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FROM THE SOUTH BAY KINDNESS
Unlocking more compassion this week
By Lisa Jacobs
[email protected]
Kindness springs to the surface.”
In the rough-and-ready business of
something good happen.
Throughout the year, we are sup-
newspapering, we’re not often given ported through advertising dollars,
Welcome to Kindness, week two. the opportunity to tell the good news. said Grieve. And, it takes ad dollars
You’re holding the second of two And, there’s plenty of it in the South to pull off the special Kindness edi-
special Beach Reporter editions in Bay. tions and for that, we’re grateful, he
your hands. Last week, Kindness took Last week, there were stories about added.
over our cover and inside, we offered feeding the hungry, about comforting “As a free newspaper we rely on
some good news, for once. those landslide victims and about the your support,” Grieve said.
Shoes and socks for youth in The response was incredible. We’ve humane sterilization of pets. This week, Over the near decade we’ve been
Loreto, Baja California ......... Page 9 heard great things from readers and you’ll read about tough dockwork- producing this project, we’ve ideated
advertisers alike. ers and their corporate partners com- many ways of illustrating Kindness.
This week, there are more hands, ing together to fight childhood cancer. A favorite was the year we showed
holding more keys, unlocking more You’ll also read about a chaplain who a drop of water creating a ripple. It
compassion, more understanding. works specifically with first respond- represented that one simple act —
And, we’re telling more stories of ers who have experienced trauma. And, like the homemade birthday cards
resilience, of giving, of generosity. there’s the story of a man whose front the Hermosa Beach schools office
In case you missed last week’s note, yard vegetable garden became a “crop manager sent to every employee —
here’s a little history of Beach Re- swap” for an entire community. can reverberate and create more
porter Kindness. All of these stories are as varied as compassion, more empathy, more
The Kindness revolution began the neighborhoods and people in the goodness.
eight years ago when Publisher Simon South Bay. Kindness doesn’t have to be a big
Grieve suggested we produce a spe- But, at each story’s core, is the gesture. It can be small and start
cial section that featured the South same simple message: something bigger as it grows and
Doctor donates to help orphans and Bay’s big array of nonprofits, their Kindness makes a difference. takes root.
widows in Congo ................ Page 10 leaders and volunteers. Our editorial team worked hard on As anthropologist and author Mar-
As Grieve puts it: Who can disagree these stories. That includes reporters, garet Mead wrote in the 1970s:
with Kindness? photographers, illustrators and lay- “Never doubt that a small group of
Tough guy longshoremen have a soft “It might just be the one thing we out designers. It’s our hope that this thoughtful, committed citizens can
spot for childhood cancer. ... Page 12 all want to give and to receive,” Grieve sliver of goodness is inspirational so change the world — indeed, it is the
said. “Our communities thrive when more readers get involved and make only thing that ever has.”

From front yard veggie garden to ‘Crop Swap’ movement. ....................... Page 16 His holistic approach to healing helps first responders. ......................... Page 18
Cover illustration by Jeff Goertzen Inside page design by Jen San Jose

Want to help? Here’s where to volunteer or donate

ANIMALS People and Cats Together [email protected] rhythm and music. Open to people preserving and chronicling the his-
(PACT) of all levels of music expertise who tory of Hermosa Beach. 710 Pier
Roundhouse Aquarium want to share their spirit through Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Peopleandcats.com Teaching Center whatever drums or percussion (310) 318-9421
The Lovejoy Offering cat and kitten adoptions they’re using. Redondo Beach, CA/ hermosabeachmuseum@gmail.
Foundation, Inc roundhouseaquarium.org
and rescue, adoptions take place Hermosa Beach, CA com
lovejoyfoundation.org by appointment at the present To educate people about the (310) 944-5475
time. The organization focuses ocean, its marine life and protect- Hermosa Beach Sister City
A registered nonprofit animal [email protected]
trap/neuter/release, foster care, ing the environment. 2 Manhattan
welfare organization whose focus Beach Blvd. (at the end of the hb-sistercity.org
is street animals and owner sur- and the bottle feeding of orphaned
Manhattan Beach Pier) or PO Box
Friends of The HBSCA established a Cultural
renders. 1121 West Hillcrest Blvd. kittens as well as feline adoptions. Redondo Beach Arts Exchange Program in 1974 be-
P.O. Box 133 Redondo Beach, 1 Manhattan Beach, CA 90267
Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 379-8117 friendsredondobeacharts.org tween the South Bay and Loreto,
(310) 641-1537 CA 90277 Enhancing business, residents Mexico. for students, 13-14 years
[email protected] [email protected]
and visitors with a thriving arts old, to travel and experience a new
Noah’s Bark and cultural environment. 2600 culture. PO Box 1025, Hermosa
Noahsbark.org
An all-volunteer nonprofit orga-
Peter Zippi Memorial Fund
peterzippifund.org ARTS & Armour Lane c/o Jane Diehl, Re-
dondo Beach, CA 90278
Beach, CA 90254

nization dedicated to rescuing

broken and neglected dogs and
giving them a much-needed sec-
Dedicated to the memory of Peter
Zippi, the fund sponsors medical
treatment, shelter and adoptions
CULTURE [email protected]
Hermosa Beach
Indivisible Arts
Indivisiblearts.org
Dedicated to cultivating creativity,
ond chance. We are funded solely for lost and homeless animals and Free to Be Me Drum Circle Historical Society consciousness, and connection
by community support. 1601 N. provides spay/neuter financial as- hermosabeachhistorical through the arts. The organiza-
sistance to the community. 1560 freetobemedrumcircle.com
Sepulveda Blvd. #518 Manhattan Organizes family-friendly drum society.org tion’s goals are fourfold: to ensure
Beach, 90266 noahsbarkdogs@ Pacific Coast Highway Hermosa there are art galleries in the com-
Beach, CA 90254 circles to empower and celebrate The Hermosa Beach Historical
yahoo.com community and life through Society exists for the purpose of munity; to create a safe place for
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City cracks down on where, how to ride e-bikes

By Tyler Shaun Evains
tures owned by the city, county or same citations as if they were driv-
[email protected]
state. ing a car, that gets parents’ atten-
• All riders must abide by traf- tion.”
Manhattan Beach will begin en- fic signals. Police Chief Rachel Johnson said
forcing new electric and motorized • All riders must yield for pedes- Tuesday that the crackdown on e-
bike laws, and a tier of fines for trians. bikes will be different for her de-
those who violate them. • There is a 20 mph speed limit partment, since enforcing rules
The City Council adopted an ur- that will be enforced on the beach around the vehicles pose new chal-
gency ordinance this week that im- bike trail. lenges than doing so just with cars.
poses a speed limit on the beach In Hermosa Beach, there’s an 8 The city’s Police Department is-
bike path, restricts riding on side- mph speed limit at its point of the sued 53 bicycle-related traffic cita-
walks and other areas, and requires beach bike path, where the pedes- tions from May to July, Manhattan
cooperation with regular road rules. trian trail merges with the bike lane. Beach Police Field Operations Capt.
At an August meeting, the coun- The new rules for Manhattan Andrew Enriquez has said, but the
cil asked staffers to revise e-bike Beach officially went into effect current system doesn’t separate
regulations in the municipal code. MARK RIGHTMIRE — STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Wednesday. specific e-bike incidents from those
The previous bicycle standards were Manhattan Beach just ramped up its e-bike enforcement, restricting Fines for a first violation are with traditional bikes.
adopted in 1961 and last amended ridership on sidewalks and other areas among other rules in an urgency $500, second violations are $750 A state e-bike bill, Assembly Bill
in 1972, said Assistant City Manager ordinance adopted Tuesday. Along with the growing trend of e-bikes comes and infractions thereafter will cost 825, could later restrict cities from
George Gabriel, so it was due time concerns of safety, rules of the road and trips to hospitals for its riders. $1,000 within one year of the per- prohibiting any type of bike rid-
to refresh the rules. son’s first citation. ing on sidewalks. Once Manhattan
Now, under Manhattan Beach’s • All riders must be in marked (called “walk streets”), in plazas, “The time now is for stepping up Beach sees which way that goes,
law: bike lanes on streets. on grass areas and lawns, on the enforcement,” Manhattan Beach City Attorney Quinn Barrow said
• E-bike riders younger than 18 • Bicycles cannot ride on side- Strand, at the Civic Center, at the Councilmember Joe Franklin said Tuesday, it may introduce a perma-
must wear helmets. walks or pedestrian-only roads library, or in parking lots and struc- previously. “If you give kids the nent e-bike ordinance in January.

