February 2012 Vol. 48, No. 2 The Brentwood Voice of Business Page 1: Citizen and Business of the Year Page 2: Director’s Message; Board of Directors and Staff Page 3: Ambassador’s Corner, Upcoming Chamber Events Page 9: Awards Dinner photos Page 10: City of Brentwood Entrepreneur Training Page 11: Cal Chamber news Page 12: General Information Page 4: New and Renewing Members Page 5: Ribbon Cutting Page 6: January Mixer Page 7: February Mixer Page 8: Awards Dinner photos Congratulations! Citizen of the Year Karen Rarey And Business of the Year Brentwood Press Paul and Karen Rarey arriving at the Awards Dinner Rick Lemyre and Greg Robinson receiving their award from Chamber President, Paul Kelly The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Awards and Installation Dinner on January 28, 2012 at Club Los Meganos at Trilogy at the Vineyards. It was an elegant evening with over 160 guests in attendance to honor Brentwood’s best—Citizen of the Year, Karen Rarey and Business of the Year, the Brentwood Press. The Brentwood Press’ Greg Robinson and Rick Lemyre along with owner, Jimmy Chamoures, received the award on behalf of the Press. Many of their employees were on hand as well. Proclamations and certificates were also bestowed from the City of Brent- wood, Assemblymember Joan Buchanan and State Senator, Mark DeSaulnier. Karen Rarey was recognized for her nu- merous volunteer efforts for the Brent- wood community, including involvement with the LUHSD Education Foundation, Kiwanis, Relay for Life and the John Marsh Historic Trust to name a few. Her husband, children and many friends and colleagues were in attendance. Karen also received recognition from the City of Brentwood, Assemblymember Buchanan and Senator Mark DeSaulniers’ offices. This year’s event, included a performance by local singer, David McClellan of McClellan Entertainment, who sang show tunes and customized a special “audience participation” song just for Karen. See inside for pictures and highlights of the 2012 Awards Dinner Also honored was Fred Ehler, who was named the Brentwood Chamber of Com- merce Ambassador of the Year for his dedi- cation and effort as a volunteer Ambassa- dor. The Directors of the Chamber were also recognized for their contributions to the Board and outgoing and incoming directors were announced. Thank you to Jilda Fairhurst and Trilogy at the Vineyards for coordinating a wonderful event. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year to honor the next Citizen and Business of the Year. Nominations are accepted starting in November. The Cham- ber appreciates all assistance in helping locate individuals and businesses worthy of this honor.
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February 2012 Vol. 48, No. 2
The Brentwood Voice of Business
Page 1: Citizen and Business of the Year Page 2: Director’s Message; Board of Directors and Staff
When our members renew their membership they receive a friendly visit from one of our Ambassadors.
These members were visited by Fred Ehler who brings them a thank-you letter and their 2012 sticker to
place on their Chamber plaque. Great job, Fred and thank you our members for their involvement with the
Chamber.
Greg Karkas and Bill Harris
of Brentwood Fine Meats
Donna Ross of Crème
dela Gem Jewelry Olga Vidriales of Travis
Credit Union
Menchie’s Yogurt mascot greeting visitors at
their Grand Opening celebration.
Cutting the ribbon is Susan Rowe, owner of
Menchie’s, along with Chamber Ambassadors,
Directors, Members and Mayor Bob Taylor and
his wife, Pam. Menchie’s wildly popular frozen yogurt has come to Brentwood in the
Sand Creek Crossing shopping center. A Grand Opening Celebration and
Ribbon Cutting were held on Feb. 3rd. Menchie’s is a serve-your-own
frozen yogurt shop that carries a wide array of rotating flavors and top-
pings. Customers pay by the weight of their frozen concoction. Check
them out at www.menchies.com and visit their local store at 2530 Sand
Creek Rd., Suite B-2.
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A big thank you to National Flooring and Supply
and Leonard McCurley for hosting January’s mixer
at their showroom on Brentwood Blvd. and for
donating great prizes for the Business Card
drawing.
The mixer was a fun-filled night filled with the
wonderful aroma of hot dogs on the grill, great
company and several new members and guests.
Also, thank you to The Brentwood Press and Sutter
Delta Medical Center for donating additional raffle
prizes.
We look forward to seeing everyone at our
February mixer held on February 16, 2012 at Big
Wave Dave’s Mongolian Grill in Brentwood and at
our March mixer at Gusky Ranch being hosted by
Relay for Life of Brentwood on March 15, 2012.
