February 2015

Welcome New Members

Stotz Equipment - Victor Caratachea
Solar City- Brian O'Neal
Who's your doggy - Lisa Donaldson
Woods Tech - Matt Woods
Katie's Oasis - Jud Barish
Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners- Margaret Owens
Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners - Karen Schmidt - Homes for Hero's
Ranchero's Rodeo Restaurant - Luzendi Ruelas
Keller Williams Reality Professional Partners
Sage Payment Solutions - Harv Jaffe
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services- Carmen Lance - Arizona Properties
RealtyONEGroup - Marylou Rogers

BVCC Luncheon you won't want to miss!

Our quarterly luncheon will be held on February 11, 2015 at Sundance Active Adult Center
located at 900 S. Sundance Parkway  Buckeye, Az 85326

Lunch will be served at 12:00 pm  cost is $15.00 a person.
Please RSVP to the chamber @ 623-386-2727

Our guest speaker will tell us about an exciting new program:

The Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce will be implementing a new program to benefit local businesses and our community.
 
When residents buy local, they support local businesses and promote municipal growth and development.
 
This service costs your business nothing, but will bring your
business both visibility and customers.
 
The goal is to get the local public to sign up for the BuyLocalWeekly email that arrives Thursday morning each week (just in time for weekend shopping activities)
 
Residents will be able to view the BuyLocalWeekly in 3 ways
1-BuyLocalWeekly Thursday email
2-BuyLocalWeekly website
3-BuyLocalWeekly Hard-copy at Chamber and participating businesses.
 
The chamber will have a banner placed on our website directly linking the BuyLocalWeekly website.
 
Your business can promote specific deals to residents in your community and the surrounding areas at no cost.
 


 
The purpose of the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce is to provide leadership, support local businesses and build strong partnerships dedicated to promote the business, education and community interests of Buckeye.

TOWNHALL IN BUCKEYE, AZ

Ribbon Cuttings..01-29-2015

A BIG thank you to all who attended the ribbon cuttings held on 01-29-2015,
as we welcomed 2 new members "Who's your Doggy" Hot Dog Kart - Lisa Donaldson, and Kona Ice West Valley - Brenda and Geoff Roehrick!  
   

Buckeye Air Fair

Save the date!
 February 21, 2015 -  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Buckeye Municipal Airport 3000 South palo Verde Road
Fun for the whole family!!

 

Happy Birthday Deanna!



Happy Birthday to our Chamber's president and CEO
Deanna Kupcik (Feb.26th)
Be sure to wish her a Happy Birthday!

2015 Buckeye Business Duck Winners

We had 19 businesses compete in our 2015 Buckeye Business Duck Contest. Argent Solar
 National Bank of Arizona 
City of Buckeye Community Services
 Cox Business
Damsel in Defense Products
Buckeye Elks Lodge #2686
Farm Bureau Insurance / Dorothy Lockard
Firehouse Subs
Forms Management Services
Sundance Golf Club
Jensen Accounting PLLC
Allstate Insurance / Peter Zipp
Millstone Cafe
Promotions with Personality
American Cancer Society / Relay for Life
Roman's Oasis
Serbin Studios
Solar City
State Farm Insurance / Jeff Caler
Arizona Public Service

These ducks were on display at City Hall from 01-07-2015 until the city council judged them on 01-22-2015. The public had an opportunity to vote for thier favorite as well, in person and also on the chamber's Facebook page.
and the winners were...

People Choice - Sundance Golf Club

Dazzlin Duck - Forms Management Services

Dorkiest Duck - Allstate Insurance / Peter Zipp

 Depicts the Business Duck - Sundance Golf Club


 

The Ducks are in!

