Below you will find some pertinent updates from the San Fernando Valley office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa. You will find information on the following:
--- San Fernando Valley Town Hall with Mayor Villaraigosa
--- Celebrate Los Angeles Save the Date
--- LA’s First Mobile Application, MyLA311
--- The Future of Volunteering in Los Angeles Community Report
--- Agriculture Secretary and Mayor Villaraigosa Honor Urban Leaders in LA, Applaud Million Trees Initiative
--- Mayor Villaraigosa in his Final State of the City Address Challenged Mayoral Candidates to Commit to Education Reform
--- Statement regarding the Failure of U.S. Senate to pass Gun Background Check Legislation
--- Statement in support of Communities for Los Angeles Student Success
--- Statement regarding President Obama's proposed 2014 Budget
--- Electronic Waste Recycling
--- Free Youth Theatre Performances
--- Sylmar Healthy Living Campaign and Resource Fair
--- Mack Sennett and the Birth of Studio City
--- Filipino American Chamber of Commerce - General Membership Assembly
--- Resources Fair for the Homeless
--- State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Service-Learning Grant
--- Worksource Center Job Fair
--- 11th Annual Spring Food and Wine Festival
--- 13th Annual Supplier Night
--- The Unusual Suspects' 5th Annual Gala
--- LAPD Mission Division Open House 2013 2013
--- Sylmar Residents Make Your Horse Count!
--- 18th Annual Sober Day LA and Walkathon
--- Speak Up Scholarship Fund
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TOWN HALL WITH MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa Invites you to a San Fernando Valley Town Hall Meeting.
The Mayor will be discussing Transportation, Economic Development and Public Safety issues that are important to the Valley.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Doors Open at 5:15 p.m.
Van Nuys City Hall
Council Chambers
14410 Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, CA 91401
R.S.V.P to Angelica Ayala at angelica.ayala@lacity.org by Monday, April 22, 2013 as seating is limited
CELEBRATE LOS ANGELES
Your invited to Celebrate Los Angeles, Where the World Creates and Innovates
Save the Date:
Friday, June 7, 2013 from 5pm to 10pm
At City Hall and Grand Park
Produced by Community Arts Resources and the City of Los Angeles
Music, Art, Dance, Fashion Show, Food Trucks, Interactive Games and Sports, Pet Adoptions and Many more surprises!
LA’S FIRST MOBILE APPLICATION, MyLA311
Exciting news! We formally launched LA’s first mobile application, MyLA311.
The MyLA311 mobile app is now available for FREE download on any smartphone on both the Apple and Google Play stores. This new app places city services in the palm of your hand. It makes it easy for citizens to report problems like potholes, fallen trees, graffiti, and eight other most reported nuisances. The app also allows users to pay their LADWP bill, follow City Hall News through YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, and easily find parking, police/fire stations, libraries, parks and more with the city information feature.
More information about MyLA311 can be found here: http://www.lacity.org/MyLA311.
For Apple: Download MyLA311from iTunes Store HERE
For Android: Download MyLA311 from the Google Play Store HERE
THE FUTURE OF VOLUNTEERING IN LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY REPORT
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, in partnership with Volunteer Los Angeles and the We Serve LA Service Advisory Cabinet, is pleased to invite you to attend the unveiling of "The Future of Volunteering in Los Angeles" Community Report. The event will be held as part of National Volunteer Week celebrations, from 10am-12pm on April 24, 2013, in the Tom Bradley Tower at Los Angeles City Hall.
The Office of the Mayor and Volunteer Los Angeles launched the "Future of Volunteering in Los Angeles" initiative during National Volunteer Week 2012 at a community forum engaging over 150 business, government and nonprofit leaders. Since that time a committee was formed to research trends and opportunities to build the volunteering movement in Los Angeles. On April 24 we will preview the results of this research project with a select group of service leaders from business, nonprofit, education and government sectors. Participants will have opportunity to learn more about the findings and discuss potential strategies to make Los Angeles a more vibrant community through the power of volunteering.
To RSVP, please email lidia.manzanares@lacity.org by April 19, 2013. In your email, please be sure to include the make, model and license plate of your car to be placed on the parking list.
We hope you will join us for a sneak peek at "The Future of Volunteering in Los Angeles Community Report". Thank you for your commitment to volunteering and service! Feel free to forward this invitation to interested colleagues and friends.
