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Chamber Briefs: Honors, Installations and Events

Ivy Weiss Contributor Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley The Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications from area high schools for the Patricia Soteras Scholarship awards that will be announced in May. Last year, more than 10 were awarded to students attending schools in Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Agoura, Thousand Oaks and Malibu. Call the Chamber at (818) 889-3150 to nominate an outstanding student. Canoga Park/West Hills The Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber honored its board members, President John Parker and its represented communities on Feb. 1 at the Hilton Woodland Hills. The Large Business of the Year Award was given to Hometown Buffet. Al and Joyce Mooney, along with their son Brian, accepted the Small Business of the Year honor for Mooney Industries. Mr. Mooney also sang at the opening of the event. Philip Imhoff, Primerica, was selected as Board Member of the Year and Janet Crisman, Mary Kay Cosmetics, was named Volunteer of the Year. John Parker, chamber president said that thanks were owed to installation committee co-chairs Susan Basler, Valley Village, and Mark Vetter, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, and their hard-working committee members: Joe Andrews, Prudential California Realty; Janet Crisman, Mary Kay Cosmetics; Florine Goodman, Automobile Club of California; Mike Hattar, Hometown Buffet; Jean Jauck, Canoga Owensmouth Historical Society; Anush Orudzhyan, Valley Village; and Ivy Weiss, Walk of Hearts Foundation. Chatsworth/Porter Ranch On March 13 the Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chamber will celebrate with member Lucie Volotsky as she opens her second store location on Topanga Boulevard. Volotsky, who was recently installed as the chamber’s vice president of marketing, will host a ribbon cutting and after-hours mixer at Beds Unlimited,10240 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Chatsworth from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. To RSVP, please phone the chamber office at (818) 341-2428. Northridge The North Valley Chamber of Commerce will have its annual Board of Directors Installation Luncheon on March 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Odyssey Restaurant in Mission Hills. Tickets are $50. The keynote speaker will be community leader and attorney David Fleming who is involved with numerous organizations, including the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, California Regional Leadership Foundation, the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, the James Madison Foundation and the newly-formed Los Angeles County Business Federation. NVRCC will be presenting a Community Leadership Award to chamber member C.K. Tseng. Tseng is also affiliated with the Asian Business Association, Northridge Business Improvement District, Community Advisory Committee, Commercial Bank and the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley. This is the inaugural year for the award which will annually be given to an individual demonstrating leadership qualities and commitment to the business community. To attend the NVRCC’s Installation Luncheon, call the Chamber office at (818) 349-5676. Winnetka The Winnetka Chamber of Commerce Installation dinner took place on President’s Day at the Warner Center Marriott. LAPD Captain John Sherman asked for a minute of silent prayer on behalf of fallen SWAT officer Randall Simmons and the injured James Veenstra while Michael Stafford, from the St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, also spoke eloquently about LAPD’s heroes. Pauline Tallent, outgoing chamber president, then asked LAPD Officer Peter Repovich who sits on the board of the Los Angeles Police Protective League to personally deliver checks from the Winnetka Foundation, in the amount of $500 each, to Veenstra and the family of Simmons. Two special awards were also given out. The first went to Sandy Halter, Minuteman Press of Northridge. He was honored not only for his contributions to the chamber board but also for the many community organizations to which he devotes time and money. The second award was given to Marilyn Robinson, chamber treasurer for her tireless work over the years putting on events for the chamber. Event emcee Councilman Dennis Zine thanked Pauline Tallent for her year as president and welcomed Gene Giegoldt, 2008 president and the new board of directors. Woodland Hills-Tarzana The annual Festival in the Park presented by the Woodland Hills-Tarzana chamber will be June 22. Vendor applications are due by May 31. The chamber invites businesses, non-profit organizations and crafters to apply. Spaces are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Rhonda for more details at (818) 347-4737. The chamber announced it is matching the $2,000 donation from the Grateful Hearts fundraiser for the families of LAPD officers Simmons and Veenstra.

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