Graeme Robertson 2015 Board Chair

We hope everyone survived "tax season" and is looking forward to a prosperous spring. We have had a very busy month at the Chamber. A very special thank you to Mary Crowe and her team at La Playa Carmel for hosting a dynamic mixer at the beginning of April. The food, wine and energy in the room were outstanding. We encourage you to attend our next mixer at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on April 30 hosted by Jeanie Sumners and her team.

We hosted our Executive Leadership members at a luncheon earlier this month at La Playa Carmel. At the lunch, we heard great presentations from Tom Burns of The Carmel International Film Festival and Doug Thurston of the Big Sur International Marathon. We had a very interesting discussion on both of these very important events to our Village and the broader Monterey Peninsula. The Marathon has an annual economic impact of over $18 million and contributes over $250,000 back into the community each year. Last year, The Carmel International Film Festival generated over 420 million impressions of our area from all media sources and had a record attendance. These events and the other events that are hosted by Carmel-by-the-Sea enable us to share this extraordinary area with a diverse group of visitors. In addition, the residents and businesses are the beneficiary of these world-class events...the residents benefit from outstanding public services and increased property values and the businesses benefit from increased exposure and opportunities for incremental revenues in their establishments.

Please extend a warm thank you to all the participants and volunteers at The Big Sur International Marathon. We will look forward to seeing you next year.

Graeme Robertson, Board Chair

Celebrate member milestones 5 - 45+ years! A delicious lunch will be served, preceded by a wine reception. Spirit of the Carmel Chamber awards will be presented and raffle prizes will be available. This is an annual highlight event and an excellent opportunity to connect with other member businesses!

Friday, June 5, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Wedgewood Wedding & Banquet Center
4860 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel
 

$30 Early Registration through May 22, 2015
$35 General Registration from May 23 through June 3, 2015
$40 At the Door on June 5, 2015

Click here to register now for $10 SAVINGS!

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Membership Anniversaries

45+ Years All Saints' Episcopal Church, Best Western Townhouse Lodge, California-American Water Company, Candle Light Inn, Carmel Art Association, Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel Drug Store, Carmel Fire Protection Associates, Carmel Insurance Agency, Inc., Carmel Pine Cone, Carmel Realty Company, Coachman's Inn, Conway of Asia, Cypress Inn, Dolphin Inn, Edgemere Cottages, Hyatt Carmel Highlands, La Playa Carmel, Monterey Herald, Nielsen Bros. Market & Deli, Quail Lodge & Golf Club, Rancho Canada Golf Club, Robert Talbott, Inc., Tally Ho Inn, The Pine Inn, Tradewinds Carmel, Wayside Inn, Wells Fargo Bank
 

40 Years Hofsas House, The Cheese Shop - Carmel, Tickle
Pink Inn
 

35 Years Anton & Michel Restaurant, Carmel Mission Museum Store, Coldwell Banker Del Monte Realty, GuestLife / Pebble Beach the Magazine
 

30 Years March Hare Salon, Monterey-Salinas Transit

25 Years Ambrose Pollock Craftsman, PineCone Properties Inc.

20 Years Alain Pinel Realtors, California Vacation Center Reservations, Carmel Academy of Performing Arts, Carmel Country Inn, Church of the Wayfarer, Galante Vineyards, Il Fornaio, Knitting-By-The- Sea, Lisa's Studio & Local Art - Pet Portraits, Monterey Bay Vacation Rentals, Weston Gallery, Inc., Winfield Gallery

15 Years Carmel Art Festival, Carmel Mission Inn, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, Monterey County Film Commission, Monterey Movie Tours, Tommy's Wok, Wine & Travel

10 Years American Legion Post 512 Carmel, Big Sur Tours and More, Carmel Music Society, CCM&E Destination Services, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, Clarion Collection Carmel Oaks, Comfort Inn Carmel by the Sea, CSUMB SBDC, Kelly Productions, Main Event Limousines & Monterey Airbus, Monterey Symphony, Nystrom Automotive Services, Pacific Monarch Bus Charter, The Pilates Studio of Carmel, UPS Store Carmel, Yoga Center of Carmel

5 Years Anne Thull, Artist & Product Designer, Automated Mailing Service, Bay Bikes, Bistro Beaujolais, BMW/Porsche of Monterey, Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County, Burns Cowboy Shop, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel Mission Foundation, Certified Folder Display Service, Coastal Valley Imaging Center of Carmel, Collezione Fortuna, Congregation Beth Israel, D. Mitchell Taylor Law Office, da Giovanni, David Lyng Real Estate, Family inHome Caregiving, Inc., Forest Theater Guild, FourWinds Travel, Greenscape California, LLC, Hunter Finnell Media, Joining Hands Benefit Shop, KAZU National Public Radio, KRML 102.1 FM 1410 AM, Kurtz Culinary, Level 5 Construction, Inc., Marina Plumbing & Heating, Mission Trail Lions of Carmel, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Pacific Grove Museum, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Richard MacDonald/Dawson Cole Fine Art, Storage Pro of Carmel, Vino Napoli, Vintage Property Management, VNA & Hospice

On Earth Day chamber members Maggie Eaton of Sustainable Carmel and Stephen Ferry of The Art of Dr. Seuss took to the streets in a campaign to "Kick butts out of Carmel." About 1,200 discarded cigarette butts were picked up in about 1/4 of the Carmel-by-the-Sea business district. The effort was limited only by the amount of volunteer hours available, not that there were no more butts to pick up! The campaign is to promote awareness of the blight of litter in our storm drains and its toxic effect on people and wildlife and to encourage placement of butt tanks at prominent places to in order to mitigate discards.