CONNECT Events

Sip-N-Shop at Antique Marketplace

8.19.22, 7 pm - 10 pm @ Antique Marketplace
1809 Howard Road, Auburn

Doors open at 7 pm for a night of reds, whites, and 13,000 square feet of shopping with over 100 vendors! You won't want to miss this exciting evening at Antique Marketplace, the premier antique mall in the area! Receive 4, 2 oz. pours of wines chosen especially for this event throughout the evening as you peruse through the mall! *Must be age 21 or older to attend. ID checked at door.

Welcome New Teachers to the Auburn School District!
8.23.22 @ The Outlet Seattle

Auburn Area Chamber needs local business promotional items, swag, coupons, and other giveaways to welcome the new teachers to the Auburn School district at our upcoming New Teacher’s Welcome breakfast. We are seeking CONNECT business members who would like to partner with us to welcome the 2022-23 cohort of new teachers in the Auburn Area.

This is a great way to market your business to new teachers. Swag items 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 18th. Must provide a total of 130 to be added to the swag bags. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a pick-up or drop-off.

Business Connect Event

9.7.22, 3 pm - 5 pm @ Red Canoe Credit Union

Join us for September's Business Connect event held at Red Canoe Credit Union. 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. This is a great opportunity to learn more about local businesses and connect with other business owners. Please RSVP online, so we have a spot reserved for you at this event.

Click here to register to attend!

Find photos from previous Business CONNECT events here.

Connect Golf Tournament

9.15.22 @ Auburn Golf Course

Golfer registration is now open. Click here to register your team today or you can contact [email protected] for questions.

Sponsor Opportunities
Join us at our Connect Golf Tournament as a business sponsor. Click here to view the various sponsorship opportunities.

Raffle items are needed, help us make this a truly special event by donating raffle items to benefit our educational efforts in the Auburn Area. Contact [email protected] for raffle donations.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS!

Auburn Farmers Market
Every Sunday, June 5th - September 18th, 10 am - 3 pm @ Les Gove Park

Get Up & Move
Every Friday, June - to August 26th, 8 am - 9 am @ Downtown

Almost 5k Poker Fun Run & Walk
Friday, August 12, 7 pm - 8:30 pm @ Les Gove Park

Sip-N-Shop at Antique Marketplace
Friday, August 19, 7 pm - 10 pm @ Antique Marketplace

Orion Employer Appreciation Event
Wednesday, August 24th, 7:30 am @ Orion

Visit our event calendar at auburnareawa.org/our-events for more information.

CONNECT Community

Impact Covid-19 had on our Youth

Your Money Matters Mentoring

The mental health and wellbeing of BIPOC youth and young adults is crucial to our nation’s recovery from COVID-19 and a critical part of beginning to heal institutional and systemic racism. The absence of a community voice for BIPOC youth and young adults ages 13-25 in the design, identification, and evaluation of culturally responsive mental health and wellbeing supports creates barriers to care resulting in higher ED visits, suicide attempts, and death.

Your Money Matters Mentoring proposes a partnership with Kaiser Permanente to get input from BIPOC youth and young adults on applications submitted for this RFP. Youth and young adults have unique wisdom to share in the selection of programs and activities intended to improve their mental wellbeing.

As part of the design process for this initiative, YMMM has been recommended as a trusted leader to host and facilitate a workshop to help shape and advise KP’s decision-making. We are looking to recruit 15 to 20. BIPOC youth and young adults 16-24 in Pierce and King County to participate in a 4-hour workshop on Saturday, August 27th from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This will take place at our YMMM office located at 420 E. Main St Auburn WA, 98002.

Learn more about this great opportunity to volunteer in your community.

Operator of Auburn’s Healing Through Housing Location Announced

Press Release - King County Dept. of Community and Human Services August 5, 2022

King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) announced the selection of two new operators for Health Through Housing buildings in Auburn and Federal Way. These two buildings will move one step further toward implementation with openings forecasted by the end of 2022. 

The two organizations will coordinate the 24/7 onsite operations at each location. Compass Housing Alliance will operate the former Clarion Inn at 916th Street NW in Auburn and Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle will operate the former Extended Stay America on 320th Street in Federal Way. 

Read more.

Capstone Project

Green River College- BAS in Applied Management Capstone Project (Fall of 2022)

Green River's Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management students have a capstone project at the end of the program in their Business Strategies and Analysis classes. The final capstone project is a two-part project, this project would help students learn more about business management and strategies and hopefully would also be a win for the business as students would present various strategies/ideas to help the business grow/prosper.

Green River College is looking for someone who can devote approximately 2-3 hours total: one meeting in September/early October and one meeting in late November. Both meetings would be via zoom (so no travel would be required).

Here is a description of the project and additional details if you are interested in the project.

CONNECT Renewal Shoutout!

CONNECT Jobs

City of Pacific is hiring! The City of Pacific complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. Click here, to see all open positions.