SUMMER OPERA INSTITUTE MARKETING STRATEGY CONNECT to EDUCATION Take Your Bank Wherever You Go
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MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VOL. 41 | ISSUE 04 | APRIL 2020 SUMMER OPERA INSTITUTE MARKETING STRATEGY CONNECT TO EDUCATION Take Your Bank Wherever You Go For over 153 years, Bank of Stockton has o ered our customers the latest in convenience and service. We o er innovative banking products like our mobile banking app, where you can view balances, transfer funds, make deposits and pay bills, all from the convenience of your smart phone. Combine this with our text alerts on account balances, balance thresholds, transaction activity, and security alerts, and you can do your banking and keep track of your accounts without ever coming into the bank! If you are a Bank of Stockton customer, download our FREE app and start banking from anywhere today. If you are not yet part of the family, visit us online or stop into one of our branches and nd out about all the digital and traditional banking services we have to o er. IN MODESTO 1302 J St. & 4204 Dale Rd. bankofstockton.com 2 MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I MODCHAMBER.ORG MISSION STATEMENT The Modesto Chamber of Commerce is dedicated APRIL 2020 to serving the greater Modesto Area, regional businesses and community prosperity through advocacy, collaboration, access to leaders, economic development, connectivity and business education. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman Pete Zahos; Sysco Central California Inc. Past Chairman Steve Rank, Rank Investigations and Protection, Inc. Vice Chair, External Operations Michael Moradian Jr. Vice Chair, Internal Operations Patricia Gillum, CPA Opera Modesto 11 DIRECTORS Bill Robinson, Principal Financial Group Brad Blakely, Edward Jones Investments David Wright, Wright Insurance Company DeSha McLeod, Community Hospice Inc. COMMUNITY Jared Steinwert, F & M Bank Jason Pineda, FRESHPOINT, Inc. Kathy Monday, Squeeze Inn 4 CEO Message Kirstie Boyett, The State Theatre Kristin Reza, Bank of Stockton Michael Gaffney, PG&E 6 Chamber Calendar Naomi Layland, Ardis Farming Peggy O’Donnel, Mid Valley Productions Warren Kirk, Doctors Medical Center 9 Announcements ADVISORS Sheriff’s Update Keith Boggs, Stanislaus County Chief Executive Office 8 George Boodrookas, Modesto Junior College ADVOCACY Melissa Williams, Modesto Irrigation District Addressing Homelessness President & CEO 13 Trish Christensen Modesto Chamber of Commerce [email protected] Publisher: Modesto Chamber of Commerce RELATIONSHIPS 209.577.5757 • [email protected] www.ModChamber.org 16 Happy Anniversary Graphic Design: 209 Magazine 209.634.9141 • www.209magazine.com 21 Ribbon Cuttings Printer: 209 Magazine Sweet Potato Pie Co. 18 209.634.9141 • [email protected] Distribution: 209 Magazine 209.634.9141 EDUCATION Advertising Sales: 209 Magazine 25 Vocational Nursing [email protected] 209.577.5757 Cover Photo: SERVICE Virginia Still Modesto Chamber of Commerce 30 Love Our Neighbors 209.577.5757 Hands On Learning 24 © Copyright 2020 Modesto Chamber of Commerce. Some parts of this magazine may be reproduced or reprinted, however, we require that permission be obtained in writing. 209.577.5757, [email protected] DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in Staff: this publication are those of the authors and do not Administrative Assistant, Hope Gyorfi necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Administrative Assistant, Jolene Camarena Modesto Chamber of Commerce. Events Coordinator, Felicia Lopez Membership Coordinator, Sabrinna Gonzales PROGRESS MAGAZINE Staff Accountant, Jaime Lastra 1114 J Street • Modesto, CA 95354 209. 577.5757 • Fax 209. 577.2673 Service To Veterans 28 www.ModChamber.org • [email protected] APRIL 2020 3 A Message From The President & CEO OPTIMISM By Trish Christensen Every year when April arrives, I find it triggers hope and It brought us to a scary, unstable, and unfamiliar place … anticipation for me. Without fail, April brings buds and knowing the trickle-down effect from this pandemic will not blooms, explosions of color, new growth, fresh air, spring be fully seen for quite some time. showers … April showcases spring. The season of rebirth and life reviving itself. What hasn’t changed? Well, it is still April … Things are still growing, still budding and still blooming. The sun is Throughout March, our lives became more and more still coming out and the colors are still exploding. These filled with worry, fear, panic, and constant concern. We are signs of new life, here to help us hang on … to look initially listened to news from the other side of the world. forward … to hope. The beauty in April helps us anticipate Information and details of their horrors and sorrows. Then the resurgence that will eventually come. This is a time we just like that, the virus made its way directly into our lives. need to count on the humility of humanity and support one We became concerned for ourselves and our loved ones, another as we heal, recover, and find our way back to a new and suddenly we also worried about those around us who norm as individuals, as businesses, and as a community. we may or may not know. I anticipate State of the City and State of the Region to Individuals we pass by or share space within a public take place in the next several months. Our Government setting. People who may have sat at that table before you Relations Council, our Economic Development Committee, in a restaurant, or who used that handrail to walk that same Stanislaus Green Team and the approaching ReaCon staircase. We had to think about the number of people we Team, Women in Business Mentorship Network, and were interacting with, who in the room may be the source Young Professionals Mentorship Network will return to a that could impact me. In an unprecedented fashion – predictable routine when it is safe to gather in groups once cancelations became a norm. again. In the meantime, please know that the Chamber Board, the Staff, and I all wish you well. We are here to help COVID-19 has proven to carry a sad, hefty punch. It support you and connect you and your businesses to the changed how we live. It changed how we work. It changed resources you may need at this time. how we care for our families, and how we interact and greet one another. It changed our social and economic outlook in With warm regards & wishing you good health, oh so many ways. Trish MESSAGE FROM THE CEO / CHAIRMAN OF BOARD 4 MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I MODCHAMBER.ORG A healthier workforce creates a stronger business. Get the tools you need to establish a healthier workplace culture, helping your employees manage stress, sleep better, and exercise more. Learn more at kp.org/choosebetter. Choose Better. Choose Kaiser Permanente. NOVEMBER 2018 5 Untitled - Page: 1 2020-01-15 21:57:44 +0000 Due to the extended coronavirus social distancing, All April events CHAMBER CALENDAR are cancelled. Please monitor our website during this time of social distancing as events and meetings in May could also be postponed. APRIL MAY 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 AMBASSADOR & WELCOME TEAM* COMMITTEE* Modesto Chamber of Commerce* Laurie Smith & Bob Quintella 8:00 A.M City of Modesto Parks & Rec. Modesto Chamber of Commerce* 6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 7:30 A.M. COMMITTEE* Gokce Soydemir, PH. D Professor of Economics 1 CHAMBER U- OPEN San Joaquin Valley Business Forecast report Modesto Chamber of Commerce* Modesto Chamber of Commerce* 12:00 P.M. 7:30 A.M. 3 AMBASSADOR & WELCOME TEAM 6 CHAMBER U- BALANCED IQ* Modesto Chamber of Commerce Hernani Alves 8:00 A.M. How to win hearts to achieve epic performance Modesto Chamber of Commerce* 25TH AG AWARE LUNCHEON* 9 12:00 P.M. MJC ACE Ag Pavilion 11:30 A.M. 12 STATE OF THE REGION* Modesto, CA BUSINESS BEFORE HOURS* 9 11:30 A.M. Gold Star 2901 Healthcare Way, Modesto, CA 14 BUSINESS BEFORE HOURS* 7:30 A.M. Modesto CA 16 STANISLAUS GREEN TEAM 5:30-7:30 PM Modesto Chamber of Commerce** GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE Modesto, CA 15 San Joaquin Regional rail/commission 12:00 P.M. Ace/Amtrak 17 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Modesto Chamber of Commerce** COMMITTEE- ADAM BARTH* Modesto, CA Angela Swanson & Roland Fecteau 12:00 P.M. Public Transit, Para Transit & the 92nd Birthday of Modesto Bus Services 21 STANISLAUS GREEN TEAM* Modesto Chamber of Commerce** Modesto Chamber of Commerce** Modesto, CA Modesto, CA 12:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. 23 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS* 28 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS* El Rio Memory Care Community Modesto, CA 2828 Healthcare Way, Modesto, Ca 5:30 P.M. 5:30 P.M. *See website for more detail.** Change in usual location CHAMBER CALENDAR Please note that calendar events and details are subject to change. 6 MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I MODCHAMBER.ORG MISSIONMISSION STATEMENT: STATEMENT: The The Modesto Modesto Chamber Chamber of Commerce of Commerce is dedicated is to dedicated serving the greaterto serving Modesto the Area, greater ModestoMISSIONregional Area, STATEMENT: businessesregional andbusinesses The community Modesto and prosperity Chambercommunity through of Commerce prosperityadvocacy, collaboration, isthrough dedicated advocacy,access to serving to leaders, collaboration, the greater economic development, connectivity and business education. accessModesto to leaders, Area, economic regional businesses development, and communityconnectivity prosperity and business through education. advocacy, collaboration, To executeaccessTo our execute to adopted leaders, our adoptedmission economic mission we development,have we developed have developed connectivity an acronym an acronym and that business thathelps helps keep education. keep us focused.us focused. 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