Chamber of Commerce for the city of
San Fernando, CA. "The San Fernando Chamber of Commerce is a
professional organization committed to serving its members and to
improving the business climate, which in turn helps our community prosper.
Chamber members are a cross-section of large and small businesses
(home-based sole proprietors to large corporations with multiple branches)
serving the cities of San Fernando and the northeast portion of the city
of Los Angeles, which includes the communities of Arleta, Lake View
Terrace, Mission Hills, Pacoima, Sun Valley, and Sylmar, and the
respective surrounding areas.
No mater how large or small your business, we value the contributions your
business makes to our region and are dedicated to helping you promote your
products and services, while protecting your right to operate in
business-friendly climate..."
Official Web site for the city of
San Fernando, California. "In 1874, San Fernando became the
valley's first organized community, thus earning the title "First City of
the Valley". San Fernando proudly offers accessible city services, a
responsive city government, low business taxes and a range of programs for
all ages. San Fernando has a rich cultural history with a population of
24,564."
San Fernando Public Library.
"The San Fernando Library opened in November 1914 as a branch of the Los
Angeles County Free Library. This library, the first public library in the
mainly agricultural San Fernando Valley, found its home in the Industrial
Arts building of the San Fernando Union High School located at 130 North
Brand Blvd. In the first year, 1,849 books were circulated to 156
borrowers. From 1925 to 1946, the library weathered the Depression and war
years in three store-front locations all on North Maclay Street. Then from
1946 to 1953, the library was located at 11223 First Street. In 1953, the
library joined with city services when it became part of the civic center
at 102 Macneil Street. Growth continued for the city and the library with
the collection reaching a total of 27,572 volumes in 1964 for the
library's 50th anniversary. The 1970's saw the development of a strong
Spanish-language collection and the creation of the community support
group---the Friends of the San Fernando Library. In 1988, the library moved into a
6,000 square-foot facility located at 150 N. Library Street. On June 20,
2001, the library moved to 217 North Maclay Ave, a brand new 8,500
square-foot leased facility. The library is the center piece of the newly
constructed Library Plaza Mall. The project was a private/public
partnership."
VolunteerMatch.org.
"Where volunteering begins...VolunteerMatch is a leader in the nonprofit
world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The
organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of
nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement.
Our popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become
the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 30,000 nonprofit
organizations. Read more in our latest annual report." Comment: If you want to volunteer, go to http://www.volunteermatch.org and click on Search, key in your ZIP Code, and you will instantly see the
organizations in your area needing volunteers. This is a brilliant
concept that makes great use of the Internet.
