Around and about

Celebrating a $247,122 check presentation from the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Education Foundation are Skechers CEO Michael Greenberg, Friendship Foundation CEO Nina Patel, PVPEF board member Sara Cho, PVPEF Executive Director Christine Byrne, Skechers Executive Director Robin Curren, PVPEF board member Sophia Mackiewicz, Skechers Development Director Anne Kelly and Friendship founder Rabbi Yossi Mintz, The October walk between the Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach piers drew over 14,000 participants and raised over $2 million for local schools and the Friendship Foundation. Photo courtesy of Skechers

Skechers Presents PV Ed Foundation Check

Terranea celebrates 10 years

Terranea Resort will celebrate its 10th anniversary this June. An estimated 2.5 million guests have stayed at the resort over the past decade. “At the core of Terranea are the five experiential pillars of the brand — Discovery, Epicurean, Wellness, Celebration and Community,” said Chief Strategy Officer Agnelo Fernandes. These include the resorts falconer and Sea Salt and Kelp Workshops, the Wellness at Terranea series, Music on the Meadows Terranea Turns Pink fundraiser. As part of the year-long anniversary, Terranea invites Peninsula resident to enjoy special offers through June 2020 by using the promo code: Celebrate10.

Since opening in 2009, Terranea has invested over $40 million improvements, including the opening of the Asian restaurant bashi in 2012, the establishment of the Golf Academy at The Links in 2014, a redesign guest rooms in 2017 and launching the new, all-day restaurant Solviva, featuring nutrient-rich food designed to improve circadian rhythm, function, and mood. For more information, visit TerraneaLife.com

Chadwick Groundbreaking

Chadwick School holds a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Center for Innovation and Research on Wed., April 10 at 10 a.m. The Center will focus on interdisciplinary research, STEM, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship throughout the K-12 classes.

RSVP to Kristen Adams at kadams@chadwickschool.com.

Revenge Best Served Cold

Miraleste and Rolling Hills High alumni competed in the first annual Red Onion Cup last month at the Palos Verdes Golf Course. Miraleste grad Marcus Shen and Rolling Hills grad Roger Yang organized the golf tourney to renew the camaraderie and rivalry that existed prior to the schools’ closures. In the last match of the weekend, Miraleste captured the cup when Jack Alexander defeated Dough Gehr. “Doug and his Rolling Hills team beat us at Miraleste in 1985 to win the Hilltop Classic Basketball Tournament, and it took me 34 years to avenge that loss. So this one is for our 1986 Miraleste Marauder hoops team.