Events for December 2017
South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Dec 1 - Dec 24    Donation Event for the Sharing Tree at On The Border Restaurants
The Sharing Tree (formerly known as The Christmas Connection) is excited to partner with On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina restaurants in Oklahoma City.  During the month of December, there will be an amazing donation event which enables The Sharing Tree to run its expanded programs now offered all year round.
 
On The Border restaurants will offer their customers a $5 off coupon if they make a $5 donation to Sharing Tree which you can make while you are there at the restaurant. Then, you can use the coupon on your next delicious meal --- any time through the end of February 2018.

On The Border will provide menu inserts with a picture and brief description of our organization. Please tell everyone you know to visit our friends at On The Border, have dinner and donate all at the same time! We appreciate you helping us get the word out about this exciting opportunity for Sharing Tree!
 
If you would like to learn more or volunteer, check out our website at:   www.sharingtreeok.org
Date: December 1, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Location:
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
544 I-240 Service Road, 73139

or any of the other four locations in the metroplex
Contact: Donna Robison, The Sharing Tree eMail: drobison@sharingtreeok.org
EMail: drobison@sharingtreeok.org
Date/Time Details: .
Dec 2    Come-and-Go Knitting Group at the Southwest Oklahoma City Public Library

Knitters of all skill levels are welcome to join the knitting circle on first Saturdays through April at the Southwest OKC Library. Learn from each other, work on a project, check out knitting books, or borrow an iPad to watch some tutorials! 

Please note that this group is not an instructor-led class, but librarians will be available to direct you to a variety of knitting resources. 

Check out all of SOKC Library’s upcoming events our calendar!

Date: December 2, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Website: http://pioneerlibrarysystem.org
Location: Southwest Oklahoma City Library
2201 Southwest 134 Street,  73170
Contact: (405) 979-2200
EMail: sokc_library@pioneerlibrarysystem.org
Fees/Admission: Free
Dec 5    Holiday Ambassador Meeting & Dirty Santa Gift Exchange
It's the Holidays - time to celebrate!  Join us for the last 2017 Ambassador meeting "Dirty Santa Gift Exchange." To play "Dirty Santa," please bring a gift with a value of $25.

Dutch lunch.
Date: December 5, 2017
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Hidden Hollow 
10400 South Western, Suite 5, 73139
Contact: Jamie Crowe at (405) 634-1436
EMail: jamiecrowe@southokc.com
Dec 6    Grow with Google
You're invited to attend free workshops and get 1-on-1 coaching on topics like search engine optimization, online marketing strategies, and more. View the schedule and choose session topics and times that work for you.
Date: December 6, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Location: Devon Boathouse
725 South Lincoln Boulevard, 73129
Contact: Register at g.co/GrowOKC
Dec 6    Hispanic Business Seminar - Management of Human Resources

Management of Human Resources:
Manejo de los Recursos Humanos:

Incentive a sus empleados. Cree metas y delegacion de responsabilidades que puedo preguntar en una entrevista.

Gold Sponsors: Metro Technology Centers and Tyler Media

 

Date: December 6, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Services Reception Hall
701 Southwest 74 Street, 73139
Contact: Register - Elena Troya (405) 595-2243 or elena.troya@metrotech.edu
EMail: elena.troya@metrotech.edu
Date/Time Details: December 6, 2017
6 - 8 p.m.
Fees/Admission: $10 per person
Class offered in Spanish only
Dec 7    Coffee with Councilman David Greenwell
Come enjoy a morning of coffee and networking with Ward 5 Councilman David Greenwell.

Presenting Sponsor: OG&E Electric Services

Gold Sponsor: Tyler Media

Silver Sponsors: OK Municipal Contractors Association; Wheeler District; and Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard, p.c.

