Peninsula People Oct 2017
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Coach Luke at Camp Esplanade<br />
Support Pediatric Therapy Network<br />
PTN spokesperson and Lakers coach Luke Walton organized a game<br />
of basketball for kids at Camp Escapades, an innovative summer day<br />
camp for children with developmental concerns and their siblings. The<br />
camp is hosted by Rolling Hills Country Day School every August.<br />
Campers enjoy a traditional summer camp experience with crafts, music,<br />
dance and sports. The camp is staffed by pediatric occupational, physical<br />
and speech therapists, educators and one-on-one teen volunteers who are<br />
the campers’ buddies for the week. Torrance Mayor Pat Furey, Assemblymember<br />
Al Muratsuchi and Martin Serna, Fire Chief of Torrance were<br />
among the volunteers.<br />
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PHOTOS BY TONY LABRUNO<br />
1. Torrance Police Department.<br />
2. Los Angeles Laker Girls.<br />
3. Camp Escapades Purple Penguins.<br />
4. Redondo Beach Police Chief Keith<br />
Kaufman with the Camp Escapades<br />
Yellow Ducks.<br />
5. Founder and CEO of Pediatric Therapy<br />
Network Terri Nishimura, LA Laker<br />
coach Luke Walton, PTN staffer and<br />
scorekeeper Paul Valenzuela, PTN Junior<br />
Ambassador and referee Daniel<br />
Lowe and Torrance Mayor and referee<br />
Pat Furey.<br />
6. Los Angeles Laker Girls.<br />
7. Campers from Camp Escapades<br />
and Country Day Camp line up for the<br />
start of the game.<br />
8. Camp Escapades Orange <strong>Oct</strong>opus<br />
Isaac receives high fives as he runs<br />
onto the court.<br />
9. Stephanie Walton of The TJX Companies<br />
goes up for the jump ball<br />
against Luke Walton and a Camp Escapades<br />
Orange <strong>Oct</strong>opus.<br />
10. Los Angeles Kings mascot Bailey.<br />
11. Redondo Beach Police Officer<br />
Michael Vantrimpont helps a Camp Escapades<br />
Yellow Duck to the basket.<br />
12. Camp Escapes staff and volunteers<br />
(left to right) Paul Valenzuela<br />
(PTN staff member), Torrance Mayor<br />
Pat Furey, Teri Nelson Carpenter (Vistas<br />
for Children), Assemblymember Al<br />
Muratsuchi, Torrance Fire Chief Martin<br />
Serna, PTN CEO Terri Nishimura,<br />
Rolling Hills United Pastor Jonathan<br />
Chute, Tracey Peffer (Las Candalistas),<br />
Ellery Sanders (Fire Protection Specialist<br />
for Torrance Fire Dept.), Karin<br />
Baker (American Honda), Stephanie<br />
Walton (TJX Companies), Brittany Barden<br />
(Barden Electric), guest from TJX<br />
Companies and Brent Geppert (Educational<br />
Insights).<br />
13. Luke Walton and Michael<br />
Vantrimpont help a Camp Escapades<br />
Red Robin make a basket.<br />
14. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi,<br />
Camp Escapades Yellow Duck and<br />
Jonathan Chute.<br />
15. Game photo with players from<br />
the Campers and Community Champions<br />
teams, coaches, referees, spirit<br />
leaders and scorekeeper.<br />
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8 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2017</strong>
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