October Thrive Newsletter

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The Lacey Chamber Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 10

www.laceychamber.com

October 2010

RSVP Now! 2010 Auction

Spotlight on Cinema

Saturday, October 16, 2010 Saint Martin’s Worthington Center

Message from the President

Table of Contents

By Jeff Powell, President

Message from President Boundary Disputes Funeral Alternatives Welcome Home BBQ ShredFest 2010 Office Sportsmanship September 5:01 Surge! Business is Booming! Roster Chamber Events Kidwiler Thank Yous

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or my last Forum as president I wanted to offer a question and answer session with experts on employment law. As a small business owner, I often have questions about what is required of me as an employer and what I am required by law to provide to my employees. For example, how much vacation time am I required to give to each employee? Am I even required to give vacation time? What about sick leave, breaks, holidays, personal time, bereavement, time off for other family member illnesses, and the list goes on. Do we as employers or employees really know what state or federal law requires? I don’t, and I should at least know the basics. I don’t want you to think that I am some kind of knucklehead, because I don’t think I am, but times change and since I had questions I thought others might too. Please join me at the Forum on October 6 at 11:30 a.m. at Saint Martin’s Worthington Center.

Our Speakers will be Janice Whitman, Civil Rights Specialist with the State of Washington Human Rights Commission; Lynn Buchanan with the Department of Labor and Industries; and Shawn Newman, Attorney at Law. I will ask them the questions I mentioned above and then, if time allows, we will open it up to questions from the floor. I want to thank Angelique Wilson from Professional Temp Staffing Agency for lining up the speakers for this event and also to thank her for being a Lacey Chamber board member this last year. She has done a great job on the HR committee.

By the time you receive the newsletter the election for the new board members will be over. At the Forum I will announce who the president-elect and board members will be for the next year. I have had the pleasure this year of working with the best group of professionals any chamber president could ask for. Make sure you thank our board members when you see them at our networking events.

The Lacey Chamber Auction is October 16 at Saint Martin’s Worthington Center. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. It promises to be the best one we have ever had. Tony Salas of Anchor Bank, chair of the Auction Committee, and his committee have taken a lot of time to make it a very special event. The theme is Spotlight on Cinema. The evening will offer grand decorations befitting the theme and an opportunity for you to walk down the red carpet and be treated like a star for the night. Who knows, maybe you will be discovered. We promise some very interesting and comical entertainment—please join us.

Media Sponsor

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5:01 Surge

Fisher Jones Family Dentistry 2415 Pacific Avenue SE, Olympia (360) 943-4644 www.FisherJonesFamilyDentistry.com Tuesday, October 26 5:01p.m. to 7:00p.m.

Chris Lester Insurance Services Design and layout of the Thrive newsletter is performed by Peggy DeGregory of Essential Business Support.

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