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Save the Date:
October 14, 2008
Parks Awards Dinner |
People for Parks will return to the L.A. River Center on Tuesday, Oct. 14 to honor Joe Edmiston, Kevin de León, the Korean American Coalition, and Park Heroes from across L.A. County. KNBC newscaster Fritz Coleman will emcee the Seventh Annual Parks Awards celebration. More>
Click here to purchase tickets at $125 apiece for this year's event.
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Sendak Elementary:
Where the wild things
were on Big Sunday |
People for Parks and “Volunt-EARS” from the Walt Disney Co. recently joined students, parents and teachers in North Hollywood as part of the annual citywide Big Sunday campaign.
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People for Parks
1216 S. Westlake Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 487-9340 Fax: (310) 362-8400
info@PeopleForParks.org
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Social Capital Goes a Long Way By President Jack Foley
People for Parks has come a long way toward achieving our goals with social capital instead of hard cash. We recently received a major infusion of social capital from four new members of our Board of Directors.
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Foley with Councilman Tom LaBonge |
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Community-School
Parks Roundup
Financial support begins to flow, the LAUSD-City of L.A. Working Group is drafting a process to help schools become CSPs, and school-site councils turn thumbs up for the program.
Also, a landscape artist envisions Community-School Parks.
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What does a CSP look like? |
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The Hot New Color in South L.A.? Green!
People for Parks is launching a South L.A. Initiative in one of Watts' largest housing projects with two grassroots programs
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Planting a seed in Nickerson Gardens |
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