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Food for Thought
What would you do if you could do anything?
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The Buellton Chamber welcomes new members throughout the year. Membership is $150 annually and offers a plethora of benefits. If you are interested in learning more or becoming a member, please visit our website. |
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Biz Card Rack
Santa Ynez Valley Marriott - Jack Von Schlichting
MarBorg Industries
Thank you to all of our monthly advertisers listed above. If you would like to have your link placed here, please contact the Chamber. The monthly fee is $35.00 and is billed on a quarterly basis. 688-7829
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2016 Event Schedule
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Feb 18th State of the City Luncheon
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March 12 Buellton Wine and Chili Festival
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April TBD
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May 7 Buellton Brew Fest
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June 15 Rio Vista Mixer
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July 20 SYV Marriott Mixer
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August 17 Mendenhall Museum Mixer
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September 21 Buellton Rec Zaca Creek Golf Course Mixer
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October 19 Rabobank Mixer
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November TBD
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December Holiday Luncheon Date TBD
Community Calendar
Remember to keep the community informed of your events by posting on our Community Calendar. You may go here to get started.
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- President: Ron Anderson - Ron Anderson Real Estate
- Vice President: Tessi Martinez - First American Title
- Treasurer: Mark Mendenhall - Mendenhall Construction
- Rudie Henderson - Military Affairs Chairperson
- Pete Robertson
- John Wright, Standing Sun Wines
- Sonia Jimenez, Rabobank
- Laurel McCurdy, Terravant
- Chris Merz, SYV Marriott
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Storm Water Tip
of the Month
Provided by the City of Buellton
Storm Water Tip of the Month
Start the New Year off by taking a few minutes to review the types of storm water information available on your City's website. Don't forget to review your City's storm water ordinance and understand what is considered a prohibited illegal discharge.
Water Conservation Tip
Let's save together. Spend some time on the County of SB Water Wise website at www.waterwisesb.org and/or save our water's interactive website http://saveourwater.com and learn about what you can do at home or at your business to save water. Don't forget to check out any new announcements and the upcoming event calendars.
For more information on the Storm Water Management Program, contact (805)697-1407 or email: SWMP@cityofbuellton.com
Other sources for information may be found at www.greenbizsbc.org for ideas & guidebooks tailored for specific types of businesses. |
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Kathy Vreeland, Executive Director
Buellton Chamber of Commerce
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A Buellton Business Association Publication
p: (805)688-7829
f: (805)688-5399
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Two local Boy Scouts promoted to Eagle Scout
Two local Boy Scouts are flying high after being promoted to the rank of Eagle Scout.
Boy Scouts Jonathan Reyes and Michael Limotta of Troop 42 received their Eagle Scout Award at a double ceremony outdoors in Hans Christiansen Anderson Park in Solvang.
Scoutmaster Bill Pattee awarded Jonathan Reyes and Michael Limotta with their Eagle awards. In addition, both of the new Eagle Scouts paid respect to their parents for their years of encouragement and presented each parent with an Eagle pin.
"I am proud of these two new Eagle Scouts, Jonathan and Michael. I am very grateful to the hundreds of local scout
leaders that make Boy Scouts the best youth leadership program available. I wish more youth would take advantage of the opportunity and also realize the Eagle award. Both Jonathan and Michael will be a step ahead of their peers for college admissions, jobs and leadership for the rest of their life due to their Scouting experience. This follows our tag line, 'Prepared for Life'," said David Brown, Cachuma District Chair.
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America program. Just 7 percent of Boy Scouts earned Eagle status in 2013, according to the Boy Scouts of America.
Congratulations to these two young men for their outstanding achievements!
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Greetings!
We recently attended the WACE (Western Association of Chamber Execs) Conference. The theme of the conference was New Horizons. Looking to our future and discussing what our Chambers might look like in the years to come.
We had the privilege of hearing from some great speakers who offered insight as to how to keep moving forward in a new norm. Business is conducted in a much different way than say 10 years ago. How do we adapt? How do we break through to the next level?
Some words used frequently were: Shared Economy. Examples of shared economy are Uber and Airbnb. They have capitalized on the business of sharing the economy with Taxis and Hotels. We are going to see more of this as time goes on and especially as the Millennial generation continues to enter the workplace. This generation is not necessarily loyal to a brand, ownership is not important to them - they are ok with sharing/borrowing/renting and they are not afraid to go into debt. Yikes! Also, you parents and grandparents of millennials may like to know, they tend to remain at home much longer than Gen X and Baby Boomers ever thought of. That home office may have to wait. This generation will be innovators and look for solutions.
We need to continue to assess ourselves and our business and understand how to reach our audience. It may be different for you than your neighboring business, but with technology making rapid improvements, it is imperative to stay on top of your marketing and look to the future.
The future will hold great things and with an open mind and willingness to adapt, you will be able to break through to the next level.
We look forward to watching you grow!
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Buellton State of the City Luncheon
February 18th
11:30 - 1:00
at the SYV Marriott
Buellton "Feel the Energy" Join us as we hear from our City Manager, Marc Bierdzinski about our City's progress and learn about the green sustainable projects taking place in our community. We will also hear from Frances Gilliland from the Santa Barbara Green Business Program. She will share what your business may do to become Green Certified.
Buellton is making progress and we are excited to share with you what is in store. Come "Feel the Energy" as Buellton is about to "Pop".
This event is co-sponsored by the Buellton Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Barbara County Energy Watch.
To reserve your seat call the Chamber at 688-7829.
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Buellton Wine & Chili Fest
March 12, 2016
Noon-4pm at
Flying Flags RV Resort
Join us for a day of food, wine, live music, beer, and great fun! This year we have made the Chili Fest a sanctioned event with the International Chili Society (ICS). The ICS is the official organization that sanctions chili cookoffs. These events are worldwide and benefit charities or nonprofit organizations. All winners of ICS sanctioned cookoffs qualify to compete for cash prizes and awards at the World's Championship Chili Cookoff. We are excited to bring this event to another level.
Not to worry: If you have participated in our past events, you are still welcome to participate. You may join the ICS and become sanctioned or come as a participant as you have in the past and be judged in the People's Choice category. Either way we would love to have you come.
In addition to wine, we will also have beer, food trucks, live music, games, vendors and more.
Thank you in advance for your support, we look forward to seeing you at this great event!
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Thank you Mother Hubbard's for hosting our January Mixer
Doniece and Jon welcomed us to their restaurant for our Annual Re-gifting/potluck mixer. Thank you to all who came out and joined us for the fun evening and brought gifts and passing dishes. It's always a good way to launch into the new year. Thank you to Jon and Doniece and family for opening up their restaurant for us, especially on their day off. Please support Mother Hubbard's and join them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Also, keep an eye open for their special locavore dinners featuring all local sourced ingredients.
Thank you for all you do for our Chamber and community.
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Mixer line-up for 2016
We have a great line-up this year for our mixers. A big thank you in advance to our hosts as we know how much work is involved with hosting a mixer.
A friendly reminder to Non-Chamber Members, we will be charging a $10 entrance fee to all mixers going forward. You will receive 10 raffle tickets with that as well. Buellton Chamber members will continue to enter for Free and partake in the raffle at your leisure. Please be sure to thank the following hosts when you see them and support their business when given the chance to do so.
- March - March 12th Buellton Wine & Chili Festival
- April - TBD
- May - May 7th Buellton Brew Fest
- June - Rio Vista Chevrolet
- July - SYV Marriott
- August - Mendenhall Museum w/ Ron Anderson Real Estate
- September - Buellton Rec Center at Zaca Creek Golf Course
- October - Rabobank
- November - TBD
- December - Holiday Installation Luncheon
Thank you for your continued support! We look forward to seeing you at our Mixers.
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Green Business Luncheon
March 23, 11:30am - 2pm
at the SYV Marriott
Come celebrate the new businesses who have achieved their "Green" certification at the annual Green Business Luncheon. This is a great program honoring those businesses who have focused their efforts on running their businesses more efficiently and more sustainable.
To RSVP and learn more.
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Advertise in our
2016 Business Directory & Community Guide
Be seen in print, online, and on the map. This is our second directory for the Buellton Chamber and we hope you will join us in assembling a great resource guide for our locals, business community, and people relocating to Buellton. Juliane Swanson, Sales Manager, will be in touch in the upcoming weeks to share with you the advertising opportunities. Please take a moment to see how you may be a part of our 2016 directory. Thank you in advance for your continued support.
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Earth Day
May 21 Noon-5pm at
River View Park, Buellton
The organizers are looking for business sponsors and volunteers to support this year's Earth Day. If you or your business is interested, please contact info@syvbotanicgarden.org
This is a great community event that takes place at River View Park and celebrates Mother Earth.
