
May 2024 Business Connection Newsletter
Calendar of Events Import National Day of Prayer 05/02/2024 07:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST Hilton Garden Inn 1309 W. Rancho Vista Blvd Palmdale, CA 93551 Refi Snacks Ribbon Cutting 05/02/2024 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM PST Famers Market 700 W. Lancaster Blvd Lancaster, CA 93534 New Member Orientation 05/03/2024 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PST Edwards Federal Credit Union 39963 10th St W Palmdale, CA 93551 Cinco de Mayo Mixer - Hosted by ServPro Palmdale North 05/03/2024 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST ServPro Palmdale North 654 E Rancho Vista Blvd Ste H Palmdale, CA 93550 Assembly District 39 - One Year Palmdale Office Anniversary 05/04/2024 12:00 PM - 03:00 PM PST Poncitlan Square (located by Palmdale City Hall) 38315 9th St E Palmdale, CA 93550 Wine Pairing at Bravery Brewing 05/04/2024 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM PST Bravery Brewing 42705 8th St W Lancaster, CA 93534 Monthly Chamber Luncheon - Don Ryan Scholarship 05/08/2024 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM PST Hellenic Center 43404 30th St W Lancaster, CA 93536 Straight Out The Bosses’ Belly 05/11/2024 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST The Color of Wine 45074 10th St W, Ste 101B Lancaster, CA 93534 AV YMCA Healthy Families Day 05/11/2024 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM PST Antelope Valley Family YMCA 43001 10th Street W Lancaster, CA 93534 Veteran Mobile Medical Unit Services Available 05/14/2024 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM PST MHALA Palmdale 1529 E Palmdale Blvd Palmdale, CA 93550 5K Walk or Run Family Fundraiser 05/18/2024 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Wild At Heart Horse Rescue 6854 West Avenue H Lancaster, CA 93536 Music And Kids Day 05/18/2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM PST Poncitlan Square 38315 9th Street East Palmdale, CA 93550 Live Oak Mental Wellness Festival 05/18/2024 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM PST Lancaster Muncipal Stadium 45116 Valley Central Way Lancaster, CA 93534 AV Chambers Flea Market 05/19/2024 07:00 AM - 03:00 PM PST Antelope Valley Fairgrounds 2551 W Avenue H Lancaster, CA 93536 Business 4 Breakfast 05/23/2024 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM PST DoubleTree Palmdale 300 W Palmdale Blvd Palmdale, CA 93551 2024 Multicultural & Intergenerational Women's Event 05/23/2024 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM PST https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dTsZ10TFSlW5bjgX6p6fIA#/registration Take Action - Mental Heath Awareness Event 05/31/2024 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM PST Hellenic Center 43404 30th St W Lancaster, CA 93536 Member Import FatBoys Taco Roberto Arreguin fatboystaco2015@gmail.com Join Date: 02/05/2024 Skechers Kristen Robinson melissa.tankersley@skechers.com Join Date: 02/07/2024 Nannies House Inc. MONQUE JONES Website nannieshouseinc8889@gmail.com Join Date: 02/07/2024 Tacos El Afro Afrodicio Merino afrodicio89@gmail.com Join Date: 02/12/2024 HOTSHOT PETSHOP LLC Tommy Landeros Website hotshotpetshop1@gmail.com Join Date: 02/14/2024 STATE FARM INSURANCE/ROCKET MORTGAGE Wendell Cuffy Website wendellcuffy@rocketpro.com Join Date: 02/15/2024 VidaPulse Daniel Lopez Website vidapulsellc@gmail.com Join Date: 02/16/2024 New Vision Landscaping Inc Juan Navarro newvisionlandscape28@gmail.com Join Date: 02/17/2024 Chick-fil-A Palmdale Zay Williams Website 03396@chick-fil-a.com Join Date: 02/20/2024 Nay Nays Glam Lashes Nayelli Gonzalez Website naynaysglamlashes@gmail.com Join Date: 02/21/2024 A Special Flair Event Rentals Kameron Holloway Website asfpartyrental@gmail.com Join Date: 02/21/2024 PARTCRAFT PARTCRAFT INC SHIPPING@PARTCRAFT.COM Join Date: 02/28/2024 BR Booth Rentals LLC Ruben Castro Website ruben@brboothrentals.com Join Date: 03/01/2024 Chuck E. Cheese Vianey Kohl Website Vianey.kohl@cecentertainment.com Join Date: 03/07/2024 Antelope Valley Rural Museum Director ... Website avmuseum@verizon.net Join Date: 03/10/2024 Realtormariperez@gmail.com Maritza Perez realtormariperez@gmail.com Join Date: 03/11/2024 Crazy Ottos Diner CHARLES Hughes chcrazyottos@gmail.com Join Date: 03/12/2024 Palmdale Aerospace Academy Elena Graham Website Megraham@tpaa.org Join Date: 03/13/2024 Thetechforyou Inc Bryan Reyes Website bryan.reyes@thetechforyou.com Join Date: 03/13/2024 CALIFORNIA STORM ALL STAR CHEER INC Roberto Sanchez Website rob.calistorm@gmail.com Join Date: 03/18/2024 Teriyaki Madness Palmdale Brian Beauregard Website brian@bkbdrywall.com