BOYS & GIRLS CLUB HONORS PHILANTHROPIST FLEMING.Byline: Jennifer Knight Daily News Staff Writer Valley business and civic leaders braved heavy rain Saturday night to honor attorney David Fleming
David Fleming , named philanthropist of the year by the West Valley 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. . At the organization's annual Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. Dinner Dance, Fleming was praised for his advocacy of children in the 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. . ``We look for someone who's a prominent community member and very active in promoting youth,'' said Boys & Girls Club President Dorothy Forbes. Fleming returned the praise. ``I've seen their operation and I'm very impressed,'' he said. ``What we do to children, we do to society. They are our future.'' The event, held at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, was also a fund-raiser, auctioning off sports collectibles, such as a baseball and bat autographed au·to·graph n. 1. A person's own signature or handwriting. 2. A manuscript in the author's handwriting. tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs 1. by Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle Noun 1. Mickey Mantle - United States baseball player (1931-1997) Mickey Charles Mantle, Mantle , and movie memorabilia. The money will help finance the operation of the club and its second unit that both provide summer and after-school activities in the Valley for young people ages 11 to 18. The organization is reaching out to more than 200 children each day, said Robert Gross, the club's executive director. The dinner-dance raised $80,000 in 1987, and organizers hoped to exceed that amount this year. ``The goal is to reach as many kids as we can with our program,'' said Gross, who billed the dinner-dance as the single biggest fund-raiser to help support the club. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Attorney David Fleming, center, is honored by the West Valley Boys & Girls Club. He is flanked by the club's executive director, Robert Gross, and president, Dorothy Forbes. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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