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Vol 52, NO. 20
THIS WEEK Service Center available to homeless beginning May 4
Cinco de Mayo Special A10-15 & A22-23
Redlands Community Music Association Presents Many Voices, Muchas Voces A12
Mosaico Arts and Music Festival Comes to Perris Hill Park
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Weekend events at San Bernardino parks embrace Earth Day spirit
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Making Hope Happen Foundation hosting inaugural gala on May 8
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riday, May 8 is the inaugural Making Hope Happen Foundation Gala at the Arrowhead Springs Resort. The goal of the non-profit foundation is to support the San Photo/FABiAn torrES Bernardino City Unified School San Bernardino councilmember Virginia Marquez along with San Bernardino county Supervisor District’s plan of making hope Josie Gonzales, Mayor Carey Davis, and Mercy house executive director Larry Haynes waiting happen for students through a variety of programs and services. to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the homeless Access center on April 23. The black-tie-optional gala is a 23, marking the beginning of an for the city’s Park and Recreation chance for community members By Anthony Victoria Intervention Plan that aims to department. Mercy House will to learn more about the foundawork with the city to manage the tion and provide financial supservice access center was reduce homelessness. opened on the northeast The center will provide various center. Approximately $200,000 port. Tickets are $250 each or $2,200 for a table of 10. corner of Seccombe Lake services at the Butler Building--Homeless cont. on next page previously used to store equipment Anyone interested in donating Park in San Bernardino on April to the Making Hope Happen Foundation and attending the inaugural gala should contact the District’s Community Partnerships Office at (909) 3811294 by May 1.
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Photo/Anthony VictoriA youthBuild inland Empire’s Leilani Palmer and incredible Edible community Garden’s Mary Petit and Eleanor Torres, together with San Bernardino councilmember Rikke Van Johnson.
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ing benches, removing graffiti, planting trees, and celebrating new community partnerships at various everal community groups locations. and city officials spent most In celebration of Earth Week, the of Saturday April 25 paint- San Bernardino Parks and
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STEMapalooza Conference to be held May 1
en middle schools from San Bernardino County will attend the STEMapalooza Student Conference on May 1. The event will be held at San Bernardino Valley College beginning at 8:30 a.m. More than 400 seventh-grade students are expected to participant in the event, which will feature special guest speakers Bobby Ram, managing director at SunPower, a Silicon Valley pioneer. STEMapalooza is made possible with the funding from Alcoa Foundation, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, San Bernardino Valley College STEM and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools’ Alliance for Education.