When recently stopping in for delicious and refreshing Blendini’s from Rita’s Italian Ice for the Arcadia Chamber staff (your choice of flavor of ice, flavor of two layers of custard, and candy toppings), we were pleased to see Arcadia Chamber member plaque prominently displayed along with the shop’s winning Taste of Arcadia certificate and booth…
Nearly two decades ago in 1996 Cynthia Kersey, now a speaker, entrepreneur, best-selling author, national columnist, and contributing editor to Success Magazine, was working a corporate job like so many others – a national account manager at Sprint – when she decided to make a career change that was also a life change that would…
Foothill Unity Center Auxiliary needs your help to continue to provide food, crisis assistance and healthcare access in the San Gabriel Valley. Eat at Paco’s Mexican Restaurant on Thursday November 13, 2014 anytime between 3pm to 9pm. Paco’s is located on 200 E. Foothill Blvd, Arcadia 91006.
The Chinese American Museum and Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary are collaborating to establish “A Place of Inclusion” — a monument to educate visitors about the Chinese Exclusion Act. The monument will be erected at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California. The inspiration for the monument’s design was selected from submissions received from…
Custom Comfort Mattress not only knows how to make customized mattresses the old-fashioned (and best) way, they also know how to host a multi-Chamber of Commerce mixer. Thursday’s Pajama Party mixer, organized and coordinated primarily by Sepand Ardeshir, attracted more than 50 attendees, about half of whom wore their PJ’s, from four different Chambers —…
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce board member Wayne L. Williams, President of Professional Advisory Services, has been awarded the Investment Advisor of the Year award for the second year in a row by Girard Securities, Inc. of San Diego, the highly-rated, nationally-licensed broker dealer with investment advisors throughout the United States. This award is based on Williams’…
Waste Management is offering a rare opportunity to see behind-the-scenes at the massive recycling center. See flier for details and RSVP by Friday, Nov. 7, to book your appointed time.
Arcadia Chamber member The Service Advisors has been selected for the 2014 Best of Arcadia Award in the Business Consultants category by the Arcadia Award Program. The Service Advisors is a marketing consulting service owned by Verena Somer, a former multi-term chairwoman of the Arcadia Chamber’s Taste of Arcadia committee. Among her many clients are…
The Breeders’ Cup brings nearly $65 million to Arcadia, San Gabriel Valley and the L.A. area, and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce board member Matt McSweeny of Matt Denny’s Ale House Restaurant and Chamber CEO Scott Hettrick spoke briefly about the economic benefit in a report on KNBC News Channel 4 last night on the even…
Arcadia Senior Services along with VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of the San Gabriel Valley is offering a free workshop to help individuals coping with the loss of a loved one get through the holiday season. The lecture will take place on Friday, November 14, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30pm at Arcadia Community Center, 365 Campus, Arcadia. The holidays bring…