Our 1st annual Buckeye Lucky Duck Race was a success!
Over 500  lil' yellow ducks were dumped into the Buckeye Canal
at 4th Street and floated down to Miller Road. The first three ducks to cross the finish line were pulled from the water . Congratulations to our winners!
1st place- Jesse Head  $250.00
2nd place - Paco Rudolfo $100.00
3rd place - "Feed my starving Children Event $50.00 
The very last duck to cross the finish line recieved a ticket into next years race.
This also went to the Feed My Starving Children Event
  

Steven's Emergency Medical Expenses - GoFundMe

by Heather Hennagan Marti

Steven Hogue is a treasured husband, dad, brother, and friend to countless. He is also a member of the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce.  Tragedy struck the evening of January 12, 2015 as Steve some how managed to drive home feeling extremely dizzy and exhausted.  While trying to relax and regain his bearings, Steve began to profusely vomit and his words became unclear and sluggish. With numbness evident on his left side the ambulance was contacted.  Steven was rushed to West Valley Hospital’s Emergency room where the doctors were able to stabilize him for transport to Barrows Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix where he underwent brain surgery to remove a blood clot and alleviate ample amounts of pressure due to blood and cerebral spinal fluid.   

Praise God that Steven’s surgery went perfectly and is recovering in the Neuro Intensive Care unit currently.  Even though he is still on a ventilator to help control his breathing Steven is eager and determined to once again be at home with his loving family, continue to operate his transmission shop, and in spite of all that has occurred, be the cheery, comical, caring man he is.

All of the funds that are raised on Steven’s behalf will help pay for all of the incurred medical expenses and his future rehabilitation.  Thank you in advance for your generosity in helping Steve and his family in this time of hardship.                        

Renewing Members

Faith, Ledyard & Faith, PLC
Paul J. Faith
Website
bbarboe@faithlaw.com
Member Since: 12/01/1994
Renewed On: 11/18/2014

Bales Hay Sales
Steven Bales
Website
Steven@baleshay.com
Member Since: 12/01/1985
Renewed On: 11/10/2014

Everything Cabinets , INC.
Jon Baptist
Website
sales@everythingcabinets.net
Member Since: 09/23/2013
Renewed On: 12/21/2014

CORE Construction Inc.
Jessica Bateman
Website
JessicaBateman@COREconstruction.com
Member Since: 12/21/2004
Renewed On: 11/24/2014

Farmers Gin, Inc.
Bill Brackett
Member Since: 12/01/1986
Renewed On: 11/18/2014

Cholla Ranch Apartments
Renee Brady
chollaranch@westlakehousing.com
Member Since: 07/01/2001
Renewed On: 01/26/2015

Titan Alarm
Paul Brooke
Website
pbrooke@titanalarm.net
Member Since: 08/10/2010
Renewed On: 12/29/2014

Katy Bruehl
Website
katybee@cox.net
Member Since: 01/04/2008
Renewed On: 12/15/2014

Holiday Inn Express
Hilary Burt
Website
hilary.burt@copperhospitality.com
Member Since: 12/22/2011
Renewed On: 11/18/2014

Calvert Oil Co.
Alan Calvert
acalvert251@aol.com
Member Since: 12/01/1964
Renewed On: 01/05/2015

Bart Castricone-Mortgage.
Bart Castricone
Website
carlylefinance@yahoo.com
Member Since: 09/18/2013
Renewed On: 01/06/2015

Tonopah Tribune
Shirley Caudillo
newsshirley@gmail.com
Member Since: 10/07/2010
Renewed On: 11/18/2014

Tonopah Tribune
Shirley Caudillo
newsshirley@gmail.com
Member Since: 10/07/2010
Renewed On: 01/06/2015

Set In Stone Promotional Products
Kathleen Chamberlain
Website
info@setinstone.biz
Member Since: 11/01/2011
Renewed On: 12/24/2014

Canyon Lake Construction, LLC
Richard Conroy
Website
canyonlakeconstruction@live.com
Member Since: 01/31/2013
Renewed On: 12/16/2014

The Iliad Academy
Eve Cunningham
Website
ecunningham@theiliadacademy.com
Member Since: 02/11/2009
Renewed On: 01/28/2015

Victory Baptist Church
Ed Eddingfield
Website
vbcpastored@hotmail.com
Member Since: 02/17/2009
Renewed On: 01/28/2015

