Last week, Honorary Mayor Jake Steinfeld announced his ‘Ride of a Lifetime’ Contest in which one lucky Palisades family will win the chance to ride in the Fourth of July parade, which is put on by PAPA.
Mayor Jake also said that 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to three local charities started by Palisadians.
Today, Mayor Jake announced the three charities that will benefit from the contest.
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griefHaven
Palisadians Susan and Wendell Whitmore lost their daughter Erika at age 32 to a rare sinus cancer. Susan started The Erika Whitmore Godwin Foundation and griefHaven in the fall of 2002. The website, which receives more than 50,000 monthly visits, provides a place where parents can honor their children and connect with support groups and resources. Visit griefhaven.com.
Green Vets Los Angeles
In 2010, Palisadian Jim Cragg founded Green Vets Los Angeles, a non-profit vocational rehabilitation program where military veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness are trained and paid to sew and silkscreen reusable shopping bags, T-shirts and teddy bears. The organization works closely with the West Los Angeles VA Hospital. Visit greenvetsla.com.
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A Call Away
Palisades High School juniors Amber Perry, and sisters Olivia Stutman and Zoe Stutman, provide an array of services for families with kids at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, such as grocery shopping, homework help, meal delivery, sending thank-you notes, organizing paperwork, pet care, laundry, childcare and more – all complimentary.
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