Dylan Siegel

Siegel is recipient of Charlotte Bacon Act of Kindness Award for Chocolate Bar
(Left to right) Paige Dubelko, Sharona Nazarian, Samantha Wolfe, AJ Willmer, Richa Vijayvergiya , Nicole Sayegh and Chelsea Simmons at last years LA Marathon supporting Lupus LA. Dylan Siegel was awarded the Charlotte Bacon Act of Kindness Award on Feb. 22 for his book, Chocolate Bar. The award recognizes anyone of the age 18 and under who performs acts of kindness. Siegel wrote Chocolate Bar to sell and raise funds for his best friend, Jonah Pournazarian who was born with glycogen storage disease 1b, a liver disease with no cure that affects one in a million children. Siegel wrote and illustrated a 16-page book that used chocolate bar to describe something awesome. (See Siegels story in the Weeklys issue #690). According to the Newton Kindness website, Siegel raised $400,000 towards his $1 million goal. The money goes to Jonahs research fund at the University of Florida School of Medicine, where Jonahs doctor, David Weinstein, is working towards a cure for GSD, which will also help other liver-related diseases. This is the first time that this disease has received national attention. Newton Kindness was formed in honor of Charlotte Bacon who lost her life in the Sandy Hook tragedy. The organizations purpose is to promote kindness as a guiding principle of humanity and to raise awareness of kindness through education, sharing and recognition. Visit www.chocolatebarbook.com for more information and to donate. Part of this is our responsibility to recommend to the City Council to what we need done, Blakeley said. [We can] eliminate at least half of [the signage violations] because it hasnt gone away and it wont go away until something gets done. There [has to be] some deterrent to stop it. Noah Margo voted for the extension of the contract, with Lewis Hall voting against. I dont think there has been adequate discussion and conGary Woods sideration to this contract, Hall told the Board at their Tuesday meetbriefs cont. on page 7

Beverly Highs Interact club running and fundraising for Lupus LA

Beverly Highs Interact Club will be fundraising for Lupus LA and participating in the Los Angeles 5K run on March 8. The Interact Club will have a cheering station on Rodeo Drive across from Chanel while the Lupus LA team is running the ASICS LA Marathon on March 9. The Beverly Hills Rotary Club is Lupus LAs main sponsor for the event. Its been so instrumental to have the support of the Beverly Hills Rotary Club and unbelievably rewarding and important to have the support of [Beverly Highs] Interact Club, Lupus LA Vice President of Finance and Beverly Hills Rotary Club member Alan Kaye told the Weekly. Its not just about the amount of money you raise but its about the people you touch and the people who get involved. Lupus LA promotes lupus research, awareness, education and supports patients who suffer from the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus LA has been participating in the Los Angeles Marathon for five years. Visit www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/Interact/marathon for more information on contributing and participating. briefs cont. from page 4 information about what business owners can and cant do for signage was previously given to violators after a citation was given to them. To keep businesses better informed about sign regulations, Blakeley recommended that enforcement give the pamphlets to the businesses when they apply for signs, as opposed to afterwards when they receive the citation. The idea here is to get store owners to understand that there are rules and regulation to what they cant do, Blakeley told the Weekly. Maybe by getting that part done and getting the store owners informed and making certain things more beneficial for them to agree to the signage then maybe well be able to get rid of [half the signage issues.] At the next meeting, the Architecture Commission will discuss issues regarding signage, including enforcement and oversight. The Commission will take a formal vote on signage issues solutions, including violation fees and regulations, and prepare a presentation for a City Council agenda item.

Superintendent Gary Woods three year contract extension approved 4 1

Superintendent Gary Woods contract was extended by three years with a 4 1 vote at the Board meeting on Tuesday. Board members Brian Goldberg, Howard Goldstein, Lisa Korbatov and

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