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY AND MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA HONOR URBAN FORESTRY LEADERS IN LA, APPLAUD MILLION TREES INITIATIVE
April 17, 2013
LOS ANGELES - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today at an event celebrating the leadership and contributions of key partners in the mayor’s Million Trees LA initiative. Since Villaraigosa launched the initiative in 2006, more than 400,000 trees have been planted throughout Los Angeles.
“While urban forestry improves quality of life and contributes to a healthy environment, these efforts also create good jobs,” said Vilsack. “Here in California, urban forestry efforts generate billions in economic benefits each year – and thanks to the commitment of Mayor Villaraigosa and numerous partners, more than 1,000 young adults have had a chance to earn an income helping to plant hundreds of thousands of trees in the City of Los Angeles.”
Vilsack and Villaraigosa also noted the initiative’s special focus on education and technical support to strengthen urban forestry. The Million Trees initiative has established an urban forest curriculum for teachers and led to new youth leadership workshops focused on urban forestry. Additionally, in 2012, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, the Million Trees LA Initiative established the Los Angeles Urban Center for Natural Resources Sustainability, the first western research center focused on urban environment issues. The center is a prototype for future Forest Service research partnerships in urban forestry. Because of these successes, the U.S. Forest Service found MTLA was a top model in a national study of large municipal tree planting programs in 2010/2011.
“We have planted 400,000 trees at a rate six times that of the last two administrations and we don’t plan on slowing down,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “The commitment and dedication shown by those present today has nurtured a program that is now a national model. The strong public-private partnerships established by Million Trees LA will ensure that we reach our goal of planting one million healthy trees in Los Angeles.”
In California, 94 percent of the people live in urban areas. Nationwide, there are more than 100 million acres of urban forest lands—an area the size of California. Research shows that people get tremendous benefits from caring for their neighborhood trees. Urban forestry in California supports more than 60,000 jobs, resulting in $3 billion in individual income. Urban forestry products and services add $3.6 billion in value to the state’s economy.
The Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is active in some 7,500 communities across the United States.
During the event Vilsack and Villaraigosa presented Certificates of Appreciation to representatives of key nonprofit and corporate partner organizations. Those awarded include:
Lisa Sarno was appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to manage Million Trees LA a year after the launch of the program. She has worked tirelessly to ensure that all segments of the city were included by enlisting the support of Los Angeles’s most prominent corporate and urban forestry nonprofit partners.
Sandy Macias has been the Forest Service’s urban and community forestry coordinator in California for the last 14 years. She has successfully built a network of urban forestry partnerships across the state.
Andy Lipkis the founder of TreePeople, has been instrumental in helping to transform the city of Los Angeles into a functioning ecosystem. He has pioneered water reclamation systems and retrofitted schoolyards into mini watersheds. He has included school children in his activities and capitalized on the opportunities to make it a learning event for all involved.
Mark Kenyon currently leads NorthEast Trees and has been at the helm for the past three years. Under his leadership hundreds of youth have been trained and employed in arboriculture with the assistance of U.S. Forest Service Recovery Act funds.
Bruce Saito has led the Los Angeles Conservation Corp for many years, where his focus has been to assist at-risk youth around the city. Los Angeles Conservation Corp used U.S. Forest Service Recovery Act funds to train and employ hundreds of youth in arboriculture as well as assist on the local National Forests.
Sharyn Romano is the founder and executive director of the Hollywood Los Angeles Beautification Team. This organization, born out of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, has grown from a neighborhood organization into a major partner in Los Angeles’s urban forest. They are well known for their work on creating healing gardens for disabled youth and for their partnership with the Million Trees LA Initiative to plant trees.
Johng Ho Song is the executive director of Koreatown Youth and Community Center, a nonprofit organization that serves the recently immigrated and economically disadvantaged youth and families of the multicultural Koreatown community. In partnership with the Million Trees LA Initiative, the center’s tree-planting crews install free street trees throughout Koreatown and central Los Angeles to help buffer the interface between automobile and pedestrian traffic. KYCC, working with youth, has planted over 6,000 street trees.
Pat Chebac-Reza is the founder and executive director for Fuego Tech Fire Rangers, a wildland firefighter program that prepares young people in Los Angeles to become future firefighters. Fuego Tech provides mentoring to help youth develop a strong work ethic, maintain a positive attitude and to be role models within their families and community.
Brian Parker heads the Home Depot Garden Centers in California, Nevada and Hawaii. For the past four years, Home Depot has been a key partner with the Million Trees LA Initiative to disburse and adopt out trees to private residential properties.
