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Officials at Pomona Valley Hos-pital Medical Center opened thedoors to their newly remodeledlobby entrance and gift shop areathis month – closed for constructionfor approximately a year – in cere-monies that unveiled a completelyupdated and modern look to the hos-pital entrance.

Representatives of the PomonaChamber of Commerce were onhand to provide an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the project –still the same size and the same foot-print – that represented the lobby’sfirst upgrade since 1960.

Pomona City CouncilmemberDebra Martin called the hospital“one of our jewels in our city” thathas saved so many lives and, in her

“I feel that (with)the support from theCouncil, from CityManager LindaLowry, I see thateverybody has cometogether and I believethat together we trulycan make a differencein the City ofPomona,” Caprarosaid.

“There is an energyin the community andI think as a group ofemployees and resi-dents, elected offi-cials, I think we cancome together andfeed off the energythat was started at ourlast summit meeting,”he added.

“I plan to engage the communitybut I have repeatedly said it’s not

Pomona Police Chief PaulCapraro, sworn into office thismonth by Pomona Mayor ElliottRothman, told an overflowing audi-ence in the Pomona City CouncilChambers that his first order of busi-ness as chief will be to “engage thecommunity.”

Capraro, who has served in thePomona Police Department since1988, said Chief Dave Keetle, whoretired last month after serving fiveyears as chief, “did what I feel is agreat job of preparing me.”

“We ‘team chiefed,’” Caprarosaid, and “he really helped me gethere.”

Mayor Rothman said it was “avery proud moment for the City ofPomona.”

“I can’t say enough about Paul,”Rothman said. “I’ve known him fora long time and one thing I will sayis he has the confidence of the entirecommunity behind him.”

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NEW LOBBY ENTRANCE FOR HOSPITAL – Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center cuts the rib-bon this month to officially open its new lobby entrance and gift shop – the first remodeling of thelobby since 1960. Pictured, from left, are hospital volunteer Henry Nakamoto; hospital Presi-dent/CEO Rich Yochum; Pomona City Councilmember Debra Martin; hospital Board Chair JaneGoodfellow; Pomona Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Frank Garcia; Dr. Hellen Ro-driguez, a physician in the hospitalʼs perinatology department and chairman of the hospital foun-dation board; Sonja Stump, president of the hospital auxiliary; Pomona Vice Mayor Ginna Escobar;and volunteer Sheila Kryger, a member of the auxiliary board of directors.

dressing the community and ad-dressing the needs of the commu-nity, figuring out what those actuallyare.”

And, he said, his definition ofcommunity involves everybody wholives, works and plays in Pomona.

“It is not my intent to excludeanyone,” he said.

Capraro said Keetle led the de-partment through “some very toughfinancial times.”

“I’m not say-ing we’re com-pletely out of thewoods, but Ithink it’s timefor us to moveinto the commu-nity and to re-engage in thebest way wecan,” he said.

Pomona Po-lice Capt. MikeOlivieri, whoserved as masterof ceremoniesduring the

MAYOR ADMINISTERS OATH OF OFFICE – Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman, at left, ad-ministers the oath of office to Pomonaʼs new Police Chief Paul Capraro this month duringswearing in ceremonies as members of the Pomona City Council look on. Pictured, at rear,from left, are Councilmember Adriana Robledo, Vice Mayor Ginna Escobar, and Coun-cilmembers Cristina Carrizosa, John Nolte, Paula Lantz and Debra Martin.

INTRODUCING THE NEW CHIEF – Pomona Po-lice Chief Paul Capraro addresses the audiencemoments after taking the oath of office.

Pomona Valley Hospital opens doors to newly remodeled lobby entrance and gift shop

Paul Capraro, quien fue nom-brado el nuevo jefe de policías dePomona por el Alcalde de PomonaElliott Rothman, le dijo al públicoreunido en la Cámara del Conciliode Pomona que su prioridad será in-volucrar y comprometer a la comu-nidad.

Capraro, quien ha desempeñadofunciones para el Departamento dePolicías de Pomona desde el 1988,dijo que Dave Keetle, quien se jubilóel mes pasado después de cinco añoscomo jefe de policías, “hizo un buentrabajo en prepararme.”

Paul Capraro es nombrado el nuevo jefe de policías de Pomona

“Trabajamos como equipo,” dijoCapraro. “En verdad él me ayudó allegar a este punto.”

Rothman dijo que era un mo-mento de mucho orgullo para la Ciu-dad de Pomona.

“Me faltan palabras para hablarsobre Paul,” dijo Rothman. “Lo heconocido por muchísimo tiempo yuna cosa que si puedo decir es queél lleva la confianza de toda una co-munidad entera.”

“Yo siento que con el apoyo de elConcilio, de la administradora de la

swearing-in, said he has workedwith Capraro for 24 years.

“A recurring theme that makesPaul so special is his leadershipqualities,” Olivieri said, adding thatthis translates to good morale andexcellent customer care in the com-munity.

In addition to family, friends, cityemployees, all of the members of thePomona City Council and most ofthe Pomona Police Department, thepolice chiefs from La Verne, Mon-terey Park, West Covina, Glendoraand Claremont were on hand for theevent.

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AFTER PINNING ON THE CHIEFʼS BADGE –Judi Capraro, Pomona Police Chief PaulCapraroʼs wife, watches as her husband ad-dresses the audience just after she pinned onhis new badge as police chief.

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ciudad Linda Lowry, veo que todosnos hemos unido, yo creo que juntospodremos verdaderamente hacer ladiferencia en la Ciudad de Pomona,”dijo Capraro.

“Existe una energía en la comu-nidad y pienso que siendo un grangrupo de comerciantes, residentes, yoficiales elegidos, unidos podemosaprovechar de esa energía,” dijoCapraro.

“Tengo planes de comprometer ala ciudad pero siempre he dicho queno lo haré seré solo,” dijo Capraro.“Mi prioridad es sentarme con loscomandantes, los tenientes y encon-trar una manera de involucrarnoscon la comunidad y abordar lasnecesidades de la comunidad.”

Y, también dijo Capraro, la defini-ción de comunidad involucra a todosquienes viven, trabajan, y se di-vierten en Pomona.

“Mi intención es no excluir anadie,” dijo Capraro.

