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www.sfschamber.com Vol.28,No.1•September2014

BUSINESSSanta Fe SpringsOfficial Publication of the Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce

CalENdarSEPTEMBER 1 / Monday

LABOR DAY / SFS Chamber office closed

SEPTEMBER 3 / Wednesday

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE7:30–9:30 AM / Emeritus at Chateau Whittier, 13250 E Philadelphia St, Whittier

SEPTEMBER 4 / Thursday

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE3–4:30 PM / SFS Chamber office 12016 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs


CHAMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 12 NOON–1 PM / SFS Library 11700 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs

YOUTH ENRICHMENT FUND BOARD 1–2 PM / SFS Library Community Room11700 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs


CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS11:30 AM–1 PM / Candlewood Country Club, 14000 Telegraph Rd, Whittier

SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL6 PM / SFS City Council Chambers11710 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs

SEPTEMBER 12 / Friday

RCA LEGISLATIVE FORUM8–9 AM / Southern California Edison9901 Geary Ave, Santa Fe SpringsCandidate guest speakers: Neel Kashkari and Mario Guerra


BUSINESS EXPO3–6 PM / Heritage Park12100 Mora Dr, Santa Fe Springs


X-IGENT (XPI) PRINTING MIXER ‘50s Theme5–9 PM / 1001 Goodrich Blvd, Los Angeles

SEPTEMBER 23 / Tuesday

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANKMULTICHAMBER MIXER5 PM / 9001 Firestone Blvd, Downey


AMBASSADOR COMMITTEE 8:30–9:30 AM / Police Services Center11576 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs


MENTOR GET ACQUAINTED5–6:30 PM / Santa Fe High School10400 Orr & Day Rd, Santa Fe Springs

SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL6 PM / SFS City Council Chambers11710 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs

SEPTEMBER 30 / Tuesday

HUMAN RESOURCES FORUM11:45 AM–1 PMGus Velasco Neighborhood Center9255 Pioneer Blvd, Santa Fe Springs

OCTOBER 1 / Wednesday

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE7:30–9:30 AM / Geezers12120 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs

OCTOBER 8 / Wednesday

ADVANTAGELUMBER.COM GRAND OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING12 NOON–1:30 PM11517 Los Nietos Rd, Santa Fe Springs

Santa Fe Springs Business12016 East Telegraph Road, Suite 100Santa Fe Springs, California 90670

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Opportunities to Showcase

Your Business at the Expo!

There are still a limited number of booths available, so make your reser-vation now! Call the chamber office at (562) 944-1616 or visit www.sfscham-ber.com for more information.

Booth and Advertising Prices

6-foot Table $100

8-foot Table with electricity $150

Business Card Ad in program $35

Half Page Ad in program $75

Full Page Ad in program $150

Back/Inside Cover Ad $300in program

Centerfold 2-page Ad $400 in program

Business Expo Special Package $250Table, half page ad, 18- by 24-inch sign at entrance, special recognition in newspaper

Business Expo $200

Advertising Package Half page ad and 18- by 24-inch sign

Event Sponsor $500Table, full page ad, 24- by 48-inch sign at entrance, logo on website, logo on all promotional materials and in the newspaper, special DJ recognition at Business Expo

Meet the 2014-2015Santa Fe Springs

Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

and Youth Enrichment Fund

Board of DirectorsPage 4

It’s Not Too Late to ‘Get Your Business Rockin!’It’s not too late to register for the

SFS Chamber Business Expo on Sep-tember 17. Don’t miss out!

Taking place from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Heritage Park, the Expo will feature nearly 100 chamber-member busi-nesses representing a variety of indus-tries, organizations, and restaurants offering free tastings. The event is free to attend and open to the public.

Top 10 Reasons to Join the Business Expo:1. Business owners are specifically attending to meet with companies like you to help their business grow.2. Make on-the-spot sales!3. Generate hundreds of new leads.4. Get your name/brand out to the business and residential community.5. The program is distributed to hun-

dreds of businesses throughout the year, including all new and prospec-tive chamber members.6. Media exposure for your business in the chamber newspaper.7. Perfect opportunity to network with other businesses.8. Chance to talk one-on-one with potential customers.9. Where else do business owners come to you?10. It’s a small investment with a large return!

Call the chamber today at (562) 944-1616 to reserve your space!

The City of Santa Fe Springs and Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Com-merce are pleased to honor the 2014 Citizens of the Year for their extraor-dinary contributions on Wednesday, November 19. The awards reception will be held at Town Center Hall from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

The Citizen of the Year Awards Com-mittee, made up of several members of the Santa Fe Springs residential and business community, will select this year’s recipients. Seating is available at no charge to all residential and business citizens of Santa Fe Springs. To reserve a seat, please call (562) 944-1616 or email [email protected]. Seating is limited.

