Please join us on Thursday, June 24, 8-10 a.m., at the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa for an Awards Breakfast to recognize this year's Steve Engle Memorial Scholarship recipients and their families.
Your $25 ticket purchase helps support the scholarship fund.
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This Week's
Update
Friday, June 18, 2021
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Be ready for
season with '21
OV Map & Guide
Your Chamber has 2021 Map & Guides available. Contact Duane via email or call 520-297-2191 for more information.
Free wings for
Dad at Rosati’s
For Father’s Day, Chamber member Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub is offering a free order of boneless wings when you spend $25 or more.
The promo code is 162, and the offer expires June 25.
“Treat Dad to something he’ll love … chicken wings!” an invitation said.
IBE urges you
to use state’s
tax credit
Chamber member Institute for Better Education urges businesses to take advantage of Arizona Corporate Tax Credit programs.
“Your dollar-for-dollar tax credits can help private education at no cost to you,” a flyer said.
“Now more than ever, low-income and disabled / displaced students need your help,” it continued.
Businesses can choose a school or schools to receive their 2021 state tax dollars. You can pay with a credit card, and the IBE process is less than 5 minutes.
Splendido offers
tours, rewards to
real estate agents
Copper member Splendido at Rancho Vistoso is hosting a Parade of Villa Homes exclusively for Realtors this Wednesday, June 23, at 9 a.m.
“Come see four of our fabulous new homes for yourself,” an invitation said. RSVP to Nancy Boyle at 520-405-8782, or by email, to reserve your spot.
Splendido is offering a $5,000 referral reward to real estate agents whose clients become residents.
The Terrace and Villa Homes go up to 2,700 square feet, and include access to Splendido’s abundant amenities, Life Care plan, and services for those 55 and better.
Go here for the website. Splendido is located at 13500 N. Rancho Vistoso in Oro Valley.
Sycamore Canyon Academy job fair
Wednesday in OV
Sycamore Canyon Academy near Oracle is hosting a job fair this Wednesday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 10150 N. Oracle in Oro Valley.
Hiring managers will be on site, with interviews on the spot. Sycamore Canyon Academy has openings for coach counselors, night coach counselors, case managers, clinicians, kitchen, maintenance, grounds and other positions. Most entry-level jobs start at $15 an hour, with benefits, perks and opportunities for advancement.
Sycamore Canyon Academy offers sign-on bonuses, and all positions are eligible for the $2,000 Arizona Return to Work program.
2 new OV
restaurants
get nod for
alcohol sales
Two new Oro Valley restaurants were given unanimous votes for restaurant liquor licenses this week by the Oro Valley Town Council.
Tuk Tuk Thai, located in Oro Valley Marketplace at 12125 N. Oracle, Suite 169, and Seis Kitchen, at 9740 N. Oracle in the El Corredor development, each received 6-0 votes.
Tuk Tuk Thai is now open; Seis Kitchen anticipates a July opening date.
Council also gave approval on its consent agenda to revised architecture for La Posada at Pusch Ridge, the senior living facility being reactivated at the southeast corner of Naranja Drive and First Avenue by La Posada at Park Centre in Green Valley.
OV housing
market as
hot as June
Median price on a home sold in May up 40% year over year.
The Oro Valley housing market is ... hot, like this weather, according to the latest summary of activity from Long Realty.
There are fewer homes available for resale, more sales, and a 40 percent leap in median prices for May.
In May, there were 56 resale homes on the market, down 69 percent from May 2020. A total of 108 homes were sold, up 89 percent from a year ago.
So far in 2021, there were 472 closings in Oro Valley, up 40 percent from a year ago. Months of inventory stood at half a month, down from 3.1 in May 2020.
The median price of sold homes was $477,500 for the month of May 2021, up 40 percent from May 2020.
Town has free
sandbags at
Naranja Park
Oro Valley is monsoon-ready, with free sandbags available, according to a release from the town.
This week, the town opened self-service sandbagging at Naranja Park, 810 West Naranja, for residents. You must bag and load your own sand. There’s a limit of 10 sandbags per vehicle.
Residents who require assistance may make an appointment with town staff to pick up pre-bagged sand at a designated time. To book your appointment, or for any questions, please contact Stormwater Utility staff at 520-229-4850, or this address.
“We need your help to make sure our community stays safe and clean during the summer rainy season,” said a release from the town’s stormwater utility. “If you see any water quality / pollution or flooding issues, please contact the OV Stormwater Utility via phone at 520-229-4850 or at this email.”
Go online to look at Oro Valley’s monsoon preparedness guide.