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“No estoy diciendo que ya seacabaron esos tiempos difíciles, peropienso que es momento de mover-nos entre la comunidad y reinte-grarnos de la mejor manera posible,”concluyó Capraro.

Mike Olivieri, capitán de policíasde Pomona, quien fungió comomaestro de ceremonias, dijo que élha trabajado junto con Capraro por24 años.

“Un tema recurrente que hace de

Paul una persona especial son suscualidades como líder,” dijoOlivieri, agregando que esto sig-nifica un buen moral y cuidado ex-celente en la comunidad.

En el evento estuvieron presentesfamiliares, empleados de la ciudad,todos los miembros del Concilio dePomona y del Departamento dePolicías de Pomona y también jefesde policías de las ciudades de LaVerne, Monterrey Park, West Cov-ina, Glendora y Claremont.

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case, delivered four of her children. AndPomona’s Vice Mayor Ginna Escobar saidthe project is another example of how thehospital “gives back to the community.”

“Many of us have grown up aroundhere,” said hospital President and ChiefExecutive Officer Richard Yochum. “I amamazed how much larger this appears.”

“Our major theme is building for ourfuture but remembering our past,”Yochum added, explaining that the re-modeling project involved opening up asection of the hospital that was connectedto the original 1913 structure – a buildingthat initially represented about a third ofthe size of today’s medical facility.

He also pointed out that the history ofthe hospital was preserved on a “historywall” inside the new lobby area.

And he said the upgraded gift shop in the lobbyis a major fundraiser for the hospital auxiliary,adding that the hospital gift shop first opened some65 years ago (although the auxiliary was formed in1937).

Richard Kuyper, the hospital’s project manager,told La Nueva Voz after the ceremony that thelobby upgrade project – involving an area of justunder 4,000 square feet – was designed to “bring usup to today’s standards... (incorporating) conceptsand designs of today.”

He said the project included installation of en-ergy efficient lighting and “opened up” the lobbywith full glass walls making the area brighter andmore efficient.

Yochum pointed out that the lobby remodelingwas part of a $70 million construction project at thehospital which began with a new parkinglot and is continuing with the constructionof a new Robert and Beverly Lewis Out-patient Pavilion, a 55,000 square foot fa-cility which is expected to be completedin January.

And a planned expansion of the hospi-tal emergency room is expected to in-crease capacity by 50 percent, he said.

A “topping out” ceremony was held atthe outpatient pavilion construction siteearlier this month as the final steel beamwas installed.

That facility will include five outpatientsurgery suites, 20 prep and recovery beds,physical therapy and rehabilitation serv-ices, and pre-admission testing.

“The outpatient pavilion will afford awhole new patient experience – one wherethe tenets of patient and family centeredcare can be realized,”Yochum said in an earliernews release.

Some 660 constructionand contracting jobs will becreated during the con-struction phase.

Hospital officials an-nounced late last year thatMrs. Beverly Lewis hadmade a “naming” gift forthe new outpatient pavilion.She and her late husband,Robert, have been long-time supporters of the hospital.

Other major donors to the project include Mrs. Jo Fulton and her late husband, Jack, and thePomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Auxiliary.

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PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY – Pomona city councilmem-bers present a certificate of recognition to the hospital during open-ing ceremonies for the hospitalʼs new lobby entrance and gift shopthis month. The hospital entrance – closed for the past year dueto the construction – was remodeled for the first time since 1960.Pictured, from left, are hospital President/CEO Rich Yochum,Pomona City Councilmember Debra Martin, Pomona Vice MayorGinna Escobar and Sonja Stump, president of the hospital auxiliary.

HISTORY OF HOSPITAL – A hospital “history wall” is now a part of the newly re-modeled lobby at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.

NEW BABY GRAND PIANO – A new piano is now a permanentaddition to the newly remodeled lobby at Pomona Valley HospitalMedical Center. Playing for guests at this monthʼs re-opening isLou Styles, owner of Pomonaʼs Styles Music. The piano also hasthe ability to play programmed music.

A NEW GIFT SHOP – Hospital visitors take a tour ofthe newly remodeled gift shop following this monthʼsre-opening of a newly remodeled hospital entrance,lobby and gift shop at Pomona Valley Hospital MedicalCenter.

STUDENTS OF THEMONTH – Two San AntonioElementary School studentswere recognized this monthas Students of the Month at aYouth Appreciation Meetingof the Pomona Breakfast Op-timist Club. The students,pictured front row, from left,are Gisselle Garcia andMcKenzie McMillan. Backrow, from left, are BreakfastOptimist Club President M.Joyce Bakersmith, San Anto-nio Elementary Principal Se-lene Amencio, and FernandoMeza of the Pomona UnifiedSchool District.


Nineteen honorees were recog-nized for their service to the com-munity last month at the inauguralcommunity service awards cere-mony of the Pomona Valley BlackChamber of Commerce.

The event, held during AfricanAmerican History Month atPomona’s Village at Indian Hill, wasdesigned to show the importance ofgiving back and re-investing in thecommunity “so others can comeback and do that,” according toBlack Chamber President BenitaSager Tillman.

“We want to re-invest back intothe community... (to) make surePomona is revitalizing,” she added.

Honorees included Apostle HenryB. Alexander of Shield of FaithChristian Center; Dr. Lorenzo Al-mada of Community Builders; Pas-tor Rick DeBruyne of LincolnAvenue Community Church; JoeDraper of J & J Barbecue; CassieEdwards of Cassie’s Soul Food;Tayari Edwards of Groom City Bar-bershop; Frank Garcia of thePomona Chamber of Commerce;Pastor Peter Garcia of LighthouseChurch of God in Christ; EthelGardner of Pomona’s KennedyAustin Foundation; KimberlyHowse of the Lupus Foundation;Linda Jeffries of Choices Pregnancy

Honorees recognized by Pomona Valley Black Chamber for community service

Center; Pamela Lynn of Angels thatCare; Mary Madkin of New Cre-ation Women’s Center; SharonShuff of the Ritz Hair Salon; Jeffand Ulondra McCarty of CaliforniaJewelry and African Imports; Khalifand Vicky Rasshan of the AfricanAmerican Museum; Helen Smith ofAccessories and Things; Glenn Toddof Glenn Todd Construction; andReggie Webb of Webb Family En-terprises.

