Getting to Know Your Local Chamber of Commerce

We’re fortunate in the Crescenta Valley that there are three chambers of commerce at the ready to help local businesses and residents.

A chamber of commerce is described as “a business network, typically a local organization of businesses, whose primary goal is to further the interests of businesses within a specific geographic area. They advocate for the business community, provide networking and educational opportunities and offer various services to their members.” These include community outreach events like the Hometown Country Fair that the CV Chamber hosts, Oktoberfest that the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber hosts and the Fiesta Days celebration organized and sponsored by the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce. These organizations also hold business mixers that encourage attendance by local business owners and residents. The cities of Glendale and Burbank (as well as others) also have vibrant chambers of commerce that advocate for local business.

Many chambers, including the CV Chamber, are fortunate to provide scholarship support to local graduating seniors. On July 8 at 6 p.m., the CV Chamber is having a mixer when we will give checks to our recipients. Reviewing the applications and having to choose the recipients was not an easy task. Thankfully our Scholarship Committee members were up to the task and after much consideration chose our four seniors: Lucy Bell, Inji Jeong, Alyssa Kim and Joanne Lee. We’re proud of them and their accomplishments and are happy to offer some financial assistance as they move forward in their scholastic career. Plan now to attend our July 8 mixer at Sadler Hall (on the campus of St. Luke’s of the Mountains, 2563 Foothill Blvd.) at 6 p.m. to offer congratulations. 

The cost to attend a CV Chamber mixer is $15 for chamber members, $20 for non-members. Plan now to attend!

And calendar July 28 when the Chamber hosts Charly Shelton who will be speaking on AI uses in small business. He will help to demystify some of the rumors, conjectures and fear to get at the actual reality and marketable skills that a small business can make use of to enhance its productivity and data analysis. If you’ve ever had questions regarding AI you won’t want to miss this presentation! It’s at 6 p.m. at Bob Smith Toyota, 3333 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. Call (818) 248-4957 to RSVP.

Welcome, new member!

The CV Chamber welcomes Vasquez Jewelers, a new member to the CV Chamber family! Located at 2383 Foothill Blvd. ‘C’ in La Cañada, Vasquez Jewelers boasts over 30 years of experience, and performs expert repairs on watches, clocks and jewelry, and creates custom designed jewelry by special order. Call Vasquez Jewelers at (818) 249-9085 for hours and more!

And don’t forget that this Friday is the CV Fireworks extravaganza! Come to La Crescenta Elementary School, 4343 La Crescenta Ave., and plan to enjoy an afternoon of fun culminating with the fantastic fireworks celebration. Tickets are just $9 presale, $10 at the door. Visit cvfireworks.com for details.

For details on any Chamber event simply call the CV Chamber office at (818) 248-4957 or email us at info@crescentavalleychamber.org. You may also access our Chamber website at www.crescentavalleychamber.org. 

Remember our Chamber motto: “Our Business is Your Business.”

Robin Goldsworthy, President
CV Chamber of Commerce