49th Annual Citizen of the Year Awards Reception November 19 at Town Center Hall

Celebrating 49 Years of Santa Fe Springs Volunteers!

Santa Fe Springs Citizen of the Year recipients

Santa Fe Springs BUSINESS • September 2014 • PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Santa Fe Springs BUSINESSAdVertiSiNg:

rebeccaMedina,(562)225-0211Official monthly publication of the

Santa Fe Springs Chamber of CommercePublished by Epperhart Communications

SFS Business is mailed every month to Santa Fe Springs businesses and chamber members. Circu-lation for January, March, May, July, September and November is 4,500. Circulation for February, April, June, August, October and December is 9,500, when this publication is also mailed to Santa Fe Springs residents.

By Curtis Mello, HERAEUS

Collaboration is a key part of any successful or-ganization today. Co l l abora t ion is found within an organization where employees use it to solve problems and find ways to make processes better in order to improve operational performance.

Collaboration often extends outside of our own group. An important ex-ample of this is when we engage our customers to better understand their needs and what trends there are in the marketplace. Having a strong relation-ship with our vendors is also critical to ensure a steady and good quality of supply of products and services.

During my time in Santa Fe Springs I have found that businesses regularly collaborate with other businesses. This is one reason why Santa Fe Springs has become such a business friendly environment.

A terrific example of collaboration is between the Santa Fe Springs Cham-ber and the City of Santa Fe Springs. They both work together with a com-mon purpose and that is to help grow existing business and to attract new business to our city.

During a recent workshop held in August with chamber of commerce and city representatives, discussions were held on many topics such as business development and challenges the business community is faced with.

Good news! Many companies re-ported they have experienced good growth this year. However, several companies shared that increased reg-

ulations and rising costs are making it more difficult than ever to operate.

One item discussed was the permit-ting process and the significance of having this timely enough in order to support business needs. Some time ago, the city took steps to improve this which has helped ease the completion of business projects.

One other key discussion topic dur-ing the workshop was the importance of Santa Fe Springs businesses to use other local businesses when purchas-ing goods and services. Whenever we source locally, not only do we tap into a pool of great quality vendors but we also strengthen the entire lo-cal vendor network. Remember, the chamber office is a terrific resource to call whenever you need a good reference!

Even though Santa Fe Springs is known as a “business-friendly” city, many businesses looking for a loca-tion to either startup or relocate may not know all of the great reasons to move here. Thus, the city and cham-ber are looking to work together on expanding their efforts to better mar-ket to these potential businesses and get the message out.

Many other items were jointly dis-cussed and ideas created that would lead to developing our local economy. This collaboration regularly happens within our Santa Fe Springs commu-nity and it is just one of many ways we build business together.

Over the next year, the chamber team will be hard at work to bring many of the workshop ideas to life. I look forward to working with both the chamber and city and later sharing with you our successful results.

Add Your Name to this List, Register for the Business

Expo Today!Adecco Employment ServiceAdvantageLumber.comAnsa Insurance ServicesArbonneAssociated Packaging Inc.Bakery 4 LessCAPC, Inc.Café N’ StuffCerritos CollegeCertified Phone SolutionsCity of Santa Fe SpringsColette’s CateringComet Employment AgencyCommunity BankCosby Oil Company, Inc.CR&R Waste & Recycling ServicesDoubletree by Hilton Los Angeles-CommerceE-Liq Cube, IncEaster Seals Southern California– Santa Fe Springs Therapy CenterEmbassy Suites HotelEveryBusiness HR EssentialsFarmers & Merchants BankGeezersHealthFirst Medical GroupJawco GraphicsLow Cost Community Counseling CenterManuel’s El Tepeyac CaféMedical Allied Career Center Inc.Norwalk/La Mirada Plumbing & HVACNTMA Training Centers of Southern CaliforniaPacific Palms ResortPacific Western BankPhibro-Tech, Inc.Promac Image SystemsQuality Lift & EquipmentQuiet Cannon Montebello, Inc.Republic ServicesRio Hondo College FoundationRob’s MaintenanceRoquemore, Pringle & Moore, Inc.Rose Hills Memorial Park– Claudia FimbresRotary Club of Santa Fe SpringsSam’s ClubSanta Fe Springs ChiropracticSchooley MitchellSignaramaSimpson Advertising, Inc.Soroptimist International of Santa Fe SpringsSouth Coast Air Quality Management DistrictSouth Coast ComputersStifelThe Salvation Army Santa Fe Springs CorpsTime Warner Cable Business ClassTri-Cities Regional Occupational ProgramWrinkle Free I.T. Inc.

Plus Many More Exhibitors!

SanTa FE SPRingSChaMBER OF COMMERCE12016 E. Telegraph Rd., Suite 100

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670(562) 944-1616 • www.sfschamber.com

— EXECUTiVE COMMiTTEE —PresidentCURTiS MELLOHERAEUSPresident-ElectJEFF WinKLERBreitBurn EnergyVice President, Public affairsLaRRY L. CLanTOnCosby Oil Company, Inc.Vice President, Member ServicesDaniEL J. McMiLLanStifelVice President, Youth Enrichment FundJOannE KLEMMComet Employment Agencyimmediate Past PresidentLiSa BOYaJianAnsa Insurance ServicesTreasurerLiZ BUCKinghaMFriendly Hills Bank

— DiRECTORS —DEBBiE BaKERSimpson Advertising, Inc.RanDaLL COURTnEYDDWERKS, INC./RedShirtPrinting.comPaUL FLECKAtkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & RomoPaTRiCia KOTZEDiversified Risk Management, Inc.RiCK LanDiSSanta Fe Springs Swap MeetCaROLYn REggiOCAPC, Inc.gUiLLERMO (giLL) SaLaZaRWal-Mart #2948MiCKEY ShUBinServ-Wel Disposal & RecyclingERniE SiLVERSEgge Machine CompanyDan STEPanianCR&R Waste & Recycling ServicesTOM SUMMERFiELDCascade Pump CompanySUSan WESTMorgan Stanley Wealth ManagementJaMES WiLCOXRaymond Handling Solutions, Inc.ShaROn WURoquemore, Pringle & Moore, Inc.

— STaFF —KaThiE FinKChief Executive OfficerBRUCE BERTRaMDirector of MarketingMaRiCELa CaSTELLanOSAccountingSUE gRanaYouth Services/Special Events CoordinatorLaURa gUiDERaAdministrative CoordinatorChRiSTY LinDSaYMember Services/Special Events Coordinator

SFS Chamber Website Statistics July 2014Visits: 1,477Pages viewed: 3,771Directory searches: 4,953Top five categories searched:Clubs and organizationsHotels and motelsAccounting and tax servicesThird-party logisticsWarehousingTop five members searched:Oil Well Service CompanyA-1 Domestic Professional Service, Inc.Wheels MSM US, Inc.Passport4Success, LLCEaster Seals Southern California– Santa Fe Springshot Deal searches (member-to-member discounts): 131Job searches: 64

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The City Invites You to Share the Gift of Reading

Be a part of something great! Help a child to read better! The Santa Fe Springs City Library is gearing up for its fall session of Reading Club.

Volunteers are needed to help children ages 7-12 learn to read better. Classes are held twice a week, during the late afternoon and early evening, for one hour.

The next Tutor Training Workshop is scheduled for September 9, 11, 16 and 18, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Volunteers must attend all four sessions.

Limited space is available for new Reading Club students. Parents may reg-ister their children at the Library between August 11 and September 13. Call the Library at (562) 868-7738 to register for the Tutor Training or for more information.

Note to parents: If your child needs Reading Club assistance, he/she is guar-anteed a spot in the program if you become a volunteer tutor.

State Mandates Cities to Cut Water Usage by 20 Percent

On January 17, Governor Brown issued a drought emergency proclamation following three dry or critically dry years in California. Extreme drought now covers nearly 80 percent of the state and these conditions will likely continue into the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Governor has called upon all Cali-fornians to conserve water usage by 20 percent.

In addition, the Governor has encouraged local agencies to do what they can to boost local water supplies, such as recycling treated wastewater and reusing some household or industrial water onsite. However, conservation is the easiest, most efficient and most cost effective way to quickly reduce water demand and extend supplies into the next year, providing flexibility for all California communities.

The State recently adopted an emergency regulation to increase conservation practices for all Californians, which became effective July 29. This regulation establishes the minimum level of activity that residents, businesses, and water suppliers must meet as the drought deepens and will be in effect for 270 days unless extended or repealed.

Prohibitions for ALL urban water users in California include: •The application of potable water to any driveway, sidewalk, or gutters;•Using potable water to water outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes

runoff to adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and public walk-ways, roadways, parking lots or structures;

•Using a hose that dispenses potable water to wash a motor vehicle, unless the hose is equipped with a shut-off nozzle;

•Using potable water in a fountain or decorative water feature, unless it has a recirculated water system. Recycled water is not mandated, but encour-aged for fountain use.

As part of the emergency regulation, the State has asked local agencies, like the City of Santa Fe Springs, to enact their own water conservation measures. Over the next few months, the City will communicate more specific guidelines to help implement the State’s goal of reducing overall water usage by 20 percent. Please check the City’s website at www.santafesprings.org for more information, including water conservation tips or call City Hall at (562) 868-0511.

