Hello Chamber Members,
Welcome to 2022 – what a gift the sunset was last night on Camano. Wow – it was breathtaking.
Thank you to all of you who have already renewed your Chamber Membership for 2022 – and congratulations to American Casket and Cremation Alliance who won the 3 Glass Ball package for paying by Jan. 1st (valued at $300!). We have 127 members as of today – and I’m sure there are some checks in the mail but our goal is to get to where we were at the end of the year which was a record breaking 153 members. Thank you to each and every one of you for supporting the Camano Island Chamber of Commerce. Membership certificates, a schedule of meetings for Jan-May, and new window clings are in the mail to all of you!
The 13th Annual Great Northwest Glass Quest is coming up soon – starting on February 17th thru the 28th. We are busy bees behind the scenes working on this event. The website should be updated soon with 2022 information and the digital booklet. We are so thankful to be able to have this event again – it is one we know we can do safely, drive traffic into businesses, and most importantly HAVE FUN.
You should have received our Member Meetings scheduled thru May in a previous email – information is also included below. We are excited to offer informative meetings on topics that are interesting and pertinent to our community and your business. Our January meeting is NEXT THURSDAY (2/20 at 11:30) Register below – we will be presenting our annual State of the Chamber Address – and hear from Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair on Island County initiatives and goals for 2022. PRE-REGISTER for this meeting (held on Zoom) here.
If you have any questions at all please feel free to reach out – my cell is 360-454-4592. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Jessica McCready
Executive Director, Camano Island Chamber of Commerce
Photo Credit: Everett McCready
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We have a wonderful Board of Directors – who volunteer their time to serve on this Board so please join me in thanking them for their time and contribution. We also welcome 4 New Board Members this year – Brandon Carlisle (Elger Bay Grocery), Cherie Cross (Coastal Community Bank and joined mid-year in 2021), Carol Mason (Movement Arts) and Cat Olson (Cohost) – can’t wait to see what this dream team accomplishes this year.
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Stanwood Camano Area Foundation
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The Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation (SCAF) will present three philanthropy awards to outstanding individuals and businesses at the Philanthropist of the Year Awards Breakfast on March 18, 2022. Please help us find worthy award recipients – nominations are due on January 31st. Please take a few minutes to think about who you can nominate. The 3 awards presented are: Floyd & Delores Jones Spirit of Philanthropy Award, Pay-It-Forward Award, and Heritage Bank Business Making a Difference Award. See links below for more information.
LEARN MORE I NOMINATION FORM
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FBLA Judges Needed
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George Colby with FBLA is asking for your help! Our FBLA Regional Advisor (from Mt. Vernon FBLA) has put out the request for judges for our 2022 FBLA Regional Competition (to be held at Stanwood HS on Saturday, Feb 12). The Regional Advisor has created a Google Form for judges to fill out; you’ll see on the form there are many different events that we need help judging (some speaking, some interviewing, some case study presentations, some tech/video, etc.).
If interested or if you have questions please call George at 425.343.5514.
SIGN UP | EMAIL GEORGE
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Community Resource Center
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The Community Resource Center envisions a thriving and connected community, one in which all of its members have dependable access to resources that enrich and empower lives. A community where all of its members feel they can belong, one in which everyone has a chance to both contribute and receive. A community where everyone can feel fulfilled by their involvement. The Community Resource Center is open Mondays – Fridays 10AM – 5PM, by appointment, and for limited activities and groups. Our used bookstore is open Tuesday & Thursday 10AM – 3PM.
MORE INFO. | GET INVOLVED
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Camano Chamber Meetings & Events
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Our Chamber Member meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 11:30-1:00. January & February are currently scheduled on Zoom with the hope we can meet in person starting in March. That of course – could always change – so we have Zoom links and registration setup for all of the meetings thru May. Register now and we will communicate locations and details as we get closer to each meeting. In June we will transition to Summer Mixers at 5PM – details TBD.
Each photo below is linked to more info. or a registration link – so just click on the photo to pre-register or get info!
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Click on this image to PRE-REGISTER for the meeting and receive the Zoom Link.
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