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 29, 2013 Inside A Southbay Landmark This Issue Calendar...............................3 Classifieds ...........................3 Food ......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings......3 Legals ................................6,7 Pets.......................................8 Police Report......................3 As much of a Los Angeles landmark as the Hollywood sign, Randy’s Donuts, which is located in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport, has been in business for over 60 years. Politically Speaking...........4 Photo by wwww.christopherbarnesphotography.com Lawndale Resident Spreads Moments Sports...................................2 of Joy, Hope Via Drums, Music By Cristian Vasquez July and believes that it has all been possible School District has contracted Sandoval to When Sabrina Sandoval decided to dedicate because of the hard work, dedication and engage in after-school programs that allowed her life to the less fortunate through her passion that the Tribe of Angels demonstrate, her to reach more people on a daily basis. Weekend always knew it was what she needed to a spine, I can’t stand,” Sandoval said. “They goes to the nonprofit. Even her instrumentsEverything that Sandoval does is with theintent to help people and any money generatedday in and day out. “They are the spine ofthis--without those angels, just like withoutdrumming abilities, she never imaginedthe journey would last so long, but she Forecast getting out of my after-school Free To Be are the most humble people and most talented Volkswagen Bus, which she named Chelsea.“Chelsea was donated 25 years ago,”are sometimes donated, just like her 1966do. “I knew when I walked into a seniorcommunity center in Lennox, I was just Me Kool Kid Drummers program and they “This is to help others Sandoval said. “The paint job for her was were all having dinner that I had to do this,” donated to me by a man whose wife was Sandoval said. “I walked in just to use the and so that the people in the circle and had a stroke. The drums Friday bathroom and I said to myself, ‘I should go come from all over. People will donate drums AM Clouds/ rocking.’ I had my drum and me--just me, think about their pain shell to an artist to paint. I also work withto me and I will take them apart, give thethat we are helping do notget a box of percussions to get these seniors PM Sun with no volunteers. When I walked in, I an individual in Inglewood, Dan Rice, who 77˚/69˚ started getting excited and started grooving. or feel alone” sells and repairs drums.”Free To Be Me Drum Circle invitesstarted playing my drum and the people It changed the whole atmosphere and that people to be part of a group dedicated Saturday Through the Free to Be Me Drum Circle, who interact with people to help to people enhanced appreciation for life and by strivingto encouraging individuality through anpeople that I have ever met. The volunteersis when I knew that I had a way to help.” AM Clouds/ 50 volunteers (called Tribe of Angels), to celebrate and let their hair down and take get it. Sometimes I review the whole groupto attain happiness. “I see that they peopleto dance, they allow us to remind everyonea nonprofit organization made up of almost PM Sun Sandoval reaches out to the community on their shoes off for a while. We were taught and how everyone got up and danced or 75˚/67˚ developmentally disabled adults and prisons there we dance, play music and get loud. It it works,” Sandoval said. “I visualize everyvoiced on the microphone and that tells meto be quiet and sit down, but when we areweekends to visit schools, nursing homes, with one goal in her heart--to provide a new is the angels that initiate that.” moment and I know they got it. Sometimes Sunday form of happiness and joy in people’s lives. musical instrument but also a tool to be used distant or resistant, but by the time they seeI walk into groups and people are a bitFor Sandoval, the drum is not just a“This is to help others and so that the AM Clouds/ people that we are helping do not think for unity. She believes that being a part of us play and interact with the children, they about their pain or feel alone,” Sandoval said. the circle is a simple yet unique experience love it. Some people even call me back to PM Sun “That is why I go where I go--to the person that has a positive effect on people’s lives. do a party. It is successful.” 71˚/64˚ the person who is the underdog. Anywhere to participate--experienced or inexperienced- Free To Be Me Drum Circle by visitingPersons interested can learn more aboutSandoval’s drum circles are open for anyonein the worst pain which is terminally ill, or that is dark, I try to bring a light.” -and she hosts drum circles in Hermosa http://freetobemedrumcircle.com/ Sandoval, a lifelong Lawndale resident, Beach the third Sunday of every month. For “We all need each other and that is the celebrated 10 years of the Free To Be Me this the last eight years, Los Angeles Unified bottom line,” Sandoval said. •
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