Greetings!
Our apologies for being a day late with the Newsletter. Jolene was out sick with the flu yesterday!
Welcome to the Eastern Madera County Area News brought to you by the
Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce. We are pleased to present news from our members and the communities of Eastern Madera County.
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Chamber Advances Many Changes To County EDC Document
 We did it! The Chamber has worked for nine (9) months to get Madera County Board of Supervisors to approve our additions to the Economic Development Community Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) document. The document has not been revised for a number of years, and there were only two projects listed on the document for Eastern Madera, both of them in North Fork.
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Chamber Co-Sponsors Major Beautification Project
 Many volunteers will be needed to plant 350 trees in
Eastern Madera
County on October 23rd. We are one of the major recipients of a grant,
and as such we are participating in bringing life to our communities
with the help of United Voices. Please mark your calendar now and help
us spread the word. This will be a wonderful way for families, friend,
clubs, and businesses to come together for a cause, have fun and do
something that we can all be proud of. To
see the list of where the tree will be planted visit:
http://www.unitedvoices.org/Volunteers.asp.Read More
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Meet New People -
Join the Chamber Ambassadors
Would you like to build your business contacts? Would you like to help welcome others? Become an Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador.
Come see what being an Ambassadors all about, join us at
the next Ambassadors meeting: Tuesday, August 10th 12pm (location TBA) Culligan Ribbon Cutting.
Pictured left to right: Don DeBernardi, Sierra Asset Management; Shawna Petrushkin, Ameriprise Financial; Glenn Quandee, Culligan; Rima Runtzel, Sierra Telephone; Sue Graham, Oakhurst Giftworks; Brian Gearhart, Past Honorary Mayor  | Mountain Area Tea Party Ribbon Cutting
Past President, Don DeBernardi, Sierra Asset Management; as well as Ambassadors, Rima Runtzel, Sierra Telephone; Brian Gearhart, Past Honorary Mayor; and Sue Graham, Oakhurst Giftworks; welcome the Mountain Area Tea Party to the Chamber.
 | Old Mexico Taqueria ribbon cutting for their
10 year anniversary.
"Thank you to the Mountain Area people for their support. I look forward to serving excellent Mexican food for years to come. Ole!" - Jesse Servantes, Owner of Old Mexico Taqueria
To celebrate Old Mexico Taqueria is giving FREE guacamole with every dinner plate through the end of July.
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Chamber Mixer
 NEW BUSINESS -
Mountain Art & Garden
40571 Hwy 41, Oakhurst
August 12, 2010
5:30 - 7:00pm
Meet the Owner
Network with fellow businesspeople
Raffle, be sure to bring your business cards
Hors d'oeuvres
No Host Bar
Open to the public
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Town Hall Meeting Tonight
The Oakhurst Area Chamber hosts a town hall meeting with Supervisor Tom Wheeler
July 22, 6pm - 8pm
Oakhurst Community Center
39800 Rd 425B, Oakhurst
Topics for Discussion will Include:
· Update on Oakhurst Area projects
· General discussion on District 5 issues
· Public Input on Civic Circle Project - Grant Project
· Impact of National Broadband Plan on our area - Sierra Telephone
· Major Eastern Madera County Beautification Project - Plant Trees program coming this October
For further information contact Supervisor Wheeler at 559-662-6050 or the Chamber at 559-683-7766 |
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Chamber Sponsors FREE E-Mail Marketing Classes
 August 19, 10am - 3pm
Yosemite
Gateway Restaurant
40530
Hwy 41, Oakhurst
Constant Contact is offering two small business workshops - "Best Practices
in Email Marketing" and "Getting Started with Constant Contact".
"Best Practices in Email Marketing" 10am - 12pm
"Getting Started with Constant Contact" 1pm - 3pm
Sign ups are required. Feel free to sign up for one or both.
email you reservation to: jelizalde@oakhurstchamber.com
Classes are FREE to Chamber members
$35 for non-members
One hour lunch break between classes
*Jolene at the Chamber is offering her services to small businesses who can
make the first class but not the second. She will come to your place of
business and help you set up your Constant Contact account.
Click here to sign up
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The Oakhurst Area Chamber Will Publish New Community Map
 The Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that sales for its upcoming community map are now underway. The 7,000 maps are on target to print next spring, and will be distributed in and around the Chamber service area.
The full-color, glossy community map will feature a street-level community map showing local points of interest - schools, parks, water features, landmarks, tourist attractions, etc. - and county or regional map(s) showing primary and secondary roads and major points of interest.
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Madera County Economic Development Commission's 2010 Industry Survey
 Madera County Economic Development Commission recently completed its second countywide survey of local manufacturers. The survey provides a view of the local business climate as experienced by a cross-section of companies located in Madera, Chowchilla and the County of Madera. The purpose of the survey is to assist the Madera County EDC and Workforce Partners in planning and implementing business retention and attraction strategies.
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Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst Recieves Recycling Grant
 Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst has been chosen as a recipient of a $500 seed grant from Keep America Beautiful (KAB) for paper recycling.
This opportunity was made available to Boys & Girls Clubs across America from a grant KAB received from the American Forest and Paper Association. Applications were submitted from Clubs expanding their paper recycling programs and from Clubs starting a paper recycling program.
