Mission Viejo Chamber Member South County Outreach Honored By Senator Patricia Bates as "Non-Profit of the Year". Congrats!

SACRAMENTO – Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has honored Orange County’s South County Outreach as the 2019 Nonprofit of the Year for the 36th Senate District. This recognition is part of a larger celebration of CalNonprofits’ “California Nonprofits Day” at the State Capitol’s South Lawn that took place yesterday.

“South County Outreach is a tremendous force for good in Orange County and I am proud to honor its work for positively changing thousands of lives,” said Senator Bates. “Whether feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, or teaching computer skills, the people of South County Outreach are making a real difference in our community.”

South County Outreach (originally Saddleback Community Outreach) is a tax-exempt 501(c) (3) non-profit and non-sectarian organization dedicated to ending hunger and homelessness in Orange County. Its Transitional Housing Program puts a roof over the heads of 17 households every year and its Food Pantry distributes over 800,000 pounds of food and keeps nearly 2,500 children fed annually. #chambermemberspotlight #mvchamber

We are thankful for Chamber Ambassador, Barry Langfelder, from The UPS Store, who shared his one-to-one visit (via video) with Amir Mohammadpour, owner of A-Z Tech Automotive.

Amir is our featured Chamber member of the month.  To contact Amir for his premier automotive services, please call 949-472-8111. #mvchamber #missionviejochamber #missionviejo #chambermemberspotlight #businesscrosspromotion

Congratulations to Katie Averill, owner of Eat Street Kitchen, for winning today's "Best Commercial" at the weekly Chamber Daybreaker's Networking Breakfast. She even brought complimentary cinnamon rolls for all in attendance!

Mission Viejo Mayor Greg Raths was present and graciously congratulated Katie for her big "win" and confirmed the City's support of our small businesses.

Recently, a call went out to all Chamber Ambassadors to make it their goal to set up more one-to-one appointments and take video interviews with fellow Chamber members with whom they are assigned to.

One benefit of using brief video interviews is that it helps cross-promote our businesses using a very "up close and personal manner". It also becomes very easy to share them across our social media platforms and website Blog for the benefit all our Chamber members and the local communities. 

We would like to thank one of our newest Ambassadors, Jeff Zaret, of PayProTec West Coast, for setting a fine example and lead as he recently visited an took a brief video with fellow Chamber member, Vince Gonzalez, of Aflac. 

Please enjoy the video interview! #mvchamber #missionviejochamber #missionviejo #ambassadors #chambervideointerviews

Today, one of the featured presenters at the Daybreakers Networking Breakfast was Kurt Varricchio, of the Law Offices of Kurt Varricchio.

Each Tuesday at 7:45 am, at the High Park Tap House, after all attendees have introduced themselves and their businesses, generally two presenters will have 10 minutes to tell us more details about their businesses and what is their ideal type of referral. 

To contact attorney Kurt Varricchio for more information on his services, please call 949-830-3501. #mvchamber #missionviejochamber #missionviejo #daybreakers #thefunchamber


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This is a must watch video for all Chamber members and the surrounding communities who are contemplating the value of expanding their marketing and business presence!

Chamber member, Jonathan Jenkins, of Performance Production Services, has done a fantastic job once again and will also be handling the professional video shoots for participating full-service restaurants for Restaurant Week starting September 9th.

​To contact Jonathan for more information on his services, please call 949-842-9351. #mvchamber #missionviejochamber #missionviejo #performanceproductionservices

An esteemed honor was bestowed upon Chamber member, Ilidko Takata, of Takata Photo & Design, as she received the Volunteer of the Quarter award!

Ildiko can be seen supporting all Chamber events including ribbon cuttings,  monthly mixers, and City functions. We truly appreciate all of her hard work on behalf of the Chamber and the amazing volunteer spirit she displays.

Congratulations again, Ildiko, for receiving the Volunteer of the Quarter award! #missionviejo #mvchamber #missionviejochamber #volunteerofthequarter

On Tuesday, April 9th, Mayor Greg Raths honored Chamber member, Adrien Diaz, of Mary Kay, as a "Business and Community Partner" for the City of Mission Viejo.

This is a distinguished privilege and we sincerely congratulate Adrien for receiving this honor by Mayor Raths. #mvchamber #missionviejochamber #missionviejo #honoredbythemayor