Building anew

Will Longyear, AIA, has joined Santa Monica-based Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA) as an Associate to handle the firm’s increasing work in the education sector, firm founder Wade Killefer, FAIA, has announced.

Longyear, who has two decades of experience designing numerous facilities at UC/San Diego, UC/Irvine, the University of Arizona and the University of Washington, has also worked on numerous bio-tech projects.

Although primarily known for its adaptive reuse work, which includes the design of some 7,000 units in downtown Los Angeles, 45-member KFA has also designed numerous school and library projects, including: The 800-student Meadows School in Las Vegas; the master plan for the Loyola High School expansion program and design of its two new buildings; the Mid-Valley Regional Library; and several branch libraries for the City of Los Angeles.



Vons raises record for Breast Cancer

Vons recently announced that it raised a record $1.8 million during its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, a fundraiser that supports local breast cancer research projects, treatment and support organizations.

The total is part of a larger $8.3 million grand total raised by Vons’ parent company, Pleasanton-based Safeway Inc. The company’s month-long annual October fundraiser is one of the largest corporate programs benefiting breast cancer awareness.

“We are grateful for the generosity and participation of our customers and employees, and we’re honored to play a part in the fight against breast cancer,” said Vons President Tom Keller. “Each year, we are able to help more and more women overcome this disease.”

During October, Vons customers were given an opportunity to donate to the cause by purchasing pink ribbons — the symbol of breast cancer awareness — at checkstands in all 309 stores in California and Southern Nevada.

Money raised will be granted to a long list of organizations on the front line in the battle against breast cancer. They include City of Hope in Los Angeles, the Santa Barbara Breast Resource Center, Corona-based Foundation for Community Family Health, the Women’s Cancer Task Force/Y-Me in San Diego and the Las Vegas chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.