Legends in Our Time
The 60 member Affinity Group of the Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach held it seventh annual “Legends In Our Time” benefit for the Operation Teddy Bear program. This program provides 5,600 backpacks filled with literacy items and a teddy bear to disadvantaged first graders. Sharon Ryan and Shirley Sylvester co chaired this special event which was held on June 3rd at the Yellow Vase in Malaga Cove Plaza. Honored as Legends for their outstanding, long time volunteer activities were Mary Curtin, Stephanie Enright, Joan Moe and Mary Jane Schoenheider. Former Legend honorees include Susie Beall, Monica McFadden, Debbie Richardson, Rowena Schaber, Barbara Dye, Arline Grotz, Sharon Ryan, Sue Seager, Glenous Absmeier, Keri Gilbert, Meredith Grenier, Diana Martin, Shirley Borks, Jacqueline Glass, Maude Landon, Harlyne Norris, Pam Barrett, Janet Baszile, Virginia Bleier, Rosemary Humphrey, Yvonne Bogdanovich, Anne Destabelle, Marylyn Ginsburg-Klaus and Sue Soldoff.
Photos by William Welch
