Chamber‘s Annual Golf Tournament, Get in the Game! "Get Connected to the Region's Best Business Network" this issue Chairman’s Farewell P.2 Legislative Wrap- Up P.3 mCommerce Business Training P.5 LDC Accepting Applications P.11 Business of the Month P.13 Chamber Trip to Ireland P.15 Third Tech Tuesday P.16 SERVING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SINCE 1955•REPRESENTING 14,229 MEMBER EMPLOYEES•MAY 2013 VOLUME 25, NUMBER 5 Castle Rock Chamber’s Golf Tournament Monday, June 10th Join us on Monday, June 10th at Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course located at 2156 Red Hawk Ridge Drive. This course features extreme elevation changes, abundant wildlife, rolling terrain and dramatic vistas. We have partnered once again with our Title Sponsor: Bubbles Liquor World, who lend their hand to the enjoyment of our golfers through contributions from their Colorado Beer, Wine and Liquor distributors respectively. We have added a morning In/Out Tourna- ment for those players who can’t stay the entire day. Read more on page 9. MORE INSIDE Annual Banquet Award Winners Announced (Page 6)
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Chamber‘s Annual Golf Tournament, Get in the Game!
"Get Connected to the Region's Best Business Network"
this issue
Chairman’s Farewell P.2
Legislative Wrap-Up P.3
mCommerce Business Training P.5
LDC Accepting Applications P.11
Business of the Month P.13
Chamber Trip to Ireland P.15
Thi rd Tech Tuesday P.16
SERVING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SINCE 1955•REPRESENTING 14,229 MEMBER EMPLOYEES•MAY 2013 VOLUME 25, NUMBER 5
Castle Rock Chamber’s
Golf Tournament
Monday, June 10th
Join us on Monday, June 10th at Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course located
at 2156 Red Hawk Ridge Drive. This course features extreme
elevation changes, abundant wildlife, rolling terrain and dramatic
vistas.
We have partnered once again with our Title Sponsor: Bubbles
Liquor World, who lend their hand to the enjoyment of our golfers
through contributions from their Colorado Beer, Wine and Liquor
distributors respectively. We have added a morning In/Out Tourna-
ment for those players who can’t stay the entire day.
Read more on page 9.
MORE INSIDE
Annual Banquet
Award Winners
Announced (Page 6)
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What a year! It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as the Chair of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce this past year. In the process, I have been fortunate to build lasting relationships, learn the true meaning of community and better under-stand what makes Castle Rock one of the best places to live and work in America. As I empha-sized at the Annual Banquet recently, I am espe-cially appreciative of the law firm of Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. for giving me the opportunity to make a living while also encourag-
ing me to do more and “make a difference” in the community. Our ac-complishments in the past year could not have been achieved without the leadership of Pam Ridler and the exceptional staff at the Chamber, the committed Directors and Ambassadors at the Chamber, and local business and community leaders. Our new Chair, Michael Likens, will continue the history of strong leadership at the Chamber.
The stated purpose for the Chamber is to support and promote busi-ness, foster a livable community with positive growth and act as a “voice” to government. This past year we supported business by ex-panding the Economic Gardening Program and Business Boot Camp, completing a membership drive, supporting Business after Hours, Busi-ness over Breakfast, Leads Groups and Castle Rock Stars Young Profes-sionals and implementing the YEA! Program and Webster University MBA Program. We promoted a livable community by sponsoring events such as the Douglas County Fair Parade, Artfest, Octoberfest, Elephant Rock Ride, A Night at Gabriel’s, The Healthy Lifestyle Expo, Leadership Douglas County, the Women of Influence Luncheons, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy and Starlighting. We acted as a voice to government by addressing sometimes controversial initiatives such as the Douglas County School District’s plans, signage along the I-25 corridor, the Urban Renewal Authority, the Quiet Zones, retail mari-juana licensing, renewable water resources, and the Lodging Tax.
The highlight of the year for me was the grand opening of the Rink on the Rock followed the next night by Starlighting and the fireworks. The enthusiasm and pride in all things Castle Rock was palpable. It epitomized what the citizens of Castle Rock can do when they come together to “make a difference”.
On behalf of the Board, the Chamber’s staff and the members of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, I thank you for your support and you continuing commitment and devotion to this community.
