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MEDIA ALERT
CONTACT: Laurie Headley
Special Events Coordinator
(323) 664-2153 EXT. 342
BLIND PRESCHOOLERS BEAT THE ODDS GRADUATING FROM THE BLIND CHILDRENS CENTER ON JUNE 23
WHAT: Blind Childrens Center Annual
Graduation Ceremony
WHEN:
Friday, June 23, 2006
TIME: 9:30 am (Sharp)
WHERE: Blind Childrens Center,
4120 Marathon Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Blind and visually impaired children along with their sighted classmates (ages 2 1/2 to 4 1/2) will don tiny caps and gowns as they receive diplomas and certificates from the Mayor’s office at the Blind Childrens Center’s “Annual Graduation Ceremony.” Despite glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, cornea transplants and countless surgeries to try and correct these eye diseases, these youngsters have beaten the odds by completing the Center’s program, designed to teach young children who are blind and visually impaired the skills necessary to succeed in a sighted world.
Prior to the graduation ceremony the graduates, along with the Center’s other students, will dazzle guests with a musical program prepared in honor of this special day.
The Center’s little students and their families and Center professionals will be available for interviews. All of the children’s stories are compelling and inspiring.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Laurie Headley, Tournament
Director
(323)
664-2153
CELEBRITIES SET TO TEE OFF FOR CHARITY
Los Angeles, (May 1, 2006) — Celebrities Haley Joel Osment, Joe Mantenga, Steve Garvey, Ron Masak, Kenny Rankin, Peter Falk, Norm Crosby, and more teed off for charity at the annual Tom Sullivan Blind Childrens Center Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday, May 1 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.
Blind actor, singer, entertainer, and author Tom Sullivan once again hosted this year’s Annual Golf Classic. The all-day event included 18 holes of golf, a putting contest (and a unique “blind-folded” putting challenge), contest holes, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a live and silent auction.
Corporate Sponsors included: Allergan Foundation, Lisa & Steve Hansen, Gartner Inc., RREEF, and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker.
Trade Sponsors included: American Airlines, Charles & Danica Perez, Links Magazine, KAS Engineering, Yes!Golf, Ashworth, and Dimension Z Golf.
Blind Childrens Center Board Member, C. Herbert Joiner, chairs the event which featured 36 teams of four players. All of the proceeds benefit the Blind Childrens Center, a non-profit family-centered agency dedicated to serving preschool children who are blind or visually impaired and their families. The Center provides educational and support services to help children acquire the necessary skills to build their independence.
Contact Laurie Headley, Tournament Director, at the Center, (323) 664-2153 ext. 342, for more information.
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MEDIA ALERT
SANTA CLAUS AND HIS ELVES (LAPD RAMPART AND R&I OFFICERS) PROVIDE YOUNG BLIND CHILDREN WITH GIFTS, FOOD, AND FUN AT THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY WITH SANTA
WHO: Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart and Records & Identification Divisions, the LAPD Centurion Football Team and the Blind Childrens Center.
WHAT: The officers will arrive in a line of police cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Santa will greet an estimated 40 of the Center’s children while he carries a sack overflowing with gifts for the kids. The children will then have a chance to sit on Santa’s lap to say hello and give him a warm holiday hug. The officers and their families provide gifts for every child enrolled at the Center and their siblings.
WHEN: Thursday, December 8, 2005, 9:30 A.M. (sharp) to 11:30 A.M.
WHERE: Blind Childrens Center, 4120 Marathon Street in Los Angeles.
WHY: To provide the Center’s underprivileged infants, toddlers and preschoolers and their siblings with a holiday gift, tasty treats, and a chance to meet Santa and the LAPD officers.
MEDIA CONTACT: Laurie Headley, Special Events Coordinator, Blind Childrens Center, (323) 664-2153 ext. 342.
THIS EVENT PROVIDES WONDERFUL PHOTO,
LIVE FILM AND INTERVIEWING OPPORTUNITIES.
Refreshments and food will be served.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Laurie Headley
Special Events Coordinator
(323) 664-2153 EXT. 342
LAPD Centurions Host Picnic for Blind
Kids and Their Families
The Los Angeles Police Department's CENTURIONS FOOTBALL TEAM will sponsor a "Fall Family Picnic" to benefit the Blind Childrens Center on Thursday October 20, 2005 at the Blind Childrens Center in Los Angeles.
The Centurions Football Team is a non-profit organization whose goal is to play football to raise money for the Blind Childrens Center of Los Angeles. Through the Centurions efforts, more than $100,000 has been donated to the Center over the past 25 years.
The funds they raise support the Blind Childrens Center's educational preschool programs for young children who are blind or severely visually impaired. The Centurions also provide positive role models to hundreds of at-risk youth.
The Centurions are sworn LAPD police officers who compete in a regional football conference against other police and fire agencies in the Western United States.
** Great photo opp. **
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