Actor Bill Cobbs, who starred in“Night at the Museum” and “NewJack City,” made a special appear-

ance at the event which was attendedby about 100 people.

Pomona’s Black Chamber wasformed 10 years ago but was reacti-vated in December after a period ofinactivity.

It focuses on small business and fi-nancial education workshops,fundraising for scholarships andother activities.

For more information, contact thePomona Valley Black Chamber ofCommerce at (888) 466-7408, ext.104, or visit the web site atwww.blackchamberofcommerce.org.

Kyle Webb, Chief Financial Offi-cer of Webb Family Enterprises,which operates McDonald’s fran-chises and Webb Family Invest-ments, has been elected to the Boardof Bright Prospect in Pomona, a non-profit organization that empowerslow-income students from Pomona,Montclair and Ontario to succeed incollege.

Kyle Webb, Chief Financial Officer of Webb Family Enterprises, elected to Board of Bright Prospect in Pomona“Kyle brings a tremendous

amount of business expertise and un-derstanding of the community to thetable and we are very pleased to havehim join our Board,” said BrightProspect Executive DirectorStephanie Campbell.

Webb’s company operates Mc-Donald’s franchises in 16 Inland Em-pire communities.

“I am delighted to serve on theBoard of Bright Prospect and I lookforward to applying both my busi-ness skills and my awareness of thetremendous need in this area in mywork with the other Board mem-bers,” Webb said. “Bright Prospecthas been doing a tremendous jobover the past 12 years and their workhelps us all showcase the many

young ‘shining stars’ coming out ofour schools and heading on to col-lege.”

“In addition, at Webb Family En-terprises, one of our key interests isin helping young people build a pos-itive future in the various communi-ties we serve,” headded. “The goodwork BrightProspect is doinggoes a long way to-ward enabling us tomove closer to thatgoal.”

Webb said hiscompany’s missionis to ensure that“each communitybenefits from ouroperation just asthe company benefits from our cus-tomers’ patronage.”

A graduate of Morehouse Collegein Atlanta where he received a de-gree in business administration-fi-nance, Webb began his careerworking in finance for the Disney-ABC TV Group before joining thefamily business.

The Claremont resident is theyoungest of the three children ofWebb Family Enterprises foundersReggie and Rene´ Webb.

He serves on the University of LaVerne College of Business and Pub-lic Management Advisory Board, theLoma Linda Ronald McDonaldHouse Advisory Council, and is amember of the National Black Mc-Donald’s Owner Association.

In addition, he serves on the Mc-Donald’s of Southern California Peo-

ple Team and Health Care ReformTask Force.

He will serve a three-year term.The 10-member Board meets quar-terly.

Bright Prospect is a non-profit or-ganization that empowers low-in-

come students fromPomona, Montclairand Ontario to gainadmission, succeedand graduate fromcolleges and uni-versities.

The organizationworks with studentsthroughout highschool and contin-ues to offer supportthrough college,basing its work on

five “guiding principles of success” –gaining commitment to college grad-uation, developing life skills andpositive attitudes, creating a stableand supportive environment, foster-ing student leadership and peer sup-port, and educating students’parents.

One hundred percent of studentsparticipating in the Bright Prospectprogram go on to college and 91 per-cent graduate with a bachelor’s de-gree, including students who havegraduated from 13 of the 15 highest-ranked universities in the nation.

The 12-year-old Bright Prospecthas grown from 12 students at its in-ception to 1,500 students today.

For more information, contactBright Prospect, 281 S. Thomas St.,Suite 302, Pomona 91766 at (909)623-9007 or visit the web site atwww.brightprospect.org.

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POMONA VALLEY BLACK CHAMBER COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS – Participants in lastmonthʼs inaugural Pomona Valley Black Chamber of Commerce Community Service Awards arrivefor the eveningʼs festivities which included a performance by singer JaʼSonique Scott, a student atPomona Unified School Districtʼs Lorbeer Middle School in Diamond Bar. Scott, a soloist in thechoir at Pomonaʼs Shield of Faith Christian Center, recently produced her first album of gospelmusic. She is 14 years old. Pictured, from left, are honoree Glenn Todd, JaʼSonique Scott, BlackChamber President Benita Sager Tillman, and honorees Cassie Edwards, Ethel Gardner, PastorRick DeBruyne, and Dr. Lorenzo Almada.

The Sandi Spetnagel Annual FunRun/Walk for the non-profit PVWwill be held next month at Fairplex toraise funds to help power up pro-grams at PVW to assist adults withdisabilities in reaching their potentialin vocational and socialization skills.

The event is scheduled for Satur-day, April 19, at Fairplex (enter atGate 17 – parking is free). Registra-tion is scheduled for 7 a.m., the 1Krun/walk is set for 8 a.m. and the 5Kfor all participants kicks off at 8:45a.m.

A pancake breakfast will be heldfrom 7 to 11 a.m. Cost is $5.

Registration fees (register on lineat www.pvwonline.org) are $15 forkids 12 and under, $25 for age 13 andover, and $20 per team participant onteams with eight members or more.

All participants will receive acommemorative T-shirt, a goodie bagand a participation medal.

For more information, contactSharon Armagost, director of mar-keting, at (909) 624-3555, ext. 239 orby e-mail at [email protected].

Annual PVW Fun Run/Walk set for April at Fairplex


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There’s a new educational foun-dation in town – and it has been herefor the last 10 months – that is start-ing to bang the pans together to drawa little attention to itself so it cancontinue its fundraising to add pro-grams to the curriculum in thePomona Unified School District.

Volunteer CEO Sam Tharpe, a re-tired principal who served for 30years in the school district, is head-ing up the new organization –Pomona Unified Partners in Learn-ing, Inc., or PUPIL.

He told La Nueva Voz during afundraising kick-off reception thismonth at Pomona’s Sheraton Fair-plex Hotel that PUSD is still at-tempting to recover from 18 percentacross-the-board budget cuts due toreduced state revenue.

Tharpe, who spent the last 16years of his career as principal atYorba Elementary School, said thatdue to these cuts the district “justcan’t afford all the programs.”

“We want these programs so wecan compete with our neighboringschool districts” and with the rest ofCalifornia, said Tharpe, who hasbeen with the foundation for the pastthree months.

