Kathleen McNary
Director of Corporate and Member Relations
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Wow. The past month has been at times confusing and scary, yet at others extremely inspiring, motivational, and locally focused. The need for intense local support and connection has not been so prevalent since probably 2014 during the Poinsettia fires and the current pandemic has turned it up a notch. The desire and demand for connection with fellow human beings has skyrocketed, and the Chamber and our members have stepped up to this challenge, by rapidly adapting. We are also thankful for the technology available today, so join us! We have a wide variety of events available online now and all are FREE for members!
In March, the Chamber held its very first webinars, hosting speakers discussing COVID-19 & Business, related to finance, insurance, HR and legal issues. We will continue to post information on more upcoming webinars at links below.
Also in March, Chamberpl8s was practically instantaneously made available virtually thanks to our members. Historically, a Carlsbad Chamber member plans and facilitates the chamberpl8s at a local chamber member restaurant in order to provide an in-depth networking opportunity for a small group of members.
Today we ask that attendees grab to-go from a member restaurant and meet-up on Zoom to participate in the same networking format. There are several planned for this month as well, simply reach out to the member host to get on the list.
Our most well attended monthly event, the First Friday Breakfast, will be held on April 3 at 7:30am and hosted on Zoom. While breakfast will not be served, we encourage you to order coffee or breakfast togo from a Chamber member restaurant or café and join us. Jani Jackson of Develop Your Team (and above-mentioned pioneer of virtual chamberpl8s), will be speaking on how to “Unleash Your Creativity”. Perfect time for this topic.
Enjoy our Coffee Connection from the comfort of your own computer/phone! Upcoming dates available on the web calendar and below.
Lunch Mob is a new event where attendees will pick up their lunch at one of our chamber member businesses with curbside pick-up and join us for lunch on Zoom!
Finally, all of April’s ten Committee Meetings will be held virtually at their regular meeting days and times, please visit the website below to find how to join these meetings via Zoom.
Please stay tuned for even more events and opportunities the Chamber is putting together for virtual participation.
Full Events List & Details: web.carlsbad.org/events and Full List of Chamber Member Restaurants with To-Go: carlsbad.org/carlsbad-restaurants-duringcovid-19/