Chamber Monthly Mixer - 8-15-18

We had a good crowd last night at our Chamber Monthly Mixer that took place right here at our Chamber office here on Main Street. Kaye's Kitchen provided us with yummy chicken wings that everyone enjoyed. Even Mayor Steve Jones, Council Member Thu-Ha Nguyen, and City Manager Scott Stiles dropped by.

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Business to Business Breakfast - 8-09-18

At our quarterly Business to Business Breakfast we had Chamber members from Ace High Casino Rentals, Dimond & Shannon Mortuary, and the Red Robin come give a presentation on what their business is all about.

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CTS Cement Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 7-20-18

A crowd of over 200 attended CTS Cement's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.  They provided a couple of food trucks for the guests and a bouncy house for the kids.   We also went on a tour of their facility and learned about the process of making cement. They are an employee owned company with a lot of happy employees.  We are happy they moved to Garden Grove and will be a great business member.

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Multi-Chamber Mixer 7-18-18

We had a great time at our multi-chamber mixer with the Fountain Valley Chamber. Elwyn California, a member of both chambers, hosted the event at their facility. They have been around for over 160 years and serving Orange County for over 10 years. Their Fall Fling is coming up September 22, 2018

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 6-28-18

Creating an exit plan for your Business was the topic for the Chamber Business Breakfast this month.  We had the pleasure of hearing from Mandy M. Woo, a financial planner. 

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Joe Hammer's Goodbye Lunch 6-22-18

We had a special lunch for longtime Board of Director and Chamber Member, Joe Hammer, of California Relocation Services. He served on the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors since 1998. He served as Board Chair and was our CFO for several years. He plans on still going to our events, so be sure to meet him if you have not met him already.

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Ribbon Cutting for OctaPharma Plasma 6-21-18

Ribbon cutting ceremony for OctaPharma Plasma was held Thursday , 06-21-2018.  

OctaPharma Plasma, opened up their doors to celebrate their grand ribbon cutting. They provided chamber members a tour of their OctaPharma Plasma Center.

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Monthly Chamber Mixer at 6-20-2018

The Garden Grove Masons hosted the June Mixer at the Masonic Lodge in Garden Grove.  We are very proud to have them as a Chamber member and for all of the outreach work they do in our community.

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Annual Leadership Luncheon 6-7-2018

We held our Annual Leadership Luncheon at the Garden Grove Community Center to thank our membership, sponsors, and have our new 2018/2019 Board of Directors installed. Lunch was catered by Chamber member, Red Robin, with burgers and chicken sandwiches. Our own Fire Chief, Tom Schultz, lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and we had the honor of Mayor Steve Jones install our Board of Directors and also our Women's Division Board of Directors.

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Business Breakfast 05-31-2018

The Business Breakfast Meeting was at our new home, HomeTown Buffet and we had Usama Kahf of Fisher & Phillips, LLP speak on the new laws pertaining to hiring an independent contractor or hourly employee. 

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Business to Business Breakfast 05-10-2018

The Business to Business Breakfast Meeting was hosted by the Brookdale Garden Grove - Senior Living and Memory Care.   The guest speakers were Pamela Junge of Brookdale Garden Grove, Lina Celella of The Elizabeth Do Team and Alyssa Allain of Walmart Store #4171  This morning we had the pleasure of hearing "The difference between Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living", "Real Estate News" and Walmart Free Grocery Pick UP"

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14th Annual Golf Class! 5-9-2018

Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce & Garden Grove Community Foundation Presents The 14^th Annual Golf Tournament

A fun day of drinks, prizes, great food, and fabulous auction items to be had at this event. 

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Ribbon Cutting for Paris Baguette 5-7-18

Ribbon cutting ceremony for Paris Baguette was held Monday, 5-07-2018.

Owners, Gary & Stephanie Gong, recently opened up their doors to celebrate their grand ribbon cutting

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Chamber Business Breakfast 04-26-2018

Craig Wells, Franchise Specialist from FranNet of Southern California gave a presentation on "Exploring Franchise Options" at our Business Breakfast.

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Women's Division 55th Annual Silver Spoons Luncheon 4-22-18

Many people through out the community attended the Silver Spoons Luncheon held at the Great Wolf Lodge.  The Chamber was proud that three of our board members and our Women's Division President were honorees. 

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Ribbon Cutting for Elite Insurance Professionals 4-21-18

Ribbon cutting ceremony for Farmers Insurance Agency - Elite Insurance Professionals was held Saturday, 4-21-2018.  Owner, Eva Chong, recently moved her business here from the Valley.  

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Monthly Chamber Mixer 4-18-18

Orangefield Child Development Center hosted the Monthly Chamber Mixer, The Executive Director, Sahilly Federico,talked about her preschool and how it's been growing since joining our chamber.