Join Date: 03/20/2024 MedStat Matthew Nybakken Website mnybakken@medstatcpr.com Join Date: 03/20/2024 Jamels Matthew Givens xmg3213@gmail.com Join Date: 03/20/2024 Two Lifestyles Latoyia Conway-Hampton Website latoyia@twolifestyles.org Join Date: 03/21/2024 i9 Sports Shane Watson Website shane.watson@i9sports.com Join Date: 03/25/2024 Desert Meadows Apartments Rosalinda Perez rlperez@guardian-capital.com Join Date: 03/26/2024 Desert Meadows Townhomes Rosalinda Perez rlperez@guardian-capital.com Join Date: 03/26/2024 Monge Services LLC Laura Monge Website mongeservices2012@gmail.com Join Date: 04/09/2024 New Age Plumbing And Rooter Inc. Alberto Armenta Website newageplumbingandrooter@gmail.com Join Date: 04/13/2024 Loansbynajeba Najeba Bashir loansbynajeba@gmail.com Join Date: 04/18/2024 412th Force Support Squadron Emily Bostwick Website 412fss.fsk@gmail.com Join Date: 04/25/2024 Malios Discounts LLC Alex Zabala alex.zabala74@yahoo.com Join Date: 04/30/2024 Renewing Members: Thank You! Roland Markarian DMD Roland Markarian Website office@Drveneer.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Fletchers Fire Protection John & Belle Fletcher Website fletchersfire@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Adelman Radio Broadcasting, 104.9, 100.9, 103.9, 877.7 Robert Adelman Website colleenwardlaw@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Assistance By Design Angela Marie Allen assistancebydesign1@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/31/2024 Alonzo Junk Movers Sebastian Alonzo Website alonzojunkmovers@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/12/2024 Bug Patrol Inc Mario Amara Website bugpatrol@msn.com Renewal Date: 04/13/2024 Edward Jones Steven D. Angebrandt, AAMS Website steve.angebrandt@edwardjones.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Arnold N. Applebaum Arnold Applebaum aapplebaum@ssdi-power.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Nova Storage Sam Arias Website mcolindres@novadevco.com Renewal Date: 04/19/2024 Bravery Brewing Company Brian Avery Website Brian@braverybrewing.com Renewal Date: 03/08/2024 Assemblyman Tom Lackey Pam Balch Website pamela.balch@asm.ca.gov Renewal Date: 04/02/2024 Resurrection Cycles, Inc. Ken Bayard Website res.cycles.av@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/29/2024 Lancaster Flooring, Inc Harry Bederian Website tina@lancasterflooring.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Keller Williams Realty A.V. - Janet Buckley Janet Buckley janetbuckleyrealtor@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/16/2024 Beverly & Company Jasmin Casillas jasminsellsAV1@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/12/2024 Royal Family Kids Rick Chisham Website rickchisham@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Academy for Advancement of Children with Autism Brienne Ciarloni Website bciarloni@autismacademy.org Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Antelope Valley American Legion Post 311 Doug Cook droycec@outlook.com Renewal Date: 04/08/2024 Rancho Village Diane Davis Website diane.davis@atriaretirement.com Renewal Date: 03/21/2024 Town House Motel Upali De Silva Website segar.thm44125@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Krump Society Norris Duckett III Website krumpsociety@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/21/2024 Antelope Valley Boys & Girls Club Jay Duke Website duke@avbgc.org Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 The Silver Depot Cassendra Ekanayake buddhikaeka@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/13/2024 In Perfect Balance Pilates Studio Elana Essers Website ipbpilates@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/09/2024 RDS Investments & Development LLC Michael Ezer Website mike@rdsinvest.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 A+ Nutrition for Life Denise Faucette Website dfaucette2014@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/13/2024 Lancaster Choice Energy Alice Ferrin Website kwells@cityoflancasterca.org Renewal Date: 04/20/2024 ASAP Business Communications Akonzo Furtch Website alonzo@phonesbyasap.com Renewal Date: 04/17/2024 City of Palmdale Luis Garibay Website mschuler@cityofpalmdale.org Renewal Date: 03/02/2024 Digivue Advertising Joshua Ginsberg Website joshua.ginsberg@digivueadvertising.com Renewal Date: 03/17/2024 Zonta Club of Antelope Valley Area Laura Gordon zontaav@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/08/2024 Expert Garage Doors and Gates, INC. Yelena Gozhak Website expertgaragedoorservice2u@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Luxe Derm Aesthetics Laura Gracia Website luxederm17@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/31/2024 Community Development Center USA David Harris Website dharris@cdcusa.org Renewal Date: 04/11/2024 eXp Realty Team Hartley Kirk Hartley Website Kirk.hartley@exprealty.com Renewal Date: 04/27/2024 McDonald's - Valley Central Way Pie Hinnay Website mmarro7342@aol.