July/August 2012 Vol. 48, No. 7/8

The Brentwood Voice of Business

Page 1: CornFest, Downtown Thursdays, Upcoming Events Page 2: Director’s Message, Board of Directors and Staff

Page 3: Director’s Message, Ambassadors, Upcoming Chamber Events

Page 10: CornFest Photos Page 11: CornFest Photos Page 12: Downtown Thursdays Page 13: Zeigler Insurance, Chamber Lobby Display Page 14: September Mixer flyer Page 15: Member Login info Page 16: General Information

Page 4: Ambassador’s Corner Page 5: New and Renewing Members Page 6: June and July Mixers Page 7: August Mixer Page 8: Ribbon Cuttings Page 9: Ribbon Cuttings

Corny says “Thank

you for a great 20th

CornFest!

See you in 2013!

The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce thanks the

CornFest Committee, non-profit groups, volunteers,

sponsors, the City of Brentwood and the thousands of

attendees that helped make CornFest 2012 a great

success.

Events included a spectacular Friday night fireworks

show, the popular carnival, vendors, kids’ area, Info

Alley, corn eating and corn recipe contests, fantastic

entertainment and of course, plenty of corn. New this

year, was an attempt to break the Guinness World

Record for Most People Husking Corn at One Time.

659 attendees gathered together to husk one piece each

of sweet, delicious Brentwood corn. At this time, we

are still submitting paperwork to Guinness to have the

record verified. Thank you to all those who came out

to take part in this historic event.

See inside for photos from CornFest 2012. See you all

next year!

Mark your calendar for

our upcoming events:

Visit www.brentwoodchamber.com for

more details.

Annual Chamber Golf Tournament: Friday,

September 14th at Deer Ridge Golf Club

Hometown Halloween: Saturday, October

27th at Downtown Brentwood on First & Oak

Streets.

Downtown Thursday events are going on now

through October! Every Thursday night on First

Street from 5 to 8 p.m. Come on out to enjoy a car

show, entertainment, vendors, kids’ activities and

street dining! See inside for more details.

FAREWELL TO THE CLARION

This will be the last issue of the Clarion. Events and announcements will be emailed to our members.

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BRENTWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Paul Kelly, President Brentwood Party Rentals

Joe Trebino, Past President Delta Pure Water

Dirk Zeigler, Chief Financial Officer Zeigler Insurance Group

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

Kerri Fritsch Monogramming by Frichy

Lori Knudsen California Payroll

Greg Robinson Brentwood Press

Robin Schiavone

Raley’s

Ken Seamann Discovery Professional Services

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Chamber Staff

Jilda Fairhurst, Office Manager

Lisa Hurt, Support Services Director

Pat Trombino, Event Coordinator

Bill Putman, Volunteer

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.

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGEDIRECTOR’S MESSAGE JulyJuly

Everyday we face many changes, whether it’s at home, work or our

Community we live in. One thing is true— we all look for support in many

ways, from friends, Family, coworkers and our Community.

This is my second year serving on the Board of Directors for the

Brentwood Chamber. I’ve seen many changes from our past and present

Board Members and Presidents, all wanting to leave something for the

new to carry on and for those to be able draw support from those around them.

We have an awesome Community that is growing in leaps and bounds.

In my two years we’ve held the Corn Festival in different locations and

seen different changes from previous years. What hasn’t changed was the

Community feel you still see from the people who live, work and play

here. I listened to the Women from the Historical Society and enjoyed

their many stories. All of them so proud of the Community they live in. I

watched one of the Ladies who was listening to someone talk about his life

experiences living in this Community, having so much to offer and share

with others. What I walked away with, while there are changes in our lives

big or small we can draw our support from those around us, our Families,

those you work with, leaders and much more in our Community.

The Brentwood Chamber is just one more place to go to for support.

Robin Schiavone

Board of Directors for Brentwood Chamber

Store Director Raley’s Brentwood

2400 Sand Creek Rd.

Brentwood Ca. 94513

925-513-9400

Goodbye to Jackie Hanel

Jackie Hanel, Chamber Director and former Executive

Director of John Muir Health in Brentwood, has

resigned from the Board and John Muir and accepted a

position at U.C. Berkeley as Director of Public Health

Education. We thank Jackie for her service to the

Chamber and wish her the best in her new endeavors.

