Going on job interviews? Giving a business presentation? Leading a meeting? Need confidence? Toastmasters is the answer!

The ability to speak well is crucial to success, but have you ever evaluated your speaking skills? Many people, if they were to seek feedback, would learn that they talk too much, or perhaps too softly, that they fill their sentences with “ums” and “uhs,” or that they are hard to follow. You might say that it’s the message that matters; but if you can’t put your ideas across in a way that makes people want to listen, that promotion or that leadership position could be a long time coming.

Toastmasters offers a formal, self-paced program that will help you learn to speak better. The two keys to this are practice and feedback. Toastmasters clubs provide a friendly and supportive setting where you can practice your public speaking, and receive constructive feedback. Darlene Burrill says, “Toastmasters has given me the courage to speak in front of a group in spite of my speech impediment.”

To learn more about Toastmasters attend an Open House at Burien Breakfast Toastmasters, Thursday, September 9, 2010. Arrive at 6:45am to receive your guest packet and get your coffee or juice. There will be a light breakfast served at break time.

Burien Breakfast Toastmasters Open House
4 Lessons on Speaking from “The Karate Kid”
Highline Public Schools ERAC Building
15675 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
Across the street from Azteca, next to Hi-Line Lanes
7:00am – 8:15am
Arrive at 6:45am for Guest Packets, Coffee and Juice
For more info contact Theresa 206-588-5088 or burienbreakfast.com@gmail.com

There will be three parts to the meeting, the prepared speeches, the evaluations, and “Table Topics”. The prepared speeches are usually of five to seven minutes long. Each member is given in a manual that sets out ten speech projects. Each of these has a specific goal, such as speech structure, using gestures, pauses and vocal inflection. These will help you learn how to express your ideas clearly and with confidence. Bang Parkinson, the President of Burien Breakfast Toastmasters, says that using the speech projects helped her gain confidence and feel comfortable presenting at board meetings at work. “Even though I still have my Chinese accent, people understand me better. Giving speeches at Toastmasters helped me to articulate well and to speak slower, clearer and smoother.”

After each speech an evaluator, usually a Toastmaster more experienced than the speaker, provides feedback. This takes the form of an impromptu speech and the objective is to give suggestions on how to improve future speeches because feedback is essential to learning.

For many people the “Table Topics” part of a meeting is the most frightening, yet this is also of the greatest benefit for those wanting to improve how they speak at work. In Table Topics each person is called upon to speak impromptu on a subject. If you’ve never done it before, delivering an interesting and well-structured talk to a group of attentive listeners without any preparation can be extremely difficult. Yes, the first time is hard, but it gets easier with practice, and that’s precisely the point. As Jean Schmidt says, “I used to be legally blind. Science gave me back my eyesight. Toastmasters opened my eyes. Now they can’t keep my mouth shut!”

Attend a meeting and you’ll find Toastmasters are more than willing to share stories of how Table Topics practice helped them at work. From explaining a project to a group of unexpected visitors to persuading colleagues to consider a crazy idea, being able to express thoughts clearly is essential to being viewed as both confident and competent. Roger Wells will tell you how Table Topics saved his dad’s life when with no preparation he had to convince medical authorities to hospitalize his dad at once.

You can learn these skills and more in a supportive, self paced, fun atmosphere at Burien Breakfast Toastmasters. Join us at our Open House September 9, 2010 at 6:45am or at any of our regularly scheduled meetings.

Burien Breakfast Toastmasters
Highline Public Schools ERAC Building
15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW
Burien, WA 98166
2nd and 4th Thursday of every month
7:00am – 8:15am

Mount View and White Center Heights Elementary Schools will both celebrate back-to-school by giving out new backpacks full of school supplies to students courtesy Qwest, World Vision, Community Schools Collaboration (CSC) and Highline Public Schools.

In addition to giving out the free backpacks, families of students are invited to a free barbecue as well.

Here are the details:

• Tuesday, Aug. 31st at Mount View Elementary, located at 10811 – 12th Avenue SW, between 10am – 2pm.
• Wednesday, Sept. 1st at White Center Heights Elementary (10015 – 6th Avenue SW) from 5pm – 7pm.

On Friday, September 3, Southwest Youth and Family Services and South Pacific Youth Connections are hosting a public celebration in honor of the youth in our community who participated in their South Pacific Youth Connections Summer Program.  Through dance, poetry, and song, “Fia Fia” will showcase the talents and hard work of the youth who made the program such a notable success this year.

