☀️Chamber Chat☀️: Important Encinitas Community Updates & Events

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Join us this Thursday! Don't Miss Out! Buy Your Tickets Now

LAST CHANCE -- Buy your tickets now! Join us as we celebrate and support the outstanding businesses and individuals in our community, whom you helped choose as recipients of an Encinitas Chamber of Commerce 60th Anniversary Award. Your involvement has made a difference, and now it's time to recognize and honor them.

This special evening, hosted by CBS 8 personality and Encinitas native Jeff Zevely, will shine a spotlight on the remarkable businesses and nonprofits that embody the spirit of our vibrant community.

The evening will kick off with a reception featuring gourmet food & refreshing beverages, a photo booth, an artist capturing the night live, and entertainment followed by the awards ceremony.

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Coffee Connections is an opportunity to grow your network, share valuable insights, and engage in topical discussions. Join us for a complimentary coffee and delicious donut from Broad Street Dough Co .!

SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE: Bring your own reusable coffee cup

Networking over some quality brews at a Chamber on Tap is a fantastic way to connect with others in the business community.

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Whether you're looking to expand your professional network, meet potential collaborators, or simply unwind with others, the Moonlight Mixer is an evening of connections and opportunities.

NOVEMBER FOOD DRIVE: Bring your non-perishables

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last week! We had an amazing time connecting and networking with each of you. A special shoutout to Belmont Village Senior Liivng for being such a wonderful host and treating us to a beautiful charcuterie spread.

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Coffee on El Camino is the Chamber's advocacy group committed to identifying ways to support the growth of businesses along the El Camino Real corridor. All businesses are invited to join us!

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Encinitas Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization therefore,

all proceeds support our community outreach and ability to host our annual events.

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PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR

We are deeply honored to have been recognized by the City of Encinitas with a Proclamation for our 60 years of dedication to supporting local businesses. It’s been an incredible journey, and we couldn’t have done it without the amazing community that surrounds us.

WE ARE AN OFFICIAL BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATION

2024 Presidential General Election voting is underway at the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce office. Voting hours run from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

Drop off your voted ballot sealed inside its return envelope.

535 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 116

SUPPORTING SDA CAREER TECHNICAL PATHWAYS

The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce, through the Rising Star program, is committed to fostering educational initiatives that prepare students for successful careers. Principal Cara Dolnik of San Dieguito High School Academy invites you to partner with local schools in supporting Career Technical Pathways (CTE) programs. By sharing your expertise, mentoring, or offering hands-on learning opportunities, you can help guide and inspire the next generation of professionals. Join us in creating a brighter future! For more details, read the letter from Principal Dolnik. Thank you for your continued support of our students and educational programs!

Read the Letter from Principal Dolnik

FREE OPPORTUNITY - SOCAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM

As part of our ongoing educational initiatives, we are excited to announce that the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce has joined other chambers and business organizations in creating SOCAL (Student Opportunities for Career Awareness and Learning). This program is designed to promote career awareness for young adults across San Diego County.

Through SOCAL and a grant from San Diego/Imperial County Community College Consortium, we are offering our members the free opportunity to participate by highlighting a high-demand

occupation within your organization through a 3-minute video. These videos will be used to encourage career exploration and awareness, and you will also be able to use them for your own recruiting and marketing efforts. Filming will take no more than an hour, and our team will ensure that the process is smooth and comfortable.

We look forward to your involvement in this exciting program!

If you're interested in participating, please email us

US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 49 CANDIDATE FORUM RECAP

If you missed the live-streamed forum featuring candidates Matt Gunderson and Mike Levin, you can now watch the unedited recording. The forum, moderated by the League of Women Voters of North County San Diego (LWVNCSD), is non-partisan and designed with trained facilitators to ensure a fair and impartial environment.

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BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

A member since 2008, Jim Benedetti, has been on the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors since 2012 and was President/Chairman 2014 – 2018. Currently, he is the Chamber’s Government Relations & Advocacy Committee Chair which dovetails nicely into his interest in, and connections to, the City Council, City staff and current events. He also sits on the Tourism Committee, helping to promote Encinitas to both visitors and residents.

A fourth generation Californian and Olivenhain resident of 28 years, who enjoys

creating beautiful outdoor space, his

company JPBLA, Inc. Landscape Architect

(www.jpbla.com) is committed to providing the finest in landscape architectural design, irrigation design, land planning, park planning, master planning, sustainable design, landscape renovation, and water management consulting. He has designed a wide variety of projects for an area at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, San Diego Zoo to the Bamboo Garden at the San Diego Botanical Garden, the Encinitas Transit Station to retail centers and high end custom residential projects without the area.

He is passionate about his community always trying to support and shop local and connect businesses with other businesses. He strongly believes in the power of networking making him a regular at the Chamber’s monthly Coffee Connections, Chamber on Tap and Moonlight Mixer.

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Watch our latest Podcast

Sebastian Slovin, author, co-founder, and programs director of Nature Unplugged discusses the importance of addressing mental health, explores the concept of connectedness in the digital age and the advantages of unplugging. He also shares details about their upcoming Hike-A-Thon.

Listen to Episode 18 on your favorite podcast app or watch on YouTube.

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PLASTIC BEACH

Congratulations to member, Plastic Beach for winning the 2024 Green Arrow Award for System and Design Innovations. As one of six organizations honored, Plastic

Beach was recognized by the Council as a leader for its creative approach to tackling one of the State’s most problematic threats to our waste streams -- soft plastics.

RDM MANAGEMENT GROUP

Richard Marks, Encinitas Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman and owner of RDM Management Group, was recently featured on TEDx Talks, where he discussed a guide to fostering collaborative conversations across political divides.

Watch the TEDx Talk