Letter from the President

Recently at a gathering of over a hundred chamber businesses one business member stood up and said of the chamber, “By staying together, we make things better.”  

While I'm sure that statement would win a poetry contest – it does have a nice rhyme to it  - and it is indicative of what the Chambers is all about.  

With chamber members saying together we can build a stronger local economy.  With members staying together, we get to share business opportunities.  With members staying together we can share with each other the knowledge that we have learned to make business healthy thus creating a solid business foundation.  By members staying together we can have a united voice can be heard loudly in the governmental halls of our city, state and nation.  With chamber members staying together we can become productive stewards of a friendly, healthy and prosperous local community.  

As we launch our 2008 community profile.  It's important to remember the words of that chamber member.  In addition to this community profile is this membership directory with almost 2000 local businesses- businesses who are staying together to make commerce better and community more livable.  

Inside the pages of this book you will find the names and addresses of each and every member in the chamber and Buyers Guide that can deliver goods and services for every business category.  We urge that you check here first whenever there is a desire to buy anything, anywhere in the Valley.  

Also, it is always important to remember the core values of the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce are.

• To promote a Strong Local Economy
• To provide Opportunities to Network and Build Relationships
• To deliver Programs to Help Businesses Grow
• To represent and Advocate of Behalf of Business
• To enhance Commerce Through Community Stewardship  

To the 2000 member investors of the Chamber, we thank you for the investment in our city's future. We are proud to provide this resource. 

Sincerely,

Al Smith, President/Chief Executive Officer
Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce
2331 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
559-495-4800
559-495-4816 (voicemail)
559-495-4811 (fax)
alsmith@fresnochamber.com