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Visit the Calendar of Events for dates and details or the PARTNERSHIP CAMPAIGN BOOK for other opportunities.

B2B MEMBER LUNCH - STATE OF THE CHAMBER

B2B membership luncheons are held to update, educate and inform the membership on topics affecting the Bellevue/Nebraska economy; emerging trends, buying power, identifying current issues impacting Bellevue & Eastern Sarpy County businesses; plus more.

BELLEVUE CHAMBER GOLF CLASSIC & TEE BOX EXPO

Please join the Bellevue Chamber at the 25th Annual Chamber Golf Classic. We’ve added some additional excitement again to the 2010 Classic. You pick the hole you’d like to sponsor, set up a t-box display, promote your business and you could win CASH! Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place t-box displays. Hole sponsorships—$1/yard. Sign up as an individual or invite some clients for a team but don’t miss this great networking, business marketing tool—Golf, it does a business good!

BELLEVUE CHAMBER ANNUAL DINNER

Bellevue’s Premier Event for Business. This sold out event is a celebration of the economic vitality of our region. Over 350 businesses and community leaders attend this annual silent auction and dinner.

MEMBER ORIENTATION

Quarterly orientation for new investors in the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. This lunch briefing is given to new and current members on the benefits available.

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE

The P.I.E. Dinner is the culmination of our Leadership Bellevue Program. Leadership Bellevue is a ten-month, community leadership program designed to spring board class participants into community leadership involvement. The dinner celebrates the graduation of a group of professionals and the commitment of our community leaders.

SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

After a sold out event last year, its 8th year promises to be grand. The Small Business Awards of Excellence is a program developed to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and business successes of Bellevue.

TASTE OF THE CHAMBER

This is the most delicious and exciting event of the year! Exhibitor booths will offer mouth watering food and beverages for sampling.

W.I.L.L. (WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP LUNCH)

Have lunch with community and business women exchanging ideas, networking while enjoying dynamic speakers. These are quarterly lunches hosted by the Bellevue Chamber engaging business and professional women.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION

The Wine and Cheese evening reception is a celebration and recognition of business and professional women and the end-cap to the quarterly W.I.L.L lunches. The “Women of the Year” award is presented at this widely attended reception.

WOMEN’S WINE & NINE

Teeing up and doing business on the golf course is a tradition that businessmen have enjoyed for years. Women’s Wine & Nine is an opportunity created to introduce professional women to the game. This unique event will include an hour of golf instruction, golf coaches on each hole and a whirl wind of networking, prizes and fun!

DC FLY-IN

Bellevue goes to Washington DC! Bellevue Chamber members value this annual trip as an opportunity to communicate their business issues to our Nebraska delegation, while also interfacing with the associations, federal offices and personnel on issues important to the Bellevue-Offutt Community.

FEDERAL FLY-BACK

Federal policies impact your business and our economy. Changes at the federal level are occurring rapidly. Hear about these developments and let Nebraska’s federal delegation hear your voice during our upcoming Federal Fly-Back. The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce is spearheading this jam packed event with the NE Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Start the day with "Nebraska" Breakfast, attend breakout sessions and enjoy lunch while hearing from our keynote speaker, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President, Tom Donahue.

INAUGURAL RECEPTION

Celebrate the election and re-election of our public officials. No more commercials, no more yard signs means it’s time to put it behind us and build bridges for the future of our community. This evening reception provides valuable interaction with our elected officials.

LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION, LINCOLN NE

An annual event that allows the Bellevue/Offutt Business leaders to travel to Lincoln for a sold out reception. The purpose of the reception is to support our state legislators, staff, and department heads and discuss the issues most important to our businesses and our community.

LEGISLATIVE DRIVE IN

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce will invite Nebraska State Senators, staffers and state departments to participate in a Legislative Drive In designed to expose and educate state leaders on the Bellevue-Offutt Community. The Drive In will include detailed Bellevue and Offutt tours and briefings. The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce will provide tour buses to and from Lincoln.

LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON AND CANDIDATE RECEPTION

"Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." - Pericles (430 BC). Every day our elected officials are involved in decisions that affect our lives. The candidate reception is an opportunity to hear a candidates platform and interact with them one on one.

PANCAKES AND POLITICS

The Pancakes and Politics quarterly political breakfast series - sponsored by YOUR BUSINESS – features prominent speakers, policy analysts and political experts specializing on issues at the local, state and federal levels. This is an event for Bellevue Chamber members only.

MILITARY RELATIONS GOLF CLASSIC

While the Chamber’s primary focus is to support local business, we are also fortunate enough to be the home of Nebraska’s third largest employer, Offutt AFB. Each year we meet at Willow Lakes to celebrate and support our significant partnership.

SALUTE TO BELLEVUE-OFFUTT

May is traditionally Military Appreciation Month; therefore we get together for lunch to Salute the Bellevue/Offutt partnership. The leadership of our largest employer, Offutt Air Force Base, gives a briefing on the status and activity of the Offutt.

STATE OF STRATCOM

We are pleased to have the USSTRATCOM leadership brief the greater Bellevue Business Community. Join the business community in a business lunch and briefing with United States Strategic Command.

QUARTERS 13

Join the business community as we celebrate the New Year with the Leadership of Offutt Air Force Base and tenant units.

Visit the Calendar of Events for dates and details or the PARTNERSHIP CAMPAIGN BOOK for other opportunities.