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SPECIAL ISSUE

WPRA schedules  annual meeting
You're invited 
to the WPRA's
51st annual meeting on 
May 1

 

"Celebrate success and inspire change" 

The West Pasadena Residents' Association cordially invites West Pasadena residents to attend its 51st annual meeting on Wednesday, May 1. The event will be held in the storied, historic Rose Bowl Home Team locker room.

 

The meeting is open to the public and free of charge. Free parking is available to all in Lot F. Enter the stadium through Gate A. Carts will be available for those who need a lift to the stadium and back to their car.  

 

The following summarizes the evening's schedule:

 

4:45-5:45 pm  

 

The evening starts with tours of the stadium to witness, firsthand, the remarkable progress the City has made in modernizing America's Stadium.  

 

5:30-6:30 pm

 

During the reception period you'll enjoy refreshments and hor d'oeuvres, while visiting with the many community organizations that'll be exhibiting. Exhibitors, as of this mailing include (alphabetically): A Noise Within, City Ventures (Ambassador West developer), Linda Vista~Annandale Association, No on 710, Pasadena Community Gardens, Pasadena Educational Foundation and Pasadena Water and Power.

[To reserve a table for your organization, contact Bob Holmes at holmes@wpra.net.]

 

6:30-8:30 pm

 

The main program opens with a celebration of Pasadena life as seen through the eyes of the late iconic television personality Huell Howser. Best known for his travel show, California's Gold, which aired for many years on Public Broadcasting station KCET, Howser died in January. He'll be with us in spirit, however, when we screen a segment of a program he taped several years ago from Old Pasadena.  

Keynote speaker will be Eric G. Walsh, MD, Dr.P.H., Director of Public Health and Health Officer of the City's Department of Health. In addition to being on staff at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and at the University of California, Irvine, as an adjunct professor, Dr. Walsh has served under the current and previous White House administrations on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.   

 

Dr. Walsh will focus on "Building a healthier Pasadena." He'll discuss findings of the 2012 City of Pasadena-Altadena Quality of Life Index, identify the top priorities of the Public Health Department and discuss strategies to improve citizens' health.   

Mayor Bill Bogaard, a former WPRA president, will join us, and we'll hear an update of key district issues and activity from District 6 Councilmember Steve Madison. 

 

Board members Audrey O'Kelley, also a former WPRA president, and Joan Hearst will formally recognize individuals and organizations whose activities over the past year have materially improved the quality of life in West Pasadena. 

 

Also, members will elect 2013-2014 WPRA officers and directors.