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| Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce |
Newsletter Articles Business Roundtable Invite - John Koster’s Business Roundtable is said to be the best forum for input on many issues that are critical to all of us doing business in Snohomish County. Attention...business and community leaders, get your questions answered! Snohomish County Councilman John Koster will give a briefing on significant and current county issues being addressed in the council. Find out how the outcomes of these matters will affect businesses, communities and government in Snohomish County. Here is your opportunity to get informed and discuss important issues that affect us all. Please join us to find effective solutions on Thursday, May 15th, 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. (registration and buffet opens at 6:30) at the Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall Street, Everett. The cost is $25.00 per person (payable at the door by cash or check to John Koster). RSVP to Cindy Brengman by Friday, May 9th at 425-397-7799 or e-mail kosterbrt@comcast.net. Due to advance meal guarantees we appreciate a 3 day cancellation notice on all RSVP’s. Mixer Invitation Display Tables Available at Chamber Luncheons - There are two 6 foot display tables available at the Chamber luncheons for members to market themselves. These tables will be available for free at each luncheon on a first come, first served basis. Contact Donna at the Chamber to reserve a table for the luncheon of your choice. Welcome New Members Goldfish Design Pros is a professional web design and marketing firm located in Lake Stevens, WA. Our goal is to provide exemplary customer service and high-quality work that delivers exceptional results to our varied client base. Owner, Amber Maechler is a marketing professional with experience effectively marketing and designing websites for consumer and commercial products and services. In addition, Goldfish Design Pros has a network of talented professionals who work with us to create a custom solution for any marketing, web, or design challenge. Our professional, affordable marketing and web solutions are perfect for small to medium sized businesses. We pride ourselves on developing or enhancing existing web and marketing tools in order to enhance your image as a credible, professional business. At Goldfish Design Pros we also understand the needs of small businesses and are willing to work in comfortable phases to make your website and marketing plans a reality! Call Goldfish Design Pros today to learn about discounted web design packages available only to Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce Members and their referrals! 425-220-6424 or amber@goldfishdesignpros.com. Member/Community News Residents of Lake Stevens are invited to dispose of their household “clutter” at no cost. There are a few exceptions to free and acceptable items. You can contact the city at 425-334-9537 for more information. Food Bank ~ Annual Postal Food Drive: The annual Postal Workers Food Drive to benefit the Food Bank is coming up on Saturday, May 10th. Due to the large quantities of food brought in through this drive the Food Bank could use some extra volunteers that afternoon! This is a great opportunity for our youth to earn service hours. Call Jim Foster at the Food Bank for more information and scheduling, 425-334-3430. Highway 9 Casino offers Family Dining and More: The Highway 9 Casino has added several new features to better serve their clients! The new hours are Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. and Friday through Sunday 9 a.m.-2 a.m. They now have a complete Thai menu (the chef is from a five star Washington Thai restaurant) plus all of the traditional favorites. Children are welcome until 9:00 p.m., seven days a week. Highway 9 is also offering an all you can eat brunch on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a special Mother's Day Brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 11th with children welcome. You won’t want to miss the Guitar Hero competition on Saturday evenings for adults Tuesday evenings for kids! Miss Aquafest: Don’t forget to come out on Saturday, May 10th to the Lake Stevens High School PAC and show your support at the annual Miss Aquafest Pageant. Admission is free! There are a few needs that local businesses can help with: Each contestant will receive a small gift bag as part of their participation package and Aquafest would like to include small gifts from local businesses. If you have something to donate you can leave a message for Linda Elledge on the Aquafest message line 425-397-2344. There is also a need for a few corporate sponsors to help cover costs for some of the contestants that don’t have the funds. These scholarships are in the amount of $65 and will get your name listed in the program for the evening. Lions Club Fishing Derby: The Lake Stevens Lions Club will be holding their annual Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 7th—this is free fishing day and no license is needed to fish! Weigh-in will be from 10:00 a.m. top 6:00 p.m. at the Cove Boat Launch. There will be prizes awarded in both adult and youth categories ranging from $250 to $25. Tickets are $10 per person. American Legion: Lake Stevens American Legion Post 181 invites you to
join them on Saturday, May 17th at 1:00 PM for an Armed Forces Day Support Our
Troops Rally and Community photo at the War Memorial downtown. Auction coordinator Stephanie Haynes, is hard at work on the Chamber's behalf. You will be receiving a donation request in the near future. If you have a donation, or are interested in helping out please contact Stephanie at 425-280-5372. Invitations will be going out closer to the event. If you have friends, family or business associates that you would like us to invite, provide the Chamber office with the names and addresses before the end of June. We are happy to announce that the first donation has come in from new member Sabrina Riggle at Sound Fitness Personal Training. Thank you Sabrina! 2008 Citizen/Jr. Citizen of the Year Nominations - The Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce is looking for a few good citizens. We are seeking nominations for our annual Citizen and Junior Citizen of the Year awards. The annual award has been handed out since 1982 to residents with a history of outstanding local volunteer service or who have made other significant contributions to the community. Last year’s awards went to Sylvia Irvine (Citizen) and Anthony Smith (Jr. Citizen). Winners are honored at a Chamber luncheon and in the Aquafest Grand Parade as well as having their photos displayed at the Chamber office for the year. You can use the enclosed nomination form and mail it back to the Chamber
office, or fill out our online form. Forms
are also available at the Chamber office, Lake Stevens Library & Foster Press.
Nominations must be returned by June 16th. HR professionals are frequently asked to coordinate different leave laws that
can greatly affect employees and their firms. Many times leave laws overlap,
causing confusion in trying to administer them. Ms. Borek will discuss changes
to the Federal Leave Law (FMLA) including the 2008 amendments regarding leave
for military family members. She will also discuss Washington’s Leave Laws
including the recent amendment providing for paid family leave and the Family
Care Act. Finally, she will discuss how the federal and state laws overlap and
what we as HR professionals need to do to address these types of leave in our
organizations. Ms. Kellis Borek, a staff attorney with Washington Employers, Inc., is an experienced employment attorney who advises and represents employers in all aspects of employment law. She was formerly in private practice in Seattle, with a focus on business and employment law, and has successfully represented employers before state and federal regulatory agencies and courts. She has also served as an arbitrator in King County, arbitrating personal injury and insurance disputes. Ms. Borek has an undergraduate degree from Washington State University and a law degree from Seattle University. She is licensed to practice in Washington and in the federal courts. For more information and to register, please visit the website at:
www.SnohomishCounty.SHRM.org. In 2006 the Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 Triathlon was named part of the International 70.3 Triathlon series owned by World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 is 1 of 30 Ironman 70.3 events in the world today. Currently there are participants from over 37 states and 7 foreign countries represented in this year’s event. In 2007 we had over 1,000 participants in the Barclay’s North Ironman 70.3 with this year’s event expected to go well over 1,300. The Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 is produced by Premier Event Management and is currently sponsored by Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce, QFC, City of Lake Stevens, Snohomish County, Powerbar, Gatorade, and Active.com. This year we are proud to announce that $5 of every entry fee is going towards the Ronald McDonald House of Western Washington and Alaska. All we ask of you is a donation of 1,500 items for the runner’s goodie bags and Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 can handle expenses to bring these donated items to our office. If you are interested in being included in the runner’s goodie bags, please contact Ashley Barkley at ashleypemusa@yahoo.com or 504-454-6561. Sincerely, “Showcase Lake Stevens” Big Success - With close to 500 people in attendance, the Chamber’s third annual “Showcase Lake Stevens” was a big success. We have had many positive comments from both business and community participants. We appreciate all of the businesses that attended as well as our planning committee chaired by Don Speirs of Perfect Impressions Promotions. Many hours went into the planning and set up of this event. We also had some great volunteers from the high school DECA program. These business and marketing students are very hard workers and they make me feel good about the future of our business community. A special thank you to our sponsors Foster Press, North County Bank and Hometown Values Magazine. Due to their generous contributions the Chamber was able to offer this great promotional venue to its members at no charge again this year. We had some very excited winners that went away with some great prizes and of
course, Ciscoe Morris was a big hit with everyone! We are already looking
forward to next year’s event. |