Chamber Newsletter - October 2019

Last Chance for Nominations!

Scotts Valley Community Awards • Deadline is Wednesday Oct. 9th

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he Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce seeks your assistance in recognizing the people and businesses that make our Community such a special place. Please send us your 2019 nominations for outstanding businesses and individuals for the following categories: We are looking for nominations in the following categories: • Alvin Scarborough Memorial MAN OF THE YEAR • Annette Marcum Memorial WOMAN OF THE YEAR • YOUTH OF THE YEAR

• EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR • BUSINESS OF THE YEAR • ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR • Claire Hodgin Memorial BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT OF SCOTTS VALLEY

Criteria for nomination: • Each nominee must have made a valuable contribution to Scotts Valley.

• It may be in the previous year or over a period of time which you will specify

• A business of the year nominee must be a current Scotts Valley Chamber member.

• An individual may live or work outside the city limits, but their contribution must be within Scotts Valley.

• Youth of the year nominee must be of High School age

Nominating is quick and easy!

• Go online to https:// scottsvalleychamber.com/ chamberevents/ or https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/

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is to have every pet’s experience at the vet be calm and positive, understanding that each pet and owner have individual needs. You may walk in a stranger, but you will leave as part of the family, with your pets receiving the highest quality medical care with the warmth and attention they deserve.

The clinic is so proud to have recently hosted their annual fundraiser/open house, raising over $1,300 for local Peace of Mind Dog Rescue, attended by over 250 local residents and clients.

We would love to meet you

Happy Halloween!

Welcome Dr. Emily!

– Red Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 5:30-7 pm

Thursday October 24 GMPCCPF • You can also email your nominations to dreber@scotts valleychamber.com

Red Ribbon Ceremony to Welcome New Owner Dr. Emily Miller Davis — are known for providing warm and compassionate veterinary care.

Dr. Em feels education, a pet’s experience, and the time spent with clients and their pets are the most important aspects of veterinary medicine. Therefore her clinic provides extended 40-minute appointment times, feline calming pheromones in exam rooms and separate dog and cat entrance/ waiting rooms.

The clinic strives to provide the most up-to-date medical equipment, including digital dental x-rays, dental surgical unit, digital full body x-rays, new in-clinic laboratory, ultrasound, CO2 laser and cautery surgical equipment, and cold laser therapy. Dr. Em’s dream

Thursday October 10

Scotts Valley Veterinary 4257 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley

Scotts Valley Veterinary Clinic: Serving The Community for Over 50 Years

cotts Valley Veterinary Clinic is a family owned full service medical, surgical and dental facility that has been providing care for dogs and cats of the Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz and San Lorenzo communities for over 50 years.

Dr. Emily Miller, a Santa Dr. Emily Miller Cruz native, purchased the familyowned practice from her father in November. Miller, known as “Dr. Em,” is overjoyed to continue the family legacy while making the practice her own. Dr. Em, alongside associates Dr. Beverly Hill and Dr. Olivia Shull — all graduates of UC

Calendar of Upcoming Community Events

Togo’s Anniversary Red Ribbon Ceremony 5:30-7 pm Togo’s Scotts Valley 266 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

Thursday November 14 Grand Opening & Red Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 5:30-7 pm Flex Education 216 Suite C, Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

Saturday January 17

Community Awards Gala 5-10 pm Location TBD

at our Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting, which will be hosted in our parking lot at 4257 Scotts Valley Drive, October 13 at 5:30 p.m.

Come meet our doctors and wonderful staff! All are welcome to attend (parking is at the local Bank of America).

Thursday April 23

All Chambers Mega Mixer – Santa Cruz & Santa Clara Counties 5:30-7:30 pm Roaring Camp Railroads 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton

Call the Chamber Today or Visit www.scottsvalleychamber.com

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Togo’s Gives Back to the Community

Celebrate 2nd Anniversary Red Ribbon Ceremony to say Thanks!

October 24th, 5:30-7pm

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t has been two years since Greg Wimp and his business partners took over three local Togo’s locations in Capitola, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. They have turned the stores around from declining sales to strong growth stores.

Togo’s is back on the map and people in the community are taking notice. Community involvement was one of the things motivating the switch for Greg from being a COO at a tech company to a Togo’s owner.

Greg has embraced this and has supported the Boys & Girls Club, Digital Nest,

Homeless Garden Project, Watsonville PAL, Downtown Streets Team, Fallen Officers Foundation and many other things across Santa Cruz County.

As a result of Greg’s community involvement, he was as 2018 Scotts Valley Man of the Year by the Scotts Valley Chamber. Greg has also been involved in large scale events like the Wharf to Wharf, Little Wharf 3-miler, Lacrosse tournaments, and other local festivals. Greg is also deeply involved in the Togo’s corporation, with store improvement and pilot sandwich

programs. Capitola Togos is piloting a new Cheese Steak Melt.

While Scotts Valley Togo’s is piloting a new Italian Melt. The Team is opening a 4th store on October 8th in Downtown Watsonville to be a part of the revitalization of Downtown. Greg’s Togo’s Team is excited to be involved and boosting our community! Greg aims to lead by example by stepping up to give, help, share, love and better our community day by day.

Come celebrate the 2 year anniversary at Togo’s Scotts Valley on Oct 24.

Togo’s Scotts Valley owners (from left): Ken Coryn, Greg Wimp, and David Deipersloot.

Dr. Hardwick Celebrates First Anniversary with a FREE Consult MoveStrong Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Successes with Clients Soars!

By Dr. Kyle Hardwick

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oveStrong started in September 2018 with the goal of serving the community through quality health care.

