Sammamish Chamber of Commerce

City Council Candidate Forum Announcement:

Date: September 28

Location: Eastside Catholic School

Time: 7:00 pm- informal networking and meet and greet with candidates. 7:30 pm-forum begins

The Sammamish Chamber is hosting a forum for all candidates running for City Council to give their opinions and talk about their reasons for running. This event is free and open to the public. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Business Chamber Members can send in their questions any time as directed through the SCC newsletter. The public will have an opportunity to submit questions at the forum. Choice of questions submitted to candidates at time of forum shall be up to the discretion of the SCC officials and given to the moderator to be read that evening.

This forum will be a fair and open discussion run by the Sammamish Chamber and other local businesses. SCC President, Alan Finkelstein (Sammamish McDonald’s) will be the moderator for the evening.

Candidates should arrive by 7:00.

Masks will be required and we will ask for proof of Covid vaccination at the door.

The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce respects all candidates and wishes to give them this opportunity to speak openly to the public.

King County is currently in a modified Phase 2, allowing more businesses to reopen.  King County submitted a plan to the Washington State Department of Health to allow for limited reopening’s of recreational, social, and business activities in accordance to Jay Inslee’s Safe Start reopening plan.  This plan was approved June 19th.  Activities may begin immediately as outlined in Phase 2.  Here is an article on King County’s Phase 2 plan.

Here are the latest updates in the City of Sammamish.

How are we coping with the pandemic?  Member businesses photographed by Jean Johnson productions.

Support Our Local Businesses!

Sammamish restaurants are there for us when we want to celebrate something and meet for fun with our family and friends.  They are still in the kitchen willing to serve us through take out and delivery.  Let’s be sure to support them through this time of crisis.  Here is a list of the SCC-member restaurants still open:

• Dairy Queen
• Emerald City Smoothie
• Kryptonite
• La Casita
• MOD Pizza
• Mommy’s Kitchen
• Pagliacci Pizza
• Pine Lake Ale House
• McDonald’s
• Sammamish Cafe
• Tanoor
• Vinason
• Zeek’s Pizza

The Complete List of Open Sammamish Restaurants

The 2020 Market season is scheduled June 3 – September 16 from 4-8 PM each Wednesday.

Interested in being a Market sponsor?
Check out the SFM Sponsorship Package.

Looking to volunteer?
Info Booth shifts available:  4:00-5:30pm, 5:30-6:30pm, 6:30-8:00pm
A great way to meet the community!

Set-up and breakdown volunteers are also needed from 2-4pm and 8:00-9:00pm.
This is a perfect opportunity for students to collect school-required community service hours and be involved in their community.

Know a local band, act, school group, community group who would like to perform at the market?
We are scheduling the market’s entertainment and are accepting applications.

Reserve a spot for a Business Booth
Get more info here.

Contact email for all inquiries and sign ups: info@sammamishchamber.org

Do you have a ribbon cutting that you would like the Chamber to attend?
Email us at info@sammamishchamber.org.
Photos from Sunny Hills Elementary Ribbon Cutting on Oct 13th.
Photo Credit: Jean Johnson Productions

Top slider photo credit: Jean Johnson Productions