Expand<\/a><\/p>\nShe also mentioned that the cultural enrichment she experienced inspired her to share her motivation with her younger siblings (who are now attending college). She graduated from Cal State Long Beach and decided to return to school as a full-time student. She is currently in her first semester at CSULB, pursuing a master\u2019s degree in business administration. Her words were heartwarming and encouraging.<\/p>\n
The Fashion Show was produced by award-winning Couture Fashion Productions and highlighted the designer collections of Lourdes Chavez and Will Franco. Also featured was a dance presentation from the highly sought-after performers of Rel\u00e1mpago del Cielo Grupo Folkl\u00f3rico.<\/p>\n
With a silent auction of more than 200 items and a live auction, led by Carrie Cunningham, the day was packed with excitement. The live auction featured a wide variety of items that ranged from a VIP suite at Intuit Dome and a murder mystery dinner to trips to Las Vegas (via private jet); a chateau stay in Bordeaux, France; and a trip to Washington, D.C., for a lunch with Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach.<\/p>\n
Cameo, meanwhile, is approaching its 40th anniversary of mentorship this year, said Chair Danita Humphrey.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith your generosity, we\u2019re able to fund our mentoring program and help so many Long Beach students reach their full potential and achieve their dreams,\u201d Humphrey said.<\/p>\n
The Cameo program supports underserved Long Beach high school and community college students through one-on-one mentoring, she added, helping them define and achieve their college and career goals. Participants also benefit from monthly enrichment workshops, cultural activities, paid summer internships, academic support funding, scholarships and access to computers.<\/p>\n
The program\u2019s impact is evident: In a recent graduate survey, 100% of students reported feeling better prepared to attend college as a result of their participation.<\/p>\n
The Port of Long Beach was honored with the Corporate partner of the year award during the event. For many years, the port has supported the Cameo mentoring program. Harbor Commissioner Bonnie Lowenthal received the award on behalf of the Port of Long Beach.<\/p>\n
Sponsors: Gold sponsors were Temple Family Charitable Foundation, Martha & Faustino Bernadette, and Family & Friends of Rosi Pedersen. The Silver sponsor was the Port of Long Beach. Bronze sponsors were F&M Bank and LBS Financial Credit Union.<\/p>\n
Seen at the scene: Chair Danita Humphrey, Rosa Ruiz, Norma Salcedo, Nohelia Gavarrete, Michelle Antonaras, Jennifer Jeffries, Linda Edgar, Ellen Calomoris, Naomi Blackmore, Diane DeWalsche, Sherry Hom, Sharon Chavez, Maria Harris, Margaret Warren, Cathy Videbeck and Daniela Garica, Christina Mansour, Colleen Bragalone, Rosemary Zarn, Bernice Banares and Magnolia Barajas, Bonnie Lowenthal, Mario Gonzalez, Moeng Choung Chao, Mary Eichenhofer, Elsa Gildner, Denise Joseph-Brown MD, Anette Kashiwabara Isozaki, Margaret Matsui, Mary Niefert, Diane Owen, Nellie Pallares and Cynthia Terry<\/p>\n
For more information, go to assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/cameo-mentoring<\/a>.<\/p>\nNews of social events with charitable purposes may be sent to Shirley Wild at spwild@verizon.net. Please include a contact phone number. Send high-resolution jpeg photos, by attachment, to spwild@verizon.net and include group name and identification of individuals from left. Call Shirley at 562-594-9468 for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cameo, an auxiliary of Assistance League of Long Beach, celebrated its annual fundraiser in its usual style of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,23,131,133,132,137,648],"class_list":["post-231228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-shirley-wild-column"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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