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CHAMBER NEWS - February 18, 2011


RSVP TODAY -
"STATE OF THE CITY" LUNCHEON MEETING

Thurs. 2/24 Cotati City Hall
12 - 1:30 pm
Cotati Room, Ray Miller Community Center
216 E. School St.
, Cotati
(behind City Hall)

Find out the latest developments at the City of Cotati from Mayor Janet Orchard - what's the latest on the budget, economic development, police services and how you and your business could be impacted.  Don't miss your chance to ask questions!

 

Catered by Oliver's Market - Choice of turkey,  

roast beef or veggie sandwich, salad, cookie and beverage 

Cost: $15 (pay at the door by cash, check or Mastercard/Visa)

 

RSVP with choice of sandwich to 795-5508 or [email protected] by Tuesday, 2/22

   

NEW DISPLAY AT COTATI MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE

"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" Cotati Speedway Poster

Fri. 2/18

10 am - 8 pm

Cotati Historical Museum, 201 W. Sierra Ave. 

The Cotati Historical Society will celebrate the first anniversary of their museum on Friday, Feb. 18, in conjunction with the countywide celebration of the centennial of Fred Wiseman's famous first air mail delivery. The museum at Cotati City Hall will be open to the public all day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with refreshments served, and the first viewing of the museum's new display, "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines." This will focus on racing in Cotati, beginning with the Page family's horse racetrack on what  is now Gravenstein Highway at Derby Lane; history of the world-record-setting board track on East Cotati in1921-22, and the dragster/sports car racetrack on the former Navy airfield  adjacent to Helman Lane in the 1950's and '60's.

For more information, email [email protected] or call (707) 794-0305 or visit www.cotatihistoricalsociety.org




NEW COTATI COMMUNITY GUIDE & BUSINESS DIRECTORY

     The Cotati Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that we will be working with the publisher of Penngrove Proud magazine, Lynda Sutton-Smith, to print a new, up-to-date, full-color Cotati Community Guide and Business Directory. We urge you to be part of this comprehensive promotion intended to influence resident and visitor spending in Cotati.

     The Cotati Community Guide and Business Directory will be the one to use when looking for goods and services in the Cotati area, for families and businesses relocating to the Cotati area, as well as visitors and longtime residents. This beautiful high-quality full-color publication, due out in April, will offer the following

  • Number of issues - 6,000 full-color guides with quality magazine staying power
  • Distribution - Direct mailed to over 4,000 households in the Cotati 94931 zip code and    1,000 copies distributed to advertisers, Chambers and Visitor Centers, Sonoma State University, City Hall, the library, and included in all relocation, business start-up, and visitor packets.   
  • Business Directory - Listing of Chamber members in alphabetical order and by category
  • Low Advertising Rates -A wide variety of advertising rates are available to accommodate all types of businesses
  • Free Advertising Preparation - Complimentary design of your advertisement is available or submit your ad to electronically

  Don't miss out on this opportunity to promote your business in the

2011 Cotati Community Guide & Business Directory!

     Advertising revenue supports the production of this publication. Penngrove Proud Account Executive Debbie Koos will be contacting all of our member businesses with the rates and will give you priority to reserve your ad space. If you would like to be a part of this valuable and informative guide, you can contact Debbie at 707-484-7451 or at [email protected].




SAVE THE DATE...
COTATI'S PASTA & BINGO NIGHT - MARCH 12

Cotati Pasta Dinner & Bingo

Sat. 3/12

5 - 8 p.m.
Cotati Veterans Memorial Building, 8505 Park Ave., Cotati
Pasta Dinner with salad & garlic bread! Beer & wine bar!
Bingo with the Cotati Chamber of Commerce - adults $1 per card, kids free ~ adults win cash, kids win Beanie Babies!


Would you like to volunteer at this event AND have a great time? The Chamber needs volunteers for bingo - call 795-5508 or email [email protected] if you can help.


  

WASHOE CREEK NIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT 

Sat. 2/19, 6 pm

Washoe Creek Golf Course 

1475 W Sierra Ave, Cotati

Washoe Creek Golf Course is having their second Night Golf Tournament, promising to be even bigger & better than the first! 

$30.00 tournament fee includes:

     Night Golf Ball (glows in the dark)

     9-Hold Tournament

     Dinner

     Cash & Prizes

Pre-pay & save 10% off!

Washoe Creek Golf Course 

Facebook Link 

1475 W Sierra Ave, Cotati

707-792-7700




SALLY TOMATOES UPCOMING EVENTS 

BATTLE OF THE BANDS

Fri. 2/18

6 - 10 pm 

A fundraiser for Relay for Life featuring five great local bands, including the Rotten Tomatoes. Show starts at 6:30, all-you-can-eat pasta feed for $7.50 and no-host cocktails. Come and show support for Relay for Life and have a great time!

