Giving Back


Donate Your Gently Used Coats

Collection drive runs Sept 10 - 19 and each donor gets a $25 gift certificate from Elisa B.

Video: Hoedown Raises Funds for Walter Hoving Home

Tatiana Toomer reports on a fundraiser to support a local nonprofit with a mission of serving women in trouble

Pasadena Pinot Fest Benefits Hillsides

Attended by over 300 people, the Pasadena PinotFest allowed guests to indulge their palate with the Pinot Noir flavors reminiscent of sweet red berries, plums, and cherries

Cocktails and Cars

The San Marino Porsche Club closes down a street for a VIP kick-off event for Five Acres’ 22nd Annual Invitational Golf Classic to be held at San Gabriel Country Club on Monday, October 5, 2009

Credit Union to Host Spanish Students

In an effort to help foreign exchange students learn English, a local company has offered their training room as a classroom.

Kidspace Celebrates Its 30th Birthday

In a grand celebration filled with balloons and lots of cake and ice cream, Kidspace Children's Museum celebrated its 30th birthday on Saturday.

Local Young Women Achieve Girl Scouts’ Highest Honor

More than 250 young women of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles were awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award, the organization’s highest honor.

Video: Sorority Awards $10,000 in Scholarships at Annual Fashionetta Gala

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) Pasadena Chapter awarded $10,000 to local college-bound students and recognized an outstanding local Mom at its annual Fashionetta Scholarship Luncheon on May 8.

Debbie Meymarian – Family Matters

Local entrepreneur and volunteer, Debbie Meymarian, believes Villa Esperanza Services is all about family

Stonefire Grill’s Fundraiser was Smokin’

The soft opening funraiser of Stonefire Grill to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis: a success

This Smile is Not a Downer

A Pasadena-based photographer, musician and composer opened his doors to the Down Syndrome Association on July 10, in hopes helping out a few actors with Down syndrome

Pasadena Showcase House Awards $10k to School

The Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts awarded a $10,000 grant to Villa Esperanza School to provide music therapy to the school’s students.

Center Celebrates Anniversary At Juneteenth Festival

The Jackie Robinson Center in Pasadena celebrated 35 years of service on Saturday with a traditional African American Juneteenth Festival.

Pasadena-Area Vons and Pavilions Stores Named Top Fundraisers By Easter Seals

Several Vons and Pavilions stores in Pasadena and South Pasadena were named top fundraising stores during Safeway Inc.’s April charity campaign to benefit people with disabilities, the Easter Seals organization said today.