COMMUNITY NEWS CSUN NAMES LOBBY FOR BENEFACTORS.A 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. couple who bequeathed $350,000 to CSUN's Center on Disabilities have had a lobby dedicated in their honor by California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , officials. The Witkin Lobby - named for the late Gloria and Marty Witkin - is in CSUN's Center on Disabilities on the first floor of the building. Marty, who died in 2004, ran a hardware store in San Fernando; Gloria, who died in 1987, ran Oak Tree Travel in Encino. ``We were very touched and impressed with the generosity of the Witkins,'' said Mary Ann Cummins-Prager, director of the center. ``Their bequest is a living gift that will enable us to continue our efforts to enhance the services we provide our students.'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge created an endowment with the gift and plans to use the money to support the center's efforts to encourage students with disabilities to go to college and help provide students with resources to graduate. A Halloween event organized and hosted by Marsha Broker of Thousand Oaks raised more than $3,000 for Cure Autism Now Cure Autism Now (CAN) describes itself as an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach. , an organization of parents, clinicians and scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. through raising money for research projects, education and outreach. With the holidays approaching, Westfield Fashion Square Westfield Fashion Square, formerly Sherman Oaks Fashion Square, is a shopping mall in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, California. It is owned by The Westfield Group. It's anchor stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's. in Sherman Oaks is planning a special shopping event Nov. 13 to support and raise money for 25 local schools. The daylong event - ``Westfield Works Wonders'' - offers customers discounts at more than 100 retailers, a drawing for an Australian vacation, entertainment, refreshments and free gift-wrapping. The event will help benefit Westfield's ongoing Shop for a Cause program that allows the schools to earn a share of a $7,500 cash award by promoting and attending the ``Westfield Works Wonders'' event. |
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