Heart of the Foothills 2020
Heart of the Foothills 2020, the open streets event, will be held on April 19th . The event will span approximately 4 miles along streets that connect the cities of San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona. The route will begin in San Dimas and travel through La Verne along Bonita Avenue to Fulton Road to Arrow Highway and then along Arrow Highway to Pomona’s Palomares Park. The event will be from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM and be open for cyclists, pedestrians, runners, and skaters to use as a recreational space. There
Recipients Announced for Inaugural Excellence in La Verne Business Awards
The La Verne Chamber of Commerce will kick off 2020 by honoring the recipients of its inaugural Excellence in La Verne Business Awards: La Verne Brewing Co. as Business of the Year; M.K. Stark Co. as Family Owned Business of the Year; and Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity as Non-Profit of the Year. Due to a tied vote by the selection committee, New Business of the Year will honor both Mathnasium and Rockstars of Tomorrow. (A fifth category, Veteran Owned Business of the Year, was also open, but no
Ways for Millennials to Improve Their Leadership as Entrepreneurs
As a millennial who is focused on running his or her own business, finding ways to handle the leadership role is a must. While some people are naturally good at leading a team of people, it does not come so naturally for others. Even if it does not come naturally to you, it does not mean that you cannot become a good leader and have success as an entrepreneur. It simply means that you will need to work on improving your leadership skills over time. Help Your Team The best leader is a person who is not
Chamber Welcomes New Employee
La Verne Chamber of Commerce welcomes Julie Griffith as its newest employee. Formerly Publicity Coordinator at David & Margaret Youth and Family Services and a former Chamber Board of Directors member, she will assist Executive Director Leah Skinner with communications, events and other duties. “I’m really excited to be with the Chamber,” Julie says. “I’ve always been an active member, but now I get to be on the other side of the equation and help businesses get the most out of their membership.”
Feature Your Business on the NEW La Verne Chamber of Commerce 2020-2021 Community Map & Resource Gui
The La Verne Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Town Square Publications to produce our New 2020-21 La Verne Community Map & Resource Guide. This publication will help you market your business directly to area business owners, neighborhood residents and the many visitors to our beautiful area.The updated map is a remarkable, long shelf life advertising tool; highly visible with thousands in distribution is a full color attractive publication that businesses, residents and visitors alike keep on hand for
University of La Verne Receives $500,000 Gift from Citrus Roots – Preserving Citrus Heritage Foundat
Valuable artifacts will be housed in the University of La Verne’s permanent art collection The University of La Verne is the proud recipient of a $500,000 gift from Citrus Roots – Preserving Citrus Heritage Foundation that includes publications, photos, education, and artistic works to be housed in the university’s art collection. The generous donation will enable the university to actively engage with the transformative history of the citrus industry in Southern California. Additionally, the university
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La Verne Chamber Announces 2020 Business of the Year Nominees
The La Verne Chamber announced the 2020 nominees for its Excellence in La Verne Business Awards at their Holiday Luncheon last week. Through this award program, the Chamber recognizes businesses and individuals that have demonstrated the principles of community service, a positive economic impact, civic leadership and the best traditions of good corporate citizenship in four* categories: Business of the Year, New Business of the Year, Family Owed of the Year and Nonprofit of the YearAward recipients will
Shop Local Membership Perks Program
In advance of the 2019-20 school year, Bonita Council PTA in partnership with the La Verne and San Dimas Chambers of Commerce encourages ALL chamber members to participate in the value-added Shop Local Membership Perks Program for current PTA and PTSA members. Members from the La Verne and San Dimas Chambers of Commerce can sign up to participate in this NO COST promotional opportunity by completing a simple application and commit to offer a promotion to the current Bonita Council PTA members (The
Membership 101: Online Membership
Welcome to the first article in a series designed to help ensure you are maximizing your chamber benefits. For the first article, we thought it was fitting to talk about the Member Information Center – the point of access to all your online benefits and information. The Member Information Center can be accessed at www.LaVerneChamber.org/login/. If you do not have your username and password contact the chamber. Once you login you will be greeted with something similar to the image below.This is the
