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May 2016 Vol 8 - Issue 5
This issue is sponsored by Silver member:
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Greetings!
May is here so we wanted to let you know what's on TAP for the month. Now, there is a lot here and to be honest this could have been 3 times longer, so please check out all the different events and publications below and we will also send out reminders as we go throughout the month. Enjoy and have a great rest of your day!
Joe Cina
President/CEO
The Glendora Chamber continues to work hard for you to establish relationships and assemble tools to help you grow your business. As a reminder SCORE is doing one-on-one no-cost confidential counseling for business owners and entrepreneurs at the Glendora Chamber office. All are welcome from Glendora and the surrounding area!
 You can now reserve your spot at the following link. When on the page simply click on a date and choose your time. (If no time is showing it is already reserved.) Counseling will be at the Chamber the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 10AM, 11AM, and 12PM. If you have any questions please let us know.
 This year's Cuisines of the Foothills, Lost in Wonderland, brought to you be the Glendora Chamber and Glendora Community Hospital along with Athens Services will be one you do not want to miss! Take a trip down the rabbit hole for fun, great food, wine, spirits and MUCH MORE. We are also doing a contest were you can win up to $5000. (Info and tickets here)
There are several different ways to participate: Restaurant Participants:
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Advertising Opportunities:
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May Networking Mixers & Events
Mixers, Networking, & Special Events
Wednesday, May 4: JOINT EVENING MIXER, 5:30- 7PM, at New York Life 140 Via Verde Suite 200 San Dimas, CA 91773 RSVP: 909-631-9960
Friday, May 6: COFFEE MIXER, 8:00-9:00AM, at the Chamber Office. Maria Acosta of ZipEdTech will be our Spotlight Speaker. MUST RSVP
Thursday, May 12: NETWORKING LUNCHEON, 11:30- 1PM, at Clubhouse 66 at 1200 E. Route 66. ($15 Members & $20 Non-members or without RSVP) MUST RSVP
Featured presenter: Sheila & Bob McClure of McClure Investments.Saturday, May 14: RELAY FOR LIFE GLENDORA, 9AM - 9PM, Louie Pompeii Sport Park, 1100 N Valley Center Ave, Glendora, INFO HERE
Tuesday, May 17: JOINT EVENING MIXER with Wells Fargo, 5:30- 7PM, 625 S. Lone Hill Ave. Glendora, CA 91740
Ribbon Cuttings
Monday, May 9: Ribbon Cutting, 10:00AM, at Balance & Grace Pilates, 165 N. Glendora Ave. (Upstairs, There is No elevator available)
Tuesday, May 10: Ribbon Cutting, 9:30AM, at City Ventures, Glendora Collection, 303 E. Arrow Hwy. Glendora, CA 91740
Tuesday, May 17: Ribbon Cutting, 11:00AM, at Paperbeads by Janice Mae, 901 C Route 66, Glendora, CA 91740
Committee Meetings
Wednesday, May 4: AMBASSADOR MEETING, 9:00-10:00AM, at the Chamber
(Canceled for City Event) Thursday, May 5: LEGISLATIVE ACTION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING, 12:00-1:300PM, at America's Christian Credit Union
Friday, May 13: MASTERMINDS GROUP, 8:00-9:00AM, at the Chamber
Wednesday, May 18: CHAMBER BOARD MEETING, 7:30AM, America's Christian Credit Union.
Workshops
Thursday, May 19: Workshop "Power Hour" 8:30 to 9:30AM, at the Chamber (No Cost for Members. $15 for Non-Members)
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Monday, May 9 at 10:00AM
Balance & Grace Pilates
65 N. Glendora Ave.
(Upstairs, There is No elevator available)
Tuesday, May 10 at 9:30AM City Ventures, Glendora Collection
303 E. Arrow Hwy. Glendora, CA 91740
Tuesday, May 17 at 11:00AM
Paperbeads by Janice Mae
901 C Route 66, Glendora, CA 91740
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The 68th Annual Citizen of the Year Dinner honoring Tricia & Chuck Gomer was April 21st at the Glendora Country Club.
During the festivities there were many stories shared, awards presented along with entertainment by the Citrus Singers and a surprise performance by 10 members of the USC Marching band. Congratulations again!
A BIG thank you to our sponsors of the event! |
Chamber Member News
Articles from local businesses and organizations
Foothill Federal Credit Union (Foothill) has teamed up with Cars-Net Inc. and AutoNation Inc. to make over 250 pre-owned vehicles available for purchase at the Irwindale Speedway May 21-22, 2016. Foothill will have its financing team on site to make purchasing a vehicle quick and easy.
The sale will take place in the Speedway's parking lot at 500 Speedway Dr. in Irwindale. Saturday hours will be 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. This is the second year Foothill collaborates with the car retailers at Irwindale Speedway. The credit union will be offering low interest financing, along with cash incentives, an opportunity to win a $50 gas card and free hot dogs.
