Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 30, 2010

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MountainViews-News Saturday, October 30, 2010 

Fight Champion Makes Monrovia Home

Sean Douglas Partners With Steve Larkin To Make The Old 
Town Fight Club A Positive Influence For The Young And Old

Volunteers Needed to Brighten 
Thanksgiving for Local Families

 As the number of local people 
who need help to feed their 
families continues to grow, 
Foothill Unity Center is gearing 
up for its biggest Thanksgiving 
food distribution ever. “Last 
year, we served more than 
1,500 pre-registered families 
that included over 5,000 men, 
women and children,” says 
Volunteer Coordinator Raina 
Diaz. “Since times have been 
really tough, more folks are 
unemployed and in crisis, and 
the need for our services has 
grown. This year’s numbers will 
be even higher than last year’s, 
and we need the community’s 
support more than ever.”

Starting November 8

Volunteers are still needed to 
fill morning and afternoon 
food sorting shifts Monday, 
November 8, through Tuesday, 
November 16 in preparation for 
the Thanksgiving distribution. 
Box Packing Day is Saturday, 
November 20. Shifts also 
need to be filled for Monday, 
November 22, and Tuesday, 
November 23, to help distribute 
food and assist clients during 
the event in Ayers Hall at the LA 
County Arboretum. More help 
is needed on the 23rd from 1 to 
5 p.m. to handle breakdown and 
cleanup. For more information, 
site locations, or to register as 
a volunteer for this program, 
call Raina or Rob at (626) 358-
3486 or email volunteer@
foothillunitycenter.org.

Food donations welcome

Foothill Unity Center always 
appreciates food donations, 
but never more than during at 
Thanksgiving. Many groups 
hold food drives to help stock 
the shelves. 

 “What we always need most 
are turkey certificates,” says 
Center Deputy Director Betty 
McWilliams. “Our wish list also 
includes canned meats, tuna, 
vegetables, fruits, pumpkin pie 
filling, cranberry sauce, chili, 
beans and hearty soups … mixes 
for cornbread, biscuits, cake, 
cookies, stuffing and gravy … 
frosting, marshmallows, Jell-o®, 
jams and jellies … cold and 
hot cereals … salad dressing 
… and yams.” Donations may 
be dropped off any weekday 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 
either Center location: 415 W. 
Chestnut Ave. in Monrovia or 
191 N. Oak Ave. in Pasadena. 

 Donated funds help the Center 
fill in the gaps for this large 
event. Donors may contribute 
securely online by clicking 
the Donate Now Button on 
the Center’s website, www.
foothillunitycenter.org, or its 
Facebook page. Checks may 
be mailed to Foothill Unity 
Center, 415 West Chestnut 
Avenue, Monrovia CA, 91016.

Adopt an angel, bring joy to a 
child

The Center has launched its 
2010 Angel Program — an 
annual community tradition 
that helped provide toys and 
clothing for 3,040 children of 
low-income families last year. 
The Center needs volunteers 
to decorate the paper angels, 
which feature labels with 
client children’s gift wishes. 
It also invites everyone to 
adopt angel(s) and shop for the 
children’s gifts on them. (Many 
organizations and businesses 
adopt entire flights of angels 
during the holidays.) Angels 
can be ordered and picked up 
at the Center’s Monrovia and 
Pasadena locations. 

About Foothill Unity Center 

Now in its thirtieth year, 
Foothill Unity Center, as the 
Community Action Agency 
for the Foothill Area provides 
a range of crisis services to 
help low-income families 
survive these times. Operating 
with a small staff and a corps 
of dedicated volunteers, the 
nonprofit, nondenominational 
organization distributed over 
four million pounds of food to 
3,974 unduplicated very low-
income families in Pasadena, 
Altadena, South Pasadena, 
Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte, 
Sierra Madre, Bradbury, 
Baldwin Park, Irwindale and 
Azusa last year. The Center also 
provides some health services, 
limited motel vouchers, and 
referrals to the homeless and 
people in crisis. Clients must 
meet low-income guidelines 
and are recertified annually. 
Over 93% of every dollar goes 
to programs. 

 To learn more, receive services, 
donate or volunteer, call the 
Center at (626) 358-3486. 

Sean Douglas is a Champion 
by definition. A former 
Marine and International Fight 
Champion, Sean has decided to 
partner with local businessman 
Steve Larkin and ‘make a 
difference’ in Monrovia.

 Born in Toledo, Ohio in 
1974, Sean has been involved 
in many forms of martial arts 
since the age of 6. He enlisted 
in the United States Marine 
Corps from 1993-1997 where 
he trained other Marines and 
special operations in hand to 
hand combat. He was one of 6 
out of 100 who enrolled in recon 
and passed in doc. After the 
Marine Corp in 1997 

 Sean started prize fighting 
where he quickly moved up 
the ranks. With an impressive 
undefeated record and over 
100 amateur fights he would 
soon turn pro. Sean soon 
opened his own gym and began 
teaching and developing world 
champions at the young age of 
24. He would then take a trip 
to Thailand in 2003 to gain 
more knowledge in the art of 
Muay Thai. Sean had great 
coaches in the states but he 
wanted to better himself and 
his knowledge of Muay Thai. 
Sean then fell in love with the 
country, the culture, and the art 
so he cancelled his return ticket 
home and decided to take his 
two week vacation and extend it 
to 5 years. He then spent the next 
5 years competing in Thailand 
and Singapore where he held 
an impressive professional 
record of 22-4. Sean’s most 
memorable moment was being 
invited to fight at the historical 
Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok 
where most young Thai Fighters 
only dream to enter. Sean was 
a 40-1 underdog where he not 
only defeated but knocked his 
opponent out in the 4th round. 
Sean opened his first Muay Thai 
camp in 2004 in Phuket where 
he trained over 45 fighters 
that currently hold stadium, 
regional, and world titles. 

 Sean currently holds the 
bantam weight world title in 
king of the cage (KOTC), several 
titles in Muay Thai, and many 
other titles in several different 
fighting forms.

 When he moved back to the 
states in 2008 where he started 
developing training programs 
for secret service and other high 
profile government agencies. 
Sean also trains fight teams, 
does seminars across the 
country, and personally trains 
celebrities.

 He recently decided to 
make Southern California his 
homeand has joined forces with 
Larkin as Old Town Fight Club. 

 The Club will be offering world 
class training in Muay Thai, 
Brazilian Ju Jitsu, and Boxing 
as well as developing special 
programs for seniors and youth.

 Both Larkin and Douglas 
believe that participation and 
training in the martial arts can 
lead to a healthier lifestyle. 

 For more information, contact 
Old Town Fight Club - 111 West 
Maple, Monrovia CA (626) 239-
1000 Staff/MVNews


Champion Sean Douglas and Steve Larkin Photo courtesy Old Town Fight Club

Monrovia Police Blotter

During the last seven day 
period, the Police Department handled 556 service events, resulting in 108 investigations. Following are 
the last week's highlighted issues and events:

Residential Burglary

On October 15, a residential burglary occurred between 4 p.m. and 10:55 p.m. in the 300 block of 
Bradbury. The female victim left her residence and was gone for a few hours. When she returned, she 
discovered her residence had been ransacked. The victim was unable to determine the loss at the time. 
Entry was made through an unlocked kitchen window. 

Residential Burglary

On October 16, a residential burglary occurred between 6 and 10 p.m. in the 200 block of West 
Cypress. The suspects made entry through an unlocked bathroom window. Miscellaneous jewelry 
was taken.

Stolen Vehicle

On October 18 at 6:40 a.m., an officer responded to the 200 block of East Pomona on a vehicle theft 
report. A red Acura Integra was stolen from the street in front of the victim's residence. No suspects 
were seen.

Stolen Vehicle

On October 18 at 12:18 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the area of Duarte and Encino regarding a 
stolen vehicle. The victim parked his 1991, red Honda CRX across the street from his residence over 
the weekend. When he returned to where he had parked his vehicle, he discovered it had been stolen. 
The victim had no idea who could have stolen his vehicle and no witnesses were located.

Commercial Burglary

On October 18 at 7:59 p.m., loss prevention from a business in the 500 block of West Huntington 
called and reported two subjects who had stolen merchandise from the store. The male suspect ran, 
but the female suspect was detained. Officers made an area search but did not locate the male suspect. 
The suspects had entered the store and put merchandise into an empty purse and backpack. The male 
exited without paying for the merchandise, while the female paid for two small items. She did not pay 
for the merchandise she had concealed in a large black bag. All merchandise was recovered. The male 
suspect is still outstanding and the female had no identification. Immigration was advised and an ICE 
hold was issued, as the suspect was found to be a prior deportee. 

Stolen Vehicle

On October 19 at 6:49 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the 700 block of East Lime. The vehicle 
was taken sometime between 8 p.m. and 6:49 a.m. The vehicle taken was a black 2000 Honda Civic.

Residential Burglary

On October 19 at 12:27 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a residence in the 500 block of Norumbega. 
The resident left the location at 10:45 a.m., and their housekeeper arrived at the residence at 11:45 a.m. 
The housekeeper noticed the dog was keeping its distance, which is unusual. She then noticed the 
back window was smashed and she exited the residence. The police were called. It appears the suspect 
sprayed the dog with pepper spray or mace to keep the dog away. The suspect fled the location with 
jewelry.

Residential Burglary

On October 19 at 12:39 p.m., an officer responded to the 900 block of Norumbega regarding a 
residential burglary. The resident had left the location and returned approximately two hours later. 
When they returned, they found their dog confined to the deck area of the house, which is separated 
from the yard where the suspect made entry through an unlocked window. The suspect fled the 
location with jewelry.

Prowling

On October 19 at 10:36 p.m., a resident at an apartment complex in the 700 block of South Myrtle 
called to report that she observed two subjects dressed in dark clothing on the roof of the complex. 
The subjects appeared to be making an attempt to get down to a balcony from the roof. Officers 
responded and set up a perimeter. The garage and roof access were searched, but the subjects were not 
located. No damage or loss occurred; however, it was clear the two male suspects were seeking ways 
to get into an apartment. 

 
City of Monrovia · Department of Community Services 
MONROVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY 
321 S. Myrtle Avenue · 626.256.8274 
www.monroviapubliclibrary.org 
The Monrovia public Library 
is proud to celebrate 
National Native American History Month 
with the 
Costanoan-Rumsen-Carmel People 
Saturday, November 13, 2010 
Library Park Bandshell 
321S. Myrtle Avenue 
2:00 until 4:00 p.m. 
Free 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library 
Code Updates To Be Discussed 

At Council Meeting

The Building, Fire, Green and other miscellaneous Code updates are going to be on the 
November 2nd City Council agenda. 

 This is the routine, three-year update when California cities adopt the updated California 
Building, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Security, and Fire Codes. The 2010 California 
Green Building Standards Code is a new code being adopted. The Building Division 
Manager is an active member of the Monrovia Green Team and is pleased to bring this Code 
forward for adoption in that it furthers the mission of the Monrovia Environmental Accords 
approved by the City Council. Any questions about this Ordinance can be directed to Chon 
Cervantes, Building Division Manager at (626) 932-5530.

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