﻿<?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>National Voter Registration Day 8/15/2018 10:00 AM - 9/25/2018 7:00 PM</title><description>Drop-in to your neighborhood branch during regular hours of operation for assistance and voter registration materials. 

Santa Cruz Public Libraries has partnered with the SC County Elections Department again this year to promote and make voter registration cards available in print and online registration at all library branches. Since 2012, over 1.4 million people have registered to vote or update their registration as part of National Voter Registration Day, celebrated annually on the 4th Tuesday in September. National Voter Registration Day is endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the National Association of State Election Directors. </description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3825</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:42:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Leadership Visit (CLV) 2018 9/5/2018 8:00 AM - 9/7/2018 5:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;span style="font-size:18px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Leadership Visit &amp;nbsp;2018&lt;br /&gt;
September 5 - 7, 2018&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Creating positive change for Santa Cruz County&amp;rsquo;s Sustainable Future&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Our home, Santa Cruz County and its cities, is at a tipping point where public policy decisions regarding a sustainable future&amp;nbsp; from public land-use policy and key infrastructure development to private-sector land-use strategies and investments &amp;ndash; will shape our region&amp;rsquo;s future for decades to come. We invite you to join us, a cross-section of public and private leaders engaged in making these decisions, for a 2 1/2 day immersion in these issues and a broad-ranging conversation about our future.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As business leaders we are asked to lead on these issues in partnership with our public sector. &amp;nbsp;On September 5-6-7 we will embark on a visit to beautiful Lake Tahoe to learn how that region is working in collaboration to produce lasting effects to preserve the clarity of the Lake, address infrastructure deficiencies and inspire a new generation of leaders to ensure a sustainable future for the Lake Tahoe Basin.&amp;nbsp;The similarities between Santa Cruz and Lake Tahoe are striking. Santa Cruz has its&amp;nbsp;beaches and the Monterey Bay,&amp;nbsp; the Santa Cruz redwoods and the scenic vistas where the mountain meets the Ocean - Lake Tahoe, too, is surrounded by the majestic Sierra Nevada National Forest&amp;nbsp;and scenic vistas where mountains meet the lake. Anyone who has visited Lake Tahoe knows that&amp;nbsp;as you drop into the Tahoe Basin the &amp;ldquo;Jewel of the Sierras&amp;rdquo; appears below.&amp;nbsp;Mark Twain called&amp;nbsp; Lake Tahoe the &amp;lsquo;fairest picture the whole world affords.&amp;rsquo;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Community Leadership Visit (CLV) will include approximately 80 local&amp;nbsp;leaders from throughout the County. We will visit the Lake Tahoe Basin, the four counties on both the California and Nevada side of the lake, talk with national, regional and local planning experts, and tour cutting-edge projects, seeing how innovation and technology advancements are used as tools to protect Lake Tahoe. Topics will include an overview of housing demand/supply, and the economics of infrastructure development; how Lake Tahoe leaders have successfully addressed social, political, and legal constraints; creative design through thoughtful sustainable strategies; collaborative projects integrating transportation, environmental improvement projects with commercial development; and stories about how different communities in Lake Tahoe Basin have transformed their political narrative about the balance the environment and the economic vitality of the Basin.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Includes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Roundtrip motor coach tour, two night hotel accommodations and all meals during the CLV trip. All incidential expenses are the responsibility of each participant.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Dates and Prices:&lt;br /&gt;
$799/person | April 15 - July 15&amp;nbsp;*&lt;br /&gt;
$899/person | July 16 - August 24&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;* You may pay a 50% non-refundable deposit to &amp;quot;Reserve Your Spot&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; The deposit if paid by July 15&amp;nbsp;guarantee&amp;#39;s you the early bird pricing.&amp;nbsp; You will receive an invoice by July 16 for the remaining balance. ALL registrations must be &lt;strong&gt;paid in full by August 1 &lt;/strong&gt;to keep your spot.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellations and Refunds: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cancellations must be received by August 1. Any refunds requested&amp;nbsp;will be charged a $50 administrative fee.&amp;nbsp; No refunds will be issued after August 1.&amp;nbsp; Cancellation requests must be made in writing and sent to &lt;a href="mailto:administration@santacruzchamber.org."&gt;administration@santacruzchamber.org.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interested in Attending?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;If you are interested in attending this Community Leadership Visit, please contact Casey Beyer at&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:casey.beyer@santacruzchamber.org"&gt;casey.beyer@santacruzchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:administration@santacruzchamber.org."&gt;&lt;strong&gt;administration@santacruzchamber.org&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Please also&amp;nbsp;feel free&amp;nbsp;to call us at (831) 457-3713.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Below are a few links that focus on the sights and issues of our Community Leadership Visit to Lake Tahoe:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lake Tahoe Public Agencies and Community Partners&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://laketahoeinfo.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://laketahoeinfo.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tahoe Area Plans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.trpa.org/regional-plan/area-plans/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.trpa.org/regional-plan/area-plans/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regional Transportation Plan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.trpa.org/regional-plan/regional-transportation-plan/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.trpa.org/regional-plan/regional-transportation-plan/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;City of South Lake Tahoe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.cityofslt.us" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.cityofslt.us&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.tahoechamber.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.tahoechamber.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tahoe City&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.visittahoecity.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.visittahoecity.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kings Beach &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://tahoe.com/kings-beach" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://tahoe.com/kings-beach&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;North Lake Tahoe Business Association&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://northtahoebusiness.org/26032-2/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://northtahoebusiness.org/26032-2/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tahoe Fund&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.tahoefund.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.tahoefund.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-left:40px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;League to Save Lake Tahoe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.keeptahoeblue.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.keeptahoeblue.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3750</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 15:16:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> Brain Fitness: How Adventure &amp; Risk-Taking Improves Quality of Life 9/6/2018 6:30 PM - 9/6/2018 8:00 PM</title><description>Join author, explorer, and adventurer David Miln Smith to learn how to convert the fear of change from an enemy to an ally, and reframe risk from aversion to excitement. His talk is sponsored by the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3824</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:47:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mole &amp; Mariachi Festival 2018 9/8/2018 11:00 AM - 9/8/2018 5:00 PM</title><description>The sixth annual Mole &amp; Mariachi Festival is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at Santa Cruz Mission Adobe State Historic Park (144 School St.) in downtown Santa Cruz! 

