Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, March 2, 2019

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

LIVE FROM THE OSCARS....AFTER PARTY

By Rebecca Wright

(Editor's Note: MVNews Reporter Rebecca Wright (left)represented this 
newspaper at last week's Oscar's event.)

Each year, on Hollywood’s biggest weekend, City Summit hosts their 
annual summit and gala. This tradition began in 2016. Founder and 
CEO Ryan Long created this company in order to assist startup 
nonprofits so that entrepreneurs could have the chance to grow, 
make connections, and enact meaningful change in the world, such 
as eradicating poverty and ending human trafficking. When asked 
what his vision was for City Summit 10 years down the road was, 
Long responded by saying that he hoped to see the company helping 
more entrepreneurs to use businesses to get their messages across 
and more unity as a whole. 

Lynn Rose was the MC and Host for this year’s Gala. She has been 
attending the City Summit Gala for three years now, though she 
missed the very first one in 2016. Her goal for the summit was to help 
nurture and create more relationships, raise money for beneficiaries, 
and encourage the guests to use their money and talents for good. 
Rose is well known as a 
motivational speaker, and 
so was a smart choice for 
this year’s MC. 

One of the highlights of the 
City Gala is the awarding 
of the annual Inspiration 
Award. In past years, people 
such as Halle Berry, Ashton 
Kutcher, James Cameron, 
and Charlize Theron have 
received this award. This 
year, that award went to 
Colin Farrell, the well-known Irish actor from movies such as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find 
Them, Miami Vice, and Total Recall. He has overcome drug and alcohol abuse problems and is also 
highly involved with organizations such as the Special Olympics and Stand Up!. 


DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER RAY ABERNATHY 
AWARDED 2019 COMMUNITY HERO AWARD 
BY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- 
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

DUARTE CA, February 27, 2019 - The San Gabriel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce presented 
longtime Juvenile Probation Officer, Deputy Raymond Abernathy with its prestigious "Community 
Hero Award" at its annual awards breakfast on February 21st. Abernathy has worked for the 
LA County Probation Department for nearly 18 years and has also been an integral part of the Duarte 
Public Safety Office for the past five years. "It is easier to build strong children, then to repair broken 
men," said Abernathy as he received his award. Many officials from the City of Duarte were present 
to congratulate Abernathy on his outstanding achievement and thank him for his dedication and 
passion towards the community including Mayor Paras-Caracci,

In his role as a probation officer, Abernathy has served as a mentor and role model to some of the 
community's most vulnerable, at-risk students in grades 1st through 8th. His focus is on providing 
excellent prevention and intervention services in the Duarte Unified School District and adjacent Los 
Angeles County community areas. Specifically, he serves minors in our community under two, State 
of California grant funded programs for "Gang Reduction & Intervention" and the City's most recent 
award, the "Violence Intervention and Prevention" grant.

To keep minors out of the probation system and prevent juvenile arrests, Ray carries a heavy caseload 
and never waivers in his commitment to provide the assistance and guidance that a student and 
their family may need at different points in life. Abernathy's transferable warmth, trustworthiness 
and outgoing personality has de-stigmatized what was once seen as a program for "bad kids" and 
transformed it into a popular, meaningful effort that turns kids' lives around. In fact, Mr. Abernathy 
has always gone above and beyond what is expected of him in the performance of his assigned duties 
and consistently focuses on serving as an advocate for minors and their families. The City of Duarte 
congratulates Deputy Abernathy on his award. 


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