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Arcadia High School held a drive and collected $800 toward a municipal auditorium. A non-profit corporation is being established and it will be the nucleus for an auditorium drive to begin in September 1977.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper554
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 9, 1977
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 9, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Auditoriums
Item ID
554AN
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Newspaper Index
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In its efforts to raise money for the Arcadia School District, the Arcadia Educational Foundation is conducting a direct mail campaign to enlist community support for their efforts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper476
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 22, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 22, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
476AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dwain Schenck, 27, who grew up in Arcadia, is project director for AmeriCares, a non-profit relief organization founded in 1982 which is currently helping thousands of refugees who have fled Kuwait for Jordan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2501
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schenck, Dwain
Item ID
2445AN
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Eric Waterhouse is the founder of the non-profit Theaterquest, an organization with a goal to produce summertime drama productions with local teenagers. He is an Arcadia resident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper97
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1992
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Waterhouse, Eric
Item ID
97AN
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About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2175
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2153AN
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Newspaper Index
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Since beginning its scrip program citywide in September, the Arcadia Educational Foundation is now selling (indirectly) about $25,000 worth of groceries a week and thereby raising $1500 weekly for the Arcadia School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper488
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1987
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
488AN
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Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1624
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1623AN
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Newspaper Index
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County supervisors approved a $4.7 million infusion of funds to aid mental health programs in the Children's Home Society in Arcadia. The Children's Home Society, a non-profit organization that places mentally disturbed children in foster homes, will now lose $16,000, instead of the anticipated loss of staff and $32,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper936
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Children's Home Society
Item ID
936AN
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In a letter to the Tribune, Chairman Charles Gilb says that the auditorium project is ready to move forward. A non-profit corporation has been set up and this will make donations tax-deductible. Committees will soon be formed. People may contact the committee by writing: Arcadia Auditorium Committee P. O. Box 60 Arcadia, California 91006

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper555
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1977
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1977
Subjects
Auditoriums
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
555AN
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The Boy's Christian League will not be permitted to distribute literature through the schools unless the Arcadia School Board changes its policy. National organizations such as the Scouts, the YWCA and the YMCA now have this permission.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2102
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Christian League
Item ID
2087AN
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The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop serves a dual purpose: a non-profit department store with thrift shop prices and as a local welfare agency for those in need. The article discusses the types of assistance given. All programs are funded by sales from the thrift shop.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper513
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop
Item ID
513AN
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Just over $22,669 was donated to the Arcadia School District Monday night from the Arcadia Educational Foundation to purchase classroom furniture.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper485
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
485AN
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The Arcadia Educational Foundation was formed in 1981. Its history and current goals are highlighted.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper491
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1991
Pages
p. B-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1991
Pages
p. B-3
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
491AN
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The Arcadia Educational Foundation presented a check in the amount of $50,000 to school district officials. The money will be used for various video instructional devices. The A.E.F. is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 16, 1992
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 16, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
14AN
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James Merritt, a long-time resident of this area, and a strong supporter of local organizations and charities, died September 19 at the age of 55.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1983
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Merritt, James R.
Item ID
1978AN
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Tom Romano, president of the Arcadia Educational Foundation, presented the Arcadia Board of Education with a $20,000 check. The money was the result of a "telethon" in which residents were asked to contribute to the foundation in support of Arcadia schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper487
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1986
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
487AN
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The Arcadia Educational Foundation presented $35,000 to the Board of Education. Their efforts to solicit community support through various fundraisers is ongoing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper477
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1982
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
477AN
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Charles Gilb, chairman of Arcadia Educational Foundation, writes a check for $35,000 to be presented to Don Fickas, president of the Board of Education. Money to be used to augment school district's science program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper482
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1984
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p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
482AN
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A non-profit foundation to work with the citizens of Arcadia in an attempt to construct on auditorium is now complete and in operation. Gives details of how the money will be used in case an auditorium drive is not successful.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper556
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Auditoriums
Item ID
556AN
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Non-teaching employees in the Arcadia Unified School district have voted against the implementation of a merit system to monitor such activities as hiring and promotion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2876
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2803AN
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Newspaper Index
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