May is National Foster Care Month
Nationwide there are approximately 115,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted and be a part of a forever family. If you have you ever thought about being a foster or adoptive parent please contact us, we will be happy to answer all your questions. Jane Whitmore 1-888-24-FAMILY (1-888-243-2645) Please join us at our next Foster or Adoptive Parent Orientation Meeting: Thursday May 3, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Are you: Married? Single? Partnered? Retired? Have kids? Never had...
Read MoreCommon Visits Hathaway-Sycamores
Award-winning hip hop artist and actor, Common, recently visited our residential center inAltadena. He met with over 100 boys and girls and brought a strong message of hope. After rapping some of his popular songs, he spoke to the youth who ranged in age from 6-18 and many who suffer emotional and mental health issues, about what inspired him as a youth. He told them, “You have to start with your dream. Find your dream, find your gift, something you’re passionate about. Then...
Read MoreFRC Student Wins a Posse Scholarship
We have more good news to report from our Family Resource Center’s Learning Lab; Donald Kaplan is one of this year’s winners of a Posse Foundation Scholarship! With his $172,000 scholarship, Donald is headed to Bucknell University. Donald lives with his parents and a younger brother in a low-income neighborhood in Highland Park. Born to Nicaraguan parents, Donald was adopted by the Kaplans when he was seven years old. He came to our Learning Center a year and a half ago because his C-...
Read More2012 Fourth Annual Pasadena PinotFest Benefiting Hathaway-Sycamores
Grand Public Tasting Saturday February 11, 2012 1:00 -5:00 pm “The celebration of Pinot Noir & all things that go with it.” Pasadena PinotFest is a month-long celebration of the wonderful world of Pinot Noir. The fourth annual festival will culminate with a Grand Public Tasting at the Altadena Town & Country Club on February 11, featuring wines from more than 100 wineries, 200 Pinots and cuisine from top restaurants. And to make this standout event even more significant, a portion...
Read MoreCheval Blanc Reception for Hathaway-Sycamores
Longtime Pasadena restaurateurs Bob and Gregg Smith, of Smith Brothers Restaurant Group, opened the doors at Cheval Blanc on Sunday, January 29th to host a reception for Hathaway-Sycamores. Attended by over 50 local donors and friends of Hathaway-Sycamores, the evening featured fine wines coupled with sumptuous passed hors d’oeuvres. Those in attendance were among the first to experience the beautiful new look of recently renovated Cheval Blanc Bistro with its sprawling antique bar, dark wood...
Read MoreFlag Football Game at the Rose Bowl Benefits Hathaway-Sycamores
On Saturday, January 7, 2012, 40 young men (aged 14-18) took their positions on the storied Rose Bowl field to take part in the “Battle of the Bowl VII,” a unique, flag-football fundraising event that has brought in more than $185,000 since its inception to benefit Hathaway-Sycamores. Created in 2004, the Battle of the Bowl is under the direction of 17-year-old Brendan Doney who has taken over the organization and fundraising of this event for the past two years. He’s recruited...
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