The Glendora Chamber of Commerce hosted their 115th Annual Installation and Awards Dinner at the Glendora Country Club on June 27th. The night consisted of recognitions, business & service awards, board installation, outgoing and incoming Board Chair addresses and much more. Chamber President/CEO Joe Cina opened the evening welcoming the audience of members, partners, community members and Government Officials and went on to talk about the status of the Chamber and the position the Glendora Chamber has in today’s business climate. He went on to say how import it is for us to continually adjust in such a rapid changing business climate and looks forward to executing plans we have for the coming year.
2018 Glendora Business of the Year was awarded to Visiting Angels. Providing quality senior home care since 2002, Visiting Angels Glendora is a full service senior home care agency providing a comprehensive range of non-medical services on an hourly-basis. Their compassionate caregivers are bonded and insured, and ready to care for over a thousand seniors in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys.
2018 New Member of the Year was awarded to Guitar Center. Guitar Center Glendora takes pride in delivering an incredible customer experience along with the musical equipment that’s just right for your
needs. No matter what kind of music you like to create, they’re ready to help you out. First and foremost, at Guitar Center Glendora, they strive to give you the experience that Guitar Center is known for nationwide: big-store selection and prices with small-shop expertise and personality. From sales and repairs to lessons, rentals, and more, their staff in each department are well-trained to cater to Glendora’s music-lovers.
2018 Ambassador of the Year was awarded to Sue Laub. Sue is always the first one at our events and last one to leave. Her dedication to the Chamber and her role as an ambassador goes above and beyond the call of duty. The Glendora Chamber is very grateful and thankful for Sue’s dedication.
2018 Non-Profit of the Year which went to the Glendora Welfare Association. The Glendora Welfare Association (GWA) was formed in 1958 to provide emergency assistance to Glendora residents and it has continued with that same mission ever since. The vision and commitment of the Glendora Welfare 
Association is to serve with grace and excellence those who are in need and to significantly uplift the dignity and spirit of those they serve.
Also presented were the annual service awards chosen by the Chamber staff which this year’s recipient of the “Girl Scout Award” went to Mercedes Castro of Proforma Quality Printing for her constant 
dedication and service to the Chamber. The “Boy Scout” Award went to Dr. Cliff Hamlow for his leadership in keeping our Legislative Action & Economic Development Committee on track and as an example for the rest of the San Gabriel Valley.
The night concluded with an address by the outgoing Chair, Gary Clifford of Athens Services, and the incoming Chair Arif Taj of SportClips Glendora. Mr. Clifford thanked his board and all the members for a great year and detailed several activities and accomplishments that occurred over the last year. After the gavel was passed to Mr. Taj he started out by presenting the Immediate Past Chair a plaque and thanked him for his service to the Chamber this past year then went on to detail a few plans for the coming year including a theme of “Convenience”. Today’s society expects convenience when taking care of personal business so we as a Chamber will have that for our local businesses too. By making being a Chamber Partner more convenient and continuing to adjust with the way businesses are running, the Chamber can continue to grow.
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