JULY - AUGUST 2011 Chairman’s Column 2

From the President 3 Renewing Members 4New Members 6New Member Bios 7Fine Arts Faire Photos 7 Calendar 8

www.danvilleareachamber.com

Aloha Golf Classic,Dinner & Auction

sign up now!MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

Diablo Country Club9:30 AM Registration

Enjoy a day of golf, fun, food, beverages and games

at the beautiful Diablo Country Club!

Not a golfer?Join us for fun, networking opportunities and

dinner - spouses and friends welcome.

Silent Auction, Appetizers and Wine courtesy of Damien Rae 4:30 - 5:15 pm

Gourmet Dinner, Awards, Raffle and Live Auction 5:15 - 7 pm

Register Now online www.danvilleareachamber.com

Register by phone @ The Chamber 925-837-4400Questions?

Call Chairman Scott Bigelow 925-648-1316Sponsorships still available!

Thank you to our Big Kahuna Sponsor Chevron

Hole in One SponsorsBerkeley HondaHeller Jewelers

Mark Kahn Jewelers, Inc.Rick’s Tootime, Inc.Summit Financial

A truly fabulous event is taking place onSeptember 22, 2011

5:00pm - 8:00pmSponsored by

“Danville’s Going Places” is this year’s theme for our

19th AnnualBusiness Showcase, Food & Wine Event

At the historic Diablo Country Club

Sample the best that 20 area restaurants have to offerTaste the wines of California

Visit 10 different cruise lines and the treasures of the world by sea

Meet over 40 Danville Area Businesses and their key staff and find out how they can help YOU

and your business

Over 350 people attend this annual event – it’s a great place to meet, mingle and most importantly,

have FUN!

Reserve your booth space now – call Martha at the Chamber (925) 837-4400.

Donations are $25 in advance and can be purchaseat www.danvillechambercart.com

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Member of the Month

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Chamber StaffPresidentShelby McNamaraPresident@danvilleareachamber.com

Membership ServicesKaren Lochnermembership@danvilleareachamber.com

Office ManagerDebra Longoffice@danvilleareachamber.com

Events CoordinatorMartha Levisonevents@danvilleareachamber.com

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to enhance the growth and development of business and the quality of life in our community,

by helping to keep our membership informed, connected, and prosperous.

Chairmans Corner“Embrace the Opportunities”

“Another Saturday night and I ain”t got nobody” ….

Actually it’s Saturday late morning and I have Matt and once again we are off to get our exercise and walk to town! Anyone who knows me knows there is always a latte in my future so Starbuck’s was our first stop.

Did any of you know that Joe Calibrigo owns a “horse”? Well a Giant Schnauzer anyway named Cosmo. Joe and his wife, family and Cosmo were also out enjoying the weather and our lovely downtown. On to Farmer’s Market we found Dr. Sarah Hyre from Aligh Healing Center at the Chamber table. Did you know that any new patient would receive their first appointment, exam and treatment for only $45! That is a huge savings! She has many other packages available which will save you even more! After purchasing potatoes for Loaves and Fishes and grab-bing a few fresh items for ourselves we headed down Railroad Avenue to the new 4G Wireless. Matt needed a new cover for his IPhone and it just so happened to be the Grand Opening celebration so he got a free Blue Tooth with his purchase! Everyone in there was most helpful and is very interested in participating in our Chamber Aloha Golf Tournament also! With stomachs growling we stopped at Chow and sat outside as I was craving their Chicken Tortilla Soup. It is made fresh each day and I highly recommend it. Full now we began our stroll up Hartz. Derby from Derby Jewelers we found hanging out his Dutch door. Derby specializes in antique and vintage design. If you want to see some of his work just ask me as Matt recently purchased a ring for me there and I love it! On down the street I had to stop into Rick’s Picks. You have got to check on them frequently as the deals come and go practically daily. I put a few things on hold that I needed to come back for with my car and on that note Matt dragged me out of there. Remember, he hates shop-ping! We headed up to Auburn James as I heard they were carrying products from Napa Style in Yountville. While leaving our hand and I believe nose prints on their windows as it was too early and they weren’t open yet I did see the Napa Style salt rubs on their shelves! Happy now that I can get them right here in town we crossed the street and dashed into Patelco to take out more money so I can continue to support the local economy of course! If you know anyone who might be interested they are currently offering a 3.15%APR on new and used auto loans. Toni Sciaky and her staff are always so helpful! Passing Sotheby’s International Realty we stopped to chat with Mary Ann DeGuzman. Mary Ann is a smile walking down the street! Did you know she could sing? She specializes in songs from the 40’s and 50’s.