Competing chefs prepared mole, a traditional Mexican sauce, sometimes made using chocolate, for festival-goers to sample. There will be a raffle, live music, dance, activities for kids, craft vendors and more. 

The Mole &amp; Mariachi Festival is a benefit for nonprofit Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks in support of Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park. Your support will help fund educational programs, visitor services, capital improvements and increased hours the park is open to the public. 

Learn more online: http://www.thatsmypark.org/events/mole-and-mariachi/ </description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3593</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:06:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> Author Talk with Local Mystery Writer: Leslie Karst 9/8/2018 1:00 PM - 9/8/2018 2:30 PM</title><description>Acclaimed novelist Leslie Karst puts a sensational spin on the culinary cozy caper with her latest mystery, Death al Fresco. In Death al Fresco, lawyer-turnedrestaurateur protagonist Sally Solari faces a  catastrophic culinary conundrum. When her father is fingered for murder, it’s up to Sally to serve up the real killer before their family restaurant’s reputation goes up in smoke.

Sponsored by LSB Friends of the Library. Copies will be available for purchase, and 15 percent of all proceeds will be donated to the La Selva Beach Friends.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3811</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:40:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> River Health Day on the San Lorenzo River  9/8/2018 9:30 AM - 9/8/2018 12:00 PM</title><description>The Coastal Watershed Council invites you to make a difference in the lower San Lorenzo River ecosystem by volunteering with Coastal Watershed Council's River Health Day.
Volunteer and remove invasive ice plant growing along the banks of the San Lorenzo River. Ice plant takes over the riverbank, stops other plants from growing and as a result limits biodiversity in the river ecosystem. You can stop the spread of ice plant and create space for helpful river plants to grow. 
We recommend that all volunteers dress in comfortable gardening clothes, include long pants, socks and sturdy shoes. Bring sun protection and a reusable water bottle. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Parking is available on Front Street.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3841</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:45:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Talks 9/10/2018 10:30 AM - 9/10/2018 12:00 PM</title><description>Special guest, Philip King, shares his favorite tech tools and tips that can enrich your life.  Join as we explore and discuss the following topics:

9/10 - News and Entertainment
9/17 - Travel
9/24 - Health

Free! Coffee provided!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3828</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:10:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Financial Fridays with Jennipher Lommen 9/14/2018 1:00 PM - 9/14/2018 2:00 PM</title><description>Retirement 101: How to plan for a successful retirement

This presentation will provide information on what to consider as you plan for retirement:

-What will be your sources of income during retirement?
-How to transition from accumulation to spending of savings?
-What are the tax implications of different types of retirement accounts?
-Which Social Security Strategies might be most beneficial?
-Do you need to make changes to your investment portfolio when you retire?