He said PUPIL hopes to help re-store programs in areas of comput-

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ers, art, gardening and nutrition andeven in the basic STEAM classes(Science, Technology, Engineering,Arts/Agriculture and Math).

How will PUPIL accomplish allof this? Through fundraisers andgrants, Tharpe said, adding that thefoundation will be reaching out tobusiness and the community.

But the concept is simple – theschool district lost money in these

areas.“Those areas we want to bring

back,” Tharpe said, adding that thefoundation hopes to bring auto shopback to the high schools “to grabsome of that ADA (average daily at-tendance funding from the state) thatwe’re losing.”

PUPIL’s “vision” statement is thatthe organization “seeks to forge part-nerships that support student successas well as college and career readi-ness so that every Pomona UnifiedSchool District student is prepared,and can acquire the skills they need,to be successful in their educationaland career aspirations.”

For more information, contact thefoundation at P.O. Box 602,Pomona, CA 91769, by calling(909) 397-4800, ext. 23067, by e-mail at [email protected] orby visiting the web site atwww.pupilfoundation.org.

POMONA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KICKS OFF FUNDRAISING DRIVE – Members of thePomona Unified Partners in Learning (PUPIL) foundation, who organized only 10 months ago tohelp restore programs to the curriculum that were eliminated due to budget cuts, have launcheda major fundraising campaign to enlist the support of the community. The organization also hopesto receive grants to help with the task. Pictured at a kick-off reception at McKinleyʼs Grille at theSheraton Fairplex Hotel this month are, from left, foundation Board member Chuck Bader; AlexParslow of HMC Architects, an advisor to the foundation and a former student of PUPIL CEO SamTharpe; Pomona Unified School District Board members Frank Guzman and Dr. Roberta Perl-man; Pomona Unified Supt. Richard Martinez; PUPIL CEO Sam Tharpe; foundation Board mem-ber Carole Pelton, a Pomona resident and member of the Board of Library Trustees; and Jim Dale,Vice President of Development at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and treasurer of thefoundation Board.

Photo by Jim PopovichPOMONA REPUBLICAN CAUCUS MEETS AT OʼDONOVANʼS – Members of the Pomona Re-publican Caucus meet last month at Pomonaʼs OʼDonovanʼs Restaurant and Pub in DowntownPomona for a candidates forum. Pictured are participating candidates with Caucus ChairmanCesar Hurtado. From left are Paul Hannosh, Congressional District 8; Dorothy Pineda, AssemblyDistrict 52; Lydia Gutierrez, State Supt. of Schools; Cesar Hurtado, Caucus Chairman; DeborahBehounek, Assembly District 41; Arturo Alas, Congressional District 32; and El Monte Mayor ProTem Juventino “Jay” Gomez, a candidate for Los Angeles County Supervisor. Not pictured wereparticipants Pomona Vice Mayor Ginna Escobar and John Morris, candidate for Los AngelesCounty Tax Assessor.

Numerous volunteer opportuni-ties are available at Fairplex throughthe Ambassador Program – both atFair time and throughout the year.

During the Los Angeles CountyFair, volunteers are needed for do-nation drives, community day pa-rades, FairKids field trips for localschool children, Heritage Farm, theflower garden and pavilion, commu-nity days assistants, Millard SheetsCenter for the Arts and the tapestry

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for the ArtReach exhibition for highschool students, the Upland LemonFestival, spring and fall college fairs,neighborhood parties and guest serv-ices to greet guests, provide direc-tions and assist with guestcomments.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: "Hope & Hurdles," an on-going feature appearing in La Nueva Voz,was created by artist Evy Schuman as an attempt to "poke fun" at the little things thattrouble us all from time to time. Evy, who is also a published writer on the subject, cre-ated the cartoon series to show her work at a creative writing class she co-facilitatesat Pomona's Tri-City Wellness Center.

Operating since 1898, St. Joseph Elementary today is a 14-room school whichincludes nine classrooms, a library, a new computer lab, a music room, aconference room and an after school care room.

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LETʼS HEAR IT FOR THE COOKS! – Some of Pomonaʼs finest volunteer cooks and Kiwanis Clubmembers turned out to make the pancake breakfast happen on opening day at Ted Greene LittleLeague in Pomona. Pictured at the grill, from left, are Maribel Alvarez, Carolyn Hemming, CedricElias, Richelle Baptista and Steve Shirley.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON OPENING DAY– It was opening day for Ted Greene LittleLeague at Ted Greene Park in Pomona thismonth and the Kiwanis Club of Pomona pro-vided everything needed for a pancake break-fast. Pictured at the front of the line is DamianLopez, a little league board member, grabbinga couple of plates from Kiwanis President MarkWarren and his son and volunteer, Alex War-ren.

WORKING THE RAFFLE – Brenda Quintana, board president of Pomonaʼs Ted Greene LittleLeague, at left, and Jacqui Perez, special events coordinator for the league, show off some of theraffle prizes as they call the winning numbers on opening day at Ted Greene Park this month. Theleague is still signing up players which include both boys and girls ages 4 to 18. Home games areplayed at Ted Greene Park, 2105 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pomona. For information on Little Leaguesign-ups, visit the web site at www.tedgreenell.com, the Facebook site at Ted Greene Little Leagueor call (909) 865-0884.

Two events – a “Unity Breakfast”and “White Ribbon Day” areplanned next month at Pomona’sKennedy Austin Foundation.

The Unity Breakfast will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday,April 12, featuring guest speakersPomona Mayor Elliott Rothman andPomona Unified School DistrictBoard member Dr. Roberta Perlman.

Admission is $10.White Ribbon Day will be held

Two April events planned at Pomona’s Kennedy Austin Foundation

from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April19, “in tribute to the loved ones wehave lost” and “in honor of thosewho serve our communities, ourcountry and in building and cele-brating our community.”

Both events will be held at theKennedy Austin Foundation, 2501N. Garey Ave., Pomona.

For more information, call (909)480-3357 or visit the web site atwww.kennedyaustinfoundation.org.

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Verne-based food pantry program,and Pomona Valley Habitat for Hu-manity will hold a joint “Wine Ex-travaganza” fundraiser next monthin Claremont.

The event, scheduled for 4 to 7p.m. Sunday, April 13, at Doubletreeby Hilton Hotel, 555 W. FoothillBlvd., Claremont, will benefit bothorganizations and feature samplesfrom great local restaurants andcaterers and some of the best vine-yards pouring an assortment ofwines.

