State of the Precinct Hear the annual address from Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia Constituent Connection Join us for this Members Only networking event to connect & engage with elected officials and other members of the Chamber. CHAMBERGRAM June 2023 Small Business Resource Fair Learn about resources available for your business, and learn how to secure contracts with some of our larger companies. Pasadena Chamber of Commerce The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Presents: The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Presents:
Managing your business isn’t simple. b1BANK can help make it uncomplicated. Learn more at b1BANK.com/business 877.614.7600 2 Chambergram In This Issue... 3 - Small Business Resource Fair 4 - Welcome New Members 5 - Diamond Partner Spotlight 7 - Platinum Partner Spotlight 8 - Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Ad 9 - Business Honor Roll 10 - Getting Connected 11 - 2023 Taste of the Town 12 - Workforce Center 13 - State of the Precinct 15 - Non-Profit Network Tool 16 - Constituent Connection 17 - Dodge For a Cause 18 - Pasadena Loves Local: Chiropractors 20 - What’s Going on in Pasadena? 21 - Fill the Bus School Supply Drive 23 - Hurricane Preparedness 25 - Chamber Paparazzi 26 - Contact Your Chamber HCAhoustonhealthcare.com/southeast Celebrating 60 years of service to the communities of Southeast Harris County SE-22-010 Pasadena Chamber Ad_v2.indd 1 3/2/22 3:30 PM
Small Business Resource Fair PROGRAM DETAILS: Registration & Networking 8:00 am Register, get breakfast, network with other guests YOU'RE INVITED Please join us on June 28th, from 8am - 10am at Community Transformation (CT) Church Pasadena for our Small Business Resource Fair. What is it & Who is it for: The Small Business Resource Fair will begin with a panel discussion featuring representatives from the SBA (Small Business Administration), SBDC (Small Business Development Center) and San Jacinto College, who will be discussing resources that can help your business THRIVE! After the panel discussion, guests can walk around the room and visit with multiple entities on hand and ready to tell you how to do business with them! This event is for any business who is interested in securing contracts with our registered vendors and/or learning about all the resources available to help you grow your business. PRESENTED BY: Register to Attend this Free Event: PasadenaChamber.org June 28th | 8am - 10am Community Transformation (CT) Church Pasadena, 6109 Fairmont Pkwy 8:30 am Panel Discussion Hear from a panel of experts about resources you need to know as a small business 9:15 am Vendor Expo Visit with vendors around the room to learn "how to do business" with them. FREE BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY: Resources . Connections . Contracts Chambergram 3
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce 4334 Fairmont Pkwy. Pasadena, TX 77504 Executive Board Dr. Allatia Harris - Chairman, San Jacinto College Kicker Cardenas, Kicker Insures Me Agency Josh Campos, Frost Bank Nick Caveness, Community Transformation Church Pasadena Fred Floyd, Jr, Bob’s Truck Care Olivia Rivers, The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Everett Smith, Kaneka North America Ryan Taylor, T & T Construction Board of Directors LeAnne Bolton, Texas Roadhouse Whitney Davis, Empower Financial Group Stacy Gillaspey, Communities In Schools Dr. Tommy Hysler, Health & Safety Council Terry Kenney, Turner Industries Heather Lambert, ClearHope Counseling Josh Pressly, Savannah Cafe & Bakery LaTonya Ross, Meador Staffing Services Danny Schnautz, Clark Freight Lines Jennifer Silva, Chevron Pasadena Refinery Lindsay Swanagan, HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Linda Wischnewsky, Bayway Auto Group Andy Woods, Chevron Phillips Chemical Ex-Officio Directors Nelson Espitia, Harris Co. Precinct 2 Natasha Ainsworth, Port Houston Dr. Sandra Hughes, Texas Chiropractic College Troy McCarley, PISD Rick Guerrero, Pasadena EDC Dr. Natalie Pecknold, UHCL Advisory Directors Steve Cote, Brady, Chapman, Holland Alix Fox, Qualified Properties Welcome New Members! NOT A MEMBER YET? Become a chamber member today! As a member you’ll have access to our marketing benefits, exciting events & more! Join the Pasadena Chamber Platinum Member: MOTU Atul Jain (713) 408-7821 MotuStop.com Champion Chiropractic Katina Jimenez (281) 520-3202 ChampionChiropractic.org Silver Member: City Electric Supply Grant Price (713) 944-1080 CityElectricSupply.com Security Finance Megan McCurdy (713) 472-5626 Security-Finance.com Just Love Coffee Cafe Lee Garcia (713) 269-9727 JustLoveCoffeeCafe.com/fairmont All Pro Machinery Movers Faith Wooley (713) 454-0505 AllProMachineryMovers.com Gulf Coast Dismantling, an American Integrated Services Company Natalie Shelton (832) 370-0749 gcdais.com Bronze Members: 4 Chambergram
