TORRANCE TRIBUNE November 20, 2014 Page 3 Calendar Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com Traveling Tribune in South Africa Kathy Nelson at the Marataba Safari Lodge in the Marakele National Park, South Africa. Kathy is a volunteer at the Torrance Historical Society. Photo by Orvis Nelson. Business Briefs There is a limited word count of 20 words and fees will apply. Email to calendar@ heraldpublications.com. Deadline for submissions is prior Thursday at 9 a.m. Friday, November 21 • The Beach Cities Symphony will begin its 65th season of free classical music concerts on Friday, November 21, at 8:15 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College. Free admission to the pre-concert lecture at 7:30 and to the concert; on-campus parking is $3. Phone (310) 379-9725, (310) 539- 4649, or see BeachCitiesSymphony.org for more information. Ongoing • Barnes & Noble Del Amo is offering a Promotional Gift Card Incentive. Going through 12/1 for every $75 in Barnes & Noble Gift Cards purchased in a single transaction, customers will receive a free $10 promotional gift card. For more information call 310-370-5636. • Downtown Torrance Marketplace. Every Thursday, 3-8 p.m., on El Prado Street, from Sartori to the Buffalo Fire Department. • “Happy Hats for Kids In Hospitals” hosts workshops to decorate or sew hats for hospitalized children every Tuesday, 12:30- 2:30 p.m., 923 Van Ness Avenue. For more information call (310) 787-0970. • YMCA Holds Recognition Dinner On October 23, 2014 at the Torrance Marriott South Bay, the Torrance-South Bay YMCA honored its exemplary volunteers for advancing the Y’s cause – strengthening communities. The 68th Annual Volunteer Celebration and Recognition Dinner, hosted by Board Chair Cynthia Woodruff-Neer, featured awards for Youth Leadership, Program Service, Family of the Year, Service Above Self, Good Neighbor and Community Partnership. Recipients were nominated by staff, fellow volunteers, YMCA members, and program participants. The evening also featured entertainment by the Torrance-South Bay YMCA’s youth hula dancers, a silent auction and toy donations for deserving children. Visit www.ymcala.org/tsb to learn more. Executive Director, Bob Shafer and 2014 Family of the Year Awardee, The Jongsma Family (Mike, Erin, Mike Jr., Patrick, Madison and Luke). Mike and Erin Jongsma have volunteered as camp nurses at YMCA Camp Whittle for more than a decade. Their four children have been attending YMCA summer camps for many years, and the two older children now serve as CITs and Counselors. Photo courtesy of Torrance-South Bay YMCA. Torrance Bakery Celebrates 30th Anniversary City Council from front page Torrance Bakery, located at 1341 El Prado Ave. in Downtown Torrance, celebrated their 30th anniversary last month with delicious cake for all present, including state and city officials and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce. Torrance Bakery founder and owner Kirk Rossberg and his father and former Torrance Councilman Dick Rossberg cut the anniversary cake. • Joining the anniversary festivities were (L to R) Debbie Hays, Torrance Councilwoman Heidi Ashcraft, Torrance Mayor Patrick J. Furey, Leilani Kimmel-Dagostino, Janet Payne and Torrance Councilman Kurt Weideman. Photo provided by Torrance Bakery. California Gas Company, Southern California Edison, West Basin Municipal Water District, the City of Torrance, the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The SBCCOG has 25 active volunteers, along with volunteers that are still listed but they have fallen into inactive status. “We are always accepting new volunteers and one of the things that we do is offer different tasks,” Bacharach said. “We have someone who has been there for 1,300 hours, but we never expected her [Young], or anyone to volunteer so many hours. It is really exciting because we have had some really talented people come in: people who really care about the environment.” The SBCCOG has been able to assist various public agencies including cities, schools, and special districts, as well as businesses and South Bay residents “to best utilize the many resources available to them through a variety of statewide and local energy efficiency and water conservation programs” reported the organizations website. “We were funded to do a lot more really good energy programs and getting real projects done,” Bacharach said. “As a director I did not want to stop doing those community programs so I asked ‘how are we going to do this?’ and that is how we started the volunteer program. It has been a real asset to our agency.” Recognizing Young’s efforts, and those of other volunteers, will continue Thursday during a private ceremony organized by the SBCCOG. Persons interested in volunteering with the SBCCOG can visit www.southbaycities.org for an application. After the application is submitted there would be an interview and eventually an orientation training session. • Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L AW Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation 310-540-6000 *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization
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