Vol. 53, No.30 Special Section Temple City, San Gabriel, & ROSEMEAD PAGE 5
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July 22, 2015
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EM/SEM Chamber of Commerce Partners with Red Cross
by Maria F. Melo Bueno El Monte
The El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce hosted a coalitionbuilding event with numerous community and business partners on July 9 to officially kick off the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which will take place in South El Monte on Sat., July 25 and El Monte on
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October 10. The campaign is a grassroots effort whereby trained volunteers go door-to-door in neighborhoods that are most at-risk for home fires to educate local residents about fire safety and install free smoke detectors when needed. Representatives from numerous organizations discussed ways to work together to promote and support Red Cross disaster preparedness activities. These include: LA County Fire Dept., El Monte Police Department, Tzu Chi Foundation, El Monte Parks, Recreation and Community Services, local businesses and the El Monte City School District. Ben Green, CEO of the Red Cross San Gabriel Valley Chapter thanked the many partner organizations in attendance and stressed their important role in helping the Red Cross increase local readiness and resiliency.
The American Red Cross invites local community members to be part of the home fire preparedness teams that will canvas the two neighborhoods to install smoke alarms and distribute home fire safety information. To participate, please register to attend one of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign training meetings (mandatory to participate) that are scheduled for the following dates at the El Monte/ South El Monte Chamber of Commerce: Thursday, July 16 at 6 p.m., Sat., July 18 at 1 p.m. and Thurs., July 23 at 6 p.m. You can register for the training sessions at: http://bit.ly/ July-Smoke-Alarm-Training For more information about the L.A. Region Home Fire Campaign, visit http://www. redcross.org/ca/los-angeles/ home-fire-preparedness Courtesy photo
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Comic Con was not just at the San Diego Convention Center; it enveloped adjacent hotels and parts of the historical Gas Lamp District. Nor did it end each day at 6pm when the exhibit hall closed down at 6. There were different rooms that had Japanese animation with English subtitles, silent auctions, and celebrities signing autographs and taking selfies, all from new and old shows, Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation and a showing of “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” There were interactive exhibits across the trolley tracks at the Gas Lamp District. Some of the notable sponsors in the exhibit hall, just to name a few, were Marvel, Lego, Cartoon Network, Lucasfilm, Crunchyroll, IDW, Viz Media and just to name a few. Our day began early, with the Marvel: House of Ideas. This was about the cutting
edge of technology and new evolution of the Marvel’s Comic App. Our next stop was to sit in on the panel with Stan Lee. He’s panel was one of the most entertaining panels, I would have to say, and for a man who’s well into early 90’s, he had more energy than most 30 year olds. He stated that he was losing his hearing so he had a couple of friends on the panel that would interpret the questions that the audience would throw at him. He was asked about the characters that he created and one question was “Do any of the characters you created model after you?” Mr. Lee: “Yes, of course all of them have a little bit of me in them.” Mr. Lee was especially very happy to take questions from the youngest members in the audience, the children. He was also asked about, “Was he okay when people copy his characters?” His response
Legendary Stan Lee at San Diego's Comic Con. Courtesy photos by Devette Johnson
might surprise you. Mr. Lee: “I’m okay with people using and coping my characters, because it encourages to be creative.” There was laughing and joking throughout the entire panel which made the time go by so quick that you wish you had more time to spend with Stan Lee. It was a true delight and enjoyable to be in presence of a true comic book legend. If have the opportunity to visit Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo
this year, do so. But make sure you sit in on his panel and experience Stan Lee, for yourself. Oh, by the way Comikaze Expo will be Oct. 30 – Nov. 1st this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Our next stop was the “Dr. Who” panel, by Titian Comics. Those of you, which are more familiar with the “Dr. Who” television show, this panel talked more about the comic and
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