Human interest story about Richard Perry, member of the Arcadia Apache baseball team. Out for the season with a broken leg, the team dedicated the season to him.
Santa Anita Park and City of Hope are joining forces to raise money to fight cancer with the first "On Track to Beat Cancer" walk, this Sunday at the race track. It is a 1/4 fundraising walk. All proceeds raised will go toward City of Hope's Women's Cancer Program for research, treatment and education.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital unveiled Chinese and English print ads to encourage people of Chinese descent to get screened for colon cancer. The year-long campaign featuring Chinese colon cancer survivors was developed by the American Cancer Society and four Asian-American owned advertising agencies.
According to Chester Zahn, gastroenterologist at Methodist Hospital, Chinese Americans have higher rates of colon cancer than other Americans. The American Cancer Society is teaming with Asian American advertising agencies to educate Chinese Americans about colon cancer screenings.
Representatives from the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society presented City Council with a draft no-smoking ordinance that would prohibit smoking in all enclosed public places.
Candace Probst is shown in a photo at St. Baldricks event after having head shaved at Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant in Arcadia to show support for childhood cancer victims. Carlos Mendez of Arcadia is also shown.
Arboretum again shines a light on the fanciful. The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden has once again been transformed into a garden of illumination with its Lightscape holiday event. The nighttime walk-through attraction has taken over a mile long path with 18 elaborate installations that mix light sculptures and special effects with holiday-themed music.
St. Baldrick's Foundation held its annual fundraising event at Matt Denny's Ale House. More than 70 volunteers got their family, friends and co-workers to give donations for them to shave their heads. Their baldness helps raise awareness of cancer and shows solidarity with the childhood cancer patients. Arcadia firefighter Drew Pryon is shown in photographs with children.
Mayor Peter Amundson joins groundbreaking coalition to launch 10-Minute Walk Campaign, a parks advocacy campaign establishing the goal that all Americans, and all residents of City of Arcadia should live within a 10-minute walk (or 1/2 mile) of a high quality park or green space.
Santa Anita Park's 18th annual Derby Day 5K Walk & Run attracted a record 5,683 participants last Saturday. The 5K benefits several charities, including Pasadena-based Ability First, the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA), Arcadia High School Athletic Boosters Club, Arcadia Historical Museum, and Arcadia Explorer Scouts.