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 3-30-18

The Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles, Police Chief Todd Elgin, and Fire Chief Tom Schultz gave an informative presentation on the Garden Grove Quality of Life. To Join the Conversation please go to: https://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us/join-the-conversation-on-garden-grove-quality-of-life-services-qa

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Nonprofit Strategy Meeting 3-28-18

On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, we held our very first Nonprofit Strategy Meeting! Thank you to everyone who attended, to ECofOC, to all of our speakers and to OneSource Distributors who provided the location!

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112th Annual Gala Dinner and Awards 3-24-18

Destination: Garden Grove! That was the theme for our Annual Gala Dinner on March 24th. The Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove (soon to be The Delta by Marriott) hosted our 112th Annual Gala Dinner. The food, decor, music, people and ambiance helped make this a great event. Thank you to everyone who helped with the event, attended and who make Garden Grove THE place to live, work, and play.

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Monthly Chamber Mixer at CAPOC 3-21-18

Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC) hosted our March Mixer. CAPOC is a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating and preventing poverty. We are very proud to have them as a Chamber member and for all the work they do in our community. 

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Government Affairs Committee Meeting 3-9-18

The Fountain Valley Chamber, Korean American Chamber and the Santa Ana Chamber joined us at our Government Affairs Committee Meeting on March 9th. Our guest speaker was Assembly Member, 72nd District, Travis Allen who will be a Republican Candidate for Governor for the State of California. 

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Groundbreaking Ceremony for SteelCraft 3-5-18

​The new SteelCraft in Garden Grove had their ground breaking ceremony today! Many of the new tenants opening restaurants were in attendance along with local City officials. SteelCraft originated in Long Beach and was the brainchild of it's founder, Kim Gros. Project should be completed in about 6-months.

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Multi-Chamber Mixer 2-22-18

​Another great collaboration between Chambers at our Multi-Chamber Mixer at Garden Grove's Great Wolf Lodge last night. We had the Anaheim, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Westminster, and Garden Grove Chamber business members meet. Our host, the Great Wolf Lodge, always does a fantastic job. This type of event is a great benefit to our business members, whether they are a small or large business. Keep a look out for our next Multi-Chamber Mixer!!!

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 2-22-18

Roni Ramos of Harmony 3 Productions gave a wonderful presentation on how to create your own short business video. We plan on having a workshop with Roni in the future to show more members how to create your own video. 

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Chamber Mixer at Credit Union of Southern California 2-21-18

Credit Union of Southern California hosted a great mixer last night. We saw a lot of new people and enjoyed some delicious food! Did you know that you can bank at their credit union even though you are members of a different credit union? They are a co-op credit union. 

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Ribbon Cutting for Campbell Termite Control Services 2-15-18

We celebrated Campbell Termite Control Services joining the Garden Grove Chamber with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. We are excited to have this new member right here on Main Street!

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Ribbon Cutting for Elizabeth Do Team 2-15-18

It was wonderful to welcome The Elizabeth Do Team to Garden Grove. It is nice to have someone originally raised here moved their business back.

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Business to Business Breakfast 2-08-2018

Another Chamber benefit is we give our business members the opportunity to showcase their business to other members. This morning we had the pleasure of hearing from Fred Giron of PHD Insurance, Steve Harding of American Family Housing, and Susie Clisson of West County Tire & Automotive!

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State of the City Luncheon 1-31-2018

We had a packed house at our State of the City Luncheon on Wednesday, January 31st. Mayor Steve Jones spoke about how great Garden Grove is to work, live and play! We have an exciting year ahead of us.

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Chamber Mixer at On the Greens Catering 1-17-2018

Our new Chamber member, On the Greens Catering & Conference Center, hosted our Chamber Mixer this month. This is on the Navy golf course and both the golf course and catering center are open to the general public.

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Ribbon Cutting for Mr. Matcha 1-10-2018

On Wednesday evening we celebrated Mr. Matcha coming to Main Street Garden Grove and joining the Chamber with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. We had a great turnout and enjoyed some samples of their delicious soft serve. 

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2017 BiGG

We had over 2,300 tickets in the drawing for our winners this year of Buy in Garden Grove. The Garden Grove Neighborhood Association won the $500 cash prize. The other two winners of a one-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, were Missy Mendoza and Meena Yoo. Congratulations and thank you for buying in Garden Grove!

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Congressman Alan Lowenthal Ribbon Cutting 12-14-2017

We welcomed Congressman Alan Lowenthal to Historic Main Street and the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

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HomeTown Buffet Ribbon Cutting 12-14-2017

We celebrated the remodeling of HomeTown Buffet and welcomed them back to our Chamber with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony! They really did a nice job and their staff is wonderful!

