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Awareness

AFS International Exchange Program

"Give your  teenager wings".  Study abroad for a semester, a year or a summer.  College admissions staff see students who  have studied abroad as assets to their school, bringing the perspectives they gained from a true international immersion experience to their higher education learning.  Or host…

Local Connections

In Praise of the Poisonous Poodle Dog Bush

It is my all-time favorite fire follower. I had never seen it before the fire, not in the Angeles National Forest or anywhere else.  It would not be until the winter of 2010 that Deputy J.Lopez of Los Angeles County Fire’s Division of Forestry would give me an education about poodle dog bush.  By …

Births

Congratulations to the Calabro Family's Newest Addition

Montrose Patch wants to welcome a new baby in town.  Patch Advertising Manager David Calabro and his wife Laura Calabro welcomed baby Luke at 9:07 a.m. May 7 at Kaiser Sunset in Los Angeles. He was 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 21 inches.  Congratulations! 

Awareness

United States University Offers Special Summer Session for Local Students

United States University has added a reduced-rate Special Summer Session to its academic calendar, from June 4-July 29, 2012. The university is also offering all local and online college students tuition vouchers for the Special Summer Session, which entitle students to $250 off one course, or $…

Government

EmpowerLA’s Leadership Academy is on the road with workshops that enrich lives and create community!

"Advocacy that Works, Outreach that Connects, Elections that Empower" is the theme for Saturday morning’s four-part session Los Angeles CA: On Saturday, May 12th, at 9:00 am,EmpowerLA’s Leadership Academy is hosting a hands-on empowerment session at Hollywood’s City Hall that includes workshops on…

Social Services

A Gutter System That Catches Rainwater—and Only Rainwater!

Gutter Helmet's patented gutter system only allows water to enter your gutters. Leaves, twigs, and gunk stay out! The secret of our gutter protection system is its textured surface, which makes the rain cling to it as it flows downward. The edge of Gutter Helmet is rounded and extends beyond the …

Government

Sen. Carol Liu and Korean Churches to Host Foreclosure Prevention Workshop

April 18, 2012 916-651-4021  SEN. LIU AND KOREAN CHURCHES HOST FORECLOSURE PREVENTION WORKSHOP GLENDALE – Sen. Carol Liu and Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD) will host a foreclosure prevention workshop April 28, 2012. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Glendale Pacific …

Accomplishments

Glendale Students Participate in AT&T Job Shadow Event

Glendale, CA – Girl Scout high school students from local Los Angeles schools recently visited AT&T Interactive in Glendale for a special event celebrating AT&T/Junior Achievement Job Shadow Initiative’s reaching over 100,000 students in the program’s first four years. At the event, students …

Local Connections

Reforestation - The Dynamics of Nature in the Angeles National Forest

In the wake of the Station Fire, two massive tree planting efforts got under way in the burn areas of the Angeles National Forest.  One, Forest Aid, is a project spearheaded by the non profit group Tree People; the other is a project undertaken by the US Forest Service.     The high mortality rate …

Government

EmpowerLA’s Leadership Academy returns to the North Valley with workshops for Neighborhood Councils

Sunland-Tujunga, Foothill Trails District, Sun Valley, Panorama City, Mission Hills, Sylmar, Arleta, and Pacoima Neighborhood Councils are working together to prepare for regional board elections Los Angeles CA:  On Thursday, April 26th, at 6:00 pm, EmpowerLA’s Leadership Academy will be hosting a …

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