Montrose–Verdugo City Chamber:

Yes, I’m back from vacation, and yes it was wonderful.

Make sure you received our spring newsletter as it has a lot of good info in it. Please send us your e-mail address or call us to get your electronic copy today.

Summer Chamber membership sale is going on now; join and save $$$. Call us today!

The Chamber has extended your opportunity to purchase an advertisement for the 2009-10 directory. Call us today for details.

To our Chamber members: Let us help you promote your business in this column. Do you have a special going on that needs your customers’ attention? Contact the office by Monday a.m. and, space permitting, we will advertise for you and the best part it’s free, just a benefit to being a Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber member.

These Chamber members want you to know:

Uptown Face & Body Care has a sizzling summer special, a one hour massage and a softening spa foot therapy w/paraffin for $110. Call for your appointment today at (818) 248-8829.

Controlled Burn Fitness is offering a three hour workshop from 8 until 11 a.m. on June 27 for $40 before June 18. Call the studio today for reservations (818) 248-4242.

The Chamber welcomes new member Billy’s Boardshop, a specialty retail store located at 2227 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. Give Tim or Michelle a call at (818) 249-3600.

Got time? Important dates to save:

Wednesday, July 1: Membership Retention and Scholarship Awards mixer will be held at Jenkins Properties Management located at 2626 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. Come by and meet us from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Chamber members are $7 and non-members are $ 9.

Saturday, July 11: Artwalk in the 2300 and 2400 blocks on Honolulu Avenue from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 5: Mixer at Uptown Face & Body Care located 2418 Honolulu Ave. Suites C & D in Montrose.

Wednesday, Sept. 2: Mixer at Century 21 Crest Realty located at 4005 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta.

Wednesday, Sept. 9: Foothills Community Business Expo. Sponsorship opportunities available. This will give you exposure on all Expo promotions along with advertisements for the Expo in three local papers. Must be a chamber member of any one of the three chambers. Don’t be left out.

The Chamber is looking for volunteers to help with phones and other clerical tasks. If interested, please contact the office.

The Chamber is located at 3516 N. Verdugo Road in Glendale and can be reached by telephone (818) 249-7171 or by e-mail mvcc@montrosechamber.org.

The Chamber is open on Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and is closed on Fridays.

The Montrose–Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce “It’s the place to be.”

MARIAN E. JOCZ is the executive director of the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce.