Hayden Chamber continues to grow!

We’re honored that in the past four months alone, 16 individuals or businesses have joined the Hayden Chamber. For a small Chamber, that’s incredibly great news and adds to our magnificent growth that we’ve experienced this past year. We keep hearing from our members and guests that they like what we’re doing. We’re focusing on providing opportunities for members to get to know each, having fun, and learning about what’s happening in our community. Somehow it’s working. We thank each of our members and guests for taking time to check us out, and we encourage others to come see what the Hayden Chamber is all about. Whether you’re a nonprofit, small business, entrepreneur or a large corporation, our job as a Chamber is to help connect you with other businesses and the community. We want you to succeed and we take that seriously.

Hayden Business Expo

Thanks to the many vendors, sponsor, and attendees who made our first-ever Hayden Business Expo a huge success. We sold out the booth space, had tons of people throughout the evening, and had great fun. Special thanks to AHA! Creative, Vinyl Fire, Mountain West Bank, Northwest Urgent Care, Longwell + Trap Architects, Mad Bomber Brewery, North Idaho Cider, Avondale Dental, Physio One, Blue Smoke BBQ, the Rawdeadfish Food Truck, and Hawaiian Lion Shave Ice for contributing to the success. We bounced ideas for the event off of a small focus group to help us create a unique two-day event that included an exclusive Kick-Off Party the night before with free refreshments and food. It was great to have vendors interacting with each other at the Kick-Off Party and see them continue their connections the next day at the Expo. It’s those relationships and friendships that will be the foundation for future business transactions. How cool is that?

Hayden Lake Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K is October 17

Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 17 for the 3rd Annual Hayden Lake Marathon races. You’ll enjoy stunning lake views, difficult terrain and scenic beauty for this fall epic race. This year’s race will include timing chips and a new course for the 10K. All three races begin at Honeysuckle Beach. Whether you’re a racer, a volunteer or a spectator, we invite you to come enjoy a fall Saturday overlooking gorgeous Hayden Lake. It doesn’t get much better than that! Proceeds benefit the Hayden Chamber, the Coeur d’Alene High School Cross Country teams, and the Hayden Senior Center. Early bird prices are $85 for the marathon, $65 for the half marathon, and $30 for the 10K. For more information go to www.haydenlakemarathon.org.

Chamber membership information

Annual membership prices begin at $100 for individuals and nonprofits. Other membership levels include additional amenities starting with Bronze at $240 a year; Silver at $360; Gold at $575; Platinum at $1,125; and Legacy at $2,000. Members can join at any time. Application forms are available on the website at www.haydenchamber.org.

Networking Breakfasts are Fourth Thursdays

The Chamber’s monthly networking breakfasts are held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Salvation Army Kroc Center.

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