AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - January 3, 2013 Inside Trees, Other Holiday ProductsResidents Encouraged to Recycle This Issue Calendar...............................2 Classifieds ...........................2 Food ......................................8 Legals ...............................5-7 People ..................................2 Police Reports....................3 The City will offer curbside collection for Christmas trees until Friday, Jan. 11. Residents are asked to remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsels, and stand from the tree. Collected Christmas trees will be recycled into compost and mulch. Photo by Noraly Hernandez. Politically Speaking...........4 Food, Toy Drive Brightens Up Christmas for Families in Need By Cristian Vasquez that includes a turkey, rolls, carrots, squash, years, we have a very good idea of what Books, toys, popcorn and music were all potatoes, yams, onions, rice, beans, bags of it is that we need to do. We have old and only just a part of the festivities out together apples and oranges, candy, a fresh apple pie new volunteers, all of which get together for families during the Holiday Food Program and canned goods. The Holiday Food Program during a meeting before the event in order hosted by One Voice and the Head Start State takes place throughout a four-day period, to identify where help is needed. Once we Weekend registered with the Head Start State Preschool out and packed into boxes and bags that are know what to do.”At the beginning, the program’s effortsknow, we then divide the volunteers so theyduring which more than 2,000 volunteersgather at Barker Hangar where food is sortedPreschool. The day’s event hosted more than300 families of Inglewood children who are Forecast family photo with Santa Claus. Preschool in Inglewood. families. Throughout the Los Angeles area,reached 175 families but have sinceexpanded to benefit more and more needythen loaded into trucks that distribute thegoods to locations such as Head Start State“It is perfect because a lot of people simplyto provide food baskets, books, toys and a needed that help,” Inglewood resident and “I have been here Head Start for 14 years approximately 2,500 families are assisted each uncle of a Head Start student Rafael Vasquez and have been part of the event from the year. In order facilitate the distribution efforts said. “I think there are enough families that beginning,” Armero said. “Since all of our and to better pinpoint where the needs of the Friday especially as bad as the economy is. For volunteers have been with us for so many See Head Start, page 3are on a low budget and that need help, Sunny 64˚/46˚ need this help.” Pet of the WeekThe Holiday Food Program is organizedme, this is great since a lot of people do by One Voice—a non-profit organization Tinkerbell dedicated to helping families that live within Pet ID 13-01273 the poverty level throughout the Greater Los DSH Saturday Angeles area. For 14 years, One Voice and 2 years Sunny together to help families in the Inglewood Femalethe Head Start Preschool have been working 66˚/49˚ area are associated with Head Start. South Bay Pet Adoption Center “We do face painting, arts and crafts 12910 Yukon Avenue throughout the event--we even have a band Hawthorne, CA 90250 inside,” Maria Armero, Family Social Worker 310-676-1149 Sunday all volunteers and everything is sponsored I am a sweet, laid-back girl lookingwith Head Start, said. “These people here are AM Clouds through our One Voice community partner. for a home to call my own. I They are a group of sponsors that come out get along great with most other PM Sun and donate to the community. All of the cats and I adore the attention of 65˚/49˚ people that you see out here today, none of people of all ages. Scratch me them are paid.” behind the ears and I will be your Each child will receive books and toys Friend for Life! given personally by Santa, while each family is able to take home a food basket
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