Young people of South Pacific ancestry in our community face daunting challenges as they navigate their way to adulthood.  They tend to experience higher than average failure rates in school and excessive referrals into the juvenile court system.  The South Pacific Youth Connections Summer Program was designed to help youth meet these challenges “through building self-confidence and cultural pride,” according to SYFS’s Joseph Seia.  The summer program offered participants “Pacific Islander-centric social studies and history courses, a fitness program, Pacific dance workshops, and anti-racist organizing.”

By all accounts, the South Pacific Youth Connections program is succeeding in its mission.  In an August 27 press release, Seia highlighted some of the students’ accomplishments.

•    Washington Strongest School Competition: South Pacific Youth Connections students took second place this year in the first annual competition that focused on fitness and strength.
•    Pacific Dance: South Pacific Youth Connections students performed cultural dance at 20 different venues this year.
•    Pacific Islander Social Studies Class: South Pacific Youth Connections students completed a social studies class for high school credit.
•    Community Forum: South Pacific Youth Connections students helped organize a successful forum to address the recent injustices with the police and the youth community.

“Fia Fia” is used in Pacific Island cultures such as Samoa and Tonga to mean “celebration,” “get-together,” or “happy.”  The event of that name this Friday promises to be all three, not to mention a great opportunity for our community to celebrate these young people’s hard work, while enjoying what promises to be an exciting display of their talent.

WHAT: “Fia Fia,” a celebration of the South Pacific Youth Connections Summer Program. Featuring dance, song, poetry, and more.

WHEN: Friday, September 3, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

WHERE: South Seattle Community College, JMB A, 6000 16 Avenue S.W., Seattle, 98106.

INFO: See flier below or contact Joseph Seia at 206.937.7680 ext. 210 or JSeia@swyfs.org for more information.

WCB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s featured Open House for this week is a spectacular Sound view 2-bedroom condo just across the street from the water, next to Salty’s Restaurant in Redondo.

With a great covered patio/deck to enjoy, Redondo’s views and the beach, this unit offers a great, easy location, along with a club house big enough for wedding and family get-togethers.

Hardwood floors are only four years old, and there’s lots of storage and covered parking.

This unit is very clean and has fresh paint throughout.

Here are the details:

WHEN: Open House will be this Sunday, Aug. 29th, from 1pm – 4pm.

WHERE: 28120 S Redondo Beach Dr Unit 210, Des Moines, WA 98198

INFO:

• List Price: $249,900
• Listing #: 119453
• Beds: 2
• Baths: 1.00
• Year Built: 1962
• Approximate House SqFt: 815
• Home Owners Dues: $310

Appliances that Stay:

• Dishwasher
• Microwave
• Range/Oven
• Refrigerator

Unit Features:

• Balcony/Deck/Patio
• Skylights
• Top Floor

Marketing Remarks:

VIEW, VIEW and beach life!!

Spectacular Sound view 2 bedroom condo with a great covered patio/deck to enjoy.

Redondo’s views and beach, just across the street from the sound and next to Salty’s Restaurant.

This unit offers a great, easy location, club house big enough for those wedding and family get-togethers.

Hardwood floors are only 4 years old, lots of storage and covered parking.

This unit is very clean and has fresh paint throughout.

Click here to see the full, detailed listing.

Click here to view all of Prudential Northwest’s Open Houses.

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For decades, Americans have taken their coffee with jazz.  The fusion has helped give rise to poems, friendships, and cultural collaborations that have defined American music, art, and literature.  With such a rich tradition behind them, coffee and jazz make the perfect combination for a relaxing morning.

Starting this Saturday, White Center’s Dubsea Coffee is inaugurating a jazz and java tradition for our community, one which White Center residents can partake in on the fourth Saturday of every month.  The event will be hosted by jazz DJ Michael Olson, who often provides the music for Dubsea art openings.  Folks interested in a preview can check out Olson’s radio show, Freedom Sounds, at http://www.freedomsoundsradio.blogspot.com.

WHAT: Saturday morning Jazz set at Dubsea Coffee.

WHEN: Saturday, August 28, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm, and the fourth Saturday of every month thereafter.

WHERE: Dubsea Coffee, 9910 8th Ave SW, Seattle, 98106.

INFO: Check out the DJ’s website or call Dubsea at (206) 708-6806 for more info.

