REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY NORTH VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LENDS A HAND IN MANY WAYS.Byline: Jason Kandel Valley News Writer From helping organize events for seniors and raising funds for a proposed youth activities center, members of the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce in Northridge pride themselves on community service. The chamber has been helping raise the $2 million needed for the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Devonshire Police Activities League Supporters to build a 5,500 square foot youth center for up to 300 children. Kids between the ages of 6 and 18 will be able to use computers, play basketball, volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. , and soccer, box, take karate karate: see martial arts. karate Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact. classes, join a drill team and take weekend camping trips. Officials have raised more than $1 million for the effort so far, and hope to begin construction next year on Parthenia Street and Wilbur Avenue in Northridge. ``The chamber has been extremely active in helping us get to our goal,'' said Lorraine New, the president of PALS, based in Northridge. ``Youth centers are needed everywhere.'' Chamber president and chief executive officer Wayne Adelstein said the chamber draws a lot of attention to the needs of local nonprofits. Every year, the chamber in conjunction with the Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , team up to sponsor a street free fair for kids, called ``Spooktacular,'' the Saturday before Halloween. Last year, more than 15,000 residents turned out to the event in which officials closed down Roscoe and Reseda boulevards. The event is also a combination business expo and a health fair. The chamber hosts a twice-annual senior health fair. The last such event was called ``Maintaining Independence,'' held May 20 at First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides. of Granada Hills. Over 250 seniors came out to get free blood pressure checks, bone density tests, grip tests, body fat tests and hearing tests. Seniors also received advice ranging from financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against to hearing aids Hearing Aids Definition A hearing aid is a device that can amplify sound waves in order to help a deaf or hard-of-hearing person hear sounds more clearly. and home care. They plan to host the next senior health fair at the Wilkinson Senior Center in Northridge in October. The chamber is also establishing the North Valley Community Fund to raise money for community nonprofits and schools. For more information about the chamber, visit www.nvrcc.com or call (818) 349-5676. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) From left, chairwoman of the board Victoria Bourdas and Wayne Adelstein, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the North Valley Chamber of Commerce. |
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