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March Downtown Sidewalk Sale
The Downtown Merchants of Healdsburg invite you to their bi-annual sidewalk sale March 18th, 19th, and 20th!
Special Locals' Day on Thursday, March 17th.
Downtown shops have something for everyone! From chic outfits to casual spring 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 more information.
Follow the sidewalk sale on Facebook.
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Healdsburg High School Academic Internship Presentation Night
Thursday, March 10th, 2016
5:30 pm
Be a panelist for the Healdsburg High School Academic Internship Presentation Night. 165 juniors from Healdsburg High School spent 6 days as interns in our local workforce. Come an listen to their findings and how the experience has affected them in thinking about a future career.
Presentations are between 10-15 minutes. Students are divided into groups of 6. If you are interested in sitting on a panel to evaluate 6 students' presentations, please contact Shelley Anderson at
[email protected]
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30th Annual Healdsburg Bicycle Tour
Please Note Date Change!
Saturday, April 30th
Thank you to our 30th Annual Healdsburg Bicycle Tour Sponsors
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Brown Bag Workshops
Bringing Meditation to the Workplace - What Can You Gain?
Wednesday, March 16th
12:00-1:00 pm
FREE
The regular practice of meditation can facilitate mind-body wellness in measurable ways. Studies have documented the following improvements including: elevated moods, increased immune response, an increase in both creativity and cognitive function, the ability to cope with stressful situations with greater ease, a reduced respiratory rate which has positive effects on the heart and blood pressure.
The greatest benefit is that the regular practice of meditation can actually improve the brain. After just a few months, meditation increases the cortical thickness of the hippocampus, which governs learning and memory. Basically, it helps to keep your brain young. Other benefits include increased attention, an increase in the ability to cope with stress, and an overall improved sense of well-being and happiness.
What your will learn:
* Understanding the practice of meditation
* A brief historic overview - and why it's become popular in mainstream business environments
* Learn about top corporations that embrace meditation
* An overview of the effectiveness of the DASA method
* Learn many proven health benefits
* Discover how meditation can enhance your business skills
About our speaker: Lorraine Alexander
As executive director of DASA Meditation, Lorraine leads the annual DASA Teachers' Certification Trainings, lectures, and teaches meditation. Dedicated to the expansion of DASA, she coordinates local business programs, and plans to launch a local outreach program that will teach veterans with PTSD to cope through meditation. Lorraine formerly led the U.S. Green Building Council's Redwood Empire Chapter, and the Pacific Region Council as chair. She has been a meditator since the age of 15.
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Healdsburg High School CARnival & Street Fair
April 23rd, 2016
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Paint the Town Purple
American Cancer Society
Join American Cancer Society March 19th as The City of Healdsburg presents "Paint Healdsburg Purple" to raise awareness and funds for The Healdsburg Relay For Life. We invite you to donate a portion of your sales on this day and/or decorate your business purple! See link for more information.
Relay for Life Healdsburg
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony February 2016
Grange Credit Union
1357 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
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Transcendence Theater "Broadway Under the Stars" with the Chamber!
Transportation and a show!
Join the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce for Broadway Under the Stars
! Enjoy a musical filled night under the stars at Jack London State Park. And don't worry about transportation! Tickets include entrance to the show and round trip bus ride provided by Pure Luxury Transportation.
Featured Performance: This Magic Moment
A thrilling celebration of life with tantalizing vocals and harmonies! Sing and dance to the magic of each moment with that eclectic Transcendence mix of classic Broadway songs mixed with popular music. This night will no doubt leave you ready to enjoy every second of life.
Sunday, June 26th
$75 per person.
Includes entrance to performance and round trip transportation.
Limited number of tickets available.
Bus departure at 4:00 pm from Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce (217 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg).
Show at Jack London State Park
Food and wine available for purchase or pack a picnic. No outside alcohol permitted.
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A Theatrical Member Benefit
Healdsburg Chamber Member Benefit...1/2 price tickets for North Bay Stage Company Performances at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts.
Tickets regular price $24 or $26 Chamber members pay $12 or $13
To reserve tickets [email protected] or 433-6935
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Tax Credits and Incentives Available to Sonoma County Businesses
The Sonoma County Economic Development Board (EDB) would like to help your business take advantage of important tax credits and hiring incentives. Over the past year we have assisted local businesses in obtaining over $3.5 million in tax credits, exemptions, and training subsidies.
The California Competes Tax Credit is an income tax credit available to businesses who invest and create new jobs in California. The state will be accepting applications from March 7, 2016, through March 28, 2016 for over $50 million in tax credits.
Any business can apply for the tax credit and 25% of the credits will be reserved for businesses with revenues of less than $2 million. The application, and a helpful Tax Credit Application Guide can all be found online here.