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Holiday Chamber Mixer 12-13-2017

Farmers and Merchants Bank hosted our fabulous Holiday Mixer again this year. They have been a member with our Chamber for 62 years and we presented their President ,W. Henry Walker, and our local branch Vice President, Relationship Manager, Sandy Thomas,  with an award thanking them for their support to our Chamber and the community of Garden Grove.

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Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
for Kumon Math & Reading Center 12-08-17!  

 We welcomed Kumon Math & Reading Center - West Garden Grove with a Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

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Monthly Chamber Mixer at Jay's Catering 11-15-17!

Congratulations to Jay's Catering on having 50 years in business! Thank you for hosting our Mixer, it was a great event! We look forward to many more years of business. 

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Business to Business Breakfast 11-09-17!

Our new Business to Business Breakfast meeting is becoming a hit! Thanks to today's speakers for their wonderful presentations; Kelly Anvari of Visiting Angels, Clay Bock of Integrity Jewelers and Daniel Edwards of Edwards VoIP. 

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Joint Chamber Mixer at Bowlmor Lanes 10-26-17!

The Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce and the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce came together on Thursday for a joint chamber mixer. This successful networking event brought businesses from neighboring cities together for a fun night!

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 10-26-17!

Gwen Earle from the Better Business Bureau was our guest speaker for our Business Breakfast meeting this month. It was held at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel! We had great attendance and wonderful food. 

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Monthly Chamber Mixer at Anaheim Marriott Suites 10-18-17!

Anaheim Marriott Suites hosted our October Mixer. Thank you to everyone who came and showed their support for this Chamber Member. There were over 70 attendees and great raffle prizes!

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 9-28-17!

Professor Tobi West from Coastline Community College was our speaker at our Business Breakfast today. She gave a very useful presentation on "Cybersecurity."

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Ace High Casino Rentals Ribbon Cutting/Mixer 9-20-17!

7th Orange County Asian Business Expo 9-12-17!

We were at the 7th Orange County Asian Business Expo at the Great Wolf Lodge on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

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Chamber Bowling Tournament 9-7-17!

We had a great turnout at this year's tournament! Everyone had a good time and lots of fun. Congratulations to this year's winners:

1st Place Team - Score: 1809 - Individual Team 4 "The Bowlers"

2nd Place Team - Score: 1575 - Garden Grove Police Department "Split Happens"

3rd Place Team - Score: 1416 - Farmers & Merchants Bank "Lend Us A Strike"

Most Spirited Award - Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center 

Best Dressed Team - Orange County Emergency Pet Clinic 

Best Team Name - "Spare Me" - Individual Team 1

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for All About the Bride & E Patisserie & Café 9-6-17!

There were a lot of happy faces welcoming All About the Bride & E Patisserie & Café here on downtown Main Street celebrating their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Former owners of the building, Leo & Virginia Zlaket, were there supporting the new owners, Elizabeth & Tony Dang. Historic Main Street is back! 

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 8-31-17!

This morning at our Business Breakfast meeting, Stephanie Nguyen-Yu of Nestegg Insurance Services gave a fantastic and informative presentation on tips on health care for your business.

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Chamber Mixer at Team AMVETS 8-17-17!

Many of our members supported Team AMVETS at their mixer last night. Team AMVETS supports our homeless veterans by getting them into furnished homes. You can support them at their first time ever fundraiser, Vibes 4 Vets, taking place October 14, 2017 at The Festival Amphitheater in Garden Grove.

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Business to Business Breakfast Meeting 8-9-17!

Our new Business to Business Breakfast Series is giving our members a chance to showcase their business. We had the pleasure to hear from three of our great members, Robert Emanuel of Debello Agency, Barbara Logue-Barish of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and Jon Glant of Edward Jones.

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Chamber Mixer at Gibo/Kodama Chairs 7-19-17!

Our Chamber Mixers are fun and sometimes full of surprises! Our mixer host Gibo/Kodama Chairs had a door prize giving away one of their office chairs. The lucky winner was Janet Leasure who is one of our Board of Directors. 

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 7-13-17!

We welcomed our new member Orangefield Child Development Center & Learning Center with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. They provide preschool education, pick kids up after school and after school care.

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 6-29-17!

We had our business breakfast at the Wood Fired Grill, inside the Great Wolf Lodge, today. Bob Marsh from The File Depot gave a wonderful presentation on "Comprehensive Records Management Program."

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Mixer & Ribbon Cutting at the Garden Grove Masonic Lodge 6-21-17!

The Garden Grove Masonic Lodge hosted the Garden Grove Chamber Mixer last night and they were welcomed to the Chamber as one of their newest members. We want to thank them for all their service to the community and congratulate the Free Masons on their 300 year anniversary this year!

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Smart & Final Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 6-13-17!

After 11 years, a new Smart & Final store opened up again here in Garden Grove. Many attended in support of their soft opening.  

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2nd Annual Leadership Appreciation Luncheon 6-8-17!