Aaron Barrick
F olkestad, F azekas,
Barrick & Patoile, PC
2013-2014 Board of Directors
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Nino DiMatteo, Nino DiMatteo, Nino DiMatteo, Nino DiMatteo, FirstBank - Douglas County
With the end of the 2013 Colorado Legislative Session, the Douglas County Business Alliance is planning its Wrap Up
Breakfast. Join our elected representatives, Representative McNulty, Representative Murray, Representative Holbert, House
Representative Polly Lawrence, Senator Harvey and Senator Scheffel for a conversation regarding the 2013 Legislative Session – Success and Failures!
DCBA is a coalition of business organizations with a mission to provide a single voice
for the Douglas County business community. Key issues to DCBA members include
transportation, water, business-friendly public policy, education, tax policy and sus-
tainable development. The Douglas County Business Alliance is comprised of mem-
bers from the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, Castle Pines Chamber of Com-
merce, Castle Rock EDC, Northwest Douglas County EDC, Highlands Ranch Chamber
of Commerce and South East Business Partnership.
Program is Sponsored by:
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May Calendar of Chamber Events
Wednesday 1st Leadership Douglas County (South Metro Fire) @ 8:00 am Leads Referral (Village Inn) @ 11:30 am Business After Hours (Sky Ridge Imaging Center) @ 5:00 pm Thursday 2nd Webster University MBA Class (Chamber) @ 5:30 pm Friday 3rd Castle Rock Economic Partners (EDC) @ 8:00 am Ribbon Cutting (Firestone) @ 12:00 pm Monday 6th Young Entrepreneurs Academy Class YEA! (Castle View) @ 5:00 pm Tuesday 7th Free Business Consultation (Chamber) Government Issues Committee Meeting (Chamber) @ 7:30 am Ribbon Cutting (Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, Castle Rock) @ 1:00 pm Wednesday 8th Ambassadors Meeting (Chamber) @ 12:00 pm Event ROI Taskforce (Chamber) @ 1:30 pm Thursday 9th Business Over Breakfast “Mobile Shredders” (Chamber)) @ 7:30 am Lodging Tax Committee Meeting (Chamber) @ 3:00 pm Webster University MBA Class (Chamber) @ 5:30 pm Monday 13th Young Entrepreneurs Academy Class YEA! (Castle View) @ 5:00 pm Tuesday 14th Free Business Consultation (Chamber) The Breakfast Club Leads (Village Inn) @ 7:30 am Leads Plus (The Fowl Line) @ 11:30 am Artfest Jury Committee (Library) @ 4:00 pm Business Boot Camp Session 7 (Chamber) @ 5:00 pm Wednesday 15th Leadership Douglas County Steering Meeting (Chamber) 7:30 am Douglas County Business Alliance–Post Session Wrap up (Wildlife Experience)@ 7:30 am Community Leadership (Chamber) @ 11:30 am Leads Referral (The Fowl Line) @ 11:30 am Fair Parade Committee Meeting (Chamber) @1 pm WineFest Committee Meeting (Chamber) @ 3 pm Business after Hours (The Grange in the Meadows) @ 5:00 pm Thursday 16th Douglas County Community Foundation (Castle Rock Bank) @ 3:30 pm Webster University MBA Class (Chamber) @ 5:30 pm Friday 17th Castle Rock Economic Partners (EDC) @ 8:00 am Monday 20th Castle Rock Economic Gardening Meeting (Chamber) @ 11:30 am Young Entrepreneurs Academy Class Graduation YEA! (Castle View) @ 6 pm Tuesday 21st Free Business Consultation (Chamber) Government Issues Committee Meeting (Chamber) @ 7:30 am 3rd Tech Tuesday (Chamber) @ 9:00 am Business Boot Camp Mentoring Session 7 (Library) @ 5:00 pm Wednesday 22nd Elephant Rock Ride Non-prof it Meeting (Chamber) @ 5:30 Business T raining-mCommerce (Chamber) @ 11 am
PRESIDENT’S LEVEL
Castle Rock Bank
Colorado Community Media
Sky Ridge Medical Center
EXECUTIVE LEVEL
Black Hills Energy
Castle Rock Adventist Health Campus
Douglas County Living Magazine
Intermountain Rural Electric Assoc.
