EL SEGUNDO HERALD April 13, 2017 Page 7 Community Briefs Runners to Hit the Streets of El Segundo on April 22 The El Segundo Council of Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) announces the 26th Annual Run for Education 5K|10K and Kids’ Fun Run, which will take place, rain or shine, on Saturday, April 22 through the streets of El Segundo. The 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run begins at 8 a.m. and the 1/2K and 1K Kids’ Fun Runs start at 9:45 a.m., in front of El Segundo High School, 640 Main Street. New this year, the event will include four-person team competitions with awards to the fastest team in each category. All registered participants will receive race t-shirts and finishers medals with overall winners plus first, second and third place finishers in all men’s and women’s age groups receiving placement medals. Both 5K and 10K courses are USATF-certified featuring electronic chip timing. For a second year, Big Five Sporting Goods is the Run’s title sponsor. Participating South Bay Workforce Investment Board Receives Award of Merit Staci from page 5 By Rob McCarthy Going to the hospital makes plenty of adults nervous, so imagine how traumatic it can be for a child diagnosed with a serious illness. A stay can mean days of bedside care and clinic treatment. UCLA Children’s Hospital thinks there some should be some playtime mixed in, too. UCLA Children’s Hospital says that play and treatment for illnesses should be combined to comfort their young patients “when they need it most.” That approach fits, too, with Mattel’s mission to be a recognized leader in “play, learning and development worldwide.” Burkley Brandlin Swatik & Keesey LLP Douglass AT T O R N E Y S AT L AW Lifetime El Segundo Residents Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation 310-540-6000 *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization MORTUARY “Our Family Serving Yours Since 1954” B U R I A L - C R E M AT I O N - W O R L DW I D E T R A N S F E R P E T M E M O R I A L P RO D U C T S 500 EAST IMPERIAL AVENUE EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245 Te l e p h o n e ( 3 1 0 ) 6 4 0 - 9 3 2 5 • F a x ( 3 1 0 ) 6 4 0 - 0 7 7 8 • F D 6 5 8 back when she added bacon-wrapped maple bars as a breakfast item for a Saturday morning game. It grew from there with her imagination. The menu board now has grilled cheese, a BLT, chili dogs, sausage links with sautéed onions as well as peppers and mushrooms, a BBQ pretzel wrapped with bacon, and her signature breakfast burrito. If Staci can think of it and her friends will enjoy it, she’ll make it. One menu item she’s hoping to figure out how to make is French fries without a fryer. “Because of what’s involved and the lack of a real kitchen, we can’t make them--but I’m working on it,” she says. When there’s a rush to make a team special or more, that’s when Staci is at her best. During a recent tournament that involved a team from Germany and one from Japan, Staci was tasked to make a total of 72 (!) hamburgers for both teams and their families and it had to be done in 20 minutes. It was a daunting task and she not only completed the request in time, but did it to perfection. “When you get the Japan team remembering me and saying, ‘Thank you, Miss Staci’ and bringing me a present, that just gets to me,” she says with a gleaming smile. So what would Staci change about the snack bar if she could? She’d add another grill, especially for special occasions or tournaments. “With another grill, think of the possibilities,” she says with a twinkle and her mind working. What does the future hold for Staci and her work in the snack bar since this is her son Carter’s last year in Little League. She’s hoping to return next season if they’ll have her back, she says, and/or help out at the Babe Ruth snack bar if they need help. Wherever she ends up, she’ll bring along The South Bay Workforce Board (SBWIB) was named the recipient of the 2016 Award of Merit for Economic Development Promotion by the California Association of Local Economic Development (CALED) during its annual training conference, March 21-23, in San Diego. The SBWIB was the only workforce board to be recognized at the event. The award recognized the SBWIB for its innovative way of marketing a region by launching the first South Bay regional business portal called SouthBayBusiness.org, a website designed to aid businesses, chambers of commerce and city governments with critical data they need to make important business and economic development decisions. The website project was developed as a public/ private partnership resulting from a regional collaboration among South Bay Cities, led by the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB), to support business retention, layoff aversion and business attraction efforts. Access to current data for analysis of the marketplace was considered to be critically necessary for servicing business and remaining competitive. The website profiles each city with its own landing page and provides an array of tools that include a comprehensive commercial real estate search engine, detailed demographics, incentives available, workforce and labor information, key contacts for each city and information about the communities…everything a business needs in one place. Plus, there are no passwords or logins required for access and all of the comprehensive data is available to the general public. • UCLA Cares About Sick Kids All Around the World UCLA Children’s Hospital makes time for treatment and play. To help UCLA Health system and the kids it services. Mattel is giving $50 million to expand pediatric care and fund medical research at the local hospital. The gift will make it possible for Southland kids to receive specialized care regardless of a family’s income or ability to pay. It’s the largest charitable gift ever made by the worldwide maker of toys, and gives UCLA working capital to build a “kids-only” system of care. UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital attracts top doctors and nurses, who provide care that is consistently ranked among the best Jake Palmer hit a sizzling .722 in the Santa Ana Elks Tournament to lead the Eagles to the championship. sponsors will have expo booths in Library Park and the park gazebo will serve as the event stage. The Run for Education is PTA’s largest fundraiser of the year, and expects to draw over 2,000 participants and raise $70,000 for El Segundo public schools. As a family-friendly event, the Run continues to be community-focused inviting local youth sporting groups and local businesses to join in the race activities. The first Run for Education took place on February 23, 1992 and was made possible by PTA Volunteers, the El Segundo Fire Department, Fireman’s Association, Explorer Scouts, El Segundo Unified School District personnel, local merchants and businesses. To learn more or register for the 26th Annual Run for Education, visit http://www.esrun4education.com/or for more information, email info@esrun4education. com/. Facebook @ESRun4education. See UCLA, page 17 See Staci, page 15
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