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• Happy Birthday to Shari Farmer, Field Deputy, LA County District Attorney’s, Bureau of Victim Services, Dr. Erin Simon, Long Beach USD and ACSA State President, the late Catherine ‘Ofa Mann, California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs.  Ivy Daulo, TDW+Co, Ruth Brown, age 98, Trisha Scanlan Pereira, Southern California Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team, Pita Taase, Teacher, San Pedro High School, LAUSD, Leslie Gray Tuimaualuga, NPIEN Member, Elizabeth Kavea, NPIEN Supporter and Ted Alejandre, Superintendent, San Bernardino County Schools.
• NPIEN Staff Member Lopaka Faria is hospitalized in an Assisted Living Home in Long Beach.  Dr. Thompson has information on how to contact him.
• We filed our 2022-2023 Raffle Registration with the California Secretary of State.
• We paid off our SBA (Small Business Administration) Loan of $5,000!  We had used this to pay down our credit card debt which we had used to host our Annual Conference at the Pyramid at CSULB close to 20 years ago.
• Staff met with members of the Arkansas Coalition of the Marshallese and forwarded information to our Midwest Chapter so that we can support their work.
• We received a box of 100 COVID-19 Testing Kits from L.A. County Public Health which were to have been distributed at last week’s Samoan Heritage Festival.  We donated them to the City of Lakewood’s Weingart Senior Center along with some food and received a letter of recognition from Sabrina Junkin, Supervisor of the Center.
• Safe Schools Conference took place July 13-15th at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Anaheim/Garden Grove.  Event Staff Member Qb Keju joined Dr. Thompson at our table.  Over 400 school officials, plus social workers, counselors and mental health professionals and law enforcement participated in the event.  Marie Thompson worked at the Registration Desk and Ele Thompson provided support.  In addition to NPIEN brochures, Miniature Golf flyers and We Can Do This pandemic flyers, we distributed fresh pua plumeria and play ukulele music and also were the entertainment at the receptions on Wednesday and Thursday evening.  Dr. Thompson was interviewed on Spanish-language TV, Telemundo, ABC 7 and NBC 4.
• Dr. Thompson was on a panel for the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) organization on July the 6th, based in Washington D.C.
• NPIEN is part of the UCLA Study for the California Legislature, Unmasking COVID-19 for NHPI in Southern California.
• Dr. Thompson took a gift basket with snacks and flowers on behalf of NPIEN to bid adieu to the Lakewood Office Max, which closed.  They provided xerox copies and supplies for us for years.  Most of the employees are working in the store in Signal Hill. 

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Come and join us at Rutt's Hawaiian Cafe and Catering
11707 Washington Place. LA 90066
15322 S Normandie Ave Gardena CA 90247

We have been around since 1976 spreading the joy of local Hawaiian cuisine at prices that is hard to beat. We cater from small family gatherings from as little as 4 guests and up to larger parties of 1000 guests. Our services include catering for pick up or catering with delivery service. We can also serve your guests buffet style with our experienced staff.

We offer a range of catering combo specials from your small family deals that serve 4 & 6 guests. Our larger catering combos start from 12 guests and up to 72 guests. Our prices for caterings are as low as $4.19 per person. Let us know your budget; we will do our best to fit a menu that suits your needs.

We feature all the local Hawaiian dishes like: Saimin Soup, Loco Moco, Lau Lau, Spam Musubi, Beef Stew, Portuguese Sausage Breakfast, Hamburger Steak, Hawaiian BBQ Chicken, Kalua Pork, Portuguese Fried Rice, Chicken Katsu, Teriyaki Beef, etc... Just too much to list.

We are well known for our Royales. Our Hawaiian Royale is made with Portuguese Sausage, Char Sui, Scrambled Eggs, and Bean Sprouts & Green Onions over Steamed Rice. Then you season it with a little of our Homemade Teriyaki Sauce. So Ono!

Los Angeles Times Magazine, January 30, 2005, describes Rutt's Hawaiian Café's food as “Portions are huge. Meals are cheap.” In keeping with the Hawaiian Culture, making sure our guests get plenty of food is a tradition, we make this a truism at both of our restaurants.

Check out our website @ www.ruttscafe.com, our pages @ www.Facebook.com. We feature Special Priced Catering Combos that are economical. Our prices are so competitive that Event Planners use us to cater their events; they are still able to make a good profit.

We are used frequently by groups like: Halaus, schools, athletic club, scholastic organizations, etc... For fundraisers and can help your organization make profits that you will be very pleased with.

Rutt's Cafe
11707 Washington Pl. LA 90066
15322 S Normandie Ave Gardena CA 90247
310-398-6326

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