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Coldwell Banker Commercial Valley Realty Harvey Holloway Website harvey@cbcvalleyrealty.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Hi-Grade Materials Co/Ascon Recy Co Jon Hove Website jhove@robar.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Antelope Valley Chem-Dry Rob Johnson Website avchemdryinfo@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Antelope Valley Chem-Dry Rob Johnson Website avchemdryinfo@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Santa Clarita School of Performing Arts Mike Josten Website info@scsopa.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Mayflower Gardens Brianna Larkin Website Briana.Larkin@rhf.org Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Western Pacific Roofing Corp Johnny Lee Zamrzla Website wprc@westpacroof.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 All American Financial Services Slade Lohman Website slade@aafsloans.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 IBEW/NECA LMCC Kathy MacLaren Website maclaren@la-ibew-neca.com Renewal Date: 03/05/2024 Boss Chic Coffee Bar & Boutique Jessica Magana jess.magana79@yahoo.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 McDonald's Fran Marroquin avmcdonalds@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Little Explorers Preschool Center Ashley Maya Website ashleymaya2@yahoo.com Renewal Date: 04/21/2024 St John Holy Trinity AME Church Pastor Melanie J. Mays Website stjohnholytrinityamec@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Nola CRS (Credit Repair) Mary McCollum mary@nolacrs.com Renewal Date: 03/15/2024 Mental Health America of Los Angeles Luise Montes Website lmontes@mhala.org Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Lamar Advertising Company Jim Moran Website jmoran@lamar.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Antelope Valley Union High School District Gregory Nehen Website gnehen@avhsd.org Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Fourr, Manke & Manke LLP James O. Fourr, CPA, CVA, Cr. FA Website vip@fourrmankemankecpa.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Children's Center of Antelope Valley Osamudiamen aka"Osas" Otasowie Website ootasowie@childrenscenterav.org Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Olive Support Services Matthew Otasowie Website matthew.otasowie@olivesupportservices.org Renewal Date: 03/18/2024 US Pole Company Accounts Payable Website barbarab@usaltg.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Camacho Auto Sales Hugo Perez Website Hugo@camachoauto.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Huttopia Paradise Springs, LLC Noemie Pierre noemie.pierre@huttopia.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Desert Christian Schools Dave Pratt Website jdevore@desertchristian.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Antelope Valley Mall Jennifer Rice Website scott.cummings@cbre.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Holliday Rock Co. Peggy Robertson Website probertson@hollidayrock.com Renewal Date: 03/19/2024 Rogers Consulting and Management Latonia Rogers Website admin@independentlivingservices.org Renewal Date: 03/24/2024 Element by Westin Teana Saenz Website erika.redmond@aimbridge.com Renewal Date: 03/17/2024 Don Chato Mexican Restaurant Eduardo Sanchez Website 3807chato@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Arrow Appliance, Inc Christy Savoie Website arrowappliance@yahoo.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Lucky Luke Brewing Co - Lancaster Samantha Schmitz Website Samantha@luckylukebrewing.com Renewal Date: 04/25/2024 Paintball USA Mike & April Schwartz Website paintballusainc@aol.com Renewal Date: 04/20/2024 Residence Inn by Marriott Lancaster Lorena Serrano Website lserrano@midashospitality.com Renewal Date: 03/21/2024 Antelope Valley Care Center Thomas Skiba Website avcc.administrator@antelopevalleycarecenter.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Thriving Consultant Agency, LLC Beth Smith Website thrivingconsultantagency@gmail.com Renewal Date: 03/07/2024 Local Craft Beer Katie Southworth Website katie@localcraftbeer.net Renewal Date: 04/24/2024 Derryberry & Associates, LLP R. Steven Derryberry Website steven@derryberrylawyers.