West Columbia Gorge Chamber of Commerce

November Monthly BASH Business and Social Hour Nov 29th at Buffalo Wild Wings Wood Village!
2023-11-29 02:00 - 04:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Buffalo Wild Wings, 22849 NE Glisan St, Wood Village, OR, 97060
This month’s BASH has been moved to November 29th from 5 to 79pm at Buffalo Wild Wings in Wood Village.
The place for fun in the immediate area, is Buffalo Wild Wings where good food, drink and networking go together.
Come and join us and invite another business or friend to grow their business. Come and join us.

Fill the Cruiser Toy Drive, Saturday November 25th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
2023-11-24 19:00 - 2023-11-25 00:00 | OR
Wood Village is sponsoring this event and it will be held in 3 locations as follows
Locations: Fred Meyer 22855 NE Park Ln
Kohls 22557 NE Park Ln Wood Village
Walmart 23500 NE Sandy Blvd Wood Village
Come bring a toy and help make someone’s Christmas a little brighter and better.

Monthly BASH moved to Nov 29th instead of the usual 4th Wednesday
2023-11-22 02:00 - 04:00 | OR
BASH moved to Nov 29th

Turkey Drive
2023-11-17 22:00 - 2023-11-18 00:00 | Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church
The cities of Wood Village and Fairview have partnered with the East County Food Pantry at Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church (2420 NE Fairview Ave, Fairview, OR 97024) to offer Thanksgiving Food Boxes to Wood Village and Fairview community members, plus those who already regularly receive food from the food pantry.
Due to the limited number of turkeys and pies that the pantry is able to provide, they ask that you please indicate your interest by signing up online. The turkeys, pies, and other fixin’s will be available to pick up at the church parking lot on Saturday, November 18th from 2pm to 4pm.
If transportation is a challenge for you, the food pantry asks that you arrange for a friend, family member, or neighbor to pick it up on your behalf. Please indicate that person’s name in the comment section of the application.

November Board meeting
2023-11-15 03:00 - 04:30 | Bateman and Carroll Funeral Home
We will holding our annual board meeting on November 15th at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham.
Location: 520 W Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97030307
Time 6pm to 7;30pm

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Chamber Chat will be at the Black Rock Coffee Bar in Troutdale on November 15th.
2023-11-14 16:30 - 2023-11-15 05:30 | Black Rock Coffee Bar, 24699 SE Stark St,, Troutdale, OR, 97060, United States
Wednesday the 15th we will be having the Chamber chat at the Black Rock Coffee Bar in Troutdale. We will have a guest speaker from Kiwanis of Troutdale. Andela Frymire, President-elect will be telling us all about Kiwanis so be sure to come. We are also getting ready for the Holidays, The Chamber will be discussing Holiday happening and looking for volunteers for Tree lightings and other special events that the Cities of the Gorge will be sponsoring.
Come have a great beverage and mingle with fellow Chamber members. Located at: 24699 SE Stark St, Troutdale, OR 97060
See you there!

Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District bond will be the host of our Chamber chat Nov 8th
2023-11-07 16:30 - 2023-11-08 05:30 | Starbucks, 450 NW 257th Way, Trputdale, OR, 97060
Jake Wegler is reaching out on behalf of the Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District to offer the West Columbia Gorge Chamber of Commerce a briefing on the District’s plans to refer a bond next year for needed improvements to the flood control systems along the Columbia River.

The District was established by the Legislature in 2019 to modernize the flood management system in Multnomah County along the Columbia River. It intends to put a proposal before voters in 2024 to provide a sustainable revenue base for operations and capital construction to ensure we maintain levee certification by the Army Corps of Engineers. Praxis is helping engage the business community and keep stakeholders updated on the District’s plans.

Come hear Jake explain this proposal at this Chamber chat which will be held at the Starbucks Troutdale Gorge Outlet Mall.

