Welcome to BBC 8 April 2022 – Our 2nd in-person meeting at OfficeXpats. 8:00-9:00 (doors open at 7:30 for visiting, coffee/tea, networking).
This Week: open MIC business sharing – encourage, support, have fun.
Remember: if you are not already on the OfficeXpats member/visitor “COVID Vaccine Verification List” please bring vaccine verification for a one-time verification. Masks are not required for in-person events at OfficeXpats, but one is surely welcome to maintain self-masking.
Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise!
Previous week’s meeting: 3D_BBC_1April2022
Exciting BBC Notices, News, Events
14 April 2022, Thursday – OfficeXpats and B.I.Chamber After Hours & 10.5 OfficeXpats Anniversary celebration, 5:30-7:30 PM, at OfficeXpats, upstairs at the Pavilion. Complementary small bitesprovided by our gracious hosts and the Pavilion’s newest addition Green Pot Deli; complementary local wine courtesy of event sponsor Eleven Winery. RSVP at: https://bainbridgeislandchamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com/.
Thank you to Cross Cultural Journeys Foundation Ukraine Support, via three organizations, World Central Kitchen, UkraineNow, and CORE, all directly supporting refugees with food, transportation, shelter, and clothing. You may donate at: createsend.com.
Donna Dowdney art show in Port Townsend: “Spring Forward, Walk-by Exhibit,” all April, 675 Tyler St.; dozens of pieces, many for sale, created by members of Peninsula Fiber Artists (sda-np.com), Jefferson, Kitsap, & Clallam-county affiliate, international Surface Design Assoc.
PNW Bainbridge Magazine (pnwbainbridge.com). PNW on Facebook: business.facebook.com/PNW-
Salish Magazine, published by Sea-Media, is a free, online magazine taking inquisitive readers outdoors through visually rich storytelling about things people can see firsthand in the public forests and beaches of our Salish Sea region, & illustrating the interconnectedness woven through our ecosystems.
compassandclock.com. Compass & Clock is by Annual Subscription now. Available through home delivery, low annual price of $9.99, twice a year (May & November).
Some new [carefully] in-person weekly member events are happening at OfficeXpats. Visit officexpats.com to learn about membership and activities as OfficeXpats moves into spring. A Passport Membership is only $35/month – a great way to stay connected with your professional island community.
Toastmasters The Noon Edition bainbridgeisland.toastmastersclubs.org. Improve Your Business Communications Skills In 2022. Meetings: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Noon-1:00, @ Virginia Villa. Info contact: Steve Kersten (206-380-5038), [email protected]; Jim Sutton (206-780-1621), [email protected].
Experience Kitsap (experiencekitsap.com): “Your Source For Kitsap Events. Live music, farmers markets, symphony & performing arts and festivals are vital to our region’s quality of life and local economies. Our goal is to increase awareness of these amenities so that more Kitsapians can enjoy them.” On FB: facebook.com/ExperienceKitsap Instagram: instagram.com/experience_
Visit Bainbridge Island – visitbainbridgeisland.org. “As the official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Bainbridge Island, Visit Bainbridge Island meets regularly with stakeholders from arts, culture, lodging, hospitality, food, and representatives from the island’s wineries and distilleries, to generate ideas and ensure that the organization is best-serving the diverse needs of the island’s tourism related industries.” And what a great B.I. Events page! visitbainbridgeisland.org/event/
Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) seeking community support for a number of local projects. Information at https://www.atdlines.com/fwarc-dntrqt.htm. To partner with this island history and emergency management program, contact Louis Alloin at 206-780-6885 or [email protected].
Bainbridge Island General Store (bainbridgeislandgeneralstore.
Island Bite serves many Island restaurants. It’s easy to order from any of these local restaurants and have your order delivered right to your door. Check their restaurant listing at islandbite.com.
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance: New upcoming KEDA events! Kitsap Digital Hour, 1st Thursday every month, 11:00 AM. More info at: https://kitsapeda.org.
“Peace Peloton” (w/ Doc Wilson). Peaceful demonstration on bicycles (peacepeloton.com). The National Museum of African American History & Culture at the Smithsonian.
Honoring George Floyd & other victims of American systemic racism & police violence – the work for lasting change must continue: blacklivesmatter.com.
Bainbridge Recovers: bainbridgeislandcovid19.
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