REDONDO BEACH EL SEGUNDO HIGH

South Bay Toy Library keeps kids Former water

polo players
entertained with new items weekly allege sexual
By Tyler Shaun Evains
abuse by coach
[email protected]
By Scott M. Reid
Morgan Lepore spends her evenings [email protected]
getting toys ready for parents of local
kids ranging from babies to 5-year-olds — Former El Segundo High School wa-
counting, sorting, cleaning and checking ter polo coach and teacher George Har-
to assure than all those essential pieces ris Jr. sexually harassed and molested mi-
are still present. nor-aged male high school players between
The Redondo Beach resident has been 2002 and 2010, three former El Segundo
doing so for the past year and a half, run- players allege in a lawsuit.
ning a free toy exchange program from Harris routinely sexually harassed play-
her garage, an endeavor she dubbed the ers at practices and at school and in late
South Bay Toy Library. night telephone calls in which he encour-
The toy loan program started with aged them to masturbate, pressured them
Lepore taking note of how fast her then- to share details about their sexual rela-
4-year-old moved on to one new playtime ABUSE » PAGE 24
interest after another.
“I realized my daughter was going
through toys so quickly,” Lepore said. OBITUARY
“She’d play with it for maybe two weeks,
then lose interest.”
“Every other month I was going to Singer-songwriter
Goodwill” dropping off toys that had run
their course in her home. “I was thinking
‘how many other families could use this
Wright dies at his
stuff,’” Lepore said.
Lepore typically rotates her own kids’
toys, she said.
PHOTO BY GIL CASTRO-PETRES
Morgan Lepore and her daughter Rylie play in a ball pit that is part of the South Bay Toy
Peninsula home
“I thought, ‘while I’m putting those Library that Lepore created nearly two years ago. By Michael Hixon
away, someone else can use them rather @[email protected]
than sitting in the garage collecting dust,’” book group with close to 900 members, to find a larger space to house the toys
Lepore said. people can comment on the photo on and run the library. She keeps track on Gary Wright, a singer-songwriter best
So, in early 2022 she asked members which five toys they want to check out. a spreadsheet who borrowed what and known for the 1970s hits
of a moms’ group on Facebook if they’d Lepore disinfects the items after every when they’re set to return the stuff. “Dream Weaver” and “Love
be interested in doing a communal toy use, then bags them up for parents to pick With interest growing rapidly, Lepore Is Alive,” died this week at
rotation. up on certain days. wanted to expand the effort. She recently his home in Palos Verdes
But within the small circle, the same is- Participants come from the beach cit- started accepting toy donations so that Estates. He was 80.
sue of their children quickly growing tired ies, Harbor City, El Segundo, Palos Verdes she could post photos of new toys to check Family members said
of things was presenting itself. and even one family near Culver City. But out once a week, on “Toy Tuesday.” Wright, who had Parkin-
“It turned into a toy library from there,” she wants to keep the effort local for the She started with 200 toys and now has son’s disease and Lewy
Lepore said. “We lent our toys to other most part, Lepore said, to cultivate a com- around 700, Lepore said, with as many as body dementia for the past
families in the community and they’d go munity feel. 150 checked out at a time. She’s still figur- several years, was sur- Wright
on to the next family.” More recently, though, she’s been de- ing out liability going forward, she added, rounded by loved ones in
Now, in a South Bay Toy Library Face- livering the toys herself while she tries LIBRARY » PAGE 25 WRIGHT » PAGE 24

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PHOTOS BY BRITTANY MURRAY — STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

George Barks, of Hermosa Beach Sister City Association, hangs out with exchange students from Loreto, Mexico. After receiving a gift of socks and shoes in April thanks to HBSCA
and Skechers, Loreta students visited Hermosa Beach this summer. They picked up donated helmets and bikes from Hermosa Cyclery for a day of bicycling along The Strand in
Hermosa Beach.

Shoes and socks donated in Mexico

Hermosa Beach Sister City Association, Skechers team up for foster kids
By Michael Hixon
[email protected]
Youth at a foster care home in Loreto,
Baja California, were in need of shoes —
so the Hermosa Beach Sister City Asso-
ciation and Skechers offered their help.
In April, students from the sister city
association’s Student Exchange Pro-
gram brought not only shoes but also
socks, both donated by Skechers, to 11
youth, ages 3 to 14 years old, to the Casa
Hogar La Esperanza de Loreto foster
care home.
The exchange was facilitated by Her-
mosa Beach Councilmember Rob Sae-
mann, who became liaison between the
council and sister city association after
being elected in November.
But Skechers, based in Manhattan
Beach, went a step further, Saemann
said, by giving each child two pairs of SCA travels to Loreto to help celebrate
shoes, one they could wear now, and one its founding on Oct. 25, 1697, as the
when they grow out of those. “first California Mission established
“I was well aware of how charitable by Jesuit missionaries.”
they are,” Saemann said about Skech- During the yearly trip, they take day
ers, “how kind they are, how many pro- excursions to nearby cities and resorts
grams that they give shoes away.” and other events that include cultural
HBSCA President Liz Ramirez, who exchanges.
lives in Loreto but has a home in Re- For 20 years, the HBSCA has spon-
dondo Beach, said Casa Hogar is not an sored paramedic, fire and medical pro-
orphanage but a foster care home. The grams to the “bomberos” in Loreto.
children are placed there when they are The HBSCA has also supported youth
removed from their parents by the Mex- through children’s health and welfare
ican court because of drug use or some programs, as well as by providing edu-
form of abuse by their parents and they cation funding.
don’t have other family to stay with. Students from Loreto made their an-
“But while custodial rights have been nual visit to Hermosa Beach from July
removed, they are not actually up for 27 to Aug. 2, a trip that included visit-
adoption,” Ramirez said. “Sometimes ing the Hermosa Beach Museum, going
they wind up going back with their fam- to a Kiwanis picnic, enjoying a bike ride
ilies and sometimes they wind up stay- hosted by Hermosa Cyclery, and other
ing for years in that foster care system.” events.
The HBSCA, Ramirez said, has also HBSCA, Ramirez said, hopes to get
purchased school supplies and uniforms shoes donated in the future for the
for the children at Casa Hogar in the poorest children of Loreto.
past. “These children can be excluded
The association, indeed, has a long from school for lack of shoes (as well
history of giving back. relationship in 1967, and the sister city change Program for middle school stu- as school uniforms),” Ramirez said. “We
Hermosa Beach and Loreto, located association formed soon after. dents began, according to its website. have not organized a way to make this
in Baja California Sur, Mexico, began its In 1974, the Student Cultural Ex- Each October, a group from the HB- happen yet.”
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Doctor donates 90% of her income

Dr. Joyce Hightower supports widows and orphans in Congo with a school,
an orphanage and a vocational training center for mothers
By Teresa Liu
[email protected]
When Dr. Joyce Hightower embarked on
a medical mission to the Democratic Re-
public of Congo in 2001, she didn’t know
it would end up impacting her life so sig-
nificantly.
For more than 30 years, Hightower, a
medical doctor and an accomplished au-
thor, donated more than 90 percent of her
income to help marginalized people in Af-
rica and across the world.
She supports widows and orphans in
Congo with a school, an orphanage and a
vocational training center for the mothers.
Her charitable works have helped hun-
dreds of people obtain self-sufficiency.
Hightower said the beauty of medicine
is that it can address needs in three areas
at once: spiritual, emotional and physical.
“We have the opportunity to impact the
future, impact the lives of people who are
watching us,” Hightower said. “But we
inspire people to go beyond where they
would’ve limited themselves otherwise.”
Hightower is the second of five children
born to Samuel Dixon, pastor of Macedo-
nia Church of God in Christ, and Evelyn
Dixon, a medical technologist.
Her family moved to Southern Califor-
nia shortly after she was born in Connect-
icut. The family first settled in San Pedro,
but later moved to Crenshaw and then to
Santa Clarita.
As a little girl, Hightower was strongly
influenced by her parents’ dedication to the
community.
Rev. Dixon was instrumental in bring-
ing the first Samuel Dixon Family Health
Center to Val Verde in 1980, when access
to healthcare was limited in the region,
Hightower said.
There are now several clinics named af-
ter him in Santa Clarita.
When Hightower was still in college,
her father passed away after a car acci-
dent, leaving her mom to raise the family.
Fortunately, Hightower’s siblings all took
his vision of helping the less fortunate to
heart. Three of his children became phy-
sicians, one became a lawyer and another
a teacher, she said.
The family’s dedication to philanthropy
doesn’t go unnoticed.
“Here’s a lady, here’s a family that doesn’t
have any excuses, and they just, they’re do-
ing it,” said Merial Jackson, a Carson small
business owner and longtime member of
the Carson Chamber of Commerce.
Jackson came to know the family when
Rev. Dixon became the superintendent of
the district of her church, Memorial Out-
reach Church of God in Christ. Hightow-
er’s compassion for others was evident at
a young age, Jackson said.
She recalled that Hightower, who is
older than Jackson, went out of her way
to make beautifully-decorated Easter eggs
for all the young kids at her church.
“I just thought, I am never eating mine.
I’m saving mine forever,” Jackson said,
adding, “it was too pretty to eat.”
Bishop Roy Dixon, Hightower’s uncle, PHOTOS COURTESY OF DR. JOYCE HIGHTOWER
said he is proud of his niece. He has visited Dr. Joyce Hightower in Congo where it was custom, after a man’s death, to expel his widow and children from their homes.
the school Hightower has built in Congo
and it’s beautiful, he said.
“She’s done a lot of miraculous things
over there, in Africa,” Dixon said.
Hightower’s journey in the continent be-
gan in the mid-1970s in Kenya where she
worked nine years as a high school science
teacher upon graduation from USC.
In 1983, Hightower moved back to the
US and enrolled in medical school.
After completing her residency, Hight-
ower organized multiple medical missions
to Kenya to expand medical access to the
country’s rural clinics.
The trips started in the mid-90s and
continued until early 2000s, when an un-
planned visit to DR Congo changed her fo-
cus. She continues to support orphanage
and medical programs in Kenya, but it is
less intense than before, Hightower said.
Her second visit to Congo took place
in 2003, when she went to the country to
help build a hospital in a rural area. That’s
when she noticed the increasing number
HIGHTOWER » PAGE 11 Hightower and her uncle, Bishop Roy Dixon, in Congo. Hightower with her medical team in Congo.
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Hightower poses with children she has helped in Congo.