Santa Fe Springs BUSINESS • September 2014 • CHAMBER NEWS

Meet the 2014-2015 Santa Fe Springs Chamber Board of Directors

Meet the 2014-2015 Youth Enrichment Fund Board of Directors

immediate Past PresidentLISA BOYAJIANAnsa Insurance Services

PresidentCURTIS MELLOHERAEUS

Vice PresidentPublic affairsLARRY CLANTONCosby Oil Company, Inc.

Vice PresidentYouth Enrichment FundJOANNE KLEMMComet Employment Agency

CAROLYN REGGIOCAPC, Inc.

TreasurerLIZ BUCKINGHAMFriendly Hills Bank

DEBBIE BAKERSimpson Advertising, Inc.

RANDALL COURTNEYDDWERKS, INC./RedShirtPrinting.com

PATRICIA KOTZEDiversified RiskManagement, Inc.

RICK LANDISSanta Fe Springs Swap Meet

Executive Committee

GILL SALAZARWal-Mart #2948Santa Fe Springs

Vice PresidentMember ServicesDANIEL J. McMILLANStifel

MICKEY SHUBINServ-Wel Disposal & Recycling

DAN STEPANIANCR&R Waste & Recycling Services

TOM SUMMERFIELDCascade Pump Company

JAMES WILCOXRaymond HandlingSolutions, Inc.

President ElectJEFF WINKLERBreitBurn Energy

SHARON WURoquemore, Pringle & Moore, Inc.

YEF PresidentLISA BOYAJIANAnsa Insurance Services

Chamber PresidentCURTIS MELLOHERAEUS

Vice PresidentPublic affairsLARRY CLANTONCosby Oil Company, Inc.

Vice PresidentYouth Enrichment FundJOANNE KLEMMComet Employment Agency

TreasurerLIZ BUCKINGHAMFriendly Hills Bank

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

LEIGHTON ANDERSONBewley, Lassleben& Miller, LLP

SUSAN CROWELLHealthFirstMedical Group

Board of Directors

JIM CUSICKShaw Diversified Services, Inc.

PETER HEIMARKTriangle Distributing Co.

PAUL HESSEPenta Pacific Properties

FRED LATHAM THADDEUS McCORMACKCity of Santa Fe Springs

MOSHE SASSOVERGolden SpringsDevelopment Co.

LAURIE RIOSCouncilmember, City of Santa Fe Springs

RAMAN VENKATLeFiell Manufacturing Company

Chamber President ElectJEFF WINKLERBreitBurn Energy

Vice President Member ServicesDANIEL J. McMILLANStifel

PAUL FLECKAtkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

ERNIE SILVERSEgge Machine Company

SUSAN WESTMorganStanleyWealth Management

Santa Fe Springs BUSINESS • September 2014 • MEMBER NEWS

Portofino Ristorante Italiano Hosts August Networking @ Noon

Portofino Ristorante Italiano in La Habra hosted the August Networking @ Noon luncheon, serving up several of their delicious Italian dishes to the chamber members and visitors who at-tended this monthly networking event. General Manager Nick D’Egidio and his staff did a great job of making everyone feel welcome. Portofino’s was first established in 1991 and has been providing quality food, service and value with the finest ambiance ever since.

A visit to Portofino’s will “make you feel like you’re in Italy.” It is the perfect spot for a romantic dinner or family gathering.

An extensive menu of fine Italian foods along with specialty gourmet items such as rack of lamb, filet mi-gnon, milk-fed veal and fresh seafood all presented in an elegant atmo-sphere of classic Romanesque Italian paintings and sculptures.

Portofino’s famous house bread, pastas and “to-die-for” desserts are made fresh daily on premises. They have an extensive wine list featuring wines from around the world along with some of the finest wines of Italy.

A full bar with entertainment on Wednesday through Saturday nights are found in their friendly lounge area. Parties can be accommodated in their on-site banquet room with seat-ing from 10 to 120 people. A special banquet menu is available, and they will also cater both private and busi-ness events.

Portofino is located at 651 Whittier Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631. You can contact Nick or any of his staff to reserve your next private party or event at (562) 690-1765 or visit them at www.portofinos.net.

Santa Fe Springs BUSINESS • September 2014 • BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce

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Geezers12120 Telegraph road

(east of the chamber office between Pioneer and norwalk)

Santa Fe SpringsWednesday, October 1

7:30 to 9:30 a.m.$15 members

$25 prospective members(price includes breakfast)

Featuring Serious Networking, Fun and Prizes, Too!

