February 2015 Chamber Chat

Marianne Schweers - 2013 Citizen of the Year

USA Insurance - 2013 Business of the Year

Cindy McCollum - 2013 Associate of the Year

Mary Parra - 2013 Max Ray Top Gun Ambassador of the Year

First Quarter 2014

Bob Money, Edward Jones Investments - Business

Mary Parker, USA Insurance - Associate

Second Quarter 2014

First National Bank - Business

Rainee Mackewich, First National Bank - Associate

Third Quarter 2014

Master Tune and Lube - Business

Wilson Guin and Adam Delanda, PNM - Associates

Fourth Quarter 2014

Love INC of Otero County - Business

Linda Rardin, First Savings Bank - Associate

Ambassador

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Message from Pam McNett

Calendar of Events

News Links and Member's Event Flyers

Find out how to save.

FREE

Breakfast and

Business Counseling for

Military Veteran Entrepreneurs and those who support them.

March 4, 2015 ~ 8 - 9:30 am

Details: View, Print & Share

FREE

NM VETERANS'

BUSINESS CONFERENCE

March 20, 2015

For more details and registration visit www.nmvboc.org

Flyer to print & share

VISITORS FOR THE MONTH

Aubrey Dunn Visitor's Center Information

Hours of Operation

Mon - Fri: 8:30-5:00 / Sat - Sun: 9:00 - 5:00

December 2014

Visitor Information

Visitor Totals: 269

Web site hits: 590,778

Relocation packets mailed: 24

Monthly Meetings

Business Impact / Government Relations

February 10th ~ 8:00 am

Chamber Conference Room

1301 N. White Sands Blvd

Transportation Committee

February 27th ~12:00 pm

Sunset Run Restaurant

54 McDonald Road

Lunch is pay as you go

Read about the changes to the Veteran Self-Identification and the New VETS-4212 form.

Full Article

Citizen of the Year 2014

The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year 2014. Nomination forms are available in the Chamber office or CLICK HERE

The National Park Service (NPS) Plans to Dramatically Increase White Sands Entrance Fees.

Information Get involved

Business and Associate of the First Quarter

Please turn your nomination form into the

Chamber office by March 20th.

Associate nomination form CLICK HERE.

Business nomination form CLICK HERE.

House Bill 138 - Relating to labor; increasing the minimum wage; revising the minimum wage for tipped employees; providing for an annual cost-of-living increase in the state minimum wage rate; providing limitations.

The Alamogorgo Chamber would like your bi-partisan opinion on House Bill 138. Please take a few minutes to become informed, answer one question and leave a comment.

Information & Survey

Aubrey Dunn Visitor's Center

Volunteer of the Month

The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce would like to announce Peggy Compton as the Volunteer of the Month. Peggy is a volunteer in the Aubrey Dunn, Sr. Visitor's Center and was a great help during the holidays using her own time to cover for other volunteers who took time off during the holidays. Thank you, Peggy for all you do!

Monthly Events

Food And Networking (FAN) Club Members & Future Members Welcome! January 9, 2015 Sponsored by: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Otero County	2 Business After Hours January 15, 2015 Sponsored by: Vision Ford Lincoln, Inc. January 29, 2015 Sponsored by: Pioneer Abstract & Title Company of Alamogordo, Inc.
Free Event! Date: Friday, February 13, 2015 Sponsored by: Love INC of Otero County Location: Margo's Mexican Food 504 First Street Time: 8:00 - 9:30 am Start your Friday off right!	Free Event! Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 Sponsored by: First Street Tile & Carpet Location: 811 1st St Suite B Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Tech Tuesday

Office 365 & Cloud Storage

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 ~ 9:00 am

Presenter: Mark Brookbank, T.M. Family Foundation, Inc.

Alamogordo Chamber Conference Room

1301 N. White Sands Blvd.

$10 Members & $15 Future Members

RSVP to the Chamber Office at 437-6120

Special Event

6th Annual Career Tech Expo

Thursday, February 12, 2015 ~ 10:30 am to 4:00 pm

Alamogordo High School

The Expo is a partnership between the Alamogordo Public Schools, the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce and New Mexico State University Alamogordo.

This Expo will be an opportunity for our youth, community and businesses to network and learn more about one another's needs. It will be clear to those attending that this is not a hiring event, but rather an opportunity for career exploration.

Vision: A strong community partnership working together to prepare our students for the future!

Mission: Coming together as a community with a single goal in mind - the future of our students. Educators partnering with business and industry, military, and concerned citizens to forge an alliance for building the premier Career and Technical Education program.

Flyer: Print & Share

Members Updates

WELCOME

NEW MEMBERS

What is

The Relocation Program

1st Choice Real Estate

Better Off, LLC

New Mexico Ties & Poles

Otero STEM

Texas Enforcer, LLC.

White Sands Trading, LLC.

Wireless & More (Boost Mobile)

The Alamogordo Chamber mails out hundreds of relocation packets throughout the year.

These packets are also provided to all new Military arriving at Holloman AFB on a weekly basis, averaging 30 packets a week.

The Program is $200/year, plus your supply of advertising material:

Flyer ~ Brochure ~ Magnet ~ etc.

Please call the Chamber Staff at

(575) 437-6120 to find out how you can sign up for this great advertising opportunity.

January

Stop by these businesses and thank them for supporting Alamogordo.

97-5 FM Alamogordo / 88-9 FM KHII Cloudcroft

Accounting & Consulting Group, LLP

Alamogordo Clinic, Ltd

Alamogordo Family Health Center

Alamogordo Title Company

BANK'34

Bedrock Construction

Capital Active Funding, Inc.

Casa Esperanza

Center of Protective Environment (COPE)

D & H Stamp and Sign

Desert Door Hair Salon

Desert Paradise Mobile Home & RV Park

Discount Pools, Spas & Games

Espiritu Custom Awards

FunFlicks

General Hydronics

Gloria Vaughn

Home Furniture Company

Jan Jeter

Jim Harris

LaRocque Counseling Associates, LLC

Laser Printer Technologies

LOCO Credit Union

Margo's Mexican Food

MATI Networks/Apache Networks

McGinn's Pistachio Tree Ranch

Memories Restaurant

Mesa Verde Enterprises, Inc.

New Mexico Rails-To-Trails Association

Pepper's Grill

Pioneer Abstract & Title Company of Alamogordo, Inc.

Rick Berry

Shirley Nelson

Tiger Sports Booster Club

Tularosa Basin Telephone Company

Versions - Web Design

Welcome Home Realty

Western Auto Store

White Sands Health Care System, LLC

White Sands Motel

White Sands National Monument

Winner's Circle

Ribbon Cuttings


January 7, 2015 Carolyn's Creations from the Wearhouse 513 E Canal St Alamogordo, NM (575) 442-5215	January 12, 2015 Medication Disposal Drop Off Location 700 Virginia Ave. Alamogordo, NM (575) 439-4300	January 28, 2015 Albertson's Market 1300 E. 10th Street Alamogordo, NM (575) 488-1200

Weekly Business

Showcase

~January 12th - 16th ~Trail Boss Jerky & Country Store ~ (575) 488-1025 ~

920 New York Ave. ~ Alamogordo, NM

~January 19th - 23rd ~ Gateway Baptist Church ~ (575) 437-3358 ~

980 Hwy 70 W ~ Alamogordo, NM

~January 26th - 30th ~ Pioneer Bank ~ (575) 437-9075 ~

1020 E 10th St ~ Alamogordo, NM

The Otero County Economic Development Council, Inc., (OCEDC) strong commitment for cross-collaboration with partners in manufacturing, educational, workforce development, finance, businesses, governmental agencies, and other economic development organizations created new synergies for emerging high tech industries in south-central New Mexico. For the full article CLICK HERE.

Save The Dates

Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce presents:

Tropical Costa Rica

April 13 - 21, 2015

On this 9-day tour, highlights include: San Jose, Coffee Plantation, Guanacaste, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Hanging Bridges, Arenal Valcano, Lake Arenal Cruise, Cooking Demonstration, Cano Negro Refuge, Zarcero, National Theatre.

Your price includes: Round trip air fare from El Paso International Airport, 14 meals, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers

To receive a travel brochure with more information or to sign up, please call the Chamber office at 575-437-6120. Deadline is February 12th.