ENTREPRENEUR LEVEL
Castle Rock Development Company
FirstBank-Douglas County
Patriot Enterprises
Webster University
PREMIER LEVEL
Arapahoe Community College
Bonaventure of Castle Rock
Bubbles Liquor World
CoWest Insurance Group
Douglas County Libraries
Folkestad,Fazekas,Barrick & Patoile PC
gopixel design studios, inc.
Kaiser Permanente
Medved Autoplex at Castle Rock
MyWedding.com
One Clear Choice Garage Doors
Plumbline Services Inc.
Primrose Schools
Random Productions
Wells Fargo Bank
Thursday 23rd Board of Directors Meeting (Chamber) @ 11:30 am South Colorado Business Partnership (Colorado Springs) @ 2:00 pm Monday 27th Chamber Office Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday 28th Free Business Consultation (Chamber) The Breakfast Club Leads (Village Inn) @ 7:30 am Leads Plus (The Fowl Line) @ 11:30 am Wednesday 29th Business of the Month (Acme Brick) @ 9:00 am Thursday 30th Webster University MBA Class (Chamber) @ 5:30 pm
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May Business Training
Kim Callaway,CPP Fund Your Dream
When: Wednesday, May 22 Time: 11 am to 1 pm Location: Castle Rock Chamber (420 Jerry Street)
As conversations swirl about mobile commerce (mCommerce),
business owners are becoming concerned about meeting both today’s demands for mobile credit card processing and positioning
themselves for what tomorrow may hold.
There are two primary transaction types involved in mobile credit card processing:
1. Accepting credit cards with a mobile device
2. Accepting payments from a smartphone
Both have become more and more prevalent and they continue to grow in adoption
and usage. And, they both offer additional marketing benefits through integrated gift and loyalty solutions.
Join Kim Callaway, CPP, on May 22, from 11am to 1pm to explore this exciting topic. During the session you’ll learn:
* The costs associated with mobile processing solutions?
* What features will my business need when processing mobile payments? * How to select a mobile processing provider based on my business’ needs?
The business owners in the class took an in-depth look at what makes a grea t employee
and employer. Instructor Mike Tafoya of Es tra da Strategies, walked the class throug h a
very valuable exercise tha t describes the s tages of an employee’s ca reer with a compa ny
and the a ppropriate combination of direction a nd supervision a t ea ch s tage. Class mem-
bers a lso benefited from a discussion of rea l life a nd hypothetica l employee re lations
situa tions. T he f inal portion of the class was dev oted to a discussion of job descriptions
and s tra tegic ways they should a nd should not be used in the recruiting process. This was
the f ina l instructional class for the 2012-2013 Business Boot Camp. O n May 14 the gra du-
ates will present their unique business growth implementa tion plans to their classmates,
mentors and dis tinguished Castle Rock community and business lea ders. T hey will re-
ceive valua ble feedback and guidance as they prepa re to lead their businesses to the
next successful level.
Registration is underway for the 2013-2014 B oot Camp that will beg in this fall. To learn
more about the program and reserve your s lot, vis it www.CastleR ockEG. com or contact
Pam R idler at the Chamber.
This is a se ries of Business Boot Camp training highlights by Brian Leugs, Pres ident of
Business Communications Support, Boot Camp Mentor and Chambe r Board Member.
Business Boot Camp Session 6 Update
—2013-2014 Recruitment Underway
mCommerce – The Future of Mobile Payment Processing
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Award Winners Announced at Chamber’s Annual Banquet
L-R, Sue Turner, John Manka, Lisa Frizell, and Business Person of the Year, Rick Stucy
Castle Rock Chamber Chairman, Michael Likens (gopixel design studio) announced the new off icers and directors for 2013-2014 and
award winners at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet on April 25th at the Denver Marriott South. T his festive event featured many of
Castle Rock and Douglas County’s leadership while lovely ladies with really big hats were escorted by gentlemen dressed in their
southern best and other appropriate Derby attire for an evening of networking, dining, auctions and the annual award ceremony.
The anticipated awa rd of the evening, the Business Person of the Year brought the audience to their feet as Rick Stucy, Stucy Realty
accepted his award. Stucy, in an unassuming s tyle, acknowledged he was humbled to be among those who had won before him and
his fellow nominees who in his words “were worthy of this award”. The Best of the Best nominees and winners were announced and
showcased in a video presentation created courtesy of Ra nd Clark, of Random Productions.