Here’s the lineup for Saturday’s White Center Third Saturday Art Walk, which goes from 6pm – 9pm Saturday night, Aug. 21st:

August 21, 6 PM – 9 PM
White Center Third Saturday Art Walk

Dubsea Coffee (9910 8th Ave SW): Jeannette Jones – oil paintings. Jeannette’s oil paintings are a complex tapestry of images that require second and third looks to discover the hidden portraits contained within.

Proletariat Pizza (9622-A 16th ave SW): Terry Peart – acrylic paintings. “17th and Roxbury”. Come see this series of paintings of a local landmark in White Center. have you tried the tiramisu?

Salvadorean Bakery (1719 Roxbury): Heather Mathias – Photographing Color and Design: An Exhibit by Heather Mathias
Heather Mathias’s artwork is an exploration of color and design. She photographs everyday objects, then through “reverse process” discovers their essence – their visual essence; whether it be a specific color, a specific design, or both.

Dzul Tattoo (9622-B 16th Ave SW): The Dzul Family – Tattoo, airbrush, cool urban art. Check out the shop, get that long-desired tattoo!

Cafe Rozella (9434 Delridge Way SW): Another month of good ART!!

Full Tilt Ice Cream (9629 16th Ave SW): Check for updates.

Big Al Brewing (9832 14th Ave SW): Adam Schmidt – Metal Art -Precision-cut metal art.

WCB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s featured Open House for this week is a totally-remodeled 4-bedroom, 2-bath home in McMicken Heights with views of Mt. Rainier and the Cascade Mountains.

This home features hardwood floors, six-panel doors, tile bathrooms, rounded corners, new furnace, windows and much more.

There’s a large family room off the living room that leads to huge covered deck overlooking a fenced back yard, along with raised gardens and breathtaking views!

Here are the details:

WHEN: Open House will be this Sunday, Aug. 22nd, from Noon – 3pm.

WHERE: 4846 S 170th Street, SeaTac, WA 98188

INFO:

• List Price: $274,950
• Listing #: 107062
• Beds: 4
• Baths: 1.75
• Year Built: 1948
• 2-car Garage
• Approximate House SqFt: 1,840
• Lot Square Footage: 11,325

Interior Features:

• Ceiling Fan(s)
• Dble Pane/Strm Windw
• French Doors

Site Features:

• Cable TV
• Deck
• Fenced-Partially
• High Speed Internet
• Outbuildings

Marketing Remarks:

Total remodel 3 years ago, 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with Mt Rainier, Valley and Cascade Mt views!

Home features hardwood floors, 6 panel doors, tile bathrooms, rounded corners, new furnace, windows, electric & plumbing.

Large family room off the living room leads to huge covered deck overlooking fenced back yard, raised gardens and breath taking views!

Deep 2 car garage with opener and shelves.

Lot of extra storage, private setting in back yard.

Click here to see the full, detailed listing.

Click here to view all of Prudential Northwest’s Open Houses.

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On Wednesday night (Aug. 18th), Burien’s Tin Room hosted the opening party for sponsors of the 2010 “Brat Trot” 5K race, which will be on Sunday, Sept. 19th.

This year’s all-day event will benefit White Center’s own WestSide Baby, along with Safe Kids of South King County, as well as Multicare at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center.

Last year’s race brought in nearly $25,000 for local charities, and this year’s will include even more activities, including a German Oompah Band, a “Seize the Sausage” race, beer garden, and a block party emceed by none other than Burien’s own inimitable “Yodeling Dominatrix” Manuela Horn.

The brainchild of Tin Room owner Danny House (aka “Dan the Sausageman“), the original race drew more than 700 people together for a day of fun and festivities, and most important, fundraising. Of course this year, Danny wants to do more.

Here’s how YOU can help:

• If you’re a local businessperson and you’d like to chip in to sponsor (we’re already one!), click here to download a PDF Sponsorship Packet.
• If you’re a Runner who’d like to register for the race, click here.
• If you’d like to serve as a Volunteer, click here to email Deb Will.
  

Here’s info on this year’s race from the website:

This year’s 5K race begins in Olde Burien on SW 152nd, widely circling Lake Burien before finishing to cheering crowds around the corner of 10th SW and back onto SW 152nd.

2010 brings the addition of a 1 mile+ “Seize the Sausage” race, perfect for kids and adults alike looking for a shorter venue. Runners can dash out, grab their Bratton and race back to the same finish line as those in the 5K.