Bronze Sponsors: Moore Norman Technology Center and Voorhees Voorhees & Byers

Host Sponsor:  Frontier State Bank
 
Date: December 7, 2017
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Frontier State Bank
5100 South I-35, 73129
4th Floor of New Loan Center
Contact: (405) 634-1436
EMail: info@southokc.com
Dec 7    South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee Invites You to Meet and Greet with Lieutenant Governor Candidate Matt Pinnell
Join us for this come-and-go event to meet Lieutenant Governor Candidate Matt Pinnell and network with other members of the community. 
Date: December 7, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
OG&E Electric Services Reception Hall
701 Southwest 74 Street, 73139
EMail: mv@lawofficeokc.com
Dec 7    Jingle and Mingle Holiday Event at Revive Hormone Clinic
Join us for a Holiday Celebration and get your punch card signed to be entered for the grand prize drawings!  Win a years worth of free Botox, 
massages, facials, and much more!  
Date: December 7, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.ReviveOKC.com
Location: 13316 South Western, Suite F
Contact: Hostess Jennifer Foster at Revive Clinic
EMail: Jen@reviveokc.com
Dec 7    Keller Williams 25th Anniversary Celebration & Cookies with Santa!
You are cordially invited to our
Cookies with Santa &
25th Anniversary Celebration
Date: December 7, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
Keller Williams Green Meadow
1624 southwest 122nd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73170
Contact: Casey Cook 405-691-2556
EMail: klrw21@kw.com
Date/Time Details:

Thursday, December 7, 2017
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Come and Go
Fees/Admission: We are grateful to you for making this comany a success for 25 years.
Dec 11    Membership Luncheon
Come join us for the South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon. The keynote speaker will be Mr. Steve Crawford, Director of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of Oklahoma. Come join us as he speaks on the ins and outs of the TSA in Oklahoma!

Presenting Sponsor: Moore Norman Technology Center
Date: December 11, 2017
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Moore Norman Technology Center
South Penn Campus
13301 South Pennsylvania, 73170
Contact: 634-1436 or info@southokc.com
Fees/Admission: $25 for Pre-Registered Members
$30 for Non-Members or Members at the Door

RSVP required by noon, December 7. Since lunch is provided, all registrants who do not show will be charged $25.
Dec 13    Estate Planning at the Southwest Oklahoma City Public Library

Come join us as we learn about probate, wills, trusts, durable and health care power of attorney and advanced directives.  Planning for your future, your children, potential health issues and how your property and wealth will be managed if you become incapacitated or how it will be distributed when you pass on is important.  Estate planning offers peace of mind and could reduce, if not eliminate, disputes between your family members.

Register here, and check out all of SOKC Library's upcoming events on our calendar!

Date: December 13, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Southwest Oklahoma City Library
2201 Southwest 134 Street,  73170
Contact: (405) 979-2200
EMail: sokc_library@pioneerlibrarysystem.org
Fees/Admission: Free
Dec 13    Dream Team Networking Group at Accel at Crystal Park
This will be our Holiday session... with a special venue at the beautiful Accel facility at Crystal Park!  Their chefs will prepare a buffet lunch for us.  Those who wish to participate can bring a gift for the gift exchange (value $10 to $15).  Reservations requested.

This is one of the Chamber's monthly networking groups!  Success always starts with a dream!  The Dream Team group meets once a month at lunchtime. 

Everyone participates in the round of self-introductions; plus, we have a member spotlight each time!

The guidelines explain that there are limitations based on industry category.  Any chamber member may attend twice.  So, please join us to learn more.  All of our special events are open to any chamber member.  Non-chamber members are welcome to attend once, prior to joining the South OKC Chamber.
Date: December 13, 2017
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Accel at Crystal Park.
315 Southwest 80 Street
(about one block south of I-240 between Walker and Santa Fe)

Many thanks to the Crawfish Pot for their hospitality for the past few months! 
We periodically rotate around to other chamber restaurants!

 
Contact: for more information: Co-Chair: Linda Richardson with HMIpromos at eMail: LRichardsonOKC@aol.com OR phone: 405-473-8008 Co-Chair: Lisa Thomas with Beyond: Lisa.Thomas@GetBeyond.com OR phone: 405-823-8970
EMail: lrichardsonokc@aol.com
Date/Time Details: December 13, 2017
12:15 to 12:30 p.m.:  Informal Networking
12:30 to   1:30 p.m.:  Formal Networking
Fees/Admission: Usually we meet at a chamber restaurant and people pay for their own lunch orders.  This time, their chefs are preparing a buffet for us.   Participants are asked to do a free-will donation (what you would have typically paid for lunch) to our host's charity of choice.

