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Featured Article
Mixer Jackpot Grows to $175!
Welcome New Members
New Discounts Available for Chamber Members from these Outstanding Member Businesses
Chamber Thanks Renewing Members
Business Mixer Hosted by Interiors & Textiles
Yipee Mixer Co-hosted with Sunnyvale Chamber
Morning Buzz Presents: Read to Succeed with the Silicon Valley Business Journal
Build Your Business By Generating Professional Business Leads
Big Wig Luncheon: Workforce Development
Fenwick's Corner: Courts Continue to Scrutinize Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements
Access Sacramento 2011
The Importance of Arts & Media in Leadership
The Importance of Arts & Media in Leadership
Publicize Your Business in Mountain View Patch
Ambassador of the Month
Ansh Market
Serving Healthy Food and Lots of It
NOVA Named Top Workforce Board; Social Media Study Released
NOVA Needs You! Sponsor Internships for Young People in the Community
Breastfeeding Accomodations Law
Chamber Awards SOAR Scholarships to Five Deserving Local Students

 

 

The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce recently awarded 5 SOAR scholarships to deserving local students. Can you imagine being 16 years old and abandon by your parents? Daniel works so he can pay rent for he and his grandmother, who is his only relative. She's elderly and has had a stroke. He wants to get a college degree so that he won't end up like his parents, who never graduated from high school. He's attending Foothill College right now, and his grades are excellent, but it's very expensive for him and he needs financial help. He's trying desperately to create a better future for himself. He wants to transfer to Stanford and get a law degree eventually... read more

  

Mixer Jackpot Grows to $175


Each month at the monthly Chamber mixer, we will draw a name from the entire membership and if you are present and we draw your name, you win the jackpot! If you are not present, the pot grows larger.

 Welcome New Members
 
The Dawn Thomas Team, Inc.
General Motors
Kuzak's Closet
Lightsplash Photography
Mediamophosis
Orchard Commercial Company
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
Specialty's Cafe & Bakery
Statcomm, Inc.
Thirty-One Gifts
TI Management Group, Inc.

More info



New Discounts Available for Chamber Members from these Outstanding Member Businesses... click here
 
Chamber Thanks Renewing Members 

 

+20 Years

Cala's New Frontier Mobile Home Park

Desk Depot

El Camino YMCA

Kiwanis Club of Mountain View

Mountain View Door Closer

Spangler Mortuaries

 

16-20 Years

Jere Montang/ Montang & Associates

Keenan Lovewell Ventures 

 

11-15 Years

Alain Pinel Realtors/Tori Ann Corbett

Bookbuyers

   

6-10 Years  

Baskin Robbins

Quality Inn & Suites

Studio 22 Design

Schumacher & Walker Insurance

Villa Siena Foundation

Wal-Mart

 

1-5 Years

Dechert LLP

Dinah's Garden Hotel & Trader Vic's

Floor Coverings International Peninsula

Home Instead Senior Care

Malek Dental

Maplewood Apartments

Mendenhall Tax Services

M-Designs Architects

Mondrian/Shea Homes   

Order of Sons of Italy in America

Costco Wholesale

Power Preneur Partner

Saint Francis High School

Service by Medallion

Team Logic IT

The Car Doctor

The Salvation Army

Xceed Financial Credit Union

Community Events
 

 

April 5   

Partners for New Generations: Volunteer Information Night 

6:00pm-7:00pm

Mountain View/ Los Altos District Office Board Room. 1299 Bryant Avenue, Mountain View, 94040 

RSVP to Carole: [email protected] or  

(650) 641-2821. www.pngmvla.org

 

April 6, 20 

Cancer Care Focus on Living presents Expressions Art Therapy

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Mountain View Center  

701 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View

Call to register: 650-934-7373 

 

April 7 & 14 

Beethoven Benefit Concert with Robert Silverman  

8:00pm-10:30pm 

Le Petit Trianon Theatre, 72 North Fifth Street San Jose, CA 95112
Event website: http://audiohigh.eventbrite.com/   

 

April 9

Rengstorff Park Master Plan Community Meeting

6:30pm 

Mountain View Senior Center @ 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View 

