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Weekly News Update Presented by the
Oakland Metro Chamber
February 16, 2010
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Letter from the President |
Dear members and friends,
The Oakland and East Bay
Business and Procurement
Fair took place last
Thursday afternoon, a
fantastic opportunity for
business-to-business
networking and customer lead
generation. I would like to
thank the 53 exhibiting
organizations, hundreds of
individual attendees, and
the many generous companies
that donated door prizes,
for helping make this such a
great event!
The breakdown of exhibiting
organizations was 30
businesses, three business
service organizations, and
20 public agencies, and the
full list, including contact
information,
can be found here.
Hundreds of individual
businesspeople attended to
learn about 2010 business
and procurement
opportunities with these
organizations, and to
participate in some serious
networking.
Our thanks to the following
companies that donated door
prizes: Alameda County
Auditor-Controller Agency;
Albert Brown Mortuary; Alta
Alliance Bank; Avis Budget
Rental Group; BigPrinting
T-Shirt Company; Dimitris by
Design; eon Technologies;
Fidelity Roof Company; Levy
Promotional Products;
Liberty Tax Service; Magic
Detailings, Inc.; Mormon
Temple Visitors' Center;
Pre-Paid Legal Services
Inc.; Somar Bar & Lounge;
BRAND: CREATIVE; and Holy
Names University.
Jimmy Ray Valientay
provided great musical
accompaniment at the event.
Up next: the February "After
Five Reception" (aka Chamber
Business After Hours Mixer!)
presented by the Lions
Center for the Blind! Look
for more details below.
God Bless America!
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CHAMBER MIXER BECOMES "AFTER FIVE
RECEPTION"
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The Chamber's monthly Business After
Hours Mixer has taken on a new name
- and for February, a new look. The
mixer will hereafter be referred to
as the "After Five Reception," and
this month will be hosted by the
Lions Center for the Blind on
Thursday, Feb. 25. The Lions Center
will team up with Chiodo Art
Development to host the "reception"
at the historic Ginn House in
Preservation Park - 660 13th
St. in downtown Oakland from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
As part of the Lions Center's 70th
anniversary, all Chamber members and
guests are asked to embrace the
belief that blindness need not be a
barrier to leading a full,
productive and active life. The
reception will feature the
presentation of a Business Visionary
Award & Tactile Tours of Mario
Chiodo's "Remember Them: Champions
for Humanity" monument. In fact,
attendees will be able to see
sculptures from the "Champions"
collection, and Lions Center for the
Blind staff will lead tours through
the renditions of the men and women
who changed the world for the
better.
The After Five Reception is free for
Chamber members, and costs $15 for
non-members.
Learn more.
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NONPROFIT EVENTS
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The Chamber urges all members to attend
and support the following events of the
nonprofit agencies throughout the East
Bay. The events are listed in
chronological order.
MORMON TEMPLE VISITORS' CENTER -
African American Art & Poster Exhibit,
as part of Black History Month, daily 9
a.m. to 9 p.m., then former National
Basketball Association great Thurl
Bailey speaks on "What Matters Most,"
Saturday, Feb. 20, 5 p.m.
followed by a "Meet and Greet" at 6
p.m., Temple Hill, 4780 Lincoln Ave.,
(510) 531-1475,
www.TempleHillEvents.com
OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY
- Presenting the world premier of "Suite
Afro-Cubano" by Bay Area composer Rebeca
Mauleon,
Friday, Feb. 26, Paramount
Theatre, 2025 Broadway, 8 p.m., (510)
444-0801,
www.oebs.org
ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
- 20th Anniversary Gala,
sponsorship commitments due by
Friday, Feb. 26, gala held
Saturday, June 5 at Fox Theater,
(510) 437-8366,
www.achcf.org
THE CRUCIBLE
- "Metalwood vs. Woodmetal," the first
exhibition of 2010, a group "showdown"
featuring new works of art crafted in
metal and/or wood by Bay Area artists,
running through Friday, March 5,
Historic Cathedral Building, 1603
Broadway,
Monday
thru Friday11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
(510) 444-0919,
www.thecrucible.org
CHILREN'S FAIRYLAND
- Come celebrate "Read Across America,"
and wish Dr. Seuss a happy birthday by
dressing as your favorite character,
Saturday, March 6, 699 Bellevue
Ave., 11:30 a.m., (510) 452-2259,
www.fairyland.org
OAKLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA
- Annual fundraiser concert and auction
"Red Carpet Gala - Musical Memories from
the Silver Screen,"
Saturday,
March 6, Greek Orthodox Church,
4700 Lincoln Ave., 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
www.oyo.org
ATTITUDINAL HEALING CONNECTION
- "What Women Can Do and How Men Can
Help," a lecture and discussion by
author and international lecturer
Marianne Williamson,
Saturday, March 6, Historical
Sweet's Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, 5 to
6:30 p.m.,
www.whatwomencando.org
McCULLUM YOUTH COURT
- 16th Anniversary
Celebration Luncheon,
Friday, March 12, Oakland Asian
Cultural Center, 388 9th St.,
noon to 1:15 p.m., (510) 832-5858,
www.youthcourt.org
MUSEUM OF CHILDREN'S ART
- "Wacky Wicker, Basket Build-a-thon,"
construct a creature out of wicker and
baskets, a family extravaganza,
Saturday, March 20, 538 9th
St., suite 210, 1 to 4 p.m., (510)
465-8770,
www.mocha.org
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ABOUT TOWN |
The Oakland Unified School
District will also be bidding
over $50 million of construction
contracts over the next five months,
and are inviting Chamber members to
learn more about upcoming
opportunities on Wednesday, Feb. 17
from 9 to 11 a.m. for the 2010 Local
Contractor Outreach Meeting at the
Lake Merritt Sailboat House. Info:
Tanzania Burghardt, OUSD's bid
coordinator at (510) 879-2641.
A workshop of the Millionaire
Real Estate Investor will be
held on Thursday, Feb. 18 from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at 4341 Piedmont Ave.
in Oakland. Learn myths about money
and investing and how to identify
real estate investment
opportunities. Info: contact Aziz
Khatri at (510) 368-8347.
The Alameda County Small Business
Development Council, in
conjunction with the Peralta
Community College District, will
present a free seminar on "Retailing
101" on Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 2 to 5
p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library,
2090 Kittredge St. Other upcoming
seminars include "Retailing 102" in
Berkeley on March 2 and "NASE Tax
Strategies for the Self Employed" in
Oakland on March 23. Info: (510)
208-0411.
The Oakland Youth Orchestra's
annual fundraiser concert and
auction, the red carpet gala,
"Musical Memories from the Silver
Screen," will be held on March 6
from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral, 4700 Lincoln
Ave. in Oakland. Info:
www.oyo.org.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
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DeVry University,
Schools
- Universities and Colleges
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The Chamber of Commerce has a number
of exceptional networking and
informative events throughout the
year. For sponsorship, volunteer and
participation opportunities for
these events, please contact Morgan
Crow via telephone at (510)
874-4800x319 or via email at
mcrow@oaklandchamber.com.
Sincerely,
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Hank Masler
Communications Director & Oakland
Business Review Publisher
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce
hmasler@oaklandchamber.com
(510) 874-4808
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