Volume 2014, Issue 6
The Chamber Vista A monthly publication of the Sierra Vista Area Chamber
Volume 2014, Issue #6 Update from Executive Director Deanna La Velle
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Ambassador Spotlight
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Business Spotlight –Valor
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2015 BAT Lottery
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Chamber to Host Candidate Forums
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Schedule of events
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Recent Ribbon Cuttings
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Chamber to Host Safety Seminar
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Member Page Board of Directors / Chamber Staff
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Thank You For Supporting our Chamber!
June 2014
Congratulations Leadership Sierra Vista! By Deanna La Velle, Executive Director
I would like to congratulate our 20132014 Leadership Sierra Vista Graduating Class. The graduation ceremony was held on the evening of May 21st at Pueblo Del Sol Country Club, with Keynote Speaker J.D. Rottweiler, Cochise College President. Thank you to all that made this evening possible! A big thank you goes out to our sponsors, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., Wayland Baptist University-Sierra Vista, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, and McDonald's. I would also like to give a warm thank you to our business community for giving their employees this grand opportunity, as well as our Leadership Committee, and staff for working so hard this year to make this program such a rewarding experience for our participants. Good leaders make the world go around, and we are privileged to have outstanding leaders here in our community. The Sierra Vista Area Chamber will be holding it’s 16th Annual Leadership Sierra Vista Program this fall. Once a month the class members spend a day visiting a variety of local agencies
and learning about subjects important to the overall well being of Sierra Vista and Cochise County. The experience includes a special leadership orientation and then an in-depth look at such diverse topics as Fort Huachuca, local government, health care, education, law enforcement, tourism, and border issues. Join us as we strive to develop the future leaders of our community while providing additional skills and knowledge for individuals, with the potential for advancement, within their own organizations. Class size is limited and the application deadline is August 8, 2014.We truly appreciate the way in which our community leaders have embraced Leadership Sierra Vista. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber Gears up for Home & Business Expo By Deanna La Velle, Executive Director
This event is the largest trade show in A Glance at last years Home & Cochise County, bringing in typically Business Expo The Sierra Vista Area 2000 attendees. Once again, we will Chamber is gearing up be holding the event at the Mall at once again to feature the Sierra Vista. The Chamber is now best in local industry at its accepting vendor space registrations, Annual Home & Business as well as offering sponsorship opEXPO on September 6. portunities. The generosity of our This highly-regarded and sponsors allows the Chamber to stage well-attended event is a high quality events that in turn allows great way to get the word out about your local businesses to prosper. That is a business and show case your products powerful impact to our local econand services to the community. omy.
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Please visit us online at www.sierravistachamber.org or call Make key business contacts our office for further details (520) 458.6940. Don’t miss this great busiNetwork with attendees ness opportunity! The Home & BusiGain visibility with EXPO promotions ness Expo is free to the public and we look forward to seeing you there. Increase business credibility
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Ambassador Spotlight: Carolyn McLain Carolyn McLain is an independent consultant for Mia Bella’s. I am a homebased business and I sell palm oil candles, scented soaps, and scented car fresheners. With this business I also do many fund raisers.
people. People who want to make a difference in the community.
How do you benefit from the role? I get to meet so many wonderful people. I learn about their business to see how we can work together and create a win-win situation.
How does your company benefit from your participation as an Ambassador? My company benefits because the new businesses see me at the ribbon cutting and then again at the How long have you been and what motivated you to become an Ambas- many networking events. I go to all the sador? I started out as an ambassador Chamber 101s to meet the new business and that creates a connection with a previous tutoring business. I when I show up at their ribbon cutting. am motivated to be one and have been doing it for seven years because The new business representative will it is a great way to meet the new busi- look at me and say, “you’re the candle lady.” nesses. What qualities most contribute to being a great Ambassador? Qualities for being a great ambassador include someone who is outgoing and wants to meet new
What was the best (most fun, most memorable, etc…) project that you have worked on as an ambassador? Being an ambassador gave me infor-
mation about the Chamber I may never had known had I not been an ambassador. Being part of the leadership class of 2008, doing leadership boot came and going to all the BATs and ribbon cuttings. As an ambassador, we have first-hand information on who is holding a ribbon cutting. The most fun I had was in leadership boot camp. It was a fantastic experience. What is one thing about you that most don’t know? I married my husband 3 months after I met him and this October we will be celebrating our 32nd wedding anniversary. Is there anything else you would like to add? If you want to get to know the other businesses in town, become an ambassador.
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Business Spotlight: Valor Hospice Care Our owners Grant and Natasha Rowe come from a family that has been involved in the hospice field for many years. The Valor Corporation started in Tucson in 2005, expanding their phenomenal hospice care in the Sierra Vista and surrounding areas in 2008. We have the largest area of hospice coverage which includes Tucson, and Green Valley. We take great pride in servicing Sierra Vista and surrounding rural areas from Douglas, to Patagonia, Benson to Bisbee. We take great pride in finding those who have the hospice heart. Our team is comprised of many talented individuals from Nurses, CNA’s Volunteers, Spiritual Care, Social Worker, Bereavement counseling, and Community Liaison to help in educating and being a resources for our community. Our team is motivated by giving families options to their end of life care, and being a resource to those involved. Providing compassion and dignity to our community is our motivation in our work. As we mentioned we look for not only qualified individuals, but those that have the hospice heart to care for those in our community. We hire genuine, personable, loving, respectful, compassionate individuals, that share a strong dedication to the families and patients we serve. We strive to have a solid team atmosphere with strong communication skills and support of each other in our various roles within our team. Our team has benefited from these qualities by being able to be a strong unit with the drive in helping families and giving quality care in our community, we have become a huge resource to many in our community and strive to use our qualifications to help educate our community on the benefits of hospice care. The most beneficial part of our job is having a family let us be part of a very intimate part of their family and allowing us to walk this journey with them. It is truly a blessing to be a guest in their home and be able to share our Hospice heart with them. We strive to be known as the Hospice with Heart, and be known as the hospice that will help with resources and help in finding the correct direction of care, if hospice isn’t an option or choice at the particular time. We are involved in public events to help educate those on hospice care and health care in general. We hold regular Bereavement support groups that are offered to our community at no cost. We host the annual Butterfly Release which is beautiful memorial event held at Veterans Memorial Cemetery. We also are a huge supporter of our Veterans in the community. We enjoy participating and sponsoring community events for all in the health care fields.
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Chamber to Host Political Events The votes we cast in the election booth are important decisions and almost always have an impact on the livability of our neighborhoods, our business community, and the health and safety of our family. It is important that we work to ensure that our community is encouraged to participate in elections in an educated and thereby meaningful way. It is not good enough to merely go out there and push the button of the candidate whose name we recognize, or who shook our hand at our local events. We must make decisions based upon the candidate’s qualifications, record of community and public service, as well as their stated responses to questions that we as a community feel are important. A well organized and executed candidate forum can help us, to encourage our community to make the most of their right to vote. It will help in getting to know the potential decision makers and to identify individuals who are suited to meet the needs of our community. It is also an opportunity to get commitments from the candidates so that, no matter who wins the election, the community can urge the winner to keep his or her promises that were make during the forum once they are in office. The Sierra Vista Area Chamber encourages you to participate in our upcoming candidate forums. On July 9th, we will be hosting our Sierra Vista City Council Candidate Forum at Buena High School beginning at 5:30pm. This event will be televised and highly publicized leading up to the event. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear what the candidates have to say on important issues/topics! Coming up on August 6th, the Chamber will be hosting its Sierra Vista Mayoral Forum. This event has already sparked an interest around town! We are expecting a large turnout and hope you will become part of the audience. Just like the City Council Candidate Forum, this event will be held at Buena High School beginning at 5:30pm, and will also be televised and highly publicized. We invite you to also attend our Candidate Meet & Greet this year at PDS Country Club. All of the candidates in our city, district, and state will be invited and encouraged to attend. The event to be held on August 12th from 5:30pm7:30pm, will be your chance to shake the hands of our candidates and meet them in a social setting. This event will fill up quickly so please RSVP by contacting the Chamber office at 520.458.6940 or visit us online at www.sierravistachamber.org. Lastly, we will be holding a candidate forum for our Congressional District 2 Race. The forum will be held in September, and we will let you know the date as soon as it is confirmed. I hope you will attend these important events where you will be able to gain more knowledge about our candidates and how they feel on given issues. It is extremely important that we encourage our community to get out there and vote. Make your voice be heard his election season!
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Schedule of Events June 4 -Military Affairs Committee (MAC) Luncheon TMAC 11:30am-1:00pm June 11-Ribbon Cutting The Brown Bag Cookie Company Sierra Vista Area Chamber Building 12:00pm-1:00pm June 11-Ambassador Committee Meeting, The Long Horn Restaurant, Tombstone, 5:30pm-6:30pm June 12-Business at Twilight Sierra Collections & Consulting 5:00pm-7:00pm June 13– Chamber 201, Chamber office, 11:30am-1:00pm June 14– Ribbon Cutting Village Meadows Baptist Church 11:45am-12:45pm June 20- Board of Directors Meeting, Chamber Office, 7:30am June 25– Safety Seminar Chamber office, 3:00pm-5:00pm June 27 - Chamber 101, Chamber Office, 11:30am-1:00pm
Business at Twilight
June 12 Hosted by :
Sierra Collections & Consulting 5:00pm– 7:00pm 1858 Paseo San Luis Suite H Come join the fun and don't forget your business cards!