Jennipher Lommen is a Certified Financial Planner and Enrolled Agent who helps families in Santa Cruz plan for their financial futures. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association's Pro Bono committee which is committed to helping consumers make intelligent financial decisions to achieve their life goals.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3833</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MAKE &amp; Explore 9/14/2018 2:00 PM - 11/16/2018 4:00 PM</title><description>Join us this afternoon to make something creative or make a new discovery! We are partnering with the Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery (inside the Capitola Mall) to offer this weekly program through the fall. We will be in their Tinkerlab room. The program is free, and most suitable for 6-12 year olds. Parents will need to remain available throughout the program, and will be helping children under 8. We provide materials to explore their creativity, build things, make art and make discoveries. Usually they will be able to take their creations home. Sometimes we will be reusing the equipment, and they will be building something for that day only.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3859</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:09:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bilingual River Birdwalk 9/15/2018 10:00 AM - 9/15/2018 12:00 PM</title><description>Walk along the San Lorenzo River and discover the different families of birds that live here. Learn to observe birds who come from near and far to make our river their home. Jeff Caplan, director of Common Language for Nature Connection will lead a bilingual bird walk, so you may learn about birds in Spanish or English or both! This tour is great for all ages!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3852</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coastal Cleanup Day: Beach Flats Cleanup   9/15/2018 11:00 AM - 9/15/2018 12:00 AM</title><description>Join Areperia831, Downtown Streets Team and Coastal Watershed Council in celebrating Coastal Cleanup Day in the Beach Flats Neighborhood. Beautify the Beach Flats neighborhood and protect the Monterey Bay and the San Lorenzo River by picking up trash in the street and along the Santa Cruz Riverwalk.



The Beach Flats Cleanup will start at Poets Park located at 200 Raymond St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 in Beach Flats at 11:00 AM. The cleanup will end at Poet's Park at 12:00 with food and a celebration of the work that we have accomplished. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Organizers will provide water, cleanup tools, gloves, buckets and trash bags. </description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3848</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:45:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coastal Cleanup Day: Beach Flats Cleanup   9/15/2018 11:00 AM - 9/15/2018 12:00 AM</title><description>Join Areperia831, Downtown Streets Team and Coastal Watershed Council in celebrating Coastal Cleanup Day in the Beach Flats Neighborhood. Beautify the Beach Flats neighborhood and protect the Monterey Bay and the San Lorenzo River by picking up trash in the street and along the Santa Cruz Riverwalk.



The Beach Flats Cleanup will start at Poets Park located at 200 Raymond St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 in Beach Flats at 11:00 AM. The cleanup will end at Poet's Park at 12:00 with food and a celebration of the work that we have accomplished. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Organizers will provide water, cleanup tools, gloves, buckets and trash bags. </description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3927</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:41:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dodge For A Cause: Dodgeball Tournament 9/16/2018 9:00 AM - 9/16/2018 12:30 PM</title><description>Join Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County at our Dodge For a Cause: Dodgeball Tournament presented by Bay Federal! Bank vs. Bank, Business vs. Business- this tournament spares no match up! Pitting friends from local businesses against each other in a dodge and tumble double elimination tournament on Sunday, September 16th at our Live Oak Clubhouse. Teams (of 8-10 people) are encouraged to come decked out in costumes (prizes for best costumes!) and enjoy lunch, receive a complimentary t-shirt, family-friendly activities ($5 family and friend admission!), and dodgeball games galore! Trophies will be awarded to 1st through 3rd place—boast to your colleagues and community members for years to come that you won the first ever Dodge For a Cause: Dodgeball Tournament! 

Register online with an option to pay day of with coupon code "DAYOF" at check-out. Check-in begins at 9:00am, Tournament Play begins at 10:00am.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3832</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:37:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Talks 9/17/2018 10:30 AM - 9/17/2018 12:00 PM</title><description>Special guest, Philip King, shares his favorite tech tools and tips that can enrich your life.  Join as we explore and discuss the following topics:

9/10 - News and Entertainment
9/17 - Travel
9/24 - Health

Free! Coffee provided!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3829</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:10:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Medicare Explained Series - Choosing a MediGap Plan: Medicare Supplements 9/17/2018 11:00 AM - 9/17/2018 12:00 PM</title><description>Which option is best for you? A Medicare Advantage Plan (Medicare Part C) or one of the different levels of supplement plans?