Labor Systems Temporary Services
Amy Falk
Website
afalk@azlaborforce.com
Member Since: 11/01/2001
Renewed On: 01/12/2015

Anytime Fitness
Keri Faz
Website
info@anytimefitness.com
Member Since: 11/29/2011
Renewed On: 11/18/2014

WestPan Associates
Brian Foreman
Website
brian@westpan.com
Member Since: 02/15/2013
Renewed On: 01/20/2015

Christine Frier Insurance Agency
Christine Frier
Website
cfrier@farmersagent.com
Member Since: 01/17/2007
Renewed On: 01/13/2015

Cool Touch
Charmaine Funk
Website
Brannen@cooltouch.us
Member Since: 09/30/2010
Renewed On: 01/05/2015

Buckeye Funeral Home
Phil Ganley
buckeyefh@hotmail.com
Member Since: 12/01/1989
Renewed On: 11/20/2014

Wal-Mart Distribution Center
Ralph Garza
Website
rfgarza@wal-mart.com
Member Since: 12/01/1994
Renewed On: 11/24/2014

Sundance Dental Group
Dawn Hannah
Website
buckeyesc@pacden.com
Member Since: 11/07/2007
Renewed On: 12/15/2014

H-Four Farms
Bruce Heiden
Member Since: 02/01/1987
Renewed On: 01/23/2015

Buckeye Rotary Club
George Hester
Website
Member Since: 02/09/2001
Renewed On: 01/14/2015

Pocatella Farms
Kyle Hindman
kylehindman@msn.com
Member Since: 09/23/2005
Renewed On: 12/19/2014

Catalyst Realty Group at RE/MAX Assured
Kevin Johnson
Website
kevin@crgaz.com
Member Since: 09/13/2004
Renewed On: 11/13/2014

BMO Harris Bank
Gilda Johnson
Website
gilda.johnson@bmo.com
Member Since: 12/05/2007
Renewed On: 11/20/2014

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy
Holly Johnson
Website
Hollyjohnson54@yahoo.com
Member Since: 02/11/2009
Renewed On: 01/28/2015

Main Street Lofts at Verrado
Jessica Johnston
Website
mainstreetlofts@pbbellapts.com
Member Since: 01/24/2006
Renewed On: 01/20/2015

Tom Jones Ford, Inc.
Ron Jones
Website
scott@tomjonesford.org
Member Since: 12/01/1981
Renewed On: 11/10/2014

Buckeye Woman's Club
kareen kittower
Website
info@buckeyewomansclub.org
Member Since: 12/01/1989
Renewed On: 12/15/2014

Westworld Paintball Adventures
Ron Laikind
Website
fun@westworldpaintball.com
Member Since: 01/13/2014
Renewed On: 12/15/2014

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Carmen Lance
Website
carmenlance22@gmail.com
Member Since: 09/04/2014
Renewed On: 12/20/2014

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Carmen Lance
Website
carmenlance22@gmail.com
Member Since: 09/04/2014
Renewed On: 12/20/2014

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Carmen Lance
Website
carmenlance22@gmail.com
Member Since: 09/04/2014
Renewed On: 12/20/2014

Garden City Child Development Center
Susan Laurita
Website
garden.city@cox.net
Member Since: 01/28/2009
Renewed On: 01/27/2015

The Community Church
Bob Lind
Website
ccobumc@qwestoffice.net
Member Since: 10/01/1986
Renewed On: 01/05/2015

Farm Bureau Insurance
Dorothy Lockard
Website
Dorothy.Lockard@fbfs.com
Member Since: 12/18/2002
Renewed On: 12/15/2014

J & S Renovations, LLC
Juan Lopez
Website
jsrenovations1@hotmail.com
Member Since: 02/14/2012
Renewed On: 01/23/2015

Lawton Publishing
Kris Mason
Website
Member Since: 10/06/2003
Renewed On: 01/12/2015

