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CITY & MEMBER NEWS
CITY PLANNER RECEIVES AWARD
City Planner Tom Bartlett (third from left) is congratulated by members of the Calabasas Chamber’s Economic and Legislative Affairs Committee (EGAC) at their June meeting held at Fins Creekside. The City of Calabasas 2030 General Plan was selected for two Compass Blueprint Recognition Awards from the Southern California Assoc. of Governments (SCAG) for Achievement in Sustainability and the Las Virgenes Creek Restoration project received the Visionary Planning for Environmental Sustainability.

Mayor pro Tem Dennis Washburn and City Planner Tom Bartlett accepted the
awards on May 5th at the La Quinta Resort & Club that included 109 cities in 6 counties.


(l-r) Martin Seda, EGAC Chair, Rose Goldwater, Western Commercial Bank; Tom Bartlett, City Planner for the City of Calabasas; Carol Washburn, Chamber President/CEO; Steve Holzer, United Chambers of Commerce Chairman of the Board; Jeff Reinhardt, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and Richard Woolard, Public Safety Commissioner for the City of Calabasas.

CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Getting ready for the 2010 California International Theatre Festival Season coming to Calabasas on July 17 – 25. The annual International Theatre Festival brings the world of theatre to beautiful Calabasas! Vist them online at www.CITFestival.org or call them at (800) 351-2766.


(l-r) Barbara McDaniel, Prudential California Realty; Carol Washburn, Chamber President/CEO; Linda Purl, CITF Executive Director; Shayna Kasbee, Beezley Management, LLC and Corrine Foster, LVUSD PFC Alliance.

CHAMBER HONORS DOUG RIDLEY
Doug Ridley from Adelman Enterprises, Inc. is congratulated by fellow Board members from the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce along with L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel after receiving the 2010 United Chambers of Commerce “Small Business Award” for his strong leadership background in community & business organizations. The award ceremony was held on June 11th at the Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn in North Hollywood.

(l-r) Jeff Blum, Raymond James & Associates,
Inc.; Don Lucove, Lucove, Say & Company; Trevis Rucci, Wells Fargo Advisors, Doug Ridley with his wife Rori Ridley; Guest Speaker Wendy Greuel; Carol Washburn, Chamber President/CEO and Kimberly Bordonaro, Chamber Chairman.

CANYON CREEK GROUNDBREAKING
Digging into Affordable Senior Housing, the new Canyon Creek development
in Calabasas is an innovative senior housing finance collaborative by
the City of Calabasas, the County of Los Angeles and state and federal government agencies. Created by Thomas Safran & Associates and the City of Calabasas, the Old Town Calabasas themed apartments are located at 4803 El Canon Avenue in Calabasas.

For more details, visit: www.CanyonCreekCalabasas.com.


Standing at the excavation site from Thomas Safran & Associates are Calabasas Chamber members Andrew Gross, Principal and Hart Comess-Daniels, Project Manager with Calabasas Chamber President Carol Washburn holding a gold ceremonial shovel. The 75 unit apartment complex will be completed in fall of 2011.

GREAT MEMBER PROGRAMS
REACH OUT AS AN EXPERT!
You too can become a Website Contributor and share your expertise by providing business-specific articles aimed at informing and educating our site visitors. Your article and contact information will be prominently displayed on our website. This is another FREE service to members of the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce. To see what other Chamber member submissions, go to Expert Advice from Members. Make the most of your exposure to potential clients!

REMEMBER-A-MEMBER
Congratulations to Stephanie Warren of VICA and Lawrence G. Simons, O.D., for winning the Remember-A-Member drawing this past month. Both won a free admission to the June Breakfast.


2010 WINE TASTING & AUCTION
HIGHLIGHT VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY
If you made it to the 15th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, then chances are your in this short video filmed by Richard Chudy, the chamber's webmaster and owner of RC Digital Design. Kevin Lubera, chamber member & photographer, provided us with some great pictures as well. The event was a huge success with hundred's of people attending. Wine tasting, hors d'ouvres... even a Martini Bar made for great networking opportunities.

CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH THE VIDEO

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTOS

A SPECIAL TOAST TO OUR WINE TASTING SPONSORS
A Rental Connection
AXA Advisors, LLC
Barrister Executive Suites, Inc.
Bernard’s Wine Gallery
Bob J. Epstein, Attorney at Law &
Allyson Spielman,
New York Life Insurance Company
Calabasas Car Care
California International Theatre Festival
Christie’s Great Estates –
Lisa & Scott Sorrentino
Cornell Winery
Crumbs Bake Shop
Eden Surgical & Wellness Center
Fairwinds – West Hills
Fast Frame of Woodland Hills
Fins Creekside
GA Law Group
Lavaggio – The Art of Auto Detailing
New England Financial,
A MetLife Affiliate
New York Life Insurance Company –
Brad Kraines
Prudential California Realty –
Title Sponsor
Red Ginger Sushi & Thai
RMS Direct, Inc.
Silverado Senior Living
Southern California Edison
Souza & Associates and AFLAC
State Farm Insurance – Nancy Fiore
Suzanne Berger, D.D.S.
Ticket to Travel and Yasno Web Design
Trillium Sports Medicine
Trinity Salon
Whole Foods Market
Zen Spa

CHEERS TO OUR WINE TASTING PARTICPANTS!
We are grateful to the 2010 Wine Tasting & Silent Auction Committee who volunteer their time and their talents to make each Tasting a complete success. We thank the Wine Tasting Donors -- the many businesses for their generosity to this year’s Silent Auction. We encourage all of
you to frequent these businesses, while also thanking them for supporting our fundraiser.

Special Mention
City of Calabasas – Co-Sponsor
Atmosphere Events & Catering
Southern California Edison
Fins Creekside Restaurant

Special Thanks To
Prudential Calif. Realty – Title Sponsor
New York Life Insurance – iPad
Whole Foods Market
A Rental Connection
DJW Design
RC Digital Design
Kevin Lubera Photographer
RMS Direct, Inc.
Secural Security Corp.
Brad Ford
Larry Negrin, CPA

Wine Tasting Committee
See Chairman’s Message

Calabasas Business Networking Mixers



GOOD MORNING, CALABASAS
Networking Breakfast
July 8th, 7:15 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn
24150 Park Sorrento, Calabasas

Marie White from Money Mailer will moderate the Good Morning Calabasas! Breakfast. The topic will be: “Networking Bingo!”

Members and the general public are invited to attend. The cost is $15 for members and $18 for non members.

Please call Cheryl at 818.222.5680 to make your reservation.


No luncheon scheduled for July.


NEW CHAMBER BUSINESS BUILDER
MONTHLY MEET & GREET
A monthly meet and greet at the Chamber of Commerce office where members can come and discuss their business with our President and CEO, Carol Washburn and our Chairman of the Board Kimberly Bordonaro along with members of our Deputy Committee. Together, we will help you find ways to best utilize your membership and help you succeed with your business goals. We encourage you to write out your business goals for this year and bring them with you.

Advance reservations are required and space is limited to foster an intimate atmosphere where everyone will be able to discuss their needs. Reserve your spot by calling the Chamber at (818) 222-5680 today!


From left: Elena Yasno, Calabasas Chamber First Vice Chair; Kimberly Bordonaro, Chamber Chairman of the Board; Calabasas Mayor Barry Groveman; Carol Washburn, Chamber President/CEO and Hank Yuloff, Send Out Cards and the program sponsor.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
First in a Series of "Up Close & Personal"
Featured Speaker, Mayor Groveman
The Calabasas Chamber of Commerce in celebrating its 55th Anniversary brings new meaning to “the power of community” with their new innovative program called “Up Close and Personal.”  This new series of programs will provide an intimate forum for Chamber members and the community to get to know their local government officials and community leaders.  The series will meet quarterly and is free and open to the public.


