(left) Sasha Petrenko, 9, and (right) Spicer Emge, 12, from the Los Angeles International Fencing Club, give a demonstration during the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's 26^th Annual 2008 Wellness & Safety Festival at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, April 26, 2008.

1) Santa Monica High School Junior, Brittany Neff, 17, (right) speaks with Karen Jashinsky (left) from 02 Max Fitness, during the Fourth Annual Youth Job Fair at SAMOHI on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.  2) SAMOHI Freshman's Jerry Shevlin, 14, (left) and Joshua Walker, 14, (right) discuss their applications during the job fair. 3) Freshman Joshua Contreras, 15, fills out an application for employment. 4) SAMOHI students speak with employers about summer, seasonal and permanent job opportunities during the job fair on Wednesday. 5) Sophomore Danny Wacker, 16, spins the Hot Dog on a Stick wheel at SAMOHI.  As of January 1, 2008, California state minimum wage is raised from $7.50 to $8.00 per hour according to SB1835, signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 12, 2007.

(1) Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's Chairman of the Board, Tom Larmore, gets his shoes shined by Jefrey Grady (PH 323-872-4789) during the 2008 Business and Consumer Expo at the DoubleTree Hotel on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. (2) Amanda Breckenridge, Esthetician from Fringe Hair Salon & Day Spa, sprays a tan onto Tatiana Winograd during the Business and Consumer Expo. (3) Ho Nguen from the Santa Monica Historical Society Museum test rides a Segway (4,5) Laurel Rosen, SM Chamber President / CEO and Nat Trives, past SMCC Chairman of the Board, pick winning raffle tickets during the Expo (6) Past Santa Monica Kiwanis President, Ron Davis, recruits new members. (7) Spring A.M. de Haviland wins a prize at the Pacific Park game booth. (8) Santa Monica Police Deputy Chief Phillip Sanchez shakes hands with Ron Davis.

 1) Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce President / CEO, Laurel Rosen, awards Jean McNeil Wyner with the Volunteer of the Year Award on Saturday, March 8, 2008, during the Third Annual Nonprofit Festival at the Third Street Promenade. 2) Susy Holyhead of  Sustainable Works promotes sustainable practices during the nonprofit festival. There were more than 40 local nonprofit organizations participating in the festival on Saturday. 3) Scott Horner, 42, Chairman of the Board from Racers Who Care and who is the 'Land World Speed Record Holder' (217.850 Miles Per Hour), shows of his custom-built turbocharged Suzuki motorcycle during the Nonprofit Festival. 4) Dr. Gary Shapiro, Ph.D., Chairman and Cofounder of Orang Utan Republik , introduces its new costume mascot, a full size male orangutan. The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's Nonprofit Festival was stages at the Third Street Promenade, between Wilshire Blvd. and Arizona Ave.