San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter of the Red Cross will temporarily move administrative offices to Alhambra

PASADENA - The San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross will temporarily move its administrative offices to Alhambra, the organization announced Tuesday.

The chapter will begin operating out of offices at 1668 S. Garfield Ave. in Alhambra starting Dec. 14 and remain there through June 4.

Moving operations is necessary to allow for the renovation of the chapter's administrative headquarters, the Cravens Estate, which will be the featured property of the 2010 Pasadena Showcase House of Design, according to a statement from the chapter.

The Pasadena Showcase House of Design is a fund-raising project of the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, a volunteer, non-profit group that raises money to support music education programs, music therapy, scholarships, and to underwrite concerts of organizations such the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Plans call for the Cravens Estate to be in the spotlight from April 18, 2010 to May 16, 2010. To prepare the estate to be on display those dates a group of 26 interior designers and seven exterior designers will work on the property's renovation.

Although the chapter offices will be in Alhambra, the mailing address, 430 Madeline Drive, Pasadena, Ca. 91105, and phone, (626) 799-0841, will remain the same.