The root of joy,
from Mather
Words of wisdom from Mather, parent company of Chamber Copper member Splendido at Rancho Vistoso:
“The root of joy is gratefulness ... It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
David Steindl-Rast
Profile by Sanford
has 4-week special
Chamber member Profile by Sanford is offering 4 weeks of nutrition and health coaching for $49.
Profile by Sanford’s personalized, 1-on-1 coaching sessions cover nutrition, activity and lifestyle choices “to help you lose or maintain weight as well as helping to improve your athletic performance,” an invitation said. “Our supportive coaches develop plans that are simple, sustainable, and rooted in evidence and research.”
The $49 fee pays for unlimited sessions with your coach for one month to “put you on track towards success.” All other Profile products are sold separately.
The offer expires July 31. Call 520-428-1522 for more information.
Check out OV’s
new marketing
brochure as PDF
Click here for a look, and to download a copy, of the Town of Oro Valley’s new marketing brochure --
Salted Pig open
for lunch; has
catering options
Chamber member Salted Pig American Barbecue has reopened for lunch Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The exclusive lunch menu features some of your meat marketplace favorites and a few exclusive items like the popular fried chicken sandwich.
Salted Pig is also offering both in-house and off-site catering. “If you have a craving for delicious, smoky barbecue, Salted Pig’s got you covered! “ an invitation said.
Salted Pig American Barbecue is located at 11835 N. Oracle, Suite 101, Oro Valley, 85737. The website is here.
Trivia back at
Zpizza Tuesday
nights at 6:30
Feeling sharp? Trivia is back at Chamber member ZPizza at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday.
“Get there early to get your table and enjoy happy hour deals until 6 p.m.,” an invitation said.
zPizza is located at 11165 N. La Canada, Suite 131, Oro Valley, 85737. The website is here.
Mentoring Kids
prepping for
annual golf
Newly renewed Chamber member Mentoring Tucson’s Kids is hosting its 26th annual "Save Our Kids" Golf Scramble on Friday, Sept. 24, once more at the beautiful Chamber member golf course, the Oro Valley Country Club.
Executive Director Mary McGuire from Mentoring Tucson’s Kids is getting an early start on soliciting sponsorships, golfers and volunteers. Click here
For information, call 520-624-4765, or email Mary at this address.
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Upcoming free
ACA boot camps
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Understanding TPT and Online Sales Taxes, Tuesday, June 22, 9 a.m. Register here.
Concsiously Addressing Unconscious Bias, Tuesday, June 29, 9 a.m. Register here.
Demistifying R&D Tax Credits, Thursday, July 1, 9 a.m. Register here.
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Business Development Director
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Our Board
of Directors
Chair
Nancy Boyle
Splendido at Rancho Vistoso
Vice Chair
Anne-Marie Braswell
Golder Ranch Fire District
Treasurer
Eric Renaud
Pima Federal Credit Union
Secretary / Clerk
Dinny Cosyns
NorthStar Strategies
Members
Veronica Apodaca
Northwest Healthcare
Ron Arenas
Picture Rocks Cooling,
Heating and Plumbing
Jeff Artzi
OOROO Auto
Lisa Bayless
Long Realty
Lila Chapman
Sierra Tucson
Mark Davis
Canyon Community Bank
Cindy Webb Hanson
OneAZ Credit Union
Tom Hebner
Roche Tissue Diagnostics
Robert Ramirez
Robert Ramirez CPA
Otton Suarez
El Conquistador Tucson,
A Hilton Resort
Jack Talmage
Oro Valley Country Club
Jeremy Thompson
Cox
Ex-officio
Paul Melcher
Town of Oro Valley
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Guests paused for the program Thursday at the Westward Look.
Photo by Kristen Sharp.
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Nearly 80 agree; it’s
nice to be out again
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Nearly 80 guests agreed Thursday night – it’s great to be back out, among people.
Chamber Copper member Casa de la Luz and newly annexed Oro Valley business The Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa hosted your Chamber’s first evening mixer in … a really long time.
The food was exceptional, the venue lovely, the guests appreciative, the door prizes plentiful. Wendy Wise and Merissa Fazio enjoyed a selfie, above.
“We’re thrilled to be part of the Oro Valley family,” said Mary Beth Seamands, director of sales and marketing at the Westward Look.
The resort has undergone a renovation of public space and guest rooms; Thursday’s event was held in a newly finished space. The Westward Look is fully open, with rooftop yoga, a spa “with excellent services,” a pool, fine dining and so much more, Seamands said.
Chef Todd Sicolo and his staff prepared delicious food and drink. Seamands said the Westward Look is now in partnership with the Tucson Botanical Gardens, providing restaurant and catering services at that institution.
David Fife, director of social services at Casa de la Luz, told the story of an 80-ish Casa de la Luz client, exhausted by illness and the challenges of aging. Her daughters were in anguish; “the last thing they wanted was to see their mom suffer through the end of life,” he said.
Casa’s team took Mom to a more comfortable, stronger place, both physically and emotionally. And Casa asked the question – “what’s most important to you?” Time with family, she said, and the energy to enjoy meals and visits with children, grandchildren, friends.
She lived 3 more months. “The daughters got to see her live fully those last 90 days,” Fife said. That’s the objective of hospice services – to live fully, every day.
Casa de la Luz has been sold to LHC Group, with the official date of sale July 1. “The core leadership team is the same as it always has been,” Fife said, and the care staff is intact, too. “We’re all here,” he said.
Among the door prizes – 4 $50 gift cards from the Shop OV campaign, a night’s stay with spa package at the Westward Look, and many, many more.
Our next customer development event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 8, The Salted Pig American Barbeque in Oro Valley. Purchase your ticket here! Tickets cannot be purchased at the door.
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Casa de la Luz administrator Piper Frithsen, director of social services David Fife, founder and CEO Agnes Poore and director of nursing Jommel Fischer enjoyed an evening of network development ... and time together.
Photo by Wendy Wise
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Town surveying business
on pandemic, what’s next
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The Town of Oro Valley is surveying local business owners and managers about their navigation of the pandemic, “and what things the Town can do to continue our economic recovery,” economic development specialist Margie Adler said.
You can find the survey at this link:
It takes a few minutes.
The survey is open through Friday, June 25. You can reach Margie at 520-229-4758, or by email at [email protected].
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OV Legion Post seeks
sponsors, players for
8/21 golf fund-raiser
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To fulfill its mission of hope for local homeless and other veterans, and the families of deployed soldiers, Chamber member the American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 is sponsoring its 12th annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 21 at Chamber member The Views Golf Club of Oro Valley.
Sponsorships are available now, and players are needed. Click here for details.
The event is the primary fundraiser for the Post. Donations to Post 132 are tax-deductible. Donations of any amount are gratefully accepted. All the proceeds stay within the greater Tucson area, and will be used to provide care and assistance to local homeless and other veterans in need, and to the families of the deployed soldiers of the Post’s “adopted” Arizona National Guard and Reserve Units, “our citizen soldiers.”
“The American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 has, for years, been a steadfast ray of hope to our local, less fortunate veterans by providing care and assistance when most needed,” a release said. “If you would like to help your local veterans service organization that has everything going for it except money, please consider helping us to continue to make a material difference in the lives of local Tucson veterans in need. We are making a difference.
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Members stepping up
to fund scholarships
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We’re elated and humbled by the outpouring of support from Chamber members to support the 2021 Mayor Steve Engle Memorial Scholarship program.
This year, your Chamber and the Chamber Foundation are awarding 6 $1,500 scholarships to deserving Northwest-side students -- Christopher Te, Mountain View High School; Matthew J. Colson, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy; Valeria Sarahi Jimenez Granados, Canyon Del Oro High School; Kirsten Jimenez, Grand Canyon University; Alexandra Carrasco, Flowing Wells High School; and Israel Solorio, Mountain View High School.
This year, we have received support for full scholarships from Chamber Gold member Acacia IT, new Chamber members Joe Foster / State Farm Insurance and Schulz Financial, Foundation board member Kay Williams and Southwest Kitchen and Bath. Chamber member Urgent Specialists is paying part of a scholarship.
We are recognizing this year’s recipients, and our donors, at an 8 a.m. Thursday, June 24 breakfast at the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa. Please join us in celebration. Tickets are $25 each and benefit the scholarship fund; click here to purchase your ticket now!
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Conversation 6/30 talks about future workforce, technology |
“Future Workforce & Technology: Small Business” is the subject of a Pima Community College Small Business Development Center event at noon Wednesday, June 30.
Guest speakers are Karla Bernal-Morales, vice president for Southern Arizona at the Arizona Technology Council, and Robert Theobald, with small business services at the Arizona Commerce Authority.
The presentation and conversation will cover attracting and retaining diverse talent for tech and non-tech careers for small business; building private and public partnerships to spur tech innovation and new career opportunities; small business future workforce technical and career advancement programs.
This event is presented by America’s SBDC Arizona in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority. It is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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ICS seeks gifts for youth enrichment |
Chamber nonprofit member Interfaith Community Services is raising funds for its annual Youth Enrichment Support program, with a goal of raising $10,000 in June.
The Youth Enrichment Support program provides support for the many families for whom the cost of early childhood education, basic school supplies, or after-school sports or clubs are out of reach. Money raised will allow YES to offer qualified clients funding for items such as backpacks, tutoring, sports lessons / teams, and even summer camps.
“Participating in extra-curricular programs including sports, music, and the arts provides benefits to kids in the areas of physical health, social and emotional skills, and academics,” said ICS Director of Self Sufficiency Programs Lauryn Valladarez.
For information on the YES program, contact Lauryn at 520-526-9288 or [email protected], or Youth Programming and Support Coordinator Elise Smith at 520-526-9297 or [email protected].
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Grant opportunity opens for SoAZ ideas to boost preK-12
innovation and opportunity
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A $25,000 granting opportunity for Southern Arizona ideas has been opened by A For Arizona, with a deadline for submissions of July 8.
The Expansion & Innovation Fund will award microgrants of up to $25,000 in seed funding “for bold proposals that accelerate education innovation and opportunity for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students in southern Arizona.”
Applications can come from teachers, public and private school leaders, collaborative family proposals, and innovative community partnerships. The collaborative partnerships include nonprofit 501(c)(3) and corporate partners “so spread the word,” a release said.
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Tucson Local Media presents ‘Best of Tucson’ competition |
“We want to know what you think about the best shops, parks, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bands and all the other stuff that makes this dusty cowtown the place to be!” an invitation said.
The first round of voting is open through July 12. The link for voting is here.
Once results are tallied, Chamber Silver member Tucson Local Media creates the final showdown, with 5 finalists in every category.
For more information about Best of Tucson, click here.
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To save energy, cash,
reduce juice, 3-7 p.m.
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It’s hot, and getting hotter. Desert dwellers like owls, javelinas, coyotes and jackrabbits know it’s best to lay low and conserve energy during the hottest period of the day.
Tucson Electric Power customers would do well to follow their lead. By avoiding energy use between 3 and 7 p.m. during the summer, you can help keep electric service reliable and affordable while making the most of TEP’s renewable energy resources.
You can save money, too, by ...
Running your dishwasher or washing machine before you turn in for the night.
Using ceiling fans to make the air feel cooler in the late afternoons rather than running the air conditioner.
Programming your pool pump to operate at midday instead of in the late afternoon.
Pre-cooling your space before 3 p.m. by setting the thermostat three degrees lower than your preferred setting at noon before peak begins and then adjusting your thermostat higher during peak hours.
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Juneteenth celebration in
Tucson this Saturday, 6/19
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Juneteenth, the celebration of emancipation for slaves, returns post-COVID style to Tucson this Saturday, June 19.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, guests are invited to the Pima Community College YouTube channel for reminiscing about past Juneteenth events, entertainment with history, song, poetry and dance, and visits from city officials, pastors, local small business people, the Buffalo Soldiers and the Juneteenth board and committee.
Then, a live Tucson Juneteenth vendor and food truck event is set for the Dunbar Pavilion, 325 W. Second Street, from 4 to 8 p.m.
Finally, there’s an encore presentation with Black Renaissance on the PCC YouTube channel. Local young black artists are showcasing their talents.
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. For more information on Juneteenth, click here.
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Gift card giveaway
rising with the heat
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Gift cards purchased from local businesses continue to exit the door of your Chamber.
We’ve spent nearly $6,000 on gift cards to help “Cure for the Summertime Blues,” your Chamber’s Shop Local campaign focused on Oro Valley.
At our Thursday night mixer, hosted by Copper member Casa de la Luz and the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa, we gave away $50 gift cards to The Happy Saguaro, Noble Hops, Cheers to You Nutrition, Havven Beauty Salon and Lewis & Ivey Salon.
We’ll keep giving away the cards! Remember, Think OV First, and Shop Local!
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Help us Cure the Summertime Blues by remembering to shop local!
Your Chamber is purchasing $5,000
in gift cards from local merchants to give away to the general public. Don't miss out!
Watch for our Facebook giveaway alerts!
Special thanks to Gold member El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort, Oro Valley Rotary, and Cox Communications for their contributions to The Cure!
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6/19 - Juneteenth
6/24, 8-10 a.m. - Scholarship Awards Breakfast at the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa. Tickets are $25 to support scholarships. Buy your ticket here!
6/30, 4 p.m. - Ribbon cutting at Peachwave Frozen Yogurt and Gelato, 12125 N. Oracle Rd., Ste. 121, in the OV Marketplace near Century Theaters.
7/1, 9 a.m. - Let's Connect, our monthly public policy meeting, features Jennings Imel from the US Chamber of Commerce as our guest. Register here!
7/8, 5-7 p.m. - Customer Development (mixer) at Salted Pig American BBQ, 11835 N. Oracle Rd., Ste. 101, in the OV Marketplace near Best Buy. Buy your ticket here!
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Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce
p: 520.297.2191
7435 N. Oracle Road, #107, Oro Valley, AZ 85704
Our Mission
Maximizing Greater Oro Valley's unmatched assets.
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