Our Sponsors
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This Week
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Networking Breakfast
Wednesday, August 16
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center
17620 International Boulevard, SeaTac
Boeing: Up Close and Personal
A Special Business After Hours Event
Wednesday, August 16
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Spirit of Washington Event Center
233 Burnett Avenue South, Renton
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President’s Message
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Welcome to the first President’s Message during my
tenure as your President/CEO! I want to tell you all
how much I enjoy my job and the many, many
friendships I have made during my 7+ year tenure
with the Chamber. Thank you!
With that being said, I hope everyone is enjoying
the wonderful summer and taking advantage of the hot
weather to have wonderful day trips and spend time
with your family and friends.
We have been very busy at the Chamber and, yes, have
been able to enjoy the great weather, too!. Friday,
August 4, was the Chamber’s annual Get-Away Golf
Tournament. It was a wonderful day filled with golf,
friendship, lots of food and drink, and an
opportunity to buy dinners, jewelry, fun things to
do, and overnights at our Silent/Live Auction. It
was a great event and raised money to be used for
various Chamber programs.
The month of August is a fun month to celebrate with
Chamber activities. On Wednesday, August 16, we’ll
get together with the Renton, Auburn, and Kent
Chamber members at the Boeing hosted after hours. On
Saturday, August 20, we’ll be cooking burgers and
hot dogs at the Highway 99 Barbecue hosted by the
Highway 99 Committee and Tukwila Police Department.
On the business-side, Dac Randall of Lawton
Publishing will be arriving at the Chamber office on
August 28 to begin the annual advertising sales
program for the 2007 Business Directory and
Community Profile. You will be getting a letter soon
with a member verification form. This form contains
information that will be listed in the directory and
on our website. Please review the form and return it
to the Chamber office with any changes to make sure
we have the correct information in our database. (We
would also like to receive the verification form
even if all the information is correct.)
I hope you are enjoying our eNewsletter. I’ve
noticed that we haven’t had a Spotlight on a Chamber
Member recently. If you are interested in having a
feature story and photo in an upcoming issue of the
Business Advocate, please email me an article and
photo. My email address is
ndamon@swkcc.org.
If ever there are any questions you have about the
Chamber, please call me. I enjoy talking with
Chamber members! My direct telephone number is
206.575.3016.
Nancy Damon
President/CEO
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Airport Managing Director Mark Reis to Speak at
September Membership Luncheon
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Mark Reis, SeaTac Airport Managing Director, will
be the Chamber’s guest speaker at the September 8
Membership Luncheon, held at the Port of Seattle at
the SeaTac International Airport.
Mark will update Chamber members on aviation issues
that are important to South King County and the
region as well as provide the latest news on Sea-Tac
Airport. Mark will also be addressing building
economic strength and lasting airport-community
partnerships.
The luncheon will be held on September 8, from 11:30
am to 1:30 pm at the Port of Seattle on the
mezzanine level of the SeaTac International Airport.
The cost is $20 pre-paid or $25 at the door. To
register, contact the Chamber at 206.575.1633 or
click here.
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2006 Get-Away Golf Tournament a Success
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A beautiful August day greeted 68 golfers at Glen
Acres Golf and Country Club for the Chamber’s Annual
Get-Away Golf Tournament on August 4th. The top
place teams, Boysen & Boysen and Huitt-Zollars,
received prizes generously donated by Spencer’s for
Steaks and Chops, Bahama Breeze and Bart Turchin’s
Pro Shop. The Chamber thanks all of the sponsors who
made the tournament a success.
Major Sponsors:
Baker Commodities
BBC Dodge
Beverage Sponsor:
Watermark Credit Union
Tee and Green Sponsors:
Burien Chevrolet
Homestreet Bank – Kent
John L. Scott
Thrifty Airport Parking
Westfield Southcenter
Tee Sponsors:
The Quincy Group
SeaTac Self Storage
Shen Consulting
Corporate Foursome Sponsors:
Courtyard by Marriott
Farmers Financial Services
First Sound Bank
Highline Medical Center
Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center
Kennedy/Jenks
Thrifty Airport Parking
Bonney-Watson ~ Washington Memorial Park
Westfield Southcenter
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The Boeing Company: Up Close and Personal
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On Wednesday, August 16, the Boeing Company will
host a multi-Chamber event at the Spirit of
Washington Event Center, 233 Burnett Avenue South,
Renton. Other Chambers in attendance will be Auburn,
Kent, and Renton. This special business after hours
event can be an excellent opportunity to network
with neighboring business communities as well as a
chance to learn what is new at Boeing. Cost is $5
prepaid and $10 at the door.
Click here to register.
Click here for event flyer.
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A•C•E Awards Calls for Nominations
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The A•C•E Awards, coming up on November 2nd at
the Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center, is
a wonderful way to honor an organization that proves
itself a valuable asset to the Southwest King County
business community. This program invites Chamber
businesses to nominate themselves or a fellow
Chamber member in the following categories: Large
Employer Business Excellence, Small Employer
Business Excellence, Non-Profit/Humanitarian
Service, Beautification, and People’s Choice Award.
Click here for the nomination form.
We still have sponsorship opportunities for this
annual celebration.
Click here to select the sponsorship option just
right for your company.
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Ground Breaking Ceremony
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Area elected officials and business
representatives gathered on July 25 for a ceremonial
ground breaking for the 1st Avenue South roadway
improvement. Pictured (left to right) are Interim
City Manager David Cline, Burien Mayor Joan McGilton
, Mary Soderlind (representing State Rep. Shay
Schual-Berke, 33rd District), Burien Councilmembers
Rose Clark and Gordon Shaw, John Roberts (Discover
Burien), Nancy Damon (SW King County Chamber),
Burien Public Works Director Stephen Clark,
Washington State Senator Karen Keiser, Gary Long,
Debra George (Discover Burien), and Burien
Councilmember Lucy Krakowiak.
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Leadership Institute Scholarship Available Through
Chamber
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Non-Profit Chamber members have a special
opportunity to send a representative to the
2006-2007 Leadership Institute program. Through a
sponsorship by Chamber member Puget Sound Energy, a
scholarship with an $1100 value will be awarded this
year to a Chamber member. An application fee of $50
and a $150 tuition fee are to be paid by the
participant. Contact Nancy Damon at the Chamber
office for additional information on this
scholarship. Nancy can be reached at 206.575.1633 or
ndamon@swkcc.org.
Click here for the Leadership Institute information packet.
Click here for the Leadership Institute Application for Scholarship.
Click here for the Application for Appointment form.
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Leadership Institute a Valuable Business Investment
for Any Organization
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Do you or someone in your organization need to
polish your leadership skills, broaden your regional
issue awareness, and/or diversify your leadership
network? If you could find a program that
strengthened leadership skills while providing
experts on a wide range of issues facing our
communities and businesses, what would it be worth
to you? There is just such a program and it is
within your reach. The Auburn Chamber provides the
administrative support in a coalition which includes
the Kent, Renton and Southwest King County Chambers
of Commerce. Now recruiting its ninth class, the
Leadership Institute has graduated over 200 leaders
who have an understanding of what it means to effect
change and energize others to a new level of
achievement. Participants are enabled to become more
active participants in the work and community
environment, and are committed to making a
difference.
Leadership Institute focuses on everyday leaders
because we believe leaders can be developed and
encouraged. “Leadership is not about position or
title; it is about relationships, credibility, and
what you do. It is not the absence of leadership
potential that inhibits the development of more
leaders; it’s the persistence of the myth that
leadership can’t be learned.”* Leadership Institute
proves every year with every class that leadership
can be learned and that effective leaders are always
improving their skills.
Great leaders are lifelong learners; they encourage
and enable others to lead. Leaders share the vision,
and provide a safe environment in which to challenge
the process.
“I never considered myself a leader, but realized
through the Leadership Institute that I had been
thrust by circumstance into a leadership position
and others in my organization looked to me for
direction. The Institute experience helped me
identify how to strengthen my leadership and be an
effective and courageous leader.” We hear statements
like this one from every Institute class. Enabling
others to realize their persoal best, and witnessing
the process of reaching their potential is
inspiring, and is what Leadership Institute is all
about.
Participants also invest in social capital and leave
Institute with a new network of leadership
companions that they can rely on for resources and
support. “Social Capital---the collective value of
people who know each other and what they’ll do for
each other. It’s human networks that make things
happen, not computer networks.”*
The Leadership Institute of South Puget Sound offers
several opportunities for your involvement; you or
someone from your organization can participate in
this successful program, you can provide a Day
Sponsorship, or become an Institute program sponsor.
One measure of the Institute’s success is the
continued support of our sponsors and the businesses
and organizations that send their people through the
program each year. The other measure of success is
the accomplishments of our alumni as they practice
their leadership skills in their communities and
organizations.
Now is the time to become the leader you have always
wanted to be. “Learn to recognize the open door and
have the courage to walk through it!” **
*The Leadership Challenge
** Julia Patterson
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Sound Transit Expansion
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On July 13, 2006, the Sound Transit Board of
Directors released three options for expanding the
regional transit system. These options look at
possible projects across a range of investment
levels and present a sense of what is possible.
These options were derived from a list of candidate
projects adopted by the Sound Transit Board in
January 2006.
The options are available for review and comment by
the public and Sound Transit’s partner agencies and
jurisdictions. The result will be a final package -
Sound Transit 2 - that will be submitted to voters
in November 2007 alongside a companion package of
regional road investments. Both transit and road
packages must be approved by voters for either to
take effect. The options are Bus/Rail Extension,
Medium Rail Extension, Maximized Rail Extension. For
more information, go to
www.soundtransit.org.
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Vision 2020
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Nearly two decades ago citizens, interest groups,
business leaders, and elected officials gathered
under the guidance of the Puget Sound Regional
Council to create planning and investment
priorities, called Vision 2020. The PSRC is updating
this vision and extending it to 2040 to accommodate
another 1.6 million people and 1.1 million jobs.
PSRC has already issued a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement and is welcoming public involvement and
comment. For more information, visit
www.psrc.org.
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Ambassador of the Month
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Randy Coplen
The Quincy Group
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