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Mission Statement The Yucaipa Valley Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting a vibrant business environment by cooperative interaction among business, government and community For more information, call (909) 790-1841 • Fax (909) 363-7373 35139 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa, CA 92399 info@yucaipachamber.org 2014 Board of Directors Chairman, Jim Hammond Comfort Keepers Chair-Elect, Nancy Kenny First Choice Loan Services Finance Vice-Chair, Jason Ross Law Office of Linda Roberts-Ross Directors Dr. Cheryl Marshall Crafton Hills College Dora Ordonez Asaderos Restaurant & Supermarket Cheryl Benton NuSkin Eric Vreeman YCJUSD Jeff Dewan Edward Jones Financial Advisors Lynnette Alvarado Wildwood Canyon Villa CHAMBER STAFF Amy Minjares, President/CEO Ellen Benefiel, Membership Development Coordinator AMBASSADOR TEAM David Avila, Retired Cal Fire Battalion Chief Cheryl Benton, NuSkin Pamela Brierley-Vengarick, Good Nite Inn Marlyn Crampton, Yucaipa Rotary Club Brandy Gomez, Law Office of Linda Roberts-Ross Nancy Kenny, First Choice Loan Services Michelle Lopez, AVON Dora Ordonez, Asaderos Supermarket Past Pleasures Car Club, Shelf Genie of Palm Springs, Win Home Inspections, Chinese Sea Food Restaurant, Dr. Steven Markham Thank You Renewing Members Welcome New Members Uptown Pets, Salon Strut, Salon Tranquility, Atlas Storage Wyatt's Paint & Body Shop, Hometown Loans, Craig & Sons Pest Control If you would like to advertise in Our Yucaipa Magazine, please contact Stacey Parr at Image Up Advertising & Design at (909) 435-5042 or email her at staceyimageup@yahoo.com. Chamber members will receive a FREE 1/8 page ad with a three month advertising commitment! Message from the Chairman 12 OUR YUCAIPA | JANUARY 2015 Well the New Year is upon us. That time of year to make those resolutions. But what is a resolution? The dictionary says; Resolution - A firm decision to do or not to do something. This tradition started long ago in the month of March by the Babylonians but was changed to January by the Romans. January gets its name from Janus. Janus was the two faced god who looks backwards, into the old and forward to the new. The custom of setting "New Year's Resolution" for the Romans was setting resolutions with moral flavor, mostly to be good to others. Today we make resolutions to ourselves and not to gods. Maybe some are unrealistic, some wishful, and some obtainable. Resolve to lose weight, to save more money, to take dance lessons, whatever your resolution. But what if we went back to the original custom? Let's resolve to be good to others, resolve to help others, and resolve to be happy. Let's carry this "resolution" into our business. Let's do the best we can for our customers, help them with their needs and be happy doing so. The results of this resolution will have returns of the same. Your Yucaipa Chamber of Commerce is resolved to continue supporting our businesses by providing useful information via informative speakers, mixers, and membership breakfasts as well as keeping our members up to date with Chamber and member events. So this year, let's make a resolution that we can keep, that is not only to ourselves but will benefit others. Let's resolve to do what's right. This year also brings a big change to the Yucaipa Chamber, with Pamela Emenger's retirement there is a big gap in the chamber's leadership and these are certainly large shoes to fill. After interviewing several candidates the Board of Directors offered the position to a most amazing, well qualified person and she has eagerly accepted this challenge. Read more about Amy on the following page. I wish you a happy and prosperous new year. Be good and God Bless Terry Manion and Yuciapa FIRST! winner Aida Soria holding her $100 in certificates to be spent at Yucaipa FIRST! businesses

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