Hightower
FROM PAGE 10

of children roaming the streets.

Upon investigation, Hightower found
the issue was due to widows being thrown
out of their homes with children after their
husbands died. Local traditional laws al-
low the men’s families to reclaim their
land, leaving the widows without any
wealth or support. When the kids got older,
they joined gangs to alleviate the burden
from their mothers.
That’s when it dawned on Hightower
that she should do something to help them.
She was offered the opportunity to pur-
chase some land. In 2009, less than a year
after Hightower started working for the
World Health Organization, she completed
construction of an orphanage on the site. Dr. Joyce Hightower
Hightower soon realized the number of
orphans would continue to grow if noth- them to continue to support the nonprofit.
ing was done to help the widows. As a re- Hightower said she hopes her persis-
sult, she also started a women’s program to tence in getting people’s attention will be
provide vocational training for the widows. Hightower checks the fence around the compound. an inspiration to others.
In 2012, Hightower created the non- “I’m just hoping that the impact we
profit Dixon-Hightower Foundation to fo- make is going to better lives and have
cus on supporting the orphans and wid- resulted in an extension of her assign- advancing grade levels to the school, which people look up and say, “you know what,
ows. ment beyond her term limit, which pro- accepts children from widows and fami- there was a person who came here, she
Throughout the years, Hightower has vided more funds for her plans. lies in the area. didn’t have to be here and she didn’t have
contributed 90% of her annual income to But after her retirement from the WHO, The school, which enrolls 200 students much when she arrived, but she worked
her cause, because “In my church, we be- Hightower realized the need to raise more now, is looking to divide the auditorium and worked and worked until she got peo-
lieve in paying tithes, which is one tenth,” funds so she came back to Sacramento, into six classrooms so it could fit around ple’s attention to come here and be of sup-
she said. Her nonprofit has raised $200,000 where she resides now, to work at a clinic. 300 kids this year. Hightower estimates port to us, and we are grateful, so grate-
per year since its inception, a majority of In the meantime, her humanitarian $700,000 is still needed to complete con- ful that we are now going to go out and
which came from her own salary, she said. projects in Congo continue to grow. struction on the school building. do things.”
Shortly before her mandatory retire- The orphanage had accepted 17 orphans But after Hightower’s second retirement For more information on the Dixon-
ment from the WHO in 2015, Hightower and more than a hundred widows had gone from the Sacramento clinic in 2021, she Hightower Foundation, see: dixonhightow-
joined the team that was sent to Guinea to through the vocational training program. no longer had a stable source of income, erfoundation.org/ . For Hightower’s books,
lead the world’s fight against Ebola. This The nonprofit has also gradually added so she has been writing books and selling see: bloomsofjoyce.com/

“We have the opportunity to impact the future, impact the lives of people who are watching us ...
But we inspire people to go beyond where they would’ve limited themselves otherwise.”
— Dr. Joyce Hightower
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‘Sides’ don’t matter, union and management unite

Childhood cancer
gets attention of
ILWU Local 13
By Donna Littlejohn
[email protected]
Dockworkers know how to work hard
— and how to be tough at the bargaining
table when it comes to labor negotiations.
But there’s a side of the blue-collar
union that isn’t widely known.
Over about past decade, the ILWU —
with some 22,000 members, including the
work force at the Ports of Los Angeles and
Long Beach — has raised $1 million for re-
search and treatment of childhood cancer.
And, in the past 12 years, some of the
corporations typically on the other side of
that bargaining table have also pitched in
generously.
When it comes to defeating childhood
cancer, it seems sides don’t matter.
“This (effort) is union-wide and indus-
try-wide,” said Dan Imbagliazzo, a retired
longshore worker who began working on
the local docks in the 1960s shortly after
containerization swept in.
The story began in 2011 when Imba- PHOTOS COURTESY OF ILWU
gliazzo was a Local 13 (Los Angeles-Long Dan Imbagliazzo of the ILWU Local 13, left, greets special guest and Master of Ceremony now-retired KNBC weatherman Fritz Coleman
Beach) delegate to the International Long- at a prior union fundraiser in the Port of San Pedro’s Outer Harbor for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
shore and Warehouse Union’s meeting with
all of the locals on the West Coast. dation,” Imbagliazzo said. Alexandra “Alex” Scott, born on Jan. 18,
A resolution he presented at that meet- And Imbagliazzo, said Greg Mitre, presi- 1996, in Manchester, Ct.
ing called for the ILWU to engage in a char- dent of the Pacific Coast ILWU Pensioners, Shortly before her first birthday, Alex
itable effort that would “do something good wouldn’t let go. was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare
for others, unite the union, and let the com- “Dan is very modest when it comes to childhood cancer. The prognosis was not
munity know about the goodness of orga- this,” Mitre said of the effort that’s now encouraging.
nized labor.” spread to the entire West Coast of ILWU In 2000, at 4 years old, Alex told her
It passed unanimously. locals. But, he added, “he doesn’t take ‘no’ parents, Liz and Jay Scott, that she wanted
But how to put legs to that altruistic for an answer.” to have a lemonade stand in the front yard
goal? It helped, too, that Alex’s Lemonade to raise money — “so I can help other chil-
The following year, “we looked at a lot of Stand captured everyone’s heart in the dren,” Imbagliazzo said, relaying the story.
charities,” Imbagliazzo said. “We needed to union, coastwide, Mitre said. The money was to go to the hospital that
find an organization worthy of our name.” ••• was treating her. Marchers on the Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Soon, the cause came into view. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was With the help of her older brother, Alex Foundation fundraiser sponsored by the
“We found Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foun- started by the pure generosity of a child, raised more than $2,000 that day. Few ILWU, Local 13, at the Port of San Pedro’s
would guess how far it would go. Outer Harbor.
The annual lemonade stands continued
and, as word spread, others began spon- “We started hitting these numbers —
soring lemonade stands to donate pro- $750,000 or $800,000 by 2018 — and that’s
ceeds to Alex and her cause. when we realized we were getting close to
Alex died in 2004 at just 8 years old. Alex Scott’s $1 million that she’d raised by
But that wasn’t the end of her story. the age of 8,” Imbagliazzo said.
In her short life she had raised $1 mil- And then, in 2022, they hit that magic
lion to help find a cure for childhood can- $1 million mark, significant for the large
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MS cer. amount but also because it matched what
And when Imbagliazzo and other union Alex Scott collected.
members read about the foundation, the •••
course was clear. The 2023 campaign will launch in the fall
“I truly fell in love with this child,” and be largely a virtual fundraising effort,
said Imbagliazzo, who reached out to Al- as it’s been since the pandemic.
ex’s mom, Liz Scott, with his idea of the The list of donors is long — the ILWU
ILWU joining the cause. and its various chapters, numerous indi-

“ I have never •••

There was a learning curve.
“I’d never raised a nickel in any kind of
viduals and families, PCMC (Pacific Crane
Maintenance Company), California United
Terminals, Ports America, Matson, Fenix,

felt so much organized event,” he said, looking back on

their initial 2012 event on the waterfront
that featured Liz Scott’s attendance.
SSA Marine.
Mitre said the movement has been re-
markable in what it has achieved.

