By webmaster Larry McIntyre
Bernard'O Restaurant to host the RBBA June Reception for the 7th straight year.
Seven years ago when the RBBA was under 100 members, Bernard and Diana Mougel, owners of Bernard'O Restaurant,
held one of our very first receptions. A nice intimate little gathering. Over the years the RBBA has grown to nearly
300 members, 
so this year Bernard is extending the patio seating, moving
the appetizer tables away from the beverages and bringing in more seating.
We think you'll find the accommodations much more comfortable and the
lines less long.
Chef Vincent Viale will be very creative in his choices of appetizers, so you won't want to miss this event at this
award-winning restaurant.
The date for our "June Moon or June Gloom" Reception at Bernard'O is Tuesday, June 19th, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Bernard'O Restaurant is located at 12457 Rancho Bernardo Road in the Albertson's Shopping Mall, Rancho Bernardo.
The reception is free to RBBA members and $15 for guests.
And the first drink is always on the RBBA.
Members: Bring your brochures or other materials for the brochure table. Please RSVP by Friday, June 15th, to
858-451-3406 or email April at
april@rbbusinessassociation.com
Perfect weather for our "Let's Bring In Spring" Reception at The Barrel Room
Our April reception at Unicorn Jewelry and our May reception at The Barrel Room, both held outdoors, were nicely
accommodated by the weather person. The 75 degree evenings were sandwiched in between some very cool and
rainy days.
Our hosts, Jim Parker and Laura Komensky, and staff served a variety of wonderful appetizers including deep fried
artichokes, rigatoni pasta with bacon, basil and a vodka cream sauce, escargot on a mini puff pastry drizzled with a
cilantro lime sauce and diablo chicken skewers.
Door prizes included a $50 Barrel Room gift certificate, a $50 gift certificate at Bernard'O Restaurant from Bernard'O
and ViviiAnne Riordan. Another $50 gift certificate at Carvers Restaurant from Carvers and Bill Chaffin. Hilda Teel and
Cafe Merlot gave a $50 gift certificate to Cafe Merlot. and three bottles of wine from Kamala Johnson of CareMinders
Home Care and the RBBA. Earl Chin of the RB Chorale gave away two tickets to their next concert. Eli Shemirani of
Baron's Marketplace gave a $25 Baron's gift certiicate amd Dawn Frank gave away three gift dags valued at $170.
Thanks to all the donors for their generosity and congratulations to the winners.
Take advantage of your membership
Did you know that the RBBA will send out your information not only to members but to a growing list of 900 people?
Do you want to promote a product, a service or special offer? We will send it at no cost to you. You can send us a
flyer or just send us your info and we will create a message for you. All we need is your copy, your logo and any
photos you would like to use. We will send you a proof for approval before we send your info to the list.
Your RBBA is working hard to to make your membership in the RBBA a great investment for you.
New Miss RB and Miss RB Teen Crowned
The RBBA is proud to be one of the Miss Rancho Bernardo Pageant sponsors. This
year's newly elected Miss RB is MacKenzie Bales and the new Miss RB Teen is Ling
Yeng. The RBBA supports the pageant through funds raised at the RBBA RB Honorary
Mayor program. We want to thank outgoing Miss RB Lauren Menzer and Miss RB Teen
Sarah Shalviri for all their help at RBBA functions throughout the year. They have
been a joy to get to know and we wish them success in their future goals.
Many thanks also to Miss RB Pageant Director Lynn Ross who works tirelessly to not
only run the pageant but to run the girls to all their events as Chaperone.
Pictured in the photo from left to right are MacKenzie Bales, Miss RB; Sarah Shilvari,
outgoing Miss RB Teen; and Miss RB Teen Ling Yeng. Outgoing Miss Teen Lauren Menzer
was away at school at UCSB for this photo.
The successful monthly RBBA Networking
Meetings are scheduled every fourth Tuesday
of each month
The next Networking Breakfast Meetings are Tuesday, May22nd
and Tuesday, June 26th at Athens Market Café located at
11640 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92128 from 8:00am
to approximately 9:15am.
The goal of the morning networking meeting is to provide an
enjoyable and fun way for fellow RBBA members to get to know
each other with the strong possibility of generating future referrals.