Everything you wanted to know about Medicare but were afraid to ask.  Manfred Luedge of Health Markets in Santa Cruz will explain and simplify all things Medicare, from the basics to Medicare supplemental insurance to Medicare prescription drug plans, Medicare savings plans, and outpatient services.  If you, a loved one, or even someone you know is on Medicare or about to be eligible for Medicare, Manfred will answer your questions. The five months of the program will correspond to the open enrollment period to choose plans.

This series will be offered on the 3rd Monday of each month, August - December 2018</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3812</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:57:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overcome the Fear of Business Planning: Create Your One Page Business Plan (Lean Canvas) 9/19/2018 1:00 PM - 9/19/2018 2:00 PM</title><description>Bring your business idea, or your idea for a new product line or service for your existing business, and let?s work on it together! In this hands-on workshop your will learn how to test your business idea on a one page document and find out it is viable before your spend tons of time and dollars on it. Cost $20</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3835</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:41:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hiring Blitz 9/20/2018 4:00 PM - 9/20/2018 7:00 PM</title><description>Santa Cruz Nutritionals will be hosting an onsite job fair that is open to the general public. We will be conducting on the spot interviews and brief tours of the facility.  

The event will take place on September 20th from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

Snacks, refreshments, and samples of our products will be provided, free of charge.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3872</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:39:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leadership Forum: Leadership in a Changing World - Series 4 9/21/2018 8:00 AM - 9/21/2018 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#696969"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;The Leadership Forum allowed me to connect with other local leaders and to share my experience launching a non-profit in this county. Networking has been a major reason for my success and the Leadership Forum provided the space to connect with others here in the community.&amp;quot; - Jacob Martinez&lt;/em&gt;&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"&gt;Have you ever wanted to &lt;strong&gt;know how leaders are created and what they do to stay ahead &lt;/strong&gt;in running a company, performing at the highest level of competition, leading a department or organization? &amp;nbsp;We have all seen leaders from afar. Imagine how a leader shapes their company, organization, community and region. &amp;nbsp;If you want to &lt;strong&gt;learn directly from the leaders in our community, region and on a national scale &lt;/strong&gt;- the Chamber&amp;rsquo;s Leadership Series is the place to be!&amp;nbsp; The Leadership Series Forum is designed to engage our community on &lt;strong&gt;what it takes to be a leader and how leadership is formed in the work place, in the community and at home&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana"&gt;The Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce is continuing its Leadership Series - &amp;quot;Leadership in a Changing World&amp;rdquo; - where we are bringing in local and regional leaders to discuss how they manage up as leaders in the business, community and at home. Leaders who are mentors to their business colleagues, friends or associates and family.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keynotes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rene Schlaepfer, Lead Pastor of Twin Lakes Church&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="181" src="http://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4015" style="float:left" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Rene is the lead pastor of Twin Lakes Church&amp;nbsp;in Aptos,&amp;nbsp;California (www.tlc.org). He is the author of seven books and speaks at dozens of camps and conferences around the globe every year. He lives in the beautiful beach town of Santa Cruz with his wife Laurie. Born in San Jose, California to Swiss immigrant parents, Rene grew up with dual citizenship and briefly lived in Switzerland before settling on the West Coast. There he worked for many years in broadcasting, primarily as an air personality on contemporary music radio stations. &amp;nbsp;While in broadcasting, Rene earned a BA in Radio/TV/Film from San Jose State and an MA Theology from Western Seminary. Since then, he has served as a pastor in San Diego, South Lake Tahoe, and Santa Cruz. Rene and Laurie have a family they adore: Jonathan (Kelli), Elisabeth (Jordan), David and one practically-perfect grandson. Beside their love of church ministry, Rene and Laurie also advocate together for their favorite causes: local food banks and an orphanage in India&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heidi Boynton, Executive Director, Co-Founder Mini Mermaid Running Club&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="161" src="http://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4024" style="float:left" width="178" /&gt;Heidi is a mother, wife, coach, athlete, community advocate, adventure seeker with the life purpose of empowering others to live out their potential regardless of their physical, financial or social background. Heidi is a proud voice of the everyday woman, helping to dispel the images the world has set out for us encouraging EVERY woman to give life a chance, to shatter their own boundaries and have a great time along the way. She has completed over 50 triathlons, multiple marathons, biked the french alps, completed 2 Ironman triathlons and has coached hundreds of women through clinics and one on one coaching. Heidi is Executive Director/Co-Founder of Mini Mermaid Running Club and Co-Founder/Co-Director of Finding Sophia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;Soon after her youngest son went to Middle School, Heidi determined to start writing the next chapter in her life book. Having successfully opened a women&amp;rsquo;s only gym as manager, she soon discovered her love of helping women see how capable they are, combing movement goals with personal goals; she led women on a journey to reclaim their hearts, minds, and bodies. Heidi created Team Mermaid in 2008 - an outdoor women&amp;#39;s fitness training team which quickly began building teams of up to 35 women in Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz County. Not long after, Mini Mermaid Running Club was born after Heidi, and MMRC Co-Founder Megan Tresham noticed a lack of fitness clubs for low-income girls in Santa Cruz County. Since its inception in 2009, over 15,000 girls and boys all across the world have also found the joy of crossing a finish line while getting to build their heart, mind, and body strength. While also running Mini Mermaids as Executive Director, Heidi announces at local races, hosts training runs, and an online forum for women called I Am More to encourage women from all walks of life to recognize they are &amp;nbsp;more than anyone sees, as well as leads bi-annual women&amp;#39;s house building trips to Mexico for &lt;a href="http://www.findingsophia.org/"&gt;Finding Sophia&lt;/a&gt;. Heidi&amp;#39;s biggest cheerleader is her husband of 27 years, Mark Boynton. They love adventuring together and watching their two boys Jake and Sam find and cross their own finish lines in life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panelists&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jess Brown, Executive Director of the San Mateo/Santa Cruz/ Santa Clara Counties Farm Bureaus and the Educational Organization, Agri-Culture&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt="" height="225" src="http://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4013" style="float:left" width="150" /&gt;Jess&amp;rsquo; involvement in the community includes board member of Leadership Santa Cruz County. He is Past-Chair of the Tannery Arts Center and Goodwill Central Coast and past-president of the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, Monterey Museum of Art and Cabrillo College Foundation. Jess was a founder of Ag Against Hunger that has distributed, since its inception in 1990, 275 million pounds of donated local produce to people in need. Jess is a graduate of three state and national leadership programs which allowed him to study in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Germany and Denmark. Jess has volunteered five times to teach organizational skills to re-settled farmers in Zimbabwe. He has also taught financial skills to agro-dealers in Mozambique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amy Hiett, Founder of The Table Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4037" style="float:left" width="150" /&gt;Amy Hiett is a founder and the general manager of The Table Group, a firm dedicated to helping leaders and managers make their organizations healthier and the world of work more fulfilling.&amp;nbsp; The Table Group has been in business for over 20 years and Amy has a variety of responsibilities including priority management, staff development, strategic partnerships and events.&lt;br /&gt;
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Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Amy worked as a congressional aide in Washington, D.C.&amp;nbsp; and in high-tech communications for a software company.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; She studied political science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and lives in Moraga, California with her husband and two children.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dan Haifley, Executive Director of O&amp;#39;Neill Sea Odyssey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="198" src="http://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4020" style="float:left" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Dan Haifley is an American &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalist"&gt;environmentalist&lt;/a&gt; and newspaper columnist.&amp;nbsp; Since 1999, he has been Executive Director of &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Neill_Sea_Odyssey"&gt;O&amp;#39;Neill Sea Odyssey&lt;/a&gt;, a non-profit organization offering a free &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanography"&gt;oceanography&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology"&gt;ecology&lt;/a&gt; program for school-aged youth sailing &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Bay"&gt;Monterey Bay&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; a &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay"&gt;bay&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean"&gt;Pacific Ocean&lt;/a&gt;, along the central coast of &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California"&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;From 1986 to 1993, Haifley was Executive Director of &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Our_Shores"&gt;Save Our Shores&lt;/a&gt;, based in &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California"&gt;Santa Cruz&lt;/a&gt;, California, where he spearheaded the creation of the &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Bay_National_Marine_Sanctuary"&gt;Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary&lt;/a&gt; as Co-Chair of the Environmental Working Group.&lt;sup&gt;[&lt;/sup&gt;He also led the effort against &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_oil_drilling"&gt;offshore oil drilling&lt;/a&gt;, including passage of twenty-six local ordinances in California counties and cities limiting development of onshore facilities for offshore drilling, and their defense against a lawsuit by the oil industry as represented by the Western Oil and Gas Association.&lt;sup&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;Haifley writes the column &amp;quot;Our Ocean Backyard&amp;quot; for the &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Sentinel"&gt;Santa Cruz Sentinel&lt;/a&gt; newspaper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;In August 2011, he was given the Ocean Hero award by Save Our Shores.&lt;sup&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;According to the book Jack O&amp;#39;Neill: It&amp;#39;s Always Summer on the Inside (2011) by Drew Kampion, Haifley&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; as the program&amp;#39;s executive director&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; has argued the program&amp;#39;s position that ocean concepts should be adopted in formal education standards and made more widely available to youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gail L. Pellerin, Santa Cruz County Clerk/Registrar of Voters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4021" style="float:left" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;In this position Gail Pellerin manages all elections conducted in the county and serves as the Commissioner of Civil Marriage. Her office is responsible for voter registration, conducting elections, managing candidate and campaign filings, issuing marriage licenses and conducting ceremonies, maintaining fictitious business name filings, and serving as a passport acceptance facility. Gail has 31 years of experience in public service &amp;ndash; 7 years working for the State Legislature in Sacramento and 25 years serving as the primary elections official in Santa Cruz County. In June 2018, she was elected to her 4&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;term as County Clerk. Gail served as President of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials from 2010 to 2012 and is currently Co-Chair of the Secretary of State&amp;rsquo;s Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee. She is the author of several election guidebooks to assist voters in navigating through various election procedures including Initiatives, Recalls, and Referendums&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date: &lt;/strong&gt;Friday September 21st, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time: &lt;/strong&gt;8:00am - 12:00pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Best Western Seacliff Inn, 7500 Old Dominion Ct., Aptos, CA 95003&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Santa Cruz. These funds help to provide grief counseling and education for people of all ages,
as well as music therapy, pet companions and end-of-life planning. By attending An Evening 
with Friends, you help in providing these essential services to your entire community. 

