Chamber News-Spokane

1. The Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce will meet on Thursday August 5th at noon at One World Spokane Community Kitchen, 1804 East Sprague Avenue. The meeting is free and open to anyone with a holistic mindset. You do not need to be a member. This is your opportunity to meet members of the holistic community, and to help grow that vital community. You also get the chance to eat some of Spokane's finest local organic food. For more information about this meeting please call Charles 389-7290.

2. The August 19th evening meeting has been cancelled! See you in September

3. Free, A Night of Healing, presented by Gina Peterson!!!

Featuring Jan Slama, James Funke, Sheri Shields, Charles Lightwalker, and Patrick Dougherty. Thursday July 29, 7-9 at Coffee Social (serving Organic Coffee!), 113 W. Indiana , Spokane, WA

4. And finally, from our friends at Unity in the Community, here is a message from James Mohr:

With summer quickly approaching, it means it is time to start thinking about Unity in the Community again. I want to encourage you to sign up again this year. Unity is the largest multicultural celebration in the Inland Northwest and is a great way to reach out to new people and to our diverse communities within our Spokane region. A booth costs only $50.00 and is a great price to participate in an event that attracts more than 8,000 people every year. You can sign up for a booth at our website:

www.nwunity.org

If you are a non-profit organization we also give you the opportunity to provide five volunteers to help us during the event and in exchange you get a free booth. Just ask me for more information.

CDA Holistic Chamber of Commerce-August Social

Coeur d'Alene Holistic Chamber of Commerce
August Pool/Potluck Networking Event


Please join us at The Cda Holistic Chamber's next event, for some fun, food and great networking with like minded people in our community!! Don't forget to bring your business cards and flyers. Advertise your upcoming business events in style!! "MANF" (make a new friend)!!!!

Invite your friends, family and business associates, to this unprecedented growing group in Cda, as well as all surrounding communities. All of our events are free and open to the public.

Let's enjoy a magical environment for socializing or just plain FUN!! We will be enjoying a summer evening by the pool, so please bring your favorite dish, and make this a night to remember.

6:00pm Thursday On August 5th
Shaaron Dominguez's Home
located at 2874 E. Winter Pines Ct. in Cda
Please call (208) 667-7509 if you need directions.

On behalf of the board members, we look forward to seeing you there,

Laurie,Aurora,Karine,Garth,Jeanne,Steve,Detlef and Tatjana
Coeur d'Alene Holistic Chamber of Commerce

Formation of Holistic/Green Chamber in Lewiston Idaho

Talk is underway to create a holistic Green Chamber of Commerce in the Lewiston, Idaho area. Heading up the formation is a local woman named Christine.
If you are interested in joining this effort contact her at aurora_moon3@msn.com
Support for this effort is show by the recent creation of the Palouse Regional Holistic chamber of Commerce headed by Dr. Linda Kingsbury in Moscow Idaho.
The area if filled with holistic minded practitioners and business people wanting a change in the way business is done in the area.

Formation of Holistic/Green Chamber in Oregon

The formation of a Holistic/Green Chamber in Oregon in underway in the capitol city of Salem, Oregon.
for more information on how to participate in this creative endeavor contact the national Organization-Camille@TheHolisticChamberOfCommerce.com

Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce Meetings

What follows are messages about the Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce's monthly meetings:

1. We would like to invite you to join us in our monthly Holistic Chamber of Commerce meeting Thursday, July 15th at 7pm at Fresh Abundance.
Fresh Abundance is located at 2015 North Division (across the street from Mountain Gear)
Come early to the meeting and get an organic latte and some raw cookies from the deli, do your grocery shopping.
Donations are suggested to help pay for the space.
Parking: Fresh’s parking lot is small. There is ample parking on streets in the neighborhood and in the lot at Garfield Elementary behind the store at Knox and Normandie.
Your participation is important to us as it is an opportunity to get to know you and the services you provide to our holistic community. Networking is one of the most powerful avenues to promoting your holistic business and also just to get to know some really great, like minded people.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.
Kaleah Laroche
Vice President
Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce
2. The Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce will meet on Thursday August 5th at noon at One World Spokane Community Kitchen, 1804 East Sprague Avenue. The meeting is free and open to anyone with a holistic mindset. You do not need to be a member. This is your opportunity to meet members of the holistic community, and to help grow that vital community. You also get the chance to eat some of Spokane's finest local organic food. For more information about this meeting please call Charles 389-7290.
3. The August 19th evening meeting has been cancelled! See you in September.

