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Building hope



(1,2,3) Francesca Billington, 10, uses a nail-gun to build her hope chest while shop steward Lukaza Brawfman_Verissimo, 15, holds it steady during Rosie's Girls Camp on Thursday, August 7, 2008. (4) Alexis Sanchez, 13, puts a nail into her hope chest. (5)  Anneke Moser, 11, (left) and  Alexis Sanchez, 13, (right) apply glue.  (6) Anneke Moser, 11, glues her hope chest together. 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 the 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 firefighting, tree trimming and other technical trades.

Posted on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 12:02AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Wreath workshop

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Janeen Whalen gives a wreath workshop at Ice at Santa Monica on Thursday, November 6, 2007.
Posted on Friday, December 7, 2007 at 04:40PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Big Blue Bus

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Training Coordinator for Santa Monica's Big Blue bus line, Jose Ramirez, takes 10 new motor coach trainees through  some driving skill tests at Santa Monica Beach on Tuesday, November 20, 2007.

Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 12:04PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

2nd Annual Beach Summit

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MaryAnn Powell, Chairman of the Board for the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Cheryl Bagby, Marketing Assistant at the SMCV,  take notes during a brainstorming session at the 2nd Annual Beach Summit on Tuesday, September 25, 2007.
Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 02:53PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Rosie the Riveter

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1) Terry Manpeal, 11, ascends up at tree during Rosie's Girls Camp on Monday, Aug 8, 2007 at Stewart Street Park. 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 the 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 firefighting, tree trimming and other technical trades. 2) Waverly Nebedum, 12, works  30 feet above ground in a cheri-picker  during Rosie's Girls Camp on Monday. 3) Gianna Hayes, 11, saws through a tree log  during Rosie's Girls Camp.  Johnny Aguila, city arabist, supervises. 4) Shop Stewards Dana Levin, 17, works on the jig saw while Maria Bravo, 16, holds the board steady. 5) Saha Sazer, 12, paints her chair during during Rosie's Girls Camp.
Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 at 05:48PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Thai Green Curry

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1) Culinary students Jonathan Mandujano, 20, and Eddie Alvarez, 20, give their dishes for judging to Chritophe Bernard (Academic Chair of the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles) and Chef M.L. Sirichalerm Svasti, aka Chef McDang,  famous master chef of Thailand, during the Thai Green Curry competition at the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles on Saturday, July 28, 2007. The competitors teamed up  two students who prepared, cooked and served Thai Chicken Green Curry within 90 minutes time limit. The winners who cooked and serve best Thai Chicken Green Curry won a  round trip ticket,  one week accommodations with a week-long Thai Culinary course in Bangkok Thailand. 2) Jonathan Mandujano, 20, and Eddie Alvarez, 20, prepare their dish.

Rosie's Girl

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1) Eighth grader Ella Rogers-Fett, 13, repels down the Santa Monica Fire Departments Training Tower wall during Rosie's Girls Camp on Thursday, July 19, 2007. 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 the 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 firefighting, tree trimming and other technical trades. 2) SMFD Engineer Dirk Bailey puts Rosieis girls through a fire hose drill.  Front to back-right to left are; Emily Shiever, 12, Alexandra Clark, 10, Mollie Bernstein, 11, and Service Cultural Leader Maria Oliveri, 19. 3) Emily Shiever, 12, Alexandra Clark, 10, drag a dummy through a tunnel to safety during a 'Confined Space Rescue Drill" 4) Firefighter Matthew Bailey demonstrates how to remove the doors from a car with the 'Jaws of Live' during Rosie's Camp. 5) Rosie's girls examine the windshield.

Roadrunners

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Hundreds of Roadrunners (a marathon training club) runs south along the Santa Monica Boardwalk on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 in preparation for next Sundays 22nd annual LA Marathon. On March 4 th, a new era in LA Marathon excitement will begin as the race starts at Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time in its 22 year history. The athletes will run through the hart of Hollywood, past the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Staples Center, and into east Los Angeles for the first time and across the 6th Street Bridge with a Spectacular view of the Hollywood sign, the dramatic downtown high-rises and the Pacific Ocean.
Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 06:40PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint
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