June 2015
www.paramountcity.com
THANK
CITY OF PARAMOUNT
YOU!
For Making PEP’s 12th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser a Rousing Success! More than $107,000 was donated to help Paramount college students achieve their educational dreams.
Special thanks are due to the following donors: $25,000 LA County Supervisor Don Knabe $15,000 Weber Metals, Inc. Otto Fuchs Aerospace Group $10,000 Paramount Petroleum, Corp. $8,000 Lions Club of Paramount $5,000 Marukan Vinegar (USA), Inc. FENICO Precision Castings $3,000 SC Fuels CalMet Services, Inc. Willdan Foundation $2,500 Carlton Forge Works Fiesta Taxi Co-Op, Inc, Mr. Donald D. Tomeo Mrs. Sherry H. Tomeo Southern California Edison $1,500 First Transit WalMart (For use in support of PEP-sponsored after school programming) $1,000 Alondra Hot Wings Daryl and Barbra Hofmeyer Fortress Resources, LLC dba Royal Truck Body Kenny's Auto Body Towing Norwalk True Value Hardware
$704 Gus's Deli BBQ & Grill $500 All American Wheel Company Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo Casa Gamino Restaurant Charles and Margaret Garcia Cleantime Building Maintenance Co., Inc. Farmers & Merchants Bank Final Print Lydia Guillen Max Martinez, D.D.S. Paramount Elks #1804 Paul Tulaphorn - Paramount McDonald's $300 New York Life Insurance $200 MDG Associates, Inc. $100 Garfield-Pacific Development Co. $50 Larry & Deborah Jameson Event Food Marukan Vinegar (USA), Inc. Paramount Unified School District Bianchi Winery, Paso Robles
The following organizations or individuals donated prizes for the fundraiser: Alondra Hot Wings; Aquarium of the Pacific; Arthur Murray; Avi Resort & Casino; Bed Bath & Beyond; Bianchi Winery; Big Ben Car Wash; Bowers Museum; Bradford Renaissance Portraits; Brea Improv; Calistoga Inn; Casa Gamino Family Restaurant, Inc.; Catalina Express; Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts; Children’s Book World; Chili’s Restaurant, Downey Landing; City of Paramount. Dave & Buster’s, Irvine; Elephant Bar Restaurant, Downey Landing; Fathead ; Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach; Flightdeck; Hofman Hospitality Group; HomeTown Buffet, Downey Location; Improv Comedy Showcase & Restaurant; Ink Head Design & Prints; In-N-Out ; Irvine Improv; Lakeshore Learning Materials; Lions Club of Paramount; Los Alamitos Race Course; Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc. Natural History Museum of LA County; Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier; Pacific Symphony; Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits; Paramount Chamber of Commerce; Paramount Entertainment Center; Paula Coony; Ric Ottaiano of Lynberg and Watkins; Rowley Portraiture. San Diego Zoo Global; Six Flags Discovery Kingdom; Spirit Cruises; Supervisor Don Knabe; Six Flags Magic Mountain; The Home Depot; The Los Angeles Dodgers; The World Famous Laugh Factory; Universal Studios Hollywood; Walmart; Warehouse Restaurant; Zamboni Company
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the following Paramount students have received PEP college scholarships for 2015. Yulissa L. Aguilar Luna UC, Irvine Biology
Jorge Cardenas UC, Irvine Biochemistry
Edgar Lopez UCLA Engineering
Jesus Cervantes-Canela UCLA Electrical Engineering
Claudia Cortez UC, Merced Biology Science
Fabian Perez Cal State, Long Beach Civil Engineering
Jaileene P. Garcia UC, Irvine Psychology
Diana L. Hernandez Mount Saint Mary's University Pre-Nursing
Jason Rivera UC, Riverside Accounting
Josue A. Reyes Cal Poly, Pomona Construction Management and Technology
Josefina Lopez Cal State, Los Angeles Political Science
Alexandra R. Salcedo UC, Santa Barbara Pre-Economics and Accounting
Brianda Ruiz Biola University Criminology Law & Society Mouthcheata Se University of Pennsylvania Business Administration/ Entrepreneurship, Business Economics Dante Valenzuela UC Davis Political Science Karla Barriga Cal State, Dominguez Hills Computer Science
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Jesselyn Moreno Notre Dame de Namur University Nurse Practitioner Judith Santano Stanford University Biochemistry Tae R. Song UC, San Diego Computer Science/ Chemistry Alex Chavez UC, Berkeley Computer Science
Dylan Pierce Long Beach City College Computer Networking and Security Rubeen Guardado Wheaton College Music & Psychology Rickie C. Wombold Jr. Crimson Technical College FAA Airframe & Powerplant License Miguel A. Hurtado The Art Institute of California Associates Degree in Culinary
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