See you there,

Upcoming Learn over Lunch with Mt Hood Hospice at the Fairview Food Plaza Nov 1st!
2023-10-31 21:30 - 23:00 | Fairview Food Plaza, 22320 NE Halsey St, Fairview, OR, 97024
Our Learn over Lunch for the month of November will be Mt Hood Hospice so save the date of November 1st from 11:30 to 1pm. It will be held at the Fairview Food Plaza in Fairview, home of the world’s tallest Fork! It will be entered into the Guinness’s Book of World Records soon.
One of the most misunderstood benefits is Hospice. Come hear from Jolie Phanton outreach director of Mt Hood Hospice. Mt Hood Hospice is the only 5 star program in the Portland area. So much to learn, so bring your lunch or order from the many food carts at the plaza. Sure to have something you can enjoy and partake in while attending this event. Let us know if you can make it or just show up. We will be near one of the overhead heaters as the weather starts to cool down this Fall season.
Invite a fellow business or friend for this informative Learn over Lunch activity. See you there1

Pumpkin Fest: Saturday, October 28, 2023 City of Wood Village
2023-10-28 03:00 - 07:00 | City of Wood Village City Hall, 24200 NE Halsey St, Wood Village, OR, 97060, United States
A family-friendly event held each year on the last Saturday before Halloween. This free event has pumpkin carving, face painting, games and activities, food, and more.

BASH, Business and Social Hour at Groges Beer Co in Cascade Locks!
2023-10-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Gorges Beer Company – Cascade Locks, 390 Wa Na Pa Street, Cascade Locks, OR, 97014, United States
This month’s BASH, Business and Social Hour, will be held at Gorges Beer Co in Cascade Locks. Showing some love to our eastern end of our community. Cascade Locks is home to the Bridge of the Gods connecting to Stevenson Washington. Such a beautiful area. Gorges Beer Company will be our host for this BASH and what a great place to meet and do some evening casual networking. Come join us and bring a friend or fellow business owner to see what is going on in Cascade Locks. We support our communities and members so tap into this event and simply enjoy!

See you there!

*Networking is free but food and drink will be available but not supplied by the Chamber of Commerce.

Friday Family Fun Night: Friday, August 4, 2023 in Wood Village
2023-08-04 10:00 - 14:00 | City of Wood Village City Hall, 24200 NE Halsey St, Wood Village, OR, 97060, United States
In partnership with PlayEast! Recreation and Friends of Baseball, the Friday Family Fun Night is a family-friendly evening of games, free food, and an outdoor movie.

Wood Village City Nite Out: Friday, July 21, 2023
2023-07-21 10:00 - 14:00 | City of Wood Village City Hall, 24200 NE Halsey St, Wood Village, OR, 97060, United States
The largest event of the year! The City invites out Wood Village and its neighbors for a family-friendly evening with a parade, music, games and activities, free food, and more. Local businesses and community organizations are on-site to provide activities, demonstrations, and free resources.

This week's Chamber Chat will be hosted by Ray Young from the City of Troutdale!
2023-06-14 00:30 - 01:30 | City of Troutdale
Come hear Ray Young, City Manager for the City of Troutdale, give a State of the City talk. If you have never heard Ray give a talk on the City of Troutdale, you are in for a special time. He is so informative and there is always so much going on in the City of Troutdale. We will be holding this Chamber chat:
Troutdale Cafe + Roastery

7a-2p m-f / 8a-3p sat & sun
Take out / indoor & patio seating
336 E. Historic Columbia River Hwy.
Troutdale, OR 97060

This will be a great place to network and have a good cup of coffee to start off you day! See you there.

No chamber chat this on May 31st
2023-05-31 01:00 - 10:00 | OR

West Columbia Gorge Chamber monthly BASH (Business After Social Hour) will be at the Rock Wood fired Pizza!
2023-05-24 10:00 - 12:00 | The Rock Wood Fired Pizza, 22401 NE Glisan St,, Wood Vilage, OR, 97060
This month’s BASH will be held at The Rock Wood Fired Pizza in Wood Village. Come for some fun and great food with networking! Enjoy the atmosphere and bring a friend. We are showing the love to our community and local businesses to encourage more community involvement. This is how we do it and “This is the Way!” See you there.

Monthly board meeting rescheduled on zoom
2023-05-22 11:00 - 12:30 | West Columbia Gorge Chamber of Commerce, P. O Box 245, Troutdale, 97060, United States
Hello members and board members. This month’s board meeting was rescheduled to Monday May 22nd at 6pm
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Community Cleanup Day: Saturday, May 20, 2023 City of Wood Village
2023-05-17 01:00 - 10:00 | OR
The annual Wood Village Community Cleanup Day collects bulky waste, e-waste, and household hazardous materials. For Wood Village community members only.

Chamber Chat Double Shot with Millie King and Marleee Boxler hosting this informative meeting!
2023-05-17 00:30 - 01:30 | Troutdale Visitor Center, 475 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR, 97060
It’s going to be great at 7:38…..Mollie King and Marlee Boxler would love to have you visit the recently remodeled Visitor Center in Downtown Troutdale. They will be sharing many of the opportunities in Troutdale to enjoy the city and the many tourist events that they host and sponsor. Volunteer opportunities galore are available with the upcoming First Friday events and this year the Troutdale Art Festival will be kicked off with a 3 day event in the heart of the city. They will be closing the highway to make way for this great event. Formally known as the Fall Festival of The Arts, the Troutdale Art Festival is the new name and this will be a highly anticipated event that stresses the arts and culture that this event will showcase.
Come hear Marleee and Mollie speak on this and so much more. This is an event that you should not miss. Invite a friend or fellow business to engage in this premier meeting of what is going on this year in Troutdale. Light refreshments and coffee will be served.
See you there!

Learn over lunch at Lyft Fitness to learn more about how massage and breathing go together!
2023-05-03 04:30 - 06:00 | Lyft Fitness Gresham corner of Cleveland and Stark ST, 23500 SE Stark St,, Gresham, Oregon, 97030
This month’s Learn over lunch will be hosted by Lyft Fitness. The topic will be on how massage and breathing can assist in wellness. Should be a great time and we all need to be more fit. Lyft has been remodeled and is a wonderful place to workout. They also participate in the senior programs of Silver Sneakers and Silver and Fit programs as well. Come here Lyft’s expert on this topic. Bring your own lunch and I believe there will be some samples of some of the Fitness centers drinks. Invite a friend or fellow business to partake in this fun event

This month's BASH (Business after social hours) will be held at Cherry Park Plaza Senior Living Ctr!
2023-04-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Cherry Park Plaza, 1323 SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, OR, 97060, United States
This month’s BASH will be hosted and sponsored by Cherry Park Plaza Senior assisted living center. They will be providing food and beverages of all kinds. Come see Cherry Park and see why this is a great option for those in need of independent to assisted living on all levels. Jacey will be happy to give a tour as well. Support our fellow members and share this event with a friend. This is open to al

Sunday, April 23 – THS Annual Meeting & Presentation
2023-04-23 07:00 - 09:00 | Troutdale Historical Society, 732 E. Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR 97060
Time: 2pm
Location: Sam Cox Building, 1102 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, Oregon 97060
Topic: Annual meeting – a vote on the Board of the Directors and new board members, review of the Troutdale Historical Society and a presentation by Len Otto “Troutdale Flood of 1948.”

Gorge Artists Open Studio Tour
2023-04-21 03:00 - 2023-04-23 10:00 | OR
Gorge Artists Open Studio Tour invites art lovers to meet forty artists in their studio spaces — to experience art as work, craft, process, and inspiration. Encounter a variety of mediums — from painting to ceramics, jewelry to textiles, wood working to photography, glass to metalsmith, and more. This is a free, self-guided tour of artist’s studios and work spaces located throughout the Mid-Columbia Gorge region. To see what’s in store for this year, follow us on social-media @gorgeartists.
Dates and time: April 21, 22, 23 10:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: studios located throughout the Mid-Columbia Gorge region