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Chamber Ambassadors

Vicki Sexton, Chair, First Bank

Kathy Blanton, Sutter Delta Medical Center

Maurice Daroy, Farmers Insurance

Nelda Devine Delta Community Services

Fred Ehler, Ehler Management Group

Kerri Fritsch, Monogramming by Frichy

Lori Knudsen, California Payroll

Sam Lamantia, Lamantia Insurance Services

Michele Lane, ReMax/Accord

John Lawrence, New York Life Insurance

Nicole Norton, Imagine Audio Video Security (AVS)

Dina Osakue, The Commons at Dallas Ranch

Kathi &Bob Reed, Wineshop at Home

Kathi Regan, Maxx Worms

John Reynolds, PIzzagoni’s Towing

Kim Scott, New York Life Insurance

Kurt Tomicich, KRT Services

Dan Torres, New York Life Insurance

Joe Trebino, Delta Pure Water, Etc.

Pat Trombino, First Bank

Kimberley Victor, Mary Kay Cosmetics

Ed Younger, Alvis-Frantz and Associates

UPCOMING EVENTS

Chamber Mixer

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Harvest Park Bowl

Chamber Golf Tournament

Friday, September 14

Deer Ridge Golf Club

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGEDIRECTOR’S MESSAGE AugustAugust

I have had the honor and pleasure of serving on the Board of Directors for the past 3 years. Brent-wood is so fortunate to have such a dedicated team of Board members and Chamber staff who are genuinely concerned with and actively support our ever expanding community. The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce truly understands that in order to have a strong economic environment, you must have a strong, dedicated community that supports and encourages growth and innovative thinking in a positive way and who recognize that we all share in the responsibility of creating economic success and stability as well as a healthy community for leaders, business owners, educators, and private citizens. Our Board members volunteer their time and expertise to guide the Chamber’s efforts to make our community a better place to live, conduct business, and raise our families. I did not realize the power of networking as a tool to establish your brand, develop a business repu-tation, earn the respect of other business professionals, and ultimately grow your business. I have come to develop many great friends, colleagues, clients and referral partners, not only here in our community, but all over the Bay Area. I’ve been able to grow my business network through many of the events the Chamber holds throughout the year. I also have a voice in the community, and get to learn where our community, both from a business and local aspect, is going. I have been an Account Manager for California Payroll for the last 7 ½ years. We are headquartered in Brentwood with an office in Southern California. I am very fortunate to work for such a great company and terrific group of co-workers. We provide Payroll Services, Time & Attendance Manage-ment and HR Software and Services. In addition to being SAS-70 Certified, we also provide a Work-er’s Comp “Pay-As-You-Go” Program, 401K Reporting Services and Training & Customization Ser-vices. We also process payroll in all 50 states including Puerto Rico. The differences between us and our national competitors are numerous. Through us, clients can confidently focus on their core competencies because we will consistently, quickly, and effectively meet their ever-changing needs. California Payroll is also involved with many payroll professional groups such as the APA, IPPA, TPG, and NCHRA. Don’t forget to check out our website at www.californiapayroll.com. You can also sub-scribe to our complimentary bi-weekly e-Newsletter. I believe the success of the Chamber is measured by the success of its members. I promise you the Chamber Board and staff will continue to work hard and diligently so that we may all succeed! The Chamber offers wonderful benefits to its members, including email blasts, educational opportuni-ties, business referral services, directory listings, grand openings/ribbon cuttings, to name a few. Take advantage of these great benefits! You’ll be glad you did. I look forward to meeting many of you at the next Chamber event and welcome you to our wonderful community! Lori A. Knudsen Account Manager California Payroll 1240 Central Blvd. Suite B Brentwood, CA 94513 Phone: (925) 240-2400 ext. 3519

Mobile: (925) 813-2072 lori@californiapayroll.com

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Ambassador's Corner

Hello Brentwood!!!

I’m Maurice J. Daroy, a local Farmers Insurance Agent and Director and Ambassador for our Brentwood

Chamber of Commerce. My Chamber life started back in 1998, as a new member attending everything

under the sun. Mixers after Mixers, Ribbon Cuttings after Ribbon Cuttings, it’s been wonderful meeting

new and old members month after month.

Back in 2009 I was asked, “Hey, want to be a Chamber Ambassador?” Without hesitation, I replied,

“Yea!” Then I started thinking about it…What’s a Chamber Ambassador? It’s the opportunity to

become more involved in our community, a chance to meet new people and make more friends. It’s a

door opener for new conversations and new relationships, whether business or just casual. So is there

really a value in being a “Chamber Ambassador?” Absolutely!!! That’s why I am now in my 4th year of

being a Brentwood Chamber Ambassador. For 2012, I’ve also taken a position as a Chamber Director.

This has brought me the reward of helping our Chamber grow to a new level.

There’s really something to be said about our Chamber, it has a positive buzz to it. From way back to

when it was just our dear Bonnie, to now with a full supportive staff and more. It’s been a blessing

watching the Chamber grow, from about 300 members to nearly doubling that, since I joined.