Tickets are $65 in advance or $75at the door.

For tickets or more information,contact Fran Robertson, (909) 392-5777, ext. 232, or by e-mail [email protected].

Re-Registration and registration for new students now through June 30th. “New Student Testing:” 1:30 p.m. April 10th.


Project Sister Family Serviceswill host its third annual “DenimDay and Anti-Violence CommunityFair” next month in the PomonaCivic Center Plaza.

The Denim Day campaign worksto raise awareness and educate thepublic about rape and sexual as-sault.

The event will be held from 3 to6 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in thePomona Civic Center.

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overturn a rape conviction becausethe victim wore tight jeans.

Included will be food, raffles, in-formation tables, vendors, gamesand music provided by DJ Oreo.

Project Sister Family Services isa community-based organizationfounded in 1972 as a response to aseries of violent assaults againstwomen in the Claremont andPomona areas. Today, it servesmore than 45,000 women, childrenand men survivors each year.

For more information, visit theweb site at www.projectsister.org.

POMONA OPTIMIST ʻSTUDENTS OF THE MONTHʼ – Three students from Pomonaʼs San Anto-nio Elementary School were recognized last month as “students of the month” at the PomonaBreakfast Optimist Clubʼs youth appreciation meeting. Students selected each month are selectedby teachers as “outstanding examples for other students to emulate.” Last monthʼs students are,front row, from left, Jasmine Hernandez, Gabrillo Perreya and Jacquelynn Nguyen. Not picturedwas William Baez. At rear, from left, are Pomona Unified School District Supt. Richard Martinez,Breakfast Optimist Club President M. Joyce Bakersmith and Angie Castro, representing Los An-geles County Supervisor Gloria Molinaʼs office. Also attending but not pictured was Pomona CityCouncilmember Adriana Robledo.

Representatives of the organization“Clean Air Pomona” (CAP) werescheduled to appear before the PomonaParks and Recreation Commission thismonth to encourage commissioners tojoin 42 cities in Los Angeles Countythat have already adopted smoke-freeparks ordinances.

The organization, a coalition of con-cerned community members, launchedits initiative in Pomona nearly a yearago and has been growing ever since,according to spokesperson AdrianaPinedo.

Pinedo is a prevention policy coor-dinator for Day One, a Pasadena-basednon-profit that is facilitating Clean Air

‘Clean Air Pomona’ working toward smoke-free parks in PomonaPomona in conjunction with the LosAngeles County Department of PublicHealth.

She said the goal is to improve qual-ity of life for Pomona residents bymaintaining a healthy environment, par-ticularly in public spaces.

“In November of 2012, our PomonaCity Council proclaimed Pomona aHEAL (Healthy Eating, Active Living)city,” Pinedo said. “As we move for-ward with this initiative, many commu-nity partners and residents are lookingfor ways to accomplish this goal.”

She added that Clean Air Pomonawas born out of a community assess-ment conducted in late 2012, in part-

nership with the County Department ofPublic Health, to see what issuesPomona residents felt were most press-ing in their community.

“After analyzing the data, Pomonarespondents showed high concern fordrug and tobacco use in our city andwhen asked what places they would liketo see made smoke-free, public parkswere at the top of the list,” Pinedoadded.

According to a new brochure devel-oped by Clean Air Pomona, 135 citiesstatewide have already implementedsmoke-free policies and 42 cities havesmoke-free parks, 16 of which are lo-cated in the San Gabriel Valley includ-ing Claremont, San Dimas, La Verneand Chino Hills.

For more information on Clean AirPomona or to request a copy of thebrochure, contact Pinedo at (626) 229-9750 or visit the web site atwww.cleanairpomona.com.

Day One is a community-based non-profit organization with a 25-year his-tory of providing effective, high qualityand culturally-sensitive public healtheducation, intervention, and policy de-velopment. The organization builds vi-brant, healthy cities by advancing publichealth, empowering youth and ignitingchange.

For more information on Day One,visit the web site at www.godayone.org.

“Pomona Pastors in Prayer”will present a gathering of repre-sentatives from throughoutPomona this month to “bless ourcommunity” and “pray for the re-vival that will turn things aroundin Pomona.”

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Shield of Faith in Pomona, will of-ficiate at the event, scheduled for6 p.m. Sunday, March 30, in themain sanctuary at First BaptistChurch, 586 N. Main St., Pomona.

For more information, contactPomona Pastors in Prayer, at (909)629-6294.

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IRISH FOLK DANCE – Children and theirmothers visiting IrishFest at Fairplex learn anIrish folk dance as taught by a vendor at thethree-day Irish celebration this month bringinga wee bit oʼ the Emerald Isle to Pomonaʼs Fair-plex.

AUTHENTIC IRISH KILT – Mason Curl of LongBeach, wearing an authentic Irish kilt similar tothe Irish plaid design worn by his ancestors forcenturies, samples another pint of Guiness withthe help of bartender Dorothy Daross of WestCovina. Daross also included Irish coffee, Bai-leyʼs coffee, Irish car bomb and shots ofwhiskey among her offerings.

KISS ME IʼM IRISH – Raymond Cota ofPomona models the Irish green hats and t-shirts he has for sale at IrishFest at Fairplex.

A LITTLE MUSIC FROM THE OLD SOD – Members of the Irish band “Staggering Jack” performon the Dublin Stage at Fairplex during this yearʼs “IrishFest at Fairplex.” Billed as the regionʼsbiggest pre-St. Patrickʼs Day celebration, the event included everything from an Irish village andpubs to Irish bands, traditional Celtic music and even classic rock nʼ roll, along with games, ven-dors, food, a medieval kidʼs castle and more.

The Costanoan Rumsen CarmelTribe of Native Americans, based inPomona, will hold its 22nd annualOhlone “Big Time” Gathering andPow Wow next month at Tony CerdaPark in Pomona.

The annual event, the tribe’s largestfundraiser, will include booths, ex-hibits, food, NativeAmerican wear andNative American drummers, theCostanoan Rumsen Humaya Singersand Dancers as well as traditional cer-emonies and presentations.

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It will be held in Tony Cerda Park,400 W. Grand Ave., Pomona, at Grandand Park Avenues.