 
Dec 13    Holiday Gathering

We would like to say "Thank You" to all of our wonderful members for supporting the South Oklahoma City Chamber and our business community this year. Stop by the Chamber and have a festive drink on us!

Date: December 13, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: South OKC Chamber of Commerce
701 Southwest 74 Street, 73139
EMail: angelafusselman@southokc.com
Dec 14    TEAM South - Community Service Session
TEAM South Class X will be setting an example in our community by volunteering on this day.  We will work the morning shift and follow-up our hard work with a "dutch-treat" lunch to discuss our day.
***This event is for TEAM South Class X Participants only and alumni who missed this day in the past. If you are an alumni who missed this day, please contact Liz Cromwell and save your spot***
Date: December 14, 2017
Time: 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: The Sharing Tree
5728 South May Avenue, 73119
(Northeast Corner of Southwest 59 Street and May)

Lunch @ Cocina De Mino (Southeast Corner of Southwest 59 Street & Western)
Date/Time Details: First Shift:  7:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Forum:  12:45 - 2:30 p.m.
 
Fees/Admission: Contact Liz at 634-1436 or e-mail lizcromwell@southokc.com  if you would like more information to apply for next year's TEAM South Class XI!
Dec 14    Teen Sewing Program at the Southwest Oklahoma City Public Library

Teens! Come learn to sew your own winter craft!  Don't know how to sew? Don't worry! This is a beginner-level class. This program is intended for students in grades 6-12. 

All supplies will be provided. Registration is required.

Check out all of SOKC Library's upcoming events on our calendar!

Date: December 14, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://pioneerlibrarysystem.org
Location: Southwest Oklahoma City Library
2201 Southwest 134 Street,  73170
Contact: (405) 979-2200
EMail: sokc_library@pioneerlibrarysystem.org
Fees/Admission: Free
Dec 21    Seriously Fun Networking at On The Boarder for special session
This is one of the Chamber's monthly networking groups!  We always mix a bit of fun in with our work!  The Seriously Fun group meets twice a month in the late afternoon.

Everyone participates in the round of self-introductions plus we have a longer Member Spotlight!

The guidelines explain that there are limitations based on industry category.  Any chamber member may attend twice.  So, please join us to learn more.  All of our special events are open to any chamber member.  Non-chamber members are welcome to attend once, prior to joining the South OKC Chamber.
Date: December 21, 2017
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: For Thursday, December 21st --- 
we will go to On the Boarder Mexican Cantina and Grill to participate in their fund-raiser for The Sharing Tree.
Their address is 544 South I-240 Service Road...  just WEST of South Walker on the SOUTH side of I-240!

Voting on our new "regular" meeting place for 2018 is in progress and will be finalized on December 21!


 
Contact: for more information: Co-Chair: Linda Richardson with HMIpromos at eMail: LRichardsonOKC@aol.com OR phone: 405-473-8008 or Co-Chair: Karen Proctor with The Village on the Park at eMail: kproctor@rcmseniorliving.com OR phone 405-692-8700
EMail: lrichardsonokc@aol.com
Date/Time Details: We are still currently meeting:

3:00 to 3:30 p.m.: Informal Networking
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.: Formal Networking
 
Fees/Admission: There is no cost to participate in this networking session other than the food and beverages you choose to order.

For this donation event at On The Boarder...  if you make a $5 donation while there, they will give you a $5 coupon to be used on your next meal at any On The Boarder until the end of February of 2018.  Limit one coupon per meal!
Dec 25 - Jan 1    South OKC Chamber Closed for Holidays
The South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce will be closed for the Holidays. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our members! We appreciate you this Holiday Season and all year long.
Date: December 25, 2017