BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240503T010000Z DTEND:20240503T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:SDEBA 45th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff : Thrive Together DESCRIPTION:We're turning 45 this May and we'd be thrilled to have you join us as we celebrate. Our first event is our kickoff celebration in partnership with San Diego's Better Business Bureau serving the Pacific Southwest and MyPoint Credit Union. Admission is complimentary - bring a friend or colleague!\n\n\n\nComplimentaryTickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/bbbcommunity/thrive-together-a-celebration-of-unity-growth-in-san-diego-business-with-sdeba-s-45th-anniversary\n\n\n\nIn May of 1979 Greater San Diego Business Association\, now the nation's 2nd oldest continuously operated LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce was born - literally in the closet. Members in our infancy met secretly\, produced a directory\, and prior to opening an office there was an answering machine that was in a member's closet.\n\n\n\nThrough the years we've grown and expanded\, including for a time: providing LGBTQ+ youth scholarships which our current mayor Todd Gloria was a recipient of when he attended University of San Diego. We were the first LGBTQ+ chamber to sign an MOU with the SBA back in 2000. We had a name change in 2018 to better reflect who we are (as you couldn't say 'gay' back in 1979). Our history is vast and has impacted thousands of businesses and individuals over the years. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We'\;re turning 45 this May and we'\;d be thrilled to have you join us as we celebrate. Our first event is our kickoff celebration in partnership with San Diego'\;s Better Business Bureau serving the Pacific Southwest and MyPoint Credit Union. \; Admission is complimentary - bring a friend or colleague!
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\nComplimentaryTickets: \;https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/bbbcommunity/thrive-together-a-celebration-of-unity-growth-in-san-diego-business-with-sdeba-s-45th-anniversary
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\nIn May of 1979 Greater San Diego Business Association\, now the nation'\;s 2nd oldest continuously operated LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce was born - literally in the closet. \; Members in our infancy met secretly\, produced a directory\, and prior to opening an office there was an answering machine that \;was in a member'\;s closet.
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\nThrough the years we'\;ve grown and expanded\, including for a time: providing LGBTQ+ youth scholarships which our current mayor Todd Gloria was a recipient \;of when he attended University of San Diego. \; We were the first LGBTQ+ chamber to sign an MOU with the SBA back in 2000. \; \;We had a name change in 2018 to better reflect who we are (as you couldn'\;t say '\;gay'\; back in 1979). \; Our history is vast and has impacted thousands of businesses and individuals over the years. \;
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LOCATION:4747 Viewridge Ave San Diego\, CA 92123 UID:e.2097.3714 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260409T085804Z URL:https://www.sdeba.org/events/details/sdeba-45th-anniversary-celebration-kickoff-thrive-together-3714 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR