BOYS & GIRLS CLUB HONORS BENEFACTORS AT AWARDS GALA.Byline: Daily News Auto dealer Terry York and his wife, Carole, received the Golden Hands Award from the Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. of San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on Friday for the very fundamental contribution they've made. The couple runs the annual fund-raiser that keeps open the doors of the club youth center in Pacoima. York said he hopes his ``small'' contribution has helped a cause nearest to his heart. ``The boys and the girls, that's our future. It's an investment in the future of our country,'' said York, who owns dealerships in Encino and San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. . ``It's something we all should do.'' The club has presented the award and an honorary dinner for recipients since 1980, about the same year that York, a member of its board of directors, began his involvement with the club. His fund-raising efforts helped open the youth center 12 years ago and keep it open since then. It offers counseling and recreation programs to 3,000 children and their families every year, said Leroy Chase, president and chief executive officer of the club. ``Based on his energies and his wife's, they've helped us create the largest full-service youth center in the Valley,'' said Chase. ``This area time and time again has been declared one of the neediest areas of the San Fernando Valley and through the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. York, they helped the club increase its involvement in the lives of young people.'' The award dinner took place at the Universal Sheraton Hotel. Mayoral adviser and candidate Steve Soboroff Steve Soboroff (born August 31, 1948) is a real estate developer and president of Playa Vista. Mr. Soboroff is the Chairperson of the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University. was the dinner chairman and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. was honorary dinner chairman. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Auto dealer Terry York and his wife, Carole, received the Golden Hands Award on Friday. |
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