FREE PROM GOWNS WILL HELP MAKE A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT.Byline: DIANA PEYTON Community Columnist Young women who attend Belmont High School Belmont High School may refer to:
Encino resident Mindy Lebovic has been a volunteer at the agency for three years. ``What we do is dress kids who don't have clothes to go to school,'' she said. ``The thing I love about this is that you're physically working with the kids; that is the most rewarding part of it.'' The idea to provide prom dresses came to Lebovic one day at the Hollywood location, which is open four days a week to outfit students. ``I happened to be working with the kids on a day when someone mentioned how nice it would be if we could provide prom dresses for the girls,'' Lebovic said. ``I said, I can do that.'' Art Wolf, Lebovic's father, lived in Tarzana for 46 years before moving to Palm Springs. He is employed by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. clothing manufacturer Roy Kahenassa, owner of 1001 Nights. When Wolf asked Kahenassa for help, the businessman packed up 50 gowns to send to Operation School Bell with a message that if they needed more, there were more, Lebovic said. ``He took the time to pack up age-appropriate gowns ... these girls looked like fairy princesses,'' Lebovic said. Lebovic said the Hollywood facility, which provides services to 20 students a day, looks more like a department store than a distribution center. The bounty includes two sets of tops and pants with socks and underwear. This year new jackets were also distributed. Each child is given special attention. ``We have each of these kids for about 40 minutes ... they are so grateful and so appreciative. Even the the teen-age boys, who are about 14 or so, are so grateful,'' she said. Suzanne Kahane lives in Sherman Oaks and is chairwoman of Operation School Bell. ``The icing on the cake is the work with the kids,'' she said. ``We distributed about 80,000 units of clothing this year ... they don't go home empty-handed,'' Kahane said. Children from the 750 Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. campuses benefit from the program after being referred through the school system, social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales and other agencies. ``The more volunteers we have, the more kids we can dress,'' Lebovic said. Operation School Bell is one of nine auxiliaries under the umbrella of the Anne Banning Auxiliary Assistance League of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Items for distribution come through clothing drives and donations from clothing manufacturers. To volunteer or make donations call (323) 469-6014. Get it while it's hot - that would be sauteed breast of chicken Chasseur chas·seur n. 1. Any of certain light cavalry or infantry troops trained for rapid maneuvers. 2. A hunter. 3. A uniformed footman. with fresh broccoli broccoli (brŏk`əlē) [Ital.,=sprouts], variety of cabbage grown for the edible immature flower panicles. It is the same variety (Brassica oleracea botrytis) as the cauliflower and is similarly cultivated. and rice pilaf, as prepared by Joseph Messina, a 16-year-old Sun Valley resident who is going to Atlanta, compliments of The Art Institute of Los Angeles. Messina, the 1st place winner in the Culinary Cook-Off Scholarship competition, won a $2,000 scholarship to be applied at the Institute, and an opportunity for winning the national competition in May. ``I like pleasing people ... I like to see their face when they take a bite of food,'' said the chef in training. His motivation for pursuing a culinary career is very practical: ``Everyone has to eat,'' he said. Three local students have been awarded $2,500 National Achievement Scholarships in the competition to be named Outstanding Black American High American High School may refer to the following:
Harvard-Westlake School Harvard-Westlake School is a secular, independent, coeducational college preparatory day school located in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12. students Cassandra D. Illa of Encino and Whitney E. Washington of Los Angeles won awards. The other local winner was Verdugo Hills High School Verdugo Hills High School (VHHS) is a public school located in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves students from several areas of Los Angeles, including Sunland, Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, and portions of North student Jennifer A. Ingram of Lake View Terrace. The Granada Hills Women's Club Women’s clubs first arose in the United States during the post-civil war period. As a result of increased leisure time due to modern household advances, middle class women had more time to engage in intellectual pursuits. has commemorated Women's History Month Women's History Month is an annual declared month in the United States that highlights contributions of women to events in history. March is declared Women's History Month. The annual event traces its beginnings to the first International Women's Day in 1911. by recognizing Mary Jo Koos, a Newhall resident who has been awarded the Gil Benjamin Citizen of the Year Award from the Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce. Also honored was Granada Hills resident Mary Edwards, nominated by the unit for the Woman of the Year Award. Granada Hills resident Jane Stanton, was honored for receiving the Pioneer Woman Award from City Council District 12. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: From left, students Hilda Cruz, seated, Glenda Luna, Cinzia Leon and Adriana Delgado get help with their prom gowns from Suzanne Kahane, chairwoman of Operation School Bell, and Jana Cooley of the Anne Banning Auxiliary Assistance League. |
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