Scotts Miracle Gro’s Nadine Traboulsi, manager of regional marketing, and Rob Phillips, business development director, have supported the efforts of the Home Depot and Million Trees LA Initiative partnership. They augment each tree adoption with products to assist in the care of newly planted trees.
Sarah Shaw is the vice president of development and operations for JMB Realty Corporation. As a result of JMB’s long-term commitment, the Million Trees LA Initiative has been able to plant and sustain trees throughout the city’s neighborhoods with the lowest canopy cover.
Rica Orszag serves as the executive director for the Wasserman Foundation, the very first financial supporter for the Million Trees LA Initiative. Due to the direct support of the Wasserman Foundation, the Million Trees LA Initiative has been able to provide the necessary two years of initial watering of new trees. Their direct funding also allowed the initiative to support the hiring of youth through their nonprofit partners to maintain the trees.
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MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA IN HIS FINAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WILL CHALLENGE MAYORAL CANDIDATES TO COMMIT TO EDUCATION REFORM
April 9, 2013
Here is a link to the Mayor's speech:http://youtu.be/3bFCz0uYHJw
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Villaraigosa delivered his eighth and final annual State of the City address at his alma mater, the University of California, Los Angeles. In the speech, Villaraigosa will challenge the 2013 mayoral candidates to commit to fight for education reform.
“It has been disheartening to see our mayoral candidates devote so little time to a serious discussion of how to deliver a quality education to all our children,” Mayor Villaraigosa will say. “Education reform can’t be a footnote on a campaign mailer or fodder for an attack ad. It is time for our candidates to present us with their comprehensive visions to make our schools shine.”
Villaraigosa has made education a top priority over the past eight years, even though the mayor of Los Angeles does not control the local school district as the mayors of New York, Chicago, and other cities do.
“We have a special responsibility to the city that has given us so much, and central to this duty must be a responsibility to do right by our children and their schools,” Villaraigosa will continue. “In the past eight years, we have made stride after stride in keeping faith with this basic covenant.”
Villaraigosa’s focus has led to results. Since 2005, the number of LA schools meeting the state standard of 800 on the Academic Performance Index test has more than doubled, the number of failing schools has dropped from one in three to one in ten, and the graduation rate has risen from less than 50 percent to almost two-thirds.
Villaraigosa’s speech also included a call to amend the California State Constitution to reduce the threshold from two-thirds to a majority of voters to approve new taxes for transportation infrastructure projects.
“Together, we passed Measure R and persuaded a partisan Congress to enact the bipartisan America Fast Forward. Now when cities like LA invest their hard-won local transportation dollars, they can get federal support to make those dollars go further, faster,” Villaraigosa will say. “We need to change the California Constitution and allow a majority of voters to approve new taxes for our roads, highways, and transportation infrastructure.”
Villaraigosa championed Measure J, an extension of Measure R that would have enabled LA to complete major transportation projects in 10 years rather than 30. Last November, Measure J garnered over 66 percent of the LA County vote, just shy of the two-thirds majority needed. The measure received over 69 percent of the vote in the City of Los Angeles.
Villaraigosa outlined how his administration took on the major challenges the city has faced since his election in 2005. The administration’s far-reaching efforts have made LA the safest it’s been since the 1950s, dramatically expanded the size of its rail network, reduced carbon emissions more than any other US city, and attracted new business even amidst the Great Recession.
Click HERE to watch a video of the State of the City as told by Angelenos.
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING THE FAILURE OF U.S. SENATE TO PASS GUN BACKGROUND CHECK LEGISLATION
April 17, 2013
LOS ANGELES -- It is a sad testament to the state of affairs in Congress when the United States Senate votes down a critical measure that would have expanded background checks for gun sales. These are background checks that 90 percent of Americans support. These are common sense, responsible measures that our elected leaders had a moral obligation to pass.
This legislation was not perfect, but it was progress. This legislation would not have solved every senseless act of violence, but it could have saved lives.
Today, 46 members of the Senate demonstrated the reason why so many Americans have lost faith in their elected leaders. Too many in Washington are worried about their political safety. These leaders bow down to powerful special interests rather than listen to the people they've been elected to serve.
But today is by no means the end of this debate. Americans want change. And we will work together to reduce gun violence and to keep our children safe.
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ISSUES STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITIES FOR LOS ANGELES STUDENT SUCCESS
April 11, 2013
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today released the following statement in support of Communities for Los Angeles Student Success (CLASS):
“I applaud the launch of Communities for Los Angeles Student Success (CLASS), a broad-based coalition of civil rights, parent, and teacher organizations pushing to ensure that every child has access to a quality education. Central to improving our schools is the understanding that we are all stakeholders in the public education system and must be actively engaged in the cause.
