By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Though most people don’t like taking a test, more than 150 people showed up to the fourth floor council rooms at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on March 7 to take the ultimate trivia test at the Smart-A-Thon. The Smart-A-Thon is one of the biggest fundraisers for the CV Chamber of Commerce/Mary Pinola […]
Members of the Don José Verdugo Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, honored local students during a luncheon meeting held recently at Oakmont Country Club. DAR presented them with the Society’s prestigious Good Citizen Award. The award, created by the National Society in 1934, is awarded to high school seniors who have been […]
Local residents recently attended the Westcoast Telco Bowling tournament in Las Vegas. Pictured are Rodney and Kathy Lilliquist, Jim Turner, Judy Kearney, Gary Edwards and Don Kearney. The group had a good time despite not winning the tournament. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. […]
Several local residents made the academic deans’ list at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2017 grade point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,988 students receiving the same honor. From Tujunga, Robert Bieti, a computer science major, Kelly Fish and Jun Kim, nursing majors, and Abigail Rickett, […]
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA), which supports local music education with one of the nation’s oldest and most successful house and garden tours, announced that Vikki Sung has been selected as the benefit chair for the 2018 Pasadena Showcase House of Design. Volunteerism has been a large part of Sung’s life for more […]
The La Cañada-Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild (LCFOG) held its March 1 meeting at the home of Elinor Bunn. The focus was on two issues: the Annual Book and Author Luncheon coming up in October and a night out for dinner at Mijares Mexican Restaurant in March. Each year, all profits from the Annual Book and Author […]
Members of the Flintridge Guild of Children’s Hospital (FGCH) remain committed to raising money for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Recently the Guild held its annual installation luncheon at Annandale where the new 2018-19 executive board was announced. The Guild also welcomed Nancy Hong as a provisional member. FGCH embraces new members. Very few endeavors are […]
Ask Phyllis! Foundation Reports Dear Phyllis, I think your question and answers are a great service for our community and appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Here’s my question: Last year our home was listed for sale, sold and we opened escrow. The buyer’s overzealous inspector came to the conclusion that our foundation was defective and […]
Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center (GMHHC) announced a transformational $2.5M gift from The S. H. Ho Foundation. In honor of The S. H. Ho Foundation’s contribution, Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Laurel Plaza, located in the center of the campus, will be renamed the S. H. Ho Plaza. “Glendale Memorial has been providing high quality, […]
The Kiwanis Club of Glendale, a well-known presence in the area for its service to the needy, took time out on Feb. 25 to recognize another group for its philanthropic work. At a Kiwanis Division luncheon held at Glenoaks Ballroom in Glendale, Kiwanis Club President Toni Beck Espinoza spoke to a group of eight Kiwanis […]