Assemblymember Chau honors ‘Women of the Year’ during district ceremony

Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) presented eight outstanding women of the 49th Assembly District with the 2014 Women’s History Month Leadership Award during a ceremony in the City of San Gabriel. The award presented was in recognition of distinguished service in the areas of business, the non-profit sector, education, community volunteerism, and social services. The recipients of this distinguished recognition are:
Patsy Harbicht, Community Volunteer; Chua B. Hua, President, Southern California Fukienese
Association; Rebecca Huang, Founder, Friends of the Bad Weather Shelter/Student, East Los Angeles
Community College; Floretta Lauber, Co-Founder/President, Arcadia Historical Museum Foundation;
Olivia Liao, President, Joint Chinese University Alumni Association; Rita Padilla, Chairwoman, Board of Directors, Temple City Chamber of Commerce; Franca Scorscone, Financial Secretary, Italian
Catholic Federation Branch 326, and Amy Wong, Committee Member, Rosemead Beautification Committee.
“I am proud to acknowledge and commend these eight outstanding women whose dedication and commitment to their communities have improved the quality of life for so many people of the 49th Assembly District,” said Assemblymember Ed Chau. “These inspiring women are the role models for our future leaders.”
Assemblymember Chau serves as Chair of the Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development and Chair of the Select Committee on Privacy and is a member of the Assembly Committees on Banking and Finance; Judiciary, and Labor and Employment; Cities in the 49th Assembly District includes: Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Temple City, and portions of Montebello and South El Monte.

Beacon Media’s social editor, Floretta Lauber was one of the recipients. -Courtesy Photo

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