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Ribbon Cuttings to Support Local Businesses
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For upcoming events please visit members.sierravistachamber.org/events
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A Special Welcome to our New Members! Alphagraphics
520.452.8535 Extended Stay of Sierra Vista
520.458.0540
Café Roka
520.432.5153 Ginger’s Auto Title Service
520.459.2434
Cochise Victim Awareness, Inc
520.508.3544 Sun Canyon Inn
520.459-0610
Creative Pools & Spa’s
520.508.6051 Vantage West Credit Union
520.298.7882
Thanks to these members for renewing their commitment to the business community! 1st Dental Care
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
Schlotzsky’s/Cinnabon
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Sierra Vista Food Co-Op
Bayada Home Health Care
Jan Pro Cleaning Systems
Sierra Vista Symphony Association
Belleza Fine Art Gallery
Lawley Automotive Center
Silhouette Studio
Berg’s Heating & Air Conditioning
Lawley’s Team Ford
Tap Into Wellness
Bowie Power Station
Life Care Center
CareNet Pregnancy Center of Cochise County
Mountain View Conditioning & Heating
Contours Spa-Lon
Mountain View Gardens
Cyrs Cleaning Service
PPEP TEC High School
Executive Club Members Allstate Insurance Company - Pat Meldrum
KKYZ Radio
Sierra Vista Ace Hardware
American Family Insurance
Landmark Cafe, The
Sierra Vista Herald & Bisbee Daily Review
American Southwest Credit Union
Lawley Automotive Center
Sierra Vista Napa
Arizona Water Company
Lawley's Team Ford
Sierra Vista Regional Health
Baroumes Law Group, PLC
LegalShield - Carolyn Weaver
Sierra Wash-N-Dry
Bishop & Brown, LLC
Life Care Center
Solid Solutions
BrightStar HomeCare
Long Realty Co.
Southeastern Arizona Contractors Assoc.
CACI, Inc.
Longhorn Restaurant
Southwest Gas Corporation
Castle & Cooke Arizona, Inc.
Mall at Sierra Vista - Management Office
Southwestern Eye Center
Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC
ManTech Telecommunications & Info Systems
Specialists in Dermatology
CerendipiTees *Home Based Business of 2012* CGI *Large Business of the Year 2012* Cherry Creek Radio City of Sierra Vista Complete Nutrition Cox Cox Media Dental Village Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Garden Terrace Assisted Living Home General Dynamics Information Tech. Hobby Lobby Horizon Moving Systems of Sierra Vista, Inc .
Mr. Fix It of Sierra Vista, LLC Naco Dental National Bank of Arizona Navy Federal Credit Union New Frontier Animal Medical Center
Stachel & Associates, P.C. Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Coop. Systems Integration University of Phoenix-Sierra Vista Campus Via Elegante Assisted Living, Sierra Vista
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors, David Burnett
Patio Pools & Spas
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Pioneer Title Agency
Wayland Baptist University
Pueblo del Sol Country Club
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
Real Estate Press of Cochise County
Windemere Hotel & Conference Center
Rommel Equipment Services Rosemont Copper
The Chamber Vista is a publication of the Sierra Vista Area Chamber 21 E. Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 (520) 458-6940, Fax: (520) 452-0878 www.sierravistachamber.org Mission Statement The Sierra Vista Area Chamber promotes business and provides leadership for the improvement of the community. 2012-13 Board of Directors Chamber Staff Executive Officers Chairman - Rick Shelley, Horizon Moving Systems Executive Director Past Chairwoman - Mike Benson, TDY Housing Deanna La Velle, dlavelle@sierravistachamber.org Chair Elect - Jack Blair, SSVEC Treasurer - Glen Cobb, Sierra Suites Membership & Marketing Director Member-at-Large– Mary Tieman, Southeast AZ Workforce John Hargraves III, jhargraves@sierravistachamber.org Connection Board Members Virginia Cleven, ERA Four Feathers Realty Anita Farrow, National Bank of Arizona Paul Melo, Williams & Melo Law Elsie MacMillan - Sierra Toyota Ken Cecil - Mall at Sierra Vista Mark Schmitt, SBDC Cochise College Phil Vega - Sierra Vista Herald / Bisbee Daily Review Nancy Nash - Stuff ‘N Baskets Kevin Peterson - CGI
Communications and Events Coordinatorinfo@sierravistachamber.org Office Manager Ronda Yost, officem@sierravistachamber.org
Jon Galchik—TASC Sierra Vista Area Chamber
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