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Family Resource Center Red Ribbon Celebration
Desert Hot Springs, CA - October 18, 2008
Here are a few of the pictures I took at the third annual Open House/Community Celebration hosted by the Family Resource Center of Desert Hot Springs. Thanks to Elsa Garcia and her staff, many volunteers, and numerous providers and sponsors who made the event possible.

Additonal pictures are available on my flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbrucemontgomery/

Mayor Yvonne Parks with Sharlene, Marlen and Jasmine, members of the Mime Group from Grace Church, which performed three numbers at various times for the crowd

DHS Booth in front of Riverside County Offices

Marina, Uvaldo, Xochilt and Mariam - four of the youth from Grace Church

John Brown, Family Services of the Desert, with foster child

Anna Lewellen at DHS FRC booth

Elsa Garcia, DHS FRC Director

Petals the clown painted faces all day long

Bobbi Cain at the "hand-painted" wall - handprints by children and adults during the celebration

Two Bunch Palms Elementary PTO representative Aida won the dance contest

Martha Matus, Supervisor of the four county Family Resource Centers

How high and how hard can YOU kick?

The message was clear: "say no to drugs!"

These are only a fraction of the pictures of the Red Ribbon Community Celebration available. Many more are posted at  http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbrucemontgomery/sets/72157608229944403/

Tamale Festival- Indio, CA, Sunday, December 2, 2007


4th Annual Veteran's Day Event- Desert Hot Springs, CA
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Posting of colors by ROTC, Desert Hot Springs High School

(L to R) City Manger Rick Daniels, Councilman Hank Hohenstein and Pastor Kirk Warman (Grace Church) visiting with one another before start of the ceremonies      11/11/07

Karen Miller and her father, Sgt. Carl E. Ewert, airforce veteran   11/11/07

DHS Mayor-elect Yvonne Parks shaking hands with Sgt. Ewert    11/11/07

Buzz Gambill, editor and publisher of the Valley Breeze

Dot Reed, emcee, welcomed us and made introductions

Councilman Hank Hohenstein gave the invocation

Newly elected DHS City Councilman Russell Betts

Maria Perez (R) 11/11/07

Tom & Marilyn Heidrick 11/11/07

Presentation of colors by ROTC, DHSHS    11/11/07

Salute to the flag of the United States of America 11/11/07

The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America    11/11/07

Mayor-elect Parks honored her husband Frank    11/11/07

Colonel Wes Weston, USMC, Guest Speaker    11/11/07

Al Schmidt standing during salute to our veterans. Veterans of each branch of our armed services stood as their anthem was played    11/11/07

Tom Heidrick 11/11/07
Jack Burrell   11/11/07

Buzz (Navy Veteran) and wife Suzanne Gambill 11/11/07

Sgt. Carl E. Ewert with son-in-law Rev. Paul Miller, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in DHS

Veterans of our armed services standing during salute to our veterans provided by Sean Keffer

Standing (L to R) Buzz Gambill, Navy veteran, John Sanducci, Airborne paratrooper, and Frank Hodge, Army veteran 11/11/07

Seated (L to R) Connie Montgomery, Rev. Paul Miller, Karen Miller, Sgt. Carl E. Ewert 11/11/07

Close up of clasped hands during ceremony    11/11/07

Sgt. Kirk Warman, USMC (standing), Sgt. Carl E. Ewert, Airforce (seated front right)   11/11/07

Councilman Hohenstein talking to Col. Weston after the ceremony   11/11/07

Some late arrivals showed up after the ceremony to eat and visit with those assembled   11/11/07

Beautiful floral arrangement at the base of the memorial 11/11/07

Walking back to the car we spotted this meadolark carrying a grasshopper
past a patriotic curb house number marker 11/11/07
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TEDESCO PARK DEDICATION

Ribbon cutting at the dedication of the Guy J. Tedesco Park by city council, joined by one of Guy's sisters 9/22/07

Councilmember Scott Matas giving God thanks for the beautiful day at the beginning of his dedication speech. It was Matas who brought the idea of naming the renovated park in memory of Guy Tedesco to City Council. 09/22/07

Elsa Garcia, board member of FOOD NOW and directof of the Desert Hot Springs Family Resource center presented a plaque to the family of Guy Tedesco. 09/22/07

Family members of Guy Tedesco, including three sisters, a nephew, and two nieces 09/22/07

Food tent and children's play area at the beautiful new Guy Tedesco Park in Desert Hot Springs 09/22/07

Miss Desert Hot Springs was one of many people attending the dedication of the park 09/22/07

The Guy Tedesco park includes a state of the art BMX area 09/22/07

A demonstration of BMX bicycle skills at Guy Tedesco park 09/22/07

Jim Knapp, Paul Miller and John Furbee enjoying the breakfast at the Tedesco Park Dedication 09/22/07

Sign at park entrance on Hacienda. Guy Tedesco, founder of FOOD NOW, was dedicated to feeding the hungry and homeless. The city of Desert Hot Springs honored this compassionate man as a gesture of appreciation for what he brought to our community. He was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 1995, and passed away in 2007. Photo taken 09/22/07
FOOD NOW RIBBON CUTTING

Ribbon cutting for FOOD NOW - September 14, 2006

Gary Jeandron officially cuts the ribbon as various community leaders watch.
Mary Prado, Program Director is at center wearing a white blouse. Next to her is DHS Police Chief Pat Williams. On the far right is Elsa Garcia, director of the Desert Hot Springs Family Resource Center.   8/14/07

FOOD NOW is located at 11555 Palm Drive. Started by Guy Tedesco, who is deceased, Food Now has been feeding the hungry and homeless in Desert Hot Springs for over 15 years.

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