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Upcoming Chamber
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Check the
Orinda Chamber Calendar for future months' events. |
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Mark Your 2012
Calendar ...
The Chamber's
Orinda Country Club Luncheon - GET YOUR
TICKETS TODAY! |
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Date:
Friday - February 24th
Time: Noon
- 1:30
p.m.
Place: Orinda Country Club
315 Camino
Sobrante, Orinda, CA 94563 (map)
Cost:
$30 per person (purchase
tickets online) |
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Speaker: The weekend
anchor for NBC Bay Area News & Orinda resident, Diane
Dwyer. Diane has won
several awards including: Emmy, Associated Press, New
York Film Festival and Bay Area Society of Professional
Journalist awards. |
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Come
Hear One of Orinda's Famous Residents,
NBC News
Anchor Diane Dwyer, Speak on:
"Trends of Today's News" |
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Live at the Orinda
Coming Friday
March 2, 2012 |
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click the poster to order
your tickets |
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SAVE $10
PER COUPLE
CLICK HERE
GET YOUR
DISCOUNT TICKETS NOW for this great night of laughs! Featuring
the famous local entertainer "Mike Fender" as
Master of Ceremonies and
a line-up of top comedy professionals. |
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Other Upcoming
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Oscar Buzz at
the 14th Annual California Independent Film Festival. |
The
famous movie star Margaret O'Brien will be appearing
February 15th at the Orinda Theatre.
Question and Answer after the showing of "Little Women" |
Oscar
Anoints the 14th Annual California Independent Film
Festival with a 2012 Academy Nominated Film
The 14th Annual California Independent Film Festival is
set to take center stage from Feb 10th, 2012 thru Feb
16th, 2012 at the Lamorinda Theatres (Orinda Theatre and
Rheem Theatre). The seven-day event will open with
Monsieur Lazhar, nominated in this year's 84th Oscar
Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The
Opening Night Ceremony will be held at the Rheem Theatre
on Feb 10th, and will be hosted by NBC Bay Area News
weekend anchor, Ms. Diane Dwyer. Monsieur
Lazhar will also screen at the Orinda Theatre on Feb
14th, 2012.
MONSIEUR LAZHAR Screens at the 14th Annual California
Independent Film Festival
Friday, Feb 10th, 7 PM: 14TH Annual CAIFF Opening Night,
at Rheem Theatre, Moraga, CA
Tuesday, Feb 14th, 6:30 PM at Orinda Theatre, Orinda, CA
MONSIEUR LAZHAR
Phillipe Falardeau
2011, 94 min, Canada
This is the story of an Algerian immigrant substitute
teacher who brings emotional stability to a Montreal
middle school that has been shaken by the tragic death
of their well-liked teacher. Moreover, it is an
exploration of how adults speak to children about issues
they'd rather not confront themselves.
CAIFF Program Director, Beau Behan, states, "This year's CAIFF lineup of films truly epitomizes every fiber of
our rich 14-year history. In total, CAIFF will be
screening eleven (11) feature films, seven (7)
documentaries, and twenty-three (23) short films from
around the globe as well as hosting educational seminars
and the very popular Iron Filmmaker Contest." Detailed
film and event descriptions are available at the
festival's website.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Lamorinda
Theatres' Box Offices (Rheem Theatre and Orinda Theatre)
or at the festival's website (www.caiff.org
). For inquiries, call 925.388.0752 or e-mail
info@caiff.org .
The California Independent Film Festival Association is
a non-profit 501(C) 3 organization. The 14th annual
festival is presented by The Lamorinda Weekly and
sponsored by Senior Solutions, The Murdy Foundation, The
Olsen Team, Diablo Magazine, ITB Design, Lamorinda
Theatres, Ristorante Amoroma, Cupcake Vineyards and the
Lafayette Park Hotel.
6:30 to 8:30pm
Ticket are available on Line
www.caiff.org - Print at home
Or at Orinda Theatre box office |
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For a complete line-up of events with detailed film
descriptions -
click here. |
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New Members |
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The Hugener Law Group
Janice Hugener
9 Overhill Court
Orinda, CA 94563
415-869-5403
jhugner@hugnerlaw.com
www.hugenerlaw.com |
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Lamorinda Winegrowers
Association (LWGA)
Last One Picked
Tom Morehouse, President
2 Dalewood Terrace
Orinda, CA 94563
925-254-7213
tmorehouse@gmail.com |
Visual Entree Optometry
Stephanie Lee, O.D. Optometrist
2 Theatre Square #114
Orinda, CA 94563
925-386-0258
veoptometry@yahoo.com
www.visualentreeoptometry.com |
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Renewing Members |
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Nora Harlow,
Community Affairs Representative
P.O. Box 24055
Oakland, CA 94623
510-287-0140
nharlow@ebmud.com |
Orinda Taxi
Julian Juricevic
15 Altarinda Drive, #204
Orinda, CA 94563
925-482-7112
orindataxi@gmail.com
www.orindataxi.com |
Touchstone Management Consultants, Inc.
Michael Whitfield, C.O.O.
Strategy Implementation Consulting
175 Camino Pablo, Suite 1000
Orinda, CA 94563
925-253-9997
michael@touchstonemanagement.com
www.touchstonemanagement.com |
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Other
Information & News |
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an email to the firm |
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Lamorinda
Winegrowers Association (LWGA) Joins Chamber |
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The
gentle climate, unique soils, and sloping valley of
Lamorinda provide the ideal environment for grape
growing. Local residents have been harvesting grapes and
producing home-grown Lamorinda wines for over 150 years.
Today, dedicated local grape growers and winemakers are
continuing in this tradition and nurturing a rich and
diverse selection of varietals ranging from Chardonnay
and Voignier to Pinot Noir and Sangiovese - for both
commercial and personal use. For a complete listing of
members and varietals planted. Please visit
Lamorindawinegrowers.com.
Founded in 2005, with just 14 members, the Lamorinda
Winegrowers Association has grown to over 85 members
with 19 vineyards in Moraga, 19 in Orinda and 16 in
Lafayette, Growing 15 varietals with a total of over
19,000 vines.
Established to create a community of people who share a
common interest and passion for wine, grape growing, and
wine making, LMGA is dedicated to enriching the
enjoyment and success of its members' winegrowing
experience by:
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Providing a network of communication and ongoing
educational programs to disseminate knowledge and
share experiences;
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Pooling resources, talent and efforts to assist fellow
members in the procurement of labor, equipment, and
advice to grow vines and produce wine;
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Enhancing the quality and encouraging continual
improvement of the grapes and wine produce from
vineyards through sustainable methods;
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Promoting the community of Lamorinda, the grapes grown
by members and the wines made from our fruit, with the
goal of establishing Lamorinda as a widely recognized,
world-class growing region; and
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Facilitating a fun ,lively, entertaining , and
collegial social environment enabling our members to
gather, network, and celebrate the fruits of their
labor.
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Library Update |
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Did you
know that there are free programs and workshops offered
at libraries throughout Contra Costa County on all
manner of business related topics? Check out the
Library's Business Subject Guide to find out what's
coming up soon. If there are topics of particular
interest you would like to see offered at the Orinda
Library, please contact us at 925-254-2184 or email
Caroline Gick at
cgick@ccclib.org and let us know. We're here to help
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How to Drive
Sales With Local Online Calls to Action |
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One of the real underutilized
opportunities these days is to use your online
presence to drive local offline sales.
In order to do this you must think beyond the content
aspects of your website and start to think about ways to
tap local buying behavior and enable local buying tools.
The heart and soul of this kind of thinking is the tried
and true call to action. Marketers have been using the
simple act now, buy now, call now language to get
prospects to take all manner of action since the dawn of
advertising.
As Internet use has become the primary way that even
local shoppers find information and make buying
decisions, it's become essential for local businesses to
integrate local calls to action into their websites.
It's easy to think this is something that only
restaurants and salons can take advantage of, but with
mobile and search use so high almost any type of
business, even professional services, can benefit from
this idea.
Example calls to action:
Free pass
Let's say you have a membership type of offer like a
gym. Put a "get a free pass" button and form on your
site so that you can put a free trial offer in their
hands before they come to your door.
A financial planner could use this same approach for a
upcoming seminar on investment advice. Or you could
allow customers to grab a "bring a friend" pass for an
early bird sale.
The easiest way to handle this is with a button linked
to a print friendly web page, but you could also use a
form so you could capture a little info and send the
pass to their mobile device.
Coupons
People love coupons and coupons certainly drive
sales. This is an approach you can update and rotate
with all kinds of new products, sales and sample offers.
A restaurant can place a coupon for a free appetizer on
Tuesday night, but an insurance sales person can also
place a coupon for a free iTunes card with every rate
quote.
You can create your own trackable coupons through
services such as Coupontank and don't forget to use the
coupon feature on your Google Places page, as well as
locally focused networks such as Local.com and
Craigslist.
To read more examples to boost your business,
click here. |
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Join or
Renew Your
Chamber Membership Online
Please keep in mind that only with
your support can we continue to make good things
happen in Orinda.
Click here for the details.
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Easy
Payments Online for Members and Event Sponsors.
Members,
Event Sponsors and others now have the convenience of
making payments to the Chamber using their Credit or
Debit Cards. Check the new feature (click
here) - and keep it in mind for any future payment
needs. |
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Chamber
e-News and emails?
Your email provider may be blocking your Chamber
emails or tossing them in the "junk" file. Fix that
by following the instructions we have provided
(click
here), and be in the know
for all your Chamber activities. Plus, you can
always read the most recent Chamber news online by
clicking here. |
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Chamber Link
E-Mails Keep You
Updated on News From Other Chambers
The Chamber Link, Contra Costa County edition, is a one stop resource for viewing all the mixers
and other events being held by other chambers, and you can even view and download specific events to your
calendar. View The Chamber Link website at
www.TheChamberLink.com and if you want to subscribe to
The Chamber Link emails,
click here. |
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(L-R) Sylvia Jorgensen, Keith
Miller, Bob Routt, Patti Camras, Dina Zapanta, Richard
Westin, Sue Breedlove, Candy Kattenburg, AJ Nisen, Susan
Martin, Rick Kattenburg, Victor Ivry (not pictured) |
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Orinda
Chamber Board of
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