AbilityFirst, a Pasadena-based non-profit organization that provides services for children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities, has announced that Lori Carmona (formerly Gangemi) will step down as Chief Executive Officer after leading the o... More »
The University Club of Pasadena Education Foundation (UCPEF) hosted its second annual Friendraiser on Sunday, September 24. Guests socialized and enjoyed hosted drinks and tray-passed hors d’oeuvres at the Blinn House across the street from the Club. During th... More »
Over 200 Pasadena Audubon Society volunteers took part in the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 16, a global event that aims to combat the escalating pollution crisis affecting beaches worldwide. Additional PAS volunteers joined other groups i... More »
In a move to highlight the high cost of incarceration in California, the local non-profit Flintridge Center announced a new fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $106,131. That amount, the Center’s Executive Director explained, represents the annual co... More »
Lagerlof Cares, a Pasadena-based nonprofit organization affiliated with Lagerlof, LLP, will be hosting their 3rd Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser on Nov. 3 at Brookside Golf Club near the Rose Bowl for the benefit of Union Station Homeless Services. A Lagerlo... More »
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Hastings Branch of the Pasadena Public Library echoed with the reverberations of bells, marking the annual remembrance of the Constitution Day. Led by the Martin Severance Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.), ... More »
Micol Issa, Alex Aghajanian, JMHS Principal Dr. Lawton Gray and students. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses along with the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation, celebrated the Big Day for Teachers on Tuesday, September 19, by honoring John Muir High School... More »
Pasadena-headquartered Finlandia Foundation National (FFN) on Monday announced the launch of a fundraising campaign called “Saving Finland In America” to support the acquisition of cultural and historical assets from the Finnish American Heritage Center at the... More »
The University Club of Pasadena Education Foundation (UCPEF) announced plans to host its Second Annual Friendraiser on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the historic Blinn House in Pasadena, across the street from the University Club. During the event, two deserving Pasade... More »
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® has selected Heather de Kok, Judith K. Nakamura and Richard Schulhof as judges for the 2024 Float Awards sponsored by FTD®. This year’s judges bring unique perspectives on parades and floral presentations. An inductee of the... More »
In Pasadena, a city known for its blend of natural beauty and urban innovation, a nonprofit organization named CTrees is challenging the age-old philosophical question: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? CTrees h... More »
Andrew and Peggy Cherng, philanthropists, co-founders and co-CEOs of Panda Express, have gifted City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, $100 million to establish the Cherng Family Center for Integrativ... More »
