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BUSINESS BEAT
541-997-3128
290 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439
www.FlorenceChamber.com
www.facebook.com/fl orenceoregon
www.twitter.com/FlorenceOrCoast
July 6, 2019
Welcome New Members!
PREMIER PARTNER
Northwest Memory Care
5292 Harvard Ave. 541-590-3831
Beautiful home environment
providing professional memory care.
http://nwmemorycare.com
BUSINESS PARTNERS
Deborah Baxter, Realtor at Berkshire
Hathaway
1875 Hwy 101 541-340-4058
As an agent representing one of the
most dynamic real estate brands
in the country, you can expect
the utmost professionalism and
dedication to all of your real estate
needs.
https://dbaxter.bhhsnw.com
Matryoshka, Inc.
175 Nopal St. 541 -991-4601
Everything Russian! Including all
kinds of traditional gift s, delicious
deli and bakery goods and Russian
tea.
https://matryoshka.shop/
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Helping Hands Coalition
Open M/W/F from 11:00 to 2:00
PM at Community Baptist Church,
4500 Highway 101.
Helping Hands is an all-volunteer
community organization dedicated
to providing services, hot lunches
and a daytime center for the
homeless and others with emergency
needs.
541-997-5057
helpinghandsfl orence.org
Siuslaw Friendship Club
Our purpose is to organize social
activities for members and to
conduct charitable projects for
the benefi t of the citizens of the
Florence area. It’s a great way for
newcomers to meet people, make
friends, socialize, and participate in
worthwhile community projects.
For event schedules go to www.
fl orencechamber.com/item/siuslaw-
friendship-club
541-991-9080
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 18 th Distinguished Sponsor
Christina Voogd and Berkshire
Hathaway NW Real Estate Host
Business Aft er Hours! Berkshire
Hathaway HomeServices Northwest
Real Estate would like to invite you to
Chamber Aft er Hours on Th ursday,
July 18th from 5:00 to 6:30pm. Th ey’re
located on the West side of Hwy 101
between 18th & 19th Streets. Learn
more about Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices Northwest Real Estate,
who they are and what they do. Everyone
is invited! Come visit with friends,
neighbors and local professionals. Enjoy
delicious appetizers, desserts, drinks and
door prizes. Learn how Florence has
become the “Staycation Destination”.
Jason Waugh, the president & CEO of
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Northwest Real Estate will be celebrating
with us. Business Aft er Hours are FREE
and Open to the Public - Come out
and make a connection and do some
business!
August 1st 5:00-6:30pm Jerry’s Place
Bar & Grill Hosts Business Aft er
Hours! August 1st 5:00-6:30pm Jerry’s
Place Bar & Grill Hosts Business Aft er
Hours! It’s a perfect time to take a break
from our busy summer and “Stay Calm
& Jerry On”! Enjoy great food and fun
with your fellow business peers. Make
new connections and do some business
in the beer garden or around the pool
table. See you soon!
Business gets done at
Business Aft er Hours!
Th ese events are FREE
and open to the public.
Connect – Develop – Grow
From the Director’s
Desk
By Bettina Hannigan
Chamber Executive
Director
Hiding behind
the keyboard? So-
cial media, online
reviews, e-mails and
texts are all intend-
ed to be communi-
cation tools. What
are they communi-
cating? As business
owners, managers and agents do we have
the courage to take on a real face to face
conversation to solve problems? Interest-
ingly, written words don’t always translate
the intended communication. Shocker,
right? It takes courage to call or visit a
client or business contact that has shared
their dissatisfaction. I don’t know anyone
that likes to do it, but the ones with the
bravery are the ones building trust and
building their business.
I think there is a crisis of mean spir-
itedness that is perpetuated by “Hiding
behind the keyboard.” Families, friends
and acquaintance relationships all feel the
sting of angry posts. Many are politically
oriented or social motivated. I’ve asked
people who feel compelled to post these
type of communications what their in-
tent is. Do they really think it will change
minds? Truthfully, I’ve never received an
answer that makes any sense. Th e answer
I have heard many times is “Th at wasn’t
Business Matters: Sisu
By Russ Pierson
Chamber Board
President
Even though
one side of my
family hails from
the Nordic region,
I confess my un-
derstanding of the geography and his-
tory of this area of Northern Europe
is spotty at best. My vague impression
is that these are a happy people liv-
ing in an area mostly untouched by
the brutalities of confl ict elsewhere in
the world with stable populations and
economies that enable them to off er
generous, cradle-to-grave benefi ts to
their citizenry.
So I was surprised to read recently
about Finland’s history in WWII. Th e
nation shares borders to its north and
west with Norway and Sweden … and
to the east, it shares a long border with
what was then the Soviet Union. On
November 30, 1939—just as the Finns
were settling in for the long, cold win-
ter—Soviet planes dropped more than
meant for you, just scroll
on past it.” Well, who
was it intended for? Your
other “friends”? Boy,
if those are the type of
friends you want to com-
municate with, I would
We’re kicking of our 2019/20 year and
suggest you get diff erent
we want you to join our team!
friends!
We are a three C’s Chamber
I am very privileged
Catalyst—Convener—Champion
to be able to write an
article and share ideas
The Chamber is making a difference in our community! Tourism
and suggestions with
revenue is up $5 MILLION dollars from last year to a whopping $142
our business community
Million a year, resulng in over 1,900 jobs. The chamber has also
to build business. Many
been a key player working with stakeholders on three very important
times the topic bridges
issues: 1) Workforce Housing 2) Workforce Development 3) Florence
the gap between busi-
AREA beauficaon and revitalizaon commiee development. In
ness, government and
addion to our day to day advocacy, educaon and economic
individuals. Th is is one
development efforts.
of those times.
