The last several weeks put many first responders and businesses, and thousands of residents, to the test after the “monster monsoon” struck such a large part of the Valley and areas to the far west of the valley. Despite what Mother Nature threw at us, we all worked together in an impressive community effort to safely restore power, clean up streets, neighborhoods and businesses, respond to calls for help and carry out the many countless acts of commitment and kindness fellow Arizonans needed. I just want to thank you for your partnership in these significant efforts and assure you that we never took for granted the patience of all our customers affected by the storm. Our teams worked hard to get the lights (and air conditioning!) back on as quickly as we could safely do so. And we know your team worked very hard as well. I just want to congratulate you on a job well done and thank you for working with us to meet the challenge! You might enjoy this video recap we did at APS to tell the story of the people who worked across our different departments to respond to the outage.
 
We will continue to be ready whenever and wherever we’re needed to restore power to our customers.
 
Thanks again,
 
Patrick
 
 
 

Patrick McDermott
Community Affairs Manager – West Valley, Metro
400 N. 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, M.S. 8010
Tel 602-250-2784 Cell 602-290-6926
Twitter: @aps_PatrickM
patrick.mcdermott@aps.com  aps.com
 

Caraway Consulting Services LLC
Matthew Caraway
Website
mcaraway@carawayconsulting.net
Join Date: 09/16/2015

Calvary Paving and Graving LLC
Tracy Snyder
tracy@calvarypaving.com
Join Date: 09/16/2015

Empire Machinery
John Hadley
Website
john.hadley@empire-cat.com
Join Date: 09/16/2015

Clear Cut Glass
Jason Mariner
office@clearcutglass.com
Join Date: 09/16/2015

JOSE JIMENEZ HOME IMPROVEMENT
JOSE JIMENEZ
Join Date: 09/16/2015

OK ROOTER
HUGH BONNER
Join Date: 09/16/2015

A & D AUTO BODY
PAM COUNTS
PAM@ADAUTOBODY.COM
Join Date: 09/16/2015

HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES
BBROWN@HOMEBRIDGE.COM
MONSTER POOL
JEFF EATON
Website
Join Date: 09/16/2015

MARIO'S LANDSCAPE SERVICE
MARIO OROZCO
Join Date: 09/16/2015

BUCKEYE FAMILY RESOURCE
JOYCE GROSS
Join Date: 09/16/2015

THE BRANDING HABITAT
MARK WEBER
jen@thebrandinghabitat.com
Join Date: 09/16/2015

HONEST APPLIANCE SERVICE & REPAIR LLC
ANTHONY CHAVEZ
Website
Join Date: 09/16/2015

LOWER RIVER RANCH
CHRIS SCHRODER
Join Date: 09/16/2015

STRE TREATS
STEPHANY WALKER
Join Date: 09/16/2015

STATE FARM - JEREMY DUDLESTON
JEREMY DUDLESTON
Join Date: 09/16/2015

SOUTHWEST WELDING
DICK BENBOW
Join Date: 09/16/2015

HILL HARVESTING & HAULING
SHANE HILL
Join Date: 09/16/2015

MOUNTAIN SHADOW DENTISTRY
MATTHEW GARRETT
Join Date: 09/16/2015

TEMPO URBAN BISTRO & COFFEE BAR
STEVE MAYNARD
Join Date: 09/16/2015

SELLERS AND SONS INC
JOHN SELLERS
Website
Join Date: 09/16/2015

HOME MONITOR HOUSE SITTING
TODD SKELTON
Join Date: 09/16/2015

E.P.I.C. INTERESTS
DALLAS JACOBSON
Join Date: 09/16/2015

Cafe 25:35
Tony Youngker
Website
info@cafe2535.com
Join Date: 09/17/2015

Locked Waterfowl Gear
Stephen Staudinger
Website
steve@lockedwaterfowlgear.com
Join Date: 09/22/2015

Tre's Computer Services LLC
Tre'mon Farris
treaplus@gmail.com
Join Date: 09/29/2015

Millstone Cafe'
Joe & Hortencia Blanton
Website
joetencha@aol.com
Member Since: 06/02/2004
Renewed On: 09/17/2015

Pulte Group
Mike Brilz
Website
Member Since: 09/17/2002
Renewed On: 09/21/2015

Southwest Behavioral Health Services
Kathy Villa
Website
Member Since: 10/10/2005
Renewed On: 09/28/2015

Have you have recently joined our Chamber of Commerce or just need a refresher on what the Chamber has to offer your business?

Please be our guest for lunch and hear what our Chamber can do for you!

PLEASE RSVP to Janna  @ 623-386-2727:


Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce 
New Member Orientation Lunch
Tues. October 27th
12:00 noon
508 E Monroe 
Buckeye, Az 85326



 

New Scam has small Business customers calling fake Call Center
APS urges all customers to be aware of possible fraud

PHOENIX – Several small businesses in the Phoenix metro area have been called by individuals falsely representing themselves as APS employees. The potential victims are instructed to call a toll-free number to pay their electric bill under threat of having service disconnected within the hour.

The false number goes to a phone system that acts and sounds like the actual APS call center. Customers are asked to select a number for the service they require, including reporting an outage. After selecting the option to pay your bill, an individual picks up the phone and says, “This is Wendy (or another name), thanks for calling APS. How can I help you?”

If a potential fraud victim begins to question the fake APS employee, the response is rude, followed by a disconnection of the call.

APS security, local law enforcement and the FBI are currently working together to apprehend those responsible.

To help customers from becoming a victim of consumer scams, including the most recent attempts, APS provides the following suggestions:


·         The only valid numbers to the customer call center are listed on customer bills.

·         If there is ever a question about the validity of an email, website or person claiming to be an APS representative, call the APS Customer Care Center immediately at 602-371-7171 in order to verify this information.

·         Recognize the signs of a phishing email: mismatched fonts, missing hyperlinks, improper grammar and misspellings.

·         Never share credit card information with an unverified source. Customers who pay by credit card at aps.com will be directed to the KUBRA EZ-Pay website which asks the customer to enter a “captcha” validation code. Any other credit card payment site is fraudulent and should not be used (A “captcha” typically uses a set of letters and numbers that the user is required to manually retype and submit).

APS<http://www.aps.com>, Arizona’s largest and longest-serving electricity utility, serves nearly 1.2 million customers in 11 of the state’s 15 counties. With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the principal subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp.<http://www.pinnaclewest.com> (NYSE: PNW).

Media Contact:

Steven Gotfried,

(602) 250-3040

Website:

aps.com/newsroom<http://www.aps.com/newsroom>

 

Please join us on October 14th at 7:30 am at the Buckeye Coyote Branch Library
(Corner of Dean Rd and Yuma Rd)
Mayor Meck will be speaking on the state of our City

RSVP to 623-386-2727 or bvccinfo@gmail.com

$15.00 per person / pay at the door

 

Want to help support our local economy?
Looking to network and meet Chamber members?

Join us on TUES OCT 6th  as we "MOB" one of our local restaurants for lunch!

Everyone shows up and has lunch, then turn your receipts in to Janna or Deanna
for a drawing to win a $25.00 gift card to the place we are mobbing~

Call Janna @ 623-386-2727 and RSVP before Tuesday and she will tell you
where we will be MOBBING!

 

Contact: Nichola Hayden Westworld Paintball Phone: 602-447-8200 marketing@westworldpaintball.com

4240 W Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85019

Westworld Paintball

Zombie Paintball Hunt
A unique experience for the whole family!
 
Phoenix, AZ, Beginning October 4, 2015:  Westworld Paintball is offering a unique Zombie Hunt experience for the whole family. This will be at our climate controlled paintball arena; Xtreme Pursuit located at 4240 W Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85019.
 
Players will arrive and enter a quarantined Black light and fog filled Arena, complete with a haunting light and sound show. Participants will be armed with Special Paintball Zombie Markers, pre-loaded with “Zombie Killing” glow in the dark paintballs.

