BUSINESS DATEBOOK
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MONDAY
Toastmasters Club No. 4134, “Lunchbunch Toastmasters” — Weekly meeting of speaking and leadership group. Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Place: LCC Business Development Center, Wildish Building, 1445 Willamette St., Room 213. Contact: Jim Lindly, 541-463-4621, or lindlyj@lanecc.edu
TUESDAY
McKenzie Business Association — Weekly meeting. Time: 6:45 a.m. Place: Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way. Speaker: Norm Dahlquist of Norm’s Auto Repair and Jason Barnhart of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Contact: Micki Waters, 541-484-4304.
Toastmasters Club No. 566, Cascade Toastmasters — Weekly meeting of public speaking group. Time: 6:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Place: The Original Pancake House. 782 E. Broadway. Contact: Jerry Elliott, 541-554-6303.
LeTip of Eugene — Weekly meeting of international organization of business professionals. Time: 7:05 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Place: Brails Restaurant, 1689 Willamette St. Contact: Jody Draper, 541-349-2632, or Willie Young, 541-484-3416.
Emerald Business Referral Group — Weekly meeting of business education and referrals. Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Place: Downtown Athletic Club, Club Room. 999 Willamette St., Eugene. Contact: Patrick Crawley, 541-579-5158, or e-mail www.infinitylendingsolutions.com.
Oregon Networking Exchange, Summit chapter — Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. El Torrito, 1003 Valley River Way, Eugene. Contact: Bobby Baker, 541-741-1981.
Summit Networking and Referral Group — Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Place: Mookie’s Northwest Grill, 400 International Way, Springfield. Contact: Erik Jensen 541-687-7055.
“Ready to Start Your Own Business?” — Free talk. Time: 6 p.m. Place: Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave.. Speaker: Jed Reay. Contact: 541-682-5450, or www.eugene-or.gov/library.
Toastmasters Club No. 8553, “Gateway Toastmasters” — Weekly meeting of speaking and leadership group. Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Place: Northwest Community Credit Union, Conference Room, 3660 Gateway St., Springfield. Contact: 541-747-1412 or membership@gatewaytoastmasters.freetoasthost.
Eugene Oregon Chamber Of Commerce - News
Time: 7 am to 8:30 am Place: Holiday Inn Express, Oregon Room, 2117 Franklin Blvd. Contact: Phyllis MacLuan, 541-556-2382; willamettebusinessbuilders.com. Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce — “Discovering Your Leadership Impact.
He is a member of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce, serves as chairman of the BRIDGE program in Tulsa and is a member of the American Indian Resource Center. Rolf Olsen and Zaida Kepford-Castro have combined their English and Spanish language
In addition, she received the 2010 Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Community Award and the 2010 Eugene Atwood Award. As the class of 2011 President, Mary Kate closed the awards banquet by reading a reflection on her years at SHS as a time she will always
Today for the first time he has met Patricia O'Neill, who has come from her home in County Clare to speak to a tour group from the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut about the family of Eugene O'Neill, one-time residents of New London.
“The addition of seven patrol officers in the downtown will further deter this type of action,” said Hauser, who also heads the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. The city also is working with its police to determine where extra lighting is needed.
Meet Our Interns! « SALDEF
Since 2000, over 35 students have participated in the SALDEF Internship Program . Interns work at SALDEF’s national office in Washington, DC or in our Los Angeles, CA office to gain first-hand experience and knowledge about SALDEF’s programs and campaigns to empower the Sikh American community. We are pleased to welcome this summer’s intern class.
This year, SALDEF introduced the Congressional Internship Program (CIP) to place Sikh Americans in internships on Capitol Hill. We received an overwhelming number of applications in our pilot year and look forward to expanding the program in subsequent years.
Jasleen Kaur – Communications Intern (Los Angeles, CA)
Jasleen is entering her third year at the University of California, Berkeley as an Anthropology major. She is highly involved in her local community, attending Sikh conferences, as a leader of her Sikh Student Association, and researching civil rights issues on campus. Her enthusiasm for creating awareness about Sikhs and civil rights justice has led her to intern with SALDEF for a second summer. She will be conducting bullying prevention surveys throughout the summer, blogging about various topics and her experiences as an intern, and assisting with the drafting of press releases.
Jasleen Kaur – Legislative Intern (Washington, DC)
Jasleen has grown up as an active member of the Sikh community of Maryland. She was heavily involved with the annual Hemkunt International Symposium, where she participated for many years. She has also taught at the local Khalsa School, counseled at local Sikh Youth camps, and was an initial founder of the Sikh Connection Workshop.
After graduating from Drexel University with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in English, she has worked at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and with General Counsel at CNSI, a small business in Rockville, Maryland. She also volunteers with CASA of Montgomery, a guardian ad-litem program helping reunite children with their natural parents.
Gurrajan Singh – Technology and Media Intern (Washington, DC)
Gurrajan recently graduated from Wayne State University with a B.A. in Political Science from Wayne State University. An aspiring politician, Gurrajan served on his university’s student senate as Community Affairs Chair and was the president of the Sikh Student Association. His desire to be the voice of the people and bring about positive development motivated him to join SALDEF.