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Chambergram 9 21 - 25 years Brooks Concrete Clearpoint - A Church for our Community Ethos Energy Group Field Services LLC Prosperity Bank San Augustine Apartments & Townhomes 5 - 10 years 007 Pest & Termite Congressman Brian Babin Creatorspace Fairfield Inn & Suites John H. Somerville CPA Olive Tree Mediterranean Grill Right Now Leadership LLC Sudie’s Catfish House The Law Offices of Ned Barnett Troop Industrial Thank you to the following businesses for renewing their membership and continuing their investment in Pasadena! The businesses below have been members with the Pasadena Chamber from 10 to 67 years! Let’s support these businesses as much as possible! 26 - 50 years BASF Emerson - Fisher Harris County JP Louie A. Ditta Pct 8 Pl 2 J. Morales Inc McDonald’s - South Richey Pasadena Little Theatre 11 - 20 years Bass & Meineke Complete Auto Care Chick-fil-A Fairmont Parkway Gardner & Martin Inc IWS Gas and Supply of Texas Mobil Steel International Inc Pasadena Eye Associates Pasadena Fence Co Silver Eagle Distributors Houston LLC
10 Chambergram getting Connected Everyone wants to make valuable connections, and the Pasadena Chamber offers you a variety of opportunities to meet with other like-minded business professionals in our community. Networking in business is one of the best resources for career development and professional success. A good network can provide job leads, possibilities for advancement and opportunities for personal improvement. We are excited to offer you a variety of opportunities in 2023 to make the connections you want to make! Thank you to those of you where were able to attend some of our recent ribbon cuttings, committee meetings, Industrial Appreciation Luncheon, and more! We know some great new connections were made! Check out some of the pictures below from these events and head over to our Facebook Page for all of our pictures and posts.
Chambergram 11 The Pasadena Chamber Brings Back the Deep in the Heart of Texas Theme for the 2023 Taste of the Town Grab your boots and cowboy hats and make plans to attend the annual Taste of the Town on Thursday, November 3rd at the Pasadena Convention Center. For the 34th year in a row, your Pasadena Chamber will delight your palettes with food and beverage samplings from over 30 of our nearby favorite restaurants. As always, you can enjoy our famous live auction, which will feature 30 stellar packages for you to bid on. We will also have a Pasadena Loves Local Vendor and Shopping Market right outside the front doors of the convention center. Sponsorship opportunities and ticket packages are now available. We invite you to CLICK HERE to view the different opportunities that are ready for you to secure before they sell out. When your business makes the decision to partner with the Pasaena Chamber of Commerce as a sponsor, you are helping us fulfill our mission to promote economic development and community growth to ensure the prosperity of Pasadena’s businesses and citizens. We are #PasadenaProud and we want you to join us at this year’s Taste of the Town: Deep in the Heart of Texas. CLICK HERE to learn more, and get your tickets or sponsorship
Chambergram 12 As a member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, we want you to know that your voice matters! In late 2022, we held a breakfast meeting called CEO Circle, where we met with CEO’s, business owners and executive staff from our Diamond, Platinum and Gold membership. During this meeting, there was a common theme that kept getting brought up...workforce issues. Across all industries of business, our members are having a hard time attracting and retaining quality staff, and wanted to know what we could do to help. After this event, we decided to launch a Workforce Development committee to address this ongoing issue for our members. After only four meetings this year, our new committee has launched a webpage on our Pasadena Chamber website called “Workforce Center.” This webpage hosts a user friendly job board, resources for both job seekers and employers, and a lot more. We invite you to check out that webpage and share it across your networks so we can help Put Pasadena to Work! CLICK HERE to view the webpage. We are also very excited to host our annual Job Fair next Wednesday, April 26th at the Pasadena Convention Center. More details can be found on the next page.
