Wendy Gladney founder of Forgiving for Living celebrates with girls from the Center for Learning and Unlimited Education (CLUES)
Wendy Gladney with Council President Herb Wesson and his wife Fabian Wesson, one of the PLUS honorees
Forgiving For Living, Inc. (www.forgivingforliving.org) celebrated with close to 200 people, their 8th Annual PLUS Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel on April 18. The 2015 Community Honorees included Krista L. Phipps, public affairs manager of SoCalGas, Renata Simril, senior vice president and chief of staff for the LA Times, Karim Webb, co-owner, PCF Restaurant Management, Georgia Zachary, president Women of AT&T, Fabian R. Wesson, chair, State Board of Directors, California Science Center, and Christine Simmons, president and chief operations officer, Los Angeles Sparks.
Wendy Gladney joins PLUS honorees including Krista L. Phipps, public affairs manager of SoCalGas, Renata Simril, senior vice president and chief of staff for the LA Times, Karim Webb, co-owner, PCF Restaurant Management, Georgia Zachary, president Women of AT&T, Fabian R. Wesson, chair, State Board of Directors, California Science Center, and Christine Simmons, president and chief operations officer, Los Angeles Sparks.
Sponsors included Wells Fargo, Edison International, US Bank, SoCalGas, NBC4, Los Angeles Sparks, Pelican Hill Newport Beach, Lauren Walton, MD, Carol Spellen, MD, SuiteEvents, Splendid Affairs, Jerome Dean Entertainment, Personal Services Plus, and the Los Angeles Sentinel. We are also thankful to Kathy Vara, Anchor NBC4 Southern California for serving as our emcee and Saxophonist Hayan Charlston from Jerome Dean Entertainment for a lovely afternoon of music.
Wendy Gladney and Kathy Vara of NBC4
Forgiving For Living serves over 250 girls annually and has worked with close to 3,000 young ladies since its inception. Its Ambassador Program partners with Jordan Downs Community Center in Watts and The Center For Learning & Unlimited Educational Success, Inc. (CLUES) in San Bernardino. The generous donation from the Estate of Dr. Carol Spellen allowed the organization to give over $10,000.00 in scholarships to scholars associated from our Ambassador Program. 
Wendy Gladney and CLUES scholars
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.” All of us at Forgiving For Living, Inc., say yes to Girl Power!