For more information contact the Public Works Department at [email protected] or 650-903-6311

 

April 11

First Look at Windows Intune

10am-11am

Microsoft Technology Center at 1065 La Avienda - Building one, Mountain View,CA 94043

windowsintune.eventbrite.com

Contact Mike Brogan: [email protected] 

206.414.9555

 

Valley Transportation Plan 2040 Public Meeting Notice

4:00pm-6:00pm

Mountain View Public Library, Community Room

585 Franklin St., Mountain View

For more information, please visit http://www.vta.org/vtp2040/

 

Town Hall Meeting, Mountain View

6:00pm 

Mountain View City Hall, Council Chambers 

Visit http://svlg.org/campaigns/savecaltrain/ 

 

April 12    

Loren Schoenberg with Gunn High School Jazz band 

6:00pm-7:00pm 

Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, CA
Info at www.arts4all.org, 650-917-6800, ext. 314.
If you need the program for each concert, please go to:
  

April 13     

3rd Annual St. Patrick's Day: Corned beef and Cabbage 

5:00pm-8:00pm

Mountain View Masonic Lodge  

890 Church St, Mountain View   

 

April 14

Beethoven Benefit Concert with Robert Silverman

8:0pm-10:30pm

Le Petit Trianon Theatre- 72 North Fifth street, San Jose

Audiohigh.eventbrite.com

650-964-4000

 

April 19

Cancer Care Focus on Living Presents Strength for Caring

3:00pm-5:00pm

Mountain View Center - 701 E. El Camino Real

Call to register at 800-227-2345

 

April 20

The Science and Health of Sex

7:00pm-8:00pm

701 E El Camino Real, Mountain View 94040 CA -Mountain View Center

Visit www.pamf.org/healtheducation/lectures 

Call us at: 650-934-7373

 

April 21

Cancer Care Focus on Living Presents Healing Imagery

5:30pm-7:00pm 

Mountain View Center

701 E El Camino Real, Mountain View 94040 

Call to register at: 650-934-7373

 

April 21

Creating a Low Maintence Home

6:30pm-8:30pm

Harrell Remodeling Design Center

1954 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, CA 94043 

http://www.harrell-remodeling.com/homeowner-education/workshops/

   

April 29

We Feed the World

Mountain View Center  

701 E El Camino Real, Mountain View 94040 CA -  

Visit us at pamf.org/healtheducation/lectures

Call us at: 650-934-7373  

 

April 30

Free Skin Cancer Screening

11:00am-3:00pm

Melchor Pavilion, El Camino Hospital

2490 Hospital Dr., Mountain View

More info: 800-216-5556 

 

April 30

Drive Less Challenge

Please join us and become part of the solution to climate change.
Event website address, as applicable: www.drivelesschallenge.com
Ellen Lee Gibson, 650 965 4824, [email protected]   

 

 

 

Community News
  
Mountain View City Council Seeks Community Input in Hiring New City Manager
The Mountain View City Council invites to share their input with the City Council on the attributes and skill sets needed for the next City Manager for Mountain View... more info.
  
  
"Yack with Jac" informal sessions for members of the Mountain View Community to speak to the City's Mayor, Jac Siegel. Held on Thursday mornings 10:30am-11:30am, at Peet's Coffee & Tea (1032 Castro Street).
    
Community Services Agency
Community Cares Dine-Out Card
Dine Out year-round at local restaurants who have stepped up to the plate to provide you an exclusive offer. Click here for more info.

Caltrain Proposes Service Changes

Caltrain will hold community meetings and public hearings to take public comment on a proposed declaration of fiscal emergency and proposed adjustments to Caltrain service and fares to become effective July 2, 2011. Visit Caltrain's website for more info.

 
Every Tuesday and the 4th Sunday of Each Month at 11:00a.m. For more information or to volunteer, please call 650-903-6382.
 
The View - City Newsletter   Check out the recent edition of the City's Informational Newsletter. 
 
City of Mountain View Crime Prevention Connection Newsletter read here  
 
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April 2011

Greetings!       

