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February 8, 2010

Business Spotlight

Always Best Care

Always Best Care Senior Care
Please call 303-952-3060

Always Best Care Colorado provides personalized in-home care support to seniors and their love ones, as well as no-cost assisted living placement services.   Recently acquired by Erin P. Nichols, Always Best Care has been serving the Denver area since 2007. 

Our in-home care support entails the types of services that area typically needed after being discharged from a hospital or nursing home - such as meal preparation, transportation, light housekeeping, bathing, grooming, and much more.  All of our caregivers are friendly, professional and go out of their way to meet the needs of our senior clients and their families.   All caregivers are actual employees, not contract workers, and therefore licensed, bonded, and background checked.

Always Best Care picOur high level of contact with both our clients and their assigned caregivers has enabled us to not only be of service, but to also form lasting relationships with our clients. Always Best Care distinguishes itself from its competitors by these relationships, as well as our ability to stay with their clients regardless of whether they stay in their home or not, as a result of our free assisted living placement service.

When you buy a home, you call a real estate agent.  Similarly, an Always Best Care coordinator can help you find the right fit in senior housing.  Most seniors and their families don't know where to start or what questions to ask when faced with declining health or mental cognition.  Always Best Care's FREE assisted living placement service entails meeting with your family to determine needs, desire, budget, and location preferences.  We search our database of over 150 communities to find the most appropriate options for you.  Always Best Care doesn't stop there - we personally drive you around on tours and assist in asking questions to help facilitate a decision.  The final choice, of course, is yours!

Always Best Care offers competitive rates and flexible terms, based on each individual's unique situation. Everyone has personalized needs and yours are what matter to us!  We would be honored to be an advocate for you and your family.  We realize that often when a family needs our assistance it is because they are in crisis, and that is why we say to please call us, anytime, day or night.  

Let them know you saw their article in the Arvada Chamber of Commerce e-newsletter!
Chamber Calendar

BAH LogoBUSINESS AFTER HOURS - Tomorrow Night
Business After Hours will be held Tuesday, February 9th from 5:00 - 7:00pm at D & K Jewelers.  D & K Jewelers is located at 5220 Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada.  D&K BUYS GOLD so bring your gold!!!  Business After Hours is a great way to network with other business owners, build relationships and form great power partners.  Las Weekend Grilll Catering is providing the food & La Patisserie Bakery providing dessert.

ML LogoMEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
Our Membership Luncheon will be held  Wednesday, February 10th from 11:30 - 1:00pm at DiCicco's Italian Restaurant on Olde Wadsworth Boulevard.  Lunch is $20 per Chamber Member and $30 per non-member.  Give Denise a call today at 303-424-0313 to RSVP for this lunch.  Speaker will be Kenny Maenpa of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.

3rd Friday Logo3rd FRIDAY LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST
Our 3rd Friday Leadership Breakfast will be held on Friday, February 19th from 7:00 - 9:00am at the Arvada Center located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd in Arvada.  Breakfast is $18 per person.  Our speaker will be Dr. Richard Franklin, Envirobrand.  Give Denise a call today at 303-424-0313 to RSVP.

BAH LogoNOW - EVEN MORE AFTER HOURS
Our Ambassadors are going to put on a second monthly After Hours Mixer!  This After Hours Event will be held Wednesday, February 24th from 5:00 - 7:00pm at Chopstix.  Chopstix is located at 9604 Ralston Road in Arvada. (Where Ralston Road goes North on Independence).  This event will cost $7 per person. 

Ambassador of the Month
 
Susie SorensenSusie Sorensen,
Waddell & Reed Financial Services
 
Waddell & Reed Financial Services has been in the business of helping people plan their financial futures for over 70 years. As an Advisor, I have a Series 7 and a Series 66 license and I am also life, health and annuity licensed. This means that I can create a plan tailored to your needs, your risk tolerances and your time frame for investing. I can recommend strategies to minimize the effects of taxes on your investments and show how the use of insurance can help manage risk and protect you, your family and your business in the event of the unforeseen.  As a member of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, I am excited by the opportunities available to work with other members and to support the community as a whole.  I have lived in Arvada for 12 years with my husband and three children. It is a great place to raise a family and we couldn't image living anywhere else.
I hope you have enjoyed this week's edition of Grand Views.  If you have something you would like to have considered for Grand Views, email it to me at Dot@ArvadaChamber.org.
 