5K Individual Race
This 5K course is generally flat with few even slight grades. Runners will be primarily on blacktop with a bit of gravel and grass. Race is clearly marked with live hand wavers to keep you on the course and trained flaggers and police officers at busy intersections. Runners can expect a nice run through neighborhoods with glimpses of beautiful Lake Burien and other parts of our charming city. Timing is chip-driven and provided by BuDu Racing.

The Burien Brat Trot starts and finishes nestled into one of greatest festivals of the fall — Octoberfest. Beginning at 10:30 am on September 19th the band strikes up and begins to play in Old Burien. All day event goers can enjoy brats, the beer garden, a german oompah band,water weenie races, booths and of course the Chicken Dance. Local restaurants and shops will be open for business with drink and event specials. Entertaining again this year is the Austrian Yodeler Manuela Horn.

In addition to marking your calendars for the race day, you might also want to pencil in Friday, Sept. 17th as well – that’s the night of the Brat Trot Pub Crawl, which, if it’s anything like last year’s, will be amazingly fun.

Coming up Friday August 20, Neighborhood House and Regence BlueShield are presenting a free Health Summit at the High Point Neighborhood House Center.

The public is invited to attend the summit, where they’ll have the opportunity to receive free services from health professionals, including blood pressure checks, chiropractic advice, HIV testing, body weight and body fat checks.  Workshops on vitamins, diabetes, substance abuse, tobacco, hepatitis, and healthy living will be offered, and doctors will be on hand to answer any health-related questions you might have.

Healthy food and entertainment will be provided, and raffle prizes will be given away throughout the evening.  Interpreters will be on hand to provide translation services for Somali, Khmer, Spanish, Vietnamese, and other languages.

WHAT: Health Summit providing free health services to local residents.

WHEN: Friday, August 20, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

WHERE: Neighborhood House, 6400 Sylvan Way SW, Seattle, 98126.

INFO: For more information, see the event flier below, or contact Steven Van at (206) 299-7350 or stevenv@nhwa.org.

“Wednesdays with WCELI,” a free parental educational gathering, will be meeting again this Wednesday, Aug. 18th from 9am – 10am at the Educate Early Learning Center, located at 625 SW 100th Street, next to White Center Heights Elementary School.

Here are the details:

WHAT: “Wednesdays with WCELI” meeting.

WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 18th from 9am – 10am.

WHERE: Educare Early Learning Center, next to White Center Heights Elementary at 625 SW 100th St. Seattle, WA 98146.

INFO: From a flier:

Join other parents over coffee/tea to discuss topics and resources in early learning.

Make it Fun! Watch Them Learn!

Get Ready for Kindergarten!

What you can do to make sure your child is ready for school.

• Coffee/tea and light morning refreshments provided
• Children welcome; activities provided for ages 2 – 5

Questions? Call (206) 716-8855.

Record numbers of attendees are expected tomorrow, August 14, at the seventh annual White Center Pasefika festival, taking place at White Center Heights Elementary School.

“Pasefika” is the community faith-based organization hosting the festival, which is free to the public.  Local Pacific Island musicians, artists, and groups will put on musical and cultural performances, and numerous vendors will offer delectable island dishes.  “Island-style” games will be offered, including coconut husking, and gifts will be awarded to festival attendees in a drawing sponsored by vendors and community partners.  Vendors will also be selling an assortment of beautiful arts and crafts, including island clothing and jewelry.

Festival organizers promise “this family-oriented cultural event is a wonderful opportunity for Washington residents to experience the culture and diversity of the Pacific Islands that is available to them right here in the Pacific Northwest.”

WHAT: Pasefika Festival, a free celebration of Pacific Island Culture for all ages.

WHEN: Saturday, August 14, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

WHERE:  White Center Heights Elementary School, 10015 6th Avenue SW Seattle, 98146.

INFO: See the festival flier below for more information, or read more about it on the White Center CDA’s blog.  You can also contact festival organizer Edna Noga at 206.280.6098 or edna.noga@gmail.com.

Tickets are on sale for the White Center Community Development Association’s Annual Dinner and Live Auction fundraiser, coming up on Friday, September 10. Organized to benefit “neighborhood revitalization, family development, and community building,” the fundraiser is an excellent opportunity to provide concrete support to an organization which works hard for White Center.