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Scott Bigelow WineShop at Home

scottswinetaste.com scott.winetaste@sbcglobal.net 925.648.1316

Bringing the Wine Country to You! As an Independent Wine Consultant with Wine-Shop At Home™ I’m able to share the wine country lifestyle with people and businesses throughout Danville and the Bay Area through in-home or office wine tastings, per-sonalized wine labels, and our monthly wine club. My job is to make trying, learning about and buying great wine fun and easy.

Being a member of the Danville Area Cham-ber of Commerce has not only furthered my business through contacts at mixers, the Business Showcase and the Aloha Golf Tournament, but I’ve met some really great people, whether they enjoy wine or not, and that has provided a great sense of commu-nity.

Cheers!

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President’s Remarks:

Discover the “Treasures of Danville”

Summertime sizzles in Danville with musicfestivals, parades and great shopping and dining experiences! Where else can you do something virtually every weekend with your entire family and you don’t have to spend a penny?

We just finished the June Fine Arts Faire over Father’s Day weekend. What a great event! My favorite part of any street faire is early in the morning before the attendees begin to arrive. All of the artists are set-ting their wares up and there is excitement in the air. Walking along the booths, I got the comment “you are so lucky to be in Danville”.

I want to say a special “Thank You” to our local downtown merchants who graciously allow us to come onto their streets year after year. This year under the leadership of Marcia Harmon, owner of Cottage Jewels, the merchants developed a wonderful strolling map highlighting many of the shops and restaurants in downtown Danville. We handed out almost 5,000 of these brochures to our visitors (and residents). The brochure listed 10 reasons why people should come back to Danville and included the Shops at Blackhawk, the Livery, Blackhawk Auto Museum, Eugene O’Neill’s Tao House, and the Rose Garden Shopping Center.Blackhawk Plaza has lots of summer events including Family Fun Days every Sunday from 12-3. Kids and adults always love visiting the Black-hawk Auto Museum. I always include Blackhawk Plaza and the Museum on my itinerary for out of town visitors. Check out www.shopblackhawk-plaza.com and www.blackhawkmuseum.org. If you’ve never attended a concert at Blackhawk Plaza – you’re missing out. This year’s lineup is tremendous!

The Danville Livery offers plenty of summer fun and sizzle. Be sure and check out their schedule of events at www.danvillelivery.com. The Sum-mer Round Up is a great family outing adventure at the Livery. There are two Round Ups left this year – Saturday, July 9 and Saturday, August 13. Each features free family fun, live music, horse-drawn wagon rides, caramel apples, giveaways, entertainment and more.

What’s next in Danville? The Discover Danville Association had 2 evening street fairs planned – Thursday, July 14th and Thursday, August 11th. Danville merchants are encouraged to rent a booth space for only $50. This is a great way to promote your business! You can get a form for either or both events at www.discoverdanvilleca.com.Danville Hot Summer Nights are Thursday, July 21st and Thursday, Au-gust 18th. Come downtown and stroll through the 100’s of classic cars. Both events run from 4:00 – 9:00 pm.

No need to travel – there are many treasures here in Danville!

Shelby McNamaraPresident

please join us for the danville area

Chamber Mixer

Thursday, July 14 5:30 – 7:00 pmEnjoy wine and cheese at Merrill Gardens when you join us for the Danville area Chamber Mixer.

