Jean-Ellison Shanon, 62, began her fitness journey shortly after retiring from Cedar Sinai in October of 2015 – and the first order of business for the newly retired Center for Health & Fitness (CHF) member was to lose 30 pounds of stress weight...
On August 24th, Volunteer Services hosted several organizations that volunteered their employee’s time to complete service projects at our nine LiveWell Kids gardens located at Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach elementary schools. This was a great...
AdventurePlex honored their summer volunteers on August 23rd with an Appreciation Luncheon celebrating their commitment and accomplishments. Volunteers shared that they enjoyed making new friends while gaining valuable experience through teamwork and...
If you visit Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) on Mondays between 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., you'll be greeted by Barbara Burgess, Del Amo Front Desk Assistant. When she is not welcoming visitors, Barbara is occupied with answering phones, working on the...
by Eric Garner, BCHD Communications Specialist
Twelve-year-old Kaylin Skinner stood in front of her mom and begged for a haircut. But Kaylin wasn’t pleading for the look her friends were sporting, instead, she demanded to shave her long, dark...
Jessica Rodriguez started as a Human Resources intern at Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) while she completed her B.S. in Business Administration with an option in Human Resources Management at California State Long Beach. During her internship,...
by Eric Garner, Beach Cities Health District
Carmen Sellers, 82, is an archetype for health, happiness and the life-extending benefits of Blue Zones Project’s Power 9® principles.
If it were up to 11-year-old Hermosa, every day...
Eden Serina is a volunteer with BCHD’s MoveWell program which helps older adults become stronger and healthier through safe and easy exercises. Through the program, trained volunteers like Eden are matched with an older adult and perform weekly visits...
Mary Wadman is a Front Desk Assistant at BCHD’s Center for Health and Fitness (CHF). She is responsible for providing a warm and welcoming environment for more than 3,000 CHF members. Her duties include greeting members and guests, handing out towels...
Dash Michaels, John Niehaus, Laura Ruiz and Paul Senior were honored for overcoming health challenges through health and fitness
The 2016 Spirit of Wellness began with friendly conversations and laughter among friends and was...
