Weingart Center Association Dedicates Community Garden for Skid Row Homeless - 08/07/2010

Media Advisory
July 8, 2010

Contact: Tammy Metzger
Weingart Center Association
213-689-2223
tammym@weingart.org

Weingart Center Association Dedicates Community Garden for Skid Row Homeless
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa To Speak at Dedication
     
What:  The Weingart Center Association will dedicate the Weingart Center Garden Project with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mayor Villaraigosa and Gregory C. Scott, President & CEO of Weingart Center Association.  Speakers available upon request. 

When: Thursday, July 8, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Where:  The Weingart Center Association, 566 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Purpose:  The Weingart Center Garden Project seeks to provide a green oasis in Skid Row, allowing the homeless to draw on the relaxing and healing power of nature to assist them in transforming their lives.  This is an AmeriCorps Week 2010 project, sponsored by Weingart Center Association in partnership with Los Angeles Christian Health Centers, Los Angeles Mission, Midnight Mission, Union Rescue Mission, and Volunteers of America.  The garden was designed by Eva Knoppel of Garden of Eva Landscape Design Group and the principal donor is Cal Spas.   

About the Weingart Center Association:  Located in the heart of Skid Row, the Weingart Center Association empowers and transforms the lives of Los Angeles’ homeless men and women, helping them to break the cycle of homelessness and lead self-sufficient lives by providing on-site transitional housing; case management; substance abuse recovery; medical and mental health treatment; education; workforce development; and other services.  Tailored programs are available for veterans, people on parole, women and HIV+ individuals.  The Weingart Center Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a premier agency of its kind in the West and a model for the nation. Visit www.weingart.org for more information. 

About Cal Spas:  Cal Spas® was founded in 1979 as a provider of luxury hot tubs.  Today, the celebrated hot tub maker is world renowned as the #1 Global Manufacturer of Home Resort Products™.   The company produces premium collections of lifestyle products from its headquarters in Pomona, Calif. and distributes worldwide through a network of specialty dealers.  The Cal Spas® brand family of products includes Cal Spas hot tubs and swim spas, Cal Designs® gazebos, Cal Heat® indoor and outdoor saunas, Cal Patio® outdoor patio furniture, and Cal Flame® high-end outdoor grills, outdoor kitchen islands, outdoor fireplaces and firepits. Learn about Home Resort Living and find the dealer near you online at www.calspas.com.

TAGS: Weingart Center Association, Community, Garden Project, Homeless, Skid Row, Los Angeles

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