ATWATER VILLAGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEW YEAR UPDATE

Happy New Year Atwater Village!

First and foremost, the Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce wishes all of you a happy and more prosperous New Year.

CHAMBER ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Monday, January 25th, 2009 – 6:30pm
55 Degree Wine (3111 Glendale Blvd), in the wine cellar
No host wine tasting will be available

Join the Chamber Board of Directors and fellow members for our annual general membership meeting.

Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Arsen Melikyan, CD13, to present proposal for new park in South Atwater Village.
- Treasurer Report
- Appointment of new Board Directors to vacant positions
- Plan / strategize business and community promoting events for 2010.

18TH ANNUAL ATWATER VILLAGE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY FOLLOW-UP

The Chamber would like to express its sincere gratitude to those donors, businesses, community groups and individuals that help make our annual Tree Lighting Ceremony another success. It really took a village to make this year’s event happen, thank you!

A very special thanks go to Tree Lighting Committee; Dana Schwartz, Leonora Pitts, Sandra Caravella and Luis Lopez. Thank you for your dedication and hard work! The Chamber would also like to thank our all our sponsors, volunteers and participants; thank you for being so supportive of this great Atwater Village tradition.

We would also like to give special recognition to Council President Eric Garcetti and the CD13 staff, in particular Arsen Melikyan, for providing their indispensable assistance in getting our 80 foot red wood tree decorated. We could not have done it without you.

For photos of our Tree Lighting Ceremony visit….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrpittsy/sets/72157622825959225

ATWATER VILLAGE, 100 YEARS OLD!

This year Atwater Village will celebrate 100 years of existence. In February 1910 an ordinance passed that authorized the annexation of Atwater Village to the incorporated city of Los Angeles. By 1912 Harriet Atwater Paramore began selling parcels for residential development and named it “Atwater Park”; shortly there after the entire area would be referred to as just “Atwater”. In 1987 area residents lobbied City officials to add the word “Village” to Atwater. This was approved and the area’s name official became “Atwater Village”.

The Chamber is very excited about Atwater’s centennial and will hold a special event to commemorate our 100 year anniversary. More information about this event coming soon.

CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP DUES – 2010, RENEW OR JOIN

The Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce invites you to join or renew your membership.

Incorporated in 1947 this chamber is one of the oldest and most enduring community groups in Atwater Village. As a volunteer operated organization, we utilize your nominal membership dues to carry out its many business and community promoting events. Events that help promote our community and your business.

The Chamber is currently in the process of aligning all membership renewals to our fiscal year starting in January. For those members that joined during 2009 we will be pro-rating your dues to align your membership with our fiscal year.

For more information about joining or renewing your Chamber membership contact Luis Lopez at 323.665.0166 or luis@lopezautomotive.com. You can also download a membership form online at http://www.atwaterchamber.org/join_the_chamber

JOIN THE CHAMBER BOARD

The Chamber is currently looking for proactive Atwater Village business leaders to join our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Chamber and is responsible for business and community promoting events. Events like the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Summer Nights on the Blvd and quarterly mixers.

To join the Board you must be a member and do business in Atwater Village. Please contact Andy Hasroun for more information at 323.662.5556 or andy@55degreewine.com.
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