 

Did you know the Chamber has a brand new website! Check it out at www.chambermv.org 

 

Providing Opportunities for Relationship Building
Business Mixer Hosted by Interiors & Textiles 
Wednesday, April 13, 2011-- 5pm - 7pm  
Location: Interiors & Textiles - 1400 Shoreline Blvd Suite B-1, Mountain View
  

Join us and meet new contacts in a relaxed, fun, and friendly environment at this month's Chamber mixer hosted by Interiors & Textiles. Make sure you bring plenty of business cards Pre-register admission is $5 for Chamber members, $10 for non-members. We will be raffling off Office Professional Plus 2010, sponsored by TeamLogic IT, a Microsoft Partner Network.

 

Click here to RSVP

Yipee Mixer Co-hosted with Sunnyvale Chamber

Thursday, April 28, 2011-- 5:00pm- 7:00pm

Location:  Maple Tree Inn - 711 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale  

 

Join us for a very special mixer, co-hosted by Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce. Given the recent events in Japan, we are setting up a relief fund, but need your help. While your general admission gets you in the door, delicious libations, mingling, and Pan-Asian appetizers, we will hold an additional raffle to raise money for Japan's rebuilding efforts.

A $5.00 raffle ticket will enter you to win Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, a $500 dollar value. All proceeds will be given to the Red Cross to send to Japan. Raffle prize sponsored by TeamLogic IT, a Microsoft Partner Network.

  

Morning Buzz presents: Read to Succeed with the Silicon Valley Business Journal

Tuesday, April 26, 2011-- 8:30am - 9:30am

Location:  Country Gourmet - 2098 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View  

 

Join us and learn to use the Silicon Valley Business Journal as a powerful tool to grow your business and transform your career!

 

Learn how to identify new prospects & pull qualitative leads, seek out new networking opportunities, indentify and benefit from growth indicators, unique techniques for farming up cold leads, stay on top of trends and find out who's hiring! Learn more 

 

Build Your Business By Generating Professional Business Leads  
Business ConneXions: Wednesday Group meets weekly, 3 - 4pm, in the meeting room at East West Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. For more information about this group, please contact: Tawnya Anderson - [email protected].
 
Business ConneXions: Thursday Group meets weekly, 8:15 - 9:15am at the Clocktower Coffee conference room located at 425 N. Whisman Rd., Mountain View. Guests are welcome to attend any meeting two times for free! For more information about this group, please contact: Lucy Osgood - [email protected].
Creating a Strong Local Economy

Big Wig Luncheon: Workforce Development 

Friday, April 22, 2011-- 11:30am- 1:30pm

Location:  Michaels at Shoreline - 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View   

 

Join us and our panelists and learn how to bridge the generational gap in the workplace and understand the importance of working with individual communication styles, strengths and talents. Hear from NOVA, a leader in the workforce development industry recently named one of the top workforce boards in the nation, speak on how they are approaching the new world of employment.

 

Click here to RSVP

Fenwick's Corner: Courts Continue to Scrutinize Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements 

 

While many employers favor mandatory employment arbitration for the resolution of employment-related disputes, they must be careful to ensure that their arbitration agreements meet strict legal requirements.  Two recent California cases demonstrate that courts continue to heavily scrutinize such agreements to ensure that employees' rights are being adequately protected... read more

Represent Business to Government

Access Sacramento 2011 

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

 

Every year, members of local Chambers visit Sacramento to discuss key issues with legislators that impact Silicon Valley such as, state budget reform, tax credits, land use, infrastructure investment, health care reform, job creation, education, incentives for R&D in major local industries. Emphasizing legislative priorities of the business community is even more crucial this year, with a new governor on board and in the midst of state budget reform...read more


Promoting the Community
The Importance of Arts & Media in Leadership    

For the March Program Day, Leadership Mountain View's Class of 2011 spent the day exploring various areas of arts and media and how they relate to leadership both in the workplace and in the community. 