support, “I’m sitting there, my knees were knock-

ing, as the San Pedro High School Band
came in,” Imbagliazzo said. “I didn’t know
It’s also resonated with the Pensioner’s
separate long-time charity drives on behalf
of Miller’s Children’s Hospital in Long Beach

understanding, where this was going. I turned to (Alex’s

mom) and said, ‘I’m nervous.’”
The port fireboat gave a water demon-
that also raises funds for childhood cancer.
“Whenever there’s a job action or a strike
or there’s 109 ships anchored, we get on the

and kindness.” stration, with the fire chief inviting Liz

Scott onboard. The crowds were enthusi-
astic. And they raised $95,000.
front page,” Mitre said. “But we raised $1
million for a charity started by a little girl
who had cancer. We don’t want to toot our
From there, the mission grew to sweep own horn, but we’ve made a mark. One mil-
- Participant Testimonial
in longshore locals at ports up and down lion, that’s absolutely huge.”
the West Coast. Noting that union members have “good
“It started on a very small level,” Mitre pensions and good jobs,” Mitre said they feel
said, “and just grew and grew — Hawaii, fortunate to be able to share that with oth-
Alaska, Canada, Washington, Oregon, Cal- ers.
CSC South Bay offers online and in-person support ifornia, the (ILWU) Pensioners, the ILWU For Imbagliazzo, the dedication is also
Credit Union. We’ve got the whole ILWU being true to what he was taught from a
programs for cancer patients and their loved ones all family in this.” young age.
completely FREE OF CHARGE, including: Bike rides and coastal walks and poker “My mom didn’t have a lot of money, she
tournaments have built on the early fiestas was trying to raise two kids,” said Imba-
that featured school bands, flyovers and boat gliazzo who was born and raised in San Pe-
• Weekly Support Groups • Kids & Teens Groups displays. dro and now lives in the annexed part of
Early on, Imbagliazzo said, they also re- town that’s in Rancho Palos Verdes.
• Cancer-Specific Groups • Individual Counseling alized putting on the big-crowd events with No matter the circumstances, Imba-
all the extras — one year featured clowns, gliazzo said, his mom was always giving to
• Educational Workshops • Healthy Lifestyle Classes entertainment, speeches and a car show — charities.
• Social Activities • Bereavement Support was costing money that “was taking away “When she was getting close to the end,
from the children.” she used to tell me, ‘Danny, make sure you
And when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, give,’ and she’d give me a list of charities,”
events had to go virtual. he said.
www.CSCSouthBay.org | 310.376.3550 Didn’t matter. The donations kept com- “It might have only been $10 or $12 of
ing, with many union members writing gen- $15,” he said, “but it instilled in me (the
Serving the South Bay, Long Beach, and Orange County erous checks. virtue) of sharing.”
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A husband’s love for his late wife lives on

Don Hughes keeps Barbara’s legacy alive by supporting students she once taught
Left: Don
By Michael Hixon Hughes, right,
[email protected] and senior
Don Hughes wants to keep the memory Alan Montalvo
of his late wife Barbara alive. taken during
The beloved teacher from Torrance’s Ed- Senior Walk
ison Elementary died from cancer in 2021, 2023 at Edison
but soon after, Don Hughes helped form the Elementary
Barbara J Hughes Memorial Fund. School in
The fund was designed to support local Torrance on
youth with a financial need who want to at- June 2.
tend college or trade school. PHOTO COURTESY
OF HORTENSIA
“I want to keep her name out there as MARQUEZ
long as I can,” said Don Hughes in a recent
interview.
Below: The
The fund started in 2021 when it awarded
Palos Verdes
$1,500 scholarships to three North Torrance
based Barbara
High graduates who were once in Barba-
J Hughes
ra’s fourth grade class and were attending
Memorial Fund
college.
was founded by
Since then, the fund has expanded quickly,
Palos Verdes
awarding 11 scholarships in 2023. It has also
Peninsula
expanded its reach by giving out books and
resident Don
supported Science, Technology, Engineer-
Hughes in
ing, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM).
memory of his
Barbara Hughes taught third and fourth
wife (pictured)
grade at Edison Elementary, a Title 1 school
who retired
for 21 years. A Title 1 school is designated
from teaching
as one serving a low-income neighborhood,
in 2019 after 21
Don Hughes said, which something the fund
years at Edison
will continue to support.
Elementary.
“What we try to do is fill in the gaps at the
school where the system nowadays doesn’t
really focus on and that is really on art and curriculum at the school.
music and Barbara was a big art and music To promote participation in the STEAM
advocate,” Don Hughes said. Fair at Edison, the fund gave out Dave &
Barbara Hughes retired from teaching in Buster’s gift cards to the first and second
2019, but in March 2021, she died at 69 years place finishers. According to Hughes, they
old after a battle with anal cancer. were able to help increase participation in
“We’re continuing the wonderful work the fair project submissions from 14 last year
that Barbara did,” said Tony Vickers, a di- to 44 in 2023.
rector of the fund. Because of Barbara Hughes’ love of mu-
The fund also wants to promote reading. sic, the fund supported the performance of
Ninety copies of the award-winning novel the Alley Cats, a Doo-Wop group, that per-
“The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tu- formed 1950s and 1960s hits at Edison’s End
lane,” written by Kate DiCamillo, were do- of the Year Assembly.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HUGHES FAMILY
nated to every fourth grade student at Ed- For more information about the fund,
ison and is incorporated into the reading visit barbarajhughesmemorialfund.com. Pictured are Barbara and Don Hughes.
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Crop Swap L.A. fights food insecurity

Redondo Beach’s Enviroscape L.A. had a hand in creating three neighborhood farms
By Tyler Shaun Evains
[email protected]
Five years ago, Jamiah Hargins just
wanted to swap the extra harvest from his
backyard garden with neighbors who also
grew their own food.
It was a way to bring gardeners around
Los Angeles together to share their extra
veggies, fruits, herbs and homemade items
with each other and the community.
That quickly led to a small farmers mar-
ket at his home, but then, it started to get
way bigger than he’d ever imagined.
Now, walking into Hargins’ front lawn
area is like entering a food oasis. But the
abundance is not for him and his own fam-
ily.
The Degnan Microfarm opened in April
on the corner of Degnan Boulevard and
Coliseum Street. It’s Hargins’ third install-
ment of the kind via his organization, Crop
Swap L.A.
And, at the microfarm, people get
about a week’s worth of food — right from
Hargins’ front yard — every month.
“I didn’t imagine doing all this,” Hargins
said. “I thought it’d be just for fun, then I
saw ways to make money, then I saw the
need.”
The mission since evolved to transform-
ing lawns and unused spaces into micro-
farms with self-run irrigation systems that
use harvested rainwater. Crop Swap tar-
gets the locations in areas hardest hit by
food insecurity and food apartheid, ac-
cording to its website.
The local concept, too, keeps partici-
pants getting fresh food at its peak nutri-
tion.
Society started pushing money toward
this need, Hargins added, noting a 2020
grant from the Goldhirsch Foundation,
which supports social innovation in Los
Angeles, to expand his effort.
“Then, the universe kept asking more
of me, so I keep giving it,” Hargins said.
Hargins and his team in 2021 and 2022
created the Asante and La Salle Micro-
farms in View Park.
The funding from the foundation helped
PHOTO BY GIL CASTRO-PETRES
him build the business infrastructure.
Now, 70 families are served by all three Darius Braswell and Paula Avalos work together to organize donation bags for those in need.
farms collectively.
“Now we grow enough food to feed the fresh food. They initially used a pick-up Hargins bought the home for the De- on the job.
45 families,” at Degnan, Hargins said. method, but delivery is more reliable and gnan farm a year ago, he said, and has Enviroscape’s founder, Mike Garcia, first
“Enough for three people to eat three reduces traffic at the farms, Hargins said. space and land use agreements with the partnered with him on the Asante location,
meals for that week.” Volunteers do help with the harvesting owners of the other locations’ sites. Hargins added, and has stuck with him
Monthly memberships are $60, which and distribution, he said, but he pays his Crop Swap L.A. also hosts workshops since, designing Hargins’ backyard garden,
Hargins said is about half of what some- staff of 20 part time and full time workers teaching people how to grow their own installing irrigation systems and serving
one would spend in that same time period cost-of-living wages for L.A. food; they’re open to subscribers, those as an overall agricultural mentor.
grocery shopping at Whole Foods. And, even though Crop Swap isn’t break- who are on the membership waiting list Hargins’ goal is to build a larger net-
There’s a waitlist of 40 potential mem- ing even yet, he added, he’s determined to and others. work of residential microfarms, he said.
bers, he added, and Crop Swap prioritizes build a sturdy business model. A microfarm is different from a com- And then, Hargins is thinking even big-
people who’d be paying with EBT, live Harvest deliveries also include fruit and munity garden, Hargins said, because ev- ger. He wants to expand microfarms to
with disabilities, have recently been re- rosemary from folks’ backwards who allow erything needed to grow the food is done school campuses.
leased from incarceration, single mothers Crop Swap to swing by and get what they on-site: the composting, developing seed- But for now, Crop Swap will keep feed-
and other people with greater than typi- don’t need. There are now 150 families in lings, packaging, storing marketing and ing folks with its three microfarms and
cal needs. that program. leadership. encourage others to join the homegrown
Crop Swap L.A. donates at least 10% of “It’s the nature of Crop Swap,” Hargins Redondo Beach-based landscaping com- movement, one harvest at a time.
the crops from each harvest to local com- said. pany Enviroscape L.A. helped with the ex- “It’s a big project designed to show
munity organizations and community Homeowners can apply to be microfarm cavation, landscaping and detailing for the what’s possible,” he said.
fridges before doling the rest out to pay- owners, or turn their unused yards and Degnan Microfarm, Hargins said. Donate to Crop Swap L.A. at www.crop-
ing members. other spaces to grow food for the commu- And Crop Swap sometimes still calls swapla.org/donate. Sign up to have extra
When they’re not harvesting, the Crop nity. And, those participants can keep a on the South Bay company for mainte- fruits harvested from your trees at www.
Swap team goes around L.A. distributing percentage of the harvest. nance, some of which is free depending cropswapla.org/fruittreeharvesting.

Mother-son duo Sheri and Matt Sani of Encino work together to weed and prune some of Some of the harvested crops at the Degnan Microfarm.
the flowers and plants in bloom at the Degnan Microfarm in Los Angeles on Aug. 6.
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‘Tactical chaplain’ holistically helps first responders

Matthew Domyancic works with South Bay police, firefighters to cope with stress
By Tyler Shaun Evains
The work and academic experience com-
[email protected]
bined makes him a rarity in a position like
this, he said.
Police officers tell Matthew Domyancic Domyancic lends a holistic hand for non-
they’ve never had someone like him come first responders, as well, he said, as psy-
to spend time with them at station, let chologists sometimes refer their patients to
alone ride along during evening and grave- him. Sometimes it’s not a traumatic event
yard shifts. the person needs help with, sometimes,
In his role as a police and firefighter they just need to get something off their
chaplain, Domyancic gives emotional, chest, he said.
moral and spiritual support to officers, The Tactical Chaplain is also spiritual.
staff and their families, mostly on a vol- But it’s not a spirituality born from tradi-
unteer basis. tional religious beliefs — how typical chap-
But Domyancic, who calls himself “the lains practice.
Tactical Chaplain,” is breaking stereotypes. It’s more about experiencing peace, joy
In past six years, he’s become a trusted and love throughout people’s daily lives,
resource for first responders, those who risk Domyancic said.
their lives to keep people around the South And where a typical chaplain, might
Bay and Los Angeles safe. immediately draw someone into prayer,
The retired SWAT officer from Virginia Domyancic said he’s all about listening.
learns about and appeals to the entirety of BRITTANY MURRAY — STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“The work,” he said, is “not about what
a person, he said, rather than forcing onto my religious beliefs are, it’s finding out
them ideas that are supposed to quickly Matthew Domyancic, a former SWAT officer, has a unique ability to relate as a chaplain what their beliefs are and how I can help
fix a problem. to first responders. Domyancic at the Hermosa Beach Pier dressed a regular guy, no them further define the spiritual values
Typically, explained Domyancic, if you clergy attire, the same way he approaches officers dealing with trauma, truly relating and that are important to them.”
ask most cops and firefighters who their getting to know them, in Hermosa Beach on Aug. 22. Domyancic teaches officers about self
chaplain is, they have no clue. If they do management to maintain their sanity when
know who it is, they don’t trust them. He “When you talk to a chaplain you’re either him for an undercover FBI agent for six outside help is not around. And he chimes
said that’s because chaplains are often suicidal or have an addiction; within the months. in about how nutrition and sleep quality
full-time priests and pastors, and most de- (police department) culture you’re consid- “There’s no way there’s a chaplain that’s can impact mental health.
partments contract instead of hire mental ered weak, broken or crazy.” some former SWAT guy and coach that Stress and trauma is stored in the body,
health professionals, so those resources are Many also wonder if the stigma will af- looks like that, on the graveyard shift ev- Domyancic said, and first responders often
not around all the time, said Domyancic. fect their ability to get promoted, he added, ery weekend,” he said. end up holding onto a lot more than the av-
The contract workers, he said, are not and taint their coworkers’ trust in them. ••• erage person.
paid to be there to ride along, come to “We don’t give any training to first re- A self-proclaimed wellness and resil- Most of us may experience, at most,
meetings and other functions to a point of sponders on how to deal with stress and iency advocate, Domyancic is integrating one or two traumatic events in a lifetime,
building relationships and trust ahead of trauma,” Domyancic said. “It’s very hard to his background in fitness, mediation and he said. But a first responder experiences
time. get in touch with our feelings and thoughts an overall human approach in his work. around 800 critical incidents.
And that trust-building is important, in this profession.” He encourages first responders to make And if a first responder doesn’t manage
added Domyancic, before there’s a crisis. Domyancic was a first responder him- music, create artwork and other fun things, thoughts and feelings about those hun-
Domyancic knows from his own days self, so he approaches the chaplain job dif- urging a holistic approach to self care. dreds of incidents properly, it can lead to
as a police officer how important mental ferently, he said. That’s all especially important as the offi- PTSD.
health support is. Often, he said, after pro- “My approach is different because I was cers process trauma while witnessing the “In society, it’s natural as humans to
cessing a murder scene, he would call upon a first responder,” Domyancic said, “So I un- suffering of others. push away pain,” Domyancic said. “All these
a chaplain and much of the time they were derstand the culture and I try to do normal “They have to trust you first to share the incidents should cause you to be mad, sad,
not available. things with them, like visiting the station, good things going on in their life,” Domy- confused, angry, (but) you don’t acknowl-
So, he takes a more proactive approach, I work out with them, hang out and have ancic said. Then, he added, over time since edge these things, we numb ourselves,”
making himself a presence with officers be- coffee or a meal.” he’s established a relationship, one will hoping it goes away.
fore a traumatic event even happens. He doesn’t wear a chaplain uniform, he hopefully reach out to him when they’re When he was a chaplain at a rehabilita-
“I’d call myself a patrol chaplain,” he added, as a way to shed a layer of formal- going through something before the issue tion facility for first responders, Domyan-
said. “I’m there to support the first re- ity and build a true rapport with the peo- grows bigger. cic said the people there want to be seen,
sponder, and they know that.” ple he serves. In addition to his first-hand experience heard and understood, not judged.
Often, chaplains and mental health pro- Instead, it’s just khakis and a button-up in law enforcement, Domyancic worked in “They don’t want unsolicited advice,
fessionals only come into the picture in re- shirt and workout clothes when the occa- sports ministry for 10 years as well as 30 clinical language to tell them to do (cer-
action to severe Post Traumatic Stress Dis- sion calls for it. years in meditation and yoga practice. tain things) and they don’t want religious
order, Domyancic said, or someone getting “I look like a normal guy,” Domyancic And, he has the academic chops with a language either,” Domyancic said. “They
in trouble. said. masters’ degrees in pastoral theology and appreciate (me) being a good listener and
“Then, it becomes stigmatized,” he said. In fact, officers at one police station took forensic science. holding space for their sacred stories.”

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After losing her son, she turned to sound healing

Now, anyone can access crystal sound meditation on their mobile phones through a card deck

By Teresa Liu
[email protected]
When Jeralyn Glass’s 19-year-old son,
her only child, passed away eight years ago,
she had two choices, either stay in bed for-
ever and “die of grief,” or “do something,”
she thought.
“I was so lost in my own grief that I
knew if I didn’t do something to help other
people, I would never get out of my bed,”
said Glass, an internationally acclaimed
opera singer, musician and teacher who
grew up in the South Bay.
Then the Cancer Support Community of
South Bay, formerly known as Cancer Sup-
port Community Redondo Beach, popped
into her mind, and she contacted them to
offer her sound healing meditation to help
cancer patients and their families.
The technique involves playing large
quartz crystal bowls in a circular mo-
tion with a mallet. The bowls emit a high- COURTESY OF JERALYN GLASS
pitched and unusual sound and the har-
monics, observers say, can be felt vibrat- Jeralyn Glass displays crystal sound healing
ing throughout the room. oracle card deck.
“It was the perfect group of people, be- COURTESY OF CSC SOUTH BAY
cause I could cry if I needed to cry,” she Attendees at an event hosted by the Cancer Support Community, South Bay enjoy the
said. “They understood what challenge and healing sounds of the crystal alchemy singing bowls on July 8. and created “a beautiful community of
what loss was.” like-minded people that want to heal them-
The experience with the group helped the Redondo Beach resident wanted peo- connected to each card. selves and want to help others through mu-
pave the way for Glass’ journey of help- ple to be able to access the healing power In addition to the healing vibrations, sic,” she said.
ing others through the healing power of of sound from anywhere, even on their cell the pictures that decorate each card hold In addition to cancer patients, sound
sound and music. phones. a special spot in her heart, Glass said. healing has helped people with Alzheim-
She has since become a leader in the It is composed of 48 cards, including 44 The illustrations on the cards were cre- er’s disease and Parkinson disease, as well
field and taught students all over the world. single bowl cards and four cards with har- ated by a friend she has known for almost as children, veterans, hospice patients and
By immersing herself in music and sound, monic sets. Each card has a QR code, when 20 years. And, many of the photos on the their families, and members of the deaf
the depth of her grief shifted, she said. scanned, takes the user to a recording of cards were taken by her son before he died, communities, according to Glass.
“I knew that by helping other people, I one of the bowls. including one of the Neptune Fountain at She wants people to know there is med-
would also be helping myself,” Glass said. “The idea was that wherever anyone Malaga Cove Plaza in Palo Verdes Estates, icine besides a pill, but they need to first
“And it was a wonderful, wonderful rela- was in the world, they didn’t have to own a which he won a prize for in high school take the healing into their own hands.
tionship from the beginning.” beautiful crystal singing bowl,” Glass said. Other photos traced her footsteps of “I knew that if I didn’t feel it, I could
Now, she’s come up with a new and fun “They could actually experience the sound, playing the bowls across different coun- never heal it,” Glass said.
way to heal — crystal sound healing ora- either through their headset, through tries, including in Chile, Australia, Singa- For more information on Glass and the
cle card deck, which is published by Hay headphones or just through the phone.” pore, Thailand, China and Europe. card deck, see: www.crystalcadence.com.
House. Glass said the card deck is a first, where Glass has taught more than 300 stu- For more information about CSC South
The card deck was developed because there’s a connected auditory experience dents from different regions of the world, Bay, see www.CSCSouthBay.org.