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Antelope Valley Teen Challenge Eric Tijerina Website eric.tijerina@teenchallenge.org Renewal Date: 04/17/2024 Trevino Law Firm Darlene Trevino Website darlene@trevino.law Renewal Date: 03/23/2024 RIDE Coach & Bus Alexa Trujillo Website alexa.trujillo@ride.co Renewal Date: 04/25/2024 Creating Ripples Leadership Training Viviana Vargas Website Vivianavargasleadershipcoach@gmail.com Renewal Date: 04/13/2024 SA Recycling Eddie Venegas Website evenegas@sarecycling.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 John P. Eliopulos Hellenic Center Autumn Ward Website helleniccenter@yahoo.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 iLEAD California Charter Schools Matthew Watson Website matt.watson@ileadcalifornia.org Renewal Date: 03/07/2024 Lawyers Title and Escrow Antelope Valley Michele Weill Website LawyersLA@LTIC.com Renewal Date: 03/13/2024 Canyon Creek Apartments Monica West Website canyoncreek@roadrunner.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Traditions Health Brandi Wheeler Website giselle.vidalcueva@traditionshealth.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 Charitable Minds Alo Wheeler Website together@charitableminds.net Renewal Date: 04/17/2024 Robert S. Wolf Insurance & Financial Services Robert Wolf Website RSWolfIns@aol.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024 Century 21, Yarrow & Associates Al Yarrow Website c21.Lina@yahoo.com Renewal Date: 03/01/2024 SourceOne Payroll Services Robert Yegehiaian Website victoria@sourceonepayroll.com Renewal Date: 04/01/2024	Chair's Corner Donna Hill Hello All It is May and the sun has arrived often with its cousin wind. Let's shake up those endorphins by getting out and getting active. Check our membership's directory...plenty of ideas there!! Lets welcome Rosalinda Ortega as our new Events Director. She has been with the chamber for quite a while as our Membership Director and has taken on this new challenge Thanks, Rosalinda. Hopefully, Vicky mentioned one of your duties was wrangling the chair. Gook Luck with that (wink wink). Back by popular demand.. drumroll...The AV Chambers Flea Market at (wait for it) ...the AV Fairgrounds on May 19. It will have all the things you love. Get your booths, tickets, and sign up for the community stage. Reach out to Rosalinda for this and more. May 8th is Mothers Day. Mothers come in all shapes and sizes. Some are aunties and grandmother, new mothers, foster mothers and other mothers, cousins, and sisters, even some fathers stand in for heavenly mothers. Whichever category you fall into we love and appreciate you. On behalf of the AV Chambers of Commerce, we wish you a blesses, happy and healthy Mothers Day and every day after. Blessings and How Can I Help? Donna Hill Chair - AV Chambers of Commerce 2023-2024 Ambassador Highlight! Refi Snacks Ribbon Cutting Don't miss out on the Ribbon-cutting celebration for Refi Snacks. Who wil be presented Small Business of the Month of April by Senator Scott Wilk 21st District. How exiting for Refi Snacks. • When: Thursday May 2nd, 2024 Where: Farmers Market 700 W. Lancaster Blvd, Lancaster CA 93534 What Time: Ribbon Cutting @ 4:30pm Chairman's Circle Sponsor Click photo for more details May Mixer Chairman's Circle Sponsor Click photo for more details May Luncheon - Don Ryan Scholarship This Month's Chamber Luncheon we will be announcing the winners to our Don Ryan Scholarship who will Presented by our special guest the Ryan Family. Jenny Parks Foundation will also be announcing their Scholarships winners. We are so excited for these winner and to hear from the Ryan Family. We will also have the results to the Board of Directors Ballots. So much to be announced, be sure to get your seat registered. • When: Wednesday, May 8th Where: Hellenic Center 43404 30th St W Lancaster CA 93536 What Time: 11:00am to 1:30pm • Register today to save your seat!!! avchambers.org Chairman's Circle Sponsor Click photo for more details May Business 4 Breakfast Don't miss out on this month's Business 4 Breakfast, see you Thursday, May 23rd at the DoubleTree Palmdale as we hear from Andrade Mejia Agency!!! When: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 Where: DoubleTree Palmdale 300 W Palmdale Blvd Palmdale CA 93551 What Time: 7:00am to 8:30am Register today to save your seat!!! avchambers.org Advertisement Click photo for more details Learn 4 Life Luncheon Thank you to everyone who came out to our Monthly Luncheon and got to hear all about the great thing that Lear4Life is doing. They give students the opportunity to have flexibility, personalized learning and one on one attention in a safe environment. Chairman's Circle Sponsor Click photo for more details Go-To Market Strategies Lunch & Learn So much useful information on how to strategize your marketing