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Glendale recreation report: 3,964 meals served in January; Dodgers help run senior prom
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Glendale’s Recreation and Community Services reported 3,964 in‑person and 1,925 home‑delivered EMP meals in January and previewed upcoming food distributions and youth and senior programs; the department and the Los Angeles Dodgers partnered on a senior prom attended by five Dodgers players.
The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department reported a busy January, saying its EMP program served 3,964 meals in person and delivered 1,925 home meals, and that its supportive services unit served 54 unduplicated clients.
Community Services Manager Sevag Gharibedian, who presented the monthly activity report, highlighted childcare and after‑school offerings including an Edison After School Club and continued Girl Scouts curriculum activities. He said staff have been preparing for summer day camp registration, with one day for residents and a later registration day for nonresidents.
Gharibedian also summarized volunteer and outreach efforts: a Riverwalk cleanup, a wilderness work day at Duke Majan Wilderness Park, and regular programming at the Stonebar Nature Center, which had 979 visitors in January. He said grant funding from Metro supported native‑seed resilience work aimed at recovery after fires.
The department recapped a senior prom held Jan. 29 at the Adult Recreation Center, organized with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Bank of America. "Five of our LA Dodgers were present and were signing autographs," Gharibedian said, and staff characterized the event as well attended, with more than 160 seniors participating and a crowning of a prom king and queen.
Staff noted recent senior programming including presentations by the LA Regional Food Bank and workshops about Social Security and funeral planning. The department also announced upcoming events: another LA Regional Food Bank distribution, a Parents Night Out, a nature program at Duke Majan Wilderness Park, the 1 Glendale basketball championship matchup at Herbert Hoover High School, and a Riverwalk workday and community program in March.
The presentation concluded with staff inviting questions, and commissioners thanked staff for the work and positive community feedback.
The department said it will return with further updates at the commission’s next meeting.