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Monday, jULY 27, 2015 - aUGUST 2, 2015 - Volume 6, No. 30
Pasadena and Area Cities Give Rousing Reception for Special Olympians By Terry Miller and Joyce Peng The Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 will take place on Saturday, July 25, in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the only venue in the world to host two Olympiads (1932 and 1984), two Super Bowls (I and VII) and one World Series (1959). The starstudded show will celebrate the true stars of the Games - the athletes of Special Olympics - with exciting entertainment, the Parade of Athletes and the culmination of the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run and lighting of the Special Olympics cauldron. Broadcast internationally by ESPN, fans around the world will be able to participate in this memorable start to the World Games! On Wednesday morning Pasadena hosted Special Olympics delegations, including athletes and coaches, from Namibia, Tanzania, and Singapore as part of the Special Olympics World Games Host Town Program. In the days before the World Games begin Saturday, these del-
egations will be among more than 7,000 athletes from 177 countries that will be welcomed by Pasadena and surrounding communities. The delegations arrived at Occidental College on Tuesday evening, July 21, after going through a final health check at Loyola Marymount University. The athletes will be sleeping at Occidental College where they will also train in the mornings through July 24, before departing to their assigned athletic villages at USC and UCLA. Host Town Pasadena arranged the city celebration as The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics arrived in Pasadena on Wednesday, July 22. The Pasadena Unified School District Special Education Department/ LEARNS provided lunch for the visiting athletes while the community gathered in centennial square with local school athletes, cheerleaders, jazz bands, drum corps and various volunteer service groups On Thursday, The Youth and Family Program SEE PG. 2
-Photo by Terry Miller
Governor Signs Gatto’s Bill Granting ChapCare announces the opening of its new health center (ChapCare Children Access to Ailing Parents Lime) located in Monrovia Aug 3
On July 15th, Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (DGlendale) legislation to provide access for adult children who wish to visit an ailing parent was signed into law by Governor Brown, culminating almost two-year’s worth of work on this issue. The legislation, AB 1085, will provide legal recourse for children who are denied access to a parent, by their parent’s current spouse or
another family member. With divorce and remarriage common, there is a possibility of conflict between a subsequent spouse and a child from an ailing parent’s previous marriage. Current law provides no remedial mechanism for children or relatives to petition a court for visitation. “Conflict among family members is the last thing our loved ones want
to see as they approach their final hours,” said Gatto. “I hope this bill will help decrease the heartache and stress of families already facing difficult circumstances.” AB 1085 would give judges authority to direct, or grant, a conservator the power to enforce senior’s right to receive visitors, telephone calls, and perSEE PG. 3
Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (ChapCare) has announced the opening of its new health center (ChapCare Lime) located in Monrovia. ChapCare’s state-of-theart facility, brings a range of much needed, primary healthcare services to the underrepresented, underserved, and underinsured families in the cities of Monrovia, Duarte, and Arcadia.
On August 3, families will be able to access a vast array of primary healthcare services at ChapCare Lime including; medical (family medicine, women’s health (OB/GYN), and pediatrics), mental health counseling, optometry, and health insurance screening and enrollment. “This one-stop-shop offers the community the opportunity to access a com-
prehensive array of highquality primary healthcare services all under one roof,” said Margaret B. Martinez MPH, ChapCare’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are proud to be able to expand our nationally recognized primary health care model to the City of Monrovia and its surrounding communities.” SEE PG. 4