VALLEY LEXUS GOLF TOURNAMENT BENEFITS SALVATION ARMY The 35th Annual Valley Lexus Champions for Charity Invitational Golf Classic will be held on Monday, September 9 at Spring Creek Golf and Country Club in Ripon. All proceeds from the tournament benefit The Salvation Army’s programs in Modesto. “The Salvation Army’s mission is to touch the lives of others in a significant, life-giving way,” said Major Harold Laubach, Salvation Army Stanislaus County Coordinator. “Proceeds from this tournament help the Army in Modesto serve thousands of local people every year, through our various programs, including recreational and educational programs for youth, food and shelter for the homeless, utility assistance, emergency food pantry, noon meals, and additional food distribution for the seniors.”
A donation of $185 per player for the golf tournament includes a full day of festivities: Check In - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Putting Contest - 11:00 am -12:00 pm Lunch - 12:00 pm Shotgun Start - 5:30 pm Tournament and tee sponsorships as well as advertising opportunities are also available. There will be a live and silent auction following the Golf Tournament. For more information, contact Karol Ballew at 209-522-3209 or karol. ballew@usw.salvationarmy.org.
A partial list of the services the Salvation Army provided to the local community in 2018 includes: 148 households received assistance with utility bills 2,806 households received emergency food 42,713 noon meals were provided for homeless and low-income people 2,685,128 pounds of food were distributed through the local food distribution center 50,942 nights of emergency shelter provided at the Berberian Shelter 3,431 Christmas food baskets were distributed and Christmas toys to 2,264 children
LONG TERM CHAMBER MEMBER AMR Continues Serving Stanislaus County
American Medical Response of Stanislaus County (AMR) recently prevailed in a process to select an exclusive provider of ambulance service in a major portion of Stanislaus County
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AMR will serve the cities and unincorporated areas adjacent to Highway 99 and running the length of the county from Salida to Turlock.
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AMR and its predecessor organizations have been serving the county since 1959. The AMR of today is an amalgamation of three prior ambulance services, each with a history of innovation which includes the introduction of advanced technology in computer aided dispatching, certified emergency medical dispatching and the initiation of advanced life support services without public funding. The local companies were acquired by AMR over the period of 1994 to 1996. As the surviving organization, AMR is a long-standing Chamber member in good standing since 1976. MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I MODCHAMBER.ORG
The Chamber was proud to have supported AMR by providing a letter of reference to the proposal review committee. The Chamber heralded AMR’s community and Chamber involvement, its commitment to teaching citizens bystander CPR and the positive findings of a 2016 Chamber ad hoc public safety review which noted AMR’s clinical excellence and superior quality initiatives. Congratulations to 1999 Leadership Modesto graduate Cindy Woolston and her management team at AMR for achieving an outstanding score in the bidding process!