We aim to empower every client that walks through our doors by showing them that no matter the “diagnosis” they are strong, resilient, adaptable, and capable of amazing things with the right mindset, the right guidance and just a little hard work.

We use a variety of methods to help our clients including: physical rehabilitation, exercise therapy, chiropractic adjustments, manual therapies, nutrition, and Strength & Conditioning programming.

However, the greatest intervention we have found is the act of listening to our clients and coming up with a plan together to help them achieve their goals.

It has been an absolute honor serving Scotts Valley this past year. We want to thank all those that have trusted us with the care of their injuries and performance goals. We look forward to many more years serving the town and county that we love and hope to continue to create a culture of health and wellness so you can “MoveStrong”, “ThinkStrong”, and Be Strong in all that you do!

As a thank you, we are launching a FREE 20 minute Initial Consult with Dr Hardwick to hear about your con-

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dition and/or health goals to see if you would be a good candidate for care at MoveStrong.

Call or go online to book your free consult today!

831-531-7383 • movestrongchiro.com/appointments

Scotts Valley Chamber News

Introducing New Member, Hwy17 Web Services Your Local Provider & Solutions

By Andrew Pecanic

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was born and raised in Santa Clara, and since my parents moved to Mount Hermon more than twentyfive years ago, I’ve lived there off and on.

A few years ago, I moved back to Mount Hermon after living in Japan and teaching English there for close to nine years. My experience there helped me develop my communication skills to be able to take something complex and explain it in a clear and concise manner.

Now I find myself in a world explaining website design, SEO, hosting, and more. And if done right, how these

things will get your business more customers.

There are web solutions available for every business of varying sizes and needs. We have options from full service to DIY. I like that if I can take care of something a person dislikes doing (web / tech stuff), they can focus on their passions and why they opened their business in the first place: from baking to plumbing or whatever it is they do.

I genuinely like helping and listening to people. Every person and

business has different needs, and I like to find the best solution for each person, even if it’s something that I can’t do for them.

Away from my business, I like taking hikes and going to the beach.

I’m a reader and a writer, and I’ve built several websites on my own. Now with my business, I have more resources and tools to build websites for others.

And although I’m back in the States, I’m still a big fan of Japanese food and culture. hwy17webservices.com

Andrew Pecanic

New Member Spotlight: Santa Cruz Mustang Club

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By SCMC President Cami Corvin

he Santa Cruz Mustang Club is an awarding winning, nonprofit organization that donates time, money, and appears in the community for events such as parades, car shows, funerals and local events. Our club spends about 50% of their time working on charity events and the other half is spent with our members on cruises, and local events that are specific to the Santa Cruz Mustang Club.

Our club has been recognized in the community for its outstanding efforts in charity work and working alongside the local community. The club has

been invited many times as a special guest to help support local car shows here in Santa Cruz such as Hot Rods at the Beach, Cops and Rodders, Hot Rods on the Green, Relay for Life for American Cancer Society and “PIP” Police in Pursuit for Special Olympics. The club works closely with Scotts Valley Police Officer ’s Association on special events.

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Each year we hold “Mustangs on the Wharf” charity event wherein the club works hard to raise money for O’Neill Sea Odyssey for the kids. This program teaches our youths about preservation of our ocean and becoming a steward in the community to help keep our oceans safe for the wildlife and for us to enjoy.

Come join us for “Trunk or Treat”

October 27, 2019 from 12–3 p.m. at Cruise Coffee, 75 Mnt. Hermon Road, Scotts Valley. We will have a few cars dressed up for your family to swing by and get some yummy treats for the kids and see some awesome cars!

If you have a fundraiser or would like our club to help you with your grand opening etc., please contact us to see how we can assist you.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, donating to this great club (501(c) (3)), feel free to check out website at: www. santacruzmustangclub.com

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Bay Federal named No. 1 in the Nation B ay Federal Credit Union was recently named the nation’s number one “Best Credit Union to Work For”

by Credit Union Journal during their annual ranking program done in partnership with Best Companies Group.

This is the first time that the credit union has topped the list.

This year, 50 institutions from across the country made the annual ranking of the Best Credit Unions to Work For. The analysis and rankings are performed by reviewing employers’ benefits, workplace policies and practices, and extensive employee surveys.

Bay Federal is known for their unique workplace culture, community engagement, focus on health and wellness, entertaining employee events, and their robust employee recognition programs.

They emphasize on being “fun and friendly” while maintaining a professional approach to member service. Employees can be seen celebrating various dress-down days throughout the year, and the entire organization celebrates an annual Hal-

Bay Federial Credit Union employees gather for their participation in the Second Harvest Food Bank Hunger Heroes program. loween costume and decoration contest where members can vote for the winner on social media. These all contributed to the high ranking resulting from the employee surveys.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to receive this wonderful recognition,” said Carrie Birkhofer, President and CEO of Bay Federal. “I believe that our ongoing focus on setting a positive

and fun workplace culture, with an emphasis on outstanding service to our members, truly sets us apart. I share this honor with each one of our employees.”

Credit unions on the list ranged in size from just 31 staff members and under $200 million in assets all the way up to institutions with billions in assets and thousands of employees. Bay Federal has 225 employees and recently surpassed $1 billion in assets.

••• Bay Federal is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution that serves nearly 77,000 members and 1,200 local businesses throughout Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey counties. With more than $1 billion in assets, Bay Federal Credit Union is the largest member-owned financial institution in Santa Cruz County, serving its members and the community since 1957. Bay Federal Credit Union has an award-winning employee volunteer program in which employees have given their own money and volunteer for numerous local schools, nonprofit organizations, and community events each year.

Congratulations to Brite Horizons School on their Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting at their new Scotts Valley location!

Photo Credit: Kevin Anderson

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