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BUSINESS ADVOCACY and POLITICAL ACTION

Banking on Our Small Businesses

Legislation Will Help Small Businesses Create Jobs by Injecting
Capital into Community Banks
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CREATING A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY

How will labor laws affect your business?
Commissioner Avakian will discuss a variety of labor questions and new laws
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Expose your business - to a potential 100,000 customers
Oregon Lifestyles Expo
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Are you getting into the holiday spirit?  We can help!  The Thursday, November 19, Business After Hours sponsored by Clackamas TMA will feature showcases from member businesses and organizations.  This year the theme is "Giving Thanks! Getting into the holiday spirit". 

Everyone who attends will be able to write down what you are thankful for OR how you celebrate thanksgiving.  All comments will be read aloud throughout the evening and put into a drawing for a grand prize of a free holiday turkey; there will be additional drawings for day and 2-hour transit passes.
 

Join the fun of "Giving Thanks! Getting into the holiday spirit".  Event will be at the Monarch Hotel & Conference Center in the Monarch Hall, 5pm - 7pm.  Lots of fun, lots of prizes.  For more call 503-654-7777. Cost is $5 per person; or, members bring a prospective member and both get in free!

PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY

Two local charities selected for chamber gifts
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Local charities receive up to 50% of their donations during the holidays! 
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What public safety actions have been taken BY the Community?  FOR the community?

The annual Community Safety Appreciation luncheon honors community members for their work in keeping employees, customers, and neighbors safe. 
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Chamber office will be closed
Thursday and Friday, November 26 & 27
for Thanksgiving Holiday. 

Office will re-open, Monday,
November 30 at 8am.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS
FROM YOUR CHAMBER STAFF!

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Ride MAX Green Line for business, commute, or recreation.  For more about
schedules, trip planning and prices, call the Clackamas TMA at 503-654-7777. 

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Travel the world with Your Chamber

Your Chamber continues to team up with member travel agencies to provide a wide range of options for travel choices.  For more information on any of the chamber tours visit the chamber site or contact the chamber office at 503-654-7777.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS

Join Adventist Medical Center as they unveil their new Emergency Department lobby and reception area. There will be a brief ceremony at 7:30 a.m. with a light breakfast Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:30 a.m.  Event will be at the Adventist Medical Center Emergency Department 10300 SE Main Street, Portland. 

Adventist Medical Center is known for their team of expert professionals and state-of-the-art emergency care. Their ER is one of the area's busiest' with direct helipad to Emergency access and 32 beds to serve the Portland community.  Call 503-251-6162 for more information.

Courtyard by Marriott gets lobby makeover

Courtyard by Marriott is rolling out its new lobby and room design in Portland Southeast.  This is one of the first Courtyards in the area featuring the ''refreshing business" makeover.  Their 136-room Courtyard's new design is scheduled to be completed by March, 2010. 

Courtyard Portland Southeast is conveniently located on I-205 at the Sunnybrook exit, a few blocks from Oregon’s largest mall, Clackamas Town Center and the Clackamas Transit Center with Green Line service to downtown Portland and the airport.
 

Courtyard by Marriott was the first lodging brand exclusively designed for business travel by business travelers.  And now it has completely redefined the hotel lobby experience.  This Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) "power brand" is fast-tracking its lobby makeover.  Experience the new lobby by visiting their interactive website.

Students Will Shout 'Facts Out Loud' on Referendum Vote

The outcome of January's special election on proposed tax increases will directly affect students at Clackamas Community College, says Alyssa Fava, president of the Associated Student Government (ASG). She's working with the student leadership team to bring the facts about the potential effects of the referendums on the ballot for the January 26 special election to the campus.

"Facts Out Loud" on Monday, Nov. 23, is the first of two informational events the ASG will host in November around the ballot measures. Students will be strategically located around campus to literally shout out the facts around the ballot measures. Fava and organizer Quyen Thoi are working closely with the college administration to identify the potential effects of the measures on students including possible tuition increases, and reductions in course offerings, programs and staff positions.

About 20 students are expected to participate in "Facts Out Loud," most from the college's Speech Department.

On Tuesday, Nov. 24, ASG will host a debate about the ballot measures from noon to 2 p.m. in the quad outside the college's Community Center. Two more events are planned for January.  For more information, contact Mindy Brown at 503-657-6958, ext. 2250.

Help hungry kids

If your office/business or organization is looking for a worthy cause to support this holiday season, or all year long, you can help hungry kids.

North Clackamas School District, NCSD, helps many students who do not have enough food at home with their “back pack program”.  The program was developed to help these students by providing them with a back pack full of food to tie them over from Friday afternoon, through the weekend until Monday morning.  It costs $125 to feed one child for a year... 39 weekends... about $3.25 per weekend; two ready to eat meals per weekend.

Participants have several options:  adopt a student; adopt an entire school; provide ready to eat foods or donate cash which helps the school district purchase food at a discount.  If you choose to donate foods, some options are:  Granola bars, Fruit cups, Pull tab/pop top cans of noodles, protein, Cans of protein, Peanut butter (15 oz is a good size) Peanut butter or cheese crackers, Raisins, Juice boxes, Apple sauce - peel foil, Trail mix, nuts in small sizes, Fruit-apples, oranges etc., Soup.  Another option would be to go in with another supporting organization to fill a greater need.

For more information about this great project contact Joe Krumm APR, Director Community and Government Relations North Clackamas Schools at 503-353-6017 krumm@nclack.k12.or.us.

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Two opportunities for teens to win big with traffic safety:
Teen Triple Threat – Safe Driving Contest and Ford Driving Skills for Life – Belt it Out Contest 

Crashes are the #1 cause of death for youth and adults from ages 5 to 24 years.  To help make a difference, Safe Communities is sponsoring the Teen Triple Threat – Safe Driving Contest.  Teens throughout Clackamas County are invited create safe driving scripts.  The scripts will focus on teen driving risks and/or prevention strategies.  The winning script(s) will be professionally produced into a Public Safety Announcement (PSA).  The contest is open November 16, 2009 to March 16, 2010 and any high school student in Clackamas County may apply. Contest information.

Ford Driving Skills for Life is offering a national competition called Belt it Out in which students will write an original safe driving song.  Students must write, compose, and perform the song. Song must be submitted in an audiovisual format.  Entries are due March 1, 2010 and grand prize includes a $5,000 savings bonds (face value) for each team member (up to $25,000) and autographed Kate Voegele merchandise.  Contest rules.

Burkholder Candidate for Metro President

Chamber member and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder filed the election paperwork required to run for council president of Metro, the regional government.   Burkholder currently sits on the Metro Council representing District 5, which includes Northwest Portland, North Portland, Northeast Portland, downtown Portland, a portion of Southwest Portland and a portion of Southeast Portland. 

Burkholder will hold is “Rex for Metro President” Campaign Launch Party Friday, November 20th, 2009 from 5:30-7:30pm at the VOISbox Ballroom 240 N. Broadway, Portland.  For more, visit his campaign website.

TIPS & TOOLS

Innovation and Invention - The Internet as a Business Enabler
Part two of a three-part series

The Internet can transform your company's operations, increase customer convenience and flexibility, and create new products and services and ways to deliver them. If you're not sure how, study the ways in which other businesses and consumers are using the Internet.

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Christmas Giving Breakfast
Friday, December 11, 2009