Over 18 years, nearly 650 disadvantaged families have received gifts from Northrop volunteers dressed in Santa suits. Northrop Grumman employees nominated 33 families and the other 10 were selected by El Centro de Amistad, a nonprofit agency in Canoga Park. Throughout the year, the company’s Adopt-A-Family committee holds events to raise funds and hosts toy and food drives to gather items that are distributed at year’s end. Northrop Employees Adopt Needy Families Employee volunteers from Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems Division in Woodland Hills have adopted 43 disadvantaged families for the holidays. Members of the community, some of whom helped shepherd the kids during their visit to the bookstore, donated $2,400 dollars in support of the event. Children from the Club were asked to read an age-appropriate book and write a review 96 were then selected by the Club’s staff to receive $25 towards the purchase of books during a shopping trip to Borders Books in Canoga Park. Books for Kids The Boys & Girls Club also received a boost from Encino-based public relations firm Cooper Communications through its second annual Literacy Challenge. Mercedes-Benz of Encino sponsored a Hole-in-One Contest. The event was co-hosted by CPA firm Rose, Snyder & Jacobs and financial consulting firm The Salter Group. The $150,000 in proceeds from the tournament surpassed last year by $13,000. Fundraising Record Broken The 2nd Annual Golf Tourney of California United Bank benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley raised more money than any fundraising event in the charity’s history. Kaiser also considers the collaboration as a key component in their sustainability programs, helping to reduce waste generated by the facility. For the last six years, they have worked together to help meet the needs of community groups. But it’s not the first time Kaiser Panorama has partnered with Operation USA. A spokesperson said that the large amount of surplus was due primarily to the move into a sparkling new tower that opened earlier in the year. The charity redistributes the items which include everything from chairs and tables to medical equipment, to other local nonprofits such as community medical clinics and social service agencies.
*Medically indicated treatment means treatment that is recommended in the professional judgment of physician after consideration of relevant medical standards.Kaiser Panorama City donated more than $1 million worth of surplus equipment this year to a nonprofit organization called Operation USA. For specific information about your covered health plan benefits, please see your Evidence of Coverage (EOC) or for Kaiser members, please contact Member Services at 1-80. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals may receive compensation for providing facilities and/or other support in connection with these services. Results of services vary among patients and cannot be guaranteed. Clinical services are provided by providers or contractors of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. If your provider determines that a surgery is not medically indicated, * the services are not provided or covered by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and you are financially responsible to pay for them. Cosmetic services are provided on a fee-for-service basis.