Welcome to 2022. Welcome to Earth.

The vote – of our all volunteer steering committee – was unanimous to remain virtual (Zoom) for the rest of January.

We will revisit the situation (life, plague, our community) in late January to decide about how to proceed in February. Things (life on Earth) may change soon, and we can launch back into 3-dimensional reality at OfficeXpats (in person) … maybe.

See you all this Friday (14 January 2022) in vBBC Virtual Life 2022 online, graciously hosted, as always, by virtual OfficeXpats.

Notes from January meetings:   vBBC_14January2022   vBBC_28January2022

Be here – like oddly familiarly virtually – be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Really.

So Invite your friends and associates to join this strangely familiar virtual-in-the-cloud event in real e-time and real e-space … and another delicious cup of vBBC!

Exciting BBC Notices, News, Events

A Special Message From Our Friends at Toastmasters – The Noon Edition  (bainbridgeisland.toastmastersclubs.org). Improve Your Business Communications Skills In 2022. Toastmasters has been helping Bainbridge Islanders for years with a fun, self-paced, supportive program that can help you: run better business meetings; improve leadership & interviewing skills; turn presentations into sales; and generally build confidence in a safe and fun environment. Meetings: 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Noon-1:00, @ Virginia Villa Community Room, 200 High School Rd.  For more info, contact: Steve Kersten (206-380-5038), [email protected]; or 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_kitsap.

Introducing the new magazine Pacific Northwest Bainbridge: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Our own BBC regular Natalie Rodriguez is on the team as Publisher. And there will be Advertising opportunities available: Media Kit. PNW Bainbridge on Facebook:  business.facebook.com/PNW-Bainbridge-. Website beta version: pnwbainbridge.com/.

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/

Senior info & support newsletter, Fall/Winter 2021 issue of compassandclock.com is out.  Exciting announcement! In 2022, Compass & Clock print magazine will be available solely through home delivery. The pandemic limited the accessibility of Compass & Clock in waiting rooms of healthcare providers and other locations. But we didn’t allow those roadblocks to stop us! Rather they challenged us to reimagine how we can better serve our community. The low annual price of $9.99 conveniently and safely delivers a personal copy – bigger and better! – to your home twice a year, in May and November. 

Introducing Tideline Magazine, A New Print Quarterly Celebrating Life On The West Puget Sound. Led by veteran Bainbridge Island journalists Alorie Gilbert and Leif Utne. Distributed free on Bainbridge & select Kitsap neighborhoods. Premier issue arriving 1 March 2022.