Congratulations Bonnie! Bonnie has been an advocate for the Chamber and has actively engaged in Chamber events, dedicated to participating at and promoting the Farmers Market since it started in July 2020. She is a super connector in the community and gives so much to the causes she is passionate about. Bonnie inspires others in our organization by actively supporting the Chamber, inviting businesses to participate and brings forward creative ideas to enhance Chamber events. Bonnie also serves on the Health & Wellness Committee. She is recognized for her time, loyalty and devotion to the Lomita Chamber as the 2021 Chamber Ambassador of the Year Award Recipient.
Thank you to our Sponsors: Coastal Funeral Center, City of Lomita, Thompson Building Materials, Lomita Post-Acute Care Center, California Water Service, Monster Tree Service, Water Replenishment District, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Home Health Depot, State Farm Agent Tabitha Pennington, New York Life, Berkshire Hathaway Calfornia Properties, Lomita’s Best, South Bay Credit Union, Localista Media and Koven Video Productions.
Coastal Funeral Center, City of Lomita, Thompson Building Materials, Lomita Post-Acute Care Center, California Water Service, Monster Tree Service, Water Replenishment District, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Home Health Depot, State Farm Agent Tabitha Pennington, New York Life, Berkshire Hathaway Calfornia Properties, Lomita’s Best, South Bay Credit Union, Localista Media and Koven Video Productions.
Lomita, CA – Lemonade Day, a well-established global and national youth entrepreneurship program that teaches leadership and business skills by encouraging children to launch a lemonade business in their community, is expanding again. The organization announced that it will bring the Lemonade Day experience to kids in Lomita, California. Since 2007, more than 1 million kids have learned about business ownership by participating in Lemonade Day and hosting a lemonade stand in their community. We are proud to announce that this year Lomita kids will get to join in on the fun.
A registration and informational event is planned for Sunday, May 16th, 2021 from 10am to 2pm at Lomita Farmers Market located at Lomita City Hall (24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, CA). Featured sponsors and partners include: City of Lomita, California Water Service, South Bay Credit Union and State Farm Agents Tabitha & Ricky Pennington with more to come!
It has been proven that cities that rally behind Lemonade Day benefit as much as the kids and their adult mentors do. The Lomita Chamber of Commerce will engage with community leaders, financial institutions, elected officials, businesses of all types, executives, youth organizations, schools, churches, and non-profit organizations who are already demonstrating their commitment to helping kids learn valuable lessons that will benefit them for a lifetime.
The impact of a program like Lemonade Day is four-fold: 1) teach financial literacy to kids, which is currently absent in public and private school curriculum; 2) promote entrepreneurship, which is key to jumpstart economic growth in the state; 3) teach kids to be responsible and self-reliant, and to contribute to their community’s development; and 4) foster mentorship and bring families together.
“The Lomita Chamber is thrilled to offer this amazing opportunity to Lomita this year. It’s an event that relies on members of the community coming together for a common purpose – to train the next generation of entrepreneurs, civic leaders and engaged citizens,” said Heidi Butzine, Lomita Chamber President and CEO.
Youth entrepreneurship is gaining momentum around the world. Studies have proven that introducing kids to entrepreneurial experiences at an early age makes a measurable impact on their future decisions related to education, training, life, and work.
Mentors guide participants through the youth entrepreneurship lessons through the Lemonade Day curriculum and takes participants through the journey of planning, launching and operating a business. The valuable lessons of Lemonade Day include setting a goal, making a plan, working the plan and achieving their dreams. Once a youth pays their investor back, they keep all the money they earn and are encouraged to spend some, save some, and share some of their profit.
“Cities and communities that host Lemonade Day programs for kids of Kindergarten through Fifth Grade age are making a difference in a positive, meaningful way: they are demonstrating their commitment to bettering people, society and the economy by supporting youth entrepreneurship,” states Debbie Nazarian, Lemonade Day National Director.
Anyone and everyone can be involved in Lemonade Day! Young entrepreneurs with lemonade stands need mentors, investors, business partners, great locations, and customers! Sponsors and volunteers are also needed to make Lemonade Day a success.
