CAREFREE TRUTH
Letters from Readers, Upcoming non-profit activities, 6/7/13
SUMMER ART INSTITUTE 2013 – Sonoran Arts League/Education & Community Services
Dream of taking a painting class but don’t know where to start? Or is your camera just sitting in the corner and you would love some guidance on how to get the best pictures from it? Or, have you wanted to do a refresher course in your area of artistic expertise?
Participate in a creative experience with some of the most well-known and accomplished Sonoran Arts League artists in the Southwest. Sign-up for classes at the Summer Art Institute, a collaborative effort of the Sonoran Arts League and Education & Community Service, a department of Cave Creek Unified School District.
Summer Art Institute classes are held in the art rooms at Cactus Shadows High School, 5802 E Dove Valley Road, Scottsdale. Class times are 9:00 am to 12 noon. A week-long course is just $95. There are four days of instruction and creating art; visits to designated artist studios on Fridays round out the week.
JUNE 10 – 13
CLASS: Basic Drawing & Classic Drawing Fundamentals
INSTRUCTORS: Sonoran Arts League artists: Karel Armstrong & Joye DeGoede
CLASS: Abstract and Non-Objective Painting
INSTRUCTOR: Sonoran Arts League artist: Pat Cain
CLASS: Beginning Photography
INSTRUCTOR: Sonoran Arts League artist: Bob Grebe
JUNE 17 - 20
CLASS: Fine Art Printmaking - Collagraphs
INSTRUCTOR: Sonoran Arts League artist: Marty Gibson
CLASS: Intermediate Digital Photography Techniques; Still Life & Lighting for Digital Photography
INSTRUCTOR: Sonoran Arts League artist: Alan Lowy
CLASS: Exploration of Painting
INSTRUCTOR: Sonoran Arts League artist: Toni Perrin
For more information visit the website at https://sites.google.com/site/summerartinstitute2013
Or call Education & Community Services at 480-575-2440
DESERT FOOTHILLS THEATER’s SUMMER CABARET SERIES AT VENUES CAFÉ
Desert Foothills Theater’s popular Summer Cabaret Series returns with T.A. Burrows this weekend!
Get out of the heat and into a cool performance at Venues Café with DFT’s Summer Cabaret Series.
Each performance ticket price includes a glass of wine, appetizers and a great performance. You may also enjoy
a delicious Prix Fixe dinner at an additional cost.
SUMMER SERIES CABARET #1 – June 9th (THIS SUNDAY)
Featuring T.A. Burrows in “On the Air” a musical journey through the music of the 50s, 60s and 70s with
Kimberly Cooper (a DFT favorite who last appeared as Babe in The Pajama Game) and the wonderful Laurie Ehlers.
Appetizers start at 6, dinner at 6:45 and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
SUMMER SERIES CABARET #2—July 14
Broadway in the Desert featuring Ken & Brenda Goodenberger. Come enjoy some of our favorite show tunes sung by two of the top performers in the valley.
Appetizers start at 6, dinner at 6:45 and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $40 each and include a glass of wine, appetizers and the show.
Prix Fixe dinner available for $35 more.
Tickets are available online at https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?w=b8d55c8468ec6412d87acff2fb8efc24&t=tix
Or by calling 480-488-1981
DESERT FOOTHILLS YOUTH THEATER SUMMER CAMP PRESENTS
“Once Upon a Crime” – ONE NIGHT ONLY! Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m.
Bring the little ones into the cool theater this summer to enjoy a performance put on by our enthusiastic and wonderful young campers! For two weeks 60 young people.
Come together to put on a hilarious, fun-loving show! Porridge is a “whodunit” set in Fairy Tale Land. When a crime spree takes over the forest, Jack Sprat is on the case—trying to find out who is behind all these unspeakable deeds. Overflowing with hilarious characters and great music and dance, Porridge: Once Upon a Crime is a fun time for the whole family.
You will have a great time at a great price (only $5/child; $8/adult).
Tickets are available online at https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=7557a1ca2a1355457b375669a7a401f7
Or by calling 480-488-1981
MB Reeves
Desert Foothills Library
Desert Foothills Library Announces
GQ, GQ, Where Are You?
Thursday, June 13 at 9:45 AM
Desert Foothills Library's own storyteller, Sharon Ritt ("Miss Sharon"), will be reading, singing, and sharing stories about her new children's book GQ, GQ, Where Are You? at the Library on Thursday, June 13 at 9:45 am during our Thursday morning storytime. Books will be available for purchase; a book signing will follow storytime at 10:10 am.
Join Sharon and her quail puppet, GQ, as they explore the Sonoran Desert and learn about the plants and animals that live there.
Sharon Ritt
With over 40 years as an educator, Sharon has created a book that would make a perfect gift for young children living in or visiting the Arizona desert. The book includes a CD with Sharon's narration of the book as well as a sing-along version of the story. The book also contains a section with factual information about the Sonoran Desert and ideas for activities at school or home.
Find out more here: http://www.fivestarpublications.net/gq/index
In This Issue
Attention Members
FREE Mentoring
Advertise
Chamber Guide
Membership Drive
POWER Lunch
New Members
Anniversaries
ENCORE
Business Breakfast
Events
Specials for Dad
Save The Date
Board of Directors
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Evelyn Johnson
Chairwoman
Cave Creek Museum
Chris Kempster
Chair - Elect
Asset Protection Concepts
Shaun Nesbitt
Immediate Past - Chairman
A Helping Hand Handyman
Patrick Jones
Secretary
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Desert Sonoran Lifestyle
Jennifer McGirr
Treasurer
National Bank of Arizona
Rita Brady
Director
Rubbish Works
Paul Campbell
Director
Spirit in the Desert
Jeff Penzone
Director
ImagesAZ
Dr. Debbi Burdick
Ex- Officio
Cave Creek Unified School District
Contact Us
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748 Easy Street
Suite 4
PO Box 734
Carefree, AZ 85377
480-488-3381 Office
480-488-0328 Fax
Information Center Hours:
Summer Hours
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Trainings/Seminars
Click the links below to view up coming Trainings/Seminars
June Wish List
Jelly
Juices
Crackers
Peanut Butter
Canned Pastas
Toiletries
Bars of Soap
Canned Soups
Canned Chili
Stews
Canned Tomatoes
Canned Sauce
Canned Tuna
Canned Chicken
Canned Spam
Canned Salmon
Dried Beans
Cans of Broth
Condiments
Diapers size N, 1 ,5, and 6
Chamber Members
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We need your current business cards, flyers, rack cards, or menus.
We pass out information daily, not only to visitors, but also to community members.
We want the opportunity to refer your business.
Stop by or mail your Information to the Chamber.
FREE Mentoring
We are very excited to be teaming up with SCORE and APS to present Business Educational seminars as well as FREE mentoring sessions to help assist you to a better business. Larry Balboni is our community SCORE representative. SCORE is a non-profit resource partner of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Larry, as well as other retired business professionals, have devoted their time to help business owners get the help they need to succeed.
FREE Mentoring Sessions
Every Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (1 hour sessions)
Foothills Community Foundation
34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale.
To sign up to receive FREE mentoring for your business visit www.greaterphoenix.score.org and click the green box in the top right corner. Fill out the form requesting "Larry Balboni at the Foothills Community Foundation" and the time you are available. You will then receive a confirmation email.
This is a great opportunity to receive FREE assistance to further enhance the success of your business.
Are you looking for creative ways to advertise your business? Did you know that the Chamber's website can offer you that? Here are some statistics of the Chamber website:
Stats from the past 6 months
~ 30,500 Visits
~ 25,000 Unique Visits (78% new visitors)
~ 7 pages viewed per visit on average
~ Average time spent is 2 min 30 sec.
~ 25% traffic comes from Phoenix
~ 11% traffic comes from Scottsdale
~ Other significant amount of traffic includes - Mesa, Tempe, Carefree, New York, Glendale and Peoria.
~ 216,000 page views ~ less than 3% bounce rate
Stats from an advertiser on our website -
~ Over 2400 impressions
~ 19 clicks to their website
The cost to place an ad on our website is $200 for 6 months. That breaks down to less than $35 per month. Visit our
website at www.carefreecavecreek.org and see for yourself all of the opportunities for your business to be seen.
For any additional information or to find out how you can advertise on the Chamber's website call the Chamber office and ask for Jen at
480-488-3381 or email Jennifer@carefreecavecreek.org.
There are many great organizations in our community that rely on the help of volunteers. Here are a few that are looking for that special someone to help them out.
If you like to meet people, make a difference in the community, or enjoy History. The Cave Creek Museum is the perfect match for your volunteer talents. We need volunteers from Docents to Stamp Mill Enthusiasts and everything in between! Help connect Yesterday to the Future by volunteering. Call 480-488-2764 or email evelyn@cavecreekmuseum.com
Treasure Gypsies
6061 E Cave Creek Rd.
We are looking for dependable volunteers to work at our store. We are looking to fill shifts on Tues 10-5, Wed 10-5, Friday 10-2 & Sun 11-4.
100% of the proceeds from Treasure Gypsies go to support the Animal Guardian Network's many life-saving and assisting programs. Treasure Gypsies is a subsidiary of Animal Guardian Network.
Call Carrie at 480-488-7000
Can use volunteers 365 mornings a year - to clean stalls & water tubs, groom horses, walk horses, feed horses & play with horses.
Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary is the forever home to 31 horses that were previously abandoned, neglected, injured or abused. The two things they all share, now, are that they're happy & healthy.
Contact Jim Gath at 480.747.1070 for more information.
Wanted
The Chamber is looking for a donation of an iPad or iPad Mini (new or used) to assist in collecting money at our events.
Chamber Guide
It is that time of year again!!
We are updating the Chamber Guide. Our Chamber Community Guide will be mailed out to over 22,000 homes and businesses of the community. We will also have an additional 2,500 to hand out through out the year! Great opportunities to promote your business!!
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•Watch your mailboxes to confirm your listing in the Guide.
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•If you are interested in advertising in the Guide click here.
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•Submit a picture to be considered for the cover of the guide by July 15th.
If you have any questions feel free to call the Chamber office 480-488-3381
Click here to find interesting facts, provided by SCORE, on finding new customers.
June Newsletter 2013
Proudly serving the Carefree Cave Creek Community Since 1965
Straight from the Director
I can't believe that June is here already! Seems like the Carefree Christmas Festival, Awards Night, Business Expo and Thunderbird Art & Wine Festival just happened last week!
We have some great things lined up for you in the coming months.
You can't miss our new POWER lunch! POWER lunch will be on the third Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30. Networking and lunch from 11:30-12:30 followed by instructors from 12:30-1:30 that are knowledgeable and inspiring. POWER stands for Profitable Opportunities With Empowering Results!
Business Breakfast will have a new start time in June...yes folks, it's true! Starting in June the Business Breakfast will begin at 8am! If you weren't able to join us at the May breakfast you missed out on a great speaker but also an awesome switch up to the menu.
Don't forget about Larry Balboni and SCORE! The Chamber is partnering with the Foothills Community Foundation who is providing space for Larry and Chamber members to meet from 9am -1pm every Thursday. Larry and the other talented members of SCORE can coach you through every challenge a business has from starting up, to marketing, to expansion and beyond and it is all FREE to you. To schedule time with Larry go online to SCORE Greater Phoenix.
Until next time!
Patty Villeneuve
Executive Director
Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce
June is the month to become a member of the
Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce!!
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•There are incentives being offered to all new members.
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•There are also incentives for existing members for any new members they recruit!!
We are updating the Chamber Community Guide.
Hint Hint... A great opportunity to promote your business!
Call the Chamber and find out all of the incentives offered for the whole month of June!
480-488-3381
Evening Mixer
The Shops at Las Tiendas
Wednesday, June 12
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Located at
6130 E Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek
Come stroll the shops at Las Tiendas. This will be a fun evening filled with everything from barbecue to fine art. Come make a funny face in a Mr. Fun Booth, listen to the western music of Gail Starr, nosh on barbecue and take in the uniqueness of the Shops at Las Tiendas.
$5 for Members
$10 for Non-members
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Don't forget about the Raffle!!!
Raffle and 50/50
*Bring an item to raffle and give a 30 second commercial about your business. Great way to share information about your business to a captive audience.
*Purchase raffle tickets to win a prize
or a chance at the 50/50.
$5 for 3 Chances to win
$10 for 7 Chances to win
Wednesday, June 19
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Topic:
Social Media for Small Business
Websites...Twitter...Facebook...Pinterest...LinkiedIn....Blogs. These are just a few of the many online social media tools. No wonder businesses aren't sure where to begin or how to determine which platforms will work for their organization. This session presents the key factors to create an effective online marketing strategy for your business - a strategy that builds upon your company's available resources. And, most importantly, enables you to determine which social media platforms will create real results for your business.
Presented by Nancy Sanders
Founder of Three Dog Marketing
Business Analyst with AZ Small Business Development Centers
Click Here to read about Nancy Sanders
The Cave Creek Tap Haus
6900 E Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek
$15 registration
(includes lunch and any additional material)
Networking and Lunch 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.
Presentation at 12:30 p.m.
RSVP 480-488-3381
Come feel the POWER!!
Welcome New Members
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Jeff Jones
660 N Pima Rd #303-1
Carefree, AZ 85377
480 257-1806
Jim Schmidt's Nationwide Insurance Agency
Jim Schmidt
8501 E. Princess Dr. #140
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
480 489-5143
Karen Mourad PC
P O Box 929
Carefree, AZ 85377
480 285-8795
Allan Naplan
7518 E Elbow Bend Rd Ste A-3
Carefree, AZ 85377
480 488-0806
Law Office of Judy Zimet
P O Box 5974
Carefree, AZ 85377
480 440-3015
May Anniversaries
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Cave Creek Museum - 43 Years
Custom Accounting - 21 Years
Paradise Valley Community College - 18 Years
Desert Foothills Land Trust - 17 Years
Foothills Community Foundation - 15 Years
Tatum Ranch Golf Club - 13 Years
Aesthetic Family Dentistry - 12 Years
Cave Creek Visitors Guide - 6 Years
Venue's Cafe - 3 Years
American Federal - 1 Year
Pogue Photography - 1 Year
ENCORE
ENCORE is our second evening mixer of the month. We will be visiting the Studio of Jamie Pogue of Pogue Photography and honoring the non-profit HopeKids.
Mark your calendars for
Tuesday, June 25
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
35653 N. Canyon Crossings Drive
Carefree, AZ. 85377
(using GPS enter Cave Creek as city)
Jaime Pogue, has selected HopeKids as the non-profit to receive part of the evenings proceeds. HopeKids are a local organization serving about 800 kids in the valley with life threatening illnesses. They provide weekly activities for these children to keep their spirits & hopes up during difficult times in their lives. These kids look forward to these activities each week which in turn keeps their minds off of their treatments and such. A lot of their activities are private, that way kids with compromised immune systems can still attend with out worries of picking up a "bug"! They do AMAZING things for A LOT of families in AZ!! HopeKids have been a big part of the Pogue family. We hope you join in ENCORE - Networking with a cause.
$10 for Members
$15 for Non-members
Business Breakfast
Business Breakfast
at Harold's Corral
Thursday, June 27
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
New time, New menu, New experience!!
$6 for Members
$10 for Non-Members
Ribbon Cutting
Congratulations to everyone involved in the new location of the Foothills Food Bank. It was a great celebration and more to come!!
If you haven't seen the new location it is located at
6038 E Hidden Valley Dr., Cave Creek.
Now all they need is more food to fill all of the new empty shelves!!
Scholarship Intern Winners
Joey Davis and Hannah Amundson
Joey Davis Scholarship Recipient
By Mick Ennis
Joey Davis was born in Prescott and spent his last four years at Cactus Shadows High School. The young man was chosen for the Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce Scholarship award for many reasons, his credentials will follow.
"Winning this award means a great deal to me. It has given me a great opportunity to further my education, better myself and my community," Joey said. His involvement in community volunteer work, church activities, the Superintendent's Advisory Council, and he was also a four member of Cactus Shadows DECA and Student Council. From his Freshman year to his Senior year in high school, he served as the DECA student store manager, two years as the DECA Vice President, two years as the Falcon Feast and Fireworks coordinator, and Joey was also the assembly director this past school year. He is also very dedicated to his personal fitness goals.
Joey works at the Desert Foothills YMCA. He is a member attendant in the fitness center and a lifeguard in the aquatics department as well as a swim instructor and coach. Davis' college plans are to attend Arizona State University in the W.P. Carey business program and earn an entrepreneurial degree. His lifelong plan is to become the C.E.O. of his own company of surf and skate clothing stores worldwide.
We are very proud of both Joey and Hannah and wish them all the best!
Curves is located at
6501 E Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek
June Events
June 4 - Windows 8 training at the Desert Foothills Library with Tech4life
June 4 - Community Navigator Core Skill Training
June 5 - Cartwright's Arizona History Dinner featuring Marshall Trimble
June 6 - Fitness Hike at Cave Creek Regional Park
June 6 - Women Supporting Women at Curves and Finders Creekers
June 7 - Carefree Farmers' Market at the Sundial
June 7 - Clay Mine Hike at Cave Creek Regional Park
June 8 - Cruiz-In Car Show at Venues Cafe
June 8 - Rock Art of Spur Cross
June 8 - Survival Series at Cave Creek Regional Park
June 8 - Desert Foothills iPad User Group with Tech4life
June 9 - Summer Cabarets at Venues Cafe
June 12 - Evening Mixer at the shops of Las Tiendas
June 13 - The ABC's of Special Needs Planning Made Easy
June 13 - Wine Tasting at Cellar 13
June 14 - Carefree Farmers' Market at the Sundial
June 14 - Edible Plans of Spur Cross
June 14 - A Farewell Party for Betsy Wise at Carefree Resort
June 14 - Ribbon Cutting at Merle Norman in Carefree
June 15 - Life Along the Creek at Spur Cross
June 15 - Cruiz-In Car Show at Venues Cafe
June 15 - Survival Series at Cave Creek Regional Park
June 16 - HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
June 18 - Picasa 101 at the Desert Foothills Library by Tech4life
June 19 - Cartwright's Arizona History Dinner featuring Bob Boze Bell
June 19 - POWER Lunch at the Tap Haus
June 21 - Carefree Farmers' Market at the Sundial
June 21 - A Royal Baby Shower at the English Rose Tea Room
June 22 - Kiwanis Flea Market
June 22 - Full Moon Hike at Spur Cross
June 22 - Cruiz-In Car Show at Venues Cafe
June 25 - ENCORE with the Pogue Photography to benefit HOPEKIDS
June 25 - iPad: Setting it up at the Desert Foothills Library with Tech4life
June 27 - Chamber Business Breakfast
June 28 - Carefree Farmer's Market at the Sundial
June 28 - Hohokam Houses at Spur Cross
June 29 - Cruiz-In Car Show at Venues Cafe
For more information regarding any of these events visit www.carefreecavecreek.org
Father's Day Specials
Carefree Station - Father's Day is Sunday, June 16. Dad doesn't want to slave over hot coals in this heat, so bring him to Carefree Station for one of our delicious dishes featuring Niman Ranch premium beef! For reservations, call 480-488-8182.
Cartwright's Sonoran Ranch House -Let us do the grilling! Bring in Dad for a special Mesquite Wood-Grilled meal. Call 480-488-8031 for reservations.
Tonto Bar and Grill -Let us do the grilling! Bring in Dad for a special Southwestern meal. Call 480-488-0698 for reservations.
Betsy Wise
Join the Town of Carefree in bidding Betsy Wise Farewell. Friday, June 14 will be Betsy's last day as Town Clerk. There will be a celebration in her honor at the Carefree Resort.
Come celebrate and wish her farewell!
Friday June 14
5:00 p.m.
Carefree Resort
37220 N Mule Train Rd, Carefree
Save the Date
July 10 - Evening Mixer
July 17 - POWER Lunch
July 25 - Buisness Breakfast
July 30 - ENCORE