Regional News-Sandpoint Region Holistic Chamber of Commerce

Hi Everybody,

We are planning a great SRHCC meeting this week, with a featured presentation on a very important subject that we have been discussing the last two meetings. (Details below...) The meeting will be this Thursday, July 15, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM at our usual location, the Tango Cafe, located in the Panhandle State Bank Building, 414 Church Street. Our meeting is in the back room that is partitioned off from the rest of the cafe.

Agenda:

11:30 - 11:55 Arrive, buy lunch, mingle, network

11:55 Please be seated

12:00 -12:10 Meeting called to order
Welcome and Words of Inspiration

12:10 - 12:40 Featured presenters: Shirley Hardy and Russell Perler, RN
Subject: Complementary Healthcare In Hospitals.

12:40 - 12:50 Upcoming events and initiatives
12:50 Announcements
1:00 Meeting adjourned

I look forward to seeing you!

PRHCC -Palouse Regional Holistic Chamber of Commerce

President-Linda Kingsbury
First-Vice Presidnet- April Rubin
2nd V.P.- Colleen Christiansen.

Northeast Washington Herbalists Gathering

To the Holistic Chambers of Commerce in northeast Washington and north Idaho.

We are soliciting your help in reaching herbalists from around the region to invite them to attend our first Northeast Washington Herbalists Gathering on August 6-8. I imagine that the healing arts are well represented in your business members, and that herbally-minded folks frequent your businesses.

Attached is a pdf brochure which we hope you will print out and post at your store or business. Perhaps you know particular herbalists you think would be interested. Any help in getting the word out is appreciated.

Thank you,

Let me know if you have any questions.

Michael Pilarski
Friends of the Trees Botanicals
friendsofthetrees@yahoo.com

CDA Holistic Chamber of Commerce-JULY NEWSLETTER

Next General Meeting for the CDA Holistic Chamber of Commerce is on Tuesday, July 20th. Get there at 6:00 pm at The Pilgrims Nutritional Market on 4th (Please park on side street or in Runge lot). The meeting starts promptly at 6:30pm. Please see their web site for other upcoming events at WWW.PilgrimsMarket.com

We NEED VOLUNTEERS to help man the booth at the upcoming Rathdrum Farmers Market Sat 7/17th 8am-1pm. PLEASE call Laurie (208) 819-1716 if you can help....even for a few hours. Thank you!! Don't forget that you can showcase YOUR business there as well!!

Our next informational Showcase Speaker for July is chamber member Detlef Dorsch discussing his own creative mode of dance, which has evolved into "DANCE OF THE DIVINE".
Come and join Detlef for this fun and exciting presentation!!

Followed by a MEMBER NETWORKING segment the last half hour of the meeting!! Bring your 30 second commercial, flyers and business cards!!

DON'T MISS THE COMPLIMENTARY FILM IN JULY @ PILGRIMS MARKET:
The 8th from 10:00am-11:30am
DIRT" - A Documentary Film
The 20th from 5:00pm- 6:30pm

Upcoming Events:
CDA Holistic Chamber "Social" (509) 263-4618 July 8th "Potluck" @ 6:00pm River City Inn, 621 E. Sherman, Cda. BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH!!
CdaHCC Sponsoring "Woods Talk" (208) 664-1125 July 10th Noon-8:00pm Musical Event and Vendor Fair Held @ Unity Church, 4465 N.15th St, Cda. Call Russ!!
Rathdrum Farmers Market Booth (208) 819-1716 July 17th 8:00am-1:00pm, Rathdrum Park on old Hwy 53. Bring your business cards and flyers. Call Laurie.


WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT The Cda Holistic Chamber WILL BE HOLDING OUR VERY FIRST HOLISTIC FAIR IN CDA AT UNITY CHURCH OF NORTH IDAHO, 4465 N. 15TH STREET ON Saturday, September 11th, from 10am-4:30pm. If you wish to be a vender please pick up an application to apply at next meeting or before, and you will receive a discount as a member!! Sharing a booth is acceptable. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE AND THESE BOOTHS WILL GO FAST!!

