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The Irish are comming

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A group of 60 Irish Policeman ride their Harley's south along Pacific Coast Highway  in Santa Monica on Friday, May 18, 2007.  The ride started in Chicago 10 days ago. The officers traveled 2,448 miles along the historic Route 66 - crossing 8 states and 3 time zones. The tour was a fundraiser for UNICEF - Ireland's work with children who have been orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in Mozambique. They raised half a million dollars. Each officer raised around $8,000 to sponsor the ride.
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 at 03:31PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Boys and Girls Club

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 Richard Lawrence, exec VP/regional Manager of First Private Bank & Trust, looks at a series of autographed guitars by legendary rock bands like the Eagles and Rolling Stones during the 31st Annual Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica Dinner Auction and Raffle on Thursday at the Loews Beach Hotel.

Hotcakes

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Mike Cortrite  pours batter onto the griddle as Ken Chong flips the hotcake's during the Santa Monica Lions Club 52nd Annual Pancake Breakfast that was held at the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club on Saturday, September 9, 2006. The proceeds from the event is used to support local community organizations.

Red Kettle Day

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Nat Trives, the MC during the Red Kettle Day and a Rotarian, and Edward Guerboian , a Kiwanis and the current Santa Monica Chamber of commerce  president, rally the troops to dig deeper for pledges as they compete to raise the most amount during Red Kettle Day

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Tony Prestby, Vice Chair of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, keeps tally of all the service clubs totals donations collected during Red Kettle Day.

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Tony Prestby, Vice Chair of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, and Myriah  Begonia, A Salvation Army Solder, counts all the money collected by the service clubs during Red Kettle Day.

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The Salvation Army Brass Band played during the Red Kettle Day.
Twealve Santa Monica Service clubs raised money and competed amongst each other to see who could raise the most money during the Salvations Army Red Kettle Day on Friday December 9, 2005 at First Private Bank and Trust. The twelve service clubs raised more than $31,000 during the event. Leading the way was the Rotary Club of Santa Monica with $7027.00, followed by the Kiwanis of Santa Monica with $5609. In third place was the Santa Monica Lions club with $2550.
Posted on Friday, December 9, 2005 at 11:59PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint
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