The County of San Diego is now operating a Local Assistance Center for victims of the October wildfires on the campus of Cuyamaca College in Rancho San Diego. The one-stop center will be open Monday through Friday 8 to 7, Saturday 8 to 5 and Sundays 9 to 2.

Fire Recovery Information is available at these following websites:

Both the Networking Trade Show scheduled for Wednesday, October 24th at Carlton Oaks and the Women in Leadership Luncheon scheduled for Friday, October 26th were postponed due to the wildfires that hit San Diego County in October. The new date for the Women in Leadership Luncheon is Wednesday, November 28th.

On Thursday, November 8th at the brand new Cuyamaca College Student Center, the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce and the San Diego Business Healthcare Connection will present a forum on some of the many options being discussed in Sacramento for health care reform in California.

The November First Friday Breakfast will be held at the Elks Lodge #1812 and feature a program by SCORE entitled “How to Obtain More Business Through Smart Marketing”. The Elks Lodge is located at 1400 E. Washington Ave., El Cajon.

The Chamber’s Small Business Resource Center and SCORE will present a new workshop entitled “Legal Issues for Small Business” on Thursday, November 29th from 8 am to 11 am in the conference room of the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce.

The Grand Opening of Jeff Gray, DDS Sedation and Cosmetic Dentistry in the Grossmont Trolley Center had a big surprise guest. Reecording artist Garth Brooks surprised the crowd with an appearance at the Grand Opening. Dr Gray and Brooks have collaborated for years in the Smiles for Life charity, and Brooks was quoted as "He wouldn't have missed this for the world!" The practice is located at 8555 Fletcher Parkway #102 in La Mesa.

All American Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Avocado Acupuncture Center
Lawyer Referral & Information Service of the San Diego County Bar Association

1st Pacific Bank celebrated its new offices in a brand new building in downtown El Cajon on Thursday, October 18. Helping in the celebration were El Cajon City Councilman Bob McClelan, the Chamber Ambassadors, the buildings owners and staff from 1st Pacific Bank. The new location is at 343 East Main in El Cajon.

The San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce wishes to recognize the following businesses for their continued support, and encourages you to patronize these establishments. The following list represents members who renewed between mid September and mid October (October 11)