The Weekly Newspaper of Manhattan Beach Herald Publications - El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 Vol. 6, No. 4 April 4, 2013 Inside Raises Funds for Local Charities4th Annual Networking Event This Issue Calendar...............................2 Classifieds ...........................2 Food ......................................5 Pets.......................................7 LA Networking Matters hosted its 4th annual networking for a cause event, “Network Your Heart Out…It Matters,” at the Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach, CA on Wednesday, February 20. Each year, a committee of South Bay businesses, chaired by Adia In-Home Care, produces an annual networking event that raises funds for two charities. This year the proceeds of the event will benefit the Toberman Neighborhood Center’s after school program Toberman Academy and the Peninsula Seniors’ Quality of Life Scholarship Fund. In addition, this year, LA Networking Matters will also be donating a portion of the proceeds to the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce’s High School Scholarship Fund. This year’s event raised $17,342.00 with 210 guests and over $10,000 worth of raffle Politically Speaking...........3 items. Seen here: Peninsula Seniors Board Members Accept Check from Networking Matters Committee Members who donated their time and support for this year’s event. Photo by Julane Whalen. • A Championship Ring Sports ...................................6 By TerriAnn Ferren If that weren’t enough, the Sharmans are again at the Manhattan Beach Marriott, this year’s Have you ever dreamed of winning a supporting their Sixth Gala Event benefiting Gala A Worthy Evening will honor Hall of championship? When you were young, did the Toberman Neighborhood Center. Hosted See Championship Ring, page 8 you ever imagine hitting a baseball so far out of the ballpark you thought it would touch the sky? Or how about making the winning Coordinating Council Honors Students shot at the buzzer during a basketball game as you watch the ball dip through the net? I By Lynne Gross including her teachers. have. Whether it is volleyball, golf, tennis, At its March 21 luncheon at Verandas, Margaret (Maggie) is the copy editor for swimming, track or any other sport, every the Manhattan Beach Coordinating Council the Mira Costa High School newspaper, child I have ever met dreams of participating honored three Students of the Month—Ryan La Vista. The newspaper advisor, Mike in a championship game or event. But true Parks, Elisse Friedman, and Margaret Robak. McAvin, mentioned how pleasant it has Weekend Hall of Fame player and coach Bill Sharman elders and younger children. He sets She works tirelessly in an unsung positionbeen to watch Maggie grow during thefour years she has worked on the paper.Ryan, a student at American Martyrs,is known for the respect he showschampions are far and few between. The SouthBay is home to one such champion. Two-time Forecast currently raffling off his personal 2010 Lakers through his compassion for all people. paper on track. She has also been on thebut one that is essential to keeping thea good example for other students(still working for the Lakers organization) is championship ring. Absolutely all of the funds As Student Body President, he is in charge cross country track team. raised will be donated to charity, including of leading the morning pledges, which his The speaker for the luncheon was Ken Providence Trinity Care Hospice in Torrance teacher, Jeff Lee, reported that he does Flood of the School Attendance Review Friday and Toberman Neighborhood Center, among with gusto. Board (SARB) that serves the local school Partly at www.ringofhope.net for $2 each with a teacher, Denise Haslop, enumerated Elisse’s school systems and the justice system andElisse’s Manhattan Beach Middle Schooldistricts. It is the intermediary between theothers. Raffle tickets are available online only Cloudy minimum of five tickets. Yes, you heard me activities, which include belonging to the was recently named the number one SARB right. For $10, you could own Bill Sharman’s National Charity League, playing the flute, in the state of California. 65˚/57˚ 2010 championship ring! I met with the volunteering at a library, and writing letters Students Will Campbell (American Mar- Sharmans at their home in Torrance to ask to people serving in the armed forces. She tyrs), Talia Horrow (Middle School), and them about this remarkable event and why also dances ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop. Ryan Patel (Mira Costa) gave updates of Saturday they decided to give away the ring. She goes out of her way to help others, what is happening at each of their schools. • Partly we have been blessed for so many years--not“In one month, Bill will be 87 years old and Cloudy with money, but with the best things in life that anyone could have and this is the way 66˚/57˚ we thought that we could give back that could benefit anyone. Anyone could win this ring,” said Joyce Sharman. Sunday The campaign is called Ring of Hope because Partly off press conference was Wednesday April 3it will bring hope to many people. The kick- Cloudy at The Lakers Center in El Segundo featuring 67˚/58˚ Bill Sharman to make three generations ofMetta World Peace and James Worthy joining “Lakers Royalty.” The winning ticket will be March Students of the Month – Margaret Robak, Mira Costa High School; Ryan Parks, American Martyrs School; Elisse Fried- drawn and announced the week of the 2013 man, Manhattan Beach Middle School. Photo courtesy of the Manhattan Beach Coordinating Council. NBA Finals. 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