ADVISORY/The Gas Company, LA's BEST, L.A. City Councilmember Ed Reyes Provide Back-To-School Supplies to 1,000 Los Angeles Students.City Desks/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Sept. 18) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2002 More than 1,000 children from six elementary schools elementary school: see school. near Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or will receive school supplies donated by Southern California Gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Co. (The Gas Company), a subsidiary of Sempra Energy Sempra Energy NYSE: SRE is a San Diego, California-based energy services holding company that was founded in 1998. Sempra owns the Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Commodities, and Sempra Generation. , in support of LA's BEST -- one of the country's most successful after-school education, enrichment enrichment Food industry The addition of vitamins or minerals to a food–eg, wheat, which may have been lost during processing. See White flour; Cf Whole grains. and recreation programs. L.A. City Councilmember Ed Councilmember or councilman/councilwoman is a title for a member of a council used in the United States. The Commonwealth equivalent is "councillor". In particular, the title is used in the following cases.
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WHAT: More than 1,000 elementary school students will receive
school supplies from The Gas Co. in support of LA's BEST.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002
3 p.m.
WHERE: Gratts Elementary School
(about two blocks west of the 110 FWY; cross street is 3rd
St.)
309 Lucas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90017
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Distribution of school supplies to 150+ elementary school
children (ages 5-12)
WHO: 150+ LA's BEST children
L.A. City Councilmember Ed Reyes
Carla Sanger, president and CEO, LA's BEST
Carolyn Williams, community relations manager, The Gas
Company
WHY: The Gas Company and LA's BEST believe that an important way
to address street gangs, school dropouts and drug use is to
improve high quality education, enrichment and recreation
activities for children during the critical hours of 3-6
p.m., when many children don't have adequate adult
supervision. The Gas Company's donation of school supplies
to 1,072 LA's BEST students with the greatest needs and
fewest resources will help provide the basic tools all
children should be privileged to afford.
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