Brian & Christy McAchran
bmcachran@gmail.com
Member Since: 01/29/2008
Renewed On: 01/08/2015

Snap Fitness
Kion McLemore
Website
buckeye@snapfitness.com
Member Since: 02/29/2012
Renewed On: 01/26/2015

Jackie & Verlyne Meck
jmeck@meck.net
Member Since: 02/20/2003
Renewed On: 01/20/2015

Tomek Sports, Inc.
Tom & Betty Meck
tomeksport@aol.com
Member Since: 11/01/2006
Renewed On: 11/10/2014

McDonald's
Don Mellon
Website
Member Since: 12/21/2009
Renewed On: 01/05/2015

Argent Solar
Charles Miller
Website
cmiller16278@gmail.com
Member Since: 11/22/2009
Renewed On: 11/25/2014

M & M Portable Toilets
Bruce Mills
Website
info@mmportabletoilets.com
Member Since: 01/21/2003
Renewed On: 01/20/2015

Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc.
Kevin Murray
Website
kevinm@gedaz.com
Member Since: 12/01/1982
Renewed On: 11/24/2014

South Buckeye Equestrian & Event Center
Tammy Nahrgang
Website
azrodeomomma@yahoo.com
Member Since: 11/12/2008
Renewed On: 01/05/2015

Napolitano Ranches
Dick & Annette Napolitano
ariznap@aol.com
Member Since: 12/01/1964
Renewed On: 11/10/2014

WalMart
Patrick Parker
Website
Member Since: 07/18/2007
Renewed On: 11/24/2014

Buckeye Valley Chapter NSDAR
Ella Pierpoint
Website
ella.pierpoint@yahoo.com
Member Since: 12/15/2006
Renewed On: 11/24/2014

Buckeye Elementary School District
Kristi Sandvik
Website
ksandvik@besd.k12.az.us
Member Since: 12/01/1964
Renewed On: 12/15/2014

R & S Farms
Rick & Sherry Saylor
rsfarms2@dishmail.net
Member Since: 11/21/2003
Renewed On: 11/10/2014

Serbin Studio
Lara Serbin
Website
lara@serbinstudio.com
Member Since: 11/02/2011
Renewed On: 11/03/2014

Meritage Active Adult At Sundance
Katie Smith
Website
katie.smith@meritagehomes.com
Member Since: 10/10/2002
Renewed On: 11/24/2014

Meritage Active Adult At Sundance
Katie Smith
Website
katie.smith@meritagehomes.com
Member Since: 10/10/2002
Renewed On: 01/20/2015

Murel & Connie Stephens
murelstep@msn.com
Member Since: 12/01/1997
Renewed On: 11/10/2014

Fresh Donuts
Daren Tang
darenlim1165@hotmail.com
Member Since: 07/19/2012
Renewed On: 11/25/2014

Buckeye Valley News & Office Supply Store
Marlene Turner
Website
bvalnews@buckeyevalleynews.org
Member Since: 12/01/1967
Renewed On: 11/13/2014

Buckeye Valley News & Office Supply Store
Marlene Turner
Website
bvalnews@buckeyevalleynews.org
Member Since: 12/01/1967
Renewed On: 01/05/2015

Tractor Supply Company
Bill Van Gorder
Website
str1784@tractorsupply.com
Member Since: 02/25/2014
Renewed On: 01/20/2015

Hometown True Value
Rick Wennberg
Website
rick@truevalue.net
Member Since: 12/01/1983
Renewed On: 01/12/2015

The Wheeler Company, LLC
Susie Wheeler
Member Since: 11/30/2009
Renewed On: 12/03/2014

First Southern Baptist Church
Artie Woodcox
Website
Member Since: 02/20/2003
Renewed On: 01/28/2015

Crossing Over Paranormal Society
Jay & Marie Yates
Website
thecopscrew@gmail.com
Member Since: 09/18/2014
Renewed On: 11/18/2014

Crossing Over Paranormal Society
Jay & Marie Yates
Website
thecopscrew@gmail.com
Member Since: 09/18/2014
Renewed On: 12/16/2014

Crossing Over Paranormal Society
Jay & Marie Yates
Website
thecopscrew@gmail.com
Member Since: 09/18/2014
Renewed On: 01/20/2015

CKY Investments
Chuck Youngker
youngkerandyoungker@yahoo.com
Member Since: 12/01/1959
Renewed On: 11/13/2014
 

What's going on in Buckeye?

