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  Issue: #53
March 2017    
  2017 Premier Corporate Members
2017
Media Sponsors
Downtown Sidewalk Sale
The Downtown Merchants of Healdsburg invite you to their bi-annual sidewalk sale March 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th! 

Special Locals' Day on Thursday, March 16th. 

Downtown shops have something for everyone! From chic outfits to casual summer dresses, fine leather shoes to shoes you can run around in, perfect birthday gift to the perfect wedding gift, culinary necessities to garden decor, handcrafted redwood tables to plush sofa furnishings, and so much more!

Time to get downtown and shop!

Click here for event page or click here to follow the event on Facebook.
Job Hunting in 2017
Brown Bag Workshop
Wednesday, March 22nd
12:00-1:00 pm
Chamber Office
217 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
FREE. Please RSVP.

Meet with Job Tango, experienced Human Resources & Recruiting professionals, to learn first hand how to navigate job hunting in today’s current market. The workshop will address the following questions:
  • How has job hunting changed over the years? 
  • What does the current local hiring landscape look like?
  • What are the best avenues to look for a job?
  • How do I apply?

Please feel free to bring your questions and lunch!
Updates from the Sonoma County
Economic Development Board
Directory Advertising Opportunity
The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Town Square Publications has been selected to produce our 2017 Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce Business Directory and Relocation Guide.

Town Square Publications new publication program provides an opportunity to promote the community with a book profiling our community in print and online. The entire full color printed publication is combined with the dynamics of online exposure, Google business links and a mobile business directory, all connected to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce website at www.healdsburg.com, providing our community with multi-media promotional benefits to help grow your business and exposure to our area and beyond.

Town Square Publications offers very reasonable ad rates with No-Cost ad copy and design preparation available. Delivery is anticipated by summer 2017.

This is the most advanced publishing media technology available today. Consider supporting this publication and benefit from the rewards of engaging fellow Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Community members with your promotional message.

Click here to download form.

Business After Hours Mixer
Date: Wednesday, March 15th

Time: 5:00-7:00 pm

Location: Outlander Men's Gear, 103 Plaza Street, Healdsburg

Admission: Healdsburg Chamber members are complimentary. Non-chamber member is $5.

Enjoy professional networking, wines from Seghesio Family Vineyards, food by Chef Ralph Tingle, and door prizes. Click here for more information. 
Educational Tool Made Free Through Library
The Sonoma County Library now offers library cardholders availability to Lynda.com . Lynda.com offers award-winning video tutorials on business, technology, and creative skills. Wonderful resource to help add skills to your professional repertoire.

An individual subscription to Lynda.com is normally between $20 to $30 a month. With your Sonoma County Library card, it's free. 

Click here to learn more and sign up through your library.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
    Crown Wine Shipping
1337 #C Grove Street

Photo by Natasha McGuire Photograpy,  http://www.natashamcguire.com
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Help the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors welcome these new business to Healdsburg on Thursday, March 16th.

12:30 pm
Munselle Family Dentistry
125 Grant Street

12:45 pm
Swicegood Civil Engineering
134 North Street
Float Registration Open for the 68th Annual Twilight Parade 
Participating in the Healdsburg Future Farmers of America's Twilight Parade is a community tradition. Signing up for a float is great way for your business to show your support for our future agriculturalist. So save the date, Thursday, May 25th and get ready for this year's theme; "The World's Biggest Little Fair."

Click here for information and registration.
HERO Features
The HERO card is designed to both say thank you to our Healdsburg employees and to encourage local business. As a Healdsburg employer you can give HERO cards to your employees to use for special discounts and purchases at local businesses, and if you are a local business you can sign up to accept the card. 

It is not too late to get your card. The 2017 HERO cards are almost here! Fill out the HERO Form and return it to Aleena at the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce to receive 2017 HERO specials for you and your employees from these local businesses. 
  Check out these HERO specials! Click here for full listing.
Café Lucia
235 Healdsburg Avenue, Ste 105
10% off takeout orders
(call order in at 431-1113)
Calderwood Inn
25 W. Grant Street
20% locals discount.
Cartograph
340 Center Street
10% discount on current release wine bottles

 Anniversaries, New & Renewing Members
Framing Arts Logo
Framing Arts, our "Buck for Luck" sponsor.
  Welcome to our newest members!
Elements On The Plaza

Healdsburg Ranch Living

MacRostie Estate House & Winery

Replay Healdsburg 

Towering Phoenix Coaching LLC

TurnKey Vacation Rentals
Congratulations to our FEBRUARY membership anniversaries!
Business and Years

