Congratulations Tara Nierenhausen! Nominated for her compassion and tireless commitment to serving women and children through Community’s Child, Tara has lead a dedicated team of volunteers to deliver hundreds of food bags to needy elders every week in Lomita. Thank you Tara for all you’ve done for our community and thank you for your leadership at Community’s Child to organize a team of passionate volunteers to serve so many people in need throughout Lomita and the South Bay community. Tara Nierenhausen is recognized as the 2021 Community Champion Award Recipient.
Thank you to our Sponsors: Coastal Funeral Center, City of Lomita, California, Thompson Building Materials, Lomita Post-Acute Care Center, California Water Service, Monster Tree Service of South Bay, Water Replenishment District, Torrance Memorial, Home Health Depot Medical Equipment & Supplies, Tabitha Pennington – State Farm Insurance Agency, Dee Dee McGuire Financial Services Professional with NYLIFE Securities LLC, Jane Lau Realtor at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CA Properties #01854188, Lomita’s Best, South Bay Credit Union, Localista, and Koven Video Productions.
Congratulations Project Barley! As a startup Brent Reger, Reeves Borland and the Project Barley crew pivoted necessarily during Covid including adding food to their business model in order to keep moving ahead during the last year. They have been an active vendor at the Lomita Farmers Market every week since it launched. After working with the County to adapt to Covid and health code requirements which have shifted and changed so frequently throughout the past year, they tenaciously moved forward through each of the obstacles thrown their way in an effort to remain in service to the people of Lomita and the South Bay. Project Barley is recognized for doing what it takes to swiftly adapt their business to move forward during the past year as the 2021 Startup to Watch 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.
Donate Blood to Children’s Hospital LA Date: June 6, 2021 Time: 8am – 2 pm Location: Lomita Farmers Market at Lomita City Hall 24300 Narbonne Ave, Lomita, CA 90717
Lomita Chamber of Commerce welcomes back for a third time, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in partnership with South Bay Credit Union to the Lomita Farmers Market for a blood drive on Sunday, June 6, 2021 from 8am to 2pm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is experiencing a shortage of blood donors and children in their care still need your generous blood and platelet donations. Every month, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles needs to collect 2,000 units of blood products to meet the needs of its patients. Please join us at our upcoming blood drive and help with this very important cause. Each donation can help two children in need.
CHLA DONOR REQUIREMENTS & COVID-19 SAFETY: We strongly advise that all donors review CHLA’s donor requirements and COVID-19 advisories.More information and FAQs are available here.
For more information contact the Blood Donor Center: 323.361.2441
Join us for a socially distanced outdoor networking meeting at Project Barley Brewery.
Wednesday, May 26 2021 5:30 – 7:30pm 2308 Pacific Coast Hwy, Lomita, CA 90717
Masks required as specified in the latest health and safety protocols and vaccination guidelines. If you’re feeling ill, please stay home for your own health and the safety of others.
Members Attend at Discounted Rate
Tickets are $10 $5 for Chamber Members
What if I’m not a Member?
You can still come to the mixer! It’s just $10 and if you join the Lomita Chamber during the event we’ll apply your $10 towards your membership.
Time to Register for Lemonade Day Lomita! ONLINE REGISTRATION AND EVENTS AROUND TOWN MAKE REGISTERING YOUTH FUN AND EASY
Lomita, CA– Lemonade Day Lomita is scheduled on August 7, 2021 and it’s time to register area youth for a fun learning experience.
Parents, Mentors, Teachers and Youth Leaders are encouraged to register their youth online athttps://lemonadeday.org/lomitaor at the following Registration Event:
Sunday, May 16, 2021 10am to 2pm Lomita Farmers Market (at City Hall) 24300 Narbonne Ave, Lomita
Lemonade Day teaches the basics of entrepreneurial learning: Business Skills, Financial Literacy, Teamwork, Social & Emotional Skills, Goal Setting, and Responsibility. 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.
Our goal is to register 100 youth who in turn will start new businesses all across Lomita – on a single day. Learn more athttps://lemonadeday.org/lomita; join us on social media atFacebookandInstagram.
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.
About Lemonade Day
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.
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.
