SPARKS TO SHARE INFO ON HEALING GARDEN

“The Garden as a Healing Space” will be the topic of the Burbank-Valley Garden Club May speaker, Shelley Sparks. Sparks is a licensed landscape architect. She lectures, teaches, writes and consults throughout the United States. A master in feng shui, she is the author of several award winning books such as “Secrets of the Land,” “Designing Harmonious Gardens with Feng Shui” and the e-book, “Keep Plants Healthy, Monthly Actions for Beautiful Gardens.” In addition to teaching feng shui principles for UCLA Extension, Learning Tree University and the Learning Annex, she founded and owns Harmony Gardens.

The Burbank-Valley Garden Club will hold a Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 6 at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is necessary.  

All are invited for this special educational and inspirational program.

Note: This Zoom program is free and open to everyone, but pre-registration is necessary. Please email Kathy Itomura for registration information and the Zoom link at kkitomura@gmail.com.

GINA OROZCO TO SPEAK AT AAUW – GLENDALE

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Glendale branch Zoom meeting will be held on Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m. To receive an invitation, contact Marilyn “Susie” Robinson at Marilyn_Robinson@hotmail.com with your name and email address. 

The program will be “Benefits of Careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)” presented by Gina Orozco.

Orozco will share her experiences as an executive engineer for over 30 years, a journey which began when she was an immigrant teenager. She will discuss opportunities and benefits of a career in STEM fields and offer career guidance.

Now a vice president at Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Sempra Energy’s regulated California utilities, she oversees gas engineering and system integrity and is responsible for programs, operations training, asset management, research and development, geographic information systems, and operations technology functions.

She serves on the board of directors for Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center Charitable Foundation and the California State Parks Foundation. Orozco also is on the Drucker Industry Advisory Board and is an alumna of the Southern California Leadership Network and Leadership California. 

AAUW’s mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. For information about membership, activities, and meetings, visit https://glendale-ca.aauw.net/.

IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR CANCER  PATIENTS

An online talk about the work of the human immune system in cancer therapy will be given at the Cancer Support Community-Pasadena on Tuesday, May 11 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Participation is free of charge.

Dr. Alexandra M. Levine, professor of hematology/transplantation at City of Hope National Medical Center, will discuss the role of the human immune system in the process of healing.

Location is the Cancer Support Community-Pasadena, 75 E. Del Mar Blvd., Suite 215, Pasadena. Contact (626) 796-1083; visit www.cscpasadena.org.

USC VHH FOUNDATION HOSTS VIRTUAL BINGO EVENT

The community is invited to support the May 21 virtual drag queen bingo event from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. benefitting the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation. Money is being raised for the interventional radiology/cardiac catheterization lab (cath lab) currently under construction at the hospital. The Foundation has made a commitment to donate $100,000 for the cath lab and funds raised at the virtual bingo will be dedicated to this effort.

The cost is $30 per person.

To support this effort contact Barbara_Jordan@med.usc.edu or call her at (818) 952-2226.

Sponsorships available. To find our more, visit www.cvweekly.com/JUST FOR FUN.

VHHS PLANS REUNION

“Team 74” is planning a 50th high school reunion in 2024. Friends and graduates of Verdugo Hills High School are invited to attend to trade stories of family, careers, adventures and anything else.

Currently Team 74 is in the planning phase of collecting names and numbers of classmates and putting together a database; emails from classmates can be received at clsof74reunion@yahoo.com. Information should include a mailing address, cell number and graduate’s name at graduation (if different than now).

A list of frequently asked questions will be provided to keep everyone updated as the reunion plans move forward. Those who belong to various VHHS groups will see redundant information to ensure all classmates are notified and have an opportunity to attend.

At this time the FB VHHS groups will be the reunion information outlet until a more focused site is created.

PASADENA HERITAGE SPRING HOME TOUR

Pasadena Heritage presents a new version of its annual Spring Home Tour. Instead of a one-day event, tours of six architectural works of art will be offered as a series. Recordings of two different homes will premiere on the last Sundays of May and June and will be available through July 4.

Premiering May 30 is an exploration of Arroyo del Rey, the 1979 custom-designed Modern home nestled under the freeway bridge and taking full advantage of its site, designed by Buff & Hensman. The second featured home is the Moseley House, designed in 1999 by Don Hensman. The tour will include interviews with the homeowners who will give first-hand accounts of working with Conrad Buff and Don Hensman.

Tickets for three days of tours with six homes are $50 for nonmembers, $40 for members. Tickets for individual homes are: one day of tours with two homes $18 for nonmembers, $15 for members.

Visit the website at https://tinyurl.com/3uy58n7y for more information.