Now a little about me. I’m a father of three wonderful boys - Reese (18), Dustin (15) and Ryan (12). I

have a great wife Angela, my high school sweetheart and best friend for over 22 years. I have a mad

passion for wheels. Whether its motorcycles or bicycles; if you can fall off it, I want to ride it!

Oh…did I mention, I have a local Insurance Agency! Daroy Insurance Agency, is located right here in

Brentwood. So for all your insurance needs, think of me, Maurice J. Daroy, LUTCF your local Farmers

Insurance Agent. I’ve been serving Brentwood and the rest of California for the last 15 years.

Maurice J. Daroy, LUTCF

Farmers Insurance Group

9040 Brentwood Blvd., Suite C

Brentwood, CA 94513

(925) 634-9999

maurice@daroy.com

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NEW MEMBERS

The Brentwood Chamber is pleased to

welcome the following new members:

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Thank you to the following members who recently

renewed their membership. The Chamber appreciates

your continued support.

Brentwood Regional Community Chest

Champlin Wireless Communicatons

Community Integrated Support Services

Express Employment Professionals

Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed

Hannah Nicole Vineyards

Re/Max Vintage Estates

Star Awards

Smeed CPA, Inc.

The Commons at Oak Grove

The Lemonade Yard

Blanca Bella Events

Tiffany Silva

Brentwood, CA 94513

(925) 470-7624

www.blancabellaevents.com

Buffalo Wild Wings

Jon-Michael Becerra

6051 Lone Tree Way

Brentwood, CA 94513

(925) 240-7481

www.buffalowildwings.com

Chaman Kabob Restaurant

Nazanin Fazli

5611 Lone Tree Way

Suite 120

Brentwood, CA 94513

(925) 634-1454

www.chamankabob.com

Crossfit Brentwood

Matt or Lindsay Johnson

Brentwood, CA 94513

(925) 240-6100

www.crossfitbrentwood.com

Cypress Lakes Realty

Dori Anderson

5143 Lone Tree Way

Antioch, CA 94531

(925) 706-7000

www.dorianderson.com

Delta Living Magazine

Charleen Earley

PO Box 2197

Brentwood, CA 94513

(925) 383-3072

www.deltalivingmagazine.com

Everything Brentwood

Herminia Lu

Brentwood, CA 94513

www.everythingbrentwood.com

NEW MEMBERS CONTINUED

Homes by Haycox Team/Keller Williams Realty

Brentwood, CA

(925) 634-7577

www.homesbyhaycox.com

Ultimate Game Truck

Robin Alef

Discovery Bay, CA 94505

(925) 513-2255

www.ultimategametruck.com

West Coast Solar

Aaron Bryant

2155 Elkins Way, Suite C

Brentwood, CA 94513

(925) 516-3900

www.westcoastsolar.com

Yamaha Golf Cars

Brian Locher

5717 Brisa Street

Livermore, CA 94550

(925) 371-5350

www.yamahagolfcarsofca.com

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Thank you to Sugar Barge Resort for hosting June’s mixer

at their beautiful facility in Bethel Island. Managers

Tracy Venable and David Riggs put on a great event. The

mixer was very well-attended and there was plenty of

delicious food and drink, a beautiful view and raffle

prizes to enjoy.

Thank you to the following who donated raffle prizes:

Gursky Ranch-Relay for Life, Kimberly Victor-Mary Kay

Cosmetics, Brentwood Party Rentals, Monogramming by

Frichy, Dr. Margaret Stahler, Wineshop at Home, Bethel

Island Chamber of Commerce, Sports Clips and the

Brentwood Press. A big thank you to Sugar Barge for

donating an all-day patio boat cruise to the lucky winner of

the Business Card drawing. Anyone who brings a

raffle prize to a mixer, will receive a free drink ticket (or

raffle ticket if the Chamber is not handling the bar).

If you haven’t been to a mixer lately, you are missing out!

Members are invited to give a 30-second infomercial about

their business. Members who bring a guest receive a free

drink ticket and the guest receives a discount on their first

year-dues if they join at the mixer! See you at the next one!

JUNE MIXER at

July Mixer at BJ’s

Restaurant & Brewhouse

Due to technical difficulties,

pictures from July’s mixer are

not available.

We would like to thank BJ’s General Manager,

Joe Ramirez, and the wait staff for providing

great service and hosting a great mixer.

The Chamber also thanks all who donated

raffle prizes.

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August Home-Based and Small Business Mixer at

Club Los Meganos—Trilogy at the Vineyards

Thank you to Joel Reger and Marc Valone of Club Los Meganos for hosting our August mixer. Participants at this mixer had the

opportunity to showcase their business to the public and attendees were able to connect with some great Brentwood area

businesses and enjoy food and drinks served by Club Los Meganos staff. There were 24 tables at the mixer and attendees received

a “Passport” that had to be stamped at each table to qualify for a Grand Prize drawing of a spa package donated by Sawa Spa at

Trilogy. Each participant and many of our guest businesses also donated a raffle prize. Thank you to all for attending. And a big

thank you to Steve Nosanchuk of Steve’s Freelance Photography for taking these great pictures for us!

