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Saturday, March 10, 2018---TGLA at the Day of SCervice

Our Trojan Guild joined Town and Gown in hosting a "USC Alumni Day of SCervice" project at Town and Gown. The project was to create murano glass beaded necklaces for patients at USC Keck and Norris Hospitals.

Lois Booth, Barbara Hance and Terri Boyle
Volunteers signed up and were given t-shirts by Lois Booth, Barbara Hance and Terri Boyle.
Judith Harris and Rose Lizcano
Trojan Guild member Judith Harris signed in with her friend Rose Lizcano.

Judy Lieb, Lois Booth, Barbara Hance, Terri Boyle, Carol Thueson, Carol Fox, Candy Yee, Cheryl Schwartz, D'Arcy McLeod, Sharon Schmidt, Jean Getchell, Pat Whitman, Mary Hall, Cathy Beyer, Sandy Johnston and Judith HarrisTown and Gown President Pat Whitman joined all of our TGLA volunteers in this picture taken by friend and Town and Gown member Eiko Bates. Seated were Judy Lieb, Lois Booth, Barbara Hance, Terri Boyle, Carol Thueson and Carol Fox. Standing were Candy Yee, Cheryl Schwartz, D'Arcy McLeod, Sharon Schmidt, President Jean Getchell, Pat Whitman, Mary Hall, Cathy Beyer, Sandy Johnston and Judith Harris.

Raymond and Eiko Bates
Eiko Bates and her husband Raymond were busily making the beaded necklaces.
Jean Getchell and Pat Whitman
President Jean Getchell handed our TGLA check to Town and Gown President Pat Whitman.
Janeane Dimpel, Sara Pfirrmann, Pat Whitman, D'Arcy Mcleod, Chris Fox and Scholarship recipients
D'Arcy Mcleod posed with Town and Gown Scholars.

Sharon Schmidt, Terri Boyle and Kathy DuffyOur TGLA volunteers continued working.

Sharon Schmidt, Terri Boyle and Town and Gown member Kathy Duffy posed for Trojan Candy's last picture.

What a busy, productive day!

Thursday, March 1, 2018---TGLA at the USC Associates Lunch at the Riviera Country Club

My husband Jim and I were invited to a lunch for USC Presidential and Provost Associates at the venerable Riviera Country Club.

Armando Brown
As we walked to the Riviera Country Club clubhouse door, Trojan Candy saw a friend. Armando Brown, the official photographer for the USC Associates, posed for me.
Adam Bart
After Jim and I checked in, I saw another friend. Senior Executive Director of the Associates Adam Bart smiled for my picture.
Rod Nakamoto, Karen and Mark Tanimura, and Patti and Dudley Poon
Trojan Candy walked around the lobby looking for TGLA members. The first TGLA member I saw was my sister Patti who posed with her husband Dudley Poon, Rod Nakamoto, and Karen and Mark Tanimura.
Jim and Candy Yee and Patti and Dudley Poon
Armando took a picture of the four of us first with his camera and then with my camera.

I finally gathered more TGLA members at the fireplace for a group picture. Jim took the next picture for me. Thank goodness he took the picture quickly; it was getting a little toasty since we were standing very close to the fireplace.

Patti Poon, Rita Evans, D'Arcy McLeod, Christine Ofiesh and Candy Yee
Patti, Rita Evans, D'Arcy McLeod, Christine Ofiesh and Trojan Candy all smiled. Armando also took a picture of us with his camera.
Robert and Linda Waxman
As I was still walking around, I found another TGLA member. Linda Waxman and her husband Robert posed for me.
D'Arcy McLeod and Sandy Johnston
There was one more TGLA member who came up to our table during lunch to say "Hello." I told Sandy Johnston to find a TGLA member to pose with. She found D'Arcy.

The lunch was delicious, especially the dessert. Chocolate lava cake.

Provost and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs Michael Quick was our speaker. He related many positive facts about our beloved USC.

TGLA members are everywhere!

Thursday, February 1, 2018---TGLA Meeting at the Davidson Center

The Davidson Center was bustling, as usual, before our February TGLA meeting.

Cathy Beyer, Lorraine Adler, Sharon Schmidt, Cathy Anderson, Nancy Sommers and Jean Getchell
TGLA President Jean Getchell asked me to take a picture of her USC Sorority Sisters who came to our meeting. Cathy Beyer, Lorraine Adler, Sharon Schmidt, Cathy Anderson, Nancy Sommers and Jean Getchell. Cathy Beyer is also a TGLA member and Lorraine Adler is an Associate member.
Valerie Sampson, Kate Farlow and Patti Poon
Friend and prospective TGLA member Valerie Sampson posed with her hostess Kate Farlow and her friend Patti Poon.
Katherine Moore, Janet Eddy and Alice Harmon
On the patio, Katherine Moore smiled with Janet Eddy and Janet's guest Alice Harmon.
Joyce Ruygrok, Amy Ross and Christine Ofiesh
Inside Davidson Center, Joyce Ruygrok, her daughter Amy Ross and Christine Ofiesh were talking.
Sandy Johnston, Katherine Moore, Janet Eddy and Christine Ofiesh
Trojan Candy gathered Katherine Moore with her three sponsors---Sandy Johnston, Janet Eddy and Christine Ofiesh.
Barbara Hance and Cathy Beyer
I took this picture of Barbara Hance and Cathy Beyer as they worked outside at check-in.
Barbara Hance, Sandy Johnston and Judith Harris
Barbara Hance sure gets around. She posed with Sandy Johnston and Judith Harris inside.
Ann Palmer and Carol Wright
Back on the patio, Trojan Candy took a picture of Ann Palmer and new TGLA member Carol Wright.
Cindy Wedegaertner, Carol Thueson and Barbara Hance
Trojan Candy was really moving around now. This is prospective TGLA member Cindy Wedegaertner, Carol Thueson and Cindy's host Barbara Hance.

Kim Thomas-Barrios, Sergio Lopez, Nathalye Lopez, Ivonne Rodriguez and Lizette ZarateNow it was time for the program to start. Carol Fox introduced our panel of speakers from the USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI). Kim Thomas-Barrios, Sergio Lopez, Nathalye Lopez, Ivonne Rodriguez and Dr. Lizette Zarate.

Kim Thomas-Barrios grew up in the USC neighborhood, is a NAI graduate, is the proud parent of three NAI graduates and has earned a degree from USC. She is the Associate Senior Vice President of USC Educational Partnerships.

Sergio Lopez joined NAI in the 7th grade and still mentors current students. He is a student at USC now and was profiled in a video that was shown in Washington D.C.

Nathalye Lopez, an NAI Alumna in 2014, is a Senior at USC now majoring in Latin American Studies and Human Biology. She has just earned the Gates Millennial Scholarship that will fund her education for ten years so that she can earn an advanced degree.

Ivonne Rodriguez, an NAI Project Specialist, attended 32nd Street School, is a parent of an NAI student and works in the Family Development Institute in East Los Angeles. She emphasized that students do better when their parents are involved.

The last speaker, NAI Director Dr. Lizette Zarate, described the NAI program. She said that they hold the kids to a higher standard. Three hundred twenty students applied for one hundred twenty spots. Parents must attend the Saturday classes with their children. NAI students who are accepted into USC have a 92% graduation rate.

Carol Fox, Sergio Lopez, Ivonne Rodriquez, Lizette Zarate, Nathalye Lopez, Kim Thomas-Barrios and Ann Palmer
Vice Presidents Programs Carol Fox and Ann Palmer posed with the speakers.
Christine Ofiesh, Carol Mollett, Kathy Lingle, Debra Bradley, Linda Mead, Sally Edwards, Marilou Hamill, Amy Ross, Joyce Ruygrok and Carol Thueson
After the program ended, Trojan Candy went to take a picture of Christine Ofiesh's table. Standing were Christine Ofiesh, Carol Mollett, Kathy Lingle, Debra Bradley and Linda Mead. Sitting were Sally Edwards, Marilou Hamill, Amy Ross, Joyce Ruygrok and Carol Thueson.
Linda Mead and Christine Ofiesh
New TGLA member Linda Mead posed with her sponsor Christine Ofiesh.
Christine Ofiesh, Anna Liberovsky and Sandy Johnston
Christine Ofiesh really gets around all over. She posed with Anna Liberovsky and Sandy Johnston.
Rosalie and Bill Stewart and Sandy Johnston
Sandy Johnston also really gets around too. She posed with her guests and parents Rosalie and Bill Stewart.
Sandy Johnston, Debra Bradley and Kate Farlow
Then Sandy posed with prospective TGLA member Dr. Debra Bradley and Kate Farlow.

What a busy TGLA meeting.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018---A Familiar TGLA Face!

In the Galen Center Founder's Room, Trojan Candy listened to the Coach's Chalk Talk prior to the USC Men's basketball game with Stanford. As my sister Patti Poon and I walked out of the Founder's Room, I saw a lady in a motorized wheelchair. Patti and I were going to enter the door into the Galen Center arena when my brother-in-law Dudley Poon told us that the lady in the wheel chair is a TGLA member. As Trojan Candy looked again, I realized that Dudley was right. We walked closer and saw our friend Mary Anne Cogbill! She had a big smile on her face when she saw us coming toward her.

Patti and Dudley Poon, Mary Anne Cogbill, and Candy YeePatti Poon and Mary Anne and Brian CogbillMary Anne looks great! She is able to gesture with her left hand and arm and can maneuver her motorized wheel chair with her left hand.

Mary Anne's husband Brian took a picture of Patti, Dudley, and me with Mary Anne. I went into the arena to get my camera and took a picture of Patti, Mary Anne and Brian.

Keep FIGHTING ON, Mary Anne!