Chamber Newsletter
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August 4th, 2015
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Greetings!
Pictures from the Annual Dinner are now available. I look forward to seeing everyone for Happy Hour at the Verge Restaurant today. You may still register for the event. Also, Hult's Mixer is coming up at the end of the month.
Sincerely,
Zack Marks
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Annual Dinner Pictures Now Available! |
Thank you to David Lepori Photography for providing wonderful pictures of our event! Please click here to view the full gallery. |
Please take a moment for a quick survey. It's only one question! |
We want to get initial feedback to see if our community is interested in hosting a brand new and exciting event!
Please click here to access the survey. Thank you.
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Clean-Up is Coming for Downtown Sidewalks |
Chamber Happy Hour
Tuesday August 4, 2015 from 5 PM to 6:30 PM
Join us for Chamber Happy Hour, your monthly casual networking opportunity. Located at Verge Restaurant at the Toll House Hotel. Enjoy appetizers and
Happy Hour priced cocktails!
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Hult's Mixer
Tuesday August 26, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 7 PM Hult's Restaurant is hosting our August Mixer. Network with your Chamber and community members! Please join us for delicious appetizers! RSVP required. Free for members and $5 for non-members. |
Wine Walk
Saturday September 19, 2015 from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
The Los Gatos Wine Walk is always a great event. With so many great local wineries, world-class wine is not hard to find. $50 per person.
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Upgrade your Business Listing on our 2016 Annual Directory! |
The 2015 Annual Directory is available online for you to check out.
Find information about the Town of Los Gatos, Community Resources, Chamber Members, Dining Guide, Accommodations, Real Estate, and Professional Services.
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Applications are now being accepted for Leadership Los Gatos 2015-2016
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Leadership Los Gatos is a program for people of all backgrounds and interests who wish to become more involved in the community. Its mission is to engage, educate, and develop service-oriented individuals who live and/or work in Los Gatos for leadership roles in community and neighborhood organizations, schools, places of worship, and Town Government. Applications are now being accepted by the Los Gatos Chamber. Deadline is on August 28th, 2015. Please fill out the application on www.losgatoschamber.com or contact our office at 408-354-9300.
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Member & Stakeholder News
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August 5th, 5pm - 6:30pm Summer Wine Tasting with NapaStyle. Featuring local producer, Burrell School Vineyards.
August 6th, 5pm - 8pm The Spa- Los Gatos. Join us at the stunning Regale Winery and Vineyards for an evening of friends, fun, beauty, wellness and fashion - Spa Style! The evening is structured to be lighthearted and laid back - a chance to have an exceptional time with your friends while being entertained with wine, food, makeup, jewelry, fashion shows, mini spa and hair style services, as well as hair and skin evaluations and guidance by some of the top pros in the business. Ticket price ($50) includes a free glass of wine and your choice of entree presented by Talula Bay Catering. For event details and ticket purchase, visit here or call The Spa at (408) 354-5901. August 7th, 6pm - 9pm LOTUS Boutique is having a Mother/Daughter Back-to-School event for all Los Gatos High School students going back to school soon! Join them for a fun girls night filled with bonding, music, lite bites, drinks, makeup & 15 % off the entire store! School is right around the corner and their stylists want to be sure your girls are looking fabulous for the new school year. RSVP required. Please email Sari or call (408) 560-9354.
August 8th & 9th - 10 am - 6 pm, Join 20,000 of your friends at the forty-first annual Fiesta de Artes at the Los Gatos Civic Center grounds on Saturday and Sunday, August 8th and 9th. Don't miss the town's one and only art and wine festival. The 2015 The Fiesta is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and benefits local scholarships. Enjoy 150 artists, gourmet food, wine and beer, and live music. Fiesta de Artes will be held at the Los Gatos Civic Center, 110 E. Main St. For more information visit their website here
August 8th & 9th, 8am - 3pm Caring Transitions in the Silicon will be having an Estate Sale to help a charity called Alfredo's Kids. This charity helps displaced children in Myanmar by providing them with an education. Visit here for more information.
August 12th, 5pm - 6:30pm Summer Wine Tasting with NapaStyle. All the way from Gilroy, Aver Family Vineyards!
August 14th Fall Preview 2015 at Discovery Shop Los Gatos. Our Fall Preview will feature effortless designer elegance that will be like wearing couture with a street attitude. A mix and match of versatile trends and energetic looks that you want to have with you for your life forever. Hurry in!
August 19th, 5pm - 6:30pm Summer Wine Tasting with NapaStyle. We are thrilled to host Fortino Winery.
August 20th, 8:30am - 10:30am The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department will be hosting "Coffee with a Cop". This community event will take place at Boulevard Coffee, located at 15525 Los Gatos Blvd. Suite C, Los Gatos. Coffee with a Cop provides the community and police with an opportunity to interact in a casual and personal atmosphere, allowing individual citizens to sit down with an officer and discuss any concerns or issues of importance to the citizen. For more information about the event please contact Sergeant Kalipo Kauweloa at 408-354-6848.
