Educator Is Honored as Humanitarian of Year

Edward Velasquez sleeps like Thomas Edison--only four hours a night. How else can he explain how he finds time to be a father of six, a Bell Gardens middle school principal and a community volunteer helping kids do the right thing?

The principal of Bell Gardens Intermediate is being honored as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Rio Hondo Boys and Girls Club for his involvement with youth.

“I feel it is my responsibility as a human being to step in and do something,” Velasquez said. “I would want someone to do the same thing for my kids if I wasn’t around.”