PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Greetings
Our Eagle Rock Concert series has been a very big success, with large
turn-outs on all of our Sundays. I would like to once again thank each of our
corporate sponsors for their continued support to our Summer Concerts in the
Park series, and giving our Eagle Rock Community somewhere to hang out on a
summer Sunday evening.
Just a quick note, what a great turn out for our July mixer at The Colorado
Wine Company, owners Jennifer and John co-hosted with Realtor Tracy King. Some
great wine, lots of food and a lot of our local community.
Our Farmers Market is in full swing Fridays from 4:00 - 9:00p.m. Fun
attractions for the whole family. Come by and see us.
On another note, I visited John Miller, who is recovering from hip surgery,
at Eisenhower Convalescent Hospital. He was excited to see me and my two boys.
John will be there for awhile and most definitely welcomes visitors, the address
is 1470 N. Fair Oaks Ave. in Pasadena,.
Mark your calendar for our annual Fundraiser scheduled for October 23. “Rock
Back to the Fifties”. Tickets will be on sale soon. Hope to see you at this
month’s mixer, hosted by our V.P. Allen Yap at E.T.Y. Parts Imports.
See You Around Eagle Rock
Michael Nogueira, Jr.
MIXERS
August 23: E.T.Y. Parts Imports, Inc. 2144 Colorado Boulevard, Host Allen Yap
September 27: Blue Heeler Imports, 5058 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Host Shannon
Bedell
October 25: Century 21Crest, 2750 W. Broadway. Host Lu Lu & Ray Mirzakhinian
November 22: Bank of America, 2263 Colorado Boulevard, hosts Sossy Semerdjian
& Anne Kelly
December 13: Christmas Mixer at LAFD Station 42, hosted by, Michael Nogueira
and ERCC
COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
EVERY FRIDAY EVENING; The ERCC Farmers Market on the corner of Caspar and
Merton 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. through the summer months. Along with the fresh
produce, breads, nuts, plants, cut flowers and International Food Court there is
a “Kids Korner”, ponies, petting zoo, arts & crafts, face painting & bouncer.
Our International Food Court will be serving snacks, dinner, desserts, gourmet
coffee and kettle corn, and don’t forget the live music.
August 21: Summer Concert in the Park, get into the groove with a ”Latin
Twist of Santana,”
6- 8 p.m. Fun for the whole family - don’t forget that picnic basket.
Glendale Adventist Medical Center is the proud sponsor of this concert.
August 28: Our last Summer Concert in the Park, as always, will close
with the Big Band music of Jack Lantz. Bring your dancing shoes or just sit
back, relax and reminisce. Concert starts at 6: 00 p.m. This concert is
co-sponsored by ERCC Director Robert De Pietro, with Frank De Pietro & Sons, and
Jordinelli & Associates Real Estate.
September 13: A recognition and thank you reception for ERCPR President
Linda Allen and Board members, who diligently worked with grant money to help
improve store front / business facades and conduct an on going study regarding
community parking, will be held at the Women’s Twentieth Century Club from 6:00
to 9 :00 p.m. Hosted by the ERCC and the WTCC, no host bar. This is an open
invitation to Business members, residents and friends.
October 15: NELAPD Annual Crime Prevention Fair and Open house 10 a.m. -
4 p.m. Northeast Police Station, 3353 San Fernando Road. Great Family Day,
Absolutely Free! Every entity of the Police Department will be present including
the Mounted Unit, Canine, SWAT, and the Los Angeles Fire Dept. Entertainment and
food will be available. Don’t miss this great family day. This event is
sponsored by BLEND - Business and Law Enforcement North East Division and C-PAB
- your Community Police Advisory Board
October 22: Third Annual Family Health Fair sponsored by Glendale
Adventist Medical Center and LTC Home Health Care. At Westfield Shoppingtown
Eagle Rock, upper parking south east side [near Target] 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hosted
by Women’s Twentieth Century Club and the ERCC. Health screening for children
and adults, finger printing, information on every aspect of health and
referrals. FLU SHOT $25.00 and Pneumonia Shot $45.00 offered by Maxim Home Care.