LOOKING TO INCREASE BUSINESS?
THEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHAMBER'S MANY ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES
• Place a flyer in our monthly newsletter
• Place an ad in the newsletter
• Advertise online on the Chamber website

Call the Calabasas Chamber Office at 818.222.5680 to get started on the path to more profits!
Money Mailer
Sherry Radis, Sotheby's Realty, Calabasas

RMS Direct

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!
THE CENTURION GROUP
David Rosenberg
5435 Cahuenga Blvd., #B
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 755-0202
centuriongroup.com

TRINITY SALON
Sophia Corbett
22201 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 340-6693
sophiacorbett@sbcglobal.net

SCHNITMAN CHIROPRACTIC
Roni Schnitman, D.C.
23317 Mulholland Drive
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 224-4034
schnitmanchiro.com

SEND OUT CARDS
Hank Yuloff
16765 Otsego Street
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 705-4265
sendoutcards.com/promotionallyminded

AVALON FINANCIAL
Don Jacobson
20700 Ventura Blvd. #330
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 704-5364
donlends@aol.com

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Christopher Soulios, CPF, CRPC
11835 W. Olympic Blvd. #900E
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 944-2488
WEBSITE

CROWN DISPOSAL COMPANY
Tim Fry
9189 De Garmo Avenue
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(818) 767-0675
crowndisposal.com

OUR RENEWING MEMBERS
1988
A Rental Connection
1992
Southern California Edison
1993
Richard Woolard
Calabasas Auto Spa
1994
Bobby and Alicia Carmen Carraway
1996
Cypress Land Company
1998
Mid Valley Properties
1999
Theodore
2001
Don Goodrow
Calabasas Car Care
Western General Group of Companies
2002
Employment Development Department
2003
Rodeo Realty
Inner-I Security In Focus
2006
Wells Fargo Advisors
Bob J. Epstein, Attorney at Law
2007
Command Performance Catering and Event Production
Barrys Ticket Service
2008
William Mitchell Margolin, Attorney at Law
2009
College Pathways
Alexandra Guzman, LMFT
CHAMBER NEW MEMBERS, RIBBON CUTTINGS AND MORE!

New Members Receiving Plaques
Calabasas Chamber Welcomes New Members at the May Luncheon (l-r) Sherry Thomas-Blaka, Blush Boutique; Joni Samuels, Chamber Account Executive; Roberta Martinez, Corrine Foster and Deborah Vangelos from LVUSD – PFC Alliance; David Peck and Ben Ferguson from Patch.com; Jeff Rubin, Estate Diamond Exchange and Klara Zimmerman, Belmont Village of Encino.
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Ribbon Cutting
The Calabasas Chamber celebrates the Grand Opening of The Summit’s first tenant, Jersey Mike’s Subs serving authentic submarine sandwiches. Owners Lisa and Joe Sutter (4th and 5th from the right) cut the ceremonial
ribbon with their children Allysa, Courtney and Mikayla flanked by Chamber members. The store is located at
23799 Agoura Road, Unit C-2, Calabasas. Phone: 818.880.2600.


New Member Speaks to Chamber
Bankruptcy attorney, Lewis R. Landau, spoke to Chamber members about “Dealing With Financial Distress” at the June Breakfast program. Chamber Pres. Carol Washburn and June Breakfast Sponsor Corrine Foster from the LVUSD PFC Alliance presented Lewis with his plaque after the presentation. Lewis’s office is located in Old Town Calabasas. Phone: 888.822.4340.


Dr. Darren Clair of Vibrance Health Services

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Darren Clair has been active in the field of preventative health for the past 20 years and has recently moved his office to Calabasas from Beverly Hills where he has been known as one of LA’s top longevity and optimal health doctors. Dr. Clair is a graduate of Princeton University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is founder and medical director of Vibrance Health Services, LLC where he counts among his patients many of Hollywood’s brightest stars.

Dr. Clair completed his training in Family Practice and Anesthesiology at UCLA. For the past 20 years he has been active in the field of preventative health. Dr. Clair was a co-investigator on an FDA-approved study of the use of Human Growth Hormone (HGH) for its vitality enhancing potential and is a published author on the subject.

A longstanding member of the American Association of Anti-Aging Physicians, Dr. Clair is known as a writer on health-related issues, has made appearances on multiple news segments and television shows that focus on hormone supplementation and other proactive health as well as vitality enhancing therapies.
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