September Newsletter

Chamber Events

September Meeting

Join us for our next meeting on September 8th at the Rainier Eagles Lodge from noon to 1:00 PM. We will have a special guest speaker from HOPE of Rainier and Columbia Pacific Food Bank in September as it's National Hunger month.

Advocacy

RCC Board Endorses Governor Candidate

The RCC Board voted at their July 20th Board Meeting to endorse Candidate Betsy Johnson.

Member News

Columbia County Rail Safety & Mobility Study

The Columbia County Rail Safety and Mobility Study is complete.

Here’s a link to the press release https://www.portofcolumbiacounty.org/discover-port/page/study-evaluates-rail-crossings-columbia-county-proposes-safety-improvements

Join Us - NEXT Project UpdatesThursday, August 25th

The NEXT Renewables team invites you to a happy hour event on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at El Tapatio in Rainier.

There are exciting new developments for the $2 billion NEXT project that we would like to share. So please join us for complimentary food and drinks to learn more and ask any questions you may have. All are welcome to attend, so invite a co-worker.

Please RSVP to Natasha Parvey at [email protected].

Marketing for Success Series

Keep it Local Columbia County, and its partners would like to invite all local Rainier businesses and organizations to join us in our FREE Marketing for Success Series, running weekly from September 13th-October 26th. We will cover topics every Columbia County business & organization should know about marketing, presented by professional marketing consultants and local experts. Offerings will be both in-person & Zoom. Please RSVP on Eventibrite for this free opportunity to enhance your business.

Email Sierra Trass if you have any questions at [email protected]

Student of Month Program

Rainier School District is looking for sponsors for its Student of the Month Program.

The Rainier Chamber Board voted to support one class for the 22-23 school year at their last board meeting.

See the flyer for more details on how you can support our students.

Submit Your Photos

Send Columbia River PUD your pictures! The deadline to enter this year's PUD Calendar Photo Contest is one month away on September 8th!

Help us show off beautiful Columbia County by entering your photos at crpud.net/calendar

Hooking for Hunger

Hooking For Hunger is a fun, family-friendly, fishing derby. Fish for Chinook and Coho in the beautiful Columbia River. Then the event moves to the Buccini Hall. There will be cash prizes, a raffle, a silent auction, music, dinner catered by Ixtapa, live music by Cloud Shine, and more at the after-party.

All proceeds go to support the Food Bank’s effort to end food insecurity in Columbia County. Plus, anglers will have the option to donate some or all of their catch to the Food Bank.

Here are all the details–

September 10, 2022

Weigh-ins from 2 pm – 4 pm

Dinner served at 5 pm

Silent auction, raffle, and fun to follow

Biggest Fish

Grand prize $1000

2nd place $500

3rd place $100

Team Prizes

Rods, reels, and kill bags

Purchase a ticket by Sept 9, 11:59 pm to participate.

Days of Caring

United Way of Columbia County (UWCC) is calling for volunteers to sign up for Day of Caring on September 12th 9:00 -1:00 PM to “spruce up” local nonprofits and park sites!

Volunteers will receive water and a light lunch and a satisfying feeling of doing something good for our community. Volunteers may be asked to wear masks during the event, depending on current recommendations from Public Health.

Email [email protected] to sign up!

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Thank you to all our corporate sponsors http://www.rainierchamber.org/

This is a member-driven organization! We seek input from our members. Please send suggestions and news to our email [email protected] or send us a DM on our Facebook Page @RainierChamberofCommerce. Submit your news for consideration by 20th of the month to above email.

Thank you to our Gold Sponsor