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Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Beneficiaries

The 26th annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival welcomes residents and visitors to our beautiful downtown to shop, dine and stroll the Boulevard. We take pride in highlighting our local artists, restaurants, retail, artisans and musicians. This year's fundraiser helps support Chamber community events, speaker series, leadership training and membership programs throughout the year and allowed the Lafayette Chamber the ability to give back $45,000 to our schools and our community organizations including:

Lafayette Res Run for Education Beneficiary Designations

The 31st annual Lafayette Res Run for Education was a HUGE success! 2240 participants registered and ran on a fall Sunday morning complete with a rainbow. This annual fundraiser has allowed the Lafayette Chamber the ability to give back $178,195.27 over the past 5 years directly to our local school organizations! The 2023 community effort raised a record breaking $48,219.71.

Burton Valley Elementary PTA $10,265.51

Happy Valley School Parents Club $8,352.67

Lafayette Elementary PTA $8,747.77

Springhill PFC $8,034.39

Stanley PTA $9,513.47

Acalanes Parents Club $1,936.80

Campolindo Parents Club $811.70

Miramonte - Orinda Network for Education (ONE) $557.40

Photo of Lafayette School District Representatives, Dec. 14, 2023.

Save the date for the 2024 Lafayette Res Run for Education: Sunday, October 20.

BY THE NUMBERS

YEAR IN REVIEW

We celebrated our much deserved Business Person of the Year, Tom Stack, Coldwell Banker Realty, in February and honored our Citizen of the Year, Mike Anderson, in March.

Our first mixer of the year brought members and guests out to Mechanics Bank in Lafayette in one of the many atmospheric rivers of the season.

The Lafayette Chamber Young Professionals held both socials and an educational event, meeting monthly throughout the year. The Lafayette Business Women launched in February and continued meeting at various Lafayette locations through November. We thank all the businesses who hosted both of these subcommittees: Headlands Brewing, Compass, Creekside Commons, Create and Flow Creative Studio, Pillar Cowork, Goddess Gatherings, Sexton Group Real Estate, Town Hall Theatre, Premier Kitchens, Harper Greer and Hollie's Homegrown. LBW photo by Lily Dong.

The always-sold-out Taste of Lafayette Restaurant Stroll showcased our downtown restaurants on a beautiful Tuesday night in May and supported the Community Foundation of Lafayette. Photo by Jeff Heyman.

The Acalanes Senior Car Rally celebrated 2023 graduates as they drove along Mt. Diablo Blvd. with family, friends, businesses, and the community cheering them on. 

We kicked the summer off with the 2nd Annual Lafayette Community Day. We rocked the Plaza every Friday night with amazing musicians who afforded us many opportunities to dance the evening away and to cheer on the Lamorinda Idol Contestants.

We hired two new employees in May/June who hit the ground running, Luisa Miles and Rebekah Dani. And we welcomed baby Quell!

In 2023, we hosted numerous ribbon cuttings welcoming businesses to Lafayette including Millie's American Kitchen, Goddess Gatherings, Lamorinda Gynecology & Surgery and New Medical Family Medicine, 2GORJIS Wellness, First Street Rain Garden, Oasis Cafe, LALA Dental, Pedego Electric Bikes, Traffic Bar & Grill, The Fish Barn, Mighty Market, Safeway, Sonder Beauty, Abio Properties, and East Bay Health.

In August we met at The Bruns! The Lamorinda Business Mixer was held at the beautiful Cal Shakes venue in Orinda. Photos by Craig Isaacs, Blue Goo Photography.

We hosted the 26th annual Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, the 31st annual Lafayette Res Run for Education, Trick or Treat Street, and the Community Thanksgiving Breakfast to celebrate fall. Photo by Jeff Heyman.

The 11th annual It’s a Wonderful Life in Lafayette Holiday Celebration was presented by the Lafayette Chamber, and sponsored by Lafayette Realtor the Dana Green Team and Branagh Development, who together along with the City of Lafayette are also sponsoring the environmentally-friendly downtown Lafayette twinkle lights for the holiday season. Photo by Jeff Heyman.

Our traditional Holiday Mixer was held at the iconic Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa on December 12. Special thanks to Nick Boyzch and staff for hosting such a beautiful event!

THANK YOU!

We sincerely appreciate the ongoing support of our premier members: Cobain Orthodontics, Diablo Foods, Douglah Designs, Mechanics Bank, Oakwood Athletic Club, Pacific Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital, and ParkSmart, Inc.

FROM ALL US AT THE LAFAYETTE CHAMBER

Season's Greetings from the Lafayette Chamber! As we celebrate 76 years of fostering a thriving community, we extend our warmest wishes to you, your family, and your business for a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year.

Your commitment to serving our community is an integral part of Lafayette's success, and we invite you to join us in our mission to promote and maintain a healthy business climate while preserving and enhancing our cherished quality of life. May the coming year bring new opportunities and continued success.

We look forward to working together to make Lafayette an even better place for businesses to thrive and for our community to flourish. Happy Holidays!

Photo: Holly Sonne, Rebekah Dani, Sara Regan, Luisa Miles and Ginny W. Quell. Not pictured: Linda Carlson.

JOIN US AT OUR JANUARY MIXER!

SHOP & SUPPORT LOCAL!

Dining and Gift Guide

This interactive PDF lists Lafayette Chamber member restaurants and gift/retail shops in our downtown! Check it out!



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