﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.santacruzchamber.org</link><description>News related to Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Community Leadership Visit - September 2025 9/11/2025 8:00 AM - 9/12/2025 5:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/Community-Leadership-Visit-San-Jose-2025-6492/register?entityDomainId=6&amp;amp;secure=True"&gt;&lt;img class="wc-customeventregisterbutton" data-bind="attr:{src: CustomRegistrationButtonImageURL}" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/external/wcpages/wcmedia/images/register_e8f637af-a0de-4029-adda-e82049f8c67f.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="245" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=12111" width="736" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Registration Now Open: Chamber&amp;rsquo;s Community Leadership Visit &amp;ndash; Sept. 11 &amp;amp; 12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Join us September 11&amp;ndash;12 for a two-day Community Leadership Visit to San Jose and Santa Clara County as we prepare Santa Cruz for the economic opportunities of Super Bowl LX and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;Registration:&lt;/b&gt; $550 for Chamber members | $650 for non-members&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;Includes:&lt;/b&gt; Travel, lodging, meals, site visits, tours, and exclusive meetings&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;b&gt;Limited to 38 attendees&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;- ONLY 20 Spots Remaining as of 6/13/25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Trip highlights include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;A behind-the-scenes tour of San &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Jos&amp;eacute; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Mineta International Airport (SJC) and Diridon Transit Station&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Breakfast with San Jose Chamber members and local leaders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Presentation with Bay Area Host Committee Members&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Additional exciting opportunities still to be revealed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=12171" style="width: 800px; height: 1036px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;This is your chance to help shape Santa Cruz&amp;rsquo;s readiness for a once-in-a-generation global spotlight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reserve your spot now&lt;/b&gt;&amp;mdash;space is limited!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/Community-Leadership-Visit-San-Jose-2025-6492/register?entityDomainId=6&amp;amp;secure=True"&gt;&lt;img class="wc-customeventregisterbutton" data-bind="attr:{src: CustomRegistrationButtonImageURL}" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/external/wcpages/wcmedia/images/register_e8f637af-a0de-4029-adda-e82049f8c67f.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank You to Our Event Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=12148" style="width: 400px; height: 233px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=8864" style="width: 200px; height: 172px;" /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=11010" style="width: 200px; height: 202px;" /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=12137" style="width: 200px; height: 196px;" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=4401" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONSIDER SPONSORSHIP OF THIS HIGH-IMPACT EVENT&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/atlas/web-content/12123" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=12122" style="width: 800px; height: 1131px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellations and Refunds: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;No refunds or c&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;ancellation requests are offered for this event.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6492</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:37:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jacob's Heart Golf Tournament 9/12/2025 11:00 AM - 9/12/2025 9:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;meta charset="UTF-8" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Registration is now open for the 2025 Jacob&amp;#39;s Heart Golf Tournament!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Jacob&amp;#39;s Heart Golf Tournament is approaching quickly. It will be a beautiful day spent on the green with the community, all in support of local kiddos and their families battling pediatric cancer. Join us for some great golf, delicious food, games, and so much more. See you on the green!&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6493</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:21:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teen Kitchen Project Everett Farm Dinner Fundraiser 9/13/2025 4:30 PM - 9/13/2025 7:30 PM</title><description /><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6500</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:06:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business After Hours - Dientes &amp; Santa Cruz Community  Health 9/16/2025 5:00 PM - 9/16/2025 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#f1c40f;"&gt;Online Registration is closed - we will accept onsite registration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=9913" style="width: 200px; height: 195px;" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=12136" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="457" data-start="156"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Join us for an engaging evening of networking, hosted by &lt;strong data-end="246" data-start="213"&gt;Dientes Community Dental Care&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong data-end="282" data-start="251"&gt;Santa Cruz Community Health&lt;/strong&gt;. Connect with fellow professionals from across the Santa Cruz business community for meaningful conversations and the opportunity to build lasting professional relationships.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="638" data-start="459"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Enjoy a glass of wine and hors d&amp;#39;oeuvres in the inviting outdoor plaza between the new Santa Cruz Community Health Center and Dientes clinic, located in Live Oak on Capitola Road.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="853" data-start="640"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Gain insights from two accomplished CEOs&amp;mdash;&lt;strong data-end="697" data-start="681"&gt;Laura Marcus&lt;/strong&gt; of Dientes and &lt;strong data-end="730" data-start="713"&gt;Anita Aguirre&lt;/strong&gt; of Santa Cruz Community Health&amp;mdash;as they share their journey of partnership, innovation, and impact in community healthcare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="874" data-start="855"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong data-end="874" data-start="855"&gt;What to Expect:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="937" data-start="877"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Connect with professionals from a wide range of industries&lt;br /&gt;
Hear from two leaders shaping local health services for 25,000+ residents&lt;br /&gt;
Learn how community health centers are driving change&amp;mdash;and how you can get involved&lt;br /&gt;
Enjoy a relaxed evening of refreshments, conversation, and connection&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="1214" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1178"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;We look forward to seeing you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Members &amp;ndash; looking to use your benefit tickets?&lt;br /&gt;
Be sure to login first or call the office 831-457-3713 to register over the phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6494</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:40:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Imagine! 9/20/2025 3:00 PM - 9/20/2025 7:00 PM</title><description /><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6503</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:09:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An Evening with Friends 9/21/2025 3:00 PM - 9/21/2025 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;An Evening with Friends&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Presented by the Friends of Hospice&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us on September 21, from 3-7 pm at Lester Estate Wines for a fundraiser benefitting Hospice of Santa Cruz County&amp;#39;s Community Programs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The festivities kick off with a wine and appetizer reception on the lawn, accompanied by&lt;br /&gt;
live music. Following the reception, enjoy an early dinner prepared by Brad Briske of HOME&lt;br /&gt;
restaurant, served family-style outdoors with a stunning view of the vineyards. The evening will&lt;br /&gt;
also include silent and live auctions, providing a great opportunity to support Hospice.Tickets are $175&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To purchase tickets online, visit: hospicesantacruz.org/ewf. For information and sponsorship opportunities call 831-430-3084 or email eveningwithfriends@hospicessantacruz.org&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6499</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:39:41 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>