March 2013 - Banning Chamber of Commerce

From the Desk of
Don Robinson, Executive Director
Spring Cleaning has begun at the Banning Chamber office.
Cleaning out and throwing out old items has begun and a fresh coat of paint is going on in
the chamber offices. It has been six years, so it is time to put the professional look back
into the office spaces.
The board room has been painted and decorated and on March 4th will be rented to a legal firm for day use. A
computer and projector have been added for power point presentations. Both donated. Members can come in and
view their ads or directory information on the big screen and work with Suzanna to update and review them.
We now have an interactive member directory on our website. People can look on line at our directory, find an ad
and click on it to go directly to the businesses website. We have also taken our friends count on facebook from
2700 to 3200 in the last two months. Brochures, phone books, directories, the green sheet and magazines are
placed outside the chamber office door for passersby to pick up. We are restocking these racks 2 to 3 times per day
as we hand out information to the community.
The chamber now has over 300 active members and is continuing to grow daily. New members receive a
“Member’s Toolkit” to explain all the benefits of being a chamber member. Our monthly E-newsletter is put out
on “Constant Contact” a free service to the chamber, but also an opportunity for your business to connect to the
service with a discount provided by signing up through the chamber. See Suzanna for information on this. You
can also receive great discounts through Office Depot by going through the chamber and the chamber receives a
royalty for everything you purchase at office depot to help our budget.
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By texting 90210 and inputting bngchamber you will be added to our text message alert system that will let you
know when events are coming up like ribbon cuttings, ground breakings or mixers.
A “Government Affairs” wall has been created in the lobby that includes information about our pass area
legislators and information on how to contact them. Each one is supplying information to distribute to residents
and businesses in the pass area. The wall includes information from WRCOG (Western Regional Conference of
Governments) and SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments). Both very useful information
covering the local region and Southern California.
Reminder to check out the pass area calendar that is now the same for the Banning and Beaumont Chambers, and
Banning and Beaumont city events. Contact Suzanna to have dates added to the calendar for your events. Come
on down to the chamber office at 60 E. Ramsey and look around. Great opportunities for fun things to do and
great dining deals.
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Sears Hometown Store celebrates their
Ribbon Cutting on January 31, 2013.
They are located at
1484 W. Ramsey St., Banning P: (951) 922-0151
Green Massage Spa
held a Ribbon
Cutting on February
6, 2013 at 11:30am.
They are located at 6350 W.
Ramsey St., Banning.
P: (951) 845-9888
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Other helpful Residential Recycling tips and information.
Recycling used motor oil and filters is easy and it’s free! Simply take them to one of the
certified collection centers located in Banning as listed below.
AutoZone #2816, 3453-A W. Ramsey St. (951) 849-7626
Certified Tire & Service Center, 1820 W. Ramsey St. (951) 849-5028
Cruz Tire & Truck Repair, 1300 E. Ramsey St. (951) 849-4253
Diamond Hills Auto Group. 4545 W. Ramsey St. (951) 849-7861
You can also find Certified Collection Centers on the Cal Recycle Website at
ww.calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle.
For more information on Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) or to locate sites that accept
residential waste, please visit the website at www.rivcowm.org/opencms/hhw/index.html or
you may call the Riverside County Household Hazardous Waste Hotline at (800) 304-2226
or (951) 486-3200.
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After a very successful Ribbon Cutting, Aaron’s has decided to
further network not only with the businesses of the Pass Area
but also with the community, please join us on this
City Wide event. See you there!
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Business to Business Connection
A networking opportunity where individual businesses participate and are visible in promoting their
business and products to other businesses and individuals through word of mouth, and lead generation
can be extremely successful. Interesting speaker at each meeting.
Where: The Lakes 5801 Sun Lakes Blvd., Banning
When: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month Time: 7:30am
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Featured Member
Super Subs +
Most of us have walked, or driven by – SUPER SUBS+ – located at – 112 N. San Gorgonio
Avenue – corner of Hays. Those who have gone in know of their savory salads and custom array
of sandwiches, or the traditional sandwiches of chicken – lean turkey – hot pastrami – or sub.
Those visiting – SUPER SUBS+ –have encountered an added ingredient that makes – SUPER
SUB+ – unique, and hard to match, owner Diana Benhar. Diana is the warm, caring, charismatic
personality of her shop.
Diana moved to Banning in 2002, and has four daughters Chanda, Valora, Bridget, and Citra.
Diana is also very active in the Banning community, she is a member of: the Banning Rotary; sits
on the board of directors for the Banning Chamber of Commerce, as well as being an
ambassador for the Chamber; she is treasurer of Friends of the Banning Public Library; board
member of the Banning Playhouse Bowl; member of the Site Council Parents of Nicolet Middle
School; and sits on the board of the Banning Police Activities League.
Diana can often be heard asking “what is it that I can do “, what a philosophy, what a way of life.
In business, for the community of Banning we truly benefit from this Entrepreneur! So the next
time you dream of a hot pastrami sandwich, or a lean turkey sandwich, or need a meeting room
for your women’s group, or your soccer team wants to have that cold drink after practice go over
to – SUPER SUBS+ – and visit Diana, she is sure to give you one of her friendly welcoming
smiles!
SUPER SUBS+ “Always Fresh – Forever Tasty”
112 N. San Gorgonio Avenue, Banning, CA 92220
SUPER SUBS+ offers: Catering – Patio Dining - Enclosed Dining - Meeting Room
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New Members
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Banning Auto Glass & Window Tint
Octavio Martinez
P: (909) 520-6575
Email: [email protected]
4097 W. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220
Banning, CA 92220
Face & Body by Heather
Heather Perry
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.faceandbodybyheather.com
P: (951) 313-4160
5400 W. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220
Banning Transmission
Hector Gomez
P: (951) 849-4861
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.cactustransmission.com
4097 W. Ramsey St. Suite A, Banning CA
Hardesty Design & Build
Angela Hardesty
Email: [email protected]
P: (909) 794-9181
31462 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa CA 92399
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Blue Sky Writing
Rebecca O’Connor
P: (951) 283-3068
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.blueskywriting.com
Harmony Chiropractic
Dr. Amber Blackford, DC
Dr. Renee Van Tiem, DC
Web: www.harmonychiropractic.com
P: (951) 845-9183 F: (951) 845-9193
701 N. Highland Springs Ave., Beaumont CA
Dental Works
Stanley K. Miller, D.D.S
P: (951) 769-0466 F: (951) 769-3606
Web: www.stanleymillerdds.com
6350 W. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220
Tax Cottage
Susan Morgan
Email: [email protected]
P: (951) 922-0446
783 W. Ramsey St. Suite A, Banning, CA
Ding Master
Rob Linn
P: (951) 922-3935 F: (951) 849-3878
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dingmastersca.com
2873 W. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220
The Elegant Affair
Fatima Franco & Mike Karawia
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.elegantaffaircatering.com
P: (951) 849-2776
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Thank you for your continued support
we appreciate your business
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Renewing Members
All American Towing
Maurice Beasley, Associate Member
Auto Source
Meineke Car Care Center
Aware Self Storage
Prime Care Medical Group
Banning Veterinary Hospital
Ray’s R.V. Sales & Service
Beaumont Electric, Inc.
Riverside Scrap Iron & Metal Corp.
Bonnie Bryson, Associate Member
San Gorgonio Pass F.O.E.
Carrow’s Restaurant
Senorial Mexican Restaurant
Christi’s Hair Salon
Silent Valley Club, Inc.
Coldwell-Banker/Kivett-Teeters
Southern California W. Coast Electric
Crown R.E. Services, Inc.
Summit Cemetery District
D & M Publications
The Elegant Affair
East Valley Association of Realtors
The Lakes Retirement Community
Gilbane Building Company
The Pass Auto Center
Green Thumb Produce
Truck Works, Inc.
Guy’s Family Italian Restaurant
VFW Post 233
Hal Taylor, Associate Member
Xenia Pacific Company
Renewals from 01/31/13 to 02/28/2013
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Domino’s Pizza
Sizzler
Carrow’s Restaurant
Lithopass Printing
Fox Cineplex
Little & Sons Insurance
The Bank of Hemet
State Farm, Valerie Menefee
Chili’s Restaurant
Applebee’s Restaurant
Fisherman’s Market & Grill
Ruby’s Diner
Farm House Restaurant
Canyon Lanes
Anytime Fitness
The Pass Auto Center
2013 Board of Directors
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John Selvaggio, President
Pass Auto Center
 Onoalyse Lyons, Director
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
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Hiral Patel, Vice President
Hampton Inn & Suites
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Jennifer DiCiano, Secretary
WRCOG
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Charles Varga, Director
Associate Member
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John McQuown, Treasurer
Retired Veterinarian
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Johnny Russo, Director
Russo’s Italian Kitchen
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Diane Benhar, Director
Super Subs +
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Ron Duncan, Director
Lithopass Printing
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Chris Gondringer, Director
Southcoast Computers
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Oleg Ivaschuk, Director
Xenia Pacific Company
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Valerie Menefee, Director
State Farm Insurance
Art Welch, Past President
Associate Member
Staff
Executive Director,
Don Robinson
Office Support Manager,
Suzanna Ronquillo
Promotions,
Laura Leindecker
Webmaster
Ottenhoff Consulting, LLC
Aason Eble
Ambassadors
Ann Oliver, SCORE
Ron Stettler,
VFW Post 233
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