The Ramona Chamber of Commerce is the sales representative for this community and businesses unceasingly promoting their products and services-and at the same time is the watch-dog, protecting interests particularly in the political arena. While the voice of a single business may go unheard, the united voice of business via the chamber has been proven effective and beneficial time and again. The benefit of belonging to the chamber is full-time representation and year round results. Through committee involvement, every chamber member contributes to an organizational effort that is mutually beneficial to our community and to the individual. Over the years chamber operations, attitudes and programs have changed to meet the challenges of today. However, one premise remains intact-the integral role of involved and concerned citizens to protect and preserve our free enterprise system. Today, as it was in 1768 when the first chamber of commerce was formed in America, the basic concept of a chamber of commerce remains the same: a voluntary organization representing the business community, and marshaling the energies and efforts of its membership toward the accomplishment of common goals.