Alhambra - The Gateway City

CITY SPOTLIGHT
Person of the Month for May:
Joe "Peppy" Sciarra

Joe "Peppy" Sciarra is the poster boy for heart health and getting Alhambra residents involved in raising money for the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Peppy had his own eye-opening experience with heart health when he had chest pains and an angioplasty in 1996. He says he recognized the signs of his heart trouble after a presentation at an Alhambra Rotary Club meeting. As a result, he started supporting the Heart Institute which birthed the Alhambra Heart Walk with support from the Alhambra Rotary Club members. A community event for many years, this year’s Heart Walk was a tremendous success with over $7,000 raised for the children’s hospital. In speaking with Peppy and his wife, Lucille, after a recent Rotary meeting, it is clear that he is touched by how the Children’s Hospital serves patients without regard to their ability to pay for medical services. He is committed to raising money for this worthy cause through the Annual Heart Walk and getting community members motivated to care for their own and their families’ heart health. Peppy credits the Rotary club and a team of people for the success of the Heart Walk, not wanting to take the credit for the event himself and because he champions a spirit of community ownership and heart health awareness on behalf of all of Alhambra, Peppy is our City Spotlight Person of the month. He exemplifies our motto at Kingdom Causes of inspiring, connecting and mobilizing people for community transformation.