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‘White knights’ at White Light event

Annual Walk With Sally fundraiser provides support, mentorships for families impacted by cancer
By Michael Hixon
[email protected]
More than 700 people attended
Walk With Sally’s largest fundraiser
and celebration, the 17th annual
White Light White Night, on Aug.
19, at Campus 2100 in El Segundo.
Nearly 20 restaurants and more
than 100 volunteers supported the
event, hosted by actor Travis Van
Winkle, along with live music from
Olivia Pucci and Identity Theft.
Heather Jensen was honored at
the event with the Youth of the Year
award. Mentor of the Year was Jenn
Nguyen.
Founded nearly 20 years ago by
Nick Arquette, the nonprofit Walk
with Sally provides mentoring pro-
grams for children with a parent or
sibling diagnosed with or dying from
cancer.
“This gives kids more opportuni-
ties for the future,” Arquette said at
the event.
WWS offers mentorship, mental
health support, art therapy and fi-
nancial empowerment programs, ac-
cording to a press release.
Tash Brooks took over as CEO in
2022.
“You’re giving that feeling (of hope)
to an 8-year-old little girl who’s single
mum is too sick to work and doesn’t
know how she’s going to put food
on the table,” Brooks said to a large
crowd at the event. “And you’re giv-
ing that single mum some peace of
mind knowing that she now has the
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HIXON — STAFF
capacity to connect with her child
and her healing.” Walk With Sally’s largest fundraiser and celebration, White Light White Night, took place Aug. 19, at Campus 2100 in El Segundo.

Top left: On the red carpet is boardmember Russell Hossain and CEO Tash Brooks.
Walk With Sally’s largest fundraiser and celebration, White Light White Night, took place Aug. 19 at
Campus 2100 in El Segundo.

Center: Host and actor Travis Van Winkle is shown on stage during the proceedings.

Left: Pictured on stage is Nick Arquette, founder of Walk With Sally.

Top right: Pictured on stage is Jenn Nguyen, who was named WWS Mentor of the Year, and Angelina
Barajas, a WWS mentee.

