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April Chamber Lunch – Edgar Soto, who serves as the new Chairman of the Board for the new Southern Arizona Sports, Tourism and Film Authority Corporation and Campus Vice President for Pima Community College East Campus and will be our keynote speaker.

 

This new Authority was established by the state legislature to promote tourism, youth and professional sports and filming opportunities. One of their priorities is to lure professional baseball back to southern Arizona.


The lunch will be held on Thursday, April 20th at Medella Vina Ranch, 4450 S Houghton Rd. Lunch will be available at 11:30 with the program beginning at noon.


Chamber in Action

  • The Greater Vail Area Chamber with working with other area chambers to establish a coalition of chambers from across southeastern Arizona. To be called the Chamber Alliance of Southern Arizona (CASA), its mission will be to collaboratively advance State and Federal policy goals which enhance economic vitality across southern Arizona. 
  • Incorporation of Vail is moving forward. With cooperation of Pima County staff, a path to being on the November 2023 ballot has been cleared. Several deadlines will need to be met to achieve that goal including obtaining sufficient qualified petition signatures in a short amount of time.
  • The Chamber’s Board of Directors adopted an Advocacy Agenda for 2023. We will send it out to all members in April.

Business Highlight

We Introduce You to Heart & Soul Kids!

Heart & Soul Southeast opens up off Rita Ranch and Houghton Road!


Founded in Oro Valley in 2013, Heart & Soul Kids provides its surrounding community with high-quality recreational gymnastics, dance, and ninja classes. For nine years, its team has served Northwest Tucson with an innovative curriculum that helps students develop general athletic skills and helps them grow in their self-esteem, self-respect, and self-worth.


Combo Classes, the signature program of Heart & Soul Kids, is designed to be engaging and encouraging so that students can explore both dance and gymnastics without the pressure of a competitive pipeline. Combo focuses on three major points: confidence development, gross motor skill growth, and positive social interactions with new friends.



Heart & Soul Kids was voted “Northwest Tucson’s Best Gymnastics and Dance Studio” by Tucson Local Media in 2023 and one of “Tucson’s Favorite Dance Studios” by Readers’ Choice in 2022. 

Heart & Soul Kids

Phone: (520) 818-7974

Email: heartandsoul@heartandsoulkids.com

Website: Heart & Soul Kids

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Member Events

Week of the Young Child Event

Saturday, April 1st

8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Between the Tracks

13105 E Colossal Cave Rd.

Vail, AZ 85641

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Walking Tour -

Explore Old Vail Village

Saturday, April 1st

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Shrine of Santa Rita in the Desert

13260 Colossal Cave Rd

Vail, AZ 85641

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February New Members

Blue Rose Legacy Home Care

Heart & Soul Kids

February Renewing Members

Bill's Home Service Company

Living Branch Church

Copper Star Insurance

GRE Partners, LLC

Card My Yard Tucson Southeast

Vail Property Management

Home Instead

Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

Dignity Memorial

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Resources

Application Deadline: Sunday, April 30, 2023


Candidate interviews: May 2023


Acceptance Notifications:

May 31, 2023


Program Begins: Friday, August 25, 2023


*If the application and all materials are submitted by Sunday, April 16th GTL will waive the application fee.

Greater Tucson Leadership (GTL) seeks dynamic, diverse, and engaged Tucsonans to be a part of their flagship leadership program, now called Lead Tucson, for the class of 2024. For over 40 years, GTL has offered impactful programming to develop leaders, create social force, and strengthen our community. Lead Tucson is a 10-month long program of professional development, personal growth, and connection. Lead Tucson allows participants to meet the change agents in our community, gain leadership training, and to join a network of over a thousand alumni who reach into every facet of Tucson’s business, government, non-profit and public service sectors. GTL is committed to increasing access to our programs; therefore, scholarships are available.


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Member News

Pictured in the Clinica Amistad photo (L-R): Dr. Kelly Lara, M.D.; Denzil Ross, CEO of NMC Houghton; Dr. Stephanie Sparkes, M.D.; Nicole Glasner, Executive Director of Clinica Amistad; Brett Lee, Chief Administrative Officer of NMC Sahuarita; and Dr. Bhavananda Reddy, M.D., FHRS.

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March 30 is Doctors’ Day, one day out of the year to recognize the physicians who take care of us every day of the year. Physicians are confidants, detectives, sources of comfort, and healers. And they are here for us during the most memorable moments of our lives – when we joyfully greet new life coming into the world, as well as when we receive a difficult diagnosis or grieve the loss of a loved one.


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Northwest Healthcare donates 2,013 jars of Peanut Butter Thanks To Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive

To help address hunger in our community, and in celebration of National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day on April 2, Northwest Healthcare is donating 2,013 jars (equaling over 50,000 ounces!) of peanut butter and other healthy nut butters to the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona


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Museum Docent


Do you have a passion for history and a desire to share it with others? We are seeking volunteers to join our team and provide visitors with an unforgettable experience.


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Director of Communications and Membership


We are seeking a dynamic and innovative professional to join our team as the Director of Communications and Membership.


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