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Committee Inc. Luncheon
24th District Congressional Candidates Forum
February 19th, 11:30am at the Santa Maria Inn
Hear from the Candidates running for 24th District at this luncheon. Co-sponsored by the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, SB County Taxpayers Association, and the SB County Energy and Economic Development Coalition.
Tickets are $20 and may be purchased by calling
805-925-2403.
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Cool California
State-Wide City Challenge
Let's do this Buellton!!
This Competition is between 22 cities in California to see who can reduce their energy and carbon footprints the most. If we do, we will be the "Coolest City in California".
Only one city wins the title and every participating city wins money based on their final points. The City may use the funds on a sustainable project of their choice.
So we need your help. Register here and start logging your energy usage to earn points. The Challenge continues until March 30th, so register today.
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Buellton is open for Business!
Vacant Commercial Spaces Available
 We still have plenty of vacancies in our shopping centers. Please feel free to reach out to us if you know someone interested and we'll be sure to put them in touch with the leasing agent, owner, or realtor. Buellton has some great opportunities for businesses looking to grow. Being at the crossroads of Hwy 246 and Hwy 101, Buellton lends itself to a large amount of traffic and visibility. Here is a list of some spaces available in Buellton. We will continue to update this list as we learn of more spaces. We also have vacant land for development and would be happy to offer you more information on those parcels if you would like to contact the Chamber. Buellton is buzzing and now is the time to make the move and be a part of our growing community.
- 653 Avenue of Flags Details (New Listing)
- McMurray Road on the Village Project Details
(New Listing)
- 291 Industrial Way Details (New Listing)
- 36 Industrial Way. Details
- 10 McMurray Road. Details (Pending)
- 20-60 E. Hwy 246 & 220 Avenue of Flags. Details
- 290 Valley Station Drive. See Flyer for details
- 175 McMurray Rd, Ste G upstairs, Info
- 225 McMurray Rd, Unit F Info
- 225 McMurray Rd, Unit E Info
- 175 Industrial Way (Being Rented at the moment)
- Crossroads at the Village (Corner of Hwy 246 & McMurray Rd)
- 593 Avenue of Flags, Units 103 & 104 Info
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Durango Songwriters
February 25-27 
For the 11th Year in a row, Buellton will play host to the Durango Songwriters at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott. This Expo allows up and coming singer-songwriters to perform in front of major music industry decision makers. Please give these musicians a warm welcome.
On Saturday, February 27th, at 7:30pm the public is welcome to come to the live concert featuring award winning writers such as; Big Al Anderson, Chuck Cannon, and more. Tickets are $25 and you may purchase them at the Chamber of Commerce in Buellton.
597 Avenue of Flags, Unit 101.
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Buellton Mayor's Hours ~ 1-3pm
(Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday)
Mayor Ed Andrisek is inviting you to come and speak with him during his Mayor's Hours every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.
He will be available from 1-3pm in the Council Chambers by the Buellton Library.
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Buellton Parks & Rec Happenings
The Buellton/Solvang Rec are hosting a plethora of activities coming up this Spring.
Excursions include:
- March 1st a tour to the Space Shuttle Endeavour
- April 5th enjoy a tour to the Reagan Library
- May 15/16 spend a night on the Queen Mary
Events include:
- March 11th the Mother-Son Luau
- March 12th a Ping Pong Tournament
- March 26th the Easter Eggstrvaganza
These are just a few to mention. Be sure to pick up a schedule (At the rec center, city, or Chamber) or go online www.buelltonrec.com for a complete list of activities.
Thank you to the rec departments or keeping our community active and healthy.
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Trade Show Season
 The upcoming months are busy for the Chamber and Visitors Bureau. We will be on the road to promote Buellton at travel trade show and learn from others in the industry at various conferences. As we get ready to hit the road for the travel shows, we invite our members in the hospitality industry to share any coupons, brochures, or materials with us that you would like us to take with us. We would like to have any items by February 23rd for the upcoming show in Long Beach. Feel free to drop your materials off to our office and we'll be sure to distribute it at the show. Thank you in advance!
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- City Council and Planning Commission meetings are now "live" broadcast and can also be viewed anytime by accessing the archives. The link is available at www.cityofbuellton.com.
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