Price: $5 Members $20 Prospective Members

License #075600264

(925) 831-396418888 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583www.merrillgardens.com

at san ramonA one of a kind retirement community

Retirement & Assisted Living

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A Tribute to the Members Who Support Us...

Thank you for renewing your membership and supporting the local business

community and your Chamber of Commerce. Please patronize our loyal Chamber members.

Renewals from the dates belowApril 22, 2011 - June 15, 2011

*MEMBER FOR OVER 20 YEARS*

Mark Kahn Jewelers, Inc. 32San Ramon Regional Medical Center 28Danville Square 22Collis & Ramos, CPA’s 21Uncle Yu’s Szechuan 21

*MEMBER FOR 20 - 11 YEARS*

Marilyn Kwolek, M.D. 20Nelson Technology Associates, Inc. 19Newell Arnerich 17Ram Properties 16Blackhawk Museum 14Bay Valley Medical Group 13TNT Carpet Cleaning 13Align Chiropractic & Healing Center 13Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. 12E-PAYNOW.com 11Saf Keep Storage 11Heller Jewelers 11

*MEMBER FOR 10 - 6 YEARS*

The CROWN British Pub & Restaurant 10Printographix 10Richard Collari, Jr. Attorney at Law 9Noon International 9Pacific Gas & Electric 9Beyond Basics 8TALKIN BASEBALL 8Merrill Gardens at San Ramon 7Rick’s Tooltime, Inc. 7Summit Financial Group, LLC 6Pontious Chiropractic 6Safeway - Blackhawk 6

*MEMBER FOR 5 -1 YEARS

Comerica Bank 5California Pedaler 5B2B Gathering, Inc. 4Alamo Capital 4Servpro of Danville 4China Paradise Restaurant, Blackhawk 4Paul Hirsch Professional Communications 4Across the Universe Web Design 4Patelco Credit Union 3The Heritage Pointe Senior Apts 3Nicole Gee Photography 2Tutoring Club 1Community Bank of the Bay 1Miglet’s Cupcake Shop 1

“Drive to Thrive” Incentive schedule

Support your fellow Chamber Members! Bring in a new member, see below for parameters, and receive “Cham-ber Bucks” to a Chamber Member of your choice. Incentive schedule

Any existing member who brings in a new member, will receive a Chamber Bucks incentive as follows:

• If the new member has 3 or fewer employees (annual dues of $325), the incentive is $50. • If the new member has 4-20 employees (annual dues of $386-$546), the incentive is $75. • If the new member has 21-75 employees (annual dues of $675-$1049), the incentive is $100. • If the new member has 76 or more employees (annual dues of $1159), the incentive is $125.

Terms:

Incentives are available for members only. Giving a lead to Chamber staff does not qualify. To qualify for a incentive, the member must provide a valid check or credit card for the first-year’s dues plus processing fee to the Chamber offices or Chamber online cart.

The referring member must be designated in writing by email to membership@danvilleareachamber.com by the new member as the reason the new member joined. No incentives for membership renewals or for signing up new branch offices, nonprofits, friends of the Chamber, or dropped/delinquent members who have been dropped or delinquent for less than 18 months.

Checks will be issued 30 days after new member fees are received in Chamber bucks to the Chamber Member of your choice. Any questions about entitlement to an incentive will be resolved by the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee.

The Chamber reserves the right to revise or discontinue the incentive program at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.

Business Briefcase

Please make note of correction to the webs site for Summit Ranch Equine Center LLC DBA Summit Ranch www.summitranchequine.com

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Congratulations to the following businesses on your recent

Ribbon CuttingsWe wish you continued growth and success!

Consignet Couture398 Hartz Ave., Danville

925.831.7100www.consignitcouture.com

Design Elementsnew location

409 Sycamore Valley Road, Danville925.837.5839

delements.comjudith@delements.com

Thank you to Elite MD

for hosting the May Business After Hours Mixer

Thank you to the following for donating raffle giftsYour generosity is appreciated!

