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Don't Let the Parade Pass You By
Weekly News Update Presented by the
Oakland Metro Chamber
December 1, 2009
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Letter from the President |
Dear members and friends,
Just yesterday Chamber
staff sent to you an
E-mail request to
consider a year end
financial gift to the
Remember Them,
"Champions for Humanity"
Monument Project!
If you are unfamiliar
with the project, please
be my guest for a
personal tour of the
sculpture in
development, an update
on the education program
now being field tested,
and the park where the
monument will be placed.
The Chamber Foundation
is the fiscal agent for
the project.
This project will be the
centerpiece in the
Uptown Art District and
is important because of
the benefit it will
bring to Oakland in
terms of visitors and
reputation.
Let me know if you would
like to know more!
Another quality of life
project is this
Saturday; " America's
Children's Holiday
Parade" on Broadway
at beginning at 2 p.m.
and televised during
December nationally on
PBS and worldwide on the
Armed Forces Network!
Join us and God Bless
America!
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DON'T LET THE PARADE PASS YOU
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The tenth annual
Comcast America's Children's
Holiday Parade, which
will be telecast nationally
via PBS and internationally
via the Armed Forces
Network, will march down the
streets of downtown Oakland
on
Saturday, Dec. 5
beginning at 2 p.m.
The parade, which contains
some 90 entertaining units,
will begin at 11th and
Broadway, working its way up
to 20th and Broadway, and
then turning right to Lake
Merritt.
You can see the full parade
route here.
The event will feature
almost 20 high school
marching bands (most of
which march 80-140 members
or more), almost 50
children's favorite cartoon
and storybook characters,
giant balloons, colorful
floats, and Santa Claus
himself.
The tenth annual event is
sure to be the best ever!
Don't miss it.
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CATCH
THE HOLIDAY PARADE ON LOCAL TV
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Just in case you won't be able to make
it to downtown Oakland on Saturday for
the tenth annual Comcast America's
Children's Holiday Parade, here's a
special treat. A special hour-long
version of the parade is being presented
on a number of local television
stations. Here's an up-to-date list.
KTVU Fox Channel 2 -
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2-3 p.m.; Friday,
Dec. 25 (Christmas Day), 5-6 a.m.
and again from noon to 1 p.m.
KICU Channel 36 - Sunday,
Dec. 20, 3-4 p.m.
Peralta/Comcast TV - (in
Oakland, Piedmont and Emeryville -
Channel 28, in Alameda and Berkeley,
Channel 27) Saturday, Dec. 12, 1-2
p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 16, 7-8 p.m.;
Monday, Dec. 21, 2-3 p.m.; Tuesday,
Dec. 22, 1-2 a.m.; Friday, Dec. 25
(Christmas Day), 2-3 p.m.; Saturday,
Dec. 26, 1-2 a.m.; Thursday, Dec.
31, 2-3 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 1, 1-2
a.m.
And, should you have friends or
relatives who are serving in the armed
forces in other parts of the world, the
Armed Forces Network will air the
parade on Tuesday, Dec. 22 from 6-7 p.m.
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CHAMBER SPONSORS CHINA TRIP IN APRIL |
The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber
of Commerce, in partnership with
Citslinc International, can make your
perfect Far East vacation come true - in
a sensational package that's too good to
pass up.
From April 7-15 in 2010, the Chamber
will make its fifth trip to China, with
parts of five days being spent in
Beijing.
Complete details can be found here.
Please contact Morgan Crow at (510)
874-4800x319 with questions and to
reserve your spot!
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
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Coliseum Commerce Center Advisory
Committee meeting -Thursday, Dec.
3, Holiday Inn Oakland Airport, 77
Hegenberger Road, 8:30-10 a.m. Key
topics for discussion include land use
alternatives for the
Central
Estuary Area and a re-zoning
update of the
C-36
commercial corridor.
RSVP.
Annual Holiday Mixer - Thursday,
Dec. 3, Claremont Country Club, 41
Tunnel Road, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free to
Chamber members.
Join us
for a great way to bring in the holiday
season.
RSVP.
"Building Oakland" - Friday, Dec.
4. Sponsored by the San Francisco
Business Times and Wendel, Rosen, Black
and Dean LLP and co-sponsored by the
Chamber, this seminar will feature
Oakland leaders in a
high-powered breakfast forum focused on
forging the city's economic future.
Oakland Marriott City Center, 7:30 a.m.
networking and registration, 8-10 a.m.
breakfast program. Info: (415) 288-4972.
RSVP.
Multi-Cultural Holiday Mixer -
Tuesday, Dec. 15, Cathedral of Christ
the Light, 2121 Harrison St., 5:30-7:30
p.m. A
multi-cultural mixer sponsored by
the chambers of commerce of Oakland -
Hispanic Alameda County, Oakland African
American, Oakland Chinatown, Oakland
Metropolitan, and Oakland Vietnamese.
Presented by Levy Restaurants with
generous support from PG&E. Free for
Chamber members. Meet us there!
Also, start the new year off right by
sponsoring a
New
Member Briefing Breakfast
("Breakfast at the Chamber"). For just
$200, your company will receive a
ten-minute spotlight, an opportunity to
network in a smaller, informal arena,
and a chance to speak before a captive
audience of fellow Chamber members.
Info: Triche Christmon, (510) 874-4800,
ext. 321.
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN |
Cash for Employers - Friday, Dec.
4, East Bay Community Foundation, James
Irvine Conference Center, 353 Frank
Ogawa Plaza.
Four
programs that can help businesses
potentially save thousands of dollars,
keep current employees, and hire new
ones in this economy. Did you know that
there are stimulus dollars that will
reimburse you for 80 percent of wages
and other employer costs for the first
six months of employment? Info: (510)
208-0845.
Mayor's Toy Drive -
Let's
make this holiday season bright for
every Oakland child. Last year
some 6,000 underprivileged children in
our city were able to wake up Christmas
morning and have a wrapped present to
open. Please make a financial
contribution (tax deductible). For more
information, call the Mayor's office at
(510) 238-3141.
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The Chamber of Commerce has a number
of exceptional networking and
informative events throughout the
year. For sponsorship, volunteer and
participation opportunities for
these events, please contact Morgan
Crow via telephone at (510)
874-4800x319 or via email at
mcrow@oaklandchamber.com.
Sincerely,
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Hank Masler
Communications Director & Oakland
Business Review Publisher
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce
hmasler@oaklandchamber.com
(510) 874-4808
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