January Mixer at
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Bob and Chris Nicoles and
Beth and Dirk Zeigler
Karen Rarey and her proud father,
Robert Murray
Chamber President, Paul Kelly,
presenting Karen with Citizen of the
Year Award
Rick Lemyre and Greg Robinson
with Mayor Bob Taylor
Outgoing Chamber President, Joe Trebino
receiving a plaque from Paul Kelly
Dan and Jackie Hanel
David McClellan and guest
At left,
Singer
David
McClellan
entertains
everyone
before
the
program
officially
begins
Rick and Cindy Lemyre
Kerri and Jeff Fritsch
Gary and Karen Kendall
Gretchen and Gene Clare
Pam and Fred Ehler
Ike Montanez
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Linda Mar-Veiga and Mark
Sturgeon
Coby and Sonia Beasley
Wendy Robertson and friend
Jim and Janet Frazier
Madelynn Krebs
Dawn Fischer and
David Navarrette
Maurice and Angela Daroy
Richard Wisdom and Bill Putman
Jeff Schults
Kathi Regan and Pat Trombino
Bob and Kathy Blanton Jack Gaughan
Glenda and Neil Cohn
Paul and Lisa Hurt
Pat Trombino with John
and Jilda Fairhurst
Eric and Judy Volta
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Entrepreneur Business Training Program
“The Complete Business Planning Process”
for existing brentwood businesses and serious start-ups...
March 5 – May 9, 2012
Classes will be held on Mondays & Wednesdays Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Brentwood City Hall, 150 City Park Way
Call (925) 602-6806 to apply!
Scholarships are currently being provided by the City of Brentwood for its citizens. This financial support does not include a $300 Non-Refundable Fee for Registration and Training Materials once your application has been finalized.
The instructional objectives are:
• Help you learn and adopt entrepreneurial skills, attitudes, and behaviors for success. • Develop your best possible written business plan with plenty of collective intelligence. • Facilitate the healthy start and sustainable growth of your business.
You will experience and apply in 10 weeks of learning:
• The Power of Your Mission as a Strategic Force and Compass • Goals, Focus and Success strategies by Canfield, Ziglar, and Csikszentmihalyi • A Review of Covey on Effectiveness and Tracy on Time Management • How to Use Research to Create a Good Business Plan • Managements 5 Key Roles, Planning and Control by Peter Drucker • Guerrilla Marketing from Levinson and a Seven Sentence Marketing Plan • Pricing for Profitability from the Power of Branding Your Business • How to Create a Sales Forecast That Is Realistic and Useful in Making Sales Financial Management Basics, Sales, Costs, & Profits
The Entrepreneur Business Training Program is student-centered, collaborative and interactive, and will be taught by John Smulo, an experienced professional educator and entrepreneur.
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New Website Helps Employers Navigate Federal Health Care Law
(February 14, 2012) A group of California business organizations has collaborated to launch a first-its-kind business-
oriented website aimed at providing employers with accurate and easy-to-understand information about the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
The Health Law Guide for Business, tailored for the business community, will help business owners navigate through all 2,409 pages of the
health care law with one website www.healthlawguideforbusiness.org.
TAX CREDIT CALCULATOR
One website feature is a “tax credit calculator” that helps employers estimate savings available under the law. With videos, interactive surveys
and an easy-to-use format, the online tool includes numerous elements to serve a variety of preferences for gathering and retaining
information.
CURRENT INFORMATION
The Health Law Guide for Business website reflects the most significant updates and developments in the process to implement the health care
law in California. In 2010, California became the first state in the nation to enact legislation creating an Affordable Insurance Exchange as
required under the federal health care law.
Starting in 2014, the California Health Benefit Exchange will allow individuals and small businesses to compare health plans, get answers to
questions, find out if they are eligible for tax credits for private insurance or health programs, and enroll in a health plan that meets their needs.
The Exchange is separated into two programs, the Individual Exchange and the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The SHOP
will allow small businesses to band together to create a large purchasing pool so that small business owners will have access to the same lower
rates that large employers have enjoyed for decades.
MORE ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP
The website, funded by The California Endowment, was created by a partnership that includes the Bay Area Council, California Hispanic
Chambers of Commerce, California Small Business Development Centers, Pacific Business Group on Health, Silicon Valley Leadership
Group, Small Business Majority, Small Business California, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. The partnership aims to
address the need of California’s business community to stay informed about the implementation of the law and counter misinformation.