I encourage district and labor leaders to consider the CLASS survey findings, which highlight urgent community priorities including: school-level control of decision-making with accountability for results; a multifaceted evaluation system for teachers and principals; and, partnerships with community organizations to provide additional support and enrichment services. For too long, education policy decisions have been made without the input of parents, students, and teachers. The CLASS coalition and its survey provide an opportunity to shift this dynamic and ensure these important stakeholders are embraced as partners in the work.”
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PROPOSED 2014 BUDGET
April 10, 2013
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released the following statement in response to President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget proposal:
“The budget released today by President Obama holds true to our core responsibilities to grow a striving middle class and strengthen the economy through job creation. This is a plan to invest in the industries that continue to make this country great—manufacturing, clean energy, infrastructure and small business. It recognizes that in order to compete in a global economy, we need to provide workers with the skills and education they need to succeed.
This is a budget that accomplishes these things while reducing the deficit and putting our country on a solid fiscal foundation. We have an obligation to reign in our national debt. If we are to responsibly reduce the deficit, entitlement reform must be at the forefront of the solution. The cost of entitlements will only drive the national debt upward if we do not stop spending from spinning out of control. We can strengthen the economy and lay the foundation for long term middle class job growth by reigning in budget busting programs like Social Security and Medicare now.
With rising economic pressures and an economy still recovering from the recession, our national budget must encourage growth and be fiscally prudent. This plan is not a perfect deficit reduction plan, but it does represent a compromise where both sides of the aisle can find common ground. The longer we wait to make these tough decisions, the harder and more painful these decisions will be down the road."
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING
Drop off your e-waste on MONDAYS
April 8, 15, 2013
3:30 – 5:30 pm
Enter driveway by Agricultural area at Sylmar High School on Raven St.
“Final Collection Day”
Saturday April 20, 2013
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Sylmar High School
13050 Borden Ave Sylmar, CA 91342
For more information contact:
(818) 833-5110 (818) 535-0244
(818) 833-5120
smonrrigo@laep.org
FREE YOUTH THEATRE PERFORMANCES
The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company is conducting multiple youth theatre workshops in the San Fernando Valley this spring, each one culminating in a free public performance of participants' original work.
On Friday, April 19th at 6:00 PM, Middle School students from Vaughn International Studies Academy (VISA) will perform their original play, "The Wisdom of the Heart." Location: VISA MPR Room, 11505 Herrick Avenue, Pacoima CA 91331.
On Friday, May 31st, at 4:00 PM, San Fernando High School students will perform their original theatrical pieces. Location: 11133 Omelveny Ave, San Fernando, CA 91340.
RSVP: RSVP@theunusualsuspects.org or 213-488-8488 x201. More Info: www.theunusualsuspects.org
SYLMAR HEALTHY LIVING CAMPAIGN AND RESOURCE FAIR
Join us in celebrating “Earth Day” and to promote healthy living, mental/physical health, academic excellence and to create a sustainable, resource-rich community.
-Planting Demos and Give-Away
-MCCN Mobile Health Clinic Grand Opening
-Booths, Workshops,
-Kids’ Races
-Arts & Crafts
-Food Tastings, Games, Prizes
-Electronic Waste Recycling
Saturday April 20, 2013 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Sylmar High School
13050 Borden Ave., Sylmar, CA 91342
Parking on site
For more information contact: (818)833-5110 (818)535-0244 (818) 833-5120
Event Sponsored by:
Sylmar High School, Sylmar Biotech Health Academy, Sylmar Neighborhood Partnership, Network for a Healthy California, Educare, MEND, LAEP, CRFG, CANGC, EWC, Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Sylmar Neighborhood Council.
MACK SENNETT AND BIRTH OF STUDIO CITY
April 20, 2013 from 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
FREE at the Studio City Library 12511 Moorpark St., Los Angeles, CA 91604
The Studio City Neighborhood Council and the Studio City Library present a FREE event including a film screening honoring the 85th anniversary of the opening of the Mack Sennett Studio on May 1, 1928, which gave the community its name.
Sennett historian Brent Walker will give a PowerPoint presentation. A program of Sennett movie shorts will follow, including The Dentist (1932), Taxi for Two (1930) and Match Play (1930). There will also be a reception after the screening. www.StudioCityNC.org
Thank you for your support, and the SCNC looks forward to seeing you at one or all of these wonderful events! Please feel free to contact me at 818-506-8852 for any questions related to these events.
FILIPINO AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ASSEMBLY
WHEN: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
WHERE: Filipino American Chamber of Commerce HQ
5121 Van Nuys Blvd., 2nd Floor
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
TIME: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
FREE ADMISSION
Food & Drinks will be provided
Raffle Prizes
RESOURCE FAIR FOR THE HOMELESS
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and the SFV Homeless Coalition are hosting a resource fair for the homeless.
Date: Thursday, April, 25th
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Our Redeemer Lutheran
Church (the Pantry)
8520 Winnetka Ave
Canoga Park, CA 91306
Lunch provided at noon.
Meet with service providers from the following areas: Emergency Shelter, Mental Health, Employment, Medical Care, Substance Abuse Treatment, HIV Testing, VA Services and more!
STATE FARM YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD (YAB) SERVICE-LEARNING GRANT
The State Farm® Youth Advisory Board (YAB) service-learning grant applications are now available from March 1, 2013 until May 3, 2013.
The grants range from $25,000 - $100,000 and are designed to create sustainable change in local communities across the United States and Canada. Public K-12, charter, higher education institutions, and non-profit organizations are eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum. All applicants must have a youth contact and adult administrator, as the programs must be youth-driven and youth-led.
Each grant request must fall under one of these issue areas, chosen by the board itself:
Community Safety
Environmental Responsibility
Financial Literacy
Access to Higher Education
Health and Wellness
As of August 2012, six years after the initial launch of the YAB, the board has awarded more than $24.7 million in grants to organizations in the U.S. and Canada and impacted approximately 14.1 million lives.
To apply for the grant and to obtain additional information, please visit www.statefarmyab.com! You can also check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube!
WORKSOURCE CENTER JOB FAIR
ALL EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE OPEN POSITIONS & MAY INTERVIEW YOU ON THE SPOT - BRING EXTRA RESUMES AND . . . DRESS FOR SUCCESS!
A FEW NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE ON HAND WITH READILY AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013
10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M.
L.A. Valley College – Monarch Hall: 5800 Fulton Ave.
Valley Glen, CA 91401
For questions please contact: Tony Jaramillo at (818) 947.2941 or jaramiaj@lavc.edu
Prior to the Job Fair, attend a “Job Readiness” workshop at one of the participating WorkSource Centers (WSC) below to create/update your resume and to learn other innovative techniques to getting the job you want. Call for schedules.
Canoga Park-West Hills WSC
21010 Vanowen Street
Canoga Park, CA 91303
818-596-4448
Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks (WSC)
15400 Sherman Way, #140
Van Nuys, CA 91406
818-781-2522
Goodwill Career Resource Centers
14565 Lanark Street 14550 Victory Blvd.
Panorama City, CA 91402 Van Nuys, CA 91406
818-782-2520 818-908-5820
If unable to attend the Centers above, visit www.worksourcecalifornia.com for a listing of a WSC near you for job search assistance.
11th ANNUAL SPRING FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL
California Dreaming: Sponsored by the Los Angeles Mission College Foundation
Wine paring with California Cuisine prepared by our Award-Winning Culinary Arts Institute
-Silent Auction
-Raffles and more
-Pastry Pavillion
-Live Entertainment
May 11, 2013 from 2pm to 6pm
LAMC Campus Center
13356 Eldridge Ave. Sylmar, CA
$50 Tax-Deductable Donation
www.lamission.edu/foundation
No Children under 18 admitted
All proceeds will support LAMC Students
Call 818-364-7600 x711 or email lamcfoundation@lamission.edu
13TH ANNUAL SUPPLIER NIGHT
NAPM - San Fernando Valley, 13th Supplier Night
On Wednesday evening May 15, 2013, NAPM-San Fernando Valley will host our 13TH ANNUAL SUPPLIER NIGHT trade show.
We are pleased to invite you to participate in this event which will be held at The Odyssey Restaurant - Granada Hills. Suppliers will display their products or services and will network with you. Dinner will be provided and there will again be great door prizes, all for just $15.
This event provides all attendees the opportunity to meet with many suppliers and gain industry knowledge, competitive advantage, new ideas, and new sources.
The event will be held from 5:15 pm to 9:00 pm. You will definitely want to attend this year and participate in all the fun. Be sure to make your reservation at http://www.napmsfv.org/ “SUPPLIER NIGHT 2013”
**** Please remember to bring lots of your business cards for the drawings ****
Proceeds from this event will be donated to a scholarship fund for a deserving local student.