This fun-filled evening includes live &amp; silent auctions, cash raffle prizes, music performed by Extra Large, dancing, appetizers and libations. Won’t you join us? For more information 
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IS COMING TO SANTA CRUZ	 

The back-to-back NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Championship Trophy Tour is coming to Santa Cruz. Fans will have the opportunity to take photos with the 2018, 2017 and 2015 Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophies at the Santa Cruz Warriors Team Store in Downtown Santa Cruz.
 
When: Sunday, September 23
Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: 903 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

In addition, fans who attend will receive special Team Store merchandise savings and exclusive presale ticket access to Opening Night that will only be available during the Championship Trophy Tour.

25-75% OFF: Sale on Santa Cruz Warriors and Golden State Warriors merchandise including 2018 NBA Championship gear and the latest Nike apparel.

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE: Harlem Globetrotters tickets for their Santa Cruz appearance on Friday, November 2nd.

EARLY TICKET ACCESS: Get Santa Cruz Warriors Opening Night Tickets – scheduled for Wednesday, November 7 – before they are on sale to the public!
 	 

</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3874</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:06:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kidrageous Golden Carnival 9/23/2018 12:00 PM - 9/23/2018 5:00 PM</title><description>The 20th Annual Kidrageous Golden Carnival at the Watsonville City Plaza is an amazing day of fun for your entire family. Carnival fun fills the day with music, dance, magicians, costumed characters, arts and crafts, SLIME, bounce houses, face painting, an amazing raffle, pony rides, petting zoo, live entertainment and much more. Entertainment is free. Activity passes can be purchased before the event at jacobsheart.org, or the day of the event. All proceeds support local children with cancer.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3831</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:44:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Talks 9/24/2018 10:30 AM - 9/24/2018 12:00 PM</title><description>Special guest, Philip King, shares his favorite tech tools and tips that can enrich your life.  Join as we explore and discuss the following topics:

9/10 - News and Entertainment
9/17 - Travel
9/24 - Health

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&lt;span style="font-size:12px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Please join us at our monthly Business After Hours held at Lighthouse Bank. &amp;nbsp;Enjoy food and beverages from local vendors and an evening of networking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size:12px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Thursday September 27, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 5:00pm - 7:00pm&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Location: &lt;/strong&gt;2020 North Pacific Aev, Santa Cruz, CA 95060&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RAFFLE! Purcahse your raffle tickets below for a chance to win a ticket to our upcoming Chamber Luncheon: Featuring Controller Betty Yee, a $64 value! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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