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Rodda Electric & Solar celebrated their move to a larger facility

on Carrol Court on Thursday, June 14th. Festivities included a

free BBQ, wine from Hannah Nicole Vineyards and a seminar

on renewable energy.

Quik Stop #149 located at 3940 Walnut Blvd.

celebrated their newly remodeled store and 20

years in business on July 26th. Quik Stop

owner, Bob Bach and his family and staff , as

well as City Council members Steve Barr and

Joel Bryant were on hand to cut the ribbon

and show their support.

Raymond Rodda, President of Rodda Electric &

Solar cuts the ribbon for their facility located at 380

Carrol Court.

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Please join us for the following Ribbon Cuttings and help us welcome new

members and businesses to Brentwood!

Chaman Kabob Restaurant: As seen in last week’s Brentwood Press,

Chaman Kabob will celebrate their Grand Opening on Thursday, August

23rd from 5 to 7 p.m. Samples will be served. Address is 5611 Lone Tree

Way, Suite 120 in Brentwood.

Buffalo Wild Wings: Come help us celebrate the Grand Opening of Buffalo

Wild Wings new Brentwood location on Monday, September 17th at 10 a.m.

Address is 6051 Lone Tree Way.

Newberry Estate Vineyards celebrated their

grand opening with an open house and ribbon

cutting on July 26th. This beautiful event facility

is located at 2525 Sunset Road in Brentwood and

is the perfect place for weddings and events.

Check out their website at

www.newberryestatevineyards.com.

Owners, Jeremy and Sabrina Newberry cut the ribbon.

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Front gate at CornFest 2012 ready to open Chamber Directors and Staff, Corny,

Mayor Bob Taylor gather to cut the

ceremonial ribbon to open CornFest

Sal and Shayn Cutino have one

of the nicest booths at CornFest

Corny and members of Ruckatan Night view

Corny and young CornFesters

Backstage with AC/DSHE

PABLO CRUISE

Ruckatan

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On Saturday, July 14th, 659 CornFest attendees gathered together to break the World

Record for Most People Husking Corn at One Time. Thank you to all who participat-

ed in this historic event and to our event sponsor, Sutter Delta Medical Center! Photo

reprinted courtesy of the Brentwood Press.

Stewards lined up to begin record breaking

attempt.

The clickers agree: 659 corn huskers!

Excited Corn Huskers ready to break a World

Record!

Corny visiting our volunteers at the

VFW beer booth.

MALO

Participants in the Corn Eating

contest….yummm.

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Downtown Thursday takes place

every week on First Street

between Oak and Chestnut Streets

and will continue through October

11th. These great events are fun

for the whole family and include

live entertainment, car show, kids’

activities, vendors and street

dining. Sit at one of the outdoor

tables and a “runner” will come

take your order from one of our

wonderful downtown restaurants

and bring it back to you promptly!

If you haven't been to a Down-

town Thursday event, what are

you waiting for? See Schedule of

events at right.

Peggie Schuitemaker, Event Coordinator for the

Downtown Brentwood Coalition, and Corny at

Downtown Thursday in July.

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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.

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Join Us on Facebook! Remember to Like the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce!

Brentwood’s

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.

New Chamber Website

Log in today!

New Member and Mixer Offers! Thinking about joining the Chamber? Come to our

next mixer, complete an application there and pay your

first year dues and we will waive the $25

administrative fee!

Bring a raffle prize and receive a free drink

ticket! (Or a raffle ticket if Chamber is not hosting bar

that month).

The City of Brentwood is kicking off a “Shop

Local” campaign to be rolled out over the next

couple of months. Look for the above logo in

ads, banners, storefronts, and merchandise soon.

Also a Shop Local section will be added to the

City’s Economic Development website,

www.businessinbrentwood.com.

Last week, all active members were emailed a letter announcing

our partnership with ChamberMaster, the #1 member software

used by Chambers in the U.S. To integrate with ChamberMaster,

we also launched a new website. Visit us today at

www.brentwoodchamber.com to see the many enhancements.

Members may also log in with their own username and

password and post events to the Chamber’s event calendar, post

“Hot Deals” for the public, list job openings, pay their bills

online, register for events online and update their directory

listing.

Please contact the Chamber if you did not receive your

username and password. Many emails regularly bounce back to

us.

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Phone: 925-634-3344

Fax: 925-634-3731

Email: info@brentwoodchamber.com

www.brentwoodchamber.com

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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

Medical Center (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 ----Call (925) 634-3344 for your appointment today.