Santa Clarita resident organizes rally in support of Ukraine
Event organizer, Eddy Perez displays his cell phone as Doctor Zoryana Ivanyuk speaks to the attendees from Ukraine by Zoom during a rally to support Ukrainian refugee families held at Bridgeport Community Park in in Santa Clarita on Saturday, 031922. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita resident organizes rally in support of Ukraine

Santa Clarita resident Eddy Perez said his heart sank when his young niece living in Ukraine called him.  Despite being of Spanish heritage, Perez’s wife, Elena Krasnikova-Perez, is from Ukraine…

Agua Dulce teen spreads Christmas cheer with donations
Ben Gersh stands with his Christmas tree and sign, with free candy canes and gifts that appear underneath for families in need. Courtesy

Agua Dulce teen spreads Christmas cheer with donations

This holiday season, 19-year-old Ben Gersh decided to put a Christmas tree out front of his Agua Dulce home, decorated with candy canes and complete with a special surprise under…

SCV twins are determined to spread holiday cheer amid pandemic
Twins Troy and Cheyenne Valvo, 11, hand out free candy canes and collect donations from Alicia Lankford and her dog, Splinter, on Homestead Place in Santa Clarita on Friday. The twins plan to use the money to buy toys and gifts for local children and teens in need. 121120. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV twins are determined to spread holiday cheer amid pandemic

Each year since they can remember, Troy and Cheyenne Valvo have passed out candy canes during Homestead Holiday, a traditional Christmas display put on by their Saugus neighborhood. The neighborhood,…

AvenuesSLS seeks donations on Giving Tuesday
Avenues Supported Living Services is asking the community to provide donations on Giving Tuesday for fuel, which will enable the nonprofit to transport clients to and from work and volunteer positions. Signal file photo

AvenuesSLS seeks donations on Giving Tuesday

By Claire SchlamanFor The Signal The Valencia nonprofit Avenues Supported Living Services is seeking donations this Giving Tuesday after suffering greatly from the effects of COVID-19.  Giving Tuesday, which falls…

Organizations, volunteers distribute ‘peace bags’ to SCV students
Zach Marshall, 13, hands out bags to some of the hundreds of waiting cars during the Peace Bag Giveaway, held in front of Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club in Newhall on Thursday, August 06, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Organizations, volunteers distribute ‘peace bags’ to SCV students

In a socially distanced, drive-thru event, a number of Santa Clarita Valley organizations came together to distribute “peace bags” to students, with the hopes of spreading joy, positivity and community…

Feed the Fight purchases meals, groceries in SCV, donates them locally
Volunteers from Santa Clarita Grocery, Dan Ziegler, left, and Bradley Grose pick up 35 pasta salad meals prepared for the Feed the Fight program by Newhall Refinery in Newhall on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Feed the Fight purchases meals, groceries in SCV, donates them locally

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the restaurant industry, a number of organizations have stepped up to help. Seeing a need, Santa Clarita Valley resident Ben Brown created Feed…

COC makes second donation to Henry Mayo
College of the Canyons staff members Cynthia Madia, 3rd from the right, and Gayle Freund, 2nd from the right, stand beside representatives of Henry Mayo Hospital in Newhall Monday morning with food donated to the medical professionals fighting the COVID19 pandemic. April 20, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

COC makes second donation to Henry Mayo

College of the Canyons classified staff members made their second delivery to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, providing the emergency room staff with lunch with some help from community donors.  A…

COC donates Easter meal to first responders
College of the Canyons provided Easter lunch meals for first responders at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and the Los Angeles County Fire Department officials working at the COVID-19 testing site in Santa Clarita. Courtesy

COC donates Easter meal to first responders

With a little help from the community, College of the Canyons classified staff members provided first responders working on Easter Sunday with a meal to show their appreciation amid the…

A little pizza goes a long way
SCV business owners deliver donated pizzas to health care workers at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital on Sunday afternoon as a show of community solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic. April 05, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

A little pizza goes a long way

Three local business owners came together to support the health care workers who have been working hard to support the community during the coronavirus pandemic, donating more than 200 pizzas…

Brothers give back to the community with a special alcohol-based product
Billy, left, and David, right, Vondrasek hold bottles of hand sanitizer donated to Henry Mayo Hospital by Azeo Distillery Monday afternoon. March 30, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal

Brothers give back to the community with a special alcohol-based product

Many of the supplies needed by the nation’s health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic are in short supply, including hand sanitizer. As it turns out, it can be produced…

Castaic Food Pantry seeks donations
After two and a half weeks of being opened, the Help the Children Food Pantry in Castaic is seeking donations from the community to help those in need. Courtesy of Diane Davis.

Castaic Food Pantry seeks donations

The Help the Children Food Pantry off Castaic Road is seeking donations from the community to help fill empty aisles in their warehouse to feed local families.  “I don’t think…

Cintas’ elves make holiday donation
Paul Yanez, Cintas general manager, right, poses with a family from Single Mothers Outreach as they receive gifts from Santa at Cintas in Valencia on Dec. 20, 2019. Courtesy

Cintas’ elves make holiday donation

This holiday season, Cintas, a Valencia-based company, gave three families from Single Mothers Outreach a special treat. “Our general manager, Paul Yanez, came to me the last week in November…

Drifters makes annual toy donation
Photo courtesy of Joe Marazzito Drifters Cocktail Lounge collected toys to donate to the Los Angeles Country Fire Department’s Spark of Love program for its 12th year.

Drifters makes annual toy donation

Drifters Cocktail Lounge may not allow anyone under 21 to enter the bar, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve forgotten about the kids during the holidays. On Monday, Santa’s sleigh took the form of a fire engine and utility truck from Los Angeles County Fire Station No. 107 as they pulled into the parking lot in front of Drifters to collect dozens of toys donated by Drifters and VFW Post No. 6885.

SCV Food Pantry, Rotary Club give free turkey dinners to families in need
Student volunteers with Drug Free Youth in Santa Clarita Valley and The Interact Club at Saugus High School rolled up their sleeves to help the Rotary Club and the SCV Food Pantry hand out free turkey dinners for families in need, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Gilbert Bernal / The Signal

SCV Food Pantry, Rotary Club give free turkey dinners to families in need

By Raychel StewartFor The Signal The Rotary Club of Santa Clarita partnered up with the SCV Food Pantry on Tuesday for their annual turkey donation, which aims to help give…

10-year-old collecting donations for homeless
10-year old Cayden Tyler sits in the back of his grandmother's car with $2,000 worth of toys and other goods he is donating to Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley for homeless families. Cory Rubin/The Signal

10-year-old collecting donations for homeless

When Cayden Tyler was 7, he asked the community to contribute to his efforts to help the city’s homeless population. “When my grandma would drive me around, I would see…

Boys gather, deliver donations in remembrance of 9/11
Photo courtesy of Kelly Unger Jacob Welch, left, and Caden Unger are ready to deliver some of the donations they gathered to the Los Angeles County Fire Station 128 in Santa Clarita.

Boys gather, deliver donations in remembrance of 9/11

In remembrance of 9/11, Jacob Welch and Caden Unger decided to collect donations from D.W. Cookie Company, Donut Inn and Tamale Express and distribute them to local first responders to…

WiSH Education Foundation receives donation from Westfield Valencia Town Center

Westfield Valencia Town Center made a significant drop in the WiSH Education Foundation bucket with all the coins from the recently retired fountain from inside the mall. The donation was…

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