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Ribbon Cutting Spotlight: Coastal Housing Resources

December 2, 2024

As a nonprofit organization, Coastal Housing Resources has been instrumental in assisting local employees in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties to secure affordable housing.

Exploring California’s Central Valley: A Visit CA Conference Recap

December 2, 2024

Did you know South County Chambers of Commerce operates the CA Welcome Center in Pismo Beach?

Honor Roll by Educational Results Partnership (ERP)

November 22, 2024

SCCC Announces 2024 List of Local Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll schools

Insight Weekly- Kim Wybenga – LegalShield Business Solutions

October 29, 2024

Most of us have experienced a time in our lives when we feel we have endured a bit of injustice and RIGHTFULLY SO, considering the complex world that we live in today. It can sometimes feel that people look out for their own interests rather than displaying empathy for others. March of 2020 tested our social fears, anxieties and need for self-preservation when toilet paper all but disappeared off the shelves. Yes, human nature can be unpredictable at times. And that is why reputable services like LegalShield and IDShield and their local Independent Associate, Steve Remmel, exist. When we are faced with a legal dilemma or have a specific question regarding our privacy or our rights, we no longer need to feel alone or unsupported…it’s LegalShield and IDShield to the rescue!

Insight Weekly- Kim Wybenga – PLUS Property Management

October 17, 2024

KINDNESS +PROFESSIONALISM = SUCCESS

Skillfully trained, compassionately driven and committed to excellence are just a few hallmark characteristics of any great company. When you include the attributes of KINDNESS and PROFESSIONALISM, you are now describing the SUCCESSFUL team spirit at PLUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (PPM).

How did this local company become known for its high achieving accolades? To answer that question, I must introduce the Founder of Plus Property Management, Lawnae Hunter. In 1983 this highly ambitious woman embarked on a journey to serve her Central Coast Community in the field of property management.

Insight Weekly – Kim Wybenga – Farm Supply Company

October 8, 2024

Back to News HISTORICALLY CO- OPERATIVE! Since the beginning of time men and women have been surrounded by an atmosphere of agriculture and livestock. With that said, there has also been a continual need to care for the land and animals that we are responsible for and are blessed to coexist with. Fortunately for us,…

Insight Weekly- Kim Wybenga – Anita Shower

October 1, 2024

ALWAYS DRESSED FOR SUCCESS!
This week I was blessed to interview a woman that showered me with kindness and extended a warm smile from the moment I met her. As I walked into the room of a South County Chamber of Commerce mixer nearly a year ago, ANITA SHOWER, a renowned public figure here on our unique Central Coast, immediately recognized that I was, as she so eloquently put it “…the new kid in town: our newest transfer student!” 😊

Insight Weekly- Kim Wybenga – CultureStoke

September 23, 2024

ESSENTIAL KEY INGREDIENTS FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS!

When we think of some of our favorite recipes, they all seem to have a couple of things in common: They have KEY INGREDIENTS that are ESSENTIAL to the outcome of the recipe and are passed on from generation to generation. With my Italian roots, one of the cultural dishes I have always appreciated was a big plate of spaghetti topped with a tasty Italian style sauce, a sauce that could make my tastebuds feel like I died and went to heaven. 😊

Insight Weekly- Kim Wybenga – Dana Adobe

September 16, 2024

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK…

Wouldn’t it be phenomenal if WALLS really COULD TALK? For if they could, oh what stories they would tell as we eagerly listen. Today I had the immense pleasure and privilege of experiencing, through the eyes of a well-versed docent named Colleen Beck, a place fondly known on our gorgeous Central Coast as the DANA ADOBE AT HISTORIC RANCHO NIPOMO.

Insight Weekly- Kim Wybenga – California Welcome Center

September 9, 2024

WELCOME IN…ADVENTURE AWAITS YOU!
The notion of traveling to unknown places and experiencing new territory has been the cornerstone of any great ADVENTURE. As Heller Keller once quoted, “Life is either a daring ADVENTURE or nothing at all.”

2024 Leadership South County Class V – September Recap

September 9, 2024

This month’s Leadership South County day topic was Art & Education and how it looks in South County!
Class V heard from many guest speakers including Dr. James Brescia, Superintendent for SLO County Office of Education, Paul Fawcett, Superintendent of LMUSD, Brianna Deveraux-Allen, Creative Director of Flex Performing Arts and Matt Barcus, Band Director at AGHS.

Kim Wybenga – Workforce Development Program – Jack’s Helping Hand

September 3, 2024

JACK’ S LIFE MISSION IS SOWING SEEDS OF HOPE!
HOPE…It’s a word that holds much weight and is so very crucial when we are being faced with circumstances that bring unspeakable sorrow. The little boy I have the privilege of highlighting today I will only meet face to face when I too reach Heaven’s gates.