Red Bluff

Red Bluff 2014 25 improvement, sponsors a "Spirit of Red Bluff" Beautification Awards pro- gram honoring local busi- nesses for aesthetic improvements. It also assists many community organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of Tehama County, the Kelly- Griggs Museum and the Sacramento River Discovery Center, with their programs and pro- jects. The Chamber founded and developed the Tehama Economic Development Corporation, the area's vitally important and successful economic and job development organization. The Chamber serves as the administrative arm of the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association and presents two scholarships each year to deserving Tehama County high school graduates. Under the community promotion and public information heading, the Chamber annually distrib- utes 700 local maps, 1,300 recreation guides, 500 relocation packets, 6,000 event calendars and countless information ranging from housing and city and county demo- graphics to telephone books and voter registra- tion forms. In addition, the Chamber handles around 1,900 telephone calls and e-mail requests monthly and greets and serves 40 walk-in visitors per day, which amounts to 800 per month, or 7,200 each year. The Chamber's popular "Tehama Country" brochure is distributed through 252 outlets on the I-5 corridor from Dunnigan to Roseburg, Ore. In terms of special event sponsorship and promotion, the Chamber works with many organi- zations in the area and helps to attract more than 110,000 spectators and participants to Red Bluff during the course of any given year. These visitors spend more than $110 mil- lion in the county, accord- ing to the California Travel and Tourism Commission, and have a significant impact on the city and county's tax, sales and gasoline tax revenues. In terms of membership services, the Chamber sponsors a "Good Morning, Red Bluff" meet- ing each month providing members, potential mem- bers and civic leaders the opportunity to network and receive local commu- nity updates on items of interest and importance to local businesses. The Chamber has begun an evening networking event each month at local busi- nesses entitled "Business After Hours." The Chamber helps get new businesses intro- duced to the community with grand-opening and ribbon-cutting assistance and provides all members with the opportunity to be "spotlighted" on the Chamber website — red- b l u f f c h a m b e r . c o m , Facebook and Electronic Messaging Center. The Chamber assists area agricultural busi- nesses with "certificate of origin" credentials in order for them to ship their prod- ucts to foreign countries. The Chamber 's new Friday eBLAST is a very popular communication tool for it's members. Finally, the Chamber, through its Electronic Message Center sign, pro- vides advertising and pro- motion 16 hours per day to area businesses and countless community organizations for their events and projects. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce is at 100 Main St., and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays. For more information, please visit us at our new web site www.red- bluffchamber.com. Factory Trained Specialists In: • Painting • Fiberglass Repair • Exotic Metals • Color Matching • Frame Repair • Spray-In Bedliners • All Auto Manufacturers • Rental Cars Available We accept all Insurance Carriers 530 529-2040 1355 Vista Way, Red Bluff Complete Autobody Repair INTERCITY BODY & PAINT FREE Hearing Screening FREE 2-week Risk-Free Trial Call us TODAY to schedule your complimentary evaluation. Hear Better~Live Better

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