June 2009 Newsletter
28 pages
Published by
HB Chamber
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As a successful businessperson, you have attended
manymeetingsovertheyears
to develop your professional
skills, be rewarded for your
hard-won success, or to find
out the latest news in your
industry.
These are all great
opportunities to...
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As a successful businessperson, you have attended
manymeetingsovertheyears
to develop your professional
skills, be rewarded for your
hard-won success, or to find
out the latest news in your
industry.
These are all great
opportunities to travel to
wonderful places to which
you may not have otherwise
had the opportunity.
And
your memories last a lifetime.
You may not realize it, but
Huntington Beach is a major
destination for just those
kinds of meetings.
Our hotels
have hosted thousands
of meetings to educate,
incentivize, reward and
have fun for all associates
of a company.
So… what does this have to
do with “SMERFs”? This term
is used by the travel industry
to describe groups that are
related to “Social,” “Military,”
“Educational”, “Religious” and
“Fraternal” gatherings.
We
are all in our personal lives
engaged in some activity
that meets once a year that
has a Social (weddings,
parties, engagements, hobby
enthusiasts, etc.
), Military
(reunions and business),
Educational, Religious or
Fraternal (sororities, service
organizations) reason for
getting together.
One hardly
wakes up in the morning
and says, “Wow, today I
am organizing a SMERF
meeting!” Yet, we are doing
just that when we organize
a family reunion, our annual
meeting of bird watchers, the
gathering of social friends to
get the “mojo back,” or when
we just want to see those who
“watched our back” when we
were in harm’s way.
Do not hesitate to pick up
the phone and call one of
our great hotels to start
working towards bringing
SMERFs – Bring Business Home!
HB Chamber
BUSINESS
Highlighting the Huntington Beach Business Community
June 2009
Vol.
28 No.
6
continued on page 17.
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Steve Bone, President & CEO,
Huntington Beach Marketing and Visitors Bureau
(www.
SurfCityUSA.
com)
YOUR
CHAMBER
IN ACTION
• Creating a strong
local economy
• Promoting the
community
• Providing
networking
opportunities
• Representing the
interests of
businesses with
government
• Political action
SAVE THE
DATE
Awards
Luncheon
July 23, 2009
Hilton Waterfront
Beach Resort
Chairman’s
Circle
Platinum
• THE BOEING COMPANY
• ROBERT MAYER CORPORATION
Diamond
• HILTON WATERFRONT BEACH
RESORT
• HYATT REGENCY BEACH
RESORT & SPA
• MAKAR PROPERTIES, LLC/
PACIFIC CITY
Gold
• FOuNTAIN VALLEY
REGIONAL HOSPITAL &
MEdICAL CENTER
• HEARTHSIdE HOMES
• QuIKSILVER, INC.
Silver
• AES HuNTINGTON BEACH, LLC
• BELLA TERRA
• CENTuRY PuBLISHING
• CHEVRON CORP.
• THE GAS COMPANY
• HERITAGE MEMORIAL
SERVICES
• HuNTINGTON BEACH
INdEPENdENT
• MIKE GRuMET INSuRANCE
SERVICES
• SHARP ELECTRONICS
• SuRF CITY BANK
Bronze
• AERA ENERGY LLC
• FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
• FIVE POINTS COMMERICAL
REAL ESTATE, INC.
• STATE FARM INSuRANCE
dIANNE THOMPSON
• WALMART
The Chairman’s Circle is a special group
of members who have made an annual
commitment to support the Huntington
Beach Chamber of Commerce through
sponsorships at various financial levels
and at special events.
This group currently
represents an investment of $195,000.
If your company would like to become a
member of the Chairman’s Circle, please
contact Joyce Riddell, President/CEO, at
(714) 536-8888 for details.
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