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Wang is Chamber’s Citizen of Year

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 2 min read

The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce has named Alice Wang the 2012-2013 Citizen of the Year.


Alice Wang


Alice, who moved to Arcadia in 1982, has been one of the most active volunteers in the community for many years. This past year alone she is Vice President of the Arcadia Public Library Foundation; co-chair of the Assistance League of Arcadia’s Operation School Bell; Public Relations Chair for the Tzu Chi Foundation’s MWLA; a City-appointed Commissioner for the Arcadia Historical Museum, and on the board of the Arcadia Historical Museum Foundation.

She also continues to devote hours each week to the Arcadia Police Department’s Volunteers in Patrol Service (VIPS) program, which she joined in June 2008, and remains a very active member of the Arcadia Chinese Association, for which she was President in 2007-08. If that isn’t enough, she is volunteering for the Foothill Unity Center and is being considered for a board seat there this year.

Alice’s volunteering  began at Arcadia High School from 1997-2001 while her daughter was a student, and then at ACA, Tzu-Chi, and various organizations in 2003 after she retired from her business of importing shoes. As President of ACA, Alice was introduced to the community through ACA events. She said she made many friends with the leaders of Arcadia, which encouraged her to join many different volunteer organizations.

“As a volunteer for various organizations, I am able to provide a lot of input to ACA and lead the ACA board members to help these organizations as often as we can,” she said. “Last year I was proud to invite all the organizations to ACA’s 2011 Annual Fundraising Dinner to accept ACA’s donations, which was a great success because we were able to show what ACA has been doing for our community.”

Alice will succeed Sho Tay, this year’s Citizen of the Year, at the 2012 Citizen of the Year / Installation Dinner to be held on April 19 in the Chandelier Room at Santa Anita Park. The annual dinner event, featuring presentations by Chamber and City leaders and political dignitaries, is considered one of Arcadia’s premier events and features a silent auction. For information and tickets, call the Chamber office at 626-447-2159.

Other recent Citizens of the Year include Vince Foley, current City Councilman Mickey Segal and his wife Lee Segal, Gail Jensen, and current Mayor Gary Kovacic.

— By Scott Hettrick

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