We Are Dedicated to Networking, Are You?

At Every Business Card Exchange, You Can Experience:• FaceToFaceBusinessContacts• NetworkWithOver100Local Businesses • ChancetoWin: RaffleandDoorPrizes $100PotofGold YourLogoontheChamberWebsiteWerecommendregisteringwithyour

creditcardonlinebyvisitingourwebsite:www.sfschamber.com

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Rose Hills Memorial Park and Café N Stuff co-hosted the Business Card Ex-change for an energetic group of attendees. The networking game got everyone laughing, making introductions and talking as they shared their favorite concert stories and shared ways to keep their business “rockin.”

Café N StuffAs always, Café N Stuff presented a beautiful

and delicious breakfast buffet. The chamber regularly uses Café N Stuff and is never disap-pointed. Café n Stuff Restaurant & Catering, located in Downey, is owned by 30-year food service veteran Ebie Ghaneian and his partner, Matt Nasserian, and is run by a familiar face, Rita DeBenedictis.

They have a café in Downey across the street from Stonewood Mall. The café is a perfect spot to host private parties, rehearsal dinners, meetings, etc. They also provide full service catering and can assist you with planning your entire event, from beginning to end.

Café N Stuff specializes in weddings, quinceaneras, themed parties, and corpo-rate events and proudly proclaims to “make delicious and convenient possible.”

Rose Hills Memorial Park & MortuaryRose Hills provided the facility for

the networking breakfast at its beautiful 18-acre memorial park. Bruce Lazenby, executive director of Business Devel-opment, explained that Rose Hills can assist with advance planning or arrangements at the time of need.

Rose Hills specializes in personal service for the diverse community it serves. They offer comprehensive, compassionate memorial care including cemetery property, funeral services and cremation options. From start to finish, you and your family will be assisted by Rose Hills’ professional team, which will coor-dinate and perform all aspects of your personalized arrangements.

Generations of area families have trusted their memories and their loved ones to Rose Hills and they have worked hard to earn the respect of the community and, as a result, their reputation for excellence in memorial care has grown.

The Santa Fe Springs Chamber thanks Café N Stuff and Rose Hills Memo-rial Park for sponsoring the August Business Card Exchange. The chamber is taking reservations to sponsor the 2015 Business Card Exchanges. Please call Sue Grana at (562) 944-1616 or email her at [email protected] if you are interested in hosting a networking breakfast.

Rose Hills Memorial Park, Café ‘N Stuff Co-host August Business Card Exchange

Ambassador co-chairs Teri Bazen, Norwalk/La Mirada Plumbing & HVAC, and Michael Aguilar, Michael Aguilar & Associates, present a gift and certificate of appreciation to Bruce Lazenby of Rose Hills Memorial Park for co-hosting the August Business Card Exchange breakfast at their beautiful community center.

Teri Bazen presents a certificate of appreciation to Café ‘N Stuff co-partner Matt Nasserian for providing the delicious breakfast for the August BCX.

Another raffle winner at the August BCX, which had a wonderful turnout of members and visitors.

First-time Business Card Exchange attendees Matt Denburg, president of Schooley Mitchell, and Scott Crawford, CEO of Avante, meet. They thought so highly of the SFS Chamber that both later joined.

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lunch at this free, monthly, members-only roundtable meeting.Register online at sfschamber.com or call (562) 944-1616.

Hispanic Outreach Taskforce to Recognize Founders at Positive Image Awards Luncheon September 28

The Hispanic Outreach Taskforce (HOT), which for a quarter century has worked to improve the quality of life for families in the greater Whittier/Rio Hondo community, will recog-nize the six people who founded the organization at its 25th Anniversary Positive Image Award (PIA) Luncheon, September 28.

“As we look back on our first 25 years, we cannot overlook the tre-mendous vision and commitment to community service that our founding members displayed as they planted the seeds for our organization,” said HOT President Yolanda Aguerrabere, Ed.D.

HOT will recognize longtime execu-tive directors Mary M. Romero and Linda I. Wong; psychologist Linda Yniquez, Ph.D; attorney Teresa Dan-ton; geriatric care manager Barbara Llamas, MPA; and community activist Victor Ledesma. In addition to the founding members, HOT will pres-ent PIAs in Education, Business and Community Service to outstanding community leaders.

The 2014 PIA Luncheon will be held on Sunday, September 28, at 1:00 p.m. at the Friendly Hills Coun-try Club, 8500 S. Villaverde Drive in Whittier. The luncheon will include the Tardeada (afternoon reception) de Honor with a silent auction, lunch and the awards ceremony. For 25 years, HOT has partnered with local corporate and business interests, city government, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, and school districts, among other local organiza-tions, to assess the needs of the com-munity and to address these issues in a collaborative way.