Open to ages 6+. Entry is $29.95 at the door, which includes access to the Shootng Gallery style Live Zombie Hunt. Hit the zombies on targets attached to their bodies for extra points! Do not allow the Zombies to reach “kill” zones or you may lose “The Human Race!”
 
       Pre-register on the website http://westworldpaintball.com/zombie-registration/ and save $5. Win or lose, certificates are awarded for both victors and the freshly turned! This is more than a Zombie Shoot!! It is actually a strategic game with a win or lose for Humanity….
 
Hours of Operation:

• Opening Night – Sunday, October 4th 6pm – 10pm
• Wednesday, October 7th, 6pm – 9pm
• Saturday, October 10th, 8pm – 11pm
• Wednesday, October 14th, 6pm – 9pm
• Saturday, October 17th, 8pm – 11pm
• Wednesday, October 21st, 6pm – 9pm
• Saturday, October 24th, 8pm – 11pm
• Wednesday, October 28th, 6pm -  9pm
• Closing Night – Friday, October 30th, 8pm – 11pm

 

Hope for Horses 3rd Annual Gala
10/03/2015
05:00 PM - 09:00 PM M
Carefree Resort Conference Center
37220 N. Mule Train Road
Carefree, AZ 85337
Triple R Horse Rescue is a 501(c) charitable organization staffed completely by volunteers. This is their annual fundraiser.
 

Buckeye Oktoberfest
10/09/2015- 10/11/2015
09:00 AM - 04:00 PM M
6th Street Plaza
see email

Sangria & Shopping
10/10/2015
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM M
6th Street Plaza
517 E Monroe Ave
Buckeye, Az 85326

Picnic in the Park Concert Series & Open House
10/10/2015
11:00 AM - 03:00 PM M
Verrado's Park Meadows and Cambridge Plaza
1829 N Verrado Way
Buckeye, AZ 85396

3 Saturdays Oct 10 * Oct 24 * Nov 7: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Join us for three days of fun in the sun. From 11am to 3pm, Verrado will be going off with tasty food trucks, a rockin’ fall concert series, and trolley tours of our charming neighborhoods, amenities and model homes.  Beautiful homes, good music, good food and great company is what being Very Verrado is all about!  We’ve got plenty of bounce houses, and a DJ with jammin’ tunes and fun contests for the kids too.  Park activities will be held in two of Verrado’s 72 vibrant parks, including Cambridge Plaza and Park Meadows in Verrado’s Heritage District.

Start your day at Verrado Coffee Co., and pick up a free open house tour and event map to find over 50 new homes and models by 12 top home builders. Take 1-10 west, exit Verrado Way.

G.A.I.N.
10/17/2015
05:00 PM - 08:00 PM M
Lowe's Parking Lot
Sundance Towne Center 700 S Watson Road
Buckeye, AZ 85326

Relay For Life of Buckeye
11/07/2015- 11/08/2015
06:00 PM - 11:30 PM M
Youngker High School
3000 S Apache Rd
Buckeye, AZ 85326
Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.

At Relay, teams of people camp out at Youngker High School and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 12 hours in length. Relay-ers do not have to walk all night, but each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event.

Teams come from businesses, families, clubs, friends, hospitals, schools, churches, and service organizations. Each team is enouraged to raise money that goes towards the programs and services the American Cancer Society offers and funds critical cancer research.

For more information please visit www.relayforlife.org/buckeyeaz 

Community Yard Sale
11/07/2015
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM M
Buckeye Town Park
207 N. 9th Street
Buckeye, Az 85326

Veterans Day Parade
11/07/2015
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM M
Parade Route along Monroe Ave
Monroe Ave
Buckeye, Az 85326

VFW Golf tournament
11/14/2015
07:00 AM - 01:00 PM M
sundance golf course
sundance Pkwy
Buckeye, AZ 85326
4th annual VFW golf tournament. 4 man best ball. Shotgun start.

Buckeye Demolition Derby Fall 2015
11/21/2015
07:00 PM - 10:00 PM M
Helzapoppin Rodeo Arena
Miller Road South of Baseline
Buckeye, Az 85326