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Find out about local meetings, this month's membership spotlight, and our NEW Student Board Member Representative position! ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=341c3cc0c9&e=47c935d561> View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/5eebd781344f/nhccc-april-2026-newsletter?e=47c935d561> <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=93eeff5feb&e=47c935d561> <https://brand-assets.mailchimp.com/01KN6577QC7Q5Q8G1TDNH9JMBX.png> April 2026 Newsletter <https://mcusercontent.com/27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3/images/66938a96-ca7a-3604-c7c0-b25983ac52b8.jpg> General Chamber Meetings are held the 3rd Monday, monthly, at 5:30 pm and alternate between Quilcene and Brinnon. This month’s meeting is on April 20th at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 Hwy 101, Quilcene, WA 98376. Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Meetings You can track all official local government meetings through the Jefferson County calendar here <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=3ae262c1d8&e=47c935d5 61> . The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners meets on Mondays (April 6, 13, 20, and 27) beginning at 9:00 AM. The Jefferson County Planning Commission <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/clic k?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=7d8f16c176&e=47c935d561> will meet on April 8, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Jefferson County Transit Center at 63 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend, WA 98368 to review land use policies, development proposals, and long-range planning issues, with opportunities for public comment on items affecting growth and zoning in the county. Click here <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=3d04d9e5f5&e=47c935d561> to see the Comprehensive Plan Draft. Tourism Coordinating Council Meeting is scheduled for the First Tuesday (April 7) of the Month at 2:00 p.m. Agenda and access information can be found here <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/trac k/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=e9c6863bf2&e=47c935d561> . Attending the East Jefferson Trails Connections Meeting is an opportunity to get better acquainted with our neighbors as we coordinate efforts to build the trail connecting the Sound to Olympics (STO) with the Olympic Discovery Trail between Hood Canal and Discovery Bay. Connecting our Trail Towns (Port Ludlow, Quilcene, Chimacum, Port Hadlock) to the Olympic Discovery Trail from the Hood Canal Bridge to Discovery Bay is a priority. Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM at Finnriver Farm & Cidery <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6 fdb77d3&id=f2f9d15ab0&e=47c935d561> . March Recaps NHCCC participated in the Jefferson County Connectivity Summit with an exhibit booth, where they introduced Placer.ai (Click here <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758 b6fdb77d3&id=c86461e42d&e=47c935d561> to learn more!). The Chamber was pleased to be part of the event and engage with attendees on this exciting new tool. Patty Schmucker led an engaging AI workshop designed specifically for professionals, business owners, and local community leaders, offering practical insights on how to leverage emerging technology. Attendees appreciated the opportunity to learn new tools and strategies to support growth and innovation. <https://mcusercontent.com/27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3/images/db16e64a-705a-83b0-7d7c-9c334ecdaaa9.jpg> Membership Spotlight This month’s Membership Spotlight features Jefferson County Economic Development Council <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=9c1cf99129&e=47c935d561> , a valued Chamber member dedicated to strengthening our local economy. The EDC recently welcomed Anne St. George as Economic Development Manager, bringing more than 15 years of experience in financial and project management. She will support business growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development across Jefferson County. The Chamber is proud to partner with Jefferson EDC and warmly welcomes Anne to the community. Student Board Member Representative The North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for a Student Board Member Representative for the 2026-2027 school year—an exciting opportunity to represent youth voices across the Emerald Towns of Brinnon & Quilcene. This is their chance to build leadership skills, connect with local professionals, and make a real impact in your community. Know someone who might be interested? Share the application link: https://forms.gle/91xN5vtGYgxqtVgV9 <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=2d31157a55&e=47c935 d561> <https://mcusercontent.com/27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3/images/d9440991-e586-b473-c83d-2912c07fef77.jpg> Click here <https://wordpress.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27f90fdb63979758b6fdb77d3&id=38194ecb73&e=47c935d561> to learn more about the benefits to becoming a Chamber member. Ready to Apply? 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