This week's weeks Chamber Chat will be with Wood Village's new Mayor John Minor at Tany's Coffee!
2023-04-19 00:30 - 01:30 | Cityof Wood Village
This week’s Chamber Chat will be with John Minor, new Mayor of Wood Village. John will be speaking about what is happening in Wood Village and his plan to move the City forward. We just had an amazing Easter Egg hunt and many from the Chamber volunteered at this fun event. Tany’s Coffee Shop will be hosting this event so come enjoy some great drinks and food. New owner Richard Sioux will be there and preparing your favorites. Spring is in the air and time to catch up with fellow Chamber members and guests. Invite your friends and other businesses to this location and make the mid week more productive and fun. See you there!

Chamber chat on April 12th will be at the Starbucks at the Gorge Outlets.
2023-04-12 00:30 - 01:30 | Starbucks, 450 NW 257th Way, Trputdale, OR, 97060
This week’s Chamber chat will be at the newest Starbucks in the Troutdale Outlet Center. This place is huge and great place to meet friends or have meetings. We are getting out in the community and discovering new places for our members to network or socialize. We are the Chamber that promotes business and through this effort, grow our membership and enhance the opportunities in our respective communities. Bring a friend or fellow business person and see this wonderful addition to the outlet Mall. If we all invited just one person, we would have more productive network opportunities. Who will you bring??
See you there.

This week's Chamber Chat will be at the Starbucks in the Troutdale Outlets!
2023-04-12 00:30 - 01:30, 2023-03-15 00:38 - 01:38 | Starbucks, 450 NW 257th Way, Trputdale, OR, 97060

Wood Village Easter Egg Hung
2023-04-08 02:00 - 03:30 | Donald L. Robertson Park, 24300 NE Halsey, Wood Village, OR, 97060, United States
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 8, 2023
9:00-10:30 am
Donald L Robertson City Park, 24300 NE Halsey St, Wood Village
Key Features: 35,000 candy-filled Easter eggs; an ADA and a sensory inclusive hunt; three age group hunts; visit and photos with the Easter Bunny; refreshments
Volunteers Needed: 8:00-10:30 am for setup and event (approx. 40 volunteers)

If you want to be more involved in this or other events with Wood Village please use this link:
https://www.woodvillageor.gov/residents/community-involvement/

Learn over Lunch with YTP of Reynolds and Corbett School Districts on April 5th!
2023-04-05 04:30 - 06:00 | Ye Olde Pub, 202 W Historic Columbia River, Troutdale, 97060, United States
Come hear about Corbett and Reynolds School Districts Summer Works Program. Cathy and Kathi will be presenting on an amazing opportunity for your business. The employer supplies the summer internship, the districts Summer Works grant pays the wage! This will be held at Ye Old Pub in downtown Troutdale.

Come to the BASH (Business after Social Hours) with our host Jean Linn from Artistree NW!
2023-03-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Artistree NW, 103 W Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR, 97060
This month’s after hours will be very unique. We will be meeting at Artistree NW at her business to show and tell what she does and how she does it. Very much like the Made in Oregon shop, this shop has many handcrafted items and is so homey and regionally attractive. So much to see and there is always something for someone special in your life. After this we will head across the street to Bandits Bar and Grill for some food and drink. Going to be a fun evening so invite a friend or fellow business owner to participate in the fun evening.

This week's Chamber chat will be at the Wood Village Burrito Shop, Potential new member!
2023-03-07 23:30 - 2023-03-08 00:30 | Wood Village Burrito Shop, 23423 NE Halsey St, Wood Village, OR, 97060
This week we are being hosted by the Wood Village Burrito Shop. They are actually opening early to accomodate us. So they technically open at 8am but will open for us at 7:30am. Come enjoy breakfast or something to eat while networking with your fellow chamber members. Invite a friend and let’s show this business some love and appreciation. Should be a great turnout and good networking experience. Your Chamber is out in your community and let’s make a difference together. Always something new with your Chamber. See you there and plan on enjoying something from this local growing business.
