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January 2012 Vol. 48, No. 1
The Brentwood Voice of Business
Page 1: New Directors; Citizen and Business of the Year Page 2: Director’s Message; Board of Directors and Staff
Page 3: Bonnie Lucchese; Upcoming Chamber Events Page 4: New Members
Page 9: Holiday Parade winners Page 10: City of Brentwood Entrepreneur Training Page 11: Cal Chamber news Page 12: General Information
Page 5: Renewing Members Page 6: Renewing Members Page 7: Renewing Members Pages 8: Holiday Mixer
Brentwood Chamber Welcomes Four New Board Directors!
Maurice Daroy Fred Ehler Kerri Fritsch Greg Robinson
The Brentwood Chamber gladly welcomes and thanks our
new directors for volunteering to serve on the Chamber
Board. From top left to right is Maurice Daroy of
Farmers Insurance; Fred Ehler, Ehler Management Group;
Kerri Fritsch, Monogramming by Frichy; and Greg
Robinson of the Brentwood Press.
Other changes to our Board are our new President, Paul
Kelly. See next page for a message from the President.
We thank outgoing President, Joe Trebino for his service
last year. He will remain on the Board as Past President.
Also leaving the Board were Greg Benner and Madelynn
Krebbs. Thank you for all your time and efforts on behalf
of the Brentwood Chamber.
Members, please be sure to meet and greet our new
President and Directors at the next Chamber Mixer!
Congratulates
Citizen of the Year
Karen Rarey
And
Business of the Year
Brentwood Press
See next month’s issue for pictures and highlights of the 2012 Awards Dinner
The Brentwood Clarion Page 2
BRENTWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Kelly, President Prospect Mortgage
Joe Trebino, Past President Delta Pure Water
Dirk Zeigler, Chief Financial Officer Zeigler Insurance Group
Olga Vidriales, V.P. Community Programs, Travis Credit Union
Brent Aasen Equus Group
Amy Alvis Alvis Frantz and Associates
Kathy Blanton Sutter Delta Medical Center
Maurice Daroy Farmers Insurance
Fred Ehler Ehler Management Group
Kerry Fritsch Monogramming by Frichy
Jacqueline Hanel John Muir Health
Lori Knudsen California Payroll
Greg Robinson Brentwood Press
Robin Schiavone
Raley’s
Ken Seamann Discovery Professional Services
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Chamber Staff
Lisa Hurt, Support Services Director
Jilda Fairhurst, Event Coordinator
Pat Trombino, Event Coordinator
Bill Putman, Volunteer
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGEDIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Chamber President, 2012Chamber President, 2012
Remember the Etch-A-Sketch?
Most of us old enough to remember the 60’s may recall a toy called the Etch-A-
Sketch. The Etch-A-Sketch drawing toy was (and still is) a flat red box with two knobs
that guide a drawing tool around a flat screen which etches whatever your mind can
imagine onto the screen. What’s unique about the toy is that you can design an endless
amount of drawings and pictures over and over again, but unlike computers today, there
is no SAVE button. When you’re finished with your project, you have to shake the
device and it erases all you’ve done before you can begin again. It’s a simple but I
ingenious toy with no memory.
Januaries are a lot like a newly shaken Etch-A-Sketch – a blank screen with our
hands on the knobs. As Chamber Members and Business people we’ve erased last year
and are now looking forward to starting over once again with a whole new perspective
on the coming year. So what new creation are you going to create? How are you going
to reach out and connect you and your business to the rest of the world? Whatever you
did in 2011 is gone and all you can focus on now is what’s in front of you.
I want to invite you to include the Chamber of Commerce in your drawing plans this
year. As you turn the knobs and begin to put 2012 together, make a commitment to use
the many resources your Chamber has. Connect with the 300+ other businesses, find a
spot in our CornFest, market your company in our parade, display your logo on our
soon to be new website, bring your business cards and brochures to display in our
lobby, and participate in Hometown Halloween or golf tournament to spread the word
about you. Use us.
