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Jan. 5, 2018

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Official Publication of the Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of Commerce

CASTRO VALLEY/ EDEN AREA CHAMBER NEWSLETTER

3160 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, CA 94546 Suit #224 (510) 537-5300

The mission of the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce is to lead our

community toward sustainable economic growth, to advocate a pro-business climate

for our members, to honor the historical foundations and future promise of the Area,

and to establish, advocate and execute the community’s economic vision.

Holiday Chamber

Challenge Wrap-Up! Our Holiday Chamber Challenge Winner is

Katie Naughton! During this holiday season, Katie Naughton shared

with us her and her family’s wonderful purchase for

the Holiday Chamber Challenge! What better place to

get a Christmas tree than at our local Castro Valley

Christmas Tree Farm?! Along with supporting a local

business, Katie Naughton is an independent retailer

for LuLaRoe clothing line and is also a member of the

Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of Commerce. If

you’d like to check out LuLaRoe, connect with Katie

through Facebook or find her at LuLaRoe’s website:

home.myLuLaRoe.com/LuLaRoeKatieNaughton/join.

Although Katie is granted the winner for this new

Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber Challenge, we

appreciate all of our community members who partici-

pated in buying from local business around the Castro

Valley/Eden Area. Even though the holiday season is

passing by, let’s continue to support our community

and everyone in it!

2017 Castro Valley/ Eden Area

Chamber Board of Directors

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Executive Director

Ashley Strasburg

Operations Manager

Allison Field

Work Based Learning

Program Director

Kim Hudson

Eden Night Live

Program Director

Raul Navalta

Operations Assistants

Jasmin Castaneda

Katherine Field

President

Mike Tacconi

Treasurer

Al Hearne

Vice Presidents

Laurie Funnell

Brian Morrison

Tim Castle

David Gehrke

Directors

Bryan Daylor

Zelma Byrd

Julie Sumiki

Peter Rosen

Cindy Torres

Geraldine Cortez

Susan McCue

Parvin Ahmadi

Kim Holland

Marty Neideffer

Shay Knudsen

Chamber Staff

Small Business Tips “Anyone can make a difference, so you don't have to have it be

some huge, global campaign... you can start small, and that's just as important.”

— Blake Mycoskie, Founder and Chief Shoe Giver, TOMS

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”

-Albert Einstein

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”

-Amelia Earhart

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”

-Charles Swindoll

“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the

confidence will follow.”

-Carrie Fisher

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—Jan. 5, 2018 Chamber Newsletter

Spotlight Chamber Member

in the

Good News from our Members!

Gift Express

Castro Valley Yoga has a new location! As

of January 1, 2018, you can now find the

studio at 3160 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro

Valley, CA. Some classes offered are

Alignment-Based, Restorative, Prenatal,

Vinyasa Flow, Candlelight Yin, Hatha Flow,

and more as well as workshop series like

Detoxify: Clean Living and Yoga, and a

Ropes workshop! To sign up, visit their

website www.cvyoga.com.

On December 15, Gift Express celebrated

their new location with a ribbon cutting! They

are now located at 3330 Village Dr, Castro

Valley, CA. If you’re still searching for a

meaningful gift for the holidays or a special

occasion, Gift Express has quite the variety!

Unique jewelry, handcrafted beanies, gloves,

blankets and scarves, décor for the kitchen

and all over the house, collectable and

vintage items, and more. Stop by to see

what catches your eye!

3160 Castro Valley Blvd.

Castro Valley, CA 94546

(510) 542-9655

www.cvyoga.com

Castro Valley Yoga is a proud new member of the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce

as of January 2018! Castro Valley Yoga has been offering yoga since 2002. We endeavor to reach

all segments of our community, including absolute beginners, continuing and returning practitioners,

seniors, kids, teens, people with limitations or health conditions, and experienced practitioners. We

believe that yoga is for everyone, and we are proud to serve a diverse population of students. Our

goal is to support your goal by providing a variety of classes taught by skilled instructors who

provide guidance specific to each student’s unique needs and objectives. We encourage you to try

classes taught by different instructors and in different styles of yoga to grow in your practice. Please

contact us to find out what yoga can do for you. All are welcome!!


How to Get Involved

The Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting

donated gifts for the 2018 Eden Awards Silent Auction! These

gifts could be something as small as a gift card or as big as a hand

picked basket with numerous different items. Any contribution to

Eden Awards is much appreciated! If you’re interested in donating,

contact Kim Hudson:

[email protected]

(510)537-5300

More information on page 5


2018 Eden Awards! The Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual 2018 Eden

Awards will be on February 10th, 2018 from 6-10pm!

Tickets are now available as hard copies at the Castro Valley/Eden Area

Chamber and available for purchase online at www.EdenAreaChamber.com.

You can find them on our Calendar and buy one ticket for yourself, two tickets

for you and a guest, or perhaps a whole table of tickets!

