WHAT BETTER JOB THAN TO BE A MENTOR?Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
Odds and ends from around the Valley: If the Greatest Generation saved the world, what are their kids - the Baby Boom Generation - going down in history for? Busting Social Security? Not much of a legacy for a generation that was better educated and had greater opportunities than their parents. But there's still time to change things. The Greatest Generation earned its reputation young. Maybe we'll earn ours as seniors. The first wave of boomers are turning 60, and according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the actuarial ac·tu·ar·y n. pl. ac·tu·ar·ies A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums. [Latin charts we've got a pretty good shot at living to age 83. Say most boomers retire at 65 or 66, that still leaves 18 or 19 years of doing what? Playing golf and tennis? Gardening, traveling, watching TV, volunteering? Sure, why not. We earned it. But maybe we boomers should be thinking about adding one more activity to retirement that could make us known for something besides being the generation that busted bust·ed adj. 1. Slang a. Smashed or broken: busted glass; a busted rib. b. Out of order; inoperable: a busted vending machine. 2. Social Security. How about the generation that reached back to enrich young minds? In case you missed it, President George W. Bush signed a proclamation An act that formally declares to the general public that the government has acted in a particular way. A written or printed document issued by a superior government executive, such as the president or governor, which sets out such a declaration by the government. on Jan. 12 designating January as National Mentoring Month. ``One mentor can change a life forever,'' the president said. Not a bad legacy to leave our grandkids. The generation that retired and went back to work to change a life forever. Why not? We've got the experience and the smarts, according to the Harvard School of Public Health The Harvard School of Public Health is (colloquially, HSPH) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, next to Harvard Medical School and Cambridge, Massachusetts, . It recently released a report saying there was an ``unprecedented opportunity'' on the horizon to mobilize millions of baby boomers See generation X. as community volunteers and mentors as the demands of work and family they faced in mid-life recede re·cede 1 intr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes 1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede. 2. . That's millions of young lives the Baby Boom Generation can touch and change for the better. Now that's a legacy. If you're interested in getting started in mentoring, log on to www.mentoring.org for a list of mentoring programs that need volunteers. Locally, one of the best is the Fulfillment Fund. It's Web site is www.fulfillment.org. Or call Yuniya Khan at (310) 788-9700, Ext.128 for a list of the fund's upcoming mentoring training events. If you're a local history buff and have some time on your hands weekdays, stop by the Chatsworth Train Station and check out the new, life-size cowboy sculpture in the train depot transportation and cowboy museum. It took local artist Joy Ballin six months to complete, and it's well worth the trip over to the train station to see it. ``Joy did an outstanding job,'' said Andre van der Volk, co-president - with his wife Linda - of the Chatsworth Historical Society. ``The statute represents Chatsworth's rural beginnings and its link to the movie industry. Hundreds of old cowboy movies were filmed out here, and dozens of stars had ranches in Chatsworth.'' The train depot museum is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week. It's closed on weekends. The station is at 10046 Old Depot Plaza Road in Chatsworth. Nominations are being taken for the next Walk of Hearts ceremony in downtown Canoga Park to honor dedicated teachers from public and nonpublic schools 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. . Last year, 10 local teachers were honored, and Joe Andrews Joe Andrew is the former National Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Asked to serve by President Bill Clinton, he chaired the Committee from 1999 to 2001. He was one of the youngest National Chairs in the nearly 200 year history of the DNC and one of the most successful. - founder of the walk - is hoping to honor 10 more with a plaque on the walk this year. The winners will be announced May 6 - National Teachers Day. If you have a special teacher you want to nominate, log on to www.walkofhearts.com for an entry form. Or call the Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce at (818) 884-4222. ``We all had a special teacher who affected our lives, so why not recognize and honor them?'' Andrews says. And finally, the Devonshire Area Annual Town Hall meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Church, 19700 Rinaldi St., in Northridge. Topics being discussed at this meeting hosted by the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . are new division boundaries, crime statistics and
trends, community concerns, consent decree A settlement of a lawsuit or criminal case in which a person or company agrees to take specific actions without admitting fault or guilt for the situation that led to the lawsuit.A consent decree is a settlement that is contained in a court order. update, and a question-and-answer period. For more information, call reserve Officer Erica DeSmith at the Devonshire Area Senior Lead Office, (818) 363-1726. Dennis McCarthy, (818) 713-3749 dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com |
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