Jack in the Box: Making Busy Lives Better One SMILE at a Time
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MAY2018 •VOLUME 38 •NUMBER 5•WWW.VISALIACHAMBER.ORG www.Facebook.com/VisaliaChamber www.twitter.com/VisaliaBiz Business Update AWARD-WINNING MONTHLYPUBLICATION OF THE VISALIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS Jackinthe Box: SPOTLIGHT Making BusyLives Better One SMILE At ATime UPCOMING EVENTS When youthink of Jack in the Boxwhat is one of the first images APRIL 30: CandidatesForum that comes to mind? Is it Jack and his big redsmile? As it turns out, Time: 6:30 pm that big redsmile is not just important to Jack, it is an important Location: TulareCounty Officeof featurefor all Jack in the Boxrestaurants around the U.S. Herein Education, 6200 S. Mooney Tulare, Kings, and Fresno Counties the people responsible for making MAY1: sure that every customer is greeted with asmile is VTPEnterprises Travel Presentation -China located in Farmersville. VTPEnterprises is afranchisee of Jack in the Time: 6:00 pm Box. With 15 restaurants located locally,VTP Enterprises/Jack in Location: Wyndham Hotel the Boxemploys about 500 people. Jobs at Jack in the Boxinclude, hopes to expand to evenmoreschools in the area. MAY8: maintenance, guest services, food preparation, assistant managers, The second education focused program is ascholarship program. Government Affairs Committee Each of the 15 local Jack in the Boxrestaurants have adopted anearby Time: 7:00 am restaurant managers, HR and manyother supportjobs. Every job at Location: Buckman-Mitchell Office Jack in the Boxisimportant to ensuring the customersleave the high school and is committed to providing a$1,000.00 scholarship MAY9: restaurant happy. for one student from that school. Additionally the restaurant works EmergeClass -SalesTraining RandyRobertson and PatriceRoux aretwo of the partnersatVTP with the local community to raise additional funds to be added to Time: 6:00 pm enterprises. Both partnersliveinVisalia and arecommitted to making the scholarship.This allows the community an opportunity to get Location: College of Sequoias sure that Jack in the Boxprovides great servicetothe community involved and makeadifferencefor astudent from their neighborhood. Registration Required and great serviceatthe restaurants. “The mission of Jack in the Box The goal for this program is to expand to the 10 restaurants the MAY10: is to makebusylives better and to do it with aSMILE” according to partnership operates in Kern County in the coming years. Lastly YPN Monthly Meet-Up Jack in the Boxoffersafundraising program. This program focuses Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Roux.When someone comes to work for Jack in the Box, one of the Location: BarrelHouse Brewing Co. first things that theylearn is what SMILE stands for. on schools, but can be used by non-profits, churches and other MAY17: “S” Serve with pride organizations looking to raise money. The fundraiser is acoupon Non-Profit Workshop “M” Makepeople feel partofour family book with morethan $60.00 in savings. Each book sells for $5.00, Time: 9:00 am “I” Integrity above all and the school or organization keeps 80% of the proceeds. “We Location: Fresno Pacific University “L”Lift each other up knowthat schools in particular arealways looking for new ways to (Visalia) “E”Embracechange raise moneytoprovide opportunities and materials for local students. MAY24: The SMILE motto is not just We strongly believe in supporting Visalia Chamber local educatorsinthe areas we serve Ambassador Breakfast used within the Jack in the Box Time: 8:00 am restaurants. Randynoted “Itis and want to help in anyway we MAY24: important to all of the partnersat can.”These three programs areJack YPN Networking Mixer VTPEnterprises that every one in the Boxs wayofgiving back and Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm of our Jack in the Boxrestaurants applying their SMILE motto within Location: Historic SevenSycamores gives back to the community,we the community.Inaddition to the RSVP Requested areparticularly passioonate educational programs, Jack in the about working with Boxroutinely sponsorslocal sports local educatorsto teams including schools and the provide programs that Visalia Rawhide. encourage students to “Itisimportant for our company work hardinschool.” to be seen as apartner in the Currently there community.Wewant people to know arethree different that Jack in the Boxisnot just afast programs offered by food restaurant, we arecommitted Jack in the Boxto to making our community better, local schools. The first program one smile at atime.”noted Laura is astudent and teacher recognition program. Jack