08/2022
BUSINESS NEWS AROUND ALHAMBRA
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Local Soroptimist International Chapter installs new leaders and announces upcoming events Target team members and a canine friend celebrate the reopening.
John Bwarie, Suzi Dunkel-Soto, Zach Orell, Vice-Mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler, and Jewelyn Co.
Welcome back, Target! Back and better than ever, Alhambra’s Target store celebrated its grand reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that brought a throng of shoppers and well-wishers. Speakers included Mayor Jeff Maloney, Chamber CEO John Bwarie, Assemblyman Mike Fong’s District Director Jennifer Tang, Chamber
President Suzi Dunkel-Soto, and store manager Zack Orell. Target employees and the assembled crowd watched as the ribbon was cut and the doors opened. As one of the top 50 Target stores in the US, the Alhambra Target reopening is a boost to the Target corporation as well as our community.
On June 28, Soroptimist International of Alhambra, San Gabriel, and San Marino held their 2022-2023 Installation luncheon at the Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel. This year’s Board of Officers are President Jane Carlson, VP of Programs Jacqueline Coulette, VP of Fundraising (Co-Chairs) Sophia Tsoi and Josephine Yang, Recording Secretary Julie Carlson, Corresponding Secretary and One Year Director Barbara Messina, Treasurer Dr. Karen Chao, Assistant Treasurer Miriam Harrington, Two Year Director Maureen Bateman, and One Year Delegate Pauline Lemire. For the theme of her second term, Jane Carlson was inspired by this quote from Helen Keller: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Soroptimist of Alhambra is looking forward to having a productive and successful year. “We have many exciting future events planned,” said Carlson. “Starting on October 8 with Dream It, Be It. The program is open to all area high school girls who are working toward their educational and career goals. It will be held at Ramona
Convent Secondary School. That event will be followed with our Fabulous Fifties fundraising gala on December 3 at the Hilton in San Gabriel.” Dignitaries from the United States Congress, the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, and Soroptimist attended the luncheon. They included U.S. Congressmember Judy Chu and staff member Enrique Robles. Representing California State Senator Susan Rubio was Sandra Armenta Lopez, representing California State Assemblymember Mike Fong was Jennifer Tang, and representing LA County Supervisor Kathyrn Barger was Savannah Moore. Alhambra Mayor Jeff Maloney, Alhambra Councilmembers Katherine Lee and Ross Maza, Alhambra City Chief of Police Kelley Fraser, San Gabriel Mayor Tony Ding, San Gabriel City Councilmember John Wu, and President of Soroptimist International of the City of Commerce Cristina Alatorre also attended. For more information on Soroptimist and the above events visit https://soroptimistalhambra.org/
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