Right: Pictured on stage is Youth of the Year award winner Heather Jensen.
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Arturo Irizarry Tamara Ritchey Powers Zeke Murdock Lydia McCarver Alyce Caro Vicki Bass
Pati Johnson Lauren & Josh Rogge Lisa & Chuck Noski Robert McNeill Elizabeth Carroll Linda Beam
Ann & Mike O’Brien Marianne Miranda Jik Chan Evelyn Bedjane
Don Kaylor Diane Shammas Jane Miyashiro Jia Chen Stephanie Bennett
Debra & Daniel Shrader Jim Olds Moore Ruble Yudell John Chevedden Julia Blake
Norma Kayser Maxine Spingarn Marilyn & Ken Prindle David Moss Tina Choyce Paul Bostrom
Pat & Jerry Kinnan Judy & Lauriston Wah Andrea & Jim Sala
Jane & Alden Munson
Joanna & Hani Nachef
Noah Cistrunk
Brian Coffey
Timothy Bowman
Anna Brochet
Leon Leonardo Sandy Pringle Associates Leslie Neff & Larry HoskinsonWalter Cox Kaira Bruce
P.E.O. Foundation Millicent Cox-Edwards Theresa Cantine
Elizabeth Noble $1,000+ Laura & Marc Schenasi Cynthia Parral Troy Crain Candice Carrico
A.Y., Joyce, & Jim Olds Valerie & Chris Adlam Jean & Gary Shankweiler Nancy & Stephen Pekarek Agnes & Glyn Davies Diane Carter
Pam Barrett-Hill Brenda & Todd Thames Mary Anne & Robert Beverly Davis Jim Chambers
Propp Living Trust Petersen Frederick Dennis Anne Chilcott
Silver $10,000+ Ana & Antonio Rangel Melissa & Jeff Baumunk Nancy & Russ Tonner Pure Surfing Experience Susan DiFlorio Linda Cirillo
Sari & Don Brann Amanda Touchton Jinny & Eric Quinones DLR Group Anita Coley
S.S. Russin III Living Trust Debra Breckheimer Maxine Trevethen Michael Reeves Trinh Do John Covey
Barbara Riser Bruce Dobos Lisa Czarkowski
Paris Salido Karla & Ken Brown Mary Lou & Mike Trevis Robert Coulter, Jr., Post 1941
Rebecca Donegan Justin Dawson
John Schmidt Mark Burton Debbie Turano Sylvia Rodriguez-Cooper
Bill Ruane
Ulysses Dunlap
Donna & Gary Duperron
Kevin Degnan
Sara Di Fiori
Terri Schulman & Dickie Van Breene Tracy Underwood Portia Rushin-Sorunke Chelsea Edgecumbe Ligia Diaz
Mary Semeraro Kate Choi & Greg Moon & Derrick Smith Stacy & Reynerio Sanchez Diaa & Anis Eldanaf Sarah Drane
Joan Engelhaupt
SCGA Junior Golf Foundation Robert Eleuteri
Wilson Tressel Rick Christophersen Kathy & Paul Wafer Annie & William Seawright Addis Elliott Ysabella Estrella
Susan & Steve Dever Heidi & Joe Wang Sarvenaz Sheybany Lynn Ellis Jay Farrell
Maxine Trevethen Sara & Roy Dietz Kristine & Mark Waronek Angela Simon First Option Entertainment Matt Ficke
Thomas Simpson Lawrence Fisher Lila Forray
Kaye and Rich Verry Joseph Duke Karen & Rob White SkyOne Federal Credit Union Nancy Freeman Karina Franco
Stanley Wilson Carmyn & Mark Fields Hilary & Clay Zachry SMART Scholarship Funding
Corp.
Greg Fry
Jimmy Fuentes
Gaetano’s Restaurant
Donovan Gallatin
Luukia Smith Julienne Gard Iddyann Garcia
St. Reed Missionary Baptist Alicia Garoupa Carol & Joseph Georges
Church Milan Georgevich Lasonya Gibbs
Students Run L.A. Elise Geraghty Eyal Goldmann
ANNUAL GIVING | SCHOLARSHIPS | SOUTH BAY PROMISE | STEM Stacie Suggs Jayne Glodowski Amy Grant
Richard & Joanna Sundell Stephanie Graham Randall Grossman
STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND | WARRIOR PANTRY Judy Tachibana Rae Greer Elaine Haberer
Vectis Strategies Edith Gutierrez Joe Hardesty
Stanley Walsh Amy Hanoa Arthur Harness
$100,000+ Benevity Fund Lizet Corona Salazar The Ward Family Vanessa Haynes David Harness
Bill Kim Kathy Benz Jill David Michael Ward Mary & Thomas Hazell Tanya Harris
Raymond Billig Patricia Dreizler Patrick Watson Nichelle Henderson Deborah Herzik
Shelter Partnership Linda & Anthony West Jeanne & Fred Henry Jullian Hodgeman
Greg Braxton-Brown Matthew Dubil Western State Petroleum Mary & William Hileman Vanessa Howard
$50,000+ Bruins of the South Bay El Segundo Masonic Lodge Association Edward Hindman Darsha Huber
Bronze $5,000+ Anonymous California Community #421
Lawrence Woodard
Michael Wynne
Cashawna Hudson
Kurt Hull
Chad Hughes
Maria & Kevin Hughley
Naveed Hussain
McKellop Wager Family Foundation Faithful Central Bible Church Regina & Roy Yanase
Scott Young
Suzanne Hultgren
Deborah Ikeda Arif Hussain
Foundation California State Summer Don Goldberg Janet Young In His Loving Embrace Dena & Sean Icaza
School Arts Foundation Golden State Water $250+
Susan Ippongi Kiara Jimenea
John Johnston
Louise Jaffe
$25,000+ Maria Caponi Company Stacey Allen Chris Jeffries Audrey Judson
Joy Bender Charitable Trust Centinela Valley Union High Carolyn & Walter Isley Apffels Fine Coffees Kristen Johnson Shimonee Kadakia
Nina Bailey Charles Johnson Kahea Kamahele
Scholarship America SD Diane & David Jones Bettolino Kitchen Donna & Alan Johnson Elayne Kelley
Chen & Sun, CPA, Junior League of Los Angeles BSN Sports Barbara Kachachian Mary Ida Kendall
John Buckley Mia & David Kartsonis Hyoseung Kim
$10,000+ A Professional Corp. Kipp LA Schools Derrick Butler Margie & Robert Keller Jayoun Kim
Louise Bahar Melba Coleman Sherry & Ian Kramer Blake Buyan George Kettel Lars Kjeseth
Dawn Charman Judith Krause Dawn Koeller
California Humanities Joyce & Spencer Covert Philip Lau James Cistrunk Mitchell Kron Audrey Kraake
Maria & Luis Conti Florida Prepaid College Board Dean Lofgren Theresa & Michael Clifford Deborah Kyte Nicole Kramer
La Tisa Coleman Lida Latifzadeh Brigitte Kubota
International Scholarship & Greene Developments, LLC Christopher Lopez Delbert Conn Loretta Lau Julie & Fredrick Land
Tuition Services Arturo Irizarry Los Angeles World Airports Adam Daley Steven Lau Regina Lee
Kathy & Raymond Lovell Nadia & Carlos De La Torre Katie Laughrey Suzette Lee
Norman Maclean Kaleidoscope Dina & Robin Dreizler Sheila Lee Mary Ann Leiby
Robert R. Sprague Kodiak Scholarship Dena & Mike Maloney Betty & Charles Dunn Marie Leslie Raymond Lewis
Foundation Katherine Steinbroner Jacqueline & James Ecklund Dennis Loftheim Rhea Lewitzki
Foundation Scholarship for El Camino College Federation Elaine & Dave Long Nattaly & Abraham Licon
STEM Majors LA Military Charitable Fund Maschler of Teachers Craig Love Monica & Avery Lujan
St. Peter’s By The Sea Laura Landry Christine & Larry Mirick Janice Ely Nicolette Love Judith Mandujano
Teri & Gene Engle Anna Lustre Jasmine Margetts
Presbyterian Church Mayflower Lodge Teresa Montebello Debera & Winston Fan Rose Mahowald Zachary Marks
Anna Tyo Metro Los Angeles Network for Good Jose Fierro
Timothy Flanagan
Luis Mancia Sandra Martinez
Krista Martinez
Fidel Martinez
Copper $2,500+ NUCOR North Star Lodge No. 105
P.E.O. - Chapter H
Elizabeth Greene Victor Mcbride Colleen McFaul
$5,000+ Phillips 66 Alice Grigsby John McDermott Jesse Mendez
Linlin Mentges
Geoff Guerrero Marlon Mendez
Association of Educational Republic Services Palos Verdes Penninsula Christine Hamilton Robert Michelson Roberta Millstein
Office Employees Social Justice Learning Institute High School Jeff Harbell Jeffrey Miera Donna Miodovski
Donald Hata Marilyn & Frank Miles Donnafaye Miranda
Peggy & Wayne Bemis South Bay Junior Women’s Gregg Pericich Scot Hewitt Rosie Miranda Gail Mitsui
Allen Bollinger Club PGT Education Lillian Honma Miss Los Angeles Scholarship Jed Miyashiro
Kelsey Iino Program Eduardo Munoz
Nina Collins The Waters Foundation Raytheon Technologies Jon Inatomi Evelyn & Chip Morgan Myrick Family Fund
Community College League Two Ten Footwear Foundation RB Sunset Youth Baseball Reuben Jacobs Akilah Morgan Pavan Nagpal
Alan Jenkin Julie Morrow Jasmine Ng
of California USA Softball of Southern CA League Lillian Justice Marci Myers Mojica Kathy Nicodemus
DLK Educational Scholarship Player’s Association Jacqueline & Richard Rede Margaret Kidwell-Udin Lily & David Nakatani Thomas & Karen Noyes
Riviera Garden Club Colleen & Edward Kobayashi Tung Nguyen Kristine Numrich
Trust Watson Land Company Eunice Kramer Kim Nguyen Thomas Nyman
Meegan Dugan Adell Women’s Industry Network Alison & Scott Rosenthal Kroger Linda Olsen Esther Odumuyiwa
Shannon & Christopher Ryan Jennifer Lanzisera Stephenie Olson Alice O’Leary
GG’s Family Foundation Michael Lee-Chang Amy Omotunde Vermonica & Richard Orosco
John Burton Advocates for Youth $1,000+ SA Recycling Richard Levy Michael Oshea Rosalba & Ruben Padilla
Louis & Scholar Nwoke J. A. Adande San Pedro Wednesday Club Carol Leyba Gloria Perry Vasu Patel
Todd Lossone Carolyn Pineda Nina & William Peters
Foundation AFCEA Educational Program Carol & John Shafer Albro Lundy Lavonne Plum Brenda Peterson
Cynthia & Charles Marquis AltaMed Health Services Corp. Shryne Group Loreen Matsunaga Christine & Clark Post Susan Pickens
Bryan McMillan Berkeley Price Soshanna Potter
The Pipkin Family American Red Cross So Cal Chapter of NOMA Lisa Mealoy Elizabeth & Harold Pryor Ann Ransford
Port of Los Angeles High School Automobile Club SoCal NOMA Pamela Moore Regina Pye Virginia Rapp
Rosyclar Riera
Takiko Morimoto Aryanna Ramirez
Ronald L. Katz Family The Barth Family: Melinda, SpaceX Mu Phi Epsilon - Palos Charles Reese Tatiana Roque
Foundation Dylan & Evan Jody & Bob Stantley Verdes /South Bay Chapter Idania Reyes Amit Roy-Chowdhury
Clifford & Diane Numark Francisco Rodriguez Charlene Sakatani
Rotary Club of Torrance Ka-ron Black-Burn Thomas Storer Anthony Owens Gail & Ray Roulette Susan & Michael Schroeder
Del Amo Katherine Bower Manasa Tangalin Dipte & Danny Patel James Rowan Betty Sedor
Le Valley Pattison Lauren Schwake Robert Shibao
Timothy Ryan Brad Braufman Temeka Advertising Kurt Peters Russell Serr Brian Sieroty
South Bay Lapidary & Orasa Bunnathong & Corey The Bold Foundation Karen & John Peterson Lauren & Garrett Shakstad Sidney Smith
Damon Phillips Mary Sharp Carrie Todd
Mineral Society Stanbury U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Carol Pu’u Jo Ann & Oren Sheldon Patrick Tooman
St. James Church CA News Publishers Carol Vedder Carol & Roger Quadhamer Daisy Spearman Gregory Toya
Veterans of Foreign Wars Cecilia Raufman St. Cross Episcopal Church Renita Tyrance
University of Southern California Association Amy Reilly Amanda Stack Carla Velasquez
Kaye & Rich Verry California Community Post 2828 Eric Renfro Loren Steck Thomas Walder
Reinvestment Corporation Volunteer Center Patricia Ruiz Marc Stevens Weslynn Meridian
Samuel Schlafer Rachelle Stewart Yolanda West
$2,500+ Mark Chambers Walking Shield Tamara Silver Vicki Stockard & Robert Katy Wright
Rosemary & Paul Adalian Chickasaw Nation Education Racheal Wall Jenny Simon Groves LaVonne Wuertz
Jacquelyn Sims Robert Suppelsa
Cathy & Taylor Beaupain Services Water Replenishment District Ana & Brian Smith Philip Sutton