Elite MDDesign Elements

William White, Allstate Insurance___________________________

Thank you to First Choice Abbey Carpet and

Danville Hardwoods for hosting our June

Business After Hours Mixer

Pictured below: Paul Byer, First Choice Abbey Carpet,Shelby McNamara, DACC and guest

Pictured below:Dan Yorke, Danville Hardwoods

Thank you to the following for donating raffle giftsYour generosity is appreciated!

Celebrations On the BayOPIVU

The Valley SentinelFirst Choice Abbey Carpet

Danville Hardwoods

Ribbon Cuttings

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Welcome to our NeW membersWe look forward to your participation.

Thanks for supporting the business communities of

Alamo, Blackhawk, Danville, and Diablo.

DJ Mike Parent Mike Parent 908 Spring Water Street Danville, CA 94506 925.858.8069 www.djmikeparent.com mike@djmikeparent.com

e.h. CREATIVE graphic design Elizabeth Hodson 288 Tamarind Lane Danville, CA 94526 732.406.6770 www.ehcreative.net ehcreative@gmail.com

McNamara’s Steak and Chop House Vince McNamara 7400 San Ramon Road Dublin, CA 94568 925.833.0995 925.833.0998 mcnamarasrestaurant.com mcnamarahqt@sbcglobal.net

Moda Mi Marilyn Newton 178 E. Prospect Ave. Danville, CA 94526 925.837.1407 925.837.1402 mlnewton24@yahoo.com

Proactive Marketing Timothy Hansen 21001 San Ramon Valley Blvd. #251 San Ramon, CA 94583 510.508.0896 www.proactivemarketing4u.com timhansen00@yahoo.com

Sweet Street Didi Reed 301 Hartz Ave. Danville, CA 94526 925.837.9339 www.sweetstreet.biz didi.reed@sweetstreet.biz

20/20 Optometry Debbie Miller 3191 Crow Canyon Place San Ramon, CA 94583 925.244.1400 2020optometry.com opt2020inc@yahoo.com

B&S Hacienda Autobody Tony Sanchez 2250 San Ramon Valley Blvd San Ramon, CA 94583 925.309.2540 925.309.2545 www.bshacienda.com tony@bshacienda.com

Blackhawk Custom Services, LLC Jim Losi 27 Brightwood Lane West Danville, CA 94506 925.831.1638 jlosi@mac.com

Blackhawk Plaza Dental Dr. Debra Staudhammer 4018 Blackhawk Plaza Danville, CA 94506 925.736.9860 925.736.9865 www.blackhawkplazadental,com debrastaudhammer@aol.com

Chris Kenny, Merril Lynch 1331 N. California Suite 700 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925.945.4893 http://www.fa.ml.com/kenny-christiansen_team chris_kenny@ml.com

Community PresbyterianChurch Mike Park 222 W. El Pintado Road Danville, CA 94526 925.837.5525 925.820.3845 www.cpcdanville.org mike@cpcdanville.org

SXE Apparel Jessie Valverda 814 Sycamore Valley Road W.Danville, CA 94526 510.415.4462 925.449.4955 www.SXEApparel.com info@SXEApparel.com

Tootsies Lisa Brown 175 E. Prospect Danville, CA 94526 925.552.6638 lisadawnbrown@aol.com Twigss Melissa Searles 169 E. Prospect Danville, CA 94526 925.272.9334 www.twigss.com orders@twigss.com

Wade Westhoff & Co., LLC Nicole Capra 156 Diablo Road, 250 Danville, CA 94526 925.309.4151 925.309.4865 nicole@wadewesthoff.com

Wireless Stores Inc. Adam Plummer 3418 Camino Tassajra Danville, CA 94506 925.736.7700 cueball2050@yahoo.com

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New Member ProfilesFabulous Draperies 411 Hartz Ave., Ste A Danville, CA 94526925.813.4554www.fabulousdraperiesforless.cominfo@fabulousdraperiesforless.comLisa, Walker-Kohlman

