Contour Dermatology donates $10,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City
Erika Z. Byrd
As spring is just around the corner,
Contour Dermatology hosted a garden party-themed
“Day of Beauty” March 1-6 to help Coachella Valley residents freshen their look. Benefiting the
Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City, Contour Dermatology provided a $10,000 donation from the event to further the club’s mission of planting seeds to help local youth achieve academic success, adopt healthy lifestyles and build good character and citizenship values.
The event featured a week-long “virtual” program with online telemedicine cosmetic consultations, culminating in a limited-RSVP socially distanced in-person event on Saturday, March 6. Attendees had the opportunity to purchase beauty treatments at special prices for a beautiful cause and watch several live demonstrations of cosmetic treatments, including CoolSculpting, cosmetic laser and radiofrequency treatments, facial filler and Boto
Gus Harper’s ‘Gemscape’ spreads light, luck, and levity across Los Angeles
Mar. 04, 2021 at 6:00 am
While art galleries are shut down, residents don’t need a ticket to see local artist Gus Harper’s latest installation merely playful curiosity, a keen eye, and a little bit of luck.
Across Los Angeles, Harper and his friends have scattered over 70 painted wood cutout ‘gems’, each containing an envelope with money and instructions.
The lucky finders acquire a one-of-a-kind iridescent art piece and are told to either keep the cash or pay it forward to someone who needs it more. They are also encouraged to make a donation to the Pilot Light Foundation, which builds economic opportunities for people living in extreme poverty in Africa.
Year in Review Part 3: September
Dec. 29, 2020 at 6:00 am
The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica reopened its Lincoln and Mar Vista Gardens centers for in-person and virtual academic support. Prior to the pandemic, the club primarily offered after school programming, but it expanded its services to include in-person learning support during the school day.
Neighbors living on Bay Street and nearby businesses joined forces to tackle a growing encampment of homeless people who they believed were involved in drug dealing operations in the alley behind the Walgreens on Lincoln. By working with an array of local services the community members reduced the number of people living in the alley from 12 to zero without arresting the unhoused or removing their possessions.