October 22: 15th Annual Uptown Cabaret and silent auction [UGLA
Fundraiser] Women’s Twentieth Century Club. For further information:
Sunday afternoon from 1 - 4 p.m. walk in is
ok. You can now purchase a bottle of wine and take it with you to Colombo’s and
enjoy it with your dinner, there is no corkage fee. For further information
regarding the Colorado Wine Company please call 323 478-1985.
Thanks to our hosts, to all those that brought some great raffle gifts and to
those of you that purchased raffle tickets. It is not said enough and often
overlooked, so a very special thank you to Lucy Spurgeon, Edna Shelton, Lani and
La Del Stapp for taking care of our raffle and the bar each month. You are
appreciated!
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to ERCC member Amelia Cordova Gonzales, Camilo’s California
Bistro, for being recognized with the Women in Small Business Award. And to
Linda Allen, ERCC Past President and current ERCPR President who was selected
for the Empowerment Award. This annual event recognizing women in business is
sponsored by State Senator Jack Scott and Assemblywoman Carol Liu who have
honored women in business for the last several years.
Each year there are hundreds of submissions for consideration. The awards
presentation luncheon will be held October 19th at the Pasadena
Hilton. For further information or reservations please call Teresa Acosta at
Senator Scott’s office, 626 683-0282.
FYI
Prayers & Thoughts
Bob Russell
ERCC past President Bob Russell is recovering at home after surgery last
month. Let us keep him in our thoughts and prayers for a full recovery.
John Miller
A full speedy recovery is wished for John Miller who is recovering from a
broken hip, he is doing well, under going physical therapy and should be home
soon. Cards and get well wishes will be appreciated and can be sent to him
directly at the Eisenhower Convalescent Hospital, 1470 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, 91103.
Joyce Smith
Our prayers and thoughts continue to reach out to Joyce Smith recovering from
a cardiovascular arrest. Joyce is the wife of NE LAPD Captain Morris Smith.
Robert Thielen
Prayers, thoughts and well wishes to long time member Bob Thielen who has
recently been ill.
Crime & Patrol
Please remember that Post Security Senior Lead Officer Javier Arias is
currently calling on local businesses with regards to security patrol. Most
business owners and managers are looking forward to having this patrol service
started as soon as possible. We will continue working together to ward off
crime, providing a safer community for each of us. Haven’t had a visit? Call Sr.
Lead officer Javier Arias at 323 353-1340.
Chamber Dues
Annual membership dues statements went out in June and are now past due.
While we have received most, we are still missing some. Remember, your Chamber
needs your continued support, the majority of our funds are derived from
membership dues. So If you are one of those busy people who set your statement
aside, dig it out and mail your check today! Thank you.
Please Note!
Check out your Chamber website www.eaglerockchamberofcommerce.com for current
Chamber/community information and also to update your personal information -
i.e. Change in phone numbers, addresses, e-mail and website address.
NORTHEAST CRIME STATS
The Northeast area covers the communities of Atwater Village, Cypress Park,
Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Franklin Hills, Highland
Park, Glassell Park, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and Mt. Washington.
Crime Stats covering July 3 - July 30, a four week period.
Last Reporting Period
Homicide 1 2
Robbery 41 37
Burglary 76 80
Burglary from vehicle 147 158
Grand Theft Auto 128 141
Agg. Assaults 58 49
Rape 5 1
Other Theft 90 104
Shots Fired 34 32
Shooting Victims 7 9
Total Arrests 495 522
To report non-emergencies or for general information PLEASE call our
Northeast Police Station at 213 - 485-2563 or 877 - ASK-LAPD or the City access
number at 311, someone will assist you 24/7. Information obtained from NELAPD -
reported by Kaye Beckham, Community Police Advisory Board {C-PAB}
BUSINESS NOTES
COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Your Chamber is supporting the development of a new Eagle Rock Business
Directory. This is not a Yellow/White pages style directory, rather a handy size
directory featuring all of our local businesses. This easy to use directory will
be distributed within the neighborhood to each household and business. Your
Chamber is always looking for a way to support our local businesses and we
believe that this handy directory will make our business information more
accessible to neighborhood residents.
Advertising in this directory is open to business members and non-members.
However, please note that ad rates, while reasonable, are substantially lower
for members. Be a part of the project. The advertising rates are very reasonable
and affordable. If you would like to join the chamber you will receive a
no-charge line ad. You will also be eligible, but under no obligation, to
advertise under the member rate. Also in this directory will be all of our local
service clubs and organizations, schools, churches, and the Los Angeles City
service entities including our government offices. Please join us to make this
Chamber project a marketing success for our business community.
You may have already met Julian Moran, from Monkey Java Studios, he has been
hitting the pavement walking the boulevards visiting each business. If he hasn’t
met you yet and you would like to be included or would like further information
please call Julian at 323 340-8522.
MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
Businesses come in all shapes and sizes and with them, business owners who
operate them have different ideas, methods and management skills. Every business
leader’s goal is to produce a profit and provide a standard of living that is
acceptable. As entrepreneurs where do we start, what is the key to building a
successful business?
According to Gregg Steinberg, President of International Profit Associates,
to build a successful business it is necessary for management and employees at
all levels to be able to measure and monitor daily activity and performance
against quotas and goals. To do that, key benchmarks and matrices must be
trended in each individual operating unit. Consistent trending analysis then
dictates the ability to create realistic goals and quota levels. Performance
should be measured against this data on a real time, day by day –if not hour to
hour - basis. This allows levels of management and ownership to control revenue,
profitability, cash flow and ease of operation in a meaningful way every day.
Regardless of whether you are an entrepreneur running a fledgling business or a
manager operating a global enterprise, this rule applies.
There are also keys to running a successful business that create a
competitive advantage that link a more intangible view. These are tied to
management’s vision and mission statement. Vision is a long-term strategic and
organizational view of the broad picture and what you want the business to
become. The mission statement is the roadmap that ties the businesses operating
methodologies and procedures to long-term vision.
Clearly, for a business to be successful, it must have a full compliment of
tangible and intangible resources defined by management and utilized at all
levels of the business operation.
The difference between managing for profit and managing for cash flow is very
important. In the early stages of business development, cash flow is king. While
it is certainly always a key component that must be managed closely, early stage
businesses most often fail because of lack of it. Profitability, on the other
hand, while certainly necessary for long term viability of the business, is not
necessary for short term survival. Certainly many businesses produce little or
no profit but manage to stay in business anyhow. While many businesses manage
based on checkbook balances and cash availability, long term survival is
dependent on an enterprise being able to generate a reasonable profit, which in
turn generates cash flow. In other words, while it is possible to generate cash
flow without profit, it is also possible to generate profit while reducing cash
flow. Therefore, it is necessary that both accounts receivable and the bottom
line be managed aggressively on a daily basis in order to ensure ongoing
success.
A business that lives by this key tenet of business [real-time, factual data
decision-making] finds itself able to operate in an entrepreneurial,
decision-making mode, regardless of the size of the business.
Information taken from Smart Business 7/05
HEALTH IS IMPORTANT TOO
Want to stay healthy so you can run that business? Of course you do!. Visit
MyPyramid.gov to find out how you should be eating. When was the last time you
took stock of your eating habits? Do you know what a good diet looks like? Do
you know how much food you should eat each day based on your age, gender and
activity level? Don’t you think you should? To find out, take a few minutes to
explore the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Food Guide. Follow the prompts
on the above interactive web-site where you can create a personal food pyramid
for yourself. Going to the web site is a chance for you to evaluate where your
diet is right now, and where it should be. The pyramid may not solve your eating
problems, but it’s an important new tool, and you should not be afraid to use
it...and who knows, it may put you on the right path to a healthy diet.
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