For exhibitors information, contactPete Whitehorse, (760) 953-7010. ForPow Wow information, contact thetribal office at (909) 623-7889, by e-mail at [email protected] or visit theweb site at www.costanoanrumsen.org.

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Assemblymember Rodriguez namesCarolyn Hemming ‘Woman of the Year’Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez has named

Downtown Pomona Owners Association PresidentCarolyn Hemming as Woman of the Year from the52nd Assembly District.

Hemming, a business owner and life-long resi-dent of Pomona, has operated Antique Gallery inDowntown Pomona for the past 27 years.

“I am proudto recognizeCarolyn Hem-ming as Womanof the Year,”Rodriguez said.“The impactshe has had inour communityhas beent r e m e n d o u s .She has devotedher time tomaking Pomonaa better place to live and she cares deeply about thequality of life for all who reside in Pomona."

Hemming is a founding member of the CentralBusiness District of Pomona and the Business Im-provement District, which is managed by theDowntown Pomona Owners Association, and even-tually became president of both organizations.

Along with serving on numerous boards and ad-visory committees, Hemming has been a drivingforce behind organizing community events andbringing the Pomona Christmas Parade back toDowntown Pomona.

Her lifetime of dedicated service has earned herthe affectionate nickname the “Pomona Queen,”Rodriguez said in a news release.

“Today, cities have limited financial resourcesso it is more important than ever that groups, resi-dents, and business people step up to assist at thelocal level to improve their communities,” Hem-ming said. “As a (Pomona) Councilman, FreddieRodriguez always took note of those in his com-munity striving to do so and assisted them.”

“It is an honor to be recognized by Assembly-man Freddie Rodriguez for my time spent workingon behalf of Downtown Pomona and the other non-profits I am associated with, and I look forward tocontinuing to work with him on the local level.”

Since 1987, the California Legislative Women’sCaucus has set aside a day in March duringWomen’s History Month to honor exemplarywomen throughout the state. Honorees travel toSacramento and are recognized during a ceremonyon the floor of the Assembly.

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MAMMA MIA! THATʼS GOOD PIZZA! – Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman, representatives of thePomona Chamber of Commerce and others turned out to cut the ribbon to welcome PomonaʼsMamma Mia Pizza into the chamber. New owner Pedro Landa, who took over the business lastyear, celebrated his grand re-opening as the newest member of the Pomona Chamber last month.Pictured, from left, are Chamber Past President Victor Caceres of the Boys and Girls Clubs ofPomona Valley, Chamber President Jill Reiff of Valley Vista Services, Mayor Rothman, PomonaState Farm agent Jason Cortez, Mamma Mia owner Pedro Landa, Pomona City CouncilmemberDebra Martin, Pomona Chamber Executive Director Frank Garcia, Robert Torres representing As-semblymember Freddie Rodriguez, and Chamber President-Elect Jill Dolan of Mt. San AntonioCollege. Not pictured was David McElwain of GAIN. Mamma Mia Pizza is located at 1637 N.Garey Ave., Pomona, north of the San Bernardino Freeway and across from Pomona Valley Hos-pital Medical Center. Mamma Mia provides catering, delivery and take out service. For informa-tion or orders, call (909) 623-4149.


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SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY OPENS IN POMONA – Lawson Social Media, a new company inPomona providing social media for business and non-profits, and the newest member of thePomona Chamber of Commerce, officially opened its doors for business last week following aPomona Chamber ribbon cutting in its offices. Owner Gary Lawson, an adjunct business, mar-keting and entrepreneurship professor at Cal State University San Bernardino, Cal State Univer-sity Long Beach and the University of Redlands, said the offices were remodeled from the groundup over the past seven months to incorporate the newest technology, the newest equipment andstudios that were built up from scratch. Pictured, from left, are Kathy Froton, Candace Ostler andChristina Lawson, all of Lawson Social Media; Jeff Keating of Western University, past presidentof the Pomona Chamber; Chamber Executive Director Frank Garcia; Boys and Girls Clubs ofPomona Valley Executive Director Victor Caceres, also a past president of the Pomona Chamber;and Gary Lawson. The offices are located at 748 E. Bonita Ave., Suite 204, in Pomona. For moreinformation, call (800) 771-3325.

POMONA HIGH SCHOOL GETS IN ON THE ACT FOR ʻREAD ACROSS AMERICAʼ WEEK –Students at Pomona High School got involved in “Read Across America” this month with the helpof Bobby Wagner, a linebacker with the Seattle Seahawks, who stopped by to read a little Dr.Seuss to kids from San Jose, Barfield and Harrison Elementary Schools and La Verne Charter El-ementary School. The program is designed to help promote literacy among the Districtʼs students.Wagner, 23, whose hometown is nearby Ontario and who formerly played for Utah State Univer-sity, is six feet tall and weighs 241 pounds. He logged 120 tackles, five sacks and two intercep-tions in the 2013 season. Pictured, from left, are Pomona High Principal Roger Fasting, PomonaUnified Board Member Dr. Roberta Perlman, Bobby Wagner, Pomona High senior Tai-Jah Wash-ington, and Pomona High Assistant Principal Daniele Moatakef.

GANESHA PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS – Pomonaʼs Ganesha High School pulled out all thestops this month for “Read Across America” week as the cheerleaders and members of the Gane-sha High School Marching Band welcomed 900 kids from area elementary schools. The pro-lit-eracy program involved the entire community in reading to elementary school kids. Sponsored bythe National Education Association (NEA), the celebration takes place each year around March 2,the birthday of childrenʼs book author Dr. Seuss.

KIDS FROM KELLOGG ARRIVE AT GANESHA – Busloads of kids from Pomonaʼs Kellogg Poly-technic Elementary School are greeted upon their arrival at Pomonaʼs Ganesha High School for alittle reading from Dr. Seuss as part of “Read Across America.” Principal Jennifer Francev saidGanesha hosted kids from Arroyo, Roosevelt and Kellogg Elementary Schools. “Itʼs a way for ourstudents to give back,” she said.

CAT IN THE HAT? – Ruby Ponce, a senior atPomonaʼs Ganesha High School and captainof the cheerleaders squad, led the cheers asvisiting elementary school students arrived atGaneshsa during “Read Across America” activ-ities this month. Ruby even added cat whiskersfor the event to get the full effect.

