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- 1. The Taste of the Village, Halloween Happening, the Holiday Stroll . . . what makes these events successful attracting visitors/customers to Glen- dora Village? It’s the hardworking volunteers who lend their time and expertise to the various Event Com- mittees. Here’s a handy-dandy guide to Event Committees and how you can help, too: WINE WALK, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, 6– 9 p.m. Sarah Trent, chair, (626) 374-2156, RETSarah@aol.com. The first committee meeting will be Nov. 8 at Sarah’s office at Coldwell Banker Millennium in the Village. The 2012 Wine Walk will again have a “1940s on the Avenue theme,” Sarah reports, and adds that a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Glen- dora War Memorial. She is accepting registrations at $150 for businesses to be pouring stations to serve an antici- pated 1,400 visitors (last year’s Wine Walk sold out to 1,000). She’s also seeking help from Village businesses to sell Wine Walk tickets. Sarah is assembling her team of sub-chairs, so drop by the meeting on Nov. 8 for more details. CHALK WALK: Saturday, April 21, 2012, Carol Gill, chair, (626) 963- 7868, undercoversintimateap- parel@verizon.net. If you’re artisti- cally inclined and want to promote fine art in the Village, Carol is assem- bling her planning team now for the April event, but it’s never too early to line up registration locations and sponsorship solicitors. As the Chalk Walk approaches, she’ll need volun- teer organizers and publicity coordi- nation, and on the day of the Chalk Walk will need section oversight, early morning set-up, artists’ registra- tion and supply booth volunteers, award coordinators. INDEPENDENCE DAY JUBILEE, Tuesday, July 4, 2012, Gayl Swinehart, (626) 914-4100, You Can Help Success of Village Events See Event Committees, next page Before the Holiday Stroll, It’s Halloween Happening 2011! Each year, Glendora Village’s Halloween Happening gets bigger and bigger, attracting thousands of children, their parents and families from the city and surrounding communi- ties. Little ghoulies, ghosties, princesses and superheroes will take over the Village in search of sweets, treats, and will have no need to do any tricks on Halloween Monday, Oct. 31, from 10-2. Be sure to put in an extra supply of treats, and maybe join the fun in costume! Special thanks to Elaina Phillips and Lisa Eurton, owners of the Village Goldsmith and Da Avére who also lead the Halloween Happening Committee, for getting this year’s event ready for memory making. GLENDORA VILLAGE BID BitsV O L U M E 2 | I S S U E 4 O C T | D E C 2 0 1 1 All systems are “go” for Santa Claus’ safe landing at Glendora Village’s much anticipated Holiday Stroll on Friday, Nov. 18. The holiday fun continues with the Glendora Christmas Parade on Dec. 10. “The Holiday Stroll runs like a finely tuned clock,” reports Gary Andrews, owner of Andrews Inc. and chairman of the Glendora Village Business Improvement District Executive Committee. “Last year’s celebration attracted thousands and this year will bring out even more to learn about what the Village has to offer to holiday shoppers and to those who want to enjoy a special meal at one of our outstanding res- taurants.” “We’re especially grateful for all the folks at the City who work hard to make this a beautiful experience for visitors. From the people who string the lights in the Village’s trees to the police auxiliary, they all add to the Stroll’s success year after year,” he added. The Stroll begins at 6 p.m. when Glendora City officials light the Christmas Tree in the Village Plaza, followed by Santa’s arrival for photo-taking with children. Glendora High School’s Royal Stewards and the Silhouettes will entertain in the Plaza until about 9 p.m. as visitors explore all the Village has to offer. The Dickens Singers from Azusa Pacific Uni- See Holiday Stroll, next page Santa’s On His Way to Glendora Village!
