• MAY 17: Community Mixer at Bank of Marin
  
• MAY 24: Open House & Multi-Chamber Mixer at ACE
  
• JUN 1: Deadline to advertise in Pacific Sun's Art & Wine Fest Program
  
• JUN 14: Get Your Small Business Taxes Straight Workshop
• JUN 23: The Festival is Coming!
• JUL 1: New recycling regulations begin
• JUL 25: Marin County Council of Chambers Countywide Mixer
  

Networking
Business Relationship Opportunities
Great Food

May 17, 5-7pm 
At Bank of Marin
501 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Suite 100, Greenbrae

INFO: San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce, 415-454-2510  

You're Invited to...

Ace Printing and Mailing Services Open House
San Anselmo & Mill Valley Chambers of Commerce
Thursday, May 24, 5:30 to 7:00 pm

• DJ Music
• Great Food & Refreshments
• Door Prizes
• Networking

Ace Printing and Mailing Services
1925 East Francisco Boulevard Suite 15
San Rafael, CA 94901
 
INFO: Rod Shoja, 415-460-2800

For the invite, click here: ACE_mixer5.2012.pdf

         

About Connie Pelissero

In 1981, Connie Pelissero took a leave of absence from Marin County Office of Education as a special education teacher. Back then, there was only one option for “Special Ed” students after graduation in Marin County – a sheltered workshop. Pelissero approached The Cedars of Marin in 1981 to create a new concept in day programs.

Pelissero opened the first store, The Cedarchest, on Center Blvd. across from the current Andronico’s Market in 1989. The Cedarchest allowed individuals with developmental disabilities to be active members of their community. San Anselmo was a natural choice for a location with the many wonderful, supportive neighbors, businesses, schools, and Fire and Police Dept. personnel. Now, the store resides on San Anselmo Avenue.

Working with individuals who experience life challenges each and every day has given Pelissero's life purpose and joy in creating new program options for people served throughout Marin County.

After growing up in Marin and seeing many changes in the county, Pelissero feels so fortunate to have been instrumental in effecting some of those changes. In 1991, the Developmental Disabilities Council of Marin, as well as Senator Milton Marks (who was the Chair of the California Legislature Senate Subcommittee on The Rights of the Disabled) recognized Pelissero for her many contributions to the developmentally disabled. 

"All of this would not have been possible without the support and enthusiasm of the San Anselmo community," Pelissero says. "[This] community has made a difference in the lives of so many of individuals who have passed through the doors of The Cedars and  I am humbled by the San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year nomination and thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Connie Pelissero’s community involvement includes:

• a personal pride of San Anselmo, single-handedly refurbishing the Holiday Decorations for San Anselmo’s street lamps during lean economic times for the town
• holding community networking and open house events attracting locals to downtown
• serving on the Chamber’s Board of Directors, and
  
• displaying and sponsoring local artist in the retail store, The Artist Within at 603 San Anselmo Ave.; www.thecedarsofmarin.org; 415-453-4240. 

About the Cedars "Hands and Earth Day" Program

   

Individuals participating in this program choose and design their own curriculum from among the primary program components: textile handcraft, gardening/horticulture, animal husbandry, nutrition/cooking, healthy home living skills, arts, crafts, music and functional academics. An experiential self-paced learning model is used. Entrepreneurial business projects are encouraged and supported.

There are employment opportunities in the field of gardening. Job contracts are maintained throughout Marin County. Production hand weavers create custom designs marketing their finished products through sales at The Artist Within - A Cedars Gallery or through custom orders,  providing great income opportunities for individual weavers.

Individuals learn to feed and care for sheep, alpacas, angora rabbits, and even silkworms. These natural fibers are utilized in many areas of the program.

Gardeners learn basic gardening and horticulture methods from starting seeds and cuttings to planting, pruning, harvesting crops - and selling produce at the local farmer's markets.

SENIOR PROGRAM

This program assists older adults in maintaining their highest level of independence and self-sufficiency. Emphasis is placed on keeping the aging body healthy, alert, and active with structured daily exercise programs and stimulating activities. Participants plan field trips to museums, parks, libraries and specific institutions that provide a variety of seasonal activities as well as local events. This program is designed to meet each individual's needs and incorporates activities that provide purpose and enjoyment to each day. Program components include interactive games, music, bowling, bocce ball, gentle nature walks, raised bed gardening, and rabbit care. There is a concerted emphasis on creativity through arts and crafts which are then sold at The Artist Within - A Cedars Gallery.

For a tour of The Cedars of Marin, please click here to send them an mail.

SAVE THE DATE!

