Business CONNECT Event

May 3rd @ 3 - 5pm | White River Amphitheatre

Join us for our next Business CONNECT Event at White River Amphitheatre! This is a free event and all Auburn Area businesses and employees are welcome to attend.

Enjoy appetizers, refreshments, and networking. Bring your business cards for a chance to win great prizes. Grand prize drawing for four box club seats at a mutually agreed upon concert. This is a great opportunity to learn more about local businesses and connect with other businesses in the Auburn Area. If you RSVP before April 26th we will give you a free swag item when you check-in. Click here to RSVP.

Auburn Area CONNECT Golf Tournament
July 20th @ 11:30am
Washington National Golf Club

Have a ball at our Annual Golf Tournament! Golfer registration is now open.

Support education in the Auburn Area with tournament sponsorship opportunities.

Presenting Sponsor | Cart Sponsor | Putting Green Sponsor Lunch Sponsor | Dinner Sponsor | Contest Sponsor

Hole Sponsor | Raffle Item Sponsor

All proceeds to benefit ACSEP – providing scholarships to students in the Auburn Area. Get your business recognized at the tournament by sponsoring or donating a raffle prize!

Click here for sponsorship opportunities, to donate a raffle item, or to RSVP.

Ninth District Tech Fair
April 22nd @ 1pm
Federal Way Library

Would you like to explore a career in technology? There are many pathways in the tech industry. Attend the event to learn more about careers in the tech industry and network with organizations and service providers. Click here to RSVP.

Auburn Comprehensive Plan Open House
April 27th @ 4 - 7pm | Washington Elementary Gymnasium

The City of Auburn is embarking on an update to the Comprehensive Plan – Imagine Auburn – which considers how the city will thoughtfully accommodate growth by 2044. This plan, required to be adopted in 2024, is being completed by all cities and counties in Washington State. Click here to learn more.

Career Showcase at ShoWare
April 27th @ 9am - 1pm
ShoWare Center
625 W James St, Kent, WA 98032

Talk to high school students about job opportunities in your industry by having a company booth at the upcoming career showcase.

The purpose of this event is to allow the student to see, hear, and in some cases experience hands-on, a wide range of career pathways. They will learn, directly from employers, the skills, education, and training needed for that industry such as apprenticeships, internships, and “On the Job Training”. Students will also be able to learn the application process for various industries.

Contact [email protected]  with any questions and to sign up your business. Click here to fill out the registration form.

Trivia Night!
April 28th @ 5:30 - 9pm
Junior Achievement of Washington

Grab your smartest friends (or not... the prize for last place is free entry into next year's event) and join us for a fun night of trivia, dinner, and a silent auction - all to raise money for the Auburn Public Schools Foundation!

Doors open and dinner served at 5:30, and trivia begins promptly at 6. Be sure to come early and scope out the info boards - there might just be some trivia clues hidden in plain sight!

For more information or to buy tickets, click here.

Your Money Matters Fundraiser Event
May 5th @ 6 - 8pm | Junior Achievement of Washington

YMMM's mission is to provide financial education and mentoring support for economically vulnerable BIPOC youth and young adults. Financial Literacy is considered a powerful tool for success. YMMM has set its mission to enrich financial awareness in our youth, their families, and communities.

For more information or to RSVP, click here.

Cheers to Careers
May 19th @ 5 - 9pm
Junior Achievement of Washington

Take your taste buds on a tour of Washington craft beer, cider, and spirits while mixing and mingling in our immersive student learning towns, JA BizTown® and JA Finance Park®. This FUNdraising event includes live music, a raffle, a silent auction, beer, cider, and spirit tasting, and more!

Click here for more information or to buy tickets.

Interurban Trail War Memorials 5K Fundraiser
May 29th @ 12 - 3pm | Interurban Trail Pacific

5K Walk or Run Fundraiser for 3 War Memorial Sites along the Interurban Trail in Pacific. 5K will lead you past all 3 future War Memorials. Click here to register.

CONNECT Community

Welcome New Educators to the Auburn School District!

Each year, the Auburn Area Chamber welcomes new ASD Educators at the New Educators Welcome Breakfast. We are seeking CONNECT business members who would like to partner with us to welcome them to the Auburn Area. This is a great way to market your business. You can provide coupons, promotional gifts, and other swag for us to give out to them at the upcoming breakfast. Items (130 total) must be dropped off at the Auburn Area Chamber office (268 E. Main Street, Auburn), or arranged for us to pick up items, before August 11th. Please contact [email protected]  to schedule a pick-up or drop-off.

The Auburn Food Bank is moving and needs your help!

"The food bank staff have 'answered the call' every time. Whatever the need, whatever the situation, we have done our very best to step up and solve the need. We can't do this without some major help." -Auburn Food Bank

For more information, click here.

Parks, Recreation & Open Space Map Survey

The City of Auburn Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan starts with you! Following up on the City’s previous text survey for the PROS plan update, a new map-based survey has been prepared that allows you to mark up on an aerial map where you would like to see things such as trails, sport fields, etc. As is with the previous survey, your input will provide meaningful insights to guide the next 6-10 years of parks and recreation activities and improvements.

Click here for more information and to take the survey.