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BREAKFAST MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 10TH

ANGIE HILLMAN, 2012 YAVAPAI COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR !

COTTONWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL’S EIGHTH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER, ANGIE HILLMAN, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS YAVAPAI

COUNTY’S 2012 TEACHER OF THE YEAR. IN THIS CLASS, STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN PROJECT-BASED AND HANDS-ON LEARNING WHERE

THEY USE TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING AND PRESENTING THEIR KNOWLEDGE. HER CLASSROOM IS A PLACE WHERE ALL STUDENTS

ARE ENCOURAGED TO REACH BOTH THEIR ACADEMIC AND THEIR SO-

CIAL POTENTIAL. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE DIVER-

SITY OF ONE ANOTHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND ACROSS THE SCHOOL SETTING. TEACHING, FOR ANGIE, IS ABOUT EXPOSING YOUTH TO THE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND APPLY THEM TO PRACTICAL SOCIAL OUTREACHES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT FOR

ANGIE, TEACHING IS NOT HER JOB, IT IS HER PASSION.

Located in beautiful Cottonwood, and in Flagstaff, Highlands Floor Coverings is celebrating its 10th Anniversary! Highlands has been a one-owner and family-owned business; operating as a Mohawk Floorscapes Dealer for the past decade.

Highlands is the only store in Northern Arizona where all installers are employees and it’s also the home of the original lifetime installation warranty; their guarantee being offered from Day One of business. No work is subbed out and great

pride is taken in the craftsmanship of its installation crews.

Highlands is very diversified, specializing in commercial, retail, new home construction, property management and apartments. They are about building relationships, not just landing a sale.

Each store is over 5,000 sf with outstanding displays of carpet, hardwood, ceramic tile, stone, luxury vinyl, laminate, cork, and leather….. products to meet every requirement and every price point.

Highlands was founded by owners Mark Furr and Jim Hendron, son-in-law and father-in-law, joining many years of flooring installation and business management experience. Each new employee, over the years, has been added as a family member and each has resolved to make your shopping and installation experience at Highlands a pleasant one.

Thank you Cottonwood, Sedona and the entire Verde Valley for welcoming Highlands into the community and the opportunity to serve you over the past decade! Highlands Floor Coverings is located at 2703 S. Union Dr. in Cottonwood, (928) 634-6300.

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Thank you Wonderful Volunteers of the Verde

Valley Historical Society & Clemenceau Museum.

We had a great evening of music, food and fun!

MEMBER FOCUS: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HIGHLANDS FLOOR COVERINGS

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BREAKFAST - 7 TO 8 A.M.

TOPIC: TEACHER APPRCIATION WEEK WHERE: VERDE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, 259 CANDY LN.

PRICE: BUFFET-$9.00, COFFEE ONLY-$2.00 50/50 DRAWING $1.00EA.

MIXER THURSDAY, MAY 17TH - 6 TO 8 P.M.

COUNTRY CARE, INC.

3940 E. CASSIE LANE, COTTONWOOD

MIXER FEE: MEMBERS-$8.00, NON-MEMBERS $10.00 ADMISSION INCLUDES 2 DRINK TICKETS

JACK POT $200 THIS MONTH-MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN CALL KAREN 634-7593 TO BOOK YOUR 2013 MIXER

CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP & INFORMATION

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AMBASSADOR COMMITTEE CORNER 2012 Officers

Carol Dexter, Board Chair Carefree Assisted Living

Debbi Sprinkle, Vice Chair Mount Hope Foods

Bert Wissman, Secretary Allied Van Lines

Michael Gordon, Treasurer Gordon & Gordon, PLLC, Attorneys at Law

Pam Miller, Past Chair Verde Valley Newspapers

2012 Board of Directors

Susan Beach, Beach’s On Location Amy Brown, Edward Jones Investments Jackie Bessler, Yavapai Broadcasting Christine Carrillo, Best Western Cottonwood Inn Coleen Gilboy, Ledbetter Law Firm Mary Jo Magaw, Arizona State Credit Union Rick Peterson, Verde Valley Medical Center Terence Pratt, City of Cottonwood Brian Sawyer, Butler-Leavitt Insurance