- 2. GlendoraVillage BIDBits GlendoraVillageBusinessImprovementDistrict 224N.GlendoraAve. Glendora,CA91741 OCT|DEC2011 VOLUME2|ISSUE4 Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/Glendora Village BID GetyourDickenson!TheDickensSingersfromAzusaPacificUniversitywillbe harmonizingattheHolidayStrollvisitorswithChristmascarolsalongGlendoraAvenue. Around the Avenue Promote Your Business through the BID: Be sure to send news about your business to be spotlighted in BID Bits and on www.villageglendora.com. Send your news for the website, send to webrequest@villageglendora.com, and send to BID Bits, at bid-bits91741@yahoo.com. The BID can help you publicize your projects, just like these: Red Carpet contest: Tell your friends and families about this way to recognize a special woman. The ARDENT Group, an organiza- tion of women who own busi- nesses in Glendora Village, is spon- soring the Red Carpet Makeover Contest. About $5,000 worth of products and services will be awarded to a worthy nominee, provided by ARDENT businesses. Go to www.ardentgroupinfo.com for details and entry form or call Nikki Vitale at (626) 963-5770. ARDENT stands for A Revolution- ary Dynamic Entrepreneurial Net- working Team. Wine, Dinner, Music: Glen- dora High School Art Department Chair Chris Bur- gan and his group The Tannins will present an eve- ning of music, wine and food at the Village Eatery on Saturday, Nov. 19. Tickets are $45 and are going fast. Burgan is a singer-songwriter whose father Jerry co-founded the folk-rock group We Five. Chris began per- forming with the group in 1986, ultimately becoming their full-time lead guitarist and sometime drum- mer. For more information, call the Village Eatery at (626) 852-1777. Chris Burgan versity will stroll the Avenue singing Christmas carols. Horse-drawn car- riages will add to the Victorian holi- day mood of the evening, while mer- chants while merchants show off their shops with an open house of- fering a warm greeting to every visi- tor. Connie Andrews and Lois Spar- ling are chairpersons of the Holiday Stroll Committee. The Holiday Stroll gives a great opportunity for visitors to use the Glendora Village Christmas Savings Card they received in the mail that offers holiday shopping discounts at almost 40 stores and other busi- nesses. “It’s a great way to start sav- ing on holiday gifts,” said Annette Nemeth, who organized the promo- tional savings card that was sent to all Glendora households. Holiday Stroll Continued from front page Holiday Stroll 2010 attracted thousands of visitors to begin their gift shopping in Glendora Village with more expected this Nov. 18. mswine@verizon.net. City officials are grateful to the Village Business Improvement District for throwing Glendora’s July 4th celebration, and plans are being made now for next year’s Jubi- lee, to include a pancake breakfast, parade and concerts. TASTE OF THE VILLAGE, 2012 date to be determined, Lois Sparling, (626) 893-1223, llsparling@gmail.com. Lois coor- dinates Taste of the Village with restaurant owners, merchants and others to make this not only a showcase of dining choices in the Village, but to show guests what merchants have to offer through gift baskets and by staying open during the event. HALLOWEEN HAPPENING: Elaina Phillips, Lisa Eurton, (626) 335-2723, villageausmith@aol.com. Elaina and Lisa are planning to expand the photo shoot areas throughout Glen- dora Avenue. They have lots of plans for enhancing Halloween decor and welcome more ideas. HOLIDAY STROLL, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012: Connie An- drews, (626) 914-1953, andrewsinc@juno.com and Lois Spar- ling. Connie and Lois have the Holiday Stroll so well organized the only thing BID members have to do is stay open to share their offerings with thousands of visitors. PROMOTIONS: For more information about the January Clean Sweep, contact Fred Sparling at (626) 893-1014, fgspar- ling@gmail.com, and the Christmas Gift Card, contact Annette Nemeth, (626) 335-7229, loveittoliveit@live.com. AND DON’T FORGET! The Glendora Village Business Improvement District Advisory Committee meets the first Thursday of every month at 8:30 a.m. at the Library’s Bidwell Forum, giving you even more opportunities to get involved. Event Committees Continued from front page