
The fundraising plan
Sales
of tickets bought in advance online will benefit the center. Coleman
said he will donate his share of the night’s proceeds of food and drink
sales to the center as well. Frostig staff and volunteers will also be
selling tickets for a drawing; the prize is a Charles Arnoldi lithograph
from the center’s art collection.
Funds
raised will be used for the school’s general operating expenses. The
center’s revenue typically is a mix of tuition, public school special
education funds, various grants and donations. Recent fundraisers have
paid for a renovation of its multipurpose room, new carpeting and the
installation of the center’s first flagpole.
The weather business
Coleman
has done the weather forecast at NBC Channel 4 for 33 years. He is
featured in the broadcast station’s 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. local
news shows, Monday through Friday.
He
lately has been working with other NBC weather reporters on a special
El Nino project to explain the reoccurring series of Pacific region
climatic changes. El Nino, characterized by unusually warm ocean water,
affects weather patterns around the globe.
“El
Nino is here,” Coleman said. “The ocean water is 10 degrees warmer than
it ought to be. It has a really erratic and dangerous effect on
storms.”
“We
won’t feel the full impact until the rainy season, late December and
through January and February,” Coleman said. “But by the end of the
season, Los Angeles – which normally gets 15 inches of rain a year –
could have 30 inches of rain or more.”
Fritz Coleman Speaks to a Generation What: Fundraising comedy show to benefit the Frostig Center When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 Where: The Ice House, 24 N Mentor Ave., Pasadena Cost: $15-$22. Purchase online in advance at icehousecomedy.com Extra: Two drink minimum. Food is available for purchase. Information: Sarah Krupczak at (626) 791-1255; frostig.org