BUSINESS OWNER-VOLUNTEER WINS '97 FERNANDO AWARD.Byline: Daily News Philip A. ``Flip'' Smith was named Friday as the recipient of the Fernando Award, in recognition of his longtime interest in community service. ``It is unbelievable,'' said Smith, who was a finalist last year. ``It is the ultimate thing you can do as a volunteer in the Valley. It's so important to be a role model and I just hope the Fernando Award gets a lot of people involved in helping others.'' In addition to Smith, finalists this year were Kenneth C. Banks Jr., an insurance broker; Horace H. Heidt, president of an apartment complex agency and an entertainment consultant; Walter W. Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. Jr., founder and president of Precision Dynamics Corp.; and Terry York, owner of the Terry York Automotive Group car dealerships This article is about car dealerships. For the indie pop band, see Dealership (band). A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new cars and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or . About 500 people attended the ceremonies Friday at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel in Woodland Hills. Smith - who was given the award by Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. , chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Among Smith's many volunteer efforts is organizing a series of ``business watches,'' groups of merchants who combat graffiti and crime. His participation in community service also includes initiating programs for youths, the disadvantaged and senior citizens throughout 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. . During his term as president of the Mid-Valley Community Police Council, Smith helped raise more than $100,000 annually to help law enforcement in the area. He also worked with the Mid-Valley YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. to help raise vital contributions. Among his other volunteer activities, Smith has served on boards and committees of such organizations as the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. , the San Fernando Valley Public Safety Advisory Commission, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, the Valley Economic Development Center and the United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley. He has two children, Shawn, 30, and Kristin, 27, and one grandchild, Jason. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Fernando Award winner Philip A. ``Flip'' Smith is congratulated at a ceremony at the Warner Center Marriott. David R. Crane/Daily News |
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