CIBA Newsletter - April 2009

£ Please join us in welcoming AMAZON CONSULTING, INC. as our newest CIBA member!

£ A hearty THANK YOU to the following businesses who have RENEWED THEIR CIBA MEMBERSHIP: ZIA Southwest Cuisine and Simply Payroll. Your support through membership dues helps CIBA work for YOU!

£ CONGRATULATIONS are in order to the following CIBA members for achieving some might significant milestones: Northwest Realty Consultants, in March celebrating 25 years in business; Shonnard’s Nursery, Florist & Landscape, in April also celebrating 25 years in business; Footwise, celebrating 26 years in April; Schmidt’s Garden Center, celebrating a 50th anniversary in May and First Alternative Food Co-op North Store, celebrating the Grand Opening of their expansion on May 1. The biggest round of applause goes to Garland Nursery, after 72 years in business this month! Thank you all for your service to our community!

£ CIBA is sponsoring a public URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT FORUM for our members. The forum will be Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 pm, upstairs at The Book Bin (go in the Darkside Cinema door on 4th St and follow the signs). Speakers supporting and opposed to the URD will be presenting. Come prepared with your questions.

£ It’s almost time for the 2009 BUY LOCAL FIRST BREAKFASTS! This popular event is again co-sponsored by CIBA, First Alternative and the Corvallis Odd Fellows. The Saturday morning breakfasts this year will be May 2nd, June 6th and July 4th (yep, let’s celebrate Independence Day by celebrating our Independent Businesses!). This is the primary way we focus the Corvallis community on Buying Local and we need your volunteer help to host these breakfasts. If you can offer some time to help with this important event, contact Colleen (752-0047; info@corvallisiba.org">info@corvallisiba.org). We need food preppers, cooks, dishwashers, set up and clean up people, servers, and table bussers – we’ll find a spot for you! We are also looking for local independent businesses who would like to do a table display at one of the breakfasts.

£ The 4th Annual Prosperity That Fits Town Hall Meeting, INVESTING IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY, will be held Thursday, May 7 at 6 pm at the OSU Alumni Center. The event is free and refreshments will be served. The Keynote Address will be given by Dr. Robert Young, a noted expert on sustainable cities. Register online at www.prosperitythatfits.org.
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