We are “Fabulous Draperies For Less”, a family-run business offering custom draperies in beautiful fabrics. Our family has lived in the area and been in the design industry for over 30 years. We offer the best prices in unique and af-fordable Custom Drapery Panels and Roman Shades featuring gorgeous Silks, Linens, Chenilles, Velvets, Solar Draperies, Sheers and more. Luxury Double Linings. Elegant drap-ery hardware, beautiful trimmings and lovely embellishments. Roman and Woven Shades. Our showroom is conveniently located on the corner of Railroad and Prospect in downtown Danville. FREE parking in the lot. http://www.fabulousdraperiesforless.comrrent.com_________________________________

DJ Mike Parent908 Spring Water StreetDanville, Ca 94526925.858.8069 www.djmikeparent.commike@djmikeparent.com

I have over 20 years experience as a Mo-bile, Club and Radio DJ. I have provided services for hundreds of events including weddings and private parties as well as corporate and school events.

I specialize in weddings while providing services for a wide variety of functions and events. My primary local service area is Danville and the East Bay in addition to parts of the North Bay, and San Francisco.

For more information go to www.djmike-parent.com or contact me at mike@djmikeparent.com or 925-858-8069.

I can be your MC, announcer, coordinator, etc. as needed to help make your event go smoothly.

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We may see her at one of our many Chamber and DDA events singing to us on a street corner! Around the bend we made our way to Last Detail. Judy is always my first stop for gifts and sometimes a little something for me! Check out the jewelry and handbags all at 50% off all the time! You can’t hit Prospect Avenue without experiencing the magnetic pull to Danville Chocolates….I found Terri and Bri making chocolate favors for a baby shower. What a great idea! They were adorable and edible too! For the first time I bought several of the barks. Avalanche, Almond, Cookies and Cream….YUM!

Now on chocolate overload it’s time to head back home. Up Diablo Road we go happy and full ready to get home so I can get the car to return to town to gather up my pur-chases…Gosh I love this town!

Kim Lindeberg2011 Chairman of the Board

Danville Fine Arts FaireThank you to our sponsors

Kenney Chiropractic and Sima Alefi Edward Jones Damian Rae Winery and Ale Industries

and to our wonderful volunteers!

JULY

5 12:00pm Business By Referral - Partners for Success11 11:30am Business By Referral - The Business Connection13 7:30am Business By Referral - Sunrise Alliance 14 5:30pm Business After Hours Mixer Merrill Gardens 18888 Bollinger, Danville Members $5.00 Prospective Members $20.0019 12:00pm Business By Referral - Partners For Success25 9:00am Aloha Golf Tournament Diablo Country Club 1700 Clubhouse Road, Diablo27 7:30am Business By Referral - Sunrise Alliance

AUGUST

2 12:00pm Business By Referral - Partners For Success5 8:00am Ambassadors8 11:30am Business By Referral - The Business Connection10 7:30am Business By Referral - Sunrise Alliance11 5:30pm Business After Hours Mixer Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area 101 J Town and Country, Danville Members $5.00 Prospective Members $20.0016 12:30pm Business By Referral - Partners For Success22 11:30am Business By Referral - The Business Connection24 7:30am Business By Referral - Sunrise Alliance

Save the Date Business Showcase Food & Wine Event September 22, 2011 Diablo Country Club

Please check our web site for updates and changes

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIRECTORS Gordon Clarke

Tower GrilleDarlene GaylerGayler Construction Marcia HarmonCottage Jewel Tom HartEmpire Realty

Tim WhiteHeritage Bank of CommerceWilliam WhiteAllstate InsuranceSusie WingateCMG Mortgage, Inc

Vice Chair of PromotionsVirginia DuanNew Spring Financial PlanningVice Chair of Economic AffairsLori SatoUnion Bank of CaliforniaVice Chair of MembershipDee ThompsonLaw Office of Terry L. Thompson

Rick JohnsonRick’s Tooltime, Inc.Andrea Landsberg-ReederSunset DevelopmentWade LuckhardtFast SignsLarry MarxDiablo Country Club

Chairman of the Board Kim Lindeberg Lindeberg Group, LLC Chair Elect Jonathan Watts Frankel & Goldware Law Offices Past Chair Joe Combs The Combs Team