COMMUNITY NEWS ENTERTAIN OUR TROOPS OVERSEAS.Lockheed Federal Credit Union is sponsoring ``Take a Soldier to the Movies,'' which delivers a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , drinks, candy and popcorn to troops overseas. Send donations of money or DVDs to Take a Soldier to the Movies, c/o Lockheed Federal Credit Union, 2340 Hollywood Way, Burbank, or drop them off at a Lockheed Credit Union branch. The deadline is April 15. Make checks payable to Take a Soldier to the Movies. For more information call (800) 328-LFCU or log onto www.lockheedfcu.org. HomeAid Los Angeles/Ventura named Casa Pacifica its Care Provider of the Year. Camarillo-based Casa Pacifica is a crisis care and residential treatment facility for abused, neglected or at-risk children in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. HomeAid is a national nonprofit organization that builds and renovates shelters for the homeless. Along with the Jewish Home for the Aging and Tender Life, Casa Pacifica was nominated for the honor because of its dedication to helping children. Actor Bernard Bragg recently announced that he plans to bequeath To dispose of Personal Property owned by a decedent at the time of death as a gift under the provisions of the decedent's will. The term bequeath applies only to personal property. a portion of his estate, now valued at roughly $200,000, to the Department of Deaf Studies at 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 . The money will be used to create the Bernard Bragg Deaf Theater, Signed Arts and Deaf Cinema Endowment. Bragg, 77, is internationally recognized as a leader in the deaf entertainment community and has co-starred in TV shows and movies including ``And Your Name is Jonah'' in 1979 with James Woods and Sally Struthers. He has also taught American Sign Language/deaf theater courses at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge and has directed numerous plays at the university. The American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. of Ventura County honored seven women at its annual Clara Barton Awards Gala at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley. The awards celebrate the achievements of women in philanthropy, community service, public safety and emergency preparedness. Author and literary advocate Dallas Nicole Woodburn, 18, was named the Young Woman of the Year. Rep. Lois Capps was named Public Servant of the Year for promoting CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac access and education and terrorism preparedness. For her efforts to ensure environmental safety for Marines and prisoners of war prisoners of war, in international law, persons captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection only to combatants. in Iraq, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Maryjane Guest was named Military Member of the Year. For her leadership in health-related organizations Maricela Morales, mayor pro tem of Port Hueneme, earned the group's Diversity Ambassador of the Year award and Ashley Baker Wilhite, the only female volunteer in the Santa Paula Fire Department, earned Emergency Responder of the Year. Mary Leavens Schwabauer, chairwoman of the Ventura County Community Foundation and founder of the Women's Legacy Fund, earned Humanitarian of the Year, and Laura Hall earned Life Saver of the Year for her leadership on two 911 emergency calls. |
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