DAILY NEWS CEO HONORED FOR AIDING AREA'S DISABLED.Byline: Barbara De Witt Staff Writer GRANADA HILLS - Ike Massey, publisher and chief executive officer of the Daily News, received the top honor for community service at the 30th anniversary gala of Tierra del Sol Foundation on Friday night. Massey received the Don Redding Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. Leadership Award, named for the president and general manager of Hamer Toyota in Mission Hills, one of the first Valley businessmen to hire people with disabilities. ``The Daily News is proud to be a partner with Tierra del Sol. It is a wonderful organization with wonderful, caring people doing wonderful things,'' Massey said. ``I'm also proud to be a recipient of the Don Redding award. Don is a man I admire, respect and very much like. ... It's quite an honor.'' During presentation ceremonies at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills, Tierra del Sol Foundation Executive Director Steve Miller credited Massey and the Daily News for being a major sponsor of the organization's Lee Hamer Golf Classic and helping raise more than $250,000 for Tierra del Sol's Burn the Mortgage campaign. ``Ike went beyond what a typical businessman would do,'' Miller said. ``He recognized that people with disabilities have capabilities. For example, in the newspaper's circulation department, he combined several simple repetitive tasks and created part-time jobs for the disabled. ``He didn't see it as a hassle or something to comply with, but an opportunity to show what the business community can do for the larger community.'' Also honored was Joni Berry, president of the Joseph K. and Inez Eichenbaum Foundation in Beverly Hills, which provides specialized health care for the elderly and social services support for family members. Berry is a longtime member of the organization Share Happily and Reap Endlessly, whose members were saluted for their longtime support of Tierra del Sol programs. In addition to the Ladies of SHARE, the Tierra del Sol Service Group was also recognized for its dedication to the organization's mission to help people learn to become self-sufficient and live as respected citizens. Each honoree received an original piece of art by artists from Tierra del Sol's training program. The awards gala was attended by 350 guests, including Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Woodland Hills; state Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks; and Northeast 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. Chamber of Commerce President Patty Friedman, as well as numerous civic leaders such as Lee Kanon Alpert, who served as master of ceremonies. Massey is a member of the board of directors of the San Fernando Valley Economic Alliance, Valley Industry and Commerce Association, Fernando Award Foundation, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Council of the Boy Scouts, Pasadena Center Operating Co. and also serves on the advisory boards of 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 , and San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center. In 2000, Massey received the Anti-Defamation League Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith organization which fights anti-Semitism. [Am. Hist.: Wigoder, 33] See : Anti-Semitism Award. In addition to being publisher and chief executive officer of the Daily News, he is president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area by MediaNews Group. The news coverage of the newspapers are mainly local stories. , which includes the Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram The Long Beach Press-Telegram is a major daily newspaper published in Long Beach, California. Tracing its history to 1897, it is currently published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. External links
He moved to California in 1996 from Texas, where he served as publisher and CEO of the Houston Post. In 1988, he was named an Outstanding Texas Leader by the John Ben Shepperd Foundation at the University of Texas LBJ school of Public Affairs. Tierra del Sol is a Sunland-based nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that was incorporated in 1971 to provide training and employment programs to more than 450 men and women with developmental disabilities developmental disabilities (DD), n.pl the pathologic conditions that have their origin in the embryology and growth and development of an individual. DDs usually appear clinically before 18 years of age. , including 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. , epilepsy, cerebral palsy and mental retardation. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: At a dinner Friday night, Daily News Chief Executive Officer Ike Massey, left, received the Tierra del Sol award named after Don Redding, right. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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