Learn more about Lemonade Day in this quick video:
Since 2007, more than one million kids have participated in Lemonade Day throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, plus Canada and Bermuda. For more information, please visit www.lemonadeday.org.
May 7, 2021 – The Lomita Chamber of Commerce is bringing Lemonade Day, a youth entrepreneurship, educational program to Lomita, CA this year.
Lemonade Day is a FREE community-wide, experiential, educational program for elementary age children that teaches them the process of starting and then running their very own business…a lemonade stand.
We believe that this program and experience will inspire and equip our city’s next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders!
On Lemonade Day Lomita, children will be able to set up their lemonade stand businesses throughout the city and open for business. The money they make will be theirs to keep. They are encouraged to spend some of their profit, save some of their profit, and share some of their profit with a charity of their choice.
How would you like to support Lemonade Day Lomita?
Make this event possible through Sponsorship
Provide a Safe Stand Location
Serve as a Business Mentor
Provide a representative to serve on the Lemon Council in Lomita
Serve as a Lemonade Day Volunteer Leader
Contact the Lomita Chamber of Commerce at hi@lomitachamber.org for more information.
May 5, 2021 – From the Lomita Chamber of Commerce, congratulations & welcome to the community:
Smart Details Auto Spa & Supplies!
Located at: 2021 Lomita Blvd, Lomita, CA 90717 (323) 272-1609
Thank you to Mayor of Lomita Mark Waronek, Lomita Councilmember Barry Waite, Commissioners Mike & Carol Graf. Special thanks to Congresswoman Maxine Waters for helping us celebrate and providing a proclamation for this business.
AND to all of our Ambassador and Chamber members who came out to support this new business making their home in Lomita.
Updated May 7, 2021 – Yellow Tier Updated Health Officer Order
The revisedHealth Officer Order Blueprint for a Safer Economy – Yellow Tieris effective as of 12:01 am on Thursday, May 06, 2021. The recent changes are highlighted in yellow: Aligns with the Yellow Tier safety modifications of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
The following protocols have been updated and are effective as of Thursday, May 06, 2021:
This Health Officer Order, protocols and other pertinent information and resources can be found on the Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthCOVID-19 webpage. Thank you for your ongoing efforts to protect the health and well-being of Los Angeles County residents.
April 22, 2021 – The Lomita Chamber of Commerce hosted a festive online livestream event in celebration of 6 winners of the Leadership & Community Awards, honoring individuals and businesses, and recognizing the Chamber’s Board of Directors. Emceed by City of Lomita Mayor Mark Waronek and Hosted by Chamber President/CEO Heidi Butzine.
During the event winners of the Leadership & Community Awards were announced for six categories including Community Champion, Civic Award, Startup to Watch, Chamber Ambassador of the Year, Chamber Volunteer of the Year and Business of the Year.
Guests had the choice to purchase a VIP ticket which included a meal prepared by Lomita’s Best and all guests can get a swag bag which can be picked up at the Chamber office or Farmers Market held on Sundays at City Hall.
In the coming weeks, the Chamber will be presenting the winners with their awards. So watch our website and social media as the celebration continues!
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Coastal Funeral Center, City of Lomita, Thompson Building Materials, Lomita Post-Acute Care Center, California Water Service, Monster Tree Service, Water Replenishment District, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Home Health Depot, State Farm Agent Tabitha Pennington, New York Life, Berkshire Hathaway Calfornia Properties, Lomita’s Best, South Bay Credit Union, Localista Media and Koven Video Productions.
April 21, 2021 – Health & Wellness: Fitness Focus – Still Got It, Don’t Let Age Change You, Change The Way You Age
The Lomita Chamber hosted a health and wellness educational program featuring Bruno Perron, Owner of Still Got It Fitness.
Bruno shared information about how the latest science is changing everything we know about aging and fitness, and the good news is we have a lot more control than we’ve known. In this presentation, you’ll discover how brain and body activities can help you enjoy an active lifestyle for another 30 to 50 years.
