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<p class="MsoNormal">September 24, 2007<br />&#160;</p>



<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for all the nice comments on our BLOG!<span style="">&#160; </span>In the coming weeks and months, the Chamber
will make great strides to streamline our communications outreach to coincide
with your time-compressed reading schedules.<span style="">&#160;
</span>After the release of The Clarity Newsletter in early October (should be
in the mail October 4<sup>th</sup>), the Chamber will split our Weekly
E-Information into 2 strategic pieces.<span style="">&#160;
</span>Every Tuesday our distribution will include Chamber Events and
non-repeating Chamber Member programming. <span style="">&#160;</span>To plan your weekend/weekday social calendar,
we have created a new Thursday distribution for our Community Cultural
Calendar.<span style="">&#160; </span>The twice weekly format will
allow for a quicker read and, better visibility for our Member Events.<span style="">&#160; </span>Look for the exciting roll-out during
mid-October! <br /></p>



<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking of the Clarity, I have seen the first draft/layout
and, I must say it is quite impressive.<span style="">&#160;
</span>The look is fresh and modern and, the articles/information will be easy
to read and retain.<span style="">&#160; </span>As inserts, the Chamber
will include a quarterly calendar of events and, an updated directory roster of
new and renewing members.<span style="">&#160; </span>All members of
record will be mailed their personal copy.<span style="">&#160;
</span>Additional issues will be available at our events and online at
www.GoGayMiami.com.<span style="">&#160; </span><br /></p>



<p class="MsoNormal">The Chamber will launch ad sales for the annual community resource guide,
aka THE DIRECTORY the second week of October.<span style="">&#160;
</span>We have roughly 6 weeks to sell ads to cover the publication cost of
this important resource guide for an early December distribution so, please
make your necessary plans to advertise in The Book!<span style="">&#160; </span>Only you, our members can make it happen.<span style="">&#160; </span>Pricing and advertising specifications will
be available online beginning October 1<sup>st</sup>.<span style="">&#160; </span>For more information, you may call the office
(305-573-4000) or, Joe Robertson @ 305-866-4886! <br /></p>



<p class="MsoNormal">For those of you at our Networker this past Thursday (at the
fabulous Victor Hotel
on South Beach, you had an opportunity to meet
our new office associate, Daniel Gomez.<span style="">&#160;
</span>Danny is an FIU student and is assisting Michael in getting the office
whipped into shape for a busy next few months.<span style="">&#160;
</span>As for the Networker, we stopped counting at 150 persons…what a great
turnout and, a huge round of thanks to Joel Spalding
for being the host with the most.<span style="">&#160; </span>Next
month’s event is at The Setai on October 18<sup>th</sup> so, mark those
calendars. <br /></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">See you on October 4<sup>th</sup> @ Paco Camp Salon for our
Monthly Women’s Networker!<span style="">&#160; </span>Have a great
week!</p>

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        <title>Welcome folks!</title>   
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        <p>Most of us read blogs.&#160; Many of us even have our own.&#160; We felt is was high time to initiate our own MDGLCC blog as a means of filling the information gaps and, reaching out to some of you we might be missing via our other forms of communication.&#160; At first, this will be a work in progress, building on itself...some content from me and, hopefully quite a bit from you our Members!&#160; So, for the first blog post, I am going to provide some &quot;Did you know&#39;s&quot; about what we are working on here at MDGLCC! </p><p>Did you know....?</p><ul><li>MDGLCC is working on providing a low-cost basic<strong> Health Care Program</strong> (Primary &amp; Dependent Coverage w/o hospitalization).&#160; Our <strong>Health Care Affinity Group</strong> will be reviewing the program with an expected roll-out before year end.</li><li>MDGLCC offers a job posting page on the website (<a href="http://www.gogaymiami.com/job.asp">Job Posts</a>) for our members and community groups offering employment opportunities.&#160; In the future, MDGLCC and the National Gay &amp; Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will offer a one-site location to post resumes, job opportunities and interviewing tips.&#160; We hope to have this in place by 1Q08!</li><li>MDGLCC will announce <strong>Directory 2008 </strong>in October with a delivery date of early December 2007.&#160; Be on the lookout for information on how to advertise in this valuable resource (ad revenue covers the cost of publishing the book so, please budget to participate)!!!</li><li>MDGLCC posts event pictures on its site within days after a networker.&#160; Thanks to Robert Figueroa for his photo snapping achievements!&#160; You can find the pictures @ <a href="http://www.gogaymiami.com/photo_gallery.asp">Photo Gallery</a>.</li><li>MDGLCC is currently forming its <strong>Hospitality Affinity Group</strong>.&#160; This amalgamation of Chamber Members in the Hospitality field is anticipating the roll-out of our <em><strong>Gay Friendly Hotel &amp; Restaurant Certification Program</strong></em> (in January 08).&#160; This ground-breaking program will revolutionize the way we promote our destination.&#160; If you are a member and hotelier and would like to participate in the initial stages of this program, please contact us @ info@gogaymiami.com.</li></ul><p>There is more so, tune in next Monday!&#160; We encourage your participation so, let us know what you think!&#160; Also, as a Member Benefit <strong>we will list your blog link on this site </strong>so <strong>Gayber</strong> <strong>Members</strong> (Gay Chamber Members...Richard Murry of Treister Murry PR came up with this name) can easily keep tabs on your thoughts and best business practices.</p><p>Have a great week everyone...thanks for blogging along!</p><p>Steve<br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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