 

The first half of the day was spent at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA).  Daniel Wood, founder of the horn quarter QUADRE and an instructor at CSMA, led the class in a unique musical exercise that explored their personal creative process and how it... read more

Ribbon Cutting Celebration: Wonder Years Preschool, Second Location in Mountain View  

Join us for the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration of The Wonder Years Preschool at their second Mountain View location! Known for their outstanding curriculum of play-based learning, they offer unique activities including Mandarin, Spanish, music and dance for 18 month to 5 year old children. Chamber members, parents and families are welcome to attend!

Festivities include light appetizers and beverages.

 

You are welcome to arrive as early as 5pm. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will begin promptly at 5:30pm. Advance registration for this free event is appreciated.

 

Click here to RSVP

 

Publicize Your Business in Mountain View Patch

Generate free publicity for your store or restaurant by publicizing the upcoming deals you plan to offer in Mountain View Patch.

Every week, Patch's Frugal Family column features the five best deals in town. Get yours featured-and publicize your business-by emailing Patch's reporting staff to let them know about the great savings you're offering customers... read more 

Ambassador of the Month

David Joud is the President of Dynamic Strategic Alignment - a company he founded in 2004.

 

David is a Certified Business Coach. He works primarily with Executives and local entrepreneurs. His clients' commonality is that they thrive on the entrepreneurial spirit. They are people who want to take control of their lives and their business, reach their potential, and gain... read more 

Ansh Market 
Ansh Market is a convenience store on the corner of El Camino and Pettis Ave. The new owners, Abhi and Shalini Kumar, took over in October last year. This cute little market is within walking distance of my home and I recently stopped by to meet the new owners. They moved to the United States from Fiji and have a great deal of hotel and banking experience, but this is their first store. Abhi told me that his dream is to someday own an entire... read more
Member News
Serving Healthy Food and Lots of It -- Coming Soon to an Independent Grocer Near You! 

Celebrating 30 years of delicious country cooking in Mountain View, Country Gourmet, the landmark family restaurant at Rengstorff and El Camino, will bring a handful of their most popular menu items into local grocery markets starting this April. For years, Country Gourmet has been encouraged by their patrons to bottle and sell their delicious recipes and finally, the opportunity has arrived to make this happen. One of the first stores to carry the products will be... read more

NOVA Named Top Workforce Board; Social Media Study Released

The NOVA Workforce Board has been named as one of the four top performing workforce investment boards in the nation in a new report released by the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute. NOVA was selected based on the high earnings achieved by its job seeker customers once they attained new employment.... read more

NOVA Needs You! Sponsor Internships for Young People in the Community 

NOVA is looking for your assistance in sponsoring internships for young people in our community who would otherwise have no access to the world of work.  Early connection to work has proven to increase high school graduation, increase enrollment in post-secondary education or training, reduce teen pregnancy, drug use and court involvement.  This impacts students right here in the Mtn. View and Los Altos area.

 

Over the past two years, NOVA sponsored a highly successful summer youth internship program for at-risk youth funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  This funding is no longer available and this effort cannot be continued without your help.  (In the past, MVLA UHSD has benefited from this well managed internship program for at-risk youth).

Your organization can sponsor an internship with a tax-deductible $2,500 donation for a youth to be placed at your worksite or at another worksite in the community.  Or you can become an individual donor by making a personal contribution towards funding a youth internship.  

 

For additional information, please visit the NOVA Foundation website at, http://novaworks.org/AboutUs/NOVAFoundation.aspx or call Cathy Haynes, NOVA Youth Manager, at 408-730-7631.

Breastfeeding Accomodations Law 

Have you instituted breastfeeding-friendly policies in your workplace? According to the California Labor Code 1030 -1033, it is the law to provide lactation accommodations to your employees and you may be fined up to $100 per violation.  Besides, supporting breastfeeding is good for your business because it is cost saving and it can be implemented inexpensively. The picture below is an example of what your business will need to accommodate your breastfeeding employees.  If you need more information or assistance in becoming a breastfeeding-friendly business, please contact Rebecca Tam, RD, Santa Clara County Public Health Nutritionist at (408) 793-2792 or [email protected]. 

 

Sincerely,
 

Chamber of Commerce Mountain View
 
 
 
The Chamber of Commerce Mountain View is a business organization working for the mutual benefit of its members and the community by enhancing an environment in which business can succeed.