The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcomed seven new members at a very well-attended morning gathering in the Chamber conference room sponsored by Foothill Credit Union. Each new member was presented with a plaque by Ambassador Chair Rich Jones of the San Marino Tribune, Personal Ambassador of the Month John Sun of Budget Blinds, and Chamber CEO Scott Hettrick:
The new members welcomed are:
- A ROCKin ICE
- National University
- Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena
- The Computer Guys
- Vintage Treasures & Antiques Arcadia
- Pasadena Kitchens & Appliance
- Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel
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Thom Uber of A ROCKin ICE Hawaiian Shave Ice loves doing business in Arcadia and has participated in many Arcadia events over the years including the Arcadia’s Best Patriotic Festival, the Arcadia Chamber’s carnival of 2011, and numerous food truck events at Santa Anita Park. A ROCKin ICE offers the most delicious Hawaiian shave ice East of the North Shore of Oahu. In addition, they have slushy lemonade, ice cream cookie sandwiches and a delicious espressso shave ice. Yum! Whether you are having a party for 100 or 1000 A ROCKin Ice is the right choice for you. Thom indicates that A ROCKin ICE has 41,000 twitter followers! Go Thom go.
Meghan Sikes accepted the new member plaque on behalf of National University. Meghan indicates that National University with a campus in Los Angeles and new one coming to Glendale is the perfect place to continue your education and reach your goals. Since 1971, National University has been dedicated to making lifelong learning opportunities accessible, challenging, and relevant to a diverse student population. Today, that dedication has resulted in National University becoming the second-largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in California and 12th largest in the United States.
National University offers a wide range of educational opportunities that will help you earn your associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or teaching credential. You can choose from a variety of online degree programs or from our more than 45 convenient locations throughout California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Texas, and Virginia.
Minh Luu, VP of External Affairs of the Boys and Girls Club Pasadena was in the house. The Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena is a great place for youth to get healthy and to learn. They help our youth develop into well-rounded adults and they offer programs in five core areas: Education & Career Development; Character & Leadership Development; Health & Life Skills; the Arts, and Sports, Fitness & Recreation. Please consider sponsoring a banner that will hang in the Boys & Girls Club year round advertising your business. Here are some facts from their website that we should all find fascinating:
- We serve more than 4,000 youth, ages 6 to 18, annually
- We are open five days a week, year-round
- We operate three facilities in Pasadena: Slavik Branch, Mackenzie-Scott Branch, and the McCabe Performing Arts Center
- We offer technology centers, teen centers, gymnasiums and swimming pools at both branch sites
- Our operating budget is $1.45 million
- 73% of our budget is spent directly to fund our programs
- 19% of our budget is spent on administration and 8% for fundraising purposes
- Only 3% of our income is generated by Club Member dues
- 80% of our families live at or below the poverty level for Los Angeles County
- We are a Pasadena Unified School District designated site to provide a free, balanced breakfast and lunch to all school age kids (members and non-members) during the summer
- We count members from cities including Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, San Marino, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Temple City, Arcadia, El Monte, Rosemead, Azusa, Glendale, and Los Angeles among others.
Dave Levine of The Computer Guys along with his son – the other guy in computer guys — are ready to solve all of your computer problems. They are a family run business and do they know their stuff. We cannot all be computer geniuses. Most of us just want our computers and networks to function smoothly. Dave and his son will keep everything running with ease. They handle computer hardware and software and are conveniently based in Monrovia.
Whether you own one computer with a problem or ten computers that won’t work in harmony with each other these are the guys to call. We all know how difficult it can be to install new software or set up a new system. Call The Computer Guys!!
Raquel McLaughlin and her Mom Jeanette Beraha of Vintage Treasures & Antiques Arcadia were present and so very, very thrilled about joining the Chamber of Commerce. They carry vintage 50’s and 60’s clothing, collectibles and have one of the largest collections of costume jewelry in the San Gabriel Valley. In fact, they carry so many vintage items we could not possibly describe them all in this article so, you will just have to visit their store located at 340 East Foothill Blvd. in Arcadia.
Raquel and Jeanette believe in giving back to the community and therefore are hosting a Vintage Fashion Show on Saturday, October 18th at their store. All proceeds will benefit the City of Hope. For more information give them a call at 626-386-5315. Welcome Raquel and your Jeanette and Vintage Treasures and Antiques Arcadia.
Sarah Sweatmon of Pasadena Kitchens & Appliance graduated from Arcadia High School and recently took over the family business. Pasadena Kitchens is your one stop shop for all of your kitchen and bathroom needs. They sell appliances and parts and can help you with any remodeling project big or small. Sarah grew up in the business and is the person you want to contact to help you with your project.
Sarah offers expert advice on all of the latest appliances and designs that will be suited to your particular property and lifestyle. She offers that personal one on one service that we don’t always find these days. She is personable, knowledgeable and is very happy to be a part of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.
Julie Chirikian of Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel, located at 720 W. Camino Real in Arcadia, has been a part of our community for years. Julie took over operation of this beautiful retirement facility after the passing of her parents. Arcadia Gardens has been in operation for over 30 years right here in Arcadia. She and her dedicated staff offer many levels of care for our seniors.
Julie indicates that she, her family and staff believe that seniors must be treated with respect and dignity. They make it their mission to ensure that all residents of Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel have a great experience. If you are interested in this residential community you can call Julie and join them for lunch and a tour. Check out their website arcadiagardensretirement.com
Under Chairman Rich Jones, San Marino Tribune, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors include Sylvia Ramos, Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living; Don Fandry, Resident; Mary Hansen, Resident; Vicki Knight, Century Rooter Services & Plumbing; Ivan Lai, Cruise Planners; Glenn Oyoung, turn3 Creative; Arlynn Robinson, Century 21 Earl, Ltd.; Mark Ramos, Vista Paint; John Sun, Budget Blinds; City Council Member Sho Tay, Arcadia Masonic Lodge; Allen Tsay, Waddell & Reed, Sepand Ardeshir, Custom Comfort Mattress, Richard Zook, Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Mortuary, and Hideaki M. Kuo, Chief Marketing Officer,Gemorie.
