Pasadena opens Young Stryker registration and schedules Aug. 2 backpack giveaway at Rose Bowl

Pasadena Parks and Recreation announced that registration for the Young Stryker Soccer Academy opens Aug. 4 for Pasadena residents. The noncompetitive development program is intended to prepare toddlers and preschool-age children for participation in the Villa Park Youth Soccer League; the program’s fall session begins Sept. 12 and registration runs Aug. 4 through Sept. 5.

The bulletin listed a resident registration fee of $10 and noted the transcript listed the nonresident fee as "85" (fee formatting in the transcript was inconsistent); in this article the nonresident fee is reported as $85 to reflect a monetary amount consistent with common registration-fee formatting. In-person registration is available at Villa Park Community Center, 363 East Villa Street, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays; online registration remains available 24 hours during the registration period.

The report also promoted the 3rd annual Dina Community Backpack Giveaway on Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rose Bowl Stadium. The Rose Bowl Institute and Rose Bowl Stadium will join neighborhood servants, the Pasadena Educational Foundation, Project Passion and Shriners Los Angeles to distribute backpacks, school supplies, family resources, food and youth activities to families from Pasadena, Altadena and surrounding communities. The transcript provided a registration link for the event; the article advises residents to use official city or venue web pages for registration and event updates.

In a separate community note the bulletin congratulated officers Mendez, Valerie and Martinez on graduating from the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy; Chief Jean Harris was quoted recognizing the graduation as a significant milestone and the officers are joining the Pasadena Police Department.