The CV/EA Chamber is also accepting donated gifts for the silent auction that

will be open throughout the night, ranging from gifts cards to hand-picked

baskets.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the night, go to our website at

www.EdenAreaChamber.com. On the date of February 10th on our Calendar is

where you’ll find the registration forms, pricing, and all of the benefits of being

sponsor!

Awards:

Volunteer of the Year

First Responder of the Year

Castro Valley Teacher of the Year

San Lorenzo Teacher of the Year

Business Person of the Year

To become a sponsor, details are on The Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber’s website Calendar:

www.EdenAreaChamber.com

If you would like to donate a gift for the silent auction, contact Kim Hudson:

[email protected]

(510)537-5300

To reserve a seat/table and buy your tickets, contact the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce:

www.EdenAreaChamber.com

[email protected]

(510)537-5300

Jan. 5, 2018 Chamber Newsletter

Holiday Mixer Mixer Recap: Chamber Members! If you didn’t get a

chance to attend our holiday mixer in

December, here are a few highlights.

We were very pleased to have Sutter

Health Eden Medical Center as our

hosts! It was great to have our Castro

Valley/Eden Area, Hayward, and San

Leandro Chambers all together for this

joyous occasion! Along with the wonder-

ful horderves served throughout the

night, there were over 30 raffle prizes!

Lots of holiday gift baskets, certificates,

gift cards, cookie baskets, wine, and all

of the guests who attended filled the

room with the holiday spirit!

2018 Board of Directors

Upcoming Mixer:

Join us and other Chamber members at

the Moose Lodge for the Castro Valley/

Eden Area Chamber’s January Installa-

tion of the 2018 Board of Directors mixer!

Come and enjoy this event by connecting

with local businesses, winning prizes,

and getting to know your community!

Not a Chamber member? These mixers

are invite-only for Chamber members, so

if you’re interested in attending one of

these networking events, contact the

Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of

Commerce today at our website:

www.EdenAreaChamber.com or call the

Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber office

at (510)537-5300.


Welcome new Board Members!

New 2018 Board Members

Outgoing Board Members Thank you for your services to the organization and the Board!

Hans Cho

Lake Chabot Public Market

Chamber Member since Feb. 2016

Kathy Anderson

Coldwell Banker

Chamber Member since Jan. 2014

Sandra Macias

Cherryland Community Association

Chamber Member since May 2014

Bill Mulgrew

Rental Housing Association of Southern Alameda County

Chamber Member since Nov. 2016

Al Hearne

Past President

Redwood Christian Middle High School

Mike Tacconi

Past President

Bay Equity Home Loans

Laurie Funnell

Past Vice President

Stanford Healthcare Medical Group

CAREER PATHWAYS TRUST Page 8—Jan. 5, 2018 Chamber Newsletter

Now into the final semester of its third school year at Castro Valley High School, the Career Pathway Trust (CPT) program continues with tremendous growth. Castro Valley’s summer internships alone have seen huge development with 14 students having been placed in the summer of 2016, to 41 students for the summer of 2017. But it’s not just internships that are up; overall enrollment in the Pathway Program has grown to envelope roughly one third of the entire student body at CVHS- around 900 students.

As our program continues to flourish, we are continuously looking for ways to expand our reach and ask you, our members, if the company you work for may have space for a high school intern who is eager to learn. If an intern is not fitting, perhaps you or someone at your compa-ny be interested in coming to the classrooms as a guest speaker for a day in one of the following fields:

• Engineering

• ICT (Information and Communication Technology)

• Habit (Health and Biotech)

Graphic Design These students are looking to their future and taking advantage of the opportunity for real-world, Work Based Learning experiences. Not only is exposure beneficial to the students’ professional development, but also gives employers a glimpse into the next generation of engineers, graphic designers, technology, and health professionals.

If you have questions about the program or feel that you can somehow participate in the program, please contact Kim Hudson:

[email protected]

(510)537-5300

“Education is a journey not a race.”

-Anonymous

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Feb. 10: 2018 Eden Awards

Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day

Feb. 14 & 28: SCORE Counseling

Feb. 15: Networking Mixer Hosted by the Rotary Club

of Castro Valley

Feb. 19: CV/EA Chamber of Commerce office closed

Feb. 23: Wake the Dead performance at the CV Center

for the Arts

10:00-12:00am: SCORE

Counseling

New Year’s Cabaret!

@ the CV Center for

the Arts

10:00am-4:00pm: LaLanne

Bootcamp Blood Drive

8:30am-2:30pm: CVHS

Engineering Career Day

11:30-12:30pm: Ribbon

Cutting for Real Property

Management Masters 5:30pm-7:30pm: Installation

of Directors Meeting @ The

Moose Lodge

10:00-12:00pm: SCORE

Counseling

Feb. 10: 2018 Eden Awards Night!

New Year’s Cabaret!

@ the CV Center for

the Arts

CV/EA Chamber of

Commerce office closed

12:00-2:00pm: H.A.R.D

Awards

9:00-11:00am: ACBC Mixer

5:30-7:30pm: Ag Day Mixer

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