LOOKING FOR ORGANIC FOOD VENDORS FOR UPCOMING HOLISTIC FAIR IN 2010......Please call me (208) 819-1716 Laurie Phillips

A few items I want to make you aware of:

Our Speaker list is growing quickly so, if you are a member or know someone who is knowledgable and has something valuable or educational to share in keeping with our vision? Let us know about them! PLEASE contact Aurora Hill ASAP at her email address - aurora2810@yahoo.com

Members who have an event who want to advertise at the meeting, please email the details to Laurie lauriegoesgreen@aol.com so that it can be added to the agenda, reminder and events calender. Check our current Events calendar.

Please forward this newsletter to friends, family or business associates, who have an interest in building a healthy, synergistic community. Visitors are always welcome and our meetings are always free and open to the public!!

Yearly membership is only $50 for one, $75 for two businesses/webpage and $100 corporate. www.CdaHolisticChamber.Org for 15 reasons why you need to belong to this organization

Don't forget to fan our page on FACEBOOK!!

We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming events!! Laurie, Aurora, Karine, MG, Jeanne, Barbara, Steve, Detlef & Tatjana

Montana Holistic Chamber of Commerce Response

To our friends in Montana~



Because of the effort and energy in building and maintaining a local HCC, and because there is value in creating a larger organization, I’ve put together a national support organization serving individual members as well as Associated Local HCCs. Because we are larger than local-only HCCs, we are able to benefit from the ‘strength in numbers’ concept, which allows us to provide more value while charging lower membership fees. It also allows us to recognize the interconnectedness of business these days, due to the internet and increased travel and relocation.



It is likely that, rather than refunding fees, you can join our other Associated HCCs and benefit from our organizational and promotional support.



Please feel free to look at our website (http://TheHolisticChamberOfCommerce.com) and let me know if you are interested in what we can offer to support you.



Many bests,

Camille Leon

310-490-6862

Executive Director, The Holistic Chamber of Commerce

Montana Holistic Chamber of Commerce minutes

To: Members of Montana Holistic Chamber of Commerce

From: Barbara Thomas, Secretary, on behalf of the Directors

Subject: Issues and Discussion, MtHCC, June 30, 2010 Board meeting

[Update (text below) is also attached as a Word file.]

We ask members to give us their ideas, opinions and feelings about the options identified at the meeting and about any other options they might think of. Possibly all three options could and may happen.

Update: Montana Holistic Chamber of Commerce


Directors and officers of the proposed Montana Holistic Chamber of Commerce met in Helena at 9:00 a.m. on June 30, 2010. Present were Directors Barda Allen (Chair), Will Michael and Carol Wilcock, Treasurer Linda Wilson, Secretary Barb Thomas, and Mike Thomas. Carol Wilcock led the discussion.


Issue: This is the first meeting since the October 2009 first annual meeting. Paid members have expressed disappointment that no communication has come from the organization in the ensuing months.


Discussion: Initial enthusiasm to generate a state Holistic Chamber of Commerce has waned. Those in leadership positions realize the extent of commitment to pursue the proposed programs in education, events and outreach. With nine members, the proposed MtHCC appears to lack the manpower to pursue its mission.


Established mainstream Chambers of Commerce (example: Helena Area Chamber of Commerce) offer networking and enrichment opportunities we as an organization are not able to emulate at this time. Many Chambers recognize a Holistic component within their organizations. Perhaps we should look into integrating within the mainstream organizations rather than seeking to be separate.


Action Options: Looking to resolve the issue of providing benefit for MTHCC members, options were discussed to help us move forward.


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Become an association that strengthens and broadens our existing Chambers of Commerce (local and state).

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Maintain a listing /network that would meet and greet annually, possibly sponsor events or pursue a Guild. Email would be the medium of notification.


Recommendation: Three options


1.

Dismantle the organization and return funds. (Expenses to date include legal review fee, post office box and checking account supplies)

2.

Reconfigure the organization into a network with an annual social event

3.

Integrate into local Chamber of Commerce with the opportunity to educate the business community and get to know ourselves better


Action Items: All current members are asked to reply to this email by the end of July, 2010, indicating first choice of the three options recommended at this meeting.


The Board will meet again in Helena at 2001 11th Avenue on Friday, September 17, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. To assess the response and determine the outcome. All members are invited to attend.


Submitted by Barbara Thomas

July 1, 2010

Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce Meetings

The chamber BOD will meet at Fresh Abundance (Fresh) from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday July 8. If they wish to use the upstairs meeting room, they will need to take chairs upstairs from the deli area as the meeting chairs are currently in use at the farm. Bright Spirit will return the chairs to Fresh Abundance in time for the Chamber meeting on the 15th.