With a powerhouse board of directors, numerous volunteers,
Stay positive and
Rue Schertell the Event and Tourism Development Coordinator and
stay strong! Our com-
Bena Hannigan as the Execuve Director we are truly a chamber of
munity is in the throws
catalysts for business growth, conveners of leaders and influencers,
of
“ReVision” ,
our
and champions for a stronger community. Membership maers!
streetscape project. For
florencechamber.com/chamber/join/
those of us on Hwy 101;
the noise, inconvenience
life, I can attest, it can be very lonely being
and challenges are tax-
ing to say the least. Business access and “Right”. What do we want and what do we
frustrated customers are just a few of the want to pay for it? It’s time to think, take
elements we are faced with. Th is too shall courage and communicate from the heart.
pass! We aren’t quitters, we can do this! Get away from the keyboard and make
Let’s communicate our support and will- a real connection. Shake hands, forgive,
ingness to share the burden together with respect and listen. Summer is just start-
our customers, friends and colleagues. A ing, we ALL need to get into the circle to-
sense of humor is super helpful, share a gether, have each other’s backs and trust
that each one of us genuinely cares about
laugh.
Having been married 36 years of my our community. We do it diff erently, that’s
okay. We can do hard things!
350 bombs over Helsinki, the capital
city, while nearly a half million Soviet
soldiers began marching across the
Finnish border. Th e Soviet army had
over 6000 tanks and 4000 aircraft . Th e
Finns? Just 32 tanks and 114 planes.
So began the Winter War. Th e
Finnish people knew that many would
die; the only question was whether or
not any of them would survive.
Th e Winter War, Military Museum of
Finland, [CC BY 4.0]
Temperatures that winter dipped
to 40 degrees below zero and, given
their extreme northern locale, darkness
enveloped the country for nearly 18
hours each day. Vastly outnumbered,
brutalized by the cold and the night,
the Finnish soldiers dug deep into their
collective memories and shared culture
July 11 th – Lunch & Learn
Chamber Noon Forum – Disaster
Resilience for Businesses. Th e
Oregon Coast is a dynamic and
ever changing region. Th reats
from winter storms, fl ooding
and landslides aff ect coastal
communities each year. Alongside
this, they face the real and
impending threat of preparing for
an earthquake and tsunami from the
Cascadia Subduction Zone. While
there is little we can do to stop natural disasters from occurring, there are steps that
can be taken to reduce the initial risk and damages. Join the chamber and learn how
your business can not only survive but thrive through this crisis. Presented by Josh
Bruce Director, Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience. Best Western Pier Point
Inn at 11:45am, delicious lunch is available for $14. Open to the public!
to rely on what they call sisu.
Sisu is a word that has no direct
translation, but it refers to the idea of
continuing to act even in the face of re-
peated failures and extreme odds. It is
a way of living life by displaying per-
severance even when you have reached
the end of your mental and physical
capacities. During the Winter War, the
extreme mental toughness of sisu was
all the Finnish soldiers could rely on.
While the Finns suff ered over
70,000 casualties, they managed to beat
back more than 900,000 Soviet troops,
and Th e Moscow Peace Treaty was
signed in March 1940.
Sisu is akin to grit, a type of mental
toughness that allows you to bear your
burden with an unbreakable persever-
ance. James Clear, author of Atomic
Habits, writes, “Sisu extends beyond
perseverance. It is what you rely on
when you feel like you have nothing
left .”
Mentally tough people are de-
fi ned—not by some circumstance of
failure—but by their own indomitable
perseverance. When you are facing
long odds in your business, dig deeper.
Find your inner sisu.
2018-2019
Corporate
Underwriters
Drift wood Shores Resort
Th e Korando Dental Group
Th ree Rivers Casino Resort
TR Hunter Real Estate
Distinguished
Sponsors
101 Th ings to Do Magazine
Event Committee Meetings – Come join the fun!
Want to grow your business? Business by referral is powerful. Participating on a
Chamber Committee is an eff ective way to build relationships and referrals. We are
currently looking for committee members for the following committees contact
Bettina at 541-997-3128 if you are interested in participating in these important
committees.
• Legislative Advocacy
• Membership Development and Retention
• Noon Forum & Pub Talk Education Programs
• Wine & Chowder Trail (October 11-13)
• Shop Small and Around Town Holiday Hunt Th anksgiving Weekend
• Holiday Festival – 1 st Weekend in December
Banner Bank
Bi-Mart
Best for Hearing
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Blue Heron Gallery
Christina Voogd, Principal Broker
Coast Radio
Fred Meyer Stores
Handyman 101 Construction, LLC
John’s Construction and Painting
Lofy Construction
9th Annual
Oregon Pacifi c Bank
JOIN US IN HISTORIC OLD TOWN
Fri-Sun: Great Glass Float Trail
Enter to win a memorable and
collectible fl oat. A treasure hunt you’ll
not soon forget!
Hunt: Friday-Sunday
Giveaway: Sunday 3:30 pm
Saturday: Wine Trail – 2-5pm
Taste from over 10 Oregon wineries!
Sunday: Chowder Trail – 12-4pm
You decide who the best chowder
winner is!
October 11,12,13, 2019
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Thursday at 9:30AM
for Business
Beat with
Bettina
Hannigan
and Wayne
Sharpe
PeaceHealth
Peace Harbor Medical Center
Sea Lion Caves
Shorewood Senior Living
Spruce Point Assisted Living
Th e Siuslaw News
Wind Drift Gallery
Be sure to thank these members
for their investment in our
community!