in the Box Martinez, Marketing Manager for VTPEnterprises. Formore Romantic Rhine River Cruise during Oktoberfest: provides certificates and coupons for teacherstohand out each week information about anyofthe Jack in the Boxprograms please reach September 27-October 7, 2018 to students who theywant to recognizefor their hardwork. They out to Laura at 559-625-4887. Islands of NewEngland also provide an awardtothe principle each week that theycan give The Chamber would liketothank Jack in the Boxand VTP October 19-26, 2018 to an outstanding teacher.This program wasjust launched for the Enterprises for being such agreat community partner.The work being NewYork City Holiday 2017-2018 school year.The goal of this program is to encourage done to supportstudents, teachers, and schools is an December 10-14, 2018 students to work hardinthe classroom at all grade levels. So far 85 important contribution to Visalia and the surrounding Peru: Ancient Land of Mysteries schools have takenadvantage of this program and Jack in the Box communities. March 23-April 1, 2019 China April 5-13, 2019 PRESIDENT’S CORNER *Slideshowpresentation, May1, 2018, 6:00 pm, Wyndham Hotel Be Patient and TryLooking From aDifferent Perspective CherryBlossom in Japan April 6-16, 2019 My grandmother used to have an abstract pictureonher cre- mandate the electrification of California buildings, and to support Alaska the Great Land denza that Iloved. Maybe lovedistoo strong of aword. Ifound the Property TaxFairness Initiative. The Chamber Boardvoted to June 19-27, 2019 it curious most days;ifI’m honest, Ifound it frustrating more supportGAC’s recommendations. Continued on Page 6 often than not. The black and white picturereminded me of William Martin is the Chairperson of GACand anaturally an ink spot. My grandma would proudly pick up the 8x10 curious fella. Youmay knowWilliam through his company pictureand declareshe sawGod. I’dsquint my eyesand Martin and Martin Properties, his involvement in County scrunch my nose but Ijust couldn’t see howthese ink Center Rotary or through his vigorous supportoflocal spots made apictureofGod. I’dget frustrated and move theater,especially at the IceHouse. Watching William on to something else. She’d sigh, remind me to be patient Gail Zurek chair GACmeetings has reinforcedthe lesson my grand- and trylooking at it from adifferent point of view. Visalia Chamber mother tried to teach me decades earlier.When thereis President &CEO The Visalia Chamber of Commerce’s Government Af- frustration, be patient and trylooking at things from differ- fairsCommittee (GAC)isaplatform for memberstoengage ent angles. As issues come beforeGAC,William often plays on public policyissues facing local business. It’sthe placewherethe “devil’s advocate” or requests opposing viewsbepresent as we consider Chamber first considerswhether to engage in supporting, opposing an issue. Therehavebeen multiple times this exercise changed the or encouraging local ordinances, ballot measures, and state assembly decision of the group and it always made us moreinformed. and senate bills. The GACCommittee is the first to push for busi- As we enter apolitical season, my grandma’s lesson from years ness friendly policies that makeVisalia abetter placetoliveand work. ago applies nowmorethan ever. Iencourage youtoapproach issues Through this committee, the Chamber pushed the development of the and candidates with education and with as manyperspectives as you 300 microbrewery overlaydistrict, food vending (truck) districts and helped can gather.These areimportant decisions we faceand we need your REQUESTED shape the signordinance. Recently theyrecommended to the Chamber input. If youwould likemoreinfor- Suite Commerce ICE BoardofDirectorstosupportthe Water Supply and Water Quality Bond mation about attending GAC, please of Act of 2018, oppose California State Assembly Bill 3232 which would contact the Chamber. St., RV er SE 93291 VISALIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MISSION ICONS CA Garden Chamb N. Catalyst for Change Community Convener Champion for Business salia salia, Vi 222 Vi ADDRESS VISALIA TIMES-DELTA •APRIL 28, 2018 2 • MAY2018 • WWW.VISALIACHAMBER.ORG www.twitter.com/VisaliaBiz www.Facebook.com/VisaliaChamber Visalia Firm Recognized With GROUNDBREAKING •GRAND OPENING •RIBBON CUTTING •CEREMONIES National All-Star Award The Lockwood Agencyhas been named a 2017 All-Star Award winner by Constant Contact, an email marketing resource. The awardrecognizes the most successful 10 percent of Constant Contact’scustomers, based on their significant achievements using email marketing to engage their audiences. 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