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Special Children’s League Officer Installation Special Children’s League recently held its installation of officers at the beautiful home of Stephanie Goodman. The organization awarded over $182,000 in annual gifting this past year. Special Children’s League(SCL) began in 1957 with a small group of women who came together to support a friend whose child had cerebral palsy. Today active membership of nearly forty includes several moms of children with special needs. SCL is a committed group of women united by a desire to help others. Programs they support are Momentum (formerly United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles), Camp Paivika, Able Arts Network, The Achievable Foundation, Exceptional Minds, ICAN California Abilities Network, Manes for Movement, Momentum Pediatric Therapy Network, Mychal’s Learning Place, Our Village, Palos Verdes Unified School District, Partners for Pediatric Vision, Ride to Fly, Switzer Learning Center, United States Adaptive Recreation Center, and We Are Brave Together. SCL will hold their annual benefit on Friday, November 17th at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. This year’s theme is “Bountiful Harvest.” For more info information and sponsorship opportunities see sclsouthbay.org
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Paula Boothe, Pat Skelton, Sandy Fisler, Jill Weisinger, Joyce Komatsu, Merin Dahlerbruch, Suzan Fairchild, Michele Dahlerbruch, Julie Paterson. Not pictured: Julie Nelson and Stephanie Goodman Photo Credit: Laurie Bucher
Notes Bring Hope Event with Partners for Pediatric Vision and Vistas Partners for Pediatric Vision (PPV) and Vistas for Children joined together to provide Notes Bring Hope free ukulele lessons on July 16, 2023, at the Torrance Airport community room. Volunteer musician Mark Fitchett, of Fitchett Guitar School in Torrance, introduced the ease and fun of playing ukulele with children who receive vision education and support services from Partners for Pediatric Vision. Vistas for Children coordinated the volunteer peers from Jr. Vistas, who were paired with a child with vision Group shot of PPV staff, kids and their families, and Jr. loss. All the children took home their ukuleles to Vistas volunteers with musician Mark Fitchett of Fitchett continue building their skills and playing for fun, Guitar School in Torrance thanks to Shari and Craig Sunada. The Western Museum of Flight welcomed the children and families for an up-close experience with aircraft and space exploration. Volunteers led the children with visual impairment through experiences that included sitting in the cockpit of a fighter jet and exploring engines, missiles, and model aircraft. For more information about Partners for Pediatric Vision, email or partnersforpediatricvision@ gmail.com. To find out more about Vistas for Children Inc., email vistas4children@gmail.com.
PPV’s Aaron and Jr. Vistas volunteer, Leon at the ukulele lesson
Group shot of PPV staff, kids and their families, and volunteers at the Western Museum of Flight
PPV’s Zachary sitting in the cockpit of a fighter jet at the Western Museum of Flight
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