Notable Achievers in Your Community : Valley Women New Officers of Jewish Group

Two San Fernando Valley residents were elected officers of NA’ AMAT USA, the largest organization of Jewish women worldwide, at the group’s national convention in New York earlier this month. Ellen Ginsburg was elected national vice president of organization and Phyllis Sandground was elected national coordinator for the western states.

The San Fernando National Little League seniors team brought home a title for the first time since it was founded 43 years ago, winning the District 40 championship and then capturing the Section 2 crown before being eliminated from the Division 3 tournament. Joining League President John Najar in being honored by the San Fernando City Council last week were manager Andy Rodriguez, coach Hector Olguin and members of the team, which includes Fernando Zavala, Sergio Esparza, Robert Gomez, Clemente Ortega, Johnny Mejia, Jairo Quezada, Eddy Alvarez, Albert Lopez, Norberto Robles, Mario Essary, Sesar Escobedo, Tommy Loera, Sergio Ortega and Alex Gallegos.

Learning Tree University, a nonprofit educational organization with a campus and corporate offices in Chatsworth, has named Carolyn Kopp, active in studying the impact of growth in the Calabasas-Thousand Oaks area, as director of its Thousand Oaks campus.

Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank will honor several individuals active in the hospital’s Home Hospice and Home Health Services with its Beautiful People Awards on Sunday. Honorees include actress Theresa Saldana; hospital chief of staff Dr. Luigi Gentile; former medical center administrator and current hospital trustee Sister Georgette Jean; community leader, volunteer and board member Phyllis Quinn; medical center trustee Jack O’Neill; Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department director of art materials Bert Ball; and city of Burbank volunteer Loretta Parrillo. The Home Hospice Department provides care to the terminally ill and their families. Home Health Services provides on-site home care after a patient’s discharge.

The Board of Governors of the American Bar Assn. has elected Sherman Oaks resident Dean Leigh H. Taylor of Southwestern University School of Law as one of two ABA representatives to the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, an organization devoted to expanding opportunities in the field of law for economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals.

The Burbank City Council honored May Huml as an Outstanding Senior Volunteer recently for her work with the Senior Nutrition Program at McCambridge Park.

The San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council was honored at the 1993 Annual Clergy Network Awards Luncheon recently for its humanitarian efforts. Also honored by the network was Jane Anderson, administrator of Woodland Care Center-Summit Care for her work with the elderly.

International Guiding Eyes Golf and Racquet Chapter, a program of Guide Dogs of America Inc., hosted its Third Annual Golf Tournament recently at Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge. The event raised more than $40,000 for Guide Dogs of America, with all proceeds benefiting the school’s mission of training guide dogs and providing instruction to blind students. The school raises and trains about 70 guide dogs each year at a cost of $20,000 per dog. The dogs are provided free of charge to blind individuals who have completed the school’s training course.

The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Assn. has named two San Fernando Valley residents to serve on its Governing Board for 1994. Clyde Rossberg will serve as vice president in charge of event planning and Dan Robinson will serve as vice president in charge of administration.

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