September 2010
"Business Monthly"

AUCTION NEEDS YOUR HELP

Chamber Auction to Sport New Format & Auctioneer October 1 - We have re-tooled our annual Chamber auction event to make it an evening of more fun and great crowd interaction than ever before. The Chamber has secured the service of Jeff Maynard, one of the Valley's premier charity benefit auctioneers, and this year's year's event promises to be something completely different! The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (I-17 and Peoria) on Friday, October 1 and begin with a killer hors d' oeurves buffet complete with carving station, cash bar, followed by a "Gift Card Frenzy", "Jackpot Event" where some lucky attendee may win up to $2500 to spend at the silent and live auctions! There will be plenty of great items available, with a special celebrity memorabilia section, in all price ranges for the Silent Auction and 20-30 very select items in the Live Auction! The event will run from 6-9pm. We have been able to reduce the price to $40 per person, or save even more by purchasing a table of 8 for $300.

This event is the major fund raiser for the Glendale Chamber and gives you another opportunity to promote your business. Each Chamber member that donates an item(s) for the event receives special recognition from the podium during the event and in the printed Auction Catalog.

 

AUCTION "GIFTS CARDS" AVAILABLE

Auction Gift Cards Available - If you are stumped as to what to donate to the Chamber's October 1 Auction event, St. Louis the King Catholic School sells gift cards from dozens of major retailers, including restaurants, eapartment store and movie thaters, to name a few. When you purchase gift cards through St. Louis the King, the retailers give a portion of the purchase price back to the school. What other opportunity will let you market your business and help two worthwhile causes at the same time? Visit http://slkschool.com/content/scrip.php to view a list of available cards. Contact Julie Schaffer at 623-939-4260 for more information or if you have questions.

 

AUGUST'S NEW MEMBER BREAKFAST


Attendees at New Members' Breakfast at Bitzee Mama's Restaurant in August  Those attending in alphabetical order.. Linda Sisco, Valoree Wills and Victor McPeak of Aire Master; Danielle Anderson of AmeraVet Property Services; Michael Valluzzo of Amica Insurance; Gayle Brower of Avon; Charley Brumley of Cox Business; Werner Van Zyl of Debron Solutions; Christopher Pogue and Jerry Muller of Discount Cab; Pat Sells of Edward Jones; Bud Zomok of The Glendale Shoe Company; Jeanie Beck of HomeSmart Real Estate; Michael Tatum of Honest 1 Auto Care; Debbie Lacy of the House of Canvas; David Mitchell of Ideal Insurance Agency; Brian Cotter or Innovative Internal Medicine; Fred Willy of Invader Pest Management; Leanna Griffin of Leonard Baker CPA; David Glick of Mobile Tech Computer Repair; Ginger Hunneyman of Protection One; Michael Porter and Bill Martinez of R & M Towing; Julie Schaffer of St. Louis the King; Wayne Lawson of Sign a Rama on 51st; Mark Werber of Tots Unlimited Preschool and Child Care.
 

Networking Events for September


Our September Membership Blender Networking Event will be held at the new Tuscan Oven (formerly Bice Bistro) at Westgate City Center (Loop 101 and Glendale Ave) from 5-7pm. Come sample the new menu items and network with fellow Chamber members. If you would like to promote your business at the raffle portion of the event by donating an item, contact Monika at 623-937-4754 or mnylund@glendaleazchamber.org.

Bring business cards and a guest/prospective member! Please RSVP for the event. Non-members will be charged $25, unless you RSVP for them as a guest/prospective member.
 

First Friday Networking Breakfast to Feature New Homeowners Marketing Program

Join us for our “First Friday” Membership Networking Breakfast on September 10 at Bitzee Mama’s in downtown Glendale from 7:30am – 9am. A chance to plug your business and network with other members, and a great breakfast….all for only $5! This month’s program will feature information on the Chamber’s new “ChamberMail” program launching in October. This is an inexpensive marketing program for your business targeting new homeowners in Glendale and Peoria. Participation is limited to the first 20 businesses to sign up! Come learn how you can showcase your business to this target market! No RSVP necessary.

Meet the Candidates September 22!