The CDA recently pioneered a new slogan and a new vision for the White Center Community: “Celebrating Our Global Village.”  Their mission and work honor the rich history of the White Center neighborhood, which has for decades been a home for working families.  In recent years, White Center has grown into a phenomenally diverse community.  One in two White Center residents is a person of color, and dozens of different ethnic groups enliven White Center through the traditions, food, energy and passion they brought here with them when they immigrated to the United States.  While honoring the history and diversity of White Center, the CDA also recognizes that many in our community face serious challenges.  The CDA’s website notes that one in three people in White Center do not earn a living wage, and one in six live below the federal poverty level.  These severe economic challenges imperil the stability of families and neighborhoods, and make it difficult for children to thrive and break the cycle of generational poverty.

The White Center Community Development Association has been working to combat these challenges and mend the fractures in our community since 2002, and their annual fundraising dinner is a great opportunity for White Center residents to show their gratitude.  By purchasing a ticket and supporting the live auction that will take place at the dinner, you’ll be making an investment in your community that will pay out for years to come.

WHAT:  “Celebrating our Global Village” CDA Fundraiser to benefit Neighborhood Revitalization, Family Development and Community Building.

WHEN: Friday, September 10, 2010, 6:00 to 8:30 PM.

WHERE: South Seattle Community College, Jerry Brockey Center, 6000 16th Avenue SW, Seattle, 98106.

INFO: See the flier below for more information. To purchase your ticket and RSVP for the event, visit the White Center CDA online

Groundbreaking ceremonies for White Center’s upcoming “Strength of Place Village,” a new construction project of 30 units of affordable rental housing, is set for Wednesday, Sept. 15th.

Scheduled to open next summer, this new project is being built through a partnership between the White Center Community Development Association, Capitol Hill Housing and Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association.

Located on the corner of SW 100th Street and 13th Ave SW, the project is slated to have 30 apartments ranging from one-bedrooms to three-bedrooms for low-income families making less than about $55,000 per year.

According to a statement, Strength of Place Village will also deliver living-wage construction jobs to White Center and will be green built to the Washington State Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard.

Here’s more from a press release:

Long-time White Center resident Laushonda Barquet remarks that Strength of Place Village “would be very beneficial to the White Center community because many residents have financial barriers that don’t permit us to find well managed, good quality homes we can afford.”

Executive Director of the White Center Community Development Association, Aileen Balahadia, says “Strength of Place Village represents a significant community achievement, working with the King County Sheriffs Office to identify a troubled corner property, meeting our residents’ desire for quality, family-sized housing, reviving a walkable business district, and pulling together the resources and team to make these 30 units a reality. We believe the project is a true model for how to construct affordable housing the White Center way.”

This project is one of five projects in Washington State that received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tax Credit Assistance Program funding administered by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. In a time when low-income housing tax credits are scarce, the partnership’s combined strengths made it feasible for the project to secure tax credit equity and this stimulus award. Capitol Hill Housing is the lead housing developer, the White Center Community Development Association is the local sponsor and Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association secured the site in 2008 and will provide construction management services for the project. The project is currently owned by a tax credit Limited Liability Company in which all three non-profit organizations have an ownership stake.

Christopher Persons, Executive Director of Capitol Hill Housing says “we are honored to have been invited into White Center to partner on this unique project. It is a model for collaboration and the development of affordable housing in a community context.” Derek Birnie, Executive Director of Delridge Neighborhoods Development, the agency that originally purchased the property and started the development process, agrees that it has been an honor to be asked into the White Center neighborhood. He also states that “with all the changes that have been happening in both the financial and real estate sectors, this type of exciting collaboration between agencies is how nonprofits will be able to continue to develop quality affordable housing projects”.

Funding for this project is provided by Annie E. Casey Foundation, Impact Capital, King County, the State of Washington, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tax Credit Assistance Program, National Equity Fund, Bank of America, Washington Community Reinvestment Association and the Bill & Melinda Gates Sound Families Initiative.

Asian American and Pacific Islanders make up nearly twenty percent of the population of White Center, yet they’re not always well-represented in the halls of higher education.  Coming up August 16, South Seattle Community College is hosting a public forum on mobilizing Pacific Islanders in higher education.

The forum’s organizers have invited the public to participate, in order to help “foster dialogue and conversation about how communities and institutions can collectively strategize towards increasing the mobility of Pacific Islanders in higher education.”  Public participation is “crucial to this dialogue,” they affirm.

