Working with the California Water Service Co.'s "Operation Gobble," Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, has arranged for distribution of 100 gift checks to charities that serve needy families in Long Beach and San Pedro.
The Thanksgiving gift checks are good for the purchase of a turkey and will go to five area charities: Harbor Interfaith Services, YWCA, and Justice for Murdered Children in San Pedro, Centro Shalom in Long Beach and Soledad Enrichment Action. All serve families in Lowenthal's 54th Assembly District, which includes Long Beach, San Pedro, Signal Hill, Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Catalina.
Gift checks provide flexibility for the families receiving them, so that if they choose to use them on something other than a turkey, they can do so.