I love the Etch-A-Sketch, because it reminds me that what I’ve done in the past is
gone and no longer visible, and that what really matters most is not what I’ve done
yesterday, but what I am going to do today!
Paul Kelly
President, Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
Paul R. Kelly, Sales Manager
NMLS# 288486
Prospect Mortgage
3240 Lone Tree Way, Ste 100
Antioch, CA 94509
Phone: 925-706-6703
Cell: 925-437-5831
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Chamber Ambassadors
Vicki Sexton, Chair, First Bank
Amy Alvis, Alvis-Frantz and Associates
Kathy Blanton, Sutter Delta Medical Center
Maurice Daroy, Farmers Insurance
Fred Ehler, Ehler Management Group
Kerri Fritsch, Monogramming by Frichy
Lori Knudsen, California Payroll
Sam Lamantia, Lamantia Insurance Services
Michele Lane, ReMax/Accord
Kathi Regan, Maxx Worms
Paul Roman, Window Innovations, Inc.
Patti Schneider, The Right Choice
Kurt Tomicich, KRT Services
Joe Trebino, Delta Pure Water, Etc.
Pat Trombino, First Bank
Kimberley Victor, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Olga Vidriales, Travis Credit Union
UPCOMING EVENTS
Chamber Mixers
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Big Wave Dave’s Mongolian Grill
Ribbon Cuttings
Menchie’s
Friday, February 3, 2012
Annual Awards Dinner
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
New Brentwood Maps
available now!
Beautiful new, updated maps of Brentwood are available
at the Chamber office. These full color maps cover all of
Brentwood and include a lot of great city information.
They are $2 each.
If you have a business with
a lot of foot traffic, these are
great to have in your lobby or
front counter. Stop by and
pick one up today.
A service to honor the life of Bonnie Lucchese, former Chamber CEO, was held on
January 15, 2012. The Chamber expresses its sincere gratitude to all those who spoke
about Bonnie and shared their special memories. Thank you to Greg Robinson for
serving as the main speaker; to Jilda Fairhurst and Paula Wong for organizing the
service; and to Tim Eldridge for donating the use of the Shadow Lakes clubhouse.
Bonnie will be greatly missed.
A
Celebration
of Life
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Mission Statement: The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization
dedicated to the promotion of the civic and commercial progress of the community. We will
continuously strive to maintain and foster a healthy business climate for Chamber members and
the entire community.
Bay Area Public Safety
Michael Davidson, Sr.
141 Sand Creek Road, Suite E
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 634-1000
www.bayareapublicsafety.com
Brentwood Theater Company
Jack Gaughan
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 513-3863
www.thebrentwoodtheater.com.
East County Salvation Army
Major Jackie Smith
525 East 18th Street
Antioch, CA 94509
(925) 778-0808
www.salarmyantioch.org
It Works!
Colette McIntyre
Brentwood, CA 94513
925-550-3566
www.c50wraps.myitworks.com
Law Offices of Silky Sahnan
2200 Sand Creek Road, Suite I
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 276-0789
www.legalservicesca.com
Pacific Funding Group
Gail Sasser
70 Eagle Rock Way, Suite A
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 634-6700
www.pfgbayarea.com
Prospect Mortgage
Paul Kelly
3240 Lone Tree Way, Suite 100
Antioch, CA 94531
(925) 522-8773
www.myprospectmortgage.com
State Farm Insurance
Terry Nguyen
2411 Empire Avenue, #108
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 513-1200
www.agentterry.com
NEW MEMBERS
The Brentwood Chamber is pleased to welcome the following new members:
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Thank you to the following members who recently renewed their membership. The Chamber appreciates your
continued support.
A-1 Data, Inc.
