The Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce will hand out business and community awards on Thursday evening, June 11, during its 60th annual Installation Dinner Dance at the Riviera Club. ’Honorary Mayor Gavin MacLeod (‘Love Boat’ and ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’) has agreed to serve a fourth year as captain of the U.S.S. Pacific Palisades,’ said Arnie Wishnick, the Chamber’s executive director. ‘This will equal the reigns of Ted Knight, John Raitt and Steve Guttenberg.’ Stepping into the job of Chamber president will be computer guru Ramis Sadrieh, founder and now sole owner of Technology for You! A native Palisadian and a graduate of Palisades High School, he was crowned Mr. Palisades in 1993. Sadrieh succeeds Antonia Balfour of Oasis Palisades, a business located just south of Marquez Avenue. The invocation will be read by Dr. Michael Martini, who was young Sadrieh’s pediatrician. During the evening, the annual Beautification Award will be presented by the Rotary Club to Trish Riordan Torrey of The Village Pantry and Oak Room. The remodeled double restaurants replaced Mort’s Deli in March 2008. The annual Best New Business Award will be given to Suntricity, Inc., a solor-installation firm located on Sunset Boulevard at PCH. Joyce Brunelle will accepted the award from last year’s winner, Nicole Howard, of ThisWeekinthePalisades.com. The criteria for this award: The recipient must be a new, stable business that is needed in the community; been in business at least one year and not more than three years; and be actively involved in the Chamber and the community. The 7th Annual Mort Farberow Businessperson of the Year Award will be presented to life-long Palisadian Rich Wilken, who just a month ago received a Community Defender Award from the Palisadian-Post. The Farberow Award is based on the 3 C’s that Mort held dear to him: community, Chamber and children. Wilken has twice served as president of the Palisades Americanism Parade Association and is the perennial organizer of the Fourth of July fireworks show at Palisades High. He has an architectural business in town and has been an assistant Scoutmaster in Troop 223 for many years. Past Farberow recipients include Bob Benton, Bob Sharka, Roberta Donohue, Cheryel Kanan, Sam Lagana and David Williams. Also at the dinner, special recognition will be given to: ‘ Col. Dick Littlestone for his successful, seven-year campaign to beautify the median at Alma Real Drive and Ocampo Drive. ‘ The Rotary Club of Pacific Palisades for efforts to beautify the pump station at Temescal Canyon Road and PCH. ‘ Wendy and Michael Edlen for their ongoing charitable commitments to the community. The Chamber’s new Board of Directors will include along with Ramis Sadrieh: Antonia Balfour, immediate past president; John Petrick (Perennial Financial Services), president-elect; Nicole Howard, vice president; Greg Wood (CFO at Palisades Charter High School), vice president; Roberta Donohue (Palisadian-Post & Post Printing), past president and advisor; Sandy Eddy (SJE Nonprofit Consulting), past president and advisor; and David Williams (Mogan’s Caf’), past president and advisor. Reservations for the dinner ($80 per person) can be made by visiting the Chamber office at 15330 Antioch St., or by calling (310) 459-7963. The social hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and festivities, including a silent auction and dancing to the music of Ernie Hernandez and his orchestra.
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