﻿<?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>2026 Annual Awards Gala Celebration - Waves of Impact  4/16/2026 5:30 PM - 4/16/2026 9:00 PM</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#c0392b;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Closing Friday, April 10th.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;The Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce proudly presents a dazzling gala event that will showcase the most talented and impactful contributors in our community through our esteemed Community Recognition Awards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;- Join us for a &lt;strong&gt;delicious banquet&amp;nbsp;dinner&lt;/strong&gt; in the The Grove &lt;strong&gt;overlooking Monterey Bay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
- Celebrate our &lt;strong&gt;honorees at the awards ceremony&lt;/strong&gt; in the Grand Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
- Enjoy the &lt;strong&gt;reception with more than 300 local business &lt;/strong&gt;and community leaders attending &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&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;&lt;strong&gt;Attire:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Guests are invited to dress in semi-formal, beach-inspired attire or refined resort wear in keeping with our Waves of Impact theme. Think elevated coastal elegance in the colors and patterns of the sand and sea. While not required, we encourage you to embrace the theme and bring a touch of seaside refinement to the evening.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#c0392b;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Closing Friday, April 10th.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank You to Our Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://beachboardwalk.com/groups/the-grove/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=12271" style="width: 225px; height: 225px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ksbw.com/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=13319" style="width: 286px; height: 56px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.santacruzcountyca.gov/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=13327" style="width: 125px; height: 125px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/northern-california/facilities/Santa-Cruz-Medical-Offices-329885"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="45" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=4461" width="408" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sutterhealth.org/campaign/primary-care?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=sem_SantaCruz-FamilyDoctors&amp;amp;utm_term=family%20doctor%20near%20me&amp;amp;_bt=724247768624&amp;amp;_bk=family%20doctor%20near%20me&amp;amp;_bm=b&amp;amp;_bn=g&amp;amp;_bg=175474065590&amp;amp;campaignid=21984072395&amp;amp;device=c&amp;amp;utm_term=family%20doctor%20near%20me" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="99" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=1623" width="102" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

			&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sutterhealth.org/campaign/primary-care?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=sem_SantaCruz-FamilyDoctors&amp;amp;utm_term=family%20doctor%20near%20me&amp;amp;_bt=724247768624&amp;amp;_bk=family%20doctor%20near%20me&amp;amp;_bm=b&amp;amp;_bn=g&amp;amp;_bg=175474065590&amp;amp;campaignid=21984072395&amp;amp;device=c&amp;amp;utm_term=family%20doctor%20near%20me" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sutter Health&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000"&gt;BEFORE REGISTERING, PLEASE READ!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;To register, please follow the instructions below.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Click on the red &amp;ldquo;Register&amp;rdquo; button.&lt;br /&gt;
- Click the blue &amp;ldquo;Login&amp;rdquo; button in the upper right corner on the next screen. After you enter your username and password, click login, then proceed with the registration form.&lt;br /&gt;
- If you do not have your login or password information feel free to use the &amp;ldquo;Forgot Password&amp;rdquo; feature to retrieve your password via the email you have on file with the Chamber.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;If you still have technical issues please feel free to call (831) 457-3713 or email &lt;a href="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/Annual-Chamber-Member-Breakfast-6384/administration@santacruzchamber.org"&gt;administration@santacruzchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="outline-color: rgb(4, 159, 226); margin: 0px auto 2.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42) !important; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 2; font-family: Montserrat !important; font-weight: 400 !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;All cancellations must be received in writing to administration@santacruzchamber.org.&amp;nbsp; All cancellations will be charged a $25 administrative fee in the case of approved refunds.&amp;nbsp; All cancellations between 14 &amp;ndash; 30 days prior to an event will receive a 50% refund minus the administrative fee. No refunds will be issued for any cancellation received within 2 weeks of an event date.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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