August 21st, 4pm - 7pm The Butter Paddle - Char Maassen Jewelry Design Trunk Show and Leeba Designs of Santa Cruz will be hosting "Girls Night In". Invite your friends and enjoy refreshments while shopping the wonderful assortment of scarves, bags, and totes. Char Maassen will be there displaying her beautiful jewelry.
August 22nd, 12 pm - 3 pm The Los Gatos Library, in conjunction with Village House of Books and the Friends of the Los Gatos Library Bookstore, will be hosting the 2nd Annual Literary Fair. This event will take place on Civic Center Lawn and feature keynote speakers: New York Times Bestselling Author Cara Black, International Bestselling Author C.W. Gortner, and O. Henry Prize Winner Jan Ellison. Additional participants include local bay area authors, writers, groups, and publishers. More information can be found on their website here.
August 26th, 10:30am The Campbell Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their 51st Annual Golf Tournament at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club. Player Registration fees are $700 for Foursomes, $175 for an individual player, and Awards & Auctions tickets are $50. There are 3 levels of sponsorships: Ace, Eagle, and Birdie. All proceeds will help support their Christmas Toy Program. Visit here for more information.
August 26th, 5pm - 6:30pm Summer Wine Tasting with NapaStyle. Big Basin Vineyards will be here!
September 9th, 5:30pm - 10pm The Los Gatos Community Foundation, Inc. presents the third annual Los Gatos Park Dance, hosted in Oak Meadow Park at the Lyndon Bandstand. If you're staying home for Labor Day Weekend, why not plan your end of summer with a day at the park enjoying family and friends. Take a ride on the train or carousel at Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad , even enjoy bar-b-que at their concession stand. Then stay for a fantastic night of community, friends and live music dancing under the stars featuring Los Gatos' own The Houserockers and opening act The Johnny Neri Band. For more information, visit here.
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Help & Care, LLC Receives Home Care Pulse Certified - Trusted Provider Distinction
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Help & Care, LLC announced that it has received the Certified - Trusted Provider distinction from Home Care Pulse. This distinction illustrates Help & Care's commitment to client satisfaction.
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Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
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 Alex Hult
hockey player from Sweden. Alex works with local growers to obtain fresh ingredients to create amazing food. Hult's specializes in "farm-to-table" cuisine and recently started serving lunch. Come check out Hult's new outdoor patio! |
 Patti Rice
Patti has served three terms as President of the Board of Directors. She is the owner Los Gatos Morning Rotary and enjoys supporting health-minded programs. Never |
Joe Pirzynski
Joe is a three-term former Mayor of Los Gatos and served as an elected member of the
Los Gatos Town Council for over 17 years. Joe's professional background includes
almost forty years as a teacher, counselor, administrator, an instructor in graduate
university programs, and 30 years as a Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice.
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 Joe Sweeney
the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting in 1974, and graduated Magna Cum Laude as a member of the McAuliffe Honor Society from the University of San Francisco School of Law. |
 Pat Wolfram
care experience in both executive and consulting roles at for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals ranging in size from 100 beds to 459 beds. Pat earned a Master's degree in Business Administration and Adult Health and a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. |
 Trevor Schwartz
Trevor is the Senior Vice President of Investments at Raymond James. He is dedicated to the success of his clients through quality planning and thoughtful advice. He assists clients in mapping action plans designed so they may reach their financial goals. In addition, Trevor is a member of Los Gatos Morning Rotary. |
 Dave Hernandez
on cars. He started wrenching right out of high school and has pursued his dream of owning and running his own automotive repair shop ever since. |
Cleve Dayton
The Painting Pros specializes in high-quality residential and commercial painting.
They have earned the "Diamond Certified" rating for the last 8 consecutive years.
Cleve also plays in a Rock and Roll Band named Rusty.
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 Peggy Gibbs
Peggy oversees financial operations, business development partnerships, early
stage funding and business planning for Scientia Schools, a national private high
school social enterprise and BizSmart Global and BizSmart Global India. In addition,
Peggy is co-founder of Camp BizSmart - a nonprofit summer business skills academy.
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 Janice McCabe
residential design and remodeling, hospitality design, professional offices, and retail design. Janice is a member of the Los Gatos Lions Club. |
Jason Bogan
Jason is the General Manager of the Toll House Hotel. Born and raised on the Gulf
Coast of Florida and a proud graduate of Florida State University, Jason has worked
exclusively in the hospitality industry since turning 16.
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 Rich Tancredi
and-lifestyle magazine produced by professionals who live and breathe Los Gatos and Silicon Valley. |
 Joey McCarthy, Jr.
responsibility at McCarthy Land Company is to direct the company's development operations and assist in the acquisition and entitlement of properties. |
David Guercio career in the high tech industry. David and his wife, Mary, are the owners of Out of the Envelope, in Los Gatos, which Mary operates. |
 Joseph Anthony Gonzales
Search Firm. He is a high performing and energetic thought leader in retained-search, full-cycle recruitment operations, talent management, executive development programs, and board facilitation. |
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