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Chairman's April Message

Your Chamber continues to grow! In March, we completed our annual membership drive with the addition of 158 new members. The drive ended with a gala mixer at Pacific Athletic Club where the top producing volunteers and teams were recognized. Tracy DeLeuw from DPR was the top producing individual and the Dirty Dozen team brought home the trophy as top team. Many thanks to all of the volunteers who participated and to this year's co-chairs, Dani Gasparini, Rosanne Foust and Janine McCaffery. It is the active participation from a thriving membership that makes our Chamber so effective and productive. The opportunity to network and build business relationships is greatly enhanced by growing our membership. Please welcome our new members by using their services and buying their products.

On April 2 - 4, the Chamber will host our Annual Progress Seminar which brings together business and government leaders to address important issues facing San Mateo County. I am pleased to report that State Controller, Steve Westly, will join us as keynote speaker on Saturday. Mr. Westly is a successful business person and he is taking a strong leadership role in Sacramento. Focused breakout sessions on California Competitiveness, Measure A, Business Ethics, Local Government Funding and Biotech in the Bay Area. The seminar is already a sell out so I hope you all have made your reservations to this important event.

Also right around the corner is the Chamber's annual golf tournament with returning title sponsor, Wells Fargo. The event will be on May 10th at Stanford University Golf Course. We are sure the event will sell out again this year so please sign up now to ensure a spot on the famous Stanford course. Proceeds from the tournament will once again benefit Kainos Home and Training Center. The Chamber's support of this event is critical to funding the good work that Andy and his team do at Kainos. Please come out to join in the fun and benefit a good cause at the same time.

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