Fresno Chamber Mixer at Costco

The Fresno Chamber held its latest Chamber Mixer at the Costco Wholesale Center on 4500 W. Shaw Location, where business professionals mixed, mingled, and dined on Costco’s finest delicacies. Costco was very generous, as they gave away tons of raffles every 10 minutes. The raffles included Costco bags full of generous prizes, a beautiful flower bouquet donated from Bay Area Bouquet, and a getaway destination to the wonderful Wonder Valley Resort.

Everyone had a great time. Costco is a great place, whether they are throwing a wonderful Chamber Mixer, or to stop and shop to buy whatever you need for you and your family. Costco is a wholesale store. They sell brand name and private labels. Since Costco sells in bulk, they are able to sell at a significantly lower rate than most grocery or retail stores. From sporting goods, furniture, photography, eyewear, electronics, to automotive, Costco is your one stop shop.

This Sunday at Costco, on November 28th from 7-9 pm, you can bring your children in to have their picture taken free with Santa Claus. There will be tasty snacks for the kids, and of course, a fun time. So come on out to the Costco on 4500 W. Shaw Avenue in Fresno for your kids to meet Santa, and a free picture with the big guy.

I personally have a business membership card that allows me to come in an hour earlier before the regular Costco hours, which is convenient for me, and I also receive a 2% rebate back at the end of the year. If you are interested in becoming a member of Costco, please see a friendly member of your nearest Costco membership counter. If you are near the 4500 W. Shaw Ave., ask for Danny Medeiros, and call (559) 271-6511, or his direct line at (559) 246-1025. You can also visit Costco’s website for the Costco location nearest you at http://www.costco.com/

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Ribbon Cutting for Troxell and Mohr Physical Therapy

Fresno Chamber Ambassadors gathered today for a Ribbon Cutting to welcome the
newest Troxell and Mohr Physical Therapy located on the northwest corner of Herndon and Maple in Fresno. This new location marks the third Troxell and Mohr Physical Therapy Clinic to serve the Valley, the others are located in Reedley and Madera. They specialize in working with orthopedic patients provided by highly trained therapists whose unique certification represents only 5% of physical therapists nation wide. Their services also include Back and Neck Pain, Diabetic Neuropathy, Arthritis, Carpal Tunnel, Headaches, Balance Vestibular and Sports Injury and Enhancement. Troxell and Mohr Physical Therapy of Fresno can be reached at 559-299-9989 or visit them online at http://www.troxellandmohr.com/.

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Ribbon Cutting Innovation Commercial Flooring

Can you say “wow”? The Fresno Chamber Ambassadors did on Tuesday November 9th at the ribbon cutting for Innovation Commercial Flooring! Wayne and Vickie Goudreau opened their business and their hearts to us as we celebrated their Fresno Chamber membership with a ribbon cutting. The Goudreau’s opened Innovation Commercial Flooring in February of 2009 after Floor Tec, Inc. was purchased by an investor and restructured. This restructuring opened the door for the Goudreau’s to come to the Central Valley and build a business of their own. Wayne and Vickie gave the Ambassador’s a grand tour of their business with a notable new sign which was contracted by another Fresno Chamber member A-Plus Signs. They had a variety of examples of carpet inlays that displayed logos, water proof carpet, get the dirt of your feet carpet before you step on the real carpet and the list goes on. In fact I stood there thinking of how many restaurants could use their carpet…………and schools, and health facilities. The list goes on. The wow factor had set in and I haven’t even mentioned the bathrooms yet with the spray on surfacing, but wait there’s more! Vickie had a plethora of homemade goodies including but not limited to pumpkin bread, rum bread, poppy seed bread and her daughter’s very famous territory building homemade chocolate chip cookies. The coffee was strong, just the way I like it and the goodies were fantastic, however my favorite part was being in the company of such wonderful community minded business people! For more information about Innovation Commercial Flooring you can check them out online at www.icflooring.com or find them on Facebook or just call them at (559) 439-8800. Who knows you just might find Vickie Goudreau at your next ribbon cutting as she is an Ambassador herself!

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Ribbon Cutting Rulison Collision Center Inc.

For three generations, the Rulison Family has been serving the Central Valley with its professional full service auto collision and paint repairs. Rulison opened its doors back in 1955, but the family has since moved, to its new location at 4025 W. Ashcroft Ave, near the corner of Shaw and Brawley.

The Chamber was able to tour the facility during the ribbon cutting, where we saw cars being prepped for painting and undergoing repairs. Each car is given special attention, and there is no job too great or too small. I also toured the inside of the office, where they have a consultation room to go over estimates personally with you.

Rulison is one of six I-Car Gold Certified shops in Fresno, and they are 1 of only 36 shops in California that are an Authorized Mercedes-Benz Collision Repair Facility. Although they specialize in Mercedes-Benz, they have the expertise and know-how to work on any automobile, including restoration of classic cars.

The Rulison’s were very generous, as they had a delicious spread of food provided for the Chamber Ambassadors. They also had a large gift basket drawing full of car safety equipment, and they handed out key chains, notebooks, and other goodies to the visiting ambassadors.

The service you receive at Rulison Collision Center is top notch. If your car is ever in need of a paint job, or collision repair, do not hesitate to contact Rulison Collision Center. You can visit their website for more information at http://www.rulisoncollision.com/, or feel free to call them at (559) 274-0400. They are open 8-5, Monday through Friday. The Fresno Chamber Ambassadors welcomes Rulison Collision Center to the Chamber, and we wish them the very best of luck.

Blog written by Lynnette Schetselaar from American Tax-Credits Group, Inc.

Ribbon Cutting Downtown Properties

Victoria Gonzales hosted a lovely ribbon cutting ceremony at her newly opened Downtown Properties at 1901 Fulton Street suite 103 in the heart of a downtown area enjoying the middle phase of revitalization. Her enthusiasm and long time commitment to our downtown community was evident from the location of Downtown Properties, her inspiring introduction, delectable hors d'ouvres from the Downtown Club, and custom crafted beers from our local downtown brewers, "Sequioa" and "Full Circle".

Fresno Chamber Ambassadors joined Victoria's husband, her mother, her sister here from Hawaii, life long friends, and colleagues to celebrate this occasion. People stopped in as they strolled by between art hop destinations. For more information on Downtown Properties give them a call at (559) 264-4088. Congratulations and welcome to the Chamber Victoria!

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Fresno Chamber Mixer at Fairwinds

The Fresno Chamber of Commerce had the pleasure of having their October mixer at the Fairwinds located on Fort Washington near Friant. It's much much more then a retirement home, it's like a 5 star resort! We all enjoyed a wonderful gourmet food spread prepared by the head Chef which included some wonderful desserts! Anyone who wanted one go, enjoyed a tour to one of the model apartments. They were very spacious with a nice homey feel.

The Fairwinds have many activities for the residents to enjoy. They don't have to leave if they don't want to, and I couldn't imagine why they would want to. They have a bistro and restaurant that is open to the public. Many options for rooms. Some of their services include weekly housekeeping, transportation, automobile services, room service, move-in coordination, recreational programs, personal laundry, personal shopping, pet care, massage therapy, gym membership and morning wake up calls and that is just some of what they do! This place is gorgeous! I seriously thought I walked into a 5 Star Resort! For more information, take a look at their website at http://www.fairwindswoodwardpark.com/.

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