The Citizen of the Year award went to John Manka, 1Stop Auto;
Ping Lee Jung Volunteer of the Year awa rd recipient, Lisa F rizell,
Douglas County Assessor’s Office and the Ambassador of the Year
award was presented to Sue Turner, Proforma Image Branding.
A table decorating contest for the coveted traveling trophy is a
popula r feature of the evening fun. The Chamber Derby theme
allowed imaginations to flourish as table sponsors were featured.
The winning table was awarded to Folkestad, Fazekas, Barrick &
Patoile PC.
The evening was interspersed with incredible auction items of activities such as he licopter rides contributed by Presenting sponsor,
Sky Ridge Medical Center; A Taste of Tactics which included firearms instruction from the Douglas County Sheriff’s department giving
first-hand interactive training utilizing modif ied semi-automatic handguns on a law enforcement f irearms s imulator; a group dinner
cooked and served by our local f ire department; and a priceless opportunity for a child to “flip the switch” of the Star with Santa at
the annual Starlighting.
The Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors congratulates a ll our Award Nominees, and Bravo to our Award Winners!
2013-2014 Chamber Board of Directors
L-R (Back row) Aaron Barrick, Rand Clark, Jaye Thompson, Brian Leugs, Nino DiMatteo, Nate Tucker, David Farnan, Mike Tafoya, Frank Gray, John Cona, Michael
Likens, Mayor Paul Donahue. (Front row) Lisa Frizell, Linda Watson, Nadine Kirk, Elyse McNulty, Pam Ridler.
On Wednesday, April 3, the Leadership Douglas County
class met at the new Parker Police Station for a panel on
public safety. The day began with a welcome by Parker’s Captain Jim Tsurapas and a discussion with Douglas
County Sheriff David Weaver, Castle Rock Chief Jack Cauley and newly installed Lone Tree Police Chief Jeff
Streeter. These leaders recognized the positive collabora-
tions among law enforcement agencies and the efficien-cies to their teams with shared manpower, equipment and
cost benefits to all of the towns and cities involved during
a time of increasing regional growth.
A notable commendation recently came in the form of
Triple Crown Accreditation to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, which ranks the county 47th out of 3083 depart-
ments nationwide (top 1.5% in the nation). Achieving the
Triple Crown distinction is so rare, that fewer than 40 sheriffs’ office in the country have qualified. It represents
simultaneous accreditation from three law enforcement accreditation commissions.
The morning segment included tours of the Parker facility,
as well as the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and jail, and included a presentation by Coroner Lora Thomas and tour
of the morgue. The SORT Team demonstrated a well-
executed cell extraction much to the awe of class mem-bers.
The day would not have been complete without demon-strations given by the K-9 Team and a sniper/officer res-
cue demonstration by the SWAT Team. A hands-on simu-lation activity anticipating the actions of potential criminal
behavior was experienced by each participant on a full-
scale interactive video. The class also had the opportunity to receive brief one-on-one firearms training at the shoot-
ing range located at the Law Enforcement Training Facility
Training Facility in Highlands Ranch.
“It’s easy to criticize police work as a bystander. After
you’ve gone through a Law Enforcement Day with LDC, however, you will gain incredible respect, understanding
and gratitude for these men and women and their proce-dures and practices—and for putting their lives on the
line every day to ensure that our streets are safe.”
- LDC Participant
The next Leadership Class is “Fire and Emergency Ser-
vices” day on Wednesday, May 1, with activities in Lone Tree and Castle Rock.
Leadership Douglas County is currently accepting applications for the 2013-14 Class. The application deadline is June 15th, 2013.
For more information on LDC or for an application visit:
www.CastleRock.org/Leadership.htm
For questions, please contact Carrie Buchan at [email protected] or call
720.440.3726.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!
Leadership Douglas County would like to acknowledge their Patron Sponsors: Breakthroughs, Inc. The City of Lone Tree and Douglas County Government and also their Program Sponsors: Black Hills Energy, Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation, Douglas County Libraries, FirstBank of Douglas
County, South Metro Fire and Rescue Authority, Town of Castle Rock, Wells Fargo Bank, and the Chambers of Com-merce of Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker.
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