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JOIN BID SOURCE THROUGH THE GLENDALE CHAMBER

Interested in Government Contracts? New Bid Source Program Now Available to Members - The Chamber has partnered with "Bid Source", a program specifically designed to assist local businessess in identifying and responding to government contracting opportunities. Bid Source delivers more than 70,000 matched government bid opportunities to members each month and provides hands-on assistance in developing proposals and identifying subcontracting opportunities. Glendale Chamber members now have the opportuntiy to secure a Bid Source membership at a discount. We are the only chamber in the West Valley to offer discounted memberships to Bid Source, through an exclusive affiliation with Bid Source and the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. For more information about Bid Source, contact Don Rinehart at the Chamber at 623-937-4754.

 

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce Thanks Our Chairman's Circle Members

PLATINUM PLUS
SALT RIVER PROJECT CITY OF GLENDALE
WAL-MART CORPORATION
WELLS FARGO BANK

GOLD
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY
THE GLENDALE STAR
HUMANA OF ARIZONA
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE

SILVER
BANNER THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL CENTER
COX COMMUNICATIONS
TRI WEST HEALTHCARE
ARIZONA STATE SAVINGS & CREDIT UNION

BRONZE
CASINO ARIZONA SANDERSON FORD
LARRY MILLER TOYOTA
M & I BANK
SOUTHWEST AMBULANCE
GLENDALE REPUBLI
 

SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT - SEPTEMBER 24th

11th ANNUAL GLENDALE CHAMBER SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT


Help students in the Glendale, Peoria and Deer Valley school districts extend their education by playing or sponsoring the 11th Annual Glendale Chamber Scholarship Golf Tournament on Friday, September 24th at the Legend at Arrowhead Golf Course.
The event will begin at 6:30am with check in followed by a 7:30am shotgun start. Putting contest, mulligans and raffle tickets will be sold during the check in period.
The cost is still $100 per golfer, which includes golf, cart, lunch ticket, drink tickets, goodie bag and four closest to the pin prizes. Once again there will be a putting contest in which one person will win half of the funds raised for the contest. There will also be four hole in one contests including one for $5,000. Hole sponsorships are available for $125 each. If you have a foursome and hole sponsorship, the cost is only $495, which is a savings of $30.
For information and registration, call the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, 623-937-4754.
 

WEB SITE ENHANCEMENT ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY

New Website Ad Sales to Begin - With the coming NFL and College football, and NHL Hockey seasons, the Chamber will be enhancing its website to better serve visitor and tourism inquiries this fall. CGI Communications, of Rochester, New York will conduct the upgrade and also will be contacting Chamber member businesses, offering them an opportunity to advertise on the site. CGI Representatives Eric Winegard and Corey LaRouche will be contacting a number of area businesses over the next several weeks to visit with them regarding the upgrades and advertising opportunities available for Chamber members. If you have any questions regarding the project, please call Chamber President Don Rinehart at 623-937-4754.

 

NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCED AT AUGUST BLENDER

NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCED AT AUGUST'S BLENDER AT MARGARITAVILLE AT WESTGATE
l-r: Steve Evans, Brightstar Lifecare; Becky Shady, Citizens Police Academy Alumni of Glendale; Mike Pickering, Disntinctive Builders; Vanessa Melgoza, Emissions Only; Shirley Soden, Cactus Wren Home Care; Karol Clarke, Discount Cab; Kristen Wilder, Clubhouse Grill; Julie Welch, Desert Gardens Community; Stacy Cassidy, Tots Unliminted; Gayle Brower, Avon; not pictured Jason Vogt and Janelle O'Dell, Title Termite and Pest Solutions.

RIBBON CUTTING AT DESERT GARDENS COMMUNITY

RIBBON CUTTING AT DESERT GARDENS COMMUNITY, 13621 W. GLENDALE.
Pictured are Mickey Lund, West USA Realty; Shana Plauman, Rene Oliva, Cathy Oliva of Desert Gardens; Steve Frate and David Goulet of the Glendale City Council and Julie Welch of Desert Gardens

GLENDALE COUNCIL OF SERVICE CLUBS BENEFIT FUNDRAISER ON 9/11

Many of Glendale’s service clubs are working together to assist two local organizations with a fundraising day of events on Saturday, September 11th. The beneficiaries are “Heart for the City”, an organization reaching out to at risk youth and their families physical, emotional and spiritual needs and “Hands of Hope”, helping heal those struggling with and affected by domestic abuse.