Chamber Staff

Lana Tolleson - President/CEO Christian Oliva del Rio - Office Manager Karen Pfeifer - Office Assistant

Chamber Volunteers

Glenda & Craig Atherton, John Boik, Mary Jane Johnson, Kit & Joe Stack, Lois Takach, Diane Lovett, Rich Shay, Donna Schmidt, Rex Williams, Betty Alf Steve Schmidt, David Woodring, Linda Norman, Danny & Sharon Smith, Linda Reimer, Betty Sutton, Don Wolfgarth, Judy & Larry Juskiewicz

Published monthly by:

(928) 634-7593, Fax: (928) 634-7594

www.cottonwoodchamberaz.org www.visitcottonwoodaz.org

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VISION

A dynamic source of business leadership

for our members and our community

MISSION STATEMENT

The Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce

stimulates economic growth by providing

membership benefits through marketing

and promotions, information and refer-

rals, education, and government relations

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FREE COUNSELING WITH SCORE

9:00 TILL 3:00 @ BAC

CALL (928) 634-0260

AMBASSADOR FOCUS: Amy Brown, Edward Jones

Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch of-fices is designed to cater to individual investors in the

communities in which they live and work. The firm's 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals - from college savings to retirement - and cre-ate long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today.

Edward Jones, which ranked No. 5 on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2012, is headquartered in St. Louis. The Edward Jones website is located at:

www.edwardjones.com and its recruiting website is www.careers.edwardjones.com Member SIPC.

Contact any of our offices for a complimentary portfolio review. Amy S. Brown - 649-7424, Mark Carlile - 646-0125 or Matias Sandoval - 634-1044

Ambassador Committee News: We meet the second Wednesday of every month at Jerona Café at 12 noon for 1 hour. Our main mission as a commit-tee is to strengthen the connections between members. We want everyone to get the most out of their membership by being involved in Chamber events and all the business opportunities it provides.

Call Ivan Kuipers 928-301-5363 if you are interested in joining the Ambassador Committee or being a Guest Speaker at a future meeting.

April Meeting Highlights: Our April meeting was once again held at Jerona Café and we hosted Ms. Elisa Richards of Verde Valley CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Children’s Foundation. Thank you Elisa for pouring out your heart on behalf of the children in need and the foundation. To quote their brochure: “Supporting the needs of greater Verde Valley’s dependent children, words do not fully communicate the suffering of the abused, neglected and abandoned children entering Court-supervised care each year in the Greater Verde Valley”. Their members are the eyes and ears for court-appointed foster children in the Verde. There are currently about 30 CASA’s supporting around 150 children.

The month of May is “Go Blue for CASA” month here in the Verde Valley so get your blue wrist band at participating banks and from other young people helping with the fundraising. The Verde Valley CASA Children’s Foundation’s mission statement really sums up the presentation by Elisa: “To enhance the quality of life for children in the court system throughout the Verde Valley”. Contributions to the founda-tion are tax deductible, they have no paid staff so all contributions go to fund help for the children. Things like clothes, school supplies, and field trips. What a beautiful outreach to the community. Follow your heart and contact Elisa or Betty Hart the Director at 928-567-2946. Let’s give all the support we can to help these children grow into successful adults. They have many success stories to tell.

Chamber Member Benefit Highlight: Your Chamber membership is a tool kit you have purchased to create more business. Are you using all your tools as effectively as possible? Call any Ambassador or Board Member to find out how to squeeze out every drop of value from your investment; we are here to assist you!

Simple Marketing Tool-101: The Ambassador Committee needs items for the New Members bags we deliver each month. If you have 10, 20 or more promotional items or coupons for your products or services that we can give as a way of introducing YOU to our New Members, please drop them off at the Chamber office. Thank you!