March 2018
www.alicetxchamber.org

2018 Board of Directors

Executive Committee
Bertha Rodriguez
Board President
Individual Member
R. David Guerrero (Life Member)
Immediate Past President
Jim Wells County
Sandra Bowen
Membership VP
LJA Engineering
Mary Jan Jenkins
Civic VP
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mellie Smithwick
CVB VP
Individual Member
Ed Garcia
Treasurer/EDC VP
State Farm
Juan A. Navejar Jr.
Executive Director

Board Members
Debra Brooks
Edward Jones
Pete Crisp
City of Alice
Bobby Galindo
Alice Autoplex 
Joey Rojas
Wells Fargo Bank
Rodrigo Rodriguez
Walgreens
Mirelda Salinas
Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union
Rumaldo "Rummy" Solis Jr.
Boys & Girls Club of Alice Board of Directors
Gay Lynn Storm
Stewart Title
Laurie Whitty
Paladium Bowl

Staff
Noemi Andrade
Admin Assistant

2018 Alice Ambassadors

Nena Castillo-Pitts (Life Member)- President
Martin Cantu- Vice President
Ofelia Hunter- Secretary
Joshua Flores - Treasurer
Dee Dee Arismendez
David Fabela
Nicole Johnson
Katrina Morris
William Nash
Maria Elena Rising
David Silva
Margaret Smith (Life Member)
Charity Webster
Clare Wonders

Wal-Mart shopping being made easier in Alice

Juan A. Navejar Jr.


Shopping in Alice has come into the millennium with easy to use mobile apps. The Alice Walmart Store is one of the first in the Hub City that will now make shopping easier, faster and more convenient.


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TCCE CEO to speak at Annual Chamber Banquet

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

The Alice Chamber of Commerce is marking its 81st Anniversary at its Annual Banquet on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the KC Hall. This year’s Aaron Cox, who currently serves as the senior vice-president of membership development for the Texas Association of Business (TAB) and the CEO of the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) positions he has held since November 2011.


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Board President's Memo

Bertha Rodriguez

The Chamber staff is working hard to get the 81st  Annual Chamber banquet organized. Our guest speaker is Aaron Cox, CEO of the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives, Senior Vice President of Member Development at Texas Association of Business.

 

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Executive Director's Message

Juan A. Navejar Jr.

With our annual banquet approaching next month, we at the Chamber are working to make it the best possible networking event for you. The banquet serves as a two-fold for the Chamber. This is part of our non-dues revenue for our day-to-day operations but more importantly we are here to honor those individuals who go above and beyond in serving our community and Chamber.


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Alice Ambassadors' Notes

Nena Castillo-Pitts

The Alice Ambassadors kicked off the 2018 Membership Drive last week. We are looking to assist the Chamber grow along with board members through this year’s drive. If you know of a business, individual or organization who is not part of the Chamber, have them contact an Ambassador.


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How Can Women Make Financial Progress?

Katrina Morris

On March 8, we observed International Women’s Day. This year’s theme was “Press for Progress,” and events around the world celebrated women’s advancements in the political, social and cultural arenas. But right here in the United States, women still face barriers to their financial progress. If you’re a woman, you need to recognize these challenges – and respond to them.

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Member Profile


Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union was established in 1940 with the Alice branch opening its doors in 2003. 


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Online Purchase Scams are the Riskiest Type of Fraud, According to 2017 Data from BBB Scam Tracker

Better Business Bureau

Online purchase scams are now the riskiest form of consumer fraud, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. In 2017, consumers reported more than 47,000 scams to BBB Scam Tracker. BBB analyzed this information using its unique BBB Scam Risk Index to determine the riskiest scams based on exposure, susceptibility, and monetary loss.

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Tourism and Health

Tourism Tidbits

With the Northern Hemisphere’s winter soon to become spring, on some level tourism officials can take a sigh of relief that there were no major pandemics.  This season was however in many parts of the world an extremely difficult flu season that resulted in a great deal of discomfort, days missed at work, and even in some extreme cases deaths.    
 

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Membership Drive


The Alice Ambassadors and members of the Board kicked off the 2018 Membership Drive. If you know a business, organization or individual wanting to join the Chamber contact the Alice Chamber of Commerce at 361-664-3454.
2018 Alice Business Today - March 2018