 

RIBBON CUTTING AND MIXER 

Fri. 2/25

5 - 8 pm 

Sally Tomatoes and Sonoma Mountain Village welcomes Your Sweet Expectations Cakes and Cookies to The Event Center at Sonoma Mountain Village. In honor of this, we will be hosting a special social and mixer. Feature of the Event include:

~Complimentary Appetizers and Sweets from Sally Tomatoes and Your Sweet Expectations

~Mixer with the Independent Business Leaders of Rohnert Park (IBL)

~Ribbon Cutting with the Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce

~Ribbon Cutting with the Cotati Chamber of Commerce

~Lease Signing with Connie Codding and Sally Tomatoes

~Lease Signing with Sally Tomatoes and Your Sweet Expectations

~Unveiling of Sally Tomatoes new Dining Room remodel featuring our brand new Hearth

~Unveiling of Sally Tomatoes new outdoor Event Space

Come and mingle with Local Business Leaders, Civic Leaders, Sonoma State Staff and great Neighborhood folks and celebrate the opening of a new business in our town and the progress of Sonoma Mountain Village. This event is open to the public.

 

The Event Center, Sonoma Mountain Village

Sally Tomatoes Bar and Cafe, Catering Headquarters

1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park Ca.

707-665-0260
www.sallytomatoes.com

 

 

GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING & OPEN HOUSE MIXER

Sat. 2/26, 1 - 4 pm

TWO BUSINESSES - Andre Morrow, State Farm Insurance Agent

and Loud & Clear Audio Video

7884 & 7886 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati

Food, music, giveaways, prize drawings and more - great networking opportunity with other business people and potential customers!

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE COTATI CHAMBER

TO ALL OUR 2010 AWARD WINNERS

 

Cotati Citizen of the Year - John Allred, Professional Framing Services

 

Allred Citizen of the Year

 

 

Chamber Business of the Year - Friar Tuck's Pub

Cheryl Nixon & Sharon Mitchell

Friar Tuck's Pub owner Cheryl Nixon  

& manager Sharon Mitchell  

 Chamber Ambassador of the Year - Jami Brady

Jami Brady and family

Jami Brady and family  

 Businessperson Hall of Fame Award - Bob & Alice Larsen, Larsen's Feed & Pet Supply

Bob

Bob & Alice Larsen  

 

 

SONOMA COUNTY RESTAURANT WEEK - February 21 - 27

The second annual Sonoma County Restaurant Week, sponsored by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board, will be a seven day celebration of our county's finest food and wine! Enjoy three course dinner menus at three great price points. With an emphasis on local ingredients and local wines, Each restaurant offers their own unique menu selections and selected restaurants will feature a bottle of Sonoma County wine.

More than 50 restaurants across Sonoma County are offering fantastic food at fantastic prices. For just one week, participating restaurants will offer a 3 course special prix-fixe menu for $19, $29, or $39 per person. Each restaurant offers its own unique menu using local farm fresh ingredients and will feature a local wine to accompany the meal.

There are no tickets or passes required. Food lovers can simply dine out at as many participating restaurants as they'd like during Sonoma County Restaurant Week, explore new dining opportunities, or enjoy old favorites. Dining reservations are strongly recommended! Follow this link to view participating restaurants and their special menus! http://www.sonomacountyrestaurantweek.org

 

 


 

COTATI CHAMBER NOMINATES CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY FOR BEA AWARD

Join us as we recognize Conservation Corps North Bay with a Best Practice Award at the 10th Annual Business Environmental Alliance Business Leaders' Breakfast, to be held from 7 to 9:30am on Friday, March 11 at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Conservation Corps North Bay with its green-certified facility, is among an excellent group of Best Practice Award winners this year that exemplify savings through sustainability. The keynote speaker Andy Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, will speak authoritatively on emerging environmental issues for the business community and why it matters for your business strategy. Tickets are just $45 and registration is available at  www.SonomaBEA.org. Please RSVP by March 7, 2011.



CITY OF COTATI ECONOMIC REPORT

     The Sonoma County Economic Development Board (EDB), in partnership with numerous City Councils and Chambers of Commerce, is pleased to present a new series of   for each of the nine incorporated cities in Sonoma County, including  

Cotati's Economic Report. 

     The City Economic Reports include economic information and forecasts specific to each city. Areas covered by the report include employment, demographics, residential and commercial real estate, consumer spending, and education.




LIBERTY VALLEY DOORS RECEIVES AWARD

     On Friday, January 28, 2011, Assemblymember Jared Huffman presented his monthly Sustainable North Bay Award to Liberty Valley Doors of Cotati. Founded in late 1970, Liberty Valley Doors is a custom wood stile and rail door manufacturer that is committed to accelerating the transition to sustainable building, energy, and economic practices. In 2008, Liberty Valley Doors installed a 117kw P.V. solar array and is now manufacturing all of its doors using solar power. The company also recently started a line of doors made from reclaimed lumber and have built over 800 of them to date without cutting down a single tree. Liberty Valley Doors owners and employees are very involved in community service. President Mike Pastryk donates leftover wood to local high schools for use in woodshop programs and is actively involved with his local Rotary Club and the Cotati Chamber of Commerce.

 



PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS WITH PROJECT GRADUATION 

     The Project Graduation Committee for Rancho Cotate High School, Tech High and two continuation schools is currently planning for another successful all night, drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free graduation party on June 3, 2011. But we can't do this without your help.