“Serving a facilitating organiza-tion, HOT and its many community partners have helped to improve the quality of life for local families, chil-dren and seniors in the Whittier/Rio Hondo area by creating programs that help people with the greatest need,” said Alex Tenorio, PIA committee chairman.

These programs include the PIA Awards Luncheon to recognize out-standing leaders serving the commu-nity; the Parent Education Conference to provide parents with the tools they need to help their children suc-ceed in high school and college; the HOT Scholarship Reception to award grants to college-bound high school seniors; the Back-to-School Backpack

Giveaway to help local students gear up for the new school year; The HOT Health Fair to provide health screen-ings and wellness information to local families; and Arte y Musica, to celebrate the community’s artistic and musical talent.

Proceeds from the PIA luncheon will help fund college scholarships, as well as programs to promote higher education, parenting, health and wellness, and cultural arts in the community.

Sponsorship packages beginning at $500 are still available to local busi-ness or community groups interested in supporting the organization’s goals and objectives. HOT is also seeking donated items for the PIA’s silent auc-tion, which could include weekend getaways; golf trips; tickets to sporting events, theater or concerts; and gift baskets and gift certificates

For more information about PIA luncheon sponsorships, please con-tact Alex Tenorio at (213) 590-2494.

The Whole Child Celebrates Opening of Satellite Office in Santa Fe Springs

On July 31, The Whole Child proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new Santa Fe Springs office with a ribbon cutting ceremony and other festivities. The event was attended by a large contingent of dignitaries from Santa Fe Springs, Pico Rivera, and Whittier, where the Whole Child is headquartered, as well as representatives and members of the chambers of commerce in those cities. The Whole Child received new funding to increase access to mental health and hous-ing services for children, youth and their parents. The expansion of these vitally important services is a collaborative effort between the City of Santa Fe Springs and The Whole Child. By joining forces to create this satellite office, The Whole Child will now be able to better serve vulnerable children and fami-lies most in need. The new offices are located at the Gus Velasco Neighborhood Center, 9255 South Pioneer Boulevard, in Santa Fe Springs.

C h a r l e n e D i m a s -Pe inado , execut ive director of The Whole Child, thanks all those involved in making this expansion possible.

Santa Fe Springs BUSINESS • September 2014 • NEW MEMBERS

AVANTEScott Crawford, CEO10646 Bloomfield Avenue, Santa Fe Springs 90670(408) 520-9712www.avante-group.comThe Avante Group is one of the world’s best small IT consulting firms, providing technology, outsourcing, consulting and trusted IT partnerships.

BAKERY 4 LESSAsadour Tarakchian, CEO1440 Arrow Highway, Irwindale 91706(626) 482-0345 / www.Bakery4Less.comBakery 4 Less is a family-owned, wholesale baking and catering company that serves vendors for corporate and social events, office parties, cafés, and hotels since 1999.

E-LIQ CUBE, INC.Pamela Cube, Principal13515 Alondra BoulevardSanta Fe Springs 90670(562) 741-5530www.eliqcube.comManufacturer and distributor of e-liquids.

FLEETWORKS, INC.Rich Gautreau, President14011 Marquardt AvenueSanta Fe Springs 90670(562) 921-7979www.fleetworksinc.comWe are a full service truck and trailer repair facility. We complete all types of diesel maintenance and repairs, including the repair of hydraulic systems, bit inspections, refrigerated systems and trailers. Towing is available.

IT WORKS GLOBALAngie Fierro, Independent DistributorUpland 91786(626) 523-0651www.CatchTheWrap.comIt Works! is the exclusive marketer of the world-famous Ultimate Body Applicator—the targeted, do-it-yourself 45-minute wrap that tightens, tones, and firms the body starting in only 45 minutes.

KEY WEST AUTO COLLISION CENTERGofriedo Benites, CEO12000 Firestone BoulevardNorwalk 90650(562) 868-0825“At Keywest, we are the best” for all your auto collision needs. Our certified technicians specialize in all makes and models, as well as heavy duty equipment vehicles. We provide free insurance estimates and our office staff will assist you through the claim process

PAYCHEX, INC.Leo Spencer, Payroll Consultant500 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1400Glendale 91203(626) 710-5136www.paychex.comWe provide a wide array of business and administrative services including pay-roll, health and benefits, retirement planning services, insurance services, HR administration, time and labor management, and merchant services

QUIET CANNON MONTEBELLO, INC.Iliana Castaneda & Allison Bloomer, Catering Sales Associates901 North Via San ClementeMontebello 90640(323) 724-4500www.BanquetCatering.comLocated just off the 60 Freeway and Garfield in Montebello. We offer banquet catering services for up to 1000 guests servicing weddings, birthdays, retire-ments, corporate meetings, and holiday parties

SCHOOLEY MITCHELLMatt Denburg, President569 Masters CircleBrea 92821(714) 482-6025www.schooleymitchell.com/smtc-ocWe help our clients reduce their telecom and credit card processing expenses by an average of 30 percent without having to change providers

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICTDanielle Soto, Senior Public Information Specialist21865 Copley DriveDiamond Bar 91765(909) 396-2214www.aqmd.govSCAQMD regulates stationary sources of air pollution for the urban portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties and all of Orange County. We have a Small Business Assistance Program to offer.