WELCOMING COMMITTEE – Members of the welcoming committee pose for La Nueva Voz asstudents from Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary School arrive for a “Read Across America” obser-vance.


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CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF DR. SEUSS – La Nueva Voz Publisher Jeff Schenkel and Director of Ad-vertising and Public Relations Renee Barbee, front row center, pose for a yearbook committee photographer atPomonaʼs School of Arts and Enterprise with students in the eighth grade filmmaking class at the School of Artsand Enterprise Middle School after speaking to the class this month. Schenkel spoke on the history of La NuevaVoz and its role in the Pomona community today. Barbee read to the students from “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr.Seuss to celebrate the birthday of the childrenʼs book author as a part of “Read Across America” activities. Alsopictured, front row, from left, are digital media teacher Joey Flores and Assistant Director Ken Bencomo. Picturedfront row, at right in red t-shirts are Director Germaine Nesbitt, at left, and school counselor Lorraine Canales.Standing, at right rear, are Tricia Manzo, admissions coordinator, and digital arts teacher Danny Flores.

READING DR. SEUSS – Renee Barbee, Director of Advertising for La Nueva Voz, reads “The Cat in the Hat” byDr. Seuss to a class of eighth graders at Pomonaʼs School of Arts and Enterprise in the schoolʼs middle schoolcampus in the Downtown Center on Second Street during “Read Across America” activities. Students were alsotreated to magic acts, crazy hair day and other lunchtime activities as the school honored the legacy of the manybooks of Dr. Seuss.

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT WORK-ING ON WATER RESOURCES – Luis Cetina,a regional affairs representative for the Metro-politan Water District of Southern California anda Board member for Cucamonga Valley WaterDistrict in Rancho Cucamonga, told membersat this monthʼs Pomona Chamber of Com-merce networking luncheon that while South-ern California is in better shape with its watersupply than residents in Northern California,Southern California still depends on a reliablebaseline supply of water flowing through theBay Delta. He said a bond issue may be re-quired to fund an estimated $24.5 billion in con-tinued improvements – and operation over thenext 50 years – in the Bay Delta ConservationPlan for both water conveyance and eco-restoration. The plan will result in $5 billion innet benefits, create 177,000 jobs and create$84 billion in statewide business activity overthe next 50 years. It will also avoid water short-ages that could cost one million jobs. He saidMWDʼs Diamond Valley Lake reservoir nearHemet is expected to prevent local agenciesimplementing mandatory water conservationmeasures. Diamond Valley, a $1.9 billion con-struction project, began in 1995 and was filledwith water from the Colorado River Aqueductfrom 1999 to 2003. It holds enough water tomeet the areaʼs emergency and drought needsfor six months.

A bill introduced by State Sen. NormaTorres requiring the state to reimbursecounties for the cost of administering spe-cial elections was unanimously approvedthis month by the Senate Elections andConstitutional Amendments Committee.

The measure would apply to all elec-tions proclaimed by the governor on orafter Jan. 1 of last year to fill a vacancy inthe legislature, the U.S. Senate or the U.S.House of Representatives.

“Local governments should not have tobear the burden of funding recent or futurespecial elections for state and federal of-fices,” Torres said in a news release.

Torres bill to reimburse counties for special elections clears committeeShe added that usually these unsched-

uled elections cannot be anticipated farenough in advance to factor costs inbudget planning and often con-tribute to over-expended budg-ets which could jeopardize otheressential county funded pro-grams.

According to the news re-lease, since 2013, there havebeen 13 special elections. Twomore potentially could be heldby the end of the year. The costfor those elections is estimatedto be $14.5 million.


FREE TAX PREPARATION – Students at Pomonaʼs Ganesha High School are pitching in to pro-vide income tax preparation to area residents at no charge. The volunteer students, who are jun-iors and seniors – and even two sophomores – are in accounting teacher Jackie Jonesʼ class inthe business/technology department. They have been certified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Serv-ice to provide assistance at basic tax preparation levels. And they even get college credit for theirwork since they are dually enrolled at Mt. SAC. Hours of the program are 8 a.m. to noon on Sat-urday at Ganesha. Pictured, from left, are volunteer Roberto Borquez, 16, a junior, of Pomona, and“client” Jacob Cyrus, also of Pomona.

VOLUNTEERS READY TO PREPARE TAXES – Volunteers standing by to prepare income taxesfor residents at no cost, pictured with accounting teacher Jackie Jones, are, front row, from left, atrear, Jones; left front, Ubaldo Bravo, a junior; Jose Barrios, a senior; at rear, Cesar Perez, a sen-ior; seated, Jonathan Tostado, a junior; Ganesha Principal Jennifer Francev; and Victor Chavira,a senior.

SYMPOSIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT GANESHA – Students at Ganesha High School partic-ipated in a “Symposium for Young People – Partners for Progress: Working Together to BuildBridges for Youth” – the first conference of its kind – this month in an event sponsored nationwideby chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., and locally by the Pomona Alumnae Chapter.Speakers included representatives of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a speaker on financial liter-acy, and even a hip-hop performance art presentation. Pictured is Adrian Pinedo, representing DayOne, a Pasadena-based non-profit organization with a 25-year history of providing effective andculturally-sensitive public health education, intervention and policy development to empower youthand ignite change. “It is absolutely vital that people in this community tell the good stories,” Pinedotold the students. “All of us have the opportunity to make our voice heard,” she added, encouragingthem to reach out to their elected officials and others. “We canʼt just let life happen,” she said,adding that “you are never too strong to ask for help and you have resources.” She touched ontopics ranging from smoke-free parks to access to nutritional food.

Annual ‘Spring Fling’fundraiser carnival set forApril at St. Joseph Church

St. Joseph Catholic Church willhold its annual “Spring Fling”fundraiser next month featuringfamily entertainment and everythingfrom carnival rides and raffles to liveentertainment.

Food booths will include sam-plings of everything from Mexican,Arabic, Filipino, American andmore.

The event is scheduled for 6 p.m.to 11 p.m. Friday, April 25; noon to11 p.m. on Saturday, April 26; andnoon to 11 p.m. on Sunday, April 27,all at the church, located at 1150 W.Holt Ave., Pomona.

