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CHAMBER IN ACTION


                                                                                                             It was a great start to the 2021 virtual
                                                                                                             Member Mixer series, which started
                                                                                                             strong with nearly 60 people in
                                                                                                             attendance for the Jan. 12 networking
                                                                                                             event. A special thanks to Casey
                                                                                                             Jacobsen, Max Muncey, and Carlito
                                                                                                             Mojica from LaFontaine Auto Group
                                                                                                             for their generous sponsorship of
                                                                                                             the January event. We were proud to
                                                                                                             support Mother & Earth Baby Boutique
                                                                                                             in Old Town and provide five $20 gift
                                                                                                             cards to our lucky winners: Kathy
                                                                                                             Valentine, Peg Arnold, Justin Huan,
                                                                                                             Amanda Bauerschmidt, and Chelsea
                                                                                                             Roberts!  The group  was engaged
                                                                                                             and shared great content in the chat
                                                                                                             function, while also connecting more
                                                                                                             intimately in  the smaller  breakout
                                                                                                             rooms. Thank you to all who attended
                                                                                                             and made the program a success!











              Thinking Globally.








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