Congratulations to Sydney Smith our scholarship winner for 2022 from Cactus Shadows High School and to Connie Miller whose lucky ticket was drawn as our 50/50 Scholarship Raffle winner!
Connie has some exciting news regarding how she would like to spend her winnings! Stay tuned to learn more about that.
Sydney applied to Arizona State University, University of Arizona, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina and Auburn University and will be studying civil engineering or accounting.
Sydney’s school activities include being the captain of the tennis team, historian for Falcon Foundation, Vice President of Environmental Club, and Chairman of Service Projects for Key Club International. Additionally, she is a member of National Honor Society, National English Honors Society, and Falcon’s Unified.
Since 2012, Sydney has also participated in the Superintendent’s Challenge to give back to her community, earning a total of 453 hours. Some of her most notable volunteer activities were 106 hours at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 23 hours at Kiwanis Marketplace, 40 hours at Luv Michael, 31 hours with Key Club, 17 hours with Falcon Foundation, 35 hours at YMCA, and others.
If you see these two ladies out and about in our community be sure to congratulate them!
Thanks to the hundreds of people who bought raffle tickets and a huge thank you to our Ambassador team and Board of Directors who sold raffle tickets this year.
Patty Villeneuve
President/CEO
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Connie Miller $3000 winner of 50/50 Carefree Cave Creek Education Scholarship Raffle |
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Sydney Smith $3000 recipient of Carefree Cave Creek Education Scholarship |
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DEADLINE JUNE 17!
Every month we will feature a Membership feature that you can take advantage of just by being a Chamber Member!
Every Chamber Member has a listing in the Business Directory portion of the
Space is limited! 33,500 copies debuting in October! Distributed at Town Halls and information centers in Carefree and Cave Creek, Chamber Events and Shows, and mailed to 85331,85327,85262,85377,85266
Deadline is June 17, 2022
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32 Years
Our Lady of Joy Roman Catholic Church
28 Years
Sonoran Arts League
27 Years
Thunderbird Artists
26 Years
Cave Creek Museum
15 Years
Carefree Clarity
12 Years
Venues Café
11 Years
Don & Janet Mohr
10 Years
American Federal
Phoenix Plumbing & Drain
9 Years
Carefree Outdoor Living
Desert Hills Presbyterian Church
Grace Foundation for The Preservation of Americana
Neighbors in Need
Pinnacle Paving
8 Years
Cave Creek Education Foundation
7 Years
Brugo's Pizza of Company
6 Years
AZ Perfect Comfort
Elements Massage
Prickly Pear Inn
State Farm- Jason McCloud
5 Years
Carefree Church
Partners Dog Training School
4 years
Puppy Luv Dog rescue & Flea Market
3 Years
Light Electric
1 Year
America Family Insurance -David Bradshaw
Lil CC Butcher
Welcome to the Chamber of Commerce community! We look forward to seeing you and getting to know you at our events.
Five Star Mexican Taco Grill
Celestial Artisan Meads
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PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT DRAWING!
Must be present to win!
No RSVP Required! Pay at the door
Join your fellow Chamber Members for an in person opportunity to network on the second Wednesday of every month!
Door prize IV infusion (approx. $175 value). Entry drawing for our grand opening- spa services package - value of $500.
We need your raffle prize item, gift card or basket! You will receive a month of promotion in eblast and website! Please email Colleen@carefreecavecreek.org
Member: $10
Guest: $20
Additional Progressive Jackpot Entry: $10
Entry includes Networking, food& drink, a sleeve of raffle tickets
and entry into Progressive Jackpot!
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748 Easy Street, Carefree
Whether you are a brand new member of the Chamber or you have been a Chamber member for years…this event is for you! Please join Chamber staff and Ambassadors on the second Friday of every month from 8-9:30AM at the Chamber office to receive information about how to get the most out of your Chamber benefits.
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Come join your fellow Business Members for an opportunity for monthly business breakfast networking!
At Harold's Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331
7:30 AM- 9:30 AM
$12.00 Members $15.00 - General Admission
No refunds given after 5pm the Monday prior to meeting.
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CCUSD Governing Board unanimously voted 5-0 to put a 15% Maintenance and Operations Budget Override on the November Ballot for voters within our school district boundaries.
It is primarily focused on increasing teacher and staff salaries, maintaining lower class sizes and increasing career and technical education, honors, advanced placement, and dual enrollment opportunities (college and career prep) for our students.
Click HERE for explanation of an override and tax implications.
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- Startups Business Model Canvas
- Facebook Lead Gen
- Fed. Government Contracting
- Hire the Right Employees (Mesa)
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Instagram
- Cash Management
- Business Finances
- Business Insurance
- Entrepreneurship (Mesa)
- The Metaverse & Blockchain
- Startups in AZ
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SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- LinkedIn Business Pages
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June, Getting Hotter! As I drove around yesterday I couldn't help but notice all of the Campaign Signs sprouting up everywhere. This means that we're moving into the Primary Election on August 2nd and then on to the General in November. On June 6th I will have been serving the Town of Cave Creek for 17 years. I can't help but regret the
fact that I didn't keep notes. Had I done so I could have written a book on Local Politics and Politics in general that would never have made it onto any Best Seller List.
I've seen the Cave Creek Complex Fire in June of 2005 where we worried about winds shifting and bringing the flames of destruction into Town. It would have been devastating.
I've seen the Recession that would have brought the Town to its knees had measures not been taken in a timely manner. The Recession was immediately followed by a concerted effort to bring Revenue Generating retail to the Carefree Highway Cave Creek Road corridor, an ongoing process that has made Cave Creek more financially stable than ever before.
I've seen recalls and elections and ridiculous statements made by Candidates who likely were out sick during the 5th grade civics curriculum.
I've seen uninformed people upset about decisions that were made and then use Social Media to promote agitation.
I've seen Misdirection, Misinformation, Half Truths, and Outright Lies used in order to destroy credibility and character.
My friend, the Late Great Mickey Newbury wrote a line in one of his songs that goes, "Some Men Kill Bullets Lord, While Others Use A Pen".
On the Election right now I'll say no more than use your critical thinking skills when listening to Campaign Promises, Each Elected Official has only one vote and this is how that shakes out, Locally one of 7, County Supervisors 1 of 5, State House 1 of 60, State Senate 1 of 30, House of Representatives
1 of 435, U.S. Senate 1 of 100. Watch out for Campaign Promises!
Vote for those most closely aligned with what is Good for our Towns, Cities, Counties, States, and Nation.
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Mr. Wright was influential in the conceptual design of Carefree. Mr. Wright was influential in the development of Cave Creek. This achievement was a monumental task. It was so monumental, it required two Mr. Wrights. The citizens of Carefree and Cave Creek owe a great deal of gratitude to Mr. Frank Wright and to Mr. Frank Wright.
He was known as “Mr. Cave Creek.” When he died in 1982, at the age of eighty-nine, Frank W. Wright had lived in Cave Creek for sixty years. Immediately after his death, American Legion Post #34 was rechristened after the admired civic leader. In 1934, Frank Wright founded and helped build American Legion Post #34 on Cave Creek Road. Later, after numerous fund-raising events, the Legion Hall was completed in 1946. Legion Hall was used for civic activities, parties, and square dances.
The Cave Creek Museum and the neighboring Church have a special fondness for Frank W. Wright because the land on which the Museum and Church are located, results from Mr. Wright’s generous donation.
Frank’s civic accomplishments are numerous. He brought the first streetlights to Cave Creek. He was the founder of The Cave Creek Water Company. Frank drilled the first well for the Cave Creek School District. He was active in getting Maricopa County to pave Cave Creek Road from Bell Road to the Town. Frank helped sponsor and finance the first community church, now found at the Cave Creek Museum and still used for weddings.
Frank Wright was an astute land-speculator and developer. Along with his real-estate savvy friend, Tom Roberts of Tom Robert’s Realty, many areas in Cave Creek were subdivided and developed.
At a Phoenix luncheon in 1946, Tom Darlington and Kenyon Turner (K.T.) Palmer discussed their shared dream of starting a desert-sensitive community per K. T. Palmer in his 1971 book titled, For Land’s Sake. Their professional paths diverged but nine years later, in 1955, they were purchasing land, fulfilling their 1946 dream of creating a new town we know today as Carefree, but the homes had to blend and flow with the beautiful Sonoran desert and Black Mountain. Frank Lloyd Wright created the conceptual marriage of the home and the land; Frank Lloyd Wright was unavailable, but Wright protege Gerry (pronounced Gary) Jones was available.
Gerry spent four years as a Sergeant in the First Marine Division during WWll, primarily in China and was a founding member of the deadly Scout Sniper Team. Mr. Jones was wounded in Okinawa and received the coveted Purple Heart.
After his military service, Mr. Jones spent time in China observing Buddhist monasteries, built around A.D. 700, noting they were built into the mountain terrain. He feels this was the catalyst for his construction career. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright would call this “organic architecture.” Gerry Jones spent seventeen years teaching and learning at Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter residence and architectural school, called Taliesin West, in Scottsdale. Gerry Jones laid out the streets and created Carefree’s desert-sensitive building codes. He was inculcated with the spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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748 Easy St., P.O. Box 734
Carefree, AZ 85377
480-488-3381
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