Ironman Volunteer/Sponsorship Opportunity
There is a way for your business to sponsor the Ironman Event by providing volunteers for the 10 water stations that will be posted along the bike and run route. Your water stations would be manned by you and/or your employees and would have your sponsorship signage at the sight (water & Gatorade will be provided by event). You would need 3 to 4 people. Please see below for other volunteer opportunities and the contact names and numbers.

When: July 6th 2008
Times: 5am-7pm (a variety of shifts available 2-8 Hrs)
Where: Downtown Lake Stevens
Tasks: There are a variety of tasks including the following:

Event Set up • Body Parking / Championship Assistance • Finish Line Assistance • Course Marshals • Post Event Party area • Event Breakdown • Water Stations (3-4 people each Station)

**Spots will be assigned depending on availability**

Persons of Contact are: Jennifer Anderson 425-334-9537, janderson@ci.lake-stevens.wa.us or Rebecca Rideout 425-377-8183, rebecca@taskproperties.com 

Open House at the Cabin at Mount Pilchuck – Saturday, June 28th

On Sat June 28th from 10:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. Brad Whitsell will be having a open-house at the Cabin At Mount Pilchuck, 9829-353rd Drive NE Granite Falls, WA 98252 ....Snacks….Water.... Fruit....and he will also be holding a drawing for 1-free night for 2 at the Cabin. Check out the website for directions, or call Brad with any questions (425-754-5111).

Chamber Members Needed to Staff Aquafest Info Booth

As in past years the Chamber’s involvement with Aquafest will include staffing the information booth. We are looking for volunteers who are willing to take a two hour shift sometime throughout the weekend of July 25th-27th beginning at noon on Friday. You are welcome to promote your business with business cards, flyers, etc. during your shift. Please contact Donna at the Chamber office for more information, or to reserve your time slot.

Networking
From the Little Miracles books By Mel Kaufmann – kaufmannmelvin@charter.net 

(Six months ago Mel Kaufmann retired to Walla Walla, Washington to be with family for his remaining years. He has decided to give away his body of work; one business-bit at a time. He calls each shared principle a Little Miracle. “My days of earning are over and my days of giving have begun.” Says Mel. I will be including Mel’s “Little Miracles” in the weekly news briefs, and/or the newsletters as they are sent to the Chamber office. Donna)

A teacher took a first grade student into the hallway and admonished him for talking. He exclaimed, “I was not talking. I was networking.” I soon discovered talking is not networking. Usually it is socializing. Socializing and networking are entirely different types of communications.

Networking is a skill. Networking is an elusive skill. Some are natural networkers and then there are the rest of us.

My mission for the rest of my live is to reach as many people as possible who are struggling to keep their heads above the waves. This is my gift to the working class. You have my permission to forward the Monday Miracles. Let the Little Miracles echo all across America and beyond. This is the Golden Rule at its best . This includes sharing them with your office staff, members of your chambers or organizations, your customers and/or clients, and your business friends. Let’s keep the Monday Miracles moving; encourage those to whom you share the networking wisdom to do the same; and they the same, etc.

What is Networking?

Everyone believes they network but few can define it. What you can’t define you can’t control. You can’t enter your fi­nancial orbit with your Links (business relationships) unless you use the same eco­nomic launching pad. I found the definition of networking I use in a book by John Naisbitt. The title of the book is Megatrends . John discusses ten mega-trends – ten mighty trends that will transform business as we enter the 21st Cen­tury – and chapter eight is all about networking. Naisbitt peeled away the contours of networking with his definition. He defined networking as, “The exchange of ideas, information, and resources.” It is that simple. This very instant, put down this book and call or e-mail one Little Miracle to a friend. Now you are networking!

A shared idea is money in the till!