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Member Celebrations Have you scheduled your Member Celebration yet? If not, please contact Christian Rocha at 281-487-7871 or [email protected] to discuss. Ribbon Cutting - Haz Mat Special Services Ribbon Cutting - Wellby Financial Ribbon Cutting - The Next Chapter Cosmetics Ribbon Cutting - City Electric Supply Ribbon Cutting - Sarah’s House Resale Store 14 Chambergram
15 Chambergram The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Network Committee is SO excited to launch the Non-Profit Network Tool, available through our website! This tool is designed to serve our community through connecting our city’s non-profit needs with available local resources. Vision: Our vision is to make this tool assessable to Pasadena’s businesses and non-profits to help bridge any existing resource gaps with a platform purposed to provide a voice for those needs here in Pasadena. CLICK HERE to access the Non-Profit Network Tool Now CLICK HERE to Subscribe I Am A Non-Profit Organization With A Need: If you currently have an organizational need, feel free to utilize this tool to help spread awareness and network among your neighboring Pasadena organizations. Here, you can post a need through your member portal, partner with other organizations to meet a need, and browse the listed community resources and organizations that are at your disposal. The Non-Profit Network is great for making a difference and getting connected in your community! I Want To Fill A Need: If you desire to fulfill the needs of one, or more, of our non-profit organizations, make sure to subscribe to this tool to ensure you receive the latest updates on recent postings so you never miss an opportunity for local engagement! Should you have any questions, or need help accessing this tool, please reach out to Kyndra Ashcraft at 281-487-7871 or [email protected]
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Industry Spotlight The Pasadena Chamber Celebrates Its Members While Supporting Local Businesses! As a part of the ongoing efforts to support local businesses, the Pasadena Loves Local committee is going to be “lovin on our locals” each month in the Chambergram! This month, we are showing some love to our local Chiropractors ! Next time the need arises, we ask you to consider one of these local businesses first. Chiropractors Champion Chiropractic 4016 Strawberry Road, Suite 130 Pasadena, TX 77504 281-520-3202 ChampionChiropractic.org Williamson Chiropractic 6733 Fairmont Pkwy Pasadena, TX 77505 713-944-1441 MyWilliamsonChiro.com Tell Us How We Can Help Your Business! Fill out this short form to let us know how we can help your business. CLICK HERE to learn more! Texas Chiropractic College 5912 Spencer Hwy Pasadena, TX 77505 281-487-1170 TXChiro.edu 18 Chambergram
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Summer Food Program The City of Pasadena Parks and Recreation Department is offering a free Summer Food Service Program at the recreation centers. Any child, 18 years old and younger, can receive a meal, but the meal must be eaten on site. For more information, please CLICK HERE Breakfast: Monday - Friday, 11am - 12pm Locations: Peter C. Fogo, Odell Harrison, and Rusk Lunch: Monday - Friday, 1-3pm Locations: Peter C. Fogo, Golden Acres, Odell harrison, and Rusk Save the Date: Pasadena Food Drive The annual Pasadena Food Drive will take place on Wednesday, November 15th, from 8am - 5pm at the Pasadena Convention Center. If you are interested in learning more, or finding out how you or your business can get involved, please email Lorrie Jowell with Volunteer Pasadena at Ljowell@ pasadenatx.gov If you want to find other ways you can help out with Volunteer Pasadena, CLICK HERE to view their webpage. 34th Annnual Shrimp Boil Benefitting The Rose Don’t miss all the food, music, games, auctions and fun at the 34th Annual Shrimp Boil presented byThe Bill and Helen Crowder Foundation in memory of Bob Domec. Friends, family, and co-workers will enjoy a great shrimp dinner, the famous dessert table, mystery bags, the liquor toss and of course the live and silent auctions. CLICK HERE to learn more and get your tickets! Chambergram 20
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2023 IMPACT Pasadena Quality of life manifests in many ways in a thriving community. This May, our 2023 IMPACT Cohort spent the day at the Pasadena Police Department. From beautiful parks and amazing recreational activities to services that support families and individuals in times of need, our impact cohort learned ways that Pasadena makes life better for the people who live here. Take inside their day below! Thank you to our IMPACT Pasadena Sponsors: 22 Chambergram
Chambergram 23 Hurricane Preparedness Your Pasadena Chamber wants you to be as prepared as possible this hurricane season, in the event that we are hit by one this year. With our great partners at the City of Pasadena, Harris County, Port Houston, the US Chamber of Commerce and more, we have developed a Hurricane Preparedness webpage on our site. To access this webpage, please CLICK HERE. On this webpage, you will find helpful resources, such as how to sign up for emergency alerts from both Harris County and the City of Pasadena, so you can be kept abreast of any information that comes out in the event of a natural disaster. Also included is a business toolkit to help businesses understand their risk, develop a preparedness and mitigation plan, and take action. Doing so will not only increase the safety of employeews and customers, but it will help you remain in business after disasters. Many more other valuable resources are included on this webpage, so we invite you to CLICK HERE and get prepared!
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Chambergram 26 The Purpose of the Pasadena Chamber is to ADVOCATE & CONNECT our community through SERVING & EDUCATING our members Contact YOUR Chamber Staff Cristina Womack President/ CEO Erin Webb Vice President Christian Rocha Membership Coordinator Follow The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce on Social Media! Follow us on FB, Twitter, IG, LinkedIn, & YouTube Like, share, comment, repost! Our social media pages help us spread the word about all things happening in our community! Are YOU following? #PasadenaChamber #ConnectingYourCommunity 4334 Fairmont Parkway Pasadena, TX 77504 (Main) 281.487.7871 (Fax) 281.487.5530 PasadenaChamber.org [email protected] Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Kyndra Ashcraft Administrative Coordinator Alyssa Ramirez Events & Programs Coordinator