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Entries in Community Projects (27)

Bank shot

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Santa Monica Police Captain, Wendell Shirley  plays a game of pool with fourth-grader Jasmine Aquino, 10, during the Virginia Avenue Park Community Picnic  on Friday, December 15, 2006. 

Day of the Dead

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(1) Angi Neff holds up her five year old daughter Eleanor while she hangs up a Sadako crane on to the 'Crane for Piece' altar during Edison Language Academy's  Fourth Annual Day of the Dead Exhibit on Monday, October 30, 2006. (2) Forth grade students from Grant Elementary School look at the alters at Edison Language Academy during their Fourth Annual Day of the Dead Exhibiton.

Express yourself

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Children's entertainer Rachel Owens plays musical games with a group of kids at the Santa Monica Pier during the Wake Up With Waves Children's Concert Series on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The event is spooned by the Santa Monica Pier. Two more performances remain in the series. Next weeks entertainment will be Kids Karaoke.

Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 07:07PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Community mural

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Frances Erlandson, 8, paints onto the community mural  on Sunday September 24, 2006, during the 22 St Annual Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice. The community mural was sponsored by Inside Out, an after school art program,
Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at 01:32PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Santa Monica Beach Summit

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Santa Monica Police Chief Phillip Sanchez and Misti Kerns, the CEO for the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau, do some brain storming and mind mapping with the guests during the Santa Monica Beach Summit at Perry's Cafe & Lawn on Thursday, September 14, 2006. Christine Troutt (left) and Nicole Nez record the information during the Safety Perception Session that was lead by Chief Sanchez. The summit was concluded with lunch being served on the sand.
Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 02:48PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Jazz on the Lawn

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Master Conguero Francisco Aguabella performs Afro-Cuban rhythms during the inaugural Jazz on the Lawn event in front of City Hall on Sunday, August 13, 2006.  Jazz on the Lawn is funded by the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division.
Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at 09:28PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Relay for Life - Survivors' Lap

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Survivors' lap: Wearing purple t-shirts, cancer survivors kicked-off  the 2006 American Cancer Society Relay For Life - 24 hour walk at Santa Monica College's Corsair Field on Saturday July 29, 2006. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an international event,  organized to raise money for cancer research and education. To help accomplish that goal, teams walked laps around the track all day Saturday and continued throughout the night ending  Sunday morning  at  9am.
Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 at 09:50PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Confined Space Rescue

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Kasey Marenco,11, (right) Ashley Cardoza, 13, (middle) and Tamara Katoni,12, drag a dummy through a tunnel to safety during a 'Confined Space Rescue" drill on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Rosie's Girls Camp in the Santa Monica Fire Training Center. Rosie's Girls Santa Monica is based on a national program designed to build self-esteem, leadership and physical confidence in middle school girls.  During a three week intensive summer camp, girls go "behind the scenes" and experience what it takes to maintain the city by learning and applying skills in carpentry, welding fire-fighting, tree trimming and other technical trades.