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  Issue: #56
June 2017    
  2017 Premier Corporate Members
2017
Media Sponsors
Time to Nominate
The Small Business of the Year Awards recognize the businesses in Healdsburg that contribute to the quality of life for their employees and Healdsburg residents alike. These businesses add to the cultural and economic diversity that is shining a spotlight on Healdsburg as a great place to live and work.

Help us honor these businesses through a Western BBQ featuring Chef Ken Rochioli of KR Catering, live country western music by  Court 'n' Disaster , and local Sonoma County wines. Tickets are $35 per person.

Nominations are open for the following business categories:
  • Cultural (theater, music, arts, gallery, museum, etc.)
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality (lodging, restaurant)
  • Hospitality (winery/brewery/distillery/bar, etc.)
  • Manufacturing
  • Non-profit
  • Personal Care (salon, spa, massage, etc.)
  • Professional Services
  • Real Estate (residential and commercial)
  • Retail
  • Woman Owned
Help us locate and recognize the small pieces that continue to help Healdsburg grow and thrive.

Click here for nomination form!
Deadline to nominate is Friday, June 16. 
And All That Healdsburg Jazz
Trios and quartets, big bands and small combos and solo artists from a wide range of jazz styles – for almost 20 years, the best of America’s musical gift to the world has come to Healdsburg. The 19th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival continues through Sunday, June 11th. Do not miss out on these great shows!


Learning in Action
Now in its 6th year, Healdsburg Charter School has earned a strong reputation as a leader in elementary education (grades K-5). This local public school's mission is to prepare students to thrive in a complex and culturally diverse world. Through rigorous inquiry-based learning, instruction in a second language, community involvement and integration of the arts, technology and science across the curriculum, our school is committed to fostering creativity, curiosity and joy in our students. Please visit our website to learn more about how we cultivate a love of learning in our students: http://hcs-healdsburgusd-ca.schoolloop.com/
Destination Healdsburg 
At the Healdsburg Museum
The current exhibition at the Healdsburg Museum presents historical artifacts, stories, and photos from Healdsburg’s tourism history before the era of the grape. Of special interest is a scale architectural replica of West Street (now Healdsburg Avenue) during the 1930s. The display, handcrafted over many months by John Lacaillade with Maggie Bates, is simply wonderful and will transport you back in time.
  • 1860s – Stagecoaches transport visitors to “Nature’s Scenic Wonders” of the Geysers
  • 1870s – Railroads bring vacationers to the Russian River and nearby hot springs
  • 1880s & 1890s – Boom times!  Healdsburg touted as “San Francisco of the North”
  • 1900s & 1910s – Vacation homes, cottages and tents on Fitch Mountain
  • 1920s to 1950s – The automobile takes over, parking becomes an issue, travel cheaply along the “Redwood Highway,“ in “Auto Camps” to visit  “Russian River Resorts”
  • 1960s & 1970s – Scenic agricultural splendor, cows, sheep and “Prune Blossom” tours in the surrounding valleys
"Destination Healdsburg" goes through October 1st. Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society
221 Matheson Street
Healdsburg, CA
Business After Hours Mixer
Date: Wednesday, June 21st

Time: 5:00-7:00 pm

Location: Trattore Estate Wines & Dry Creek Olive Oil Company, 7878 Dry Creek Road, Geyserville

Admission: Healdsburg Chamber member are complimentary. Non-chamber member is $5

Enjoy professional networking, wines, hors d' oeuvres, and door prizes. Click here for more information. 
HERO Features
The HERO card is designed to both say thank you to our Healdsburg employees and to encourage local business. As a Healdsburg employer you can give HERO cards to your employees to use for special discounts and purchases at local businesses, and if you are a local business you can sign up to accept the card. 

It is not too late to get your card. The 2017 HERO cards are almost here! Fill out the HERO Form and return it to Aleena at the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce to receive 2017 HERO specials for you and your employees from these local businesses. 
  Check out these HERO specials! Click here for full listing.
Left Coast Marketing
(707) 479-5385
20% off Print & Web Design, Photography Services. FREE Business Card Design.
Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate
4155 Wine Creek Road
2 for 1 tasting. 20%(Wine Club) discount on case purchases. 10% discounts on wine purchases. 
North Bay Credit Union
1357 Healdsburg Avenue
Free checks for life when you open a checking account.

 Anniversaries, New & Renewing Members
Framing Arts Logo
Framing Arts, our "Buck for Luck" sponsor.
  Welcome to our newest members!
Congratulations to our MAY membership anniversaries!
Business and Years

Bank of the West 43
Camellia Inn 35
Rochioli Vineyards & Winery 35 Groundwater Pump & Well 27
Roger Bartels, DDS 26
Healdsburg Education Foundation 26 Dragonfly Floral, Farm 25
Seghesio Family Vineyards 19
SOAR Russian River Adventures 18
Alliance Medical Center-Dental 18
Healthcare Foundation NSC 16
Singletree Inn Cafe 15
Small Business Development Center 15  
C eja Quality Tires, Inc. 14
Amphora Winery 14
Chris Foley Fine Leather & Accessories 14 Saint Dizier Home 14
Francis Ford Coppola Winery 11
Umpqua Bank 11

Business and Years

Revel 10
boon hotel + spa 9
Community First Credit Union 8
VML Winery 6
Two Thirty-Five Luxury Suites 5
Green Dog Rescue Project 5
Trattore Estate Wines 5
Chalkboard 4
Sanglier Cellars 4
Healdsburg River Retreat 4
Fritz Law Offices 4
Better Business Bureau, Inc. 4
Mountain Mike's Pizza 3
North Bay Credit Union 2
Healdsburg Prune Packers Baseball Club 2 Up and Away Ballooning 1
Wolcott Financial Solutions, Inc 1
Lucas and Lucas 1

What's all the [ HYPE ] 
Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs
Morning Mojo
Wednesday, June 14th, 8-9 am
Costeaux French Bakery
417 Healdbsurg Avenue

Join HYPE for a cup o' jo and a morning business chat. Buy your own coffee and breakfast. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month!
HYPE Mixer
Thursday, June 29th, 5:30-7 pm
Dry Creek Inn
198 Dry Creek Road

Join the Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs for networking, wine, and hors d' oeuvres! Complimentary to HYPE members. Guests $10
Be Updated on the Healdsburg Avenue Improvement Project
Stay up to date on the Healdsburg Avenue Improvement Project. This mutli-faceted project has its own website with updates, scope of the project, live webcam, designs, interactive map, etc. 

Visit www.healdsburgaveimprovements.com to keep up with the improvements and to join the project's email list for immediate updates.
Advertising Opportunities  
The Healdsburg Visitor Center located at 217 Healdsburg Avenue is open 7 days a week from 10:00am to 4:00pm assisting both tourist and locals with concierge-style service. The center averages over 1,000 walk-in visitors, plus a plethora of phone and email inquires opening the front door of Healdsburg for travelers from around the world. With Healdsburg.com as our domain, we maintain the most robust online directory of Healdsburg businesses, events, and area information to assist inquiries in finding our member businesses with between 11,000 to 20,000 website hits each month. 

Here are a few ways you can maximize this exposure through our new online and digital advertising opportunities:
  • Newsletter Advertising - $50/mo, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
  • Digital Display Screen in Visitor Center - $100/mo, over 5,000 impresses/mo
  • Website Banner Ads - ranging from $500 to $1,000/year
  • Enhanced Online Directory listing with priority listing & photo enhancements $200/year
  • Community Happenings Email Advertising - $50/week, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
Contact Aleena Decker for more information at (707) 433-6935 or  [email protected] .
More Ways to Get Your Business Noticed

Thousands of visitors from around the globe start their tour of the wine country at the Healdsburg Visitors Center.  

The digital signage display located in the Visitor Center which is the front door to Healdsburg and Sonoma County wine country.  Your digital poster signs will be displayed 24/7 over 5,000 impressions per month for less than 2 cents per impression.  

Digital signage is the most cost-effective and green way to capture the attention of visitors and drive them to your business. 


To learn more contact  [email protected] .

The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce encourages and promotes a positive, balanced, vital economy and preserve those unique qualities that are good for business and make Healdsburg a special place in which to visit, live and work. We strive to grow the local economy, promote our community and serve as an advocate for our business members.  

Sincerely, 

Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau