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JUNE GENERAL MEETING
Dear Friends & Neighbors,
This is a reminder for our next Valley Glen Neighborhood Association bi-monthly meeting, Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 6:30 p.m. "Meet & Greet" with free pizza & door prizes; meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Erwin St. School, 