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The Formosa Melody Music Center Concert
 The Formosa Melody Music Center group will be performing a community concert to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst at 7 p.m. July 31, 2010 at the Golden Chain Theatre in Oakhurst. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and a Dessert Reception and raffle & door prize drawings will follow the two hour concert. Tickets are $18 each and a table of 8 can be reserved for $120.
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Yosemite National Park To Be Featured In New iPhone Application
 Yosemite National Park announces the first mobile application is available for visitors to use on their iPhone. The application will feature the hike to Lower Yosemite Fall, offering multiple locations in which visitors can stop and learn about the surrounding environment.
The iPhone / iTouch application features a Global Positioning System (GPS) map which highlights the visitors' location as they walk to Lower Yosemite Fall.
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Are You Taking Advantage Of A Roth IRA?
 Simply put...contributing to a Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) may be a smart money move. The question then is...are you taking full advantage? The benefit of contributing to the Roth IRA is the money you put into one of these accounts grows tax free and distributions may be made tax free.
If you haven't opened a Roth IRA, do it now. You have until your tax deadline (typically April 15) to set up an account and make contributions for the previous year. Annual contributions are limited; currently the maximum amount is $5,000.2
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Mid Cal Escrow Services Is Relocating
 As of July 26, 2010 we will be located in the Von's Shopping Center, lower level, 40034 Hwy 49, Ste A-&, Oakhurst, CA 93644
Our email addresses, phone & fax numbers will remain the same.
We look forward to working with you and providing you with the same great service in a great new location!
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Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
56011 Hwy 41
Fish Camp, CA 93623
559-683-7273
www.ymsprr.com
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Please join us in welcoming the following businesses to the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce
Mountain Area Tea Party
Jack In The Box
Unraveled
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| Renewing Members
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Congratulations to the following businesses. They benefit from
all of the many services the
Oakhurst Area Chamber
provides.
- Bass Lake Boat Rentals & Water Sports
- Bear Paw Quilts & More
- Cat's Meow
- Cedar Creek Senior Living
- Central Valley Community Bank
- Chukchansi Gold Casino
- Chukchansi Indian Housing Authority
- Coldwell Banker Premier-
- Crab Cakes Restaurant
- Di Cicco's Oakhurst
- Directory Publishing Solutions
- Fitness Zone
- Fresno Flats Historical Park
- Helping Hands Pregnancy & Parenting Cente
- Hisco
- Homestead Bed & Breakfast
- Hound's Tooth Inn
- Idle Hour Winery
- J. Carol Realty - Judy Soares
- Kaiser Permanente
- Lindley, Robert B. A Professional Law Cor
- Oakhurst Community Center*
- Oakhurst Elks Lodge
- Oakhurst Physical Therapy
- Ol' Kettle Restaurant
- Papike, R. Construction
- Pence, Mary
- Preferred Property Management
- Queen's Inn by the River
- Sheriff John Anderson
- Sierra D. J.
- Sweet Pickin's Florist
- Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite
- Tillandsia International
- Timberline Gallery
- Time For Tea
- W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Corp.
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June Stats
| The Oakhurst Area Chamber is one of the most frequently dialed number in the area. Our website generates well over three million hits per year!
We provide a FREE place for our members to display their business cards and brochures in our busy lobby.
View stats to see just how busy we were in June:
Home Page Hits: 375,969
Business Member Referrals from Website: 18,927
# Emails Answered: 732
Relocation Requests: 3
# of Phone Calls Rcv'd: 965
# of Visitors: 252
# of Mailed Items Sent: 224
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Benefit of the Month
Coupons
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This is a FREE benefit to Chamber members.
It is a great way to provide additional advertising and revenue for your business. Coupons are on our website as well as featured in our electronic newsletter (see below)
Offer incentives such as a discount, gift with purchase, free service, special delivery, etc.
Adding your coupon is easy to do. Click here to submit your coupon.
Call or email the Chamber office for more details.
559-683-7766
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Let Your Voice Be Heard!
Please take a moment to fill out our survey
Click here for our Civic Circle Grant - Public Outreach Survey |
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| Customer Appreciation | |  Our Thanks to:
THE BODY CENTRE WELLNESS SPA
for offering their teeth whitening services at a great discount to Chamber members.
We've heard lots of positive feedback from
people who used it.
THANK YOU!
Our Mission:
"Promote and support the economic vitality of our
local businesses, while honoring and preserving the unique lifestyles of our Mountain Communities." |
| Get Involved
Serve as a voice of the Chamber
Ambassadors
Welcome new businesses to our community.
Meetings are: 2nd Tuesday of the month, - 12pm
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Economic Development
Improving the economic conditions for business in our communities.
Meeting are: 3rd Friday of the month - 2pm
Strategic Planning
Planning for the financial heath and well being of the Chamber.
Meeting are: 3rd Wednesday of the month, Central Valley Community Bank - 3pm
Emergency Preparedness
Planning for our safety should dangerous conditions occur.
Meeting are: 2nd Thursday of the month, Sierra Ambulance - 7:30am
For more information Contact the Chamber office
559-683-7766
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| Did You Know?
| A national study recently conducted showed, "consumers are 63% more likely to buy goods and services in the future from a company that they believe is a member of the local chamber" and "they are 44% more likely to think favorably about the business."
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Proud Sponsors of the Oakhurst Area Chamber
Gold Sponsors:  Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino
Silver Sponsors:
P.G.& E.
Donaghy Sales
Corporate Sponsors:
United Security Bank |
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