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CONGRESSWOMAN NAMES ʻWOMAN OF THE YEARʼ AWARDEES – Congresswoman GloriaNegrete McLeod recognized the top women in her district by naming the “Woman of the Year” inseven communities in her 35th Congressional District in celebration of Womenʼs History Month.“Each woman honored today has worked tirelessly to make this community a better place,” McLeodsaid. “They serve as model citizens for all of us.” Pictured, from left, are Cynthia Prendiz of On-tario, Melba Buenafe Rey of Fontana, Mary Helen Cox of Bloomington, Congresswoman McLeod,Debbie Sommers of Chino, Tenice Johnson of Montclair, M. Joyce Bakersmith of Pomona andLinda Chapman of Rialto.


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CHECKING OUT THE COMPUTERS – Marie Dennis, ROP teacher specialist, looks over theshoulder of Gerardo Ramirez, a senior at Pomona High, as he checks out a computer in the class-room area of the auto shop ROP class. Dennis said the program is expanding to evenings and Sat-urdays. Other ROP offerings include hospitality, child care, multi-media, small business,engineering and medical.

BRAKE JOB COMPETITION – Firstplace winners in an early-morning com-petition this month to see who canchange out disc brake pads in the besttime pull the right front tire to start theclock. Pictured, from left, are Walter Her-rarte, 18, a senior, and Daniel Cuevas,17, also a senior. They took the tire off,changed the pads, got the lug nuts backon and snugged them up in a minute and29 seconds.

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SHOWING THE GUYS HOW ITʼS DONE –Linda Victoria Reyes, on the floor, shows theguys how a brake job should be done duringbrake changing competition at ROP autoshop class this month at Pomona HighSchool. Standing, from left, are Daniel Mag-ana and Daniel Vasquez.

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SIGNING UPFOR HEALTH IN-SURANCE – Visi-tors to lastmonthʼs 35th an-nual Black Cul-tural Festival inthe Pomona CivicCenter were ableto sign up formedical insur-ance under “Cov-ered California.”Pictured is LindaWright-Lee, Pres-ident of the non-profit Wright OnTime Youth and Family Services, signing up Anthony Castro of Upland. Pomonaʼs Black CulturalFestival is sponsored each year by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pomona Valley alumnae chap-ter, a community service organization, in cooperation with the Pomona Public Library. For moreinformation on Covered California, contact Wright-Lee at (909) 223-8535.

CONGRESSWOMANNEGRETE-MCLEODSTOPS BY POMONANAACP – Congress-woman Gloria Negrete-McLeod stopped by thePomona NAACP boothat last monthʼs 35th an-nual Black Cultural Fes-tival. The NAACPsigned up its 110thmember at the event.The group recentlypassed the 100 membermark, which was neededto reactivate its charterhere for the first time innearly 25 years. Pic-tured, from left, arePomona author andcommunity volunteer Farrell Chiles, Congresswoman Negrete-McLeod, and NAACP PresidentJeanette Ellis-Royston. For more information, contact Royston at (909) 629-2420.


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WARMING UP – Pomona businessman DavidSpeidel shows off his form warming up with abucket of balls on the driving range before theshotgun start of this monthʼs first annual JPGroup Charity Golf Tournament.

FIRING ONE DOWN THE FAIRWAY –Pomona State Farm agent John Forbing firesone down the fairway off the first tee at Moun-tain Meadows Golf Course this month duringthe first annual JP Group Charity Golf Tourna-ment. Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman kickedoff the tournament by thanking Pena for organ-izing the event and for “giving back to the com-munity.” “And we applaud him for that,”Rothman said.

GOLF TOURNAMENT BENEFITS HOUSE OFRUTH, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OFPOMONA VALLEY – Pomona businessmanJohn Pena organized the first annual JP GroupCharity Golf Tournament held this month atPomonaʼs Mountain Meadows Golf Course tobenefit the House of Ruth, which assists fami-lies victimized by domestic violence, and theBoys and Girls Clubs of Pomona Valley. Pena,who said the tournament filled up the coursewith a sell-out of 144 golfers, said he wanted tohelp the community and that “both of thosenon-profits mean a lot to me.” He added thathe moved to the United States from Columbiaat the age of 8 and had a step-dad but was theman of the house at age 19. He said from hisown experience he understands the importanceof the work of the Boys and Girls Clubs be-cause “the youth is the future.” And he said inthe case of House of Ruth, “single mothersneed support.” Pictured, from left, are Pena,Pat Bell, director of development at House ofRuth, and Victor Caceres, executive director ofthe Boys and Girls Clubs of Pomona Valley.

LADIES AUXILIARY STATE MADAM PRESIDENT VISITS EAGLES CHILD ABUSEFUNDRAISER – Lois Cook, Eagles Ladies Auxiliary State Madam President, visited PomonaʼsEagles last month during a bunco fundraiser to benefit Pomonaʼs Childrenʼs Advocacy Center, achildrenʼs advocacy center for child abuse assessment and treatment. “We need to know our sur-roundings and where our children are at all times” in the quest to end child abuse, Cook told thegroup. An Eagles spokesman said child abuse is Cookʼs favorite cause. Pictured, from left, areJanet Homonnay, event co-chair and vice president of the local ladies auxiliary; John Pomroy, ex-ecutive director of Pomonaʼs Childrenʼs Advocacy Center; Lois Cook; Pomona Eagles PresidentErnie Verdugo; and Janice Etnyre, event co-chair and treasurer of the local ladies auxiliary. Formore information on the Childrenʼs Advocacy Center, visit the web site at www.cacpomona.org orcall (909) 629-6300.


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Representatives of Southern Cal-ifornia Edison presented a check thismonth for $100,000 to the Cal PolyUniversity Pomona College of Engi-neering’s “Women in EngineeringProgram.”

The program provides the re-sources and support to help aspiringfemale engineers succeed, accordingto a news release.

It is part of an on-going invest-ment that Edison is making to diver-

sify and strengthen the engineeringprofession and, by extension, itsown work force.

According to an Edisonspokesperson, the program was in-troduced in 2011 and is already pay-ing dividends – at that time, womenmade up 14.7 percent of enrolledfreshmen majoring in engineering,while today, only two years later, thenumber has grown to 21.5 percent –an increase of nearly 50 percent.

Edison gives $100,000 to Cal Poly ‘Women in Engineering’ program

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