Have a successful week,
Dot

Dot Wright
President
Arvada Chamber of Commerce

7305 Grandview Avenue
Arvada, Colorado 80002
Phone: 303-424-0313
Fax: 303-424-5370
www.ArvadaChamber.org
In This Issue
Business Spotlight
Chamber Calendar
2010 Census
Member News
Community News
Chamber Staff

Dot Wright
President
Dot@ArvadaChamber.org

Denise Shugarts
Office Manager
Denise@ArvadaChamber.org

Phil Garnhart
Member Sales Representative
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Patty Dooley-Strappelli
Member Development
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Business Arvada Style
to be bigger, better - and digital! 
Early Bird Sale now!
With the new features this year you don't want to miss your opportunity to promote your business in this year's Arvada Business Style to be published again this May. This year's 85th Anniversary Edition will profile participating businesses in a beautiful four-color publication that will be distributed to not only every homeowner in Arvada and all chamber members, but also throughout the local business community. Ask how your business can be featured and SAVE 10% during our Early Bird Special going on now through March 5th
Call Kristie Melendez 970-686-5805 or email Kristie@easychairmedia.com, for more information. CLICK HERE to see the full promo and rate card.
Member News
 
New Boot Camp Classes to start up soon at Arvada Fitness, located at 5855 Wadsworth Bypass, Arvada, CO 80003. Classes will be held both in the morning around 6am, and in the evening around 6 or 7, depending on the majority of applicants availability. The start up of Operation: Old School starts this Monday February 8th, so act fast to get in on special pricing. Email: operationoldschool@gmail.com

Festival Playhouse presents Love Letters by A. R. Gurney. It is a staged reading of letters between two people from the time they are in 2nd grade throughout their entire lives. It is a beautiful character development of these two people. If you like to read or listen to audio books this is right up your alley. We also will have a cellist each performance playing. Dates are Feb 12, 13,14 March 1,9,20,21,26,27,28. Curtain on Fri & Sat is 8 pm and on Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are available at 3.422.4090.

Spa Night Out at College of International Esthetics. Services performed under instructor supervision
Thursday February 25, 2010
4:30 - 8:30pm

R.S.V.P to Colleen Flynn 303.775.1357 or marketingiec09@gmail.com
 
Social Media for Businesses
sponsored by Arvada Economic Development Association
Are you new to Social Media?
Do you know how Social Media can help your business?
Social media marketing can help you:
· create customer loyalty
· attract new customers
· strengthen your brand
Join us for a casual, interactive workshop on how you can utilize Facebook
for your business.
Friday, February 26, 8:15-9:45 a.m.
Coffee and Danish Provided
Arvada City Hall, Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada  Cost: FREE
Enter through court entrance on the Southside of Arvada City Hall.
Space is Limited. RSVP to Lkingston@arvada.org or call 720-898-7018
City Council Notes

The City passed an Ordinance Amending Article IV, Tax Relief, of Chapter 98, Taxation, of the Arvada City Code, Specifically the Elimination of the Property Tax Relief, Rent Relief and Increasing the Food Tax Rebate.  For more information on this ordinance, please visit www.Arvada.org.
Community News
 
A Man For All Seasons now playing at the Arvada Center - llocated at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. For ticket information call the box office at 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.

Free Home Safety Course - Thursday, February 18 at 7 p.m., OR  Saturday, February 20, 9 a.m., Arvada Fire Protection District, 7903 Allison Way.  This course will provide residents with best practices for safety in the home.  After attending the course, a fire crew will contact each household to install a free carbon monoxide alarm.  To register for either of these courses contact the AFPD at 303-424-3012.
 
Ralston Road Corridor Planning Public Workshop
- Thursday, February 25.  Time to be determined. The City of Arvada is beginning a planning process to develop a long term retrofit of the 1.5 miles between Olde Town Arvada and the Arvada Triangle, along Ralston Road.  For the most up-to-date workshop information visit the project website at http://arvada.org/transportation/ralston-road-corridor-plan or contact Patty Lorence at 720-898-7740.
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