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 - August 1, 2013 Inside HUD Secretary to 43rd DistrictCongresswoman Waters Brings This Issue Calendar...............................3 Classifieds ...........................3 Finance.................................4 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings......3 Legals ................................4,6 Congresswoman Maxine Waters hosted a meeting on Monday, July 29 with U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and local elected officials from the cities of Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale and Torrance for a discussion about the ongoing impact of sequestration on local communities. Pictured from left to right: Hawthorne City Council Member Olivia Valentine; Hawthorne City Council Member Nilo Michelin; Hawthorne City Council Member Alex Vargas; Gardena Mayor Pro-Tem Daniel Medina; Torrance City Council Member Pat Furey; Congresswoman Maxine Politically Speaking...........4 Waters (CA-43); HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan; Lawndale Mayor Harold Hofmann; Hawthorne Mayor Daniel Juarez; Lawndale City Council Member Robert Pullen-Miles; and Inglewood City Council Member George Dotson. Photo by Valerie Goodloe. Local Business, Nonprofit Host Sports ...................................2 Pet Lover’s Event By Cristian Vasquez This outreach-based event has drawn up to in adopting them out or finding them foster Cats, dogs and pet enthusiasts will gather 500 people during past events. It has been homes until a pet is adopted. The foundation on Sunday, August 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 three years since the beginning and now the provides food and medical needs for pets Weekend adoption event takes place two times a bit of luck. by helping to walk and care for animals asstaying with foster families. In addition, thefoundation depends on the work and effortsof volunteers who assist at the adoption siteevent has developed into a well-organizedfunction. However, getting things starteddepended on a lot of hard work and a littleIn its third year, the family-friendly petp.m. for the Pet Lover’s Event at ManhattanBeach Toyota. Forecast N. Sepulveda Blvd., and has drawn large people come and go throughout the day.“It is much easier to do this because nowyear at the car dealership located at 1500 crowds of current and prospective pet owners. “If they have an animal, we know what we are doing,” Wise said. “It is a service to help dogs and cats get they are welcome to bring it. “The first year we had a great idea but we adopted and it is a drop in event for people did not know if it was working and we didn’t Friday to come and go as they please,” Director If they do not have one, then they know if anyone would show up; but that first AM Clouds/ Toyota Al Wise said. “We have a nonprofit that we have or adopt one that we event we had about 500 people show up.”New to the event this year is the presencecan come and play with the onesof Public Relations for Manhattan Beach PM Sun organization that we work with called the have to give it a good home.” will also be more than 14 vendors, includingof the Gourmet Grilled Cheese Truck. ThereLovejoy Foundation that is bringing the dogs 73˚/65˚ and cats. They are a wonderful organization the adoption agency, pet photography, pet that we support and partner with and with insurance and pet accessories which, adds them we have been able to adopt out some “We had an agency lined up for an event variety to the services and products offered Saturday dogs and a few cats.” that canceled at the last minute. So here we by the large number of vendors. Many of AM Clouds/ all day and will also provide fun activities to adopt out,” Wise said. “We went searching their product.the vendors will provide free samples ofwere about to have our Pet Event with no petsThe day’s festivities will include raffles PM Sun for attendees such as contests including; for an agency and we found one that hosted “They attendees can expect to have some 72˚/63˚ Costume. Current dog owners are encouraged Aviation. They were just starting to set up to meet some like-minded people that alsofun; they can expect to have some food andsmall events that took place at a church onBest Look-a-Like, Best Pet Trick and Best to bring their pets to the event but they must and we let them know that we were having love animals,” Wise said. “If they have an Sunday “The beach communities are dog we were hoping to have more people than do not have one, then they can come andanimal, they are welcome to bring it. If theyand event and that we needed them and thathave their pet on a leash. AM Clouds/ they certainly love to take their dogs on packed up their stuff and came over to our one that we have to give it a good home.play with the ones that we have or adoptjust the drive-by clientele. Sure enough theycommunities: people love their dogs and PM Sun The Strand so we decided to do something location and adopted out 14 dogs that day, We also have a groomer that comes out and 69˚/61˚ who do not have pets but want one, in my one day. They have been part of our event, for everybody.”does some grooming. There is somethingwhich was a record number of adoptions forfor them,” Wise said. “For those people opinion, it is always preferable to go for a twice a year, since then.” For more information on the event, persons shelter dog instead of going to a pet store The Lovejoy Foundation is a nonprofit interested can call 310-546-4848 and ask for and purchasing one.” organization that rescues animals and assists Customer Relations Manager Joy Anderson. •
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