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Plan To Attend Annual Luncheon & Mayor's Address
Mayor Scruggs to Present "State of the City Address" - Save the date - February 23...for the Chamber's 59th Annual Business Appreciation Luncheon and Mayor's State of the Business Community Address! Join us as Mayor Elaine Scruggs highlights Glendale's 2009 economic development accomplishments and gives a preview of what's in store for 2010. Key Chamber volunteers and businesses will be recognized for their contributions to the business community and 2010 Chamber officers and directors intriduced. The event is open to all Chamber members and the general public and will be held from 11:30-1:30pm at the Glendale Civic Center. Reservations are $60 per person or save by buying a corporate table of 8 for $450. Reservations may be made by calling the Chamber at 623-937-4754 or online after the first of the year at www.glendaleazchamber.org.
Chamber Insurance Programs Offer Member Savings
The Chamber, in partnership with the West Valley Chamber Alliance is now offering a number of insurance related benefit programs for our members at discounted or special rates. Programs for property /casualty, auto, health, dental, urgent care and workers compensation are all now available for our members through various provider networks. The Chamber and member providers are now offering plans with NextCare Urgent Care, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield, SecureCare Dental, SCF Arizona, AutoOwners and other companies…..with significant savings for Chamber member businesses. Some members have already saved, hundreds and even thousands of dollars by going with a Chamber plan. For more information on these programs, log onto www.glendaleazchamber .org or contact Chamber President Don Rinehart at 623-937-4754. Legislative Up-Date
The Second Regular Session of the 49th Arizona Legislature convened on Monday, January 11, 2009. It began on a largely serious note as the state continues to experience huge budget deficits. Legislators need to close a $1.4 billion gap in the next five months and a more than $3 billion projected shortage for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
read more... | Upcoming Chamber Events
Jan 28 - Ribbon Cutting @ Cricket Wireless (5775 W. Bell Road) - 4:30pm
Jan 28 - Ribbon Cutting @ Sabor Spanish Restaurant (18555 N. 59th Ave) - 5pm Feb 5 - First Friday Networking Breakfast @ Bitzee Mama's (7023 N. 58th Ave) 7:30am $5 fee for breakfast read more... Chamber Directory Ad Sales To End in February
Members still have an opportunity to take advantage of discounted advertising opportunities in the Chamber’s 2010-11 Member Directory and Community Profile to be published this spring. The directory features demographics and business information for the Glendale area, plus a comprehensive listing of Chamber members and their products/services. Your membership entitles you to one free listing in the publication; however you can greatly enhance your presence in the publication by purchasing reasonably priced classified advertising that begins at $350. Significant discounts have also been applied to all ad categories for 2010 to help with stretched advertising budgets.
The directories are distributed not only to members, but for relocation requests, Luke Air Force Base personnel and visitors. If you are interested please contact either Ray Goulding or Harry Shapiro at the Chamber - 623-937-4754 for rate information and ad specifications. Space must be reserved by the end of February. Networking Opportunities For February
Mark your calendar for two great networking events in February. Our “First Friday Networking Event” will be held on February 5 at Bitzee Mama’s in downtown Glendale from 7:30-9am. Cost is $5 per person for the breakfast buffet. Bring business cards and network with our Chamber early-birds!
Our February “Membership Business Blender” will be held from 5…til? on the 18th at The Shout House at Westgate City Center. Lots of great food, drink specials and great dueling piano entertainment! Bring a guest and plenty of business cards….its FREE! Luke Shoot-Out - March 5th, 2010
The March 5 Luke Golf Tournament will Help Raise Funds for Service Men and Women. “A great opportunity for Glendale area businesses to help show their appreciation to our service men and women at Luke Air Force Base is the Chamber’s 29th Annual Luke ShootOut Golf Outing. Glendale is also actively lobbying to have Luke chosen as the training base for the F-35 fight jet and your support of this event will help further solidify our business community support for that effort. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to the base’s “Operation Warmheart” program that assists lower ranking and compensated personnel with living expenses and essentials.” For more information contact: Harry Shapiro at hshapiro@glendaleazchamber.org or 623-937-4754 Glendale Chamber Schedules Entertainment Events
The Glendale Chamber has scheduled the following event for Chamber members:
CASINO ARIZONA BUS TRIP.. ITS FREE.. FEBRUARY 11TH and
Plus read more... 7th Annual Cesar Chavez Breakfast Celebrates Diversity
The Glendale Chamber Foundation and the City of Glendale Hispanic Network will host the 7th Annual Cesar Chavez “Celebrating Diveristy” Breakfast March 31 at the Glendale Civic Center. The event commemorates the legacy of Cesar Chavez and recognizes outstanding community leadership for the promotion of diversity in Glendale and the West Valley. For more information contact the Chamber at 623-937-4754. |
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