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Almost 200 people attended the annual Pasadena Chamber of Commerce President's Breakfast at the Pasadena Hilton.

Everyone was very eager to hear from Tournament of Roses President Amy Wainscott about her experiences leading the Tournament for 2023.

Ms. Wainscott did not disappoint. She highlighted her journey as a young woman from Eagle Falls, Minnesota, (population about 1,500) to Los

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Interested in our Pasadena Chamber members who provide services for seniors in our community?

We just published the second edition of Pasadena Perspective with a focus on senior services.

Donations are needed to support the Los Angeles Metropolitan YMCA’s food distribution programs, which target hunger faced by many in Southern California.

Rising food costs, job cutbacks, reduced work schedules, and other pressures, are making food insecurity a stubborn fact of life for more than 800,000 Los Angeles County households — nearly a quarter of the total (24%) in Los Angeles County.

The organizer of the Live on Green event at the Pasadena Convention Center is offering exhibit space to local attractions, retailers and companies during the event. 

This is your invitation to have local Pasadena Businesses Meet and Greet the Fans and Visitors of Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game!

Cases: The 7-day average number of coronavirus patients at Huntington Health in Pasadena has spiked dramatically in recent days, lagging but mirroring to an extent Los Angeles County’s steady increases in daily infections and hospitalizations since the beginning of November.

A pricier Black Friday

If it feels as if the holiday shopping season started earlier this year, that’s because it did. In the past, it traditionally started today — on Black Friday. But this fall, retailers began trying to lure shoppers earlier: Amazon, Best Buy and Target, for example, started offering deals tailored to the holidays or Black Friday in October.

Cases: Pasadena Public Health Department case counts show the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Pasadena has risen from 18.4 cases on Nov. 1 to 30.1 cases on Nov. 23, an increase of 63.5%.

As of Friday, 5 patients were in Huntington Health’s ICU, of whom 60% were vaccinated. The hospital reported 23 COVID-positive patients in all, of whom 61% were vaccinated.

Tuesday is a day to open your wallets to something besides holiday shopping.

For ten years, Giving Tuesday has focused charitable giving on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

Please consider supporting a local nonprofit this Tuesday with a donation of any size.

For a list of Chamber member non-profits, you can click here. 

Every year, thousands of people become victims of holiday scams. Scammers can rob you of hard-earned money, personal information, and, at the very least, a festive mood.

The two most prevalent of these holiday scams are non-delivery and non-payment crimes. In a non-delivery scam, a buyer pays for goods or services they find online, but those items are never received. Conversely, a non-payment scam involves goods or services being shipped, but the seller is never paid.

Cases: Pasadena Reported 36 new cases and no fatalities from COVD-19 on Thursday. 

2,200 new COVID cases logged in LA County, with 8 more deaths. According to state figures, there were 666 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Friday, up from 648 on Thursday. Of those patients, 74 were being treated in intensive care, down from 77 the previous day.