $30 per person, lunch included 

For directions call 425-775-2500 or visit
http://www.wcghotels.com/hotelDetail.cfm?LocationID=14&CFID=2771953&CFTOKEN=59493831

For more information call 425-348-5802.  Mail or fax your completed reservation form to the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau by June 3, 2008.  If mailing, make certain your check is enclosed.  If you make a reservation and cannot attend, please cancel 48 hours ahead.  All RSVP’s will be billed.

Snohomish County Tourism Bureau
909 SE Everett Mall Way, C300, Everett, WA  98208
(425) 348-5802 • Fax (425) 348-5701 • email vivian@snohomish.org

Invitation to Small Business Owners 
You are cordially invited to join AM1090, KZOK and Bob Rivers for the WaMu Breakfast Series "How to be a Northwest Business Gone Big"

Date: Thursday, June 19th, 2008 • Time: 7am - 9am • Location: WaMu Theatre

So many Northwest Businesses have started locally and have taken their businesses to the next level. Get ideas and insight on how you can take your small Northwest business and make it big too. Network with other businesses and listen to a panel discussion of Northwest business owners while enjoying a complimentary breakfast and listening to the music of Crčme Tangerine - a prime example of a Northwest homegrown success story!

Bob Rivers from the KZOK Morning Show will be moderating a panel of local business owners that have gone big with their business. Some of our panelists include: Pat O'Day founder of Schick Shadel Hospital, Jim Copacino founder of Copacino+Fujikado Advertising Agency, Richard Davis creator of 'Flip this House' on A&E and Michael O'Brien founder of the O'Brien Auto Group.

For tickets visit any participating Seattle Area WaMu Location, speak with a small business relationship manager and receive a complimentary voucher to attend - a $25 value or visit www.wamubreakfastseries.com  and RSVP to the Seattle Event - when you register enter promotion code: wamu

Time Line:
7:00 a.m Breakfast, Networking and Music
7:45 a.m. Program Starts
8:45 a.m. Questions for Speakers
9:00 a.m. Program End

WaMu Theatre @ Qwest Field
800 Occidental Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134
http://www.wamutheater.com/

Host Families Needed for Japanese Students July 22nd through August 11th

See the attached flyer, or contact Kelli Lynn for more info at 425-377-0375 or KelliLynnEvents@Gmail.com

U.S. Chamber SmartBrief
May 28, 2008
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/ljqgdRdtsYzyedCiaWnVGmBT