The day will begin at 9am with a blood drive, blood pressure checks, fire and water safety and more including hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch with a $5 donation. The morning portion of the fundraiser will end at 1pm. A dinner dance will begin at 6pm with food, refreshments, entertainment, drawings and an honored guest, Roberta Starkey Cozine, a 9/11 survivor. The dinner dance is $20 per person.
Hosting the celebration is the Knights of Columbus, 8066 N. 49th Ave. just north of W. Northern in Glendale. For tickets and information, call Harry Shapiro at the Glendale Chamber, 623-937-4754
 

ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010

ARIZONA BROADWAY THEATRE, Peoria, 623-776-8400
Thru 9/19 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Thru 9/26 Lend Me A Tenor
9/16 Ladies Who Lunch, 11am
9/17 ABT Cabaret, 10pm
10/1-10/24 My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
10/9-10/23 Hansel & Gretel, Theatre for Young Audiences, 10am

ARIZONA CARDINALS, NFL FOOTBALL, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, 602-379-0102
9/26 Oakland Raiders, 1:15pm
10/10 New Orleans Saints, 1:05pm
10/31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:15pm

CASINO ARIZONA, 101 & McKellips, Scottsdale, 480-850-7777
Wed-Sun Showstoppers Live!
10/24 Average White Band, 7pm & 9pm

JOBING.COM ARENA, Westgate Glendale, 1-800-745-3000
10/1-10/2 Nickelodeon: Storytime Live!
10/3 Carrie Underwood, 7:30pm
10/17 Make a Difference Tour: Max Lucado, TobyMac, Michael W. Smith and Third Day, 7pm

PHOENIX COYOTES, NHL HOCKEY, Jobing.Com Arena, Westgate Glendale, 480-563-PUCK
9/23 Los Angeles Kings (preseason), 7:30pm
9/25 San Jose Sharks (preseason), 7pm
10/16 Detroit Red Wings, 6pm
10/21 Los Angeles Kings, 7pm
10/23 Carolina Hurricane, 6pm
10/30 Tampa Bay Lightening, 6pm

TALKING STICK RESORT, 101 & Indian Bend, Scottsdale, 480-850-7734
10/4 Rick Springfield, 8pm
 

 

COYOTES' TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Coyotes Season Tickets On Sale! - Full season tickets, starting as low as $420 per seat, are now available from your Phoenix Coyotes. Additionally, 11 and 20 game packages are also available. These are offered at significant savings over the price at the gate! Call the Coyotes today at 623-772-3369 or log onto PhoenixCoyotes.com

 

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE A SUCCESS

Membership Drive a Success! - Thanks to the efforts of nearly 40 Chamber volunteers and staff, we have secured nearly 30 new business members since beginning our drive just a month ago. More than 300 area businesses were provided information regarding the Chamber during the drive, and we expect to see several more new members as a result in the weeks to come. A big THANK YOU to our 6 teams, their captains and volunteers for a great job!!!!!

 

CITY TO HOLD HISPANIC HERITAGE EVENT

City to Hold Hispanic Heritage Event September 16 - The City of Glendale's Hispanic Network will host a luncheon on September 16 in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Armando Flores, Director of Operations and Community Relations for Arizona State University, is the kenote speaker. Mr. Flores is well known in the Valley for his work with civic organizations, diversity, and particularly for his efforts to make a college education a reality for at-risk youths. The event will begin at noon and will be held at the Glendale Civic Center. Tickets are $35 each or $350 for a table of ten. For reservations call 623-930-2494 or 623-930-4500 by September 8.

 

KEEP WORKERS SAFE FROM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

SCF Arizona your Work Comp Specialist

Provided by Tod Dennis
Association Coordinator

More than 30 million U.S. workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals each year on the job, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

 


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2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

James Vogt, M & I Bank, CHAIRMAN
Jennifer Willis, Humana of Arizona, CHAIR-ELECT
Sandy Petraitis
, Salt River Project, TREASURER
Dr. Arthur Dobbelaere
, Midwestern University, PAST CHAIR

Steve Adams, Alphagraphics
Deborah Campbell, Fast Signs on Bell
Lynnie Green, Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa
Dr. Velvie Green, Glendale Community College
Steve Harnden, Harnden & Associates
Steve Hopkins, Wells Fargo Bank
Dawn Johnson, Arizona State Credit Union
Randy Johnson, Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
Elizabeth Langland, Arizona State University
Gail Meyers, GC Meyers & Associates
Mary Pritchard, Pritchard Group

 

The Pulse - September 2010

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