United Methodist Women's Annual Fundraiser Dinner
02/07/2015
On Saturday, February 7th at 6:00 pm the United Methodist Women of the Community Church of Buckeye will hold their Annual Fundraier Dinner.  This year they will present a special encore production of westward Ho! Ho! Ho! in memory of Alice Charman.

Dinner will include Pulled Pork Barbecue, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, and a dinner roll.  
Texas sheet cake for dessert.

There is a beautiful handmade quilt in the quilt drawing as well as several themed gift baskets in the basket drawing.

Dinner tickets must be purchased in advanced form a UMV member.
$12.00 for Adults and cheildren under 10 are $6.00

Call 623-386-2674 for tickets and information

Community Yard Sale
02/07/2015
Rent a booth space for only $20 and make some extra 'after-holidays' cash...or come and shop!

City of Buckeye Winter Skate Jam
02/07/2015
Winter Skate Jam |  Feb. 7  12-4pm
Buckeye Skate Park |  207 N. 9th St.
recreation@buckeyeaz.gov  |  623.349.6350
 
Rather you are riding or watching there is fun to be had by all at the Winter Skate Jam.  Come see the riders show off their tricks, learn about best Skateboard maintenance and sign up to participate in one of 3 contests. 
 

VERRADO CRAFT FAIR
02/07/2015
CRAFT GIFTS AND MORE

Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce's quarterly Luncheon
02/11/2015
Please join us to learn about our new program
which will benefit both our business community as well 
as our residents.

 We hope everyone will support us
in our  "BUYLOCALWEEKLY.org"

$15.00 a person

Please RSVP by calling 623-386-2727

 

RUMMAGE CRAFT AND VENDOR FAIR
02/21/2015
Local crafts - Jewelry - Cosmetics - Toys - Food

DJ with Karaoke  from Merry Melodies
Bounce House
Lee's ATA Martial Arts
Zumba

and so much more

$20.00 for a 20 X 20 covered spot!

 

Quarter Auction
02/27/2015
The Quarter Auction is a cross between a Raffle and Auction. It is $3.00 admission which includes one paddle and one raffle ticket.  Home Based Business will be on hand to auction off great prizes and its a family event for all ages.

Women's Expo
02/28/2015
Join us for an afternoon of fun, shopping, demos, samples & features just for you!

Bring 2 non-perishable food items to help ALL FAITH SERVICES and recieve a raffle ticket for a chance to win a gift. 

Free Movie in the Park - Despicable Me 2
03/13/2015- 05/29/2015

Come out with family, friends and neighbors to watch the 'family friendly' movie,
Despicable Me 2.  Movies start at 'Dusk' each evening.

Bring your blanket or chairs and enjoy food from a vendor on site.

 

City of Buckeye Presents, Concerts in the Park
03/27/2015- 05/01/2015
Bring your family, friends and neighbors out to one of the three (3) FREE Concerts in various parks around the City.

Whether you like Blues, Rock, Jazz or 50's music...you'll be jammin' to the beat.

Bring chairs or blankets and enjoy food from vendors on site.

 

K-9 Golf Tournament
04/25/2015
Golf Tournament to raise money for the Buckeye Police Dept K-9 Unit

Tirado Memorial
05/01/2015
More information to be posted at later date

Spring Demolition Derby
05/09/2015
Bring the whole family to this outdoor event at the Helzapoppin' Arena off Miller, South of Baseline.

Join your neighbors and friends for this much anticipated event, where there's fun for all and the cheers can be heard for miles.  Bounce houses, face painting and foot race raffles are available for the little ones and food and beverage options abound.

See flier for details.

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