Inglewood News AND LENNOX CITIZEN The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - December 4, 2014 To Keep Forever Living the Freedom View of the Veteran’s Memorial outside of Inglewood City Hall. The memorial is dedicated to the veterans who gave their lives in the Korean War, Vietnam, and World War II. The inscription says, “To Keep Forever Living the Freedom For Which They Died.” Photo by Osvin Suazo, ozzy.suazo@gmail.com Inside This Issue Classifieds............................3 Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Finance..................................6 Food.......................................8 Legals................................ 6-7 Looking Up...........................6 Pets........................................4 Police Reports.....................3 Seniors..................................2 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Cloudy 66˚/56˚ Saturday Sunny 68˚/55˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 69˚/55˚ Councilman Dotson Organizes, Inglewood Supports Christmas Food, Toy Drive By Cristian Vasquez The councilman is made aware of the On Saturday Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to families in need within his district through Noon Inglewood’s District No. 1 Councilman the Inglewood Police Department and the George Dotson will be distributing food and Inglewood Housing Division. The families toys to selected families in need during the selected have children up to age 15 and 2014 Annual District 1 Christmas Food and the Councilman requested assistance from Toy Drive. “The reason I did it and called it a food and toy drive is because there are a lot of toy drives and toys only last a couple of months and then they’re gone,” Councilman Dotson said. “I wanted to do something that would help families so I am not only doing a doing toys but this is a chance to go out an buy clothes, food or whatever they [families] need.” With the help and support of his colleagues on the city council, Councilman Dotson has been able to organize this effort to reach out several individuals, block clubs and local to needy families within his district. Again, businesses to donate unwrapped toys, food this year many families in District No. 1 will gift cards and gift certificates. benefit from the generosity of community “The whole idea is to help each other. members donating food or toys. In past The way it was designed; it was designed years individuals and organizations have to help families and the that more we joined efforts in order to support children adhere to that the more this will be a great and families in need during the Christmas place and I just want to keep that going,” season. Councilman Dotson said. “That is my goal “Some of the people might not even have for my district and my constituents: to help a home and live in their car in some cases, those that are in need.” so we are really are trying to reach people After being elected to the city council, in need within the first district,” Councilman Councilman Dotson a resident of Inglewood Dotson said. “The first year we only did a for more than 44 years has shared with his few families but this year we are helping colleagues his passion for safer neighborhoods twenty families and we are actually going and communities. The Christmas Food and to their homes.” Toy Drive is one of his efforts in assisting the less fortunate in District No. 1. The good working relationship with council colleagues has facilitated these efforts by the councilman. “We kind of go hands-on, on anything: if there is anything that they need that I can help them with, I will,” Councilman Dotson said. “A couple of the members have been very good in helping me reach out to people and showing me how to reach out to people and get the donations we need for the drive. That has been a wonderful experience with me.” The initial donations collected will be used to help families in District No. 1; however, any leftover donation items will be donated to the Salvation Army or some other nonprofit to help in the city. “I like serving with a council that has a purpose and our purpose is to serve the public and that’s what we’ve been doing,” Councilman Dotson said. “I just feel that this is my gift to my community and my constituents; top help those that are in need.” People interested can donate food gift cards or gift certificates from local stores or any place that persons in need can obtain food for Christmas. For persons interested in donating toys, it is asked that they donate such items but that they remain unwrapped. Donations can be made at the Police Community Center on the corner of 7th Avenue and Manchester Avenue, at Darby Park located at 3400 W. Arbor Vitae as well as at Holly Knolls on Crenshaw [apartment house complex]. Each location has boxes set up for people to leave donations. • “The whole idea is to help each other. The way it was designed; it was designed to help families and the that more we adhere to that the more this will be a great place and I just want to keep that going.”
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