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Westfield Santa Anita to kick off the holiday season with a special winter wonderland celebration Sunday, Nov. 17, 4-8pm Westfield Santa Anita is gearing up for another joyous holiday season filled with magical moments, and this year plans to kick off the festivities with a special Winter Wonderland event on The Promenade Sunday November 17 from 4-8pm. The event will offer guests from the San Gabriel Valley and surrounding Los Angeles area a rare opportunity to experience all the North Pole has to offer, right here at home. With complimentary ice skating*, falling snow, an ice carving show, crafts, holiday treats and real reindeer, this event is sure to make the season bright. *The complimentary ice skating rink will be open
to the public from November 16 – 24 every day from 12noon to 8pm. Westfield Santa Anita is once again supporting the Boys and Girls Club of The Foothills this holiday season, and a donation in the amount of $5,000 will be made to the organization during the Winter Wonderland event. The Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills exists to enable all young peopleto reach their full potential as productive, responsible, caring citizens. Santa will be arriving at Westfield Santa Anita on Saturday Nov. 16 and will be available for photos in Center Court. New this year, Westfield is excited to introduce Merry Makers,
who will be performing random acts of kindness for shoppers throughout the holiday season. Beginning on Black Friday, four Merry Makers will be dressed in Holiday Chic attire and roaming the mall every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with various gifts and services for unsuspecting shoppers. The random acts of kindness will include offering to carry packages and bags or passing out gift cards, free valet passes, free coffee and other items that make shopping more convenient and enjoyable. For information on holiday hours, please visit: http://www.westfield.com/ santaanita/
Foothill Unity Center Mobile Dental Clinic
Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in Duarte Over 100 PREREGISTERED K-12 children of low-income and homeless families who have been qualified to receive food and other services from Foothill Unity Center will give low-income client children with serious dental needs the treatment they need at no cost to their families In an ambitious collaboration with the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and the Duarte Unified School District, Foothill Unity Center is presenting the fourth annual week-long mobile dental clinic. Over 100 low-income client children identified during a dental screening at the Center’s August
Back-to-School distribution will receive free X-rays, cleaning, sealants, plan of treatment and appointment for followup services during the week, including fillings, extractions and minor oral surgery. The total cost to the Center is $51,000. The total value of services provided last year was over $190,000. Partial funding has been provided by generous sponsors including The Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer and the Center’s Circle of Friends group. Donations in support of this event are still needed. Founded in 1980, Foothill Unity Center is the primary provider of food, case management/crisis
help, and access to health care resources across eleven San Gabriel Valley cities in Los Angeles County, California. As the federally designated Community Action Agency for the Foothill Area, the Center operates two locations, in Monrovia and Pasadena, serving clients in Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Bradbury, Duarte, Azusa, Baldwin Park and Irwindale. 77% of clients are at or below the National Poverty Level. The number of people served has more than tripled over the last five years, making community funding and volunteer support more critical than ever.
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La Salle student wins best film at major national and international film festivals Pasadena teenager, Stephen Boyer, took the inaugural All-American High School Film Festival by storm, winning two top awards, including the festival’s Best Overall Film award and Best Comedy, during an awards ceremony in New York City. He has also won Best Teen Film for his short film, “Paradigm,” at the Youngcuts Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, and the film has been accepted as an official selection at the First International Children’s Film Festival in Dubai, according to Jude Lucas, the chairperson of the La Salle High School Visual and Performing Arts Department and one of Boyer’s film instructors. “Who knows where this will go,” said Ms. Lucas of her prize-winning student, “but it’s fun watching the action.” The La Salle High School senior won Best Overall Film at the AllAmerican High School Film Festival on October 5 for his drama “Paradigm,” which he wrote, filmed, scored and directed. He also won the Best Comedy award for “Dinner with the Woodburns” a film he directed and wrote with Matthew Seidner, a former La Salle film student who produced, edited and acted in the comedy. Boyer and Seidner have been partners in filmmaking since meeting in the school’s film program (LTV) nearly four years ago. Boyer was the only finalist at the All-American High School Film Festival to win awards in two categories. He was among the 84 finalists who attended the three-day festival, which received more than 1,000 projects from 40 states and around the world. The judges included actress Kristen Stewart, documentarian Morgan Spurlock, screenwriter Diablo Cody and “Lost” executive producer Carlton Cuse.
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“Stephen works hard and doesn’t stop until he gets it done the way he wants it,” said Ms. Lucas. “He has something to say to people his age and about what they are confronting, and he is selfassured enough to make it appeal to all people.” “Paradigm” is a fiveminute dramatic film about two children who use their memories to rationalize the actions of their estranged parents. The comedy, “Dinner with the Woodburns,” tells the story of a son coming out to his parents and who realizes that he's opened the flood-gates for even more family secrets to be revealed. The award for best film included prizes -- a $1,000 scholarship and a Power Director 11 UltraCyberlink Editing Software – and it opened doors, including opportunities to meet leaders in the film industry, get press interviews and the chance to collaborate on a professional project. After the awards ceremony Boyer, his cast and crew and teachers received star treatment when they attended a private screening with industry professionals at the exclusive SoHo House. He will have an opportunity to meet Tucker Tooley, the president of Relativity Media Studios. When he returned home, he received an email offering him an opportunity to be creatively involved in the production of a web series to be produced by
Fandango, an affiliate of NBC/Universal. The film festival is the first nation-wide festival to serve high school students. It was founded by Andrew Jenks, an award-winning filmmaker behind MTV’s “World of Jenks” and HBO’s “Andrew Jenks, Room 335.” Throughout the year, Boyer has also received accolades at various student film festivals, including Best Live Action Film at the STN (Student Television Network) Film Festival for his 12-minute film, “OPUS.” The film also won the “Best of the Best 2013” award as the Best U.S. Narrative at the Lovett Film Festival in Atlanta, Ga. It also garnered second placed for Live Action Film at the Santa Monica Teen Film Festival. “OPUS” tells the story of a teen who has walled himself off from being sentimental learns the value of human connections through his school’s required community service. The teen plays piano in a hospital clinic, where he meets a mature cancer patient. Boyer has made more than 20 films since entering La Salle’s film program. All of them can be viewed on YouTube as the teen is extremely techsavvy. La Salle High School has a four-year arts program, which includes digital media (filmmaking and LTV), visual arts, music, chorus, dance, and theater arts.
Volunteer drivers needed in Azusa Do you have some extra time to spare? Are you a good driver? The Azusa Senior Center has a great volunteer opportunity for you!
The Azusa Senior Center is currently recruiting volunteer drivers to deliver lunches to our homebound seniors in the city of Azusa between
the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. If you are interested, please contact Lynda Prewitt for more information at (626) 8125204, ext. 5303.