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Bay Area Chamber reports membership rebound, $20,000 grant for "source local" seafood campaign
Summary
Rosie Thomas, executive director of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, told the Coos Bay City Council the chamber rebuilt membership to about 457, launched youth outreach and marketing programs, and helped secure a $20,000 grant for a local-sourcing seafood campaign.
Rosie Thomas, executive director of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, told the Coos Bay City Council the chamber has rebuilt membership to about 457 after a midterm invoicing error removed roughly 125 members and said the chamber helped secure a $20,000 grant to start a "source local" seafood campaign.
Thomas said the chamber restarted regular outreach and programming, including a weekly "chamber minute" video, a Chamber Coins for Kids youth program with 10 participating businesses, expanded social media and newsletter distribution, and partnerships with the South Coast Development Council (SCDC) and other regional entities. "We created a Chamber Coins for Kids…
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