We held our 2nd Annual Leadership Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, June 8th. Our new 2017-2018 Board of Directors were installed by Chief Elgin along with the Women’s Division Board of Directors. Our members and sponsors are greatly appreciated by us and make our Chamber stronger. 

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Morningside Recovery Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 6-7-17!

Congratulations go out to Morningside recovery at their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, June 7th. They will be the second largest recovery center in Orange County with 87 beds. We are happy to have them in Garden Grove. 

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Bruster's Real Ice Cream, Garden Grove 6-2-17!

We welcomed Brusters Real Ice Cream, Garden Grove with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. All their ice cream is made right there fresh, please make sure you try some. If you bring a Banana on Thursdays you will receive a banana split at half price. All chamber members get $1 off their total when they present their membership card. 

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Strawberry Festival Parade 5-27-2017

The Chamber of Commerce participated in the parade again this year. Many of our members and Board members walked in the parade. Our Chamber Board of Directors, Sandy Thomas, a.k.a. Garden Grove Woman of the Year was also in the parade along with Steve Sanders, Garden Grove Man of the Year. 

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Monthly Chamber Business Breakfast 5-25-17

Monthly Chamber Mixer 5-17-17

13th Annual Golf Classic 5-10-17!

Everyone at our 13^th Annual Golf Tournament enjoyed their day. There was fun prizes, great food, and fabulous auction items to be had at this event. Looking forward to another great event next year. 

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Business to Business Breakfast 5-3-17

54th Annual Silver Spoon Awards 4-30-17

Monthly Chamber Breakfast 4-27-17!

Monthly Chamber Mixer 4-19-17!

We held our monthly Chamber Mixer on Wednesday April 19th here at the Chamber Office. Many people came to this event to welcome our new members and network. Special thanks to Kaye's Kitchen, Doug's Downtown Grill and Azteca Restaurant and Lounge for donating food. 

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Monthly Membership Committee Meeting 4-11-17!

Our membership committee held their monthly meeting at Irrawaddy and presented them with their new member basket. They also presented World Financial Group with theirs. Thank you for joining the chamber and we look forward to working with everyone. 

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Chamber Gala Dinner and Awards 3-25-17!

The Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce held it's 111th Annual Gala Dinner and Awards at the Great Wolf Lodge on Saturday, March 25, 2017.  Harmony Partners Barbershop Quartet entertained us, Larry Schwartz provided a classic car for photo ops, and Dustin Lam was our awesome photographer. Everyone enjoyed the dinner then dancing.  

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Chamber Mixer at Coco's Bakery Restaurant 3-15-17!

Coco's Bakery Restaurant in Garden Grove hosted our March mixer and provided delicious pies for us. We are very pleased that so many people came to support a Chamber Member and to make new connections. 

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Chamber Business Breakfast 2-24-17!

Mitch Seigel from Nine Dot Marketing gave an informative presentation on Understanding Cultural and Multi-Generational Differences. Thank you to everyone who attended. 

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 2-16-17!

Orange County Workforce Innovation High School celebration their new facility and Chamber member with an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday. Congratulations to the students who won various honor awards and to the faculty for all they do!

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  Multi-Chamber Mixer 2-15-17!

  We had our Monthly Chamber Mixer at AMF Valley Views Lanes with the Cypress Chamber of Commerce. Many people attended this Multi-Chamber Event and we look forward to doing more things with Cypress in the future!

   

   

   

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RBN Business Expo 2-8-17!

RBN (Relationship Building Network) held their Orange County's 2017 Kick off Major Business Expo at the Great Wolf Lodge of Southern California on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. 

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 2-9-17!

Van Nguyen Gordon Insurance & Financial Services Agency celebrated their one year anniversary with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Thank you Van Nguyen for being a Chamber Member.

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State of the City Luncheon 2-2-17!

We truly are appreciative and want to thank of all our Sponsors of our State of the City Luncheon held at the Great Wolf Lodge on February 2, 2017. Your sponsorship helped make our event the success it was. We also want to thank our many members who attended. Your membership and support truly make our Chamber stronger so we can help our business community with networking events, legislative support, and educational programs.

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Chamber Business Breakfast 1-26-17!

Tommy Lynch, UFC Gym Garden Grove, gave an informative and extremely helpful presentation on Workplace Violence. Thank you for the valuable information and to Coco'c Bakery Restaurant for the delicious food. 

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Mixer at Integrity Jewelers 1-18-17!

Integrity Jewelers hosted our January mixer. It was a dual celebration as it was also Clay Bock's birthday! Thank you Mary Ann and Clay Bock for hosting us and to Cliff Miller for the musical entertainment. 

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Design A Smile Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 1-5-17!

On Thursday, January 5th, we welcomed Design A Smile to the Garden Grove/Anaheim Area with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Special thanks to El Farolito Jr for catering this event. 

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