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Weekly News Update Presented by the
Oakland Metro Chamber
September 29, 2009
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Upcoming Chamber Events
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list of interesting &
informative Chamber events.
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Letter from the President
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Dear members and friends,
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DON'T MISS THESE OUTSTANDING
CHAMBER EVENTS: |
Women in Business Luncheon
this Friday, Oct. 2
 Is
it time to sharpen those
influencing skills, and
truly negotiate yourself
into a better situation?
The East Bay Women in
Business Roundtable (EBWIBR)
will feature expert
negotiator and woman
business owner Jessica
Notini at the Friday, Oct. 2
Roundtable luncheon
discussing " Recession-Proof
Negotiating".
Notini is one of the Bay
area's finest facilitators
and will deliver an
presentation on conflict
resolution as well as the
best way to negotiate in
today's economic downturn.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,
Friday, October 2nd,
Washington Inn, 495 10th St.
Learn more and RSVP.
OUSD Superintendent Tony
Smith to speak Nov. 4
 Oakland
Unified School District
Superintendent Dr. Tony
Smith will be the featured
speaker at a
Chamber of Commerce Power
Breakfast on
Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Dr. Smith will discuss
priority goals for Oakland
students and schools,
district-wide strategies for
meeting those goals, and the
importance of support from
students, parents,
government, business
partners and the community
at large.
7:30 to 9 a.m., Wednesday,
November 4th, Waterfront
Hotel in Jack London Square.
Learn more and RSVP.
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NONPROFIT EVENTS
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The
Chamber urges all members to attend and
support the following events of the
nonprofit agencies throughout the East
Bay. The events are listed in
chronological order.
OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY
- "An
Evening with Denyce Graves," gala
concert celebrating Michael Morgan's
20th anniversary as music director,
Saturday, Oct. 3, dinner begins at 6
p.m., Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave.,
www.oebs.org, (510) 444-0801
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OAKLAND
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50th
annual "Tee
Off for Youth" Golf Tournament,
Monday, Oct. 5, 11:30 a.m., Claremont
Country Club,
www.bgcoakland.org or (510)
444-8211, ext. 12
LANEY COLLEGE
- Sixth
Annual Business Conference will offer
two valuable workshops - "Green
Entrepreneurial Opportunities"
and "How
Student Internships and Volunteerism Can
Help Strategically Market your Career,"
Friday, Oct. 9, 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon
St.,
www.laney.peralta.edu or (510)
464-3187.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
- A "Black
and White and Light All Over Gala"
on Saturday, Oct. 10 beginning at 6:30
p.m. at the Rotunda Building in Frank H.
Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland,
www.lighthousecharter.org.
BISHOP O'DOWD HIGH SCHOOL
- 19th
annual Dragon Classic Golf Event,
Monday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m., Sequoyah
Country Club, (510) 553-8632
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE EAST BAY
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Youth
Challenge Hike-a-thon at Mount
Diablo State Park, 96 Mitchell Canyon
Road, Clayton, Saturday, Oct. 17
beginning at 9 a.m., (510) 200-6674
ROTARY CLUB OF OAKLAND
- The
Rotary Club and Bay Area Community
Services (BACS) have partnered together
for a first-ever "BRATS
& BEER, A Benefit for Oakland"
family festival and fundraiser at the
Linden Street Brewery parking lot, 8
Linden St. at 3rd Street next to the
Port of Oakland, Saturday, Oct. 17 from
noon to 5 p.m.,
www.oakland-rotary.org or contact
Lori Sinclair at (510) 451-2120, ext.
10, or at
Lori@oakland-rotary.org.
LIONS CENTER FOR THE BLIND
- "Teaming
up with the Raiders" fundraiser,
tickets available for Oakland Raiders
game vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Oct. 18,
1:05 p.m., various ticket levels that
include food and drink, visit
www.lbcenter.org or (800) RAIDERS,
ext. 3021
MUSEUM OF CHILDREN'S ART
- Family
Extravaganza, "Superheroes
and Mythical Monsters,"
parent-child workshops combining
creativity, teamwork and fun, Saturday,
Oct. 24, 1-3 p.m., (510) 465-8770
OAKLAND TEMPLE VISITORS' CENTER
- Elder
Farrell Smith, director of the L.D.S.
Oakland Temple Visitors' Center, will
keynote Temple Hill's "A-DAY"
music and dance cultural celebration on
Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at the
Inter-Stake Center (ISC) auditorium,
4780 Lincoln Ave., (510) 531-1475
REDWOOD DAY SCHOOL
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Lower
School and Middle School Open House,
3245 Sheffield Ave., Saturday, Oct. 24,
10-11:30 a.m. for Lower School, 1-2:30
p.m. for Middle School, (510) 534-0800
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The Chamber of Commerce has a number
of exceptional networking and
informative events throughout the
year. For sponsorship, volunteer and
participation opportunities for
these events, please contact Morgan
Crow via telephone at (510)
874-4800x319 or via email at
mcrow@oaklandchamber.com.
Sincerely,
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Hank Masler
Communications Director & Oakland
Business Review Publisher
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce
hmasler@oaklandchamber.com
(510) 874-4808
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