Vehicles will be priced specially for the sale and trade-ins are welcome. With Foothill's auto loans, members can select the term that best meets their needs and monthly financial budget. If a buyer cannot locate the vehicle they want at the sale, AutoNation has several hundred vehicles in stock and can check their on-line inventory to try to find the desired make and model.
Interested buyers can also get pre-approved through Foothill Credit Union by applying for an auto loan online at www.foothillcu.org or by calling 626-445-0950, option 1 and applying over the phone.
THE CRAZY DOG LADIES Dog Walking and Pet Sitting is a team of loving, experienced and responsible animal lovers. Our goal is to be your neighborhood pet sitter offering the friendliest, most dependable and professional services at the best price. We can help you give your dogs the exercise they need when you have a long day at work. We offer daily visits to keep your pets in their usual routine in the comfort of their own home when you are away. THE CRAZY DOG LADIES Dog Walking and Pet Sitting also provide the service of overnight pet sitting in your pet's home to provide them with that extra consistency in companionship! Our pet sitters are pet CPR certified; bonded, insured and background checked for everyone's peace of mind. Please visit our website at thecrazydogladies.com, "Like" us on Facebook and check out our reviews on Yelp!
Older phone systems are expensive to maintain and fix, technicians are difficult to find, and offer limited flexibility and functions. TelWorx can help you upgrade to a new, digital based phone system for a fraction of the cost it takes to upgrade an onsite system. In addition to lower monthly costs, a digital phone system offers rich functionality, flexibility, ease of administration and HD quality sound. Whether you need one phone or multiple phones, contact us today for a free, no-obligation evaluation. We have several solutions and can help you select the right system for your needs. Let us show you the possibilities!See what our customers are saying about us on Yelp. TelWorx continues to be listed on Yelp as the #1 Telecommunications Company in Glendora with a coveted 5-star rating! Along with Phone Systems we also offer Internet, Phone Service, Credit Card Services and other Utility Based Services. Companies use us to help them reduced their monthly costs by up to a 50% (Individual results vary ). Contact us today at 855-TELWORX or via email at info@TelWorxInc.com.
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released a preliminary list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact that 18 proposed measures would have on California's job climate and economic recovery if they were to become law.
The list is preliminary at this point because CalChamber expects to add more bills to the list in the coming weeks as legislation is amended. CalChamber will periodically release job killer watch updates as legislation changes. Readers are encouraged to track the current status of the job killer bills on www.cajobkillers.com or by following @CAJobKillerson Twitter. "These job killer bills represent the worst of the worst legislative proposals currently under consideration by lawmakers," said Allan Zaremberg, President and CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce. "As everyone knows, California has areas that are booming economically and other areas that are stagnating. Each part of California has unique problems and these job killers will negatively impact future economic growth. Whether they create barriers to providing affordable housing for workers, or increase costs for companies trying to grow or stay in business, these job killer bills should not become law."
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Glendora Chamber of Commerce Adds Online Education For Business
Members will have an even bigger discount!
The Glendora Chamber of Commerce has partnered with chamber member ZipEdTech, to offer the business community and its members quality workforce online education/training. We have a unique branded page where you can access relevant training for yourselves, as the business owner and your employees. ZipEdTech has curated a vast library of online trainings that are relevant and affordable. The Chamber will provide this benefit to the entire business community and as a BONUS Chamber Members will have access to a secured Member only pricing site! This is yet another great benefit to being part of the Glendora Chamber of Commerce. (Member page soon to be released) This new program has launched and can be accessed at http://glendora-chamber.org/online-classes
Businesses now report that eLearning is the second most valuable training method that they use. eLearning has the power to increase information retention rates by up to 60%. Over 41.7% of Fortune 500 companies now use some form of technology to instruct employees during formal learning hours, and this is going to steadily increase in future years.1 The Glendora Chamber is bringing the power of eLearning to its membership.
ZipEdTech (ZET) is an educational technology company located in Los Angeles, CA. ZET is a full service provider of digital eLearning solutions. It provides turnkey solutions for professional development and corporate training. End to End Services include Needs Assessment Consultation, Curriculum Planning and Development, Learning Management System, and Distribution Platform & Portal. The platform allows for businesses to easily assign and track trainings for its employees.
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On June 4th, 2016 at 8am, Freedom 424 will be hosting their 3rd Annual Run 4 Their Lives 5K Walk/Run! The race has a new and improved location and route, with the morning starting at Finkbiner Park near the Bandshell. Every run entry of $24 goes towards organizations rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking locally and globally. Redeeming Love is the local recipient of some of these funds, an organization opening up in the San Gabriel Valley that will house and rehabilitate victims of trafficking in the LA County region. You can participate by racing, volunteering, fundraising or becoming a local business sponsor! You can learn more information or sign up for any of these roles by visiting www.r4tl.com. Last day for the pre-registration price of $24 is May 20th, $30 starting May 21st.
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Please Help Us Welcome Our Newest Members!
Baskin Robbins Route 66
(626) 914-3133
856 E. Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740
Ice Cream
Glendora Tennis Center
(626) 538-7572
1000 E. Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740
Tennis Instruction
Terma Tech Termite Solutions
(626) 335-2013
1010 East Route 66
Glendora, California 91740
Pest Control
Mercuri Asset Management
(626) 629-6355
391 N. Main St. Ste 110
Corona, CA 92880
Financial Planning
Boys Cleaners East
(626) 963-1418
1806 E. Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740
Dry Cleaning
Bethany Insurance Agency
(626) 914-3800
801 S. Grand Ave #A
Glendora, CA 91740
Insurance
Monarch Pharmacy
(626) 335-0011
707 W. Route 66, Suite 103
Glendora, CA 91741
Pharmacy
Alliance for Performing Arts
(909) 596-8811
2337 Grand Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
Performing Arts
PaperBeads by Janice Mae (818) 577-0372 901 C Route 66 Glendora, CA 91740 janicemae.com
Retail
Get more information here
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Business & Economic Links
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Ecconomic Development Updates
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Updated Chamber Information
Please note: the Chamber's bylaws were reviewed and updated this month. A copy can be found on the website at the link below if you wish to review.
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features hot legislative issues for the week along with CalChamber call to action requests on business legislation.
Hot Issues for the Week of May 2, 2016
Arbitration DiscriminationOPPOSE AB 2667 (Thurmond; D-Richmond) JOB KILLER: Arbitration Agreements Discrimination - Unfairly discriminates against arbitration agreements and therefore is likely preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, which will lead to confusion and litigation, by prohibiting arbitration of Unruh Civil Rights violations made as a condition of a contract for goods or services. Assembly Floor.
Affordable Housing BarriersOPPOSE AB 2502 (Mullin; D-South San Francisco/Chiu; D-San Francisco) JOB KILLER: Erodes Housing Affordability - Increases the cost and reduces the supply of housing by authorizing local governments as condition of development to impose a costly and inflexible price-controlled inclusionary housing requirement and, in doing so, legislatively repeals an established court decision upholding developers' ability to set initial rental rates for new dwelling units. Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee hearing April 27. OPPOSE SB 1150 (Leno; D-San Francisco) JOB KILLER: Erodes Housing Availability - Increases liability risk and the cost of residential loans by allowing a party not on the mortgage loan to interfere with appropriate foreclosures and creates a private right of action for violations of overly complex and burdensome requirements. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing May 3.
Meritless LitigationOPPOSE SB 899 (Hueso; D-Logan Heights) JOB KILLER: Increased Meritless Litigation Costs - Drives up consumer costs and increases frivolous litigation similar to the disability access lawsuits in California, by prohibiting a retailer or grocery store from discriminating against a person on the basis of gender with the price of goods and subjecting them to a minimum $4,000 of damages for each violation. Senate Floor.
State-Run Retirement ProgramOPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED SB 1234 (de León; D-Los Angeles) State Run Retirement Program for Private Sector Employees - Potentially creates liabilities, costs and administrative burdens for employers by creating a mandated state-run retirement savings program for private sector employees without sufficiently addressing liability, costs and whether the program is subject to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Senate Appropriations Committee hearing May 2.
Workers' CompensationOPPOSE AB 2230 (Chu; D-San Jose) Increased Workers' Compensation Costs - Unnecessarily bars employer from choosing interpreter vendors, thereby eliminating the ability to negotiate lower rates and increasing system costs. Assembly Insurance Committee hearing May 4. OPPOSE AB 2407 (Chávez; R-Oceanside) Increased Workers' Compensation Medical Costs - Undercuts and delays evidence-based medical treatments by mandating unnecessary and redundant consultations, assessments, and treatment plans. Assembly Insurance Committee hearing May 4.
Agriculture, Food & Natural ResourcesOPPOSE SB 1190 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) Bans Ex Parte - Bans business from communicating with Coastal Commissioners on issues before the Commission. Also severely limits the ability of commissioners to communicate with their staff. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing May 2.
Climate ChangeOPPOSE SB 1383 (Lara; D-Bell Gardens) Increased Regulatory Burdens - Increases regulatory burdens and costs for businesses by requiring the California Air Resources Board to adopt and implement a new program to reduce short-lived climate pollutants. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing May 2.
Privacy and ConfidentialityOPPOSE SB 1428 (Hernandez; D-West Covina) Automatic Renewal of Online Contracts - Requires an online contract that includes an automatic renewal provision to also include a provision that allows the party the ability to terminate the contract in the same manner as the contract was formed. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing May 3.
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The Glendora Chamber of Commerce is pleased to offer enhanced membership packages to our members. These packages present an exclusive opportunity for businesses to take advantage of marketing, advertising, and sponsorship opportunities that are offered by the Chamber of Commerce.Members of the President's Circle are acknowledged and prominently recognized throughout the year in Chamber publications, at events, and in the Chamber office.
These packages will also give businesses the convenience of planning and budgeting their annual marketing dollars with just one, all-inclusive transaction. Businesses will have the opportunity to tailor benefits that suit their needs through four levels of membership: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Level Membership.
Glendora Chamber of Commerce
224 N. Glendora Ave.
Glendora, CA 91741
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