Acorn Self Storage
Aim High Child Care
Altera Signature Properties
Alvis Frantz and Associates
American Cancer Society
American Legion Post 202
American Medical Response
B-B-K Union Cemetery District
Beckford Investigation
Balfour Dental
Balfour Dermatology & Day Spa
Bank of the West
Bookbusters Bookkeeping Service
Brentwood Certified Farmers Market
Brentwood Disposal
Brentwood Family Pet Care
Brentwood Fine Meats
Brentwood Minuteman Press
Brentwood Park Apartments
Brentwood Party Rentals
Brentwood Post Office
Brentwood Press & Yellow Pages
Brentwood Senior Commons
Brentwood Transmissions
Brentwood Union School District
Brentwood Veterinary Hospital
Cabanas in the Garden
Cap’s Oak Street Bar & Grill
Carrington College California
Carson Swim School
Celebration Christian Preschool
Cheryl A. Newton Tax & Accounting Services
City of Brentwood
Coast Radio Company, Inc.
Comfort Suites Oakley
Crème dela Gem Jewelry
John Continente, Jr.
Contra Costa District Fair
Contra Costa Water District
Costco Wholesale
D.T.R. Fence Co.
Dallas Shanks & Sons Auto Service
Deer Ridge Country Club
Delta Community Services
Delta Pure Water
Delta Valley Athletic Club
DeNova Homes
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS continued
Thank you to the following members who recently renewed their membership. The Chamber appreciates your
continued support.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
Kelly Grace Salon
Kendall Automotive
Kinder’s Meat, Deli, BBQ
KRT Services
La Fuente Mexican Restaurant
Labor of Love Homecare Services
Law Office of Ruth Buzzard
Law Offices of Douglas J. Hartsough
Les Schwab Tires
Liberty Union High School District
Lions Club of Brentwood
Lollipop Haircut Shop
Los Medanos College
Los Medanos College Foundation
Management Solutions
McCauley Brothers Olive Groves
Monogramming by Frichy
Muir/Diablo Occupational Medicine
Mutual of Omaha Financial Advisors
Nebergall Property Management
Nines
Old Republic Title Company
Pizzagoni’s Towing & Auto Repair
Diamond Mine Storage, Inc.
Digger’s Diner
Discovery Pest Control
East Bay Works Career Center
East County Insurance
East County Soroptomists
EcoWater/Servisoft
ECC Bank
Edward Jones—Lisa Ferrante
Equus Group
Eskaton Lodge Brentwood
Farmers Insurance—Maurice Daroy
First Bank
Flowers by Gerry
Friends of Brentwood Library
Golden Hills Community Church
H&R Block
Harvest Park Bowl
Harvest Time
Health Hut
Doug & Wendy Herman, DDS
Hospice of the East Bay
Jean Bates & Associates
Jensen Wholesale Sports
John Muir Health
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Place your Ad right here!
Call the Chamber
office today to advertise your
business in the monthly
Clarion!
Chamber Lobby Display The Chamber lobby is a great place to
display your business cards, flyers and
brochures. This is a member benefit as
only members may advertise their
business here! We regularly remove
items belonging to members who have
not renewed. Promote your business by
bringing in your current materials. The
Chamber is widely visited by our
members and people new to the
Brentwood area.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS continued
Thank you to the following members who recently renewed
their membership. The Chamber appreciates your continued
support.
Quik Stop Market #149
Realty World—Delta Country
Ready Print
Rodda Electric
Ron Nunn Farms
Sand Creek Crossing, LLC
SDG Architecture and Engineering, Inc.
Shadow Lakes Golf Club
Shepherd’s Gate
Smile Business Products, Inc.
Sonoma Bank
State Farm Insurance– Jose Martinez
Sunset Plaza
Sutter Delta Medical Group
Sutter Delta Medical Center
Sycamore Place
The Commons at Dallas Ranch
The Monthly Grapevine
Travis Credit Union
Yogesh Trehan, MD
Tri Delta Transit
Valley Yellow Pages
Waves of Spirit
Zeigler Insurance Group
The Brentwood Clarion Page 8
Holiday Mixer at
A big thank you to First Bank for hosting December’s Holiday Mixer at
their branch on Lone Tree Way in Brentwood and for donating great
raffle prizes!
