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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 2016 Board of Directors Chairperson, Lynette Alvarado Wildwood Canyon Villa Past Chair, Nancy Kenny Homestreet Bank Chair Elect, Michelle Riggs Crafton Hills College Finance Vice-Chair, John Hopkins Prospect Financial Solutions Directors Cheryl Benton Cheryl & Co Cali Binks Yucaipa Calimesa Joint Unified School District Jeff Dewan Edward Jones Financial Advisors Jo-Ann Forsyth Forsyth & Associate Insurance John Hopkins Prospect Financial Solutions Valerie Menefee State Farm Insurance Michelle Riggs Crafton Hills College CHAMBER STAFF Amy Minjares, President/CEO Ellen Benefiel, Membership Development Coordinator AMBASSADOR TEAM Cheryl Benton, Cheryl & Co. Pamela Brierley-Vengarick, Good Nite Inn Marlyn Crampton, Yucaipa Rotary Club Brandy Gomez, Law Office of Linda Roberts-Ross Nancy Kenny, Homestreet Bank Debbie Harber Dora Ordonez, Asaderos Supermarket Gene & Jo-Ann Forsyth, Forsyth & Associates Insurance William Ziprick, Ziprick & Cramer, LL Susie Jarvis, Alta Vista Credit Union Erica Miller, WIN Home Inspection Alex Miller, Big Mikes Plumbing Linda Witham, Yucaipa Rotary Club 20 OUR YUCAIPA | FEBRUARY 2016 Message from the Chairperson By Lynette Alvarado Welcoming the New Year of 2016! I'm thrilled to serve this year as Chairman and very much looking forward to working closely with our President/CEO of Yucaipa Valley Chamber of Commerce Amy Minjares. I've been working in business with Wildwood Canyon Villa Assisted Living and Memory care community which opened in April of 2004. Our mission is to provide the Yucaipa area's seniors with high quality care and services in a setting that was as homelike and welcoming as possible. Since we opened, our staff of 56 has served over 700 residents and their families. But our involvement with the community has been far deeper than our mission to serve Yucaipa's seniors, we have also attempted to serve and support the entire community; we have become and remain actively involved. In a larger sense, Wildwood Canyon's success has only been possible through the support we have received from the citizens and the business and professional communities of the greater Yucaipa area. Opening and succeeding in any new business is very much dependent on the support and assistance received from our business partners and, in that, we have been truly blessed. As the new Chairperson of the Chamber of Commerce for 2016, my goal will be to assure that we remain open and supportive to all businesses in the Yucaipa area. Starting and maintaining a successful business is difficult in the best of times, but with the resources and support from the larger business community, our businesses, new and existing, have a real advantage. The Chamber is an integral part of our community and I pledge to do all a can to maintain and, with support from other Chamber members, expand our ability to serve our members. Pam Firestone receives $100 in Yucaipa First! certificates from Chamber President/ CEO Amy Minjares. Pam faithfully has her reward card stickered at participating businesses and it has paid off for Pam. Make sure to have your rewards card stickered for your chance to win $100 to be spent at Yucaipa FIRST! businesses. Yucaipa First! Winner District staff from the office of State Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) will hold office hours at the Yucaipa Chamber of Commerce the third week of February. Constituents can stop by to discuss statewide or community issues as well as seek help with problems they may be having with state agencies. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by contacting the District Office at (909) 919-7731. Mobile office hours are held at the Yucaipa Chamber of Commerce on the third Tuesday of every month from 9 am to noon. A full district-wide schedule can be found online at www.senate.ca.gov/Morrell. Please join him this month on Tues., Feb. 16 from 9 am - noon at the Yucaipa Chamber of Commerce office located at 35139 Yucaipa Blvd. Senator Morrell to Hold Local Hours