On the Town: Campbell Center strikes a perfect game at 25th bowl-a-thon
Amid cheers and some impressive strikes, community members and clients helped make the Campbell Center’s 25th anniversary bowl-a-thon a memorable event.
More than 130 people gathered at Pickwick Bowl in Burbank one afternoon earlier this month to raise funds for the center, which partners with adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and helps them to build skills to reach their full potential and gain independence.
Contributing to the event’s success were event sponsors Gibson International, Western Drug, ResMed medical supply, Todd Stokes, who is a retired Glendale police captain and foundation board president, and Jodi Deranja Real Estate.
“The TCC bowl-a-thon is such an eagerly anticipated fundraiser not only by our supporters but most especially by our clients who get to show their bowling prowess on the lanes,” said foundation board member Jodi Deranja. “I know my brother-in-law and TCC client, Peter, looks forward to the event all year long.”
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The day culminated with some special recognitions, including the Northwest Glendale Lions Club, which took the first-place team trophy, with Campbell Center clients Gregory Just and Kathy Hoeffer taking home first-place male-client and first-place female-client medals, respectively.
The Campbell Center was founded in 1954 as a nonprofit organization by Phyllis and Jerry Campbell, parents of a daughter with Down syndrome whom no school within the Glendale school system would accept because of her disability.
For more information, visit thecampbell.org.
Share holiday spirit with less fortunate
Community organizations and individuals can brighten the spirits of women and children who are spending the holidays in the YWCA Glendale’s emergency shelter through the Adopt-a-Family program.
YWCA Glendale is inviting supporters to help families in its domestic-violence program. This project relieves the stress for families who are struggling to become self-sufficient and are dealing with poverty, unemployment, violence and abuse.
Many parents in the program are unable to meet basic needs, much less buy their children holiday gifts. Through this campaign, supporters can give any gifts including toys, books, clothes or gift cards for groceries.
Recently, the Kiwanis Club of Glendale presented the YWCA Glendale with a $1,500 grant to support the Adopt-A-Family program, which will provide gifts to more than 10 families.
“For clients in our domestic-violence program, many may have left their home with just the clothes they had on and may be far from their families,” said Tara Peterson, executive director at YWCA Glendale. “It is thanks to the support of Kiwanis Club of Glendale and others that women and children in our program can experience the joy of the holidays.”
To participate, fill out a form on the YWCA Glendale website and staff will provide each sponsor a wish list from a family or individual in its program. Supporters can also make a donation, and the YWCA Glendale will purchase gifts for families in their honor. The deadline is Dec. 14.
For more information, visit glendaleywca.org.
Youth chorus performs winter concert
Local youngsters will perform with the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus during two winter concerts at 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 and 11 at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena.
Glendale residents in the chorus are Diego Ahmad, Mateo Ahmad, Sydney Brakeley, Finn Brakeley, Safya Burke, Annabelle Cheung, Lucinda Clark, Lauren DeBria, Sophie Kim, Ian Kim, Micah Luna, Julian Madilian, Sasha Madilian, Emily Manookian, Liana Morissey, Shelby Sartor, Nathan Subbiondo, Vivian Tullis, Sabine Tullis and Rory Xanders.
La Crescenta youth performing are Bayla Bash, Violet Bretz, Gwenyth Kim, Joshua Lee, Maggie MacKenzie, Catalina Ruiz and Elena Ruiz.
Works on the program are by Vivaldi, Holst, Britten and Bach, composers who expanded children’s choral repertoire and taught and conducted children themselves.
The chorus is made up of more than 400 children ages 6 to 18 from 50 communities across Los Angeles. It performs with such leading organizations as L.A. Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
For tickets, visit lachildrenschorus.org or call (626) 793-4231.
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JOYCE RUDOLPH can be reached at rudolphjoyce10@gmail.com.