The San Anselmo Art & Wine Festival
Saturday, June 23 & Sunday, June 24

Advertise your business to thousands!
The Pacific Sun is proud to produce the OFFICIAL PROGRAM for this year’s new and improved San Anselmo Art & Wine Festival -- enhanced with new event producers and an array of fine artists. Invite 75,000 weekly readers into your stores and businesses by reserving your ad space now. And 3,000 additional copies will be available to all festival attendees.
Click here for rates & info: Art Festival Program 2012.pdf

Vendors!
Contact our NEW PRODUCER
California Artists

See the 2012 Festival poster here: Art Festival Poster 2012.pdf

Record keeping and sorting receipts can be overwhelming at tax time. If you are self-employed, have a small business or earn cash on the side, then come to SparkPoint Marin Center and get organized for next year!

Join us for a FREE small business workshop facilitated by IRS representative Vivienne Antal, Senior Stakeholder Liaison Specialist.

In this workshop you will learn:

• Where to find FREE small business resources
• How to track and report cash and self-employment income
• Record keeping tips and strategies
• Which business expenses are deductible

Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
SparkPoint Marin Center, 409 4th Street, San Rafael,
RSVP: Call (415) 526-7530 or sign-up at the reception desk

To download the flyer, click here: small_business_taxes.pdf

Sharing of Services: As part of our continuing effort towards sharing services between the San Anselmo Police Department (SAPD) and the Twin Cities Police authority (TCPA), the two agencies are currently sharing the following services:

Communications Center: Relocated from SAPD to the new TCPA building.  Dispatchers have been cross trained and are responsible for handling all phone calls and radio traffic into the police department.  The dispatch unite consists of two shifts that operate 24-7.

Investigations Unit: The SAPD/TCPA Investigations Unit is a five-member team consisting of four investigators and one Investigative Sergeant.  Investigators share case loads and investigate crimes in San Anselmo, Larkspur and Corte Madera.

Traffic Unit: SAPD/TCPA Traffic Units are operating as one unit serving Corte Madera, Larkspur and San Anselmo.  They are committed to keeping our roadways safe through a combination of education and enforcement.

Honor Guard: Created to establish a specially trained ceremonial team to render honors, preserve tradition, stimulate Esprit-de-corps and instill pride.

Evidence | Property Storage: Streamlined and centralized in one facility.  Evidence and property is catalogued and tracked using a bar-coding system ensuring proper chain of custody.

Special Response Team: The Special Response Team is a part-time tactical team comprised of 16 highly trained full-time police officers.  The team is dedicated to safely ending critical incidents by using special tactics, tools and weapons.

Crisis Negotiation Team: On-call 24-7 to provide specialized communication skills during critical incidents.  CNT works closely with the special Response Team.  

PATROL SERVICES
After several months of cross-training and orientation, all of the uniformed patrol officers have been merged into one patrol force providing preventative patrol and emergency/non-emergency response to San Anselmo, Larkspur and Corte Madera. Officers from both SAPD and TCPA are now patrolling all three communities. Should you need assistance, don’t be surprised if you see a Twin Cities Police Officer patrolling a neighborhood in San Anselmo or a San Anselmo Officer patrolling a neighborhood in Larkspur or Corte Madera. By merging into one patrol force, it has allowed for San Anselmo, Larkspur and Corte Madera to have additional officers on duty at no additional cost to the Towns / City. This has been accomplished by reducing the duplication in management, supervisory and line level positions, therefore saving money on total compensation and benefits.
The NEW Twin Cities Police Authority Building, 250 Doherty Drive, Larkspur

SAPD & TCPA ARE NOW SHARING THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
•    Combined TCPA/SAPD Dispatch Center
•    State of the Art Equipment
•    New Emergency Operations Center
•    Shared Evidence Storage & Processing Facility
•    Shared Investigations Unit
•    Shared Patrol Force Services
•    Shared Administration
•    Shared Supervision
•    Shared Traffic Unit

It will continue to be the goal of the San Anselmo and Twin Cities Police Departments to be creative in our approach to improving services while remaining fiscally responsible.

SAN ANSELMO POLICE DEPARTMENT
525 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo, CA  94960, 415-258-4610
Front Counter Hours:  Monday-Friday 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm

TWIN CITIES POLICE AUTHORITY
250 Doherty Dr., Larkspur, CA  94939, 415-927-5150
Front Counter Hours:  Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

Meet other Marin County entrepreneurs, trailblazers, thinkers, doers and creators.

Monday, July 25
5:30 to 7:30pm
Four Points Sheraton, 1010 Northgate Drive, San Rafael
$5 Members $20 Non Members
Cash & Checks ONLY
No-host bar & Complimentary appetizers

Sponsored by Corte Madera, Hispanic, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Rafael & Sausalito Chambers of Commerce

San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce would like to help San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) students shop and dine locally by partnering with local businesses offering a discount of your choosing to students with a valid SFTS student ID.  

Please contact the Chamber to be part of this partnership allowing Seminary students a more affordable option to shop and dine locally.  We will compile a list of participating businesses and distribute to the SFTS Student Association Council.  Thank you for the consideration!

Click here to see the letter from the SFTS Student Association: Seminary Student Letter.pdf

To participate, contact the San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce! 415-454-2510, info@sananselmochamber.org.