The mixer was a festive event complete with Liberty High carolers, a
food and toy drive to benefit the Brentwood Regional Community
Chest, terrific food and lots of great company.
Also, thank you to The Brentwood Press, John Muir Health, California
Payroll, Kimberly Victor of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Maurice Daroy of
Farmers Insurance, Relay for Life of Brentwood, Gursky Ranch, Dr.
Margaret Stahler, Synergy Home Care, Wine Shop at Home for
donating additional raffle prizes. And a big thanks to all those who
brought items for the food and toy drive to help make the holidays
brighter for families in need.
We look forward to seeing everyone at our February mixer held on
February 16, 2012 at Big Wave Dave’s Mongolian Grill in Brentwood.
Ron and Jackie Yarolimek of
Relay for Life of Brentwood
The Fritsch family arrives bearing toys for the
Brentwood Regional Community Chest
Mayor Bob Taylor, Dirk Zeigler
and Ken Seamann
Mayor Bob led the attendees in
singing Silent Night
Chamber Staff: Jilda Fairhurst, Pat
Trombino, Bill Putman and Lisa Hurt
Carolers from Liberty High School and
their amazing voices
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Ed McClelland accepting award on behalf
of Ray Ansick for Best of Parade
Congrats to Best Band, Liberty High School Marching
Band
Congrats to Best Equestrian
Lawrence Schapker accepting for NorCal
SSR Club, Best Auto Entry
Shawn Guin accepting Best Float
award for Dainty Center
The Brentwood Clarion Page 10
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.
The Brentwood Clarion Page 11
Brentwood’s New Business Website
The City of Brentwood has launched a new website
specifically for business owners Log into
www.businessinbrentwood.com for information about
the Brentwood community, business assistance, new
business incentives, city information and permits and
a calendar of business-focused events.
January 13, 2012
NLRA Poster Requirement Delayed Until April 30
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed the effective date of its employee rights notice-posting rule until April 30.
Most private-sector employers must post a new notice issued by the NLRB entitled, “Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.”
This poster requirement was scheduled to be implemented on January 31, 2012, but on December 23, 2011, the NLRB delayed implementation in response to a request by a federal court judge hearing a legal challenge to the poster requirement.
The National Association of Manufacturers has challenged the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) poster requirement on multiple grounds. This is the second time that the NLRB has delayed implementation. Because this issue remains in litigation, there is a chance that this posting deadline will be delayed one more time.
Q & A Sheet
A questions-and-answers sheet about the “Employee Rights under the NLRA” poster requirement is available at
calchamber.com/requiredposting.
For more information about purchasing the poster as part of the CalChamber Required Notices Kit, visit the Cal-Chamber Store.
The Brentwood Clarion Page 12
Phone: 925-634-3344
Fax: 925-634-3731
Email: [email protected]
www.brentwoodchamber.com
The Brentwood Clarion
Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
8440 Brentwood Blvd., Suite C
City of Brentwood (925) 516-5400
Parks & Recreation (924) 516-5444
Community Development (925) 516-5405
Brentwood Library (925) 516-5405
Police Non Emergency (925) 634-6911
Fire Department (925) 634-3400
Brentwood Aquatic Park (925) 516-5430
Newspapers
Brentwood Press (925) 634-1441
Contra Costa Times (925) 757-2525
Brentwood News (925) 779-7120
Transportation
Tri Delta Transit (925) 754-4040
Hotels
Hampton Inn (925) 513-1289
Holiday Inn Express (800) 345-8082
Medical Services
Sutter Delta Medical Center (925) 779-7200
John Muir Outpatient Center (925) 308-8100
Kaiser Permanente Antioch (925) 813-6500
Theaters
Delta Cinema (925) 240-7370
Rave (925) 809-0030
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
SCORE Counselors, Counselors of Small Business Now at the Brentwood Chamber Office 1
st and 3
rd Monday’s: 1:30 and 2:30
pm----Call (925) 634-3344 for your appointment today.