EL SEGUNDO HERALD January 8, 2015 Page 3 Business Briefs Grades of Green wins Youth Recognition Award Local environmental education nonprofit Grades of Green’s Youth Corps Eco Leadership Program was just awarded second place for the Keep America Beautiful Youth Recognition Award. The Youth Corps Eco Leadership Program is composed of students grades 2-12 who have a passion for caring for the environment and want to make a positive environmental difference in their school and community. Keep America Beautiful recognizes youth and schools who have exhibited an outstanding commitment to improving their community environment. The Grades of Green Youth Corps Eco Leadership Program was runner up in the Best Youth Recognition Award category in the nation! The students in the Youth Corps were awarded this honor because Police Reports The Jewelry Source 337 Main St. El Segundo. 310-322-7110 www.jewelrysourceUSA.com ©2007 Brrrr-ring in the New Year Free Monday Night Workout at Library Park Get Metro’s new app and get going! 15-1191ps_sby-ie-15-007 ©2015 lacmta All-New Metro Mobile App The newly updated Go Metro Los Angeles app makes getting to your destination more convenient than ever. Plan your trip using real-time bus and rail arrivals with a live map view of your route. Plus, get alerts related to your commute and customize your preferences based on your trips. The app is free, easy to use and available at Apple and Android stores. Visit metro.net/mobile/. Go Metro in the New Year The new year is starting and it’s a good time to consider going Metro. Regular Metro riders can save as much as ten thousand dollars a year on gas and parking. Plus, they can relax on their commute to work! Plan your trip at metro.net. Business Solution Center Opens in Crenshaw Now open is a new Business Solution Center located at 3450 Mount Vernon Drive in the Crenshaw district. For businesses a=ected by construction of the Crenshaw/LAX rail line, the center assists with marketing, planning, operations and more. Learn more about this free service at metro.net/crenshaw. Eat, Shop, Play Crenshaw…and Win Cash! Pledge your support to shop at participating businesses along the Crenshaw corridor and qualify for a chance to win great prizes – including up to $1,000 cash! Find out how to pledge and participate at metro.net/crenshaw. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro Monday, December 29, 2014 One male adult was arrested at 0303 hours from Center Street and Palm Avenue for misdemeanor DUI and misdemeanor hit and run One female adult was arrested at 0440 hours from Imperial Avenue and Virginia Street for one outstanding Pomona PD misdemeanor warrant A missing person was located at 0822 hours from the 600 block of East Imperial Avenue. Located was a female adult that was reported missing out of LAPD (Wilshire Division) on 12/26/14 A traffic accident (with injuries) occurred at 1559 hours at El Segundo Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard, vehicle versus vehicle A misdemeanor hit and run occurred at 1629 hours in the 200 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard, vehicle versus vehicle Male adult was arrested at 1748 hours from the 400 block of South Sepulveda See Police Reports, page 7 Pictured: Monday Madness Workout with El Segundo families, including the Aceveses, the Dahyabhais, the Lozanos, the Duartes and more. Photo courtesy of Meera Dahyabhai. Grades of Green Youth Corps students from across Los Angeles County meet at the Murad Building in El Segundo for their first quarterly meeting to discuss yearlong Green Projects to help the community. Photo by Neelofer Lodhy. TOPS Guest Speaker State Weight Loss Queen Kathy Kirby will visit El Segundo as a guest speaker for our local chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS). Event is free to the public and will be held Tuesday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of El Segundo, 591 East Palm Avenue. For more information call Phyllis at (310) 414-1644. • they create positive environmental change in their school or community through the implementation of their Green Projects. As a member of the Youth Corps, each student creates and implements an environmental Green Project that reflects and emphasizes their particular eco passion Grades of Green recently launched its national headquarters in El Segundo in September, where they hope to make a difference in the local community, as well as nationally. El Segundo Middle School is currently enrolled in Grades of Green’s Trash Free Lunch Challenge to divert waste and educate students about waste reducing habits. For more information on Grades of Green visit www.gradesofgreen.org or contact Emily Gee at 310-897-2561. El Segundo locals Jay Aceves (ESHS ‘08) and Meera Dahyabhai (ESHS ‘07) are on a health and wellness mission to give back to the community where they grew up. Now, El Segundo has its very own free group workout! Monday Nights at 6:30pm at Library Park, it is a Fun, challenging for all levels and motivational, the workout is a perfect way to start your week out on the right foot. When you start your week off in a positive note, you build that momentum for the rest of the week. The workout includes an amazing fun filled warm up of either Freeze Tag or games of Dodgeball, and moves into either an all levels circuit workout or a walk group. What makes the workout special and effective is the fun, amazing energy, continuous support, high fives and positive mindset. City of El Segundo’s Free Tax Preparation Assistance Program Free Tax Preparation assistance is available for low income and senior citizen taxpayers. Appointments are available Tuesdays from 11am-3pm at the Joslyn Center at 339 Sheldon Street, El Segundo from February 3 - April 14, 2015. Qualified taxpayers must bring 2014 records of all income and deductions including W-2s, 1099s, pension and social security statements, interest and dividend income, and 2013 tax return documents to appointment. Limited appointments are available: call early to reserve your space at (310) 524-2705.
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