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a local Movember team since 2009, will Golden Heart Ranch PFLAG Manhattan Beach /
Kindness be hosting a maximum of 64 teams / 128
players for its inaugural Beach Cornhole
goldenheartranch.org
Golden Heart Ranch provides young
South Bay
PFLAGManhattanBeach.org
Tournament November 18. (RSVP on the
FROM PAGE 18
website.) adults with intellectual and developmen- Building a culture of inclusiveness, en-
[email protected] tal disabilities opportunities to reach gagement, and equality for the LGBTQ
[email protected] their fullest potentials and enjoy mean- community within the South Bay. 1721
Monique Powers Beauty Walk with Sally ingful, satisfying and joyful lives. We are Artesia Blvd Ste. E Manhattan Beach, CA
Boutique walkwithsally.org
an inclusive community where all young 90266
moniquepowers.com Volunteer makeup adults learn, work and create lifelong [email protected]
Walk With Sally provides free mentoring friendships in a supportive and caring
artist for the American Cancer Society’s support programs and services to children environment. 703 Pier Ave, Suite B 194 PS I Love You
“Look Good, Feel Better” program. Do-
nates brow hero brushes for women who of parents, guardians or siblings who have Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
cancer or have succumbed to cancer. 840 [email protected] psIloveyoufoundation.org
have lost their eyebrows due to cancer Helps at-risk youth through social and
treatment. 2455 W 190th Street, Suite H, Apollo St., # 324 El Segundo, CA 90245 emotional learning programs, enrichment
Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (310) 322-3900 Happy Hats for Kids programs and community outreach. 1732
(310) 869-8383 [email protected] happyhatsforkids.org Aviation Blvd., Ste. #130 Redondo Beach,
Uplift the spirits and bring happiness and CA 90278
NextStep Wounded Warriors smiles to hospitalized children with can-
woundedwarriorproject.org (310) 420-4717
nextstepfitness.org cer and other life-threatening illnesses by
To foster the most successful, well- shifting their focus away from discomfort [email protected]
NextStep is a paralysis recovery center
adjusted generation of wounded service and pain through bilingual, educational,
that offers state-of-the-art equipment,
members in our nation’s history. fun, interactive activities; provides holi- Rainbow Services, Ltd.
certified trainers, and cutting-edge rainbowservicesdv.org
therapies. 4447 Redondo Beach Blvd. (877) 832-6997 day cheer/themed handmade Happy Hats
Lawndale, CA 90260 to children and families unable to spend Rainbow Services provides shelter to
woundedwarriorproject.org/contact-us anyone affected by domestic violence,
their holidays at home. 923 Van Ness
(310) 363-1698 Ave, Torrance, CA 90501(310) 787-0970 empowering them to move beyond
[email protected] [email protected] trauma toward stability. Rainbow
accepts both monetary and new, unused
Ourtism
Ourtism.com HOUSING AND ICAN
ican.org
in-kind donations of goods, such as
non-perishable foods, diapers, hygiene
Founded for Autistics by Autistics, our
mission is to listen, empower and validate
adults, teens and their families in a safe
HOMELESSNESS ICAN is a nonprofit organization that
provides quality employment, life skills
and social programs for adults with
items, clothing, large duffel bags and
school supplies. Volunteers are needed
to help plan and execute our fundraisers,
community where skills and tools are A Bed of My Own physical and developmental disabilities. provide clerical support, spend time with
shared to build purposeful, meaningful Abedofmyown.org the children while their parents receive
2375 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance CA 90501 services, sort gifts for our holiday shop,
and harmonious lives. 149 Palos Verdes Our mission is to support the employ- (310) 374-8295 and more.
Blvd. Suite B, Redondo Beach CA 90277 ability of homeless and near-homeless [email protected]
(310) 375-1997 women and their children. 703 Pier Ave, 453 W. 7th St. San Pedro, CA 90731
[email protected] Ste. B 309, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 310-548-5450
Journey of Faith
(424) 206-0603 Journeyoffaith.com/ Sandpipers
Our Village
ourvillageslc.org Family Promise of the South Bay Our outreach program offers wraparound sandpipers.org
care for families engaged with DCFS (De- Sandpipers is a 100% volunteer women’s
Provides evidence-based social skills familypromiseosb.org partment of Children and Family Servic-
groups to kids, teens and young adults Family Promise of the South Bay helps organization that is dedicated to serving
es). Wraparound care includes supplying the needs of the entire South Bay com-
with autism, ADHD and social anxiety. newly homeless families achieve housing tangible goods, driving kids to meetings,
3858 W Carson Street #120 Torrance, CA stability by providing short-term shelter, munity through a variety of charitable
moving/building bedroom furniture, and and philanthropic programs. PO Box 72,
90503 meals, case management, and extraordi- everything in between. All of our outreach
[email protected] nary hospitality. 2930 El Dorado St., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
efforts are open to the community to par-
Torrance 90503 (310) 782-8196 ticipate in. 1243 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan (310) 374-1748
Pants Off Racing, Inc. [email protected] Beach, Ca 90266 (424) 327-6500 [email protected]
pantsoffracing.com [email protected] Single Mom Project
Pants Off Racing is dedicated to help- First United Methodist Church of singlemomproject.org
ing those affected by pancreatic cancer. Torrance MA Center LA A nonprofit that provides $1000 grants
They provide resources and direct sup- firstumctorrance.org amma.org Community center and out-
port to others. 624 24th Street Hermosa to low-income mothers to help them get
One of our most important outreach reach organization founded by spiritual on steadier financial footing. Honorees
Beach, CA 90254 leader Mata Amritanandamayi (popularly
ministries is a luncheon for the home- are clients of the Richstone Family
[email protected] less and needy on the fourth Saturday of known as “Amma”) 128 S. Catalina Ave. Center which for nearly 50 years has
each month. 1551 El Prado, Torrance, CA Redondo Beach, CA 90277 provided services to families impacted by
Prostate Cancer Awareness 90501 (310) 295-1852 domestic [email protected]
Project (310) 328-3242 [email protected] (310) 872-9686
thepcap.org Email via contact form: https://first
Generate funds for research and preven- umctorrance.org/contact-us
Moose Lodge 1873 Skechers Foundation(Friendship
tion of prostate cancer, and for the re- mooseintl.org Foundation/Circle)
habilitation of prostate cancer survivors. Habitat for Humanity An international organization dedicated skechersfriendshipwalk.com
Also creates fundraising events that will to caring for young and old, bringing com-
habitatla.org Strengthens communities through our
generate funds for early detection and munities together and celebrating life.
awareness of breast cancer prevention. Bringing people together to build homes, greatest asset: children. Invests in
communities and hope. 18600 Crenshaw The lodge also offers activities for indi- organizations dedicated to embracing
1601 N Sepulveda Blvd., #376 Manhat- viduals and families, from holiday parties,
tan Beach, CA 90266 E-mail via contact Blvd., Torrance, CA 90504 individuals with special needs, improving
dances, sports, themed dinners and live education and empowering disadvantage
form: https://thepcap.org/contact (310) 323-4663 entertainment. 516 North Pacific Coast youth. 330 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Manhattan
[email protected] Highway Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Beach, CA 90267
Richstone Family Center (310) 379-7909
richstonefamily.org (310) 318-3100 x1186
[email protected] [email protected]
Helping to prevent and treat child abuse
and trauma. 13634 Cordary Ave Haw-
thorne, CA 90250
(310) 970-1921
HUMAN SERVICES Mother Nurture Network
mothernurturenetwork.com
South Bay LGBTQ Center
southbaycenter.wixsite.com/southbay
Beach Cities Toy Drive A resource for pregnant and new moms lgbtcenter/
[email protected] to find support, education and help with
[email protected] To provide a focal point for Lesbian, Gay,
everything from childbirth preparation Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people
Run for Myles Brings together local volunteers to and baby care basics to infant CPR and in the South Bay and surrounding areas.
runformyles.com gather, wrap and distribute holiday toys Mommy & Me classes. It also offers 16610 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance 90504
An organization dedicated to preserv- to deserving South Bay charities and breast pump rental as well as private
churches. (310) 328-6550
ing the parks and trails of Rancho Palos lactation consultants and counseling.
Verdes in honor of longtime Palos Verdes facebook.com/beachcitiestoydrive [email protected]
(310) 798-9000
resident Myles Helm, a dedicated mara-
thon runner who died in 2022. The non- Friendship Foundation [email protected] South Bay Food Initiative
profit hosts a yearly 5K/10K run through southbayfoodinitiative.com
friendshipfoundation.com National Charity League,
the seaside streets that Myles called A nonprofit that helps provide food to
home. 46 E Penninsula Center Dr., #390
The Friendship Foundation provides pro- Hermosa/Manhattan local populations through donations,
grams for children and young adults with nationalcharityleague.org/chapter/south-
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 special needs in an inclusive environment. volunteering and more. 1401 Artesia Blvd.,
bay Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
[email protected] 2108 Vail Ave. Redondo Beach CA 90278
National Charity League aims to fos- [email protected]
(310) 214-6677 ter mother-daughter relationships in a
South Bay Family Health Care [email protected]
sbfhc.org philanthropic organization committed to Ten Thousand
community service, leadership develop- Villages South Bay
A nonprofit that has provided low or no Friendship Foundation Campus ment and cultural experiences.
cost quality medical care in the South friendshipfoundation.com/campus villagesredondo.com
Bay since 1969. 23430 Hawthorne Blvd., (714) 966-1005
Opening in mid-2025, the campus will be A nonprofit, fair trade store that is part
Ste. 210 Torrance, CA 90505 [email protected] of the global maker-to-market movement
a safe and inspirational learning environ-
(310) 802-6177 that addresses economic injustice and
ment for individuals with special needs Neptunian Woman’s Club empowers makers in developing coun-
to explore their interests and engage in neptunians.org
South Bay Mo Bros vocational training and life skills. 850 S. tries by selling their ethically-sourced
southbaymobros.com Inglewood Avenue Redondo Beach, CA Dedicated to volunteerism and the raising handcrafted wares 1907 S. Catalina Ave.,
Dedicated to making a positive, everlast- 90278 of funds in support of charitable, educa- Redondo Beach, CA 90277
ing impact on the face of men’s health tional, cultural and civic services. 920 High- (310) 465-1600
[email protected] land Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
through events and fundraising efforts [email protected]
in “Movember.” The South Bay Mo Bros, [email protected]
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