P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, Shop Small initially started in 2010 when Ame rican Express created Small Business Saturday to encourage support for small businesses; and
WHEREAS, Shop Small has grown to be a year -round movement to celebrate and support small businesses across the globe, and Small Business Saturday continues to be an annual holiday shopping tradition; and
WHEREAS, Small Business Saturday is celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce has extended the excitement with their very own ‘Torrance Small Business Week’ campaign; and
WHEREAS, the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce will run a media campaign urging businesses, residents, and community members to shop local and support small businesses during ‘Torrance Small Business Week’; and
WHEREAS, the ‘Torrance Small Business Week’ campaign will run from November 30, 2024 to December 7, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE K. CHEN, as Mayor of the City of Torrance, California, do hereby proclaim the week of November 30, 2024 through to December 7, 2024 as:
TORRANCE SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
and urge the residents of our community to support small businesses and merchants during Torrance Small Business Week and on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
Signed this 19th day of November 2024.
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Mayor George K. Chen
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk