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Cultural Organizations: These groups provide students Religious Clubs: Religious clubs offer students a chance
with opportunities to learn about other cultures and meet to promote religious awareness and interact with other
students with similar backgrounds. Cultural organizations students with similar beliefs. Active religious clubs have
have included the Armenian Student Association, Black included the Campus Crusade for Christ, Christ in Action,
Student Alliance, Korean Club, Persian Students Associa- SGI Buddhist Club, Korean Christian Club, and the Chris-
tion, GCC Gay Straight Alliance, Hawak Kamay Filipino tian Fellowship.
Club, and the International Students Association. Veterans Association Club: This is a new club open to
Special Interest Clubs: Numerous special interest clubs all veterans. Go to www.glendale.edu/veterans for more
enable students to participate in activities with others information.
who share similar interests. Special interest clubs have Additional information about campus activities and student
included groups such as the Amnesty Club, Culinary Arts leadership programs is available in the Offi ce of Student Aff airs.
Club, Investors Club, Pre-Pharmacy Club, Sociology Club,
Environmental Club, and the GCC Theatre Guild.

Power Soccer has three teams in the Los Angeles area right now. The Glendale Rough Riders, the So Cal Vaqueros and
the Los Angeles Avengers. Laura Matsumoto who is the coordinator/liaison for the program, received the William H.
Parker award in 2017.
What is Power Soccer? Power soccer is played on an indoor basketball court; we call it “the pitch.” We play four on four,
so you have a goalie, center, and two wings. Your wheelchair is equipped with a long front bumper that acts as your
paddle. You spin around really fast to hit the ball. “Our coaches teach us the most eff ective techniques, but if you can’t
do it that way, you can fi nd methods that work for you.
The Helpful Honda guys came to GCC after contacting coach Armando Ornelas whose son plays for the Vaqueros to set
up a surprise for Zebreda a player on the Glendale Rough Riders. The coach told the team that we were having a special
practice one day and there would be some people fi lming for a documentary. So during practice, I see a guy across the
court pushing a chair and I hear someone say, “Hello, everyone. Is there a Zebreda here?” So I said, “Yeah, I’m here.” He
introduced himself and said he was from Honda and they’d heard I needed a new wheelchair. Then he said, “Here it is!”
I just started crying right there on camera.” (As related by Zebreda)

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