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Follow on Google News | AbilityFirst Names Joan and Harry A. Mier Center Pavilion in Honor of LA Cnty Spv Ridley-ThomasBy: AbilityFirst The pavilion is within AbilityFirst’ “Simply put, AbilityFirst’ The recent naming ceremony was attended by Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts, Inglewood Councilman George Dotson, AbilityFirst Chairman of the Board of Directors Steve Brockmeyer, AbilityFirst Board Member Mordena Moore, AbilityFirst CEO Lori Gangemi, as well as many of the children who use the center and their parents. “For more than 88 years, we have been looking beyond disabilities, focusing on capabilities, and expanding possibilities,” The guests toured the new facility and viewed a special “I Have A Dream” themed art work display produced by the center’s children in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The children showed their own art work and expressed their own dream to the visitors. The center and its swimming pool is the only one of its kind that serves a ten mile radius focused on the South Los Angeles area, including the communities of Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Los Angeles, South Bay, Westchester, Torrance and Lennox. About AbilityFirst Established in 1926 AbilityFirst (http://www.abilityfirst.org/ PHOTO CAPTION: Back Row L-R - AbilityFirst Board Chair Steve Brockmeyer , AbilityFirst CEO Lori Gangemi, L.A. County Supervisor District 2 Mark Ridley-Thomas, Mayor of Inglewood James T. Butts, District 2 Councilman Alex Padilla. Front Row L-R -AbilityFirst Board Member Mordena Moore and program participants. End
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