plan. We learned all about how to attract your target audience. When and how to distribute your marketing services to get the most valuable results also how you can benefit from photography and videography shoots. Advertisement 1201 W Rancho Vista Blvd Ste C Palmdale CA 93551 Kaiser Permanente's Surgery Center Ribbon-cutting On March 27th , the Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce had the privilege of Commemorating the soon-to-be opening of the new Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley Surgery Center in Lancaster. This stand-alone surgery center is a first for Southern California. It was an honor to stand alongside distinguished community members, healthcare professionals, and Kaiser Permanente officials for the symbolic ribbon cutting ceremony. The center is set to transform the community, serving approximately 159,000 members with ambulatory surgeries. It embodies efficiency, transparency, collaboration, and innovation - the essence of Kaiser Permanente's operations. This milestone reaffirms Kaiser Permanente's commitment to providing high-quality patient-centered care in one of Southern California's top-growing regions. Advertisement Click photo for more details April Business 4 Breakfast We had the pleasure to have Palmdale FiberCity come out for our Business for Breakfast. The excitement for our community and the100% fiber network now offering more options for internet is long past due. Thank you Rubin Bryant for enlighting us with all that is to come. Community Partner Sponsor Click photo for more details Paving the Way-Wellness Experience Grand Opening & Ribbon-cutting Congratulations to Janie Hodge and her amazing team.This Wellness Experience is such a vibe, you can feel the support and guidance from each one of their staff members. Such a welcoming environment. The amount of love and work that was put into the Wellness Experience is unmatched. Business Feature Fatboys Taco - Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Congratulations to Fatboys Taco on the Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting. Thank you for providing more delicious options for us to indulge in here on the Blvd. We are so happy for all the success to come into your business and Family. You have set a great example on Collaboration as you join Bravery Brewery on your new Beer, Fatboys Taco Cervesa. Together we can all make great things happen. Thank you to the Antelope Valley Hispanic Chambers of Commerce for working together on this Grand Opening! Advertisement Click photo for more details Desert Meadows Groundbreaking Congratulations Guardian Company on the Groundbreaking of the Desert Meadow Apartments and Townhomes. It truly was such an honor to be part of your celebration. We look forward to being part of your growth as this is just the beginning for all that is to come to our Antelope Valley Community. April Mixer at WM Antelope Valley Landfill Who would of thought that the Waste Management Landfill Tour would be so much fun? Well that's just what happens when you are in the hands of not 1 but 2 Ashley's. Thank you AVTA for allowing us to tour in your Bus. We got to see the journey that our trash goes on. How our recycling and reuse makes such an impact on our community. Lets think No Waste! Chairman's Circle Sponsor Click photo for more details Coffee with Carter We just can't say enough great things about Edward Federal Credit Union. What a great time to get to know the CEO Carter and have coffee while learning about the new app launch. The staff here is truly the best. What really sets Edwards Federal Credit Union apart from any other bank is their Mission to serve the Community. Interested in doing a Podcast with the Chamber? Podcasts are a great way to feature your local business! Please feel free to email us at *eventscoordinator @avchambers.org* or give us a call at 661-948-4518 for more information. Listen to our newest episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or on other podcast platforms. AV Chambers Social Media Looking for more ways to share your business with the community? We invite you to join the Chamber's "Member-to-Member" private group on Facebook where you will be able to post about your business, your events, and your services. You will also get to see other community businesses and their posts. This is a great opportunity to showcase your business while increasing your social media presence. Please follow us on Instagram as well so you do not miss out on upcoming events and opportunities to get involved in your community. @avchambersofcommerce Also, check us out on TikTok @avchambers!
Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce New - May 2024