Please contact Tim Ricard at 707 565-7257 or [email protected] for assistance in applying for the tax credit or to learn more about additional business incentives and how the EDB can help your business with:
- Workforce issues- finding qualified employees, on the job training, and hiring incentives
- Obtaining permits and navigating the regulatory process
- Marketing and demographic research
- Access to capital
- Energy efficiency and other rebate programs
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Sonoma County Job Market Tracker Report
Sonoma County Economic Development Board's Job Market Tracker with newly available data and insights for the month of February 2016 is now available. Included in this report is their monthly analysis of real-time online job postings, aggregated from over 25,000 sources, as well as a bonus feature highlighting trends in the Finance and Insurance Industry over the past year.
If you have any questions, feedback, customized report requests, or would like to schedule a meeting please do not hesitate to contact Juan Nieto at [email protected].
From the JMT team of Sonoma County Economic Development Board - Juan Nieto, Aadhar Chhabra, Brian Marland, Amelia Yim
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Chamber Events
Business After Hours Mixer
Date: Wednesday, March 16th
Time: 5-7 pm
Location: Mugnaini, 1530 Grove Street, Healdsburg
Admission: Chamber Members are complimentary. General admission is $5
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What's all the [ HYPE ]
Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs
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Morning Mojo
Date
: Wednesday, March 9th
Time: 8:00 am
Location: Costeaux French Bakery, 417 Healdsburg
Avenue, Healdsburg
W
hat:
Join HYPE for a cup o' jo and a morning business chat. Buy your own coffee and breakfast. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month!
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HYPE Think Tank
Date
: Monday, March 28th
Time
: 11:30 am-1:00 pm
Location
: Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce Office, 217 Healdsburg Avenue
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What
: Join HYPE for a lunch time brain storming session. Bring your questions and ideas and receive peer to peer and professional critiques and solutions. HYPE Think Tank begins with a half hour of networking followed by a guided discussion from our guest moderator.
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Anniversaries, New & Renewing Members
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Please Make it a point to say "hello" to these folks!
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Exclusive Property Management
Farm to Pantry
Healdsburg Community Band
Levin and Company
On Tap Beer Tours
Sonoma Winery Weddings
Thurow Wealth Management, Inc.
Dieter Thurow, Financial Advisor
Virginia Dare Winery
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Framing Arts
our "Bucks for Luck" sponsor |
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Congratulations to our FEBRUARY membership anniversaries!
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Business
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Years |
| Haydon Street Inn |
33 |
| Madrona Manor |
33 |
| Plaza Gourmet |
30 |
| American Cancer Society |
21 |
| George Petersen Insurance Agency |
19 |
| Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Inc. |
17 |
| Rodney Strong Vineyards |
16 |
| Russian River Rose Company |
16 |
| Star Staffing |
15 |
| Image Tree Service |
15 |
| Yasuko |
13 |
| Dry Creek Villa |
11 |
| Dry Creek Cottage |
11 |
| GHD, Inc. |
11 |
| Northwoods Lodge |
10 |
| Riverwood Lodge |
10 |
| The Healdsburg School |
9 |
| K R Catering |
8 |
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Business
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Years |
| Lavish Theaters Corp. |
8 |
| Virginia Carol |
8 |
| American Legion Sotoyome Post 111 |
8 |
| AltaPacific Bank |
8 |
| Hudson Street Wineries |
7 |
| Pine Tree Preschool |
6 |
| Geared For Growing |
5 |
| DowHouse |
4 |
| Everywear |
4 |
| North Coast Score Chapter 450 |
4 |
| Left Coast Marketing |
3 |
| Geyser Peak Winery |
2 |
| The Taste of Tea |
2 |
| HHS Academic Internship Program |
2 |
| Prickett's Nursery |
1 |
| Howling Wine Tours Cottage & Limo Service |
1 |
| DaVero Farms & Winery |
1 |
| Dolan Wine Business Consulting |
1 |
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Thank you for your many years of dedication
to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce and for your contribution to the local economy.
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AAUW Spring Session
Forum's Spring season begins March 16th with Bruce Elliott-professor extraordinaire-tracing the histories of key European monarchies.
Dynasty: Rise and Fall of the Great Houses of Europe
will begin with the Medici dynasty in Renaissance Italy and conclude with the Hohenzollerns and the Romanovs in the early 20th century.
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Spring Time in the Wine Country
Visitors Bureau Team travels in style
A special thank you to Leone Wine Tours for a fun filled winery trip with delicious wine, beautiful sights, valuable wine knowledge, and stylish traveling. The Visitors Bureau Team is very appreciative of Jill Leone's attentiveness and fun personality. The Visitor Bureau Team visited Mill Creek Vineyards, Twomey Cellars, Merriam Vineyards & Winery, and Martorana Family Winery. Thank you to each winery for a pleasant visit.
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2016 Chamber Meetings Calendar
Calendar is subject to change. Please reconfirm
information
by calling (707) 433-6935 or checking www.healdsburg.com/events for the most up to date calendar.
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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/mo, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
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More Ways to Get Your Business Noticed
Digital Signage in the Visitor Center for less than 2 cents per impression,...
now that makes sense!
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.
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| 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,
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