The forum will present a panel discussion featuring Dominic Jay “DJ” Leon Guerrero Crisostomo of the Tacoma Metropolitan Development Council, and Annie Patu, a longtime public educator.  Both Crisostomo and Patu have extensive experience mentoring Pacific Islander students, and each brings unique talents to bear as they guide these students down constructive educational paths.  Rochelle Fonoti, the facilitator of the forum, is a visiting instructor at South Seattle Community College who hails from New Zealand and Samoa, and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Sociocultural Anthropology at University of Washington.

WHAT: “Talk Story” forum on Pacific Islanders in higher education.

WHEN: Monday, August 16, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

WHERE: South Seattle Community College, 6000 16th Ave SW, Jerry M. Brockey Student Center Room B, Seattle, 98106.

INFO: Check out the event flier below, or contact facilitator Rochelle Fonoti at rfonoti@uw.edu or (206) 768 6487 if you have more questions or are interested in attending.

White Center’s Dubsea Coffee has new art going up on the walls on August 15, and it looks to be another fantastic show.  Jeanette Jones creates dynamic and colorful paintings that are easy to get lost in.

Many of her works blend abstract shapes with artful, classic portraits, creating numerous layers for the viewer to peruse.  After watching an online slideshow of Jones’s paintings, its hard not to get excited about seeing her works on canvas and up close. Her art will be on display at Dubsea through September 14.  Stop by Dubsea between 7 and 9 pm on Saturday, August 21 to peruse the installation and discuss the works on display with Jeanette Jones herself.

WHAT: Artist reception with Jeanette Jones.

WHEN: Saturday, August 21, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

WHERE: Dubsea Coffee, 9910 8th Ave SW, Seattle, 98106.

INFO: Check out Jeanette Jones’s website for more info.

The White Community Development Association (WCCDA) is holding two “Social Media” seminars – the first will be Friday, Aug. 20th at the Greenbridge YMCA’s Learning Center’s Computer Lab from 1pm – 4pm.

If you’re a small business owner in the Dub-C and you don’t know what this newfangled “social media” thingy is, then these are for you. If you do know what it is, but aren’t sure what it can do for you, then these seminars are for you as well. And if you use it now but want to get better, then these are for you too.

Here’s what the WCCDA says about the seminars:

What is social media and how does it help your business? It is an online medium of which you use to connect to potential customers/clients/general public for the purpose of putting out the words and advertise your business.

It is like a simple internet’s website. In our business district, we already have some savvy social media users such as Full Tilt, Proletariat Pizza, Dubsea Coffee, and they will tell you that it helps them tremendously with their marketing and sale.

Social media accounts such as Facebook, Yelp, Group-on, etc. are all free of charge to set up and use.

This workshop will cover:

• Gain knowledge and awareness about online social networking
• Gain online social networking tools and resources
• Practice dissemination of information via online social networking
• Share tips and experiences on the internet that have worked for them
• Build a stronger community through online interactions

Teachers for the first seminar will be Ian Dapiaoen and Virgil Domaoan. Jessica Estrada of Banyan Branch Marketing will teach the second (date and time to be announced).

Here are the details:

WHAT: White Center CDA’s “Social Media” seminars.

WHEN: The first seminar is Friday, Aug. 20th from 1pm – 4pm.

WHERE: Greenbridge YMCA’s Learning Center Computer Lab,  located at 9720 8th Ave SW.

INFO: From an email:

Hello everyone,

Based on popular request, we are bringing you free social media training seminars.

What is social media and how does it help your business? It is an online medium of which you use to connect to potential customers/clients/general public for the purpose of putting out the words and advertise your business. It is like a simple internet’s website. In our business district, we already have some savvy social media users such as Full Tilt, Proletariat Pizza, Dubsea Coffee, and they will tell you that it helps them tremendously with their marketing and sale. Social media accounts such as Facebook, Yelp, Group-on, etc. are all free of charge to set up and use.

If you think learning and using this kind of marketing is difficult, it is EASY but do require some time to sit down and learn.  We have two seminars for you. The first one is:

• Friday, August 20, 2010; Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  Trainer: Ian Dapiaoen and Virgil Domaoan
  Location:
  Greenbridge YMCA’s Learning Center Computer Lab, 9720 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106

The CDA’s very own social media experts Ian Dapiaoen and Virgil Domaoan will be on hand to facilitate and lead the workshop. Space is limited so YOU HAVE TO REGISTER! PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER ON HOW TO DO THAT!

The second social media training workshop will be facilitated by Jessica Estrada of Banyan Branch Marketing. Time and date to be announced later.