On Thursday, April 17, Arcadia Assistance League president Keppie Sullivan and incoming president Kay Kinsler were given a plaque from Arcadia Historical Society president and City Clerk Gene Glasco recognizing their organization as an Arcadia “Business Icon” at an early morning networking breakfast held in the Sunset Room at Santa Anita Golf Course. The plaque congratulates the Arcadia Assistance League in their “Business Icon” selection and award decided jointly by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and Arcadia Historical Society for their meritorious and charitable service to Arcadia and surrounding communities within the San Gabriel Valley.
The Arcadia Assistance League recently celebrated their 60th anniversary and continues to promote various fund raising activities in support of charitable causes that benefit underprivileged families and children. They are most notably known for “Operation School Bell”, an annual project that provides much needed clothing and school materials to impoverished children at the beginning of every school year. Funding for this initiative is made possible by sales proceeds from their Bargain Box Thrift Store outlet on Live Oak Avenue and donations from various private and corporate sectors. It is with great pleasure that we acknowledge and thank the Arcadia Assistance League for their altruism and support given to those less fortunate in need.
Arcadia Assistance League Presidents Keppie Sullivan (L) holding Society plaque and Kay Kinsler (R) with Chamber certificate.
White honored
Dr. William E. White honored by Society board directors Carol Libby and Scott Hettrick.
The Arcadia Historical Society and the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce honored Dr. William E. White as an Arcadia Business Icon on March 20 in the Sunset Room of the Santa Anita Golf Course at the Chamber’s monthly Networking Breakfast.
Society board directors Carol Libby and Scott Hettrick presented a certificate to White, who has treated three generations of families in the Arcadia and Sierra Madre area during the 48 years that he has practiced family medicine. He was Chief of Staff at Methodist Hospital in 1984, has been actively involved with the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team since the 1960s, and is a longtime resident of Arcadia. When Dr. White leaves his office he may hike the trails of our nearby canyons, (he is an authority on their history) go sailing, or lend a hand in another community project.
The Society and Chamber honor an Arcadia Business Icon each month at the breakfasts which are open to the public. Society members are encouraged to attend and to offer suggestions for future Business Icon honorees/