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L.A. CADA Announces Resignation of Executive Director Brenda Wiewel

Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) announces the resignation of Executive Director Brenda Wiewel effective August 31. For over 25 years Brenda led L.A. CADA through outpatient and inpatient programs to help men, women and chil-dren to change their lives from addiction to a healthy life style.

On August 27, the staff of L.A. CADA held a farewell event to honor their executive director. The board and employees expressed their appreciation to Brenda for her expert leadership. Under her direc-tion employees were given the opportunity to grow and develop and acquire new skills.

The long list of accomplishments under Brenda’s leadership was presented. She was able to broaden services to accommodate a population with diverse needs. Her achievements included rais-ing several hundred thousand dollars for capital improvements.

She was respected statewide for her work in the substance abuse field. In addition, she initiated an annual clinical conference for professionals in the social work field. Brenda was a constant sup-porter to local community organizations on behalf of L.A. CADA.

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Rotary Club of Santa Fe Springs Charity Car ShowThe Santa Fe Springs Rotary Club is holding its Seventh Annual Charity Car

Show from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18. The show will be held at 12016 Telegraph Road between Norwalk Boulevard and Pioneer Avenue, just west of Geezers restaurant. Pre-1980 cars or trucks may be entered. Also cars of special interest may enter. Competition entry fee for cars and trucks will be $30 if pre-registered or $35 at the gate. Public viewing is free.

The event, is being sponsored by Budweiser, Ecology Auto Parts, and Friendly Hills Bank. There will be music, food, trophies, vendor booths and fun. Proceeds from the car show will support the Santa Fe Springs Rotary Club scholarship and leadership programs for the local high schools.

For more information, visit the car show website at santafespringsrotary.org or call (562) 929-6033.


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The following companies recently renewed their memberships. We salute these busi-nesses and thank them for their continued support. Members listed in boldface type donated to the Youth Enrichment Fund.

Member YearsElectronic Chrome and grinding Co. 44Precision Tube Bending 30Sika Corp. 29Apollo Printing & Graphics 27Santa Fe Springs Christian School 27T. a. america Corporation 25Nitoma, Inc. 24american Cancer Society 22McKesson 19Juan Great Fiesta 16Capitol Distribution Co., LLC 15hTS Environmental Services 14McDonald’s - n L C Enterprises 13Mary Kay - Holly Noble 12Sam’s Club 12Southern California 10 School of interpretationHispanic Outreach Taskforce 9Mias Fashion Mfg. Co., inc. 9Southern Wine & Spirits 9Day-Lee Foods, inc. 7Kimco Staffing 6AuditOne, LLC 5Marquez Cable Systems, inc. 5The Salvation Army Santa Fe Springs 5Calvary Chapel Santa Fe Springs 4Stevens Steak & Seafood 4 house RestaurantPhillips industries, inc. 3SaBiC Polymershapes 3Union Tool & Die, inc. 3Duncan Bolt Co. 2Office Depot - Norwalk 2C J Concrete Construction, inc. 1Otafuku Foods, inc. 1Southland Credit Union 1

Scholarships Awarded to Children of Military PersonnelBy Mike SpragueWhittier Daily News

Life can be difficult for the children of military service personnel, espe-cially when their mothers or fathers return injured, or worse, are killed in the line of duty. Those children work-ing to gain an education often find themselves with a lack of guidance and the financial resources to attend the schools of their choice.

But those burdens were made a bit easier for two children of soldiers as they were awarded $5,000 scholar-ships each received Tuesday.

Andrew Rowe, 13, of Whittier, the son of the late First Sgt. Blue Rowe, will continue attending Whittier Christian Junior High School. And Shelby Robles, 18, of Long Beach, whose father, Staff Sgt. Charles Ro-bles, was injured five years ago in Iraq, will go to Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., where she plans to become a nurse and eventually work for Veterans Affairs hospitals.

Robles and Rowe received their scholarships during what turned into an emotional afternoon ceremony at Triangle Distributing Co., which had

donated the scholarship money to Folds of Honors Foundation, which helps children and spouses of soldiers killed or disabled on duty.