There will be no exclusivity of business categories and no mandatory lead referrals at any of our meetings. Members
will have the chance to sign up and bring the "nosh" for a future meeting in exchange for the opportunity to speak for
5 minutes to the group. We will have a second speaker chosen at random that will also have the opportunity to speak
about their business for 5 minutes.
Each member will have 30 seconds to introduce themselves to the group. The last half of the meeting will be
designated for general networking or speed networking.
Seating will be limited to the first 20 people who reply for the Tuesday, March 28th, networking meeting. Email
your RSVP to Joshua Kaskin at Joshkas@cox.net.
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Your RBBA is working hard to to make your membership in the RBBA a great investment for you.
Your Rancho Bernardo Business Association prepares for RB's 50th Birthday Party
scheduled for Saturday, September 22nd, with a Committee of 11.
The RBBA will host Rancho Bernardo's 50th birthday with a circus-like extravaganza
for both children and adults in Webb Park on Saturday, September 22nd, with
County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price serving as ringmaster. Plans are now taking
shape with a committee of 11 people including Co-Chairpersons Marty Judge and
Bill Chaffin and committe members Vivi-Anne Riordan, Bob Wells, April Mitchell, John
Goodrich, Scott Lawn, Larry McIntyre, Bob Witmondt, Nick Anastasopoulos and Patti Hall.
Some of the events in the planning stage are circus acts, clowns, face painting, fire eaters, trapeze artists, duck
races in the pond, a fashion show and car show, artists, crafters and games for kids. There will be prizes for the
best essay on “What Life in Rancho Bernardo Will Be Like in 50 Years” by a middle school student and a high school
student. A prize for the best photograph of RB and, of course, food and beverage vendors throughout the park.
A beer garden is also being considered.
A "keepsake" printed program will also be distributed as an insert in the RB Journal to 19,000 homes in the community.
The committee can use all the help it can get to pull off this huge undertaking. If you would like to be a part of the
committee or just help out in any way, please call Marty Judge at 858-451-3583.
RBBA keeps growing! 7 new members joined in May
If you haven't already welcomed them, be sure to do so at our next reception.
Company Members
Kamala Johnson - CareMinders Home Care
www.careminders.com
Beth Forsberg - Goodwill Industries of San Diego County
www.sdgoodwill.org
Dale Bradshaw - Perfect Walk-In Bath Tubs
Rick Ellis - R&D Pest Services, Inc.
www.rdpest.com
Associate Member
Louis Swanepoel - Keller Williams Realty
www.louisswanepoel.com
Individual Members
Fred Hamblin
Carolyn Hamblin
Join one of these RBBA committees to better serve our membership.
Your input is important and invaluable.
We eagerly invite members to become part of any of the 13 committees available to help in creating or
enhancing existing educational opportunities as well as promoting business among our members through support,
promotion, networking, advertising, and customer referrals.
Committees include the Membership Committee, Marketing and Program Committee, Brown Bag Lunch
Committee, Savour RB Committee, Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Committee, Reception Committee
and the Political or Business Luncheon Committee.
We also have five new recently formed committees. They are:
1. The New Programs Committee This is a brainstorming committee designed to come up with new ideas that
would be of educational and social interest to the membership.
2. Membership Committee This committee is in charge of creating at least two membership drives per year and
may solicit members to join them in their endeavor to increase membership.
2. Welcoming Committee This committee will consist of a number of greeters who will welcome new members,
present the RBBA packet of brochures, decals, member certificates, take publicity photos, etc. and, if applicable,
stage ribbon cuttings.
3. Door Prize and Business Tabletop Committee This committee will be responsible for contacting members for
door prizes to be given away at receptions and for encouraging businesses to take advantage of a business table
at each reception.
4. Member Promotions eBlast Committee Encourage members to offer discounts and promotions through an
email blast to every member.
5. RB Honorary Mayor Committee Each year this committee selects at least 3 members to run for RB Honorary
Mayor to raise funds for selected non-profit organizations. The Mayor and his/her Deputies preside over a number
of RBBA events and functions.
If you would like to be a part of any of these committees please call April at 858-451-3406 or email her at
april@rbbusinessassociation.com and she will get you in contact with the appropriate committee chairperson.
If you have any comments or suggestions for this column or the website in general, we invite your thoughts
and opinions by emailing, RBBA webmaster, Larry McIntyre.
