SCHOOL PRIDE HAS CHOSEN HOLLENBECK MIDDLE SCHOOL TO RENOVATE!!!

THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED AT 2510 E 6TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90023

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED FROM AUGUST 22 TO AUGUST 28

WE WILL BE CLOSING OFF REGISTRATION FOR HOLLENBECK MIDDLE SCHOOL AT MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 20TH.

SPECIALTY SKILLED VOLUNTEERS AND GENERAL VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE OUR PROJECT A SUCCESS.

COME DOWN, GET A FREE T-SHIRT, AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT AN INNER-CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF YOUR HELP!

For more information contact:

Carrie Goggans
Volunteer Administrator
School Pride
818.442.5878 (o)
478.456.5722 (c)
www.schoolpridevolunteers.com

Come and support the West Athens neighborhood this Saturday in the 1st annual Walk for Life. They will walk from Helen Keller Park to Magic Johnson Park to bridge the gap in our communities to save lives and keep kids safe. The walk starts promptly at 10:30am and there will be refreshments, games and entertainment at the finish line. For more information contact Deputy Derrick A. Thompson at dathomps@lasd.org.

Today is the official grand opening of the A Better LA supported People for Community Improvement (PCI) Community Resource and Outreach Center in South Los Angeles. PCI’s Kenneth Jones has worked tirelessly in the Athens area to support our youth and save lives and now has a community center to base his efforts.

Please join us tonight from 6pm-8pm for an open house to learn about their upcoming programs including dance, film and art classes, tutoring, mentoring and their new plans to build a food bank. There will be live performances by the Imperial Church youth choir and the Starz of the Future dance squad.

Live raffle with prizes and food provided by Guiliano’s Italian Deli.

This center will serve thousands of youth and adults over the next year and needs your support!

Pete Carroll has wrapped up the NYC leg of the national tour to promote his new “Win Forever” book benefitting A Better LA.

Starting at 7 a.m. and ending after 9 p.m., Carroll pin-balled around Manhattan and northern New Jersey as he conducted 11 interviews — including live ones onESPN’s “SportsCenter”,  MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and ESPN Radio in New York — and hosted his second book signing event, this one at Bookends in Ridgewood, N.J.

All told, Carroll has made a whopping 30 different media appearances through the first three days of his book tour.

After 48 hectic hours on the East Coast — including a trip to ESPN headquarters on Tuesday — the book tour moves west on Thursday, with Carroll and crew flying to San Diego for media appearances and a book signing on Thursday night at the Hall of Champions at Balboa Park. Orange County on Friday and L.A. on Monday will follow on the tour.

– Contributed by Ben Malcomson

Carroll appears on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC on Wednesday.

Carroll tapes a segment for Fox Business channel.

For entire blog post and more pictures click here.

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Games (including several giant inflatable attractions) and snacks were provided by A Better LA and their partner organization, A Foundation for Kids, and the hard working volunteers created a happy and enthusiastic environment for the guests.  Several boutique food truck vendors offered up a variety of cuisine to the guests, and also offered up a share of their profits from the event to support of A Better LA.

Councilmember Bernard Parks was in attendance, meeting the guests and tasting some of the food offerings.  Radio station KJLH 102.3 provided music during the day, including patriotic themed music during the fireworks display.

Not only were there lots to do that afternoon and plenty of people, it was also a very peaceful gathering as the guests celebrated their commonality of being Americans.  It was a successful event to kick off the year long campaign to end gang violence and keep kids safe:  http://abetterla.org/blog/2010/07/06/a-better-la-launches-year-long-campaign-to-end-gang-violence-and-keep-kids-safe

Photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abetterla/sets/72157624314235421/

At 5pm, the carnival for all kids in attendance will begin. There will be games for all to play and prizes handed out to winners.

There will be a live DJ and music provided by KJLH 102.3

The Calbi Truck will be there with a great deal on gourmet tacos and burritos.

To celebrate the holiday, our fireworks spectacular will begin at 9pm.

Fun for the entire family! We invite everyone to join us at the Coliseum on July 4th!

http://winforevercamps.com/