“Thank you so much,” said Rowe’s mother, Cindy, who then started cry-ing in appreciation.

“I know my husband is looking down and saying, ‘Cry me a handful,” she said. “I know he’s watching us.”

Blue Rowe was killed May 26, 2010 by an improvised bomb in Panjshir, Afghanistan.

Cindy Rowe said her son still would be able to attend Whittier Christian without the scholarship but it would have been difficult.

Robles also thanked Triangle for the scholarship.

“Being a military child, it’s been really hard,” she said. “To be able to go on this adventure will be great,” she said.

Without the scholarship – she learned about two months that she would get it – she wouldn’t be able to go to the private university, Robles said. She starts school in September.

Her father was hit by an IED in 2009 in Iraq and is now retired.

Peter Heimark, president of Tri-angle, said these were the first two scholarships presented by his compa-

ny. The money was raised by the com-pany, its employees and customers.

“It was inspired by folks at Anheus-er-Busch, the brewery,” said Heimark whose company distributes beverag-es, including beer, on why they chose to take part in the Folds of Honors Foundation.

“(The brewery) wanted to do some-thing meaningful for service people,” he said. “It really resonated with us.”

Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Cerritos, who was present at the ceremony, praised the scholarship program.

“This is a fantastic foundation that gives scholarships to children of men who are killed or disabled while serv-ing their country. “We can’t thank our families enough.”Whittier Daily News, August 12, 2014

Triangle Distributing Co. raised funds for scholarships for military families.

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Crime Mapping OnlineBy Captain Aviv Bar

Sharing crime information with the public and keeping residents, motor-ists, and businesses informed about criminal activity is a crucial element of working together to keep Santa Fe Springs a safe city.

The Whittier Police Department has teamed up with Crimereports.com to provide the community with up-to-date simple access to online crime information in the city.

The online crime mapping system dis-plays crimes which were reported to the Whittier Police Depart-ment. The user inter-face is very simple to navigate and allows the user to define spe-cific date ranges, geo-graphical locations, and crimes to display.

For privacy reasons, address locations are rounded to the nearest block number. Each crime type has a different icon and when clicked, will provide the date and time of the incident.

A great feature of the crime mapping system is the ability of residents and businesses to sign up for automatic crime alerts. Users are able to define a specific geographical area to be monitored and receive email notifications when a crime occurs in their area of interest.

Another feature of the crime mapping system is the ability to display on the map the exact living locations of registered sex offenders, as contained in the State of California Sex Offender Registry. By clicking on the icon, users can see the address and photo of the registrant along with identify-ing information.

The maps are updated daily, directly from the Whittier Police Department records management system. To access the crime mapping system for Santa Fe Springs and Whittier, go directly to www.crimereports.com and simply enter your address in the search box to get started.

Aviv Bar is a captain with the Whittier Police Department and oversees the department’s Investigations Division and Santa Fe Springs Policing Team. He can be reached at (562) 567-9265 or via email at [email protected].

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Are You Ready to ShakeOut?Major earthquakes can cause unprecedented catastrophes. With earthquakes

as an inevitable part of our future, businesses should make plans and take ac-tions to ensure that disasters do not become catastrophes. What we do now, will determine what our lives will be like afterwards.

With this in mind, the Earthquake Country Alliance (www.earthquakecountry.org) created the Great California ShakeOut, an earthquake drill and prepared-ness activity in which everyone can participate, which has now spread to many other states and regions.

To register as a participant for a ShakeOut drill in your area visit www.shake-out.org. Businesses of all sizes can also use the drill to get their employees, business partners, and even their clients and customers, involved and prepared for a big earthquake. Furthermore, the level of your staffs’ own personal and family preparedness will be key to their availability to support your company’s response and recovery efforts after a disaster.

To download disaster drill guidelines designed for businesses and their per-sonnel, go online to www.shakeout.org and click on “resources”. There are four options for drill designs to choose from, ranging from simple (Level 1) to ad-vanced (Level 4), each with steps to be taken before, during, and after a disaster.

The Santa Fe Springs Business Emergency Preparedness Network (BEPN) and the City of Santa Fe Springs will be participating in the Great California ShakeOut by running a citywide emergency drill.

For information on how you can participate with us, please contact Christy Lindsay, (562) 944-1616 or [email protected].

Caltrans Opens Reconstructed Alondra Boulevard Bridge—Caltrans, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Federal Highway Administration recently opened the newly-reconstructed Alondra Boulevard Bridge, the largest of three bridges rebuilt as part of the $110 million Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) Alondra Boulevard Bridge Project. The 57-year-old Alondra Bridge was completely rebuilt within 14 months.

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