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...

Husband and wife Alexander Burishkin and Lynne Santini didn’t always see eye to eye when it came time to improve their health and lose weight, however, they easily agree about what veered them off track.

“Oh, it’s his fault,” laughs Lynne,...

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