Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. - Newsletter, November 2002

A Quarterly Newsletter from Catholic Charities - November 2002

A young girl gets ready for school with a free haircut. Children were also given school supplies generously donated by employees of Mattel, Inc.

All Set for a New School Year

Over 180 excited children crowded the El Monte Community Center with their mothers and grandmothers, eagerly waiting their turn to receive free haircuts and school supplies before school began this September.

There were representatives from several collaborating agencies present at the event, including 22 volunteers from the Rosemead Adult School who generously offered their time and haircutting skills to the children. An outreach worker from Citrus Valley Health Partners was on-site, enrolling clients into the Medical and Healthy Family Programs, as well as providing valuable information on Diabetes, which has become a growing health concern in the San Gabriel Region. In addition, a representative from Pacific Clinics was available to sign up interested participants for an upcoming workshop on “Building Self-Esteem.” Catholic Charities also took the opportunity to enroll families in the discount CARE programs of Southern California Edison and The Gas Company. Free hotdogs, juice, cookies and ice cream were provided to all the participants.

“We are very happy to make this annual service available to the community. The number of children has steadily increased throughout the years. Families usually incur additional expenses to ready their children for school. When a parent has 2 or 3 children, money saved with the free haircuts can be used for other things. We are also pleased this year that the employees of Mattel, Inc. have been generous in providing the school supplies, including backpacks, crayons, paper, and pens. “The Church’s Chicken”, next door, has also been generous in providing lunch for the many volunteers who help us make this day a very successful and happy one,” said Elena Guzman, El Monte Site Supervisor.

The San Gabriel Regional Office is located at 1307 Warren St., Los Angeles, CA. Telephone: (323) 266-3130. For a complete list of programs and services offered in the San Gabriel Region, visit Catholic Charities’ Website www.CatholicCharitiesLA.org.

Sixth Annual Cardinal Mahony Golf Tournament for Catholic Charities
Held at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on October 7th, the Sixth Annual Cardinal Mahony Golf Tournament for Catholic Charities raised funds to help the agency assist individuals and families in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to stabilize their lives and work toward self-sufficiency.


	Tournament Sponsors ($10,000) California Commerce Bank The Ferry Family Charitable Foundation The Stanley D. Hayden Family Mr. and Mrs. Vincent F. Martin, Jr. Cynthia L. and William E. Simon, Jr. Foundation Gold Sponsors ($5,000) American Funds Bingham McCutchen LLP and John Morrissey Catholic Mortuary Services/Stewart Enterprises Deloitte & Touche Mary and Jay Flaherty Family Fund Fremont General Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and John Swenson Hancock Park Associates Hotchkis & Wiley and George Davis Thomas E. & Margaret G. Larkin Foundation Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and Msgr. Paul Montoya Riordan & McKinzie and William Wardlaw San Marcos Properties Partnership John F. Shea Paul Tosetti/Latham & Watkins Wells Fargo Bank Western Sequoia Corporation Silver Sponsors ($2,500) Rick and Suzanne Ascher Avery Dennison East West Bank Maude and Richard Ferry Stephen McDonald RR Donnelley Financial, Dennis Towle St. Victor’s Church and Msgr. Jerry Murphy Individual Players ($1,250) Charles G. Cale William Randall Hole-In-One Sponsor Auth Family & Kaiser Brothers Oldsmobile/Honda Donors Anonymous ($1,000) J.H. Brewer ($100) Mr. and Mrs. C. Elshoff ($1,250) Girardi and Keese ($500) Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Griffin ($2,000) Mr. and Mrs. Ivan J. Houston ($250) Michael Maloney ($1,000) Mullin Consulting ($1,000) The Riordan Foundation ($500) John Seiter/The Capital Group Companies ($2,000) Westcap Investors, LLC ($1,000) Auction Donors Beverly Hilton Hotel Bradford Renaissance Portraits Jonathan Brandler Bob & Susan Byrne Claudia & Mark Foster Hilton Sedona Hotel Hilton Waikoloa King’s Course or Beach Course Omni Los Angeles Hotel The Patina Group Randall/McAnany Company Roger Dunn Golf Shop Wyndham International