Johnny Grant
Honored by City Council
 Hollywood’s
honorary mayor, Johnny Grant, was honored this
week by the Los Angeles City Council on the
occasion of his 60th overseas
entertainment tour for the Armed Forces. Johnny
completed the trip two weeks ago, when he flew
to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be the grand marshal
of their holiday parade on December 1st.
True to his past tradition, he took several film
and television celebrities as well as popular
Victoria’s Secret supermodels to brighten the
troops holidays. The visit benchmarked his 65th
year of service to the military. Johnny has made
more USO trips than any other celebrity in
history, including his friend Bob Hope. Paying
accolades to Grant before the City Council were
Council President Eric Garcetti, Councilman Tom
LaBonge and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
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taxes with Enterprise Zone Tax Credits
East Hollywood BID
Board Studies Area Issues
The Board of the
East Hollywood Business Improvement District met
this week to evaluate progress made in improving
the streetscape and cleanliness through services
provided by the Hollywood Beautification Team.
The HBT was awarded a cleaning contract by the
BID Board in September. Sharyn Romano of HBT
presented them with some additional options to
improve the area by adding up to another 121
trees as well as watering and fertilizing
existing trees along Vermont Ave., Sunset Blvd.
and Hollywood Blvd. A special subcommittee was
set up to review and report back on the
options. They were also briefed on a project by
the CRA to beautify the traffic island at
Vermont and Hollywood Blvd.
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Holiday Mixer Spreads
Cheer With Foundation Grants
 The
Hollywood Chamber’s annual holiday mixer this
week at the Music Box at the Fonda helped to
spread cheer in more ways than one. Members
were generous in donating unwrapped toys for the
L.A. Fire Department to distribute to the
needy. The LAFD was appreciative of the toys,
since their donations are down this year. In
addition, Chamber Chair Jeff Briggs presented
three $2,500 Chamber Foundation Grants to local
organizations. The Hollywood Police Activities
League, represented by Kerry Morrison, will use
their grant to fund the crime prevention program
to provide young people with positive
alternatives. Mark Supper of the Gay & Lesbian
Elder Housing noted their grant would partially
underwrite the development and implementation of
a supportive services program, while Friends of
RSVP, represented by Norma Foster, will use
their grant to purchase supplies for their
crafts program. As always, Thad Smith and the
personnel at the Music Box provided members with
a great holiday mixer.
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Community Enjoys
Chamber-sponsored Movie
 More
than 350 people, mostly from the Hollywood
community, turned out last Sunday for a free
screening of the holiday classic, A Christmas
Story, at the Egyptian Theatre. The event
was co-sponsored by the Hollywood Chamber
Community Foundation, Iron Mountain Film &
Storage and by American Cinematheque. The free
movie was billed as a gift to the community from
the Chamber. American Cinematheque officials
were pleased by the response, with nearly half
of the patrons having never previously visited
their theatre. The Chamber is also appreciative
to the Musician’s Institute for providing a
combo to play holiday music as the public
assembled for the movie.
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Sponsorships Available
for State of Hollywood Luncheon
Chamber members
who want to be assured of getting in to the
annual State of Hollywood Luncheon on Thursday,
January 24th at the Roosevelt Hotel,
have one way to guarantee admission – by
becoming a sponsor of the seventh annual event.
The popular annual report to the community by
Council President Eric Garcetti sold out in less
than a week last year, and this year is expected
to be no different. Sponsors receive preferred
seating as well as other benefits. To find out
more about sponsorship, contact Kaylee Kiecker
at the Chamber - (323)469-8311, or by emailing
her:
kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net
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Chamber Seeks Premiere
Investors
The
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is seeking businesses that
wish to become premiere investors in the chamber in 2008.
Chamber President & CEO Leron Gubler said that any business
investing at least $5,000 was eligible to sign up for the
program. He noted there are special benefits for sponsors,
including a free pass to all chamber functions during the
year, besides those which they may have sponsored. Premiere
investors also are guaranteed priority seating at chamber
events and are recognized in the Chamber’s bimonthly
newsletter and on the Chamber website. For further
information, call (323)469-8311.
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Plans for 15th Annual
Women of Distinction Kick Off
 The
Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation is already planning
the 15th Annual Women of Distinction fundraiser which will
be held at The Globe at Universal on May 8, 2008. Laurie
Goldman of GO! Goldman Organization and Maureen Schultz of
Capitol Records are back for their second year as co-chairs
of this event. Nominations are now being accepted for Women
of Distinction and Golden Award through January 15, 2008.
Nominating forms are available on Hollywood Chamber website
at www.hollywoodchamber.net
or complete the
Nomination Form for Women of Distinction 2008.
This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Hollywood
Chamber Community Foundation, which raised more than
$100,000 last year. Funds from WOD are distributed through
the Community Foundation to Hollywood based nonprofit
organizations. The WOD planning committee is seeking
sponsors and silent auction items. Volunteers who are
interested in serving on the event committee, or soliciting
sponsorships and auction items can contact Kaylee Kiecker,
kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net.
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Music
Industry Leaders Share Secrets of Success
with Small Business Community on January 26th
The Los Angeles Chapter of SCORE will
hold a workshop, “New
Music Industry Opportunities”, as part of its ongoing
Business Success Forum Series for the Los Angeles
small-business community. Music Recording Industry leaders —
Chris Stone, David Goggin and Kamran V - will talk about how
to build a successful music business in today’s volatile
music industry environment.
Saturday January 26, 2008, 10:00 AM — Noon
Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard Street, Glendale,
CA 91205
To make reservations, please register online at
www.scorela.org
or call SCORE by telephone at 818-552-3206 or e-mail
09@scorela.org.
Register Now! Seating Limited to 200!
$15 pre-registration, $20 at the door
Free with validation. Enter parking structure from Harvard
St.
Free
business counseling at the Hollywood Chamber
Offered by the Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE)
Richard Krelstein, a retired business
turn-around specialist
Consulting services will be available most
Fridays 9:30 - 11:30am
To schedule an
appointment, call Vivian at (323)469-8311.
Hollywood & Highland Center
Shuttle Service for WICKED
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