If you have any questions, please e-mail info@napmsfv.org or you can leave a recorded message at NAPM-SFV’s voicemail box at (818) 993-0995.
THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS' 5TH ANNUAL GALA
In Celebration of their 20th Anniversary, The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company will hold their 5th Annual Gala on May 16, 2013 at 6:30 PM at the historic Cicada Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by comedian/actress Melissa Peterman, there will be cocktails, dinner and entertainment, all in support of The Unusual Suspects' transformative theatre arts programs.
For more information and tickets: http://theunusualsuspects.org/html/5th_annual_benefit.php
LAPD MISSION DIVISION OPEN HOUSE 2013
Lots of community service information tables, LAPD displays, youth groups, face painting, free hand outs, elected officials, entertainment and music with a DJ. Also there will be station tours that will be offered from 10am to 2pm. Plus a fund raiser BBQ by Mission Cadets Post 519.
And lots more!!!
May 18th 10am to 3pm
Station Tour 10am to 2pm
Mission Community Police Station
11121 North Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills
SYLMAR RESIDENTS MAKE YOUR HORSE COUNT!
COME LICENSE YOUR HORSE WITH L.A. ANIMAL SERVICES! HELP RAISE SYLMAR’S HORSE COUNT & KEEP HORSE PROPERTIES!
FUN DAY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
May 19, 2013 from 10AM-3PM
Stetson Ranch Park 13877 Glenoaks Blvd. Sylmar, CA 91342
License your horse - $14.00 for the whole year (horse doesn’t need to be present)
Microchip your horse/dog/or cat for $16.00 (horse must be present/cash only)
Vaccinate your dog/cat
Trail ride at noon all are welcome!
Fix your cat/dog FREE for qualifying Sylmar 91342 residents by AngelDog Foundation, sponsored by Animal Advocates Alliance. CALL 1-888-504-SPAY (7729)
http://www.angeldogsfoundation.org
18TH ANNUAL SOBER DAY LA AND WALKATHON
Panorama City-Van Nuys Spring Parade/Festival
Walk Route A: 9:00am
From Panorama Mall travel South on Van Nuys Blvd. to the Van Nuys Civic Center
Parade Route B: 10:00am
Line up at Van Nuys Park, 14301 Vanowen, starts at 11am travel South on the Blvd. until you reach the Van Nuys Civic Center
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:00am
Festival Youth and Family Fair
Exhibits, Booths, Community Information, Live Music and Stage from 11am to 4pm
6262 Van Nuys Blvd. Civic Center, Van Nuys, CA
For more information call Sober Link at 818-623-0945.
www.soberdayla.com
SPEAK UP SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Creating a legacy of confident, committed and engaged students for our community.
Speak Up Scholarship Fund
Youth Speak Collective is dedicated to providing youth with opportunities to become confident, committed, engaged citizens in their community. YSC achieves that through academic support, creative expression and youth development programs. In addition, to helping youth find these opportunities, YSC created the Speak Up Scholarship Fund in order to help YSC participants continue onto higher education as they graduate from high school and YSC programs. The Speak Up Scholarship Fund was created in the Spring of 2013 in order to meet some of the financial needs of graduating youth participants.
Scholarship Specifics:
The Speak Up Scholarship Fund will begin accepting applications April 1st, 2013 and close April 30th, 2013. All application submissions must be emailed to: speakupscholarship@youthspeakcollective.org There will be five scholarships awarded ranging in the amounts. Four $500 scholarships and one $1000 scholarship will be awarded in 2013.
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
-Graduating participants from a Youth Speak Collective program with at least one school year prior involvement
-Enrolled into a 2-year, 4-year or trade school by Fall 2013
-Must have graduated from a YSC program within 1 year of applying to scholarship fund (Meaning, 1 year alumni can still apply to scholarship, in this specific case, class of 2012 graduates are welcome to apply.)
-AB540 and/or DACA students are welcome to apply
Scholarship Forms
Speak Up Scholarship Packet (PDF)
Speak Up Scholarship Packet (Word)
Questions?
Please contact Gerson Lam or Mayra Esparza at 818-890-2928. You can also send questions via email speakupscholarship@youthspeakcollective.org
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Sincerely,
Angelica Ayala, MPA
East Valley Area Director
Office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
14410 Sylvan St. Room 211
Van Nuys, CA 91401
818-778-4990
818-778-4995 (fax)
