December 2020
Video Message to our Members
Message to our Members, November 2020
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Pleasanton Chamber President/CEO Steve Van Dorn thanks our members for their ongoing support, which allows the Chamber to continue to advocate for business. We'd like to remind everyone to shop small, shop local, wear your mask, follow county health guidelines and on behalf of the Chamber staff and board of directors, have a safe and happy holiday season.
Open For Business
HERS Breast Cancer Foundation
HERS Breast Cancer Foundation strives every day to bring HERS - Hope, Empowerment, Renewal, and Support - to our patients. Our mission is to support all individuals healing from breast cancer by providing post-surgical products and services, regardless of financial status. Our Program Stores are truly "a soft place to fall. 
 

iniBurger is a fast casual burger chain founded in Northern California with plans for national expansion. iniBurger's menu is comprised of custom, gourmet burgers along with traditional sides including chicken wings, fries, and shakes. iniBurger is proud to feature a 100% Halal menu.
 
Shop Small, Support Local This Holiday Season
We all know that our small business community is struggling to stay alive during this pandemic. Fortunately, there are several ways you can assist these vital businesses in our community and Shop Small Support Local during this Holiday Season.
 
One way is to visit the Chamber's Business Directory here where you can search for member businesses by type and key word. Another awesome place to consider is the City of Pleasanton's website where you can find locations for businesses that are open using the bluedot technology. Lastly, the Pleasanton Downtown Association is supporting our downtown businesses all season long through their new Shop Small Support Local campaign where participating business can be found here.    
It is important to know that every $1 you spend at a small business, $0.67 stays in our community, according to a recent American Express study. Not only are you supporting a small business owner and their family, you are also keeping more dollars in our community so Pleasanton will continue to be a great place to live, work and raise a family.    
 
I urge you to consider shopping at the many small businesses in Pleasanton by visiting them in person, purchasing gift cards or shopping online during this holiday season.
Your Partners in Digital Transformation
Since its founding in 2000, TekValley has grown into a full-spectrum provider of IT services focused on digital transformation, with offices in four
 countries. TekValley has specializations in forward-thinking development and
 orchestration methodologies, and in all emerging technologies like Cloud Computing, Big Data, AI and Advanced analytics. 

"We are a consulting solutions partner with leading cloud migration companies Snowflake and AWS," said Seema Chawla, founder of TekValley.

For building competencies and deep skills in areas such as Big Data, Cloud Computing, Robotics Process Automation (RPA) and advanced AI, contact Seema via email contact Seema via email [email protected] or call 925-558-2274. TekValley plans and creates a product that consolidates and leverages the team's expertise in machine learning, data science and automation and cloud solutions for you. 
Get cloud right. The best cloud solution is unique to your business.
New from Corporate Games: Virtual Team Building
Special offer just for Chamber members
You can now get your team together remotely with some great, entertaining, team building activities.
Using Zoom, we offer three fun events to choose from:
  1. The Amazing Journey: an online combination of a global hunt pared with unique clues and puzzles to decipher and solve.
  2. Exit the Room: a virtual Escape Room experience. Each team directs their own personal guide to search for clues and solutions to get out of a locked room.
  3. Team Minutes-to-Win-It: a series of short team challenges that will test your groups ability to communicate and work together.
Each of these events last 60-90 minutes, pricing is $135 per team of four to six players.
We are offering Pleasanton Chamber members a 20% discount on The Amazing Journey and Team Minutes-to-Win-It. Plus-if you are one of the first three companies to book either of these two events in December, we will provide it absolutely FREE. The only thing we would ask is that you give us feedback on these new offerings. For more information, visit the Corporate Games website here or call us at 925-249-0669. 
Downsize and senior specialist
Overwhelmed and asking yourself, "Where do I start?" Family Matters is the one company to call to take care of all your moves and clean-out needs. 
"With 4 teams, we are able to get the jobs done efficiently and quickly," said Kim Falahati, founder of Family Matters. "We map out a plan that is specific to your needs so you can focus on what's important: you and your loved ones. You have one company to work with, one company to call and one company to pay.
 
Call Family Matters today for a free consultation to see how we can help put the pieces together. (925) 708-6635.
Superfly Wheels, Inc.
Congratulations to Superfly Wheels Bicycle Shop on its grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony. Superfly Wheels has the goal of giving you the best product at the best price, as well as a complete cycling experience including any guidance that you may need. 
They are located at 537 Main Street in downtown Pleasanton and are open Monday-Friday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Visit them online, on Facebook or on Instagram.
Characterz Cafe & Coffee Roasterz
A generous donor has partnered with the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce to provide a monthly contribution to a small business. The anonymous donation has been named The 214 Gift, and each month, a different Chamber member will be presented with a $200 check. 

The 214 Gift for October was presented to Characterz Cafe & Coffee Roasterz, which is located in the Oak Hills Shopping Center on Sunol Blvd. in Pleasanton. 
"Coffee doesn't have to be pretentious or boring! Drink, Eat & Have Fun! We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
We Are The Pleasanton Chamber
We Are The Pleasanton Chamber
 
Open Rain or Shine
The Sunshine Saloon is proud to let you know that their outdoor patio is open, seven days a week, rain or shine.
Sunshine Saloon
1807 Santa Rita Rd Suite K, Pleasanton
Current Patio Hours
with TVs!
Sunday 9-8:30 food
M-Th 11-9:00 food
Friday 11-9:00 food
Sat 9-9:00 food
 Everyday close at 10pm
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Studies show consumers prefer to do business with Chamber members by a margin of 2-to-1 over non-members. Congratulations to these new members that have recently joined the Chamber.
Welcome to our newest 
Chamber members
Assistance League's Food For Families Program
Five years ago 500 families were in need of help.  This year due to COVID-19, the pantry is supporting 1,200 families. 

Assistance League's Food for Families Program started by supplying the pantry with basic items, such as flour, oil and sugar every two weeks. We are now shopping and delivering items to the pantry weekly.  We also purchase other items as our budget allows. 
We don't need to tell you these are difficult times, and it is heart warming to see that we can make a big difference in helping our neighbors in need, especially at this time. It is difficult to keep enough inventory on the pantry shelves to help those in need, even with donations from local businesses.  

With the increase in demand for food in the Tri-Valley any and all help is appreciated. If you would like to help our neighbors, please see below. 
or
Mail a check
Assistance League of Amador Valley
P. O. Box 11843
Pleasanton, CA  94566
Virtual Mixers
In case you missed our virtual mixers in October and November, the videos are on our YouTube channel for you to watch at your convenience and also below.
Virtual Mixer October 2020
Take a Virtual Trick or Treat Around Town with special presentations from 
Office Depot Program
Office Depot and the Pleasanton Chamber have partnered to provide exclusive benefits and savings on a wide selection of products and services including: 
  • Office Essentials
  • Cleaning and Breakroom Solutions
  • Print & Copy Services
  • Furniture
  • Technology
Office Depot is your one stop solution. We've
 been doing this for more than 30 years, and we're committed to helping you take care of business.
Whether in times of prosperity or times of crisis, we are with you on the front lines, leading the way and making sure our community emerges stronger than ever. We are all in this together at

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