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THANK YOU to all who sponsored and/or attended Community Family Guidance Center's Children's Benefit Dinner on May 7, 2026, at The Centre in Lakewood where we celebrated 50 years of service to our community. It was a successful, fun and uplifting evening raising support for our mission to meet the mental health needs of under-served children throughout Southeast Los Angeles County.

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EVENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Marlene Wilkinson
Amanda Blanton
Eric Pierce
Sloan Varing
David Arellano
Caren Spilsbury
Sue Arthur
Kathy Lovell
Jennifer Perez

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HONORARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS​

Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor
Jeff Prang, Los Angeles County Assessor 
Linda Sanchez, Congressmember
Robert Garcia, Congressmember
Bob Archuleta, Senator
Blanca Pacheco, CA State Asm.  
Jose Solache, CA State Asm. 
Rene Trevino, Mayor - Artesia
Ali Saleh, Mayor - Bell
Sonny Santa Ines, Mayor - Bellflower
Frank Aurelio Yokoyama, Mayor - Cerritos
Kevin Lainez, Mayor - Commerce
Emma Sharif, Mayor - Compton
Claudia Frometa, Mayor - Downey
Maria Teresa Del Rio, Mayor - Hawaiian Gardens
Cassandra Chase, Mayor - Lakewood
Rex Richardson, Mayor – Long Beach
Gabriela Camacho, Mayor - Lynwood
Georgina Tamayo, Mayor - Montebello
Jennifer Perez, Mayor - Norwalk
Peggy Lemons, Mayor - Paramount
Gustavo Camacho, Mayor – Pico Rivera
Joe Ángel Zamora, Mayor–S.Fe. Springs
Joshua Barron, Mayor – South Gate
Joe Vinatieri, Mayor – Whittier
Francisco Noyola, ABCUSD Bd. President
Mayra Garza, BUSD Bd. President
Dr. Jose Fierro, Cerritos College President
Jim Crawford, Cal Water Dist. Mgr.
Juan Garza, Central Basin Director 
Sergio Calderon, WRD President
Vera DeWitt WRD Director
John Allen WRD Director