Haydon Street Inn, 34
Madrona Manor, 34
Plaza Gourmet, 31
American Cancer Society, 22
George Petersen Insurance Agency, 20
Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Inc., 18
Rodney Strong Vineyards, 17
Russian River Rose Company, 17
Image Tree Service, 16
Yasuko, 14
Dry Creek Villa, 12
Dry Creek Cottage, 12
GHD, Inc., 12
The Healdsburg School, 10
K R Catering, 9
Lavish Automation, 9
Virginia Carol, 9
American Legion Sotoyome Post 111, 9
AltaPacific Bank, 9

Business and Years

Hudson Street Wineries, 8
Pine Tree Preschool, 7
Geared For Growing, 6
DowHouse, 5
North Coast Score Chapter 450, 5
Left Coast Marketing, 4
Geyser Peak Winery, 3
The Taste of Tea, 3
Healdsburg High School Academic Internship Program, 3
Prickett's Nursery, 2
Howling Wine Tours Cottage & Limo Service, 2
DaVero Farms & Winery, 2
Dolan Wine Business Consulting, 2
Team Jen at State Farm Insurance, 1
Levin and Company, 1
Farm to Pantry, 1
Virginia Dare Winery, 1
Sonoma Winery Weddings, 1

What's all the [ HYPE ] 
Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs
Morning Mojo

Date: Wednesday, March 8th

Time: 8:00 am 

Location: Costeaux French Bakery, 417 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg 

What:Join HYPE for a cup o' jo and a morning business chat. Buy your own coffee and breakfast. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month!

Save the date! Next HYPE Networking Mixer is Thursday, April 27th at Portalupi Wines.

2017 Chamber Meeting Calendar
Click here for calendar.
AAUW Workshops
Spring is coming! And along with it a return to Forum by our inaugural and most popular presenter: Professor Chris O'Sullivan, PhD. His account of the history of Sonoma County promises to be equally as educational and entertaining as his history of California was in 2015.

Contested Eden: A History of Sonoma County
Thursday Mornings, March 16 - April 20, 2017; 10:00am
Join AAUW members, family and friends as Chris guides us through the history of our own Sonoma County from its earliest days to our present day society. A fascinating look back in time with the emergence of little known details and a few surprises along the way.

Click here to register by mail!
Click here for online registration!

Be Updated on the Healdsburg Avenue Improvement Project
Stay up to date on the Healdsburg Avenue Improvement Project. This mutli-faceted project has its own website with updates, scope of the project, live webcam, designs, interactive map, etc. 

Visit www.healdsburgaveimprovements.com to keep up with the improvements and to join the project's email list for immediate updates.
Advertising Opportunities  
The Healdsburg Visitor Center located at 217 Healdsburg Avenue is open 7 days a week from 10:00am to 4:00pm assisting both tourist and locals with concierge-style service. The center averages over 1,000 walk-in visitors, plus a plethora of phone and email inquires opening the front door of Healdsburg for travelers from around the world. With Healdsburg.com as our domain, we maintain the most robust online directory of Healdsburg businesses, events, and area information to assist inquiries in finding our member businesses with between 11,000 to 20,000 website hits each month. 

Here are a few ways you can maximize this exposure through our new online and digital advertising opportunities:
  • Newsletter Advertising - $50/mo, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
  • Digital Display Screen in Visitor Center - $100/mo, over 5,000 impresses/mo
  • Website Banner Ads - ranging from $500 to $1,000/year
  • Enhanced Online Directory listing with priority listing & photo enhancements $200/year
  • Community Happenings Email Advertising - $50/week, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
Contact Aleena Decker for more information at (707) 433-6935 or  [email protected] .
More Ways to Get Your Business Noticed

Thousands of visitors from around the globe start their tour of the wine country at the Healdsburg Visitors Center.  

The digital signage display located in the Visitor Center which is the front door to Healdsburg and Sonoma County wine country.  Your digital poster signs will be displayed 24/7 over 5,000 impressions per month for less than 2 cents per impression.  

Digital signage is the most cost-effective and green way to capture the attention of visitors and drive them to your business. 


To learn more contact  [email protected] .

The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce encourages and promotes a positive, balanced, vital economy and preserve those unique qualities that are good for business and make Healdsburg a special place in which to visit, live and work. We strive to grow the local economy, promote our community and serve as an advocate for our business members.  

Sincerely, 

Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau