The City of Mission Viejo and Rotary Club hosted the "Kids Splash Down" at the Sierra Recreation Center on Friday, August 2nd.

Many families gathered together to enjoy live music promoted by the Music Vault Academy, devour pizza, and participate in/watch the Belly Flop and Cannonball contest.  

​Dave Leckness (Kwik Copy Printing) was the vivacious MC and the guest judges (Mayor Raths, Sergeant Perez, and "Captain America" Chamber Director John Rodriguez) were called upon to render their decisions based upon each contestant's performance. Councilwoman, Wendy Bucknum, also added some excitement as she "false attempted" to jump in the pool! LOL

​What a great evening of fun and laughs for our community!

Our 3rd Annual Mission Viejo Restaurant Week is fast-approaching (September 9-15).

Our Chamber professional videographer, Jonathan Morgan Jenkins (Performance Production Services), caught up with Antonucci's Italian & Seafood Restaurant owner, Bob Canori, to provide us with his welcome video. Enjoy!

To view other participating restaurants to date and/or to register for restaurant week, please click here: www.missionviejochamber.com/rw-home.html

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On Thursday, July 18th, the second (of three) Tri-Chamber Mixers was held at RSM Honda. This mixer was hosted by the RSM Chamber. 

All in attendance truly enjoyed getting better acquainted with one another and building deeper business relationships. 

Please enjoy photos taken by "Small Business of the Year" recipient, Takata Photo & Design.

The next Tri-Chamber Mixer will be hosted by the Lake Forest Chamber to be held on Thursday, October 17th, at YTel.

We thank Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett's Office (5th District) for providing helpful tips on earthquake preparedness from ReadyOC.

Every year California experiences approximately 500 earthquakes that are large enough to be detected and felt by local residents. Since Orange County has a number of seismic faults, earthquakes are almost an expected part of living here. Residents should be prepared by identifying safe places in each room of their homes and taking other precautions such as securing furniture and checking for gas leaks.

Please take a moment to read the lifesaving information provided at http://www.readyoc.org.

There are many amazing business owners within the Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce who tirelessly work hard on behalf of their fellow members and the community, including our various committee members (Ambassadors, Communications, Events, Membership), Daybreakers Leadership Team, and our Board of Directors.

This month we are highlighting one of our dear members who displays an incredible volunteer spirit as a Director, Ambassador, Events Committee Co-Chair, and master networker and business relationship builder - Donna Lang Stoffel, of Heightened Health.

Donna continuously seeks the advantage of others, works hard to cross-promote her fellow Chamber members, and supports as many events and functions as humanly possible. 

Heightened Health promotes health and wellness for life by showcasing nutritional products and physiovascular therapy devices, all contributing to a healthy lifestyle. To contact Donna for more information, please call 949-463-0520 or email her at info@heightenedhealth.net. Also, visit her website at www.heightenedhealth.net.

On Thursday, July 11th, the Mission Viejo business community gathered at Fidelity Investments to celebrate their Ribbon Cutting.

In attendance were representatives from the City, County, State, and Federal government offices who presented welcome certificates to the management of Fidelity Investments.  Also, various Chamber Directors, Ambassadors, and members showed their support and participated in the Ribbon Cutting ceremonies.

We are thrilled to welcome to the Mission Viejo Chamber business family, Fidelity Investments!

Please enjoy the photos below taken by fellow Chamber member and "Small Business of the Year", Takata Photo & Design.

The Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce and it's Board of Directors wanted to take another moment to recognize all of the hard work and volunteerism of the individuals and businesses that won awards at the recent Annual Chamber Breakfast held on June 20th:

Breakfast Sponsors: Title: City of Mission Viejo. Premier: Cox and Southern CA Edison. Platinum: San Diego Gas & Electric.  Gold: DM Color Express. Silver: Jaguar Land Rover MV, Moulton Niguel Water District, and Santa Margarita Water District. 

Business Awards: Large Business of the Year: Moulton Niguel Water District. Small Business of the Year: Takata Photo & Design.  Distinguished Community Member of the Year:  St. Joseph Health - Mission Hospital.

Chamber Awards: Co-Volunteers of the Year: John Salamy and Michael Leonard. Ambassador of the Year: John Rodriguez

S.T.E.M. Awards/Scholarships: Tyler Self (Capistrano H.S.) and Jack Galliver (Mission Viejo H.S.).

Chamber Board of Directors: Outgoing Directors: Bob Stewart (as outgoing president, staying as Director and past-president), Bob Morris, Janet Kunst, Lisa Sakai, Jim Froling, and Jay Djavid. Incoming Directors: Jason Ball (as incoming president), Michael Leonard (as president-elect), Melodie Davis (Secretary & Ribbon Cuttings), David Benson (Treasurer), Donna Lang Stoffel (Events Co-Chair), Linda Rippin (Membership Chair), and Scott Paul (At-Large). Existing Directors: Valorie Green (At-Large), John Salamy (Events Co-Chair), John Rodriguez (Ambassador & Communications Chair), Michael Leonard (IT Coordinator), Larry Longenecker (MV City Liaison), and Doug Zielasko (CEO).

All in attendance also enjoyed listening to Mayor Greg Raths speak on the "State of the City" and the tremendous progress that has been made throughout the City.  Many more exciting improvements are coming in the near future.

Our Chamber CEO, Doug Zielasko, did a fine job as the MC and brought our Annual Chamber Breakfast to a conclusion.

Thank you again to all for joining us on this special day! Until next year's event ......

We thank Chamber Ambassador, Sherry Meradji (Independent Insurance Broker), for spending time with fellow Chamber member, Dr. Jeff Flores (Rancho Dental Studio).

The Rancho Dental Studio is a beautiful and hi-tech office. They provide both general dentistry and specialized services.

For more information and to contact the Rancho Dental Studio: 

​Rancho Dental Studio
Dr. Jeff Flores
28261 Marguerite Parkway
Suite 150
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Primary Phone: 949-682-7378

Please enjoy this brief video showcasing Mission Viejo Chamber member, Dr. Zachary Cadman (ADIO Chiropractic). Courtesy of Chamber Ambassador, Sharad Rao (RAO Insurance Services).

For more information and to contact ADIO Chiropractic:

ADIO Chiropractic
Dr. Zachary Cadman
24178 Alicia Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
949-427-9081