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- Chamber of Commerce for the city of
Torrance, CA. " The Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC),
founded in 1939, is a membership organization of approximately 1000
businesses. Its mission is to create a strong local economy by being the
voice of business before government, providing networking opportunities to
its members, promoting the community and taking political action. Through
these actions, we help business members to grow and promote collaboration;
thus, assuring prosperity for the Torrance area. As one of the leading
accredited Chambers of Commerce in the nation, the Torrance Area Chamber
of Commerce offers a wide variety of innovative programs designed to
strengthen businesses and ensure economic growth in the South Bay. With
over 45 annual programs, we focus on 'Business First'!
The TACC Board is representative of local businesses large, small and non
profit. Large Companies like Honda, Toyota and Exxon Mobil, Los Angeles
BioMedical Research Institute, Hilton, Marriott, Costco and Comerica Bank
are represented. Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Little Company of Mary
form a large part of our health care industry representation.
Committed to being a valuable resource to its members, the Chamber offers
networking events, vital business education and training, and
opportunities for visible community involvement. The Chamber also
maintains a strong legislative advocacy program, voicing the needs ofits
membership and helping to establish a favorable business climate on local,
state, and federal levels. TACC is one of the top three Chambers, given
the number of annual events. From traditional breakfast meetings, Open
Houses, Ribbon Cuttings and professional group meetings to a vast array of
diversity events, TACC does it all. The Chamber's Black History
Celebration ranks as one of the largest in the County, and, the chamber is
one of the first to take the lead on an annual Latino Reception, adding to
its Chinese Dragon Circle and Japanese Reception. The Chamber also has a
plethora of specially focused groups like IBC (The International Business
Committee), SBIEF (South Bay Industrial Executives Forum) and PROFS
(Professional Roundtable of Financial Services) promoting members
interests and causes.
The Chamber Foundation actively promotes collaboration between local
businesses and the Torrance Unified School District. All 31 Schools in the
Torrance District are paired up with business partners, under the Adopt A
School program. Business for Day and the newly formed Mentor program
provides a wide range of opportunities for local businesses and employees
to get involved..."
- Official Web site for the city of
Torrance, California. "Torrance, the sixth largest city in Los
Angeles County, competes globally through its myriad of assets: diverse
residents, thriving businesses and safe communities. Through the years,
Torrance continues to live up to its motto as a balanced city"
- City of
Torrance Public Library. "The Torrance Public Library is
committed to providing materials and services in a variety of formats that
satisfy the educational, informational, recreational and cultural needs of
our diverse community. The Library supports lifelong independent learning
and the individual's need for current, popular and informational
materials. Torrance Public Library serves as a center for community
information, services and activities.
A trained and helpful staff uses traditional and innovative methods and
technologies to provide quality Library collections, efficient services,
and programs in easily accessible locations throughout the community..."
- El Camino College.
"...Founded in 1947, El Camino College is situated on a beautiful and
spacious 126-acre campus near Torrance, California. The college enrolls
more than 25,000 students each semester and boasts a curriculum of over
850 highly regarded academic and career programs taught by exceptional
faculty."
- 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.
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- WX.com. Weather info for
Torrance, CA.
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- Yahoo!
Weather for Torrance, CA.
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