     Project Graduation has been around since 1988 and is a county-wide program. It was established on the foundation of concerned parents wanting to provide a safe and fun, all-night, alcohol-free, tobacco-free and drug-free event to graduating seniors.

     The goal is to provide a safe and entertaining way for the kids to celebrate their graduation night, and at the same time instill in the minds of these young people the notion that they can have a good time without alcohol and drugs.

     We currently are in need of funds for printing t-shirts and any items promoting your business as free giveaways in bags we provide for the kids. If you are interested, please contact John Dell'Osso at 664-0598.

     For more information, please visit our website at  .



 

SCAYD AWARD NOMINATIONS

SCAYD (Sonoma County Adult and Youth Development) is having our 6th Annual "Run for the Roses" Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 7th here at Sonoma Mountain Village. In the next month, I will reach out to all of you in hopes you will participate by sponsoring or attending the event, or both!! Right now what I would like you to do, if you can, is take a moment and nominate just one special person you know who has made a difference in our community. We are just accepting five nominations for each category. This is a very special award from a very special Non-Profit. If you could take the few minutes it takes to nominate someone, I would be personally grateful. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Please find attached the nomination form with all the instructions you need! I truly appreciate your assistance in helping us find those unsung heroes in our community. SCAYD wants to honor them!!

Best regards to all, 

Gerard Giudice

President, The Big Tomato Inc.

The Event Center, Sonoma Mountain Village

Sally Tomatoes Bar and Cafe, Catering Headquarters

1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park Ca. 94928

707-665-9472

 

 

 

UPCOMING BLOOD DRIVES IN THE COMMUNITY 

COTATI

3/26 - Oliver's Market

          546 E.Cotati Ave, Cotati     

          10:00 am -1:30 pm


 ROHNERT PARK

2/19 - Exchange Bank

            6290 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park

            10:30 am -1:30 pm

2/28 - TCBY

             7285 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park

             3 pm -6 pm

             *Free latte or Mocha from Moxie Java

 

Donors are encouraged to sign up at www.bbr.org
Your support is appreciated




COTATI CREEK CRITTERS UPCOMING EVENTS

Movie, Music & Munchies night: "Dirt the Movie"

Monday, 2/28, 7 p.m.

Cotati Room, Ray Miller Community Center, 216 E. School St., Cotati (behind City Hall, near the police station)

 "Dirt the Movie" is an extraordinary film, featuring experts worldwide, and is for anyone who is interested in learning more about this amazing earth beneath our feet, or indeed for anyone who eats food! We're thrilled that Albert Tenaya, Native American flute player, has agreed to set the scene for us with his beautiful music.  The event is held in collaboration with Daily Acts and Transition Cotati.  It's a fundraiser: sliding scale $5-25.  Donations of any size appreciated but no one left out for lack of funds!  Delicious homemade munchies will be available.

 

Thinking Like an Oak: 200 Years of Change in Cotati & the Laguna Headwaters

A two-part program with Arthur Dawson, historical ecologist at the Sonoma Ecology Center.

Monday, 3/28, 7 p.m. 

Presentation held in collaboration with the Cotati Historical Society, at the Cotati Room, Ray Miller Community Center, 216 E. School St.

Saturday, 4/2, 10 a.m.

Walk to the Laguna Headwaters.  RSVP for details of where to meet for the walk.   

 

Cotati Creek Critters

707-792-4422

 [email protected] 

  

 

 

ART SHOW AT LIBRARY  

"Art in the Library" will happen again for two weeks this month at the Rohnert Park-Cotati Library. The exhibit will run from February 15 through February 26, however the library will be closed Feb. 20 and 2l. Also, doors will close early the last day, February 26. The event is sponsored by Friends of the Library, The Library Art Committee and Association for the Arts. For information, 584-9121.

 



BECOME A SPONSOR FOR PROJECT REGENERATION

     Conservation Corps North Bay hopes your business will sponsor Project ReGeneration's Summer Service Days. Through your generous support, Conservation Corps North Bay would like to double the capacity of the program to give 40 sixth to ninth grade students, many of whom are from underserved communities in Sonoma County, the opportunity to participate in this innovative program. In each four-week session, youth will complete important community and environmental service projects, participate in innovative teambuilding and outdoor recreation activities, work with local communities, resource management agencies, and other nonprofit partners to reduce the North Bay's environmental footprint, and receive a Learn & Serve America $500 scholarship upon completing 100 hours of community service in the program.

     In addition to supporting our youth and environment, Summer Service Days will provide your organization with a valuable employee teambuilding and community relations experience. In recognition of your support, we are delighted to offer your organization a full spectrum of promotional benefits. Help us keep this program free by sponsoring Project ReGeneration youth!

     Since its launch in 1999, Project ReGeneration has helped more than 840 youth gain strong work and environmental ethics, self-confidence, and leadership skills while having the best time of their lives! The total cost of the program is $238,000. You can help us reach our goal of raising $75,000 in sponsorships towards Project ReGeneration and other invaluable Conservation Corps North Bay programs.

     If you need further information or have any questions, please contact CCNB Development Director   at 707-303-3069 ext 274.



 




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