NEWS
Family Grocery Giveaway
FILIPINO CHAMBER LEADS EFFORT TO DISTRIBUTE FREE GROCERIES FOR THOSE IN NEED – THURS OCT 22ND
Members and friends of the Filipino community are invited to obtain boxes of free groceries of high quality foods:
October 22, 2020 l 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (or whenever boxes of food run out)
Rainier Community Center at 4600 38th Avenue So. (Drive through at NE Parking Lot)). See attached flyer.
Coordinator is May Pineda at 206 226-9254. Volunteers are also needed. Contact May
$10,000 Grants For Small Businesses – Applications due October 28, 2020
$10,000 Grants For Small Businesses – Applications due October 28, 2020
Applications open for the Washington State Small Business Resiliency Grants
The application is available using this link. The due date for applications is October 28, 2020.
**It is important to note that businesses that applied for the Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grant will need to apply again.**
The Department of Commerce has developed the Community Small Business Resiliency Grant Program using $5 million in federal CARES Act funds. Successful grant applicants will be eligible for up to $10,000. To apply, applicants must meet the following criteria:
1. Have been in operation since at least Mar. 1, 2019.
2. Have no more than 20 payroll (full-time or part-time) employees as of Mar. 1, 2020.
3. Be licensed as a Washington State business in good standing with state and federal agencies.
For more updates on COVID-19 for small business owners, visit King County’s website:
The Filipino Chamber has a consultant under contract to assist you in filling out the application.
Preparing a Successful Business Loan Application and Grant Zoom Online Workshop set for October 22nd. Details in the following flyer and attached flyer.
Register by going to www.bit.ly/FCCPNW2020-Workshop-2
No charge, workshop includes instructional materials.
Preparing a Successful Business Loan and Grant Application
Zoom Workshop to Help You Get Funds for Your Business
This is a reminder of our Chamber’s workshop this Thursday, 3-4pm on how to prepare a successful loan and grant application. No registration fee. Opportunity to position your business to secure existing and upcoming funds so your business can survive
See details below (or on the attachment). No registration fee. Register at
www.bit.ly/FCCPNW2020-Workshop-2.
SURVEY OF FILIPINO SMALL BUSINESSES
SURVEY OF FILIPINO SMALL BUSINESSES
Our Filipino Chamber has been asked to participate in a national Asian Chambers and Entrepreneurs survey of small businesses to assess how we are doing and what our needs are. This data will be important in securing more funding for small business support. Your participation is strongly encouraged. The survey takes about 7-8 minutes to complete. Surveys will be emailed out this weekend and must be completed by Thursday, October 15th.
DISTRIBUTION OF FREE QUALITY FOODS – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th – Volunteers needed
Our Filipino Chamber is partnering with Badger Farms and other Filipino groups to distribute hundreds of boxes of free high quality foods this Friday, October 9th; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (Drive through only)
The distribution of the food boxes will be in the parking lot of the Rainier Field Community Center, off of 38th Avenue So. and Genesee.Street.
Inform your family and friends. Also, volunteers are needed to help load the food boxes in recipient cars.
Please contact May Pineda at 206 226-9254
Board members are reminded of the FCCPNW Board Meeting – Saturday, October 10th. Zoom link will be sent out on Friday afternoon.
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