Corcoran Lion's Club
Meets the first and third Tuesday of every month; 7:00 pm
Corcoran Lions Clubhouse
Corcoran, CA 93212
Ph: 559-816-2395
Corcoran Rotary
Meets every Thursday at 12:00 noon
Mariscos-El Capitan
1825 Dairy Avenue
Corcoran, CA 93212
Ph: 559-992-2356
Corcoran Family YMCA
Meets the fourth Thursday of every month at 12:00 noon
Corcoran Family YMCA Sr. Center
900 Dairy Avenue
Corcoran, CA 93212
Ph: 559-992-5171
American Cancer Society-Relay For Life
Contact Rita Moore
Ph: 559-992-8062
American Legion Post 144
Meets the second Thursday of every month at 11:30 am
Veteran's Memorial Building
1000 Van Dorsten Avenue
Corcoran, CA 93212
Ph: 559-992-5571
Corcoran Guild Seeks New Members
The Corcoran Guild is currently looking for new members. They are a woman's group dedicated to raising money for Children's Hospital Central California of Madera. The Guild is in charge of presenting the annual "Kid's Day in the Park". This event has children's games, food booths, a General Store to buy items from, Fire and Police booths with Safety information and a Blood Drive. The event is held at John Maroot Park after the Cotton Festival Parade. This year, the event will take place on September 29th. All proceeds go to the Children's Hospital in Madera and credit for the Blood Drive goes to our local Corcoran Hospital. The Guild meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm to plan our annual event. If you are interested in joining, please contact Cindi Hair at 559-992-3530. The next Guild meeting will be held March 13 at 6:30 pm. Current Corcoran Guild Members include President Maria Spellman, Vice President Janet Watkins, Secretary Kristie Hansen, Treasurer Cindi Hair and members Kacy Boyett, Debbie Bello, Rochelle Van Velson and Mary Kennard.
The Guild's Ad Train provides loads of fun at Kid's Day in the Park. Thank you to Mickey Morisoli from Chopper Doctor's for the great addition to the train. Photo by Chamber Member Evelyn Fabrie of Fabrie Jewelers.
Corcoran Guild-Children's Hospital Central California
Meets the second Tuesday of every month
6:30 pm
Ph: 559-992-3530
News & Events
Membership
SBA Offers FREE Small Business Success Guide
The lastest issue of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Small Business Success Magazine is now available and offers information on many SBA programs that are available to develop and assist small business entrepreneurs. The guide is published with a partnership with Moran Media Group.
The success guide features articles on surviving in your family business, secrets to attracting angel investors and how to hire the best employees. A detailed look at how vulnerable your company is to hackers, worms and other internet security breaches a current problem facing all small business owners is also included in this edition of the success magazine.
To receive a free copy of the new Small Business Success Magazine, contact the Fresno district SBA office at 800-359-1833 option 6 or email to william.hori@sba.gov
Regularly Scheduled Meetings
Community and Member Events
To submit your upcoming event, please email the information to lisa@corcoranchamber.com
Girl Scout Sign-Ups Currently Underway
The Golden Valley Girl Scouts are currently accepting sign-ups for Troop 171 for the 2007-2008 year. Troop Leader Delia Martinez has slated many activities for the upcoming year. The troop has kicked off their annual nut sale. For more information or for sign-up forms contact Martinez at 559-992-2911.
Girl Scouts Troop 171
Meets every other Wednesday
Daisies: 6-7:00pm/
All other ages 6:30-7:30pm
Corcoran Family YMCA
900 Dairy Avenue
Corcoran, CA 93212
Ph: 559-992-2911
Corcoran Unified School District-On-line Lunch Menu-April 2008
The Corcoran Unified School District is adding their menu on-line. Click on the graphics below for the December 2007 and January 2008 breakfast and lunch menus.
Veterans Outreach Seeking Old Vehicle Donations
Veterans Outreach is asking for help from local residents. Anyone who has old vehicles can donate them to the outreach and the donation is tax deductible. Owners can take the blue book value as the donation and the Veterans Outreach will pickup the vehicle. For more information, call Art Nolen at 992-4037.
SCORE 2008 Workshop Schedule
SCORE is a national non-profit organization dedicated to serving the Central Valley's small business entrepreneirs through free counseling and low-cost workshops. All workshops are held at National University and include breakfast. All speakers are business professionals in their field. For more information, or to register for a workshop, please visit their website at CentralCalSCORE.org or call 559-487-5605. Central California SCORE serves Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Madera counties.
April 9-SBA Lending and Government Loans for Small Businesses
May 7-How to Jump Start Your Business on the Internet Through Marketing Strategies
June 11-Greening Up Your Business
September 10-What's the Big Deal About Market Research?
October 8-Our Growing Population and the Future of Small Business in the Valley
November 5-HR and Legal Issues Common to Business in the Valley
December 3-Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Protecting Intellectual Property
January 2009-The Lastest Technology for the "Virtual Office"
Corcoran Relay for Life-Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, 2008
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated. Join the fight! For more information, contact Rita Moore at 559-992-8062.
City of Corcoran Spring Clean-Up-May 3-11
The City of Corcoran will host its annual free Spring Clean-up during the week of May 3-11. The Saturday to Sunday clean-up will allow residents to take their refuse to the Kings Waste and Recycling Facility, where it can be dumped free of charge.
Monday through Friday, residents can take their items to the facility between 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; both Saturdays, the site is open between 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and on Sundays, the dump is open between 8 a.m. and 12 noon.
The clean-up is open to all Corcoran and Kings County fringe area residents. A photo ID with a matching current city services bill must be presented at the gate prior to entering the dump, in order to dump free.
Alternate proof of qualification for those who do not have a current city utilities bill can be picked up a city hall at no charge.
Items that will be accepted at the dump include:
--Leaves, brush and lawn clippings;
--Auto parts and tires;
--Air conditioners and refrigerators, as well as small household appliances;
--furniture;
--E-waste (television sets, stereos, computers and other electronics);
--and, on Saturday, May 10, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., household hazardous waste, including paint thinners, herbicides, pesticides, household cleaners, car batteries and chemicals).
Items that will not be taken during the clean-up include:
--Car bodies;
--Construction or demolition debris;
--Broken concrete and/or bricks; or
--Nuclear waste or explosives.
For more information about the clean-up contact the City of Corcoran at 992-2151.
City of Corcoran Summer Paint Program-April 15-October 15
Applications are now available for the City of Corcoran’s summer paint program for low income families and for senior citizens.
The low income program allows qualifying families to purchase house paint with city vouchers; they complete the paint job themselves. Seniors can pick their paint using the vouchers and their homes will be painted for them through the city program.
The regular summer program runs from April 15 through Oct. 15, said Delia Martinez, coordinator of the program. Seniors can have homes painted between June 1-July 11 with the labor costs borne by the city. Martinez noted that the dates for the senior program may be subject to change.
To qualify for the program, applicants must live within the city boundaries and own their own home; must not have used the program in the past 10 years; and household income cannot be over 80 percent of the median per year.
For more information regarding the program, contact Martinez at city hall at 992-2151, extension 233.