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Special Needs Network president named Grand Marshal for City of Lynwood Christmas parade

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 10, 2015

Areva Martin Esq., the president and co-founder of Special Needs Network (SNN), was named as this year’s Grand Marshal for the 94th annual Candy Cane Lane Christmas Parade, one of only a few nighttime holiday parades in the Los Angeles area. The parade attracts 13,000 attendees was held on Friday, Dec. 4. The parade route goes along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for approximately one mile to Bullis Road in Lynwood.

Religion

People’s Independent Church Gives Back to Community

October 14, 2015

People’s Independent Church of Christ’s (PICC) history of community service will highlight their 100th anniversary service set for Sunday, October 18, at 4 p.m. The celebration, which takes place in their edifice located at 5856 West Boulevard in Los Angeles, will feature financial donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and the Special Needs Network, a nonprofit headed by Areva Martin that focuses on raising awareness about autism as well as people with disabilities. Joining the celebration will Pastor Michael J. Fisher and members of Greater Zion Church Family. Also, the Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) – L.A.

Sports

Special Olympics Brings Disability Awareness to Los Angeles

Amanda Scurlock, InternJuly 22, 2015

Organizations are using this event to stress the importance of disability care to the citizens of Los Angeles.