Mayor Bob Kellar will preside over special luncheon honoring local employers.

Thirty-two local employers will be honored for their part in
building the self-esteem and confidence of special individuals at the Santa
Clarita Valley Mayor’s Committee for the Employment of Individuals With
Disabilities luncheon Thursday, hosted by Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar.

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The luncheon, which is being held at the Santa Clarita
Activities Center will feature keynote speakers Gloria Castaneda and Marcia de
Rousse on the topic “What you see is not always what you get: Can empathy and
business coexist?”

Businesses being recognized range from restaurants to retail
establishments and municipal services. They include the following:

• Von’s Store 1669
• Pavilions Store 1961
• Albertsons
• Walgreens
• Book It Bindery
• CVS, Copper Hill and Bouquet Canyon
  Road
• Anchor Blue
• Famous Footwear
• Family Vision Care
• Footlocker
• Old Navy
• SCV Boys and Girls Club
• Style For Less
• Stepping Stone Preschool, Leona Cox
• Mitchell Elementary
• Brave New World Comics
• Newhall Library
• Pet Supply
• Romano’s Macaroni Grill
• Lowe’s Home Improvement, Bouquet
  Canyon Road
• World Music
• Outback Steakhouse
• KBI
• Happy Pets
• International Tax Co.
• Home Goods
• Rite-Aid
• Shield Healthcare
• TJ Maxx
• Wood Ranch Barbecue