Chamber Named 3rd Largest In The Bay Area

REDWOOD CITY, CA - January 05, 2003  The Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce has been named by the San Francisco Business Times in their December 27, 2002 issue as the 3rd largest in the Bay Area. The Chamber was ranked 3rd preceding Redwood City were San Francisco and Oakland.

The Chamber's strong program is well known throughout the Bay Area. Its flagship event, the Annual Progress Seminar, is held each spring in Monterey and attracts over 350 Business and government leaders from the entire region. This seminar has been an excellent vehicle for developing better working relationships and understanding not only between business and government, but government and government. Also, the Chamber holds its annual Wells Fargo/Tom Rathman Benefit Golf Tournament in May. Over its l5 year history it has donated over $300,000 to Kainos Home and Training Center for Mentally Disabled Adults. This is extraordinary to have a non profit budgeting for that kind of contribution each year.

For 16 years the Chamber's successful Leadership Redwood City/Belmont/San Carlos Program has graduated over 400. Many graduates of Leadership have gone on to take on vital leadership roles throughout the city, county, state and even the nation.

Chairman of the Board, Rosanne Foust said "Our Chamber is only able to present such an effective program because of the dedication and commitment of our Board of Directors and hundreds of member volunteers." Foust also said "We are very fortunate to have a great group of people involved who really care about their community and are willing to contribute their time to create a strong business environment through the roles they accept in the Chamber."

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