Kem Saunders, Guillermo Valdez, The Black List Project and the Skid Row 3on3 Streetball League

Having "issues" with your kids?  Need to experience the Black List Project or a little 3on3 Streetball down on Skid Row?  Tune in to 710 ESPN Radio as LaFern Cusack speaks with some of the most influential men making history next on the Southern California Experience!

Sunday, February 28, 2010 -5am-6am (PST)
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Kem Saunders and Guillermo Valdez II speaks with LaFern about how men can deal with a stressful family environment and how young adults and parents can create a open communication without the emotional tension.

Five Acres is dedicated to enabling families raise children to become caring and productive adults by building on their strengths and those of their families and communities. Five Acres works to prevent child abuse and neglect, care for, treat and educate emotionally disturbed, abused and neglected children and their families in residential and outreach programs, advance the welfare of children and families by research, advocacy and collaboration, and strive for the highest standards of excellence by professionals and volunteers. http://www.5acres.org/

Kem Saunders M.Ed., MFTI (Masters of Education:Community Counseling, Kent State University, Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, State of California:  Present Employer: Five Acres Residential and Outpatient Services, Pasadena CA.  Services provided: Clinical and Social Work Support services for Foster Care children, Foster parents and Biological parents. Typical referrals are from the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Children and Family services.

Guillermo Valdez II, MA, MFTI, PPSC.  Education: BA in psychology from Indiana University, MA in Counseling psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute (emphasis in Depth Psychology), and a PPSC Pupil Personnel Services Credential in Counseling.  He has worked with at-risk youth, foster youth, at advantage youth, and their parents/ guardians for 12 years.

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: The Paley Center for Media Celebrates Black History Month Paley Center will preview HBO's The Black List: Volume Three. Photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and critic Elvis Mitchell continue their exploration of what it means to be African-American today with the third volume of their acclaimed series The Black List Project which features interviews with John Legend, Whoopi Goldberg, Lee Daniels, Debra Lee, and Beverly Johnson. After the screenings, which also include highlights of the previous two programs, panelists including Greenfield-Sanders and Mitchell will discuss this ambitious and illuminating project, which encompasses the documentaries for HBO, a book, and a gallery exhibition of photographs. Both Paley Center locations will also host a photography exhibit of The Black List Project portraits by Greenfield-Sanders. This is the first time any of these photographs have been seen in LA and the first time the Volume Three photos have been seen in New York. These selected portraits include among others Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Suzanne dePasse, and Chris Rock in LA, and Hill Harper, John Legend, and Lee Daniels in New York. http://paleycenter.org/the-black-list-project

Skid Row 3on3 Streetball League
General Jeff" Page- Team Owner/ Player/ Consultant
Manuel "O.G. Man" Compito- League Commissioner
Gerrie "Crushow" Herring- President/ Player
Gregory "G-Man" Goodin- Player
"General Jeff" Page, spearheads his own Skid Row advocacy organization called Issues and Solutions. He lobbied for a new court to replace the undulating, cracked concrete surface the league had been using, working the city system in scores of e-mails. Eventually, he helped work a partnership with the Department of Recreation and Parks and the LA84 Foundation, which uses leftover funds from the 1984 Olympics to pay for athletic programs throughout the city. The foundation had its own partnership with Nike, which donated a new court surface fashioned from the rubber of recycled shoes.
Skid Row 3on3 Streetball Video


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Suzanne Bogert a True Foodie: Bringing healthy changes to our community.

Suzanne Bogert, MS, RD, Project Director, "Champions for Change" Network for a Healthy California, Los Angeles Region Nutrition Program, County of Los Angeles, tells to "Stand up for change in your life and eat a variety of fruits and vegetables everyday." She provides us with easy ways to stay healthy and fit.

In celebration of Latino Heritage Month find out how Suzanne is celebrating and where you can find the greatest Latino Recipes - Made with Love.

The Network for a Healthy California—Los Angeles Region helps low-income individuals and communities overcome barriers to eating healthy and being active through improved access to nutritious food and safe environments. Through innovative partnerships with a variety of key stakeholders, we empower low-income Angelenos to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity and food security with the goal of preventing obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases.


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Sheriff Baca Runs with Lupus International & LASEC is Reinforces LA as the Sports & Ent. Capital of the World!

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LASD Sheriff Lee Baca and Christina Kelly, Executive Director
Lupus International 10th Annual Lupus Race for Life







5K Run/Walk - Plus 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Location: La Mirada Regional Park - La Mirada, CA

The primary function of Lupus International is to alleviate suffering for lupus patients through patient services, including education, early detection of undiagnosed cases through awareness promotion, and to eradicate lupus by supporting lupus research.

There is hope. Since 1983, we have provided thousands of people with educational and supportive services. We assist those affected by lupus to live fuller, more productive lives.

Why Lupus International?
Lupus has no boundaries. It affects people of all nationalities worldwide. Lupus International's programs currently touch lives across the United States. This new cyber-era of information exchange provides us with the medium to interface in real time with leading medical institutions in the U.S. and around the world, deliver portable support programs that can be easily translated into multiple languages, and launch awareness campaigns via the internet, print, cable, television and radio stations.

For More Information: www.lupusinternational.com











Kathryn Schloessman, President LA Sports & Entertainment Commission
LASEC is the official organization for the City of Los Angeles to seek, host, promote and retain major sporting and entertainment events that positively impact the local economy. These events attract visitors to the city, give them a reason to stay longer and return more frequently and reinforce Los Angeles as an event destination for national and international visitors. Created in 1995, LASEC is a private, non-profit organization and an affiliate of LA INC, The Convention & Visitors Bureau.


When the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) was founded in 1995 by a group of visionary civic leaders, their stated mission for LASEC was to “seek, host, promote and retain major sports and entertainment events that positively impact the local economy.”

Now, in our thirteenth year, we are proud to say that LASEC has created tremendous economic impact for Los Angeles by attracting thousands of visitors to the City, giving them a reason to stay longer and return more frequently, all the while reinforcing Los Angeles as the Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World, an event destination for national and international visitors alike.

Over the last thirteen years, Los Angeles has been home to many significant sporting and entertainment events. One of our biggest revenue generators is the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl which takes place in Los Angeles every four years. The 2006 BCS event generated over $200 million of direct spending and another $200 million of indirect spending to Los Angeles and we expect an even bigger impact in 2010.

Los Angeles has also played host to the NBA All Star Weekend, the NHL All Star Weekend, the MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Movie Awards, the Pac-10 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, the GRAMMY Awards, the Griffith Observatory Reopening Galactic Gala, the ESPY Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards, ESPN’s X Games, the Breeder’s Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, WWE’s WrestleMania, NFL 101/201, Basketball 101 with the Los Angeles Lakers and a host of other high profile events. We continue to work diligently to attract the world’s top sporting and entertainment events and ensure that their experience in Los Angeles is a memorable one.

Since the competition for attracting high-profile events is intense, LASEC works to make sure that these events enjoy a positive experience and the full support of the City. LASEC is a private nonprofit organization and an affiliate of LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For More Information: http://www.lasec.net/

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