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Hollywood Unites Addressing the needs of our most vulnerable residents & businesses
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n March 25, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation launched its Hollywood Unites initiative to address the emerging needs of our most vulnerable residents and businesses created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hollywood Unites initiative supports and connects businesses and nonprofits to meet the pertinent needs of our community. Since its inception, the Hollywood Chamber has connected several larger businesses that currently have underutilized resources to nonprofits in need, including freezer and kitchen space for our food banks, over 200 towels and bedding, 1200 rolls of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and 400 children’s masks to local nonprofit organizations.
“We are inspired and grateful by how our community has supported each other during this crisis, and are committed to continue to respond to our community’s needs with compassion and keep hope alive.” Rana Ghadban, President/CEO, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Unite with us in supporting the Hollywood community and keeping hope alive by donating to the Hollywood Unites Fund at https://www.hollywoodfoundation.org/hollywoodunites/
A special thanks to our volunteers & ambassadors! Volunteers: Christopher Bennett, Helen Bromfield, Fer-
nando Estrada, RC Cepeda, Rich Sarian, Officer Timothy Talman, Officer Justin Ponza, Officer Terrance Criss, Nicole As part of this Initiative, the Hollywood Chamber and its Estrada, and Hunter Vallino. Foundation launched the Hollywood Unites Fund to provide We are inspired and grateful meals each week to those in Chamber Ambassadors: Chair by how our community has need, while supporting our local Alexa Pavlovic, Scott May, Farhana restaurants, helping to preserve Haque, Star Tomlinson, Helen San, supported each other during jobs, and prevent closures during Fred Goldner, and Jeff Napshin. this crisis, and are committed this economic crisis. Since March, we have served over 1500 meals to continue to respond to our to seniors and other vulnerable members of our community, and community's need with passion have provided business to 12 local and keep hope alive. restaurants. LEFT IMAGE: Chloe Kim, Director of Events, holds up a bag of senior meals prepared by Hoy's Wok, one of our amazing business partnerships for the Chamber's Hollywood Unites initiative.
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