Bruno Perron has been a personal fitness trainer for over 31 years, with over 34,000 individual training sessions to his credit. Bruno’s formal education includes a BA in physical activity from University of Ottawa and a MS degree pending) in Kinesiology from University of Sherbrooke. Bruno’s experience also includes having been part of the program responsible for structuring and administering the strength and conditioning program of the Montreal Canadien hockey club and their affiliate in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Bruno also holds certifications from the American Council of Exercise, the Functional Aging Institute and the Red Cross CPR program, which were directly responsible for Bruno saving the life of a patron by using a defibrillator.
Registration is required to attend this free educational program.
The content provided during Health & Wellness Programs are for information only, not advice or guarantee of outcome and is not an endorsement of any products, process or service.
Small businesses have an additional two months to apply
PPP applicants can go through the loan process with the following changes:
The PPP program is open through May 31, 2021 or until the new funding is exhausted.
If you are a 501(c)(6), a 501(c)(5), a local news media organization, or a housing cooperative you may be newly eligible for a loan.
You may qualify even if you took advantage of the Employee Retention Tax Credit.
If you are a publicly traded company, you are now prohibited from receiving a loan.
Group insurance payment can be included in your payroll costs when determining your maximum loan amount (see Step 3 in our original Guide).
If you are a seasonal employer, you have greater flexibility in picking the 12-week period between February 15, 2019 and February 15, 2020 used to determine your payroll costs and thus your maximum loan amount.
Small businesses have an additional two months to apply which may also open the door to apply for a second PPP loan if the first draw was recently received and not enough time passed between loans to apply for a second one. (Eight weeks must pass between the loans so there’s time to spend the money on payroll.)
Children’s Hospital LA and Be The Match will be onsite at this Sunday’s Farmers Market
Be The Match bone marrow donor registry will be onsite on March 21st at the Lomita Farmers Market!
Be The Match is a nonprofit organization that’s mission is to help patients with blood cancers and blood illnesses find their stem cell or bone marrow match.
The registration is all done digitally and cheek swabs are available at live registry events, or if you feel more comfortable, you can order your cheek swab kit and have it mailed to you. If you’re unable to make it out to the drive this weekend, you can still register online just text 61474 with a message CHLA21 you can create your account and order a cheek swab.
When you join the Be The Match Registry®, you become part of every patient’s search for a bone marrow donor. Thousands of patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, sickle cell, and other life-threatening diseases need a bone marrow transplant. You could be the one to save a life. (Learn more here)
The blood drive for Children’s Hospital LA will be held from 9am to 3pm (registration required).
Meet other other local businesses and Chamber members at the Market.
And of course our farmers and food vendors featuring…
Veggies, Herb Plants, Berries, Eggs, Honey, Strawberries AND… Craft Beer, Fresh Breads, Vegan Pastries, Acai Bowls, Kettle Corn, Hummus, Tamales, Loose leaf tea… and some great home goods, succulent arrangements, jewelry, candles, clothing and accessories.
See you Sunday, March 21st 10am-2pm at Lomita Farmers Market (Lomita City Hall: 24300 Narbonne Ave, Lomita, CA 90717).
March 17, 2021 – Health & Wellness: Medicare 101 – An educational overview
The Lomita Chamber hosted an educational overview on Medicare 101 with John A. Ballard, Insurance Solutions. Both employers and individuals were encouraged to join this program.
Today, many Americans reaching age 65 do not necessarily retire from work, while some Americans have had jobs eliminated due to the Pandemic or for other reasons. What do they do about their medical coverage if they’re not at the age to qualify to receive Medicare?
Some companies are in a position to coordinate health care coverage options for Medicare-eligible employees but may not know the Medicare rules which can be challenging to assist employees.
When can an individual sign up for Medicare? Do I have to sign up for Medicare? With all of the advertisements on TV about Medicare, how do I know what is right for me?
The program covered Medicare 101: What are Medicare Plans, Medicare Parts, some rules, and what individuals along with employers need to know.
For more information please contact John A. Ballard, Insurance Solutions – SBHIS 310.713.9560 – https://sbhis.net/jballard; John is a local, licensed, and trained insurance agent who specializes in Medicare products. John offers free consultations to individuals and local companies to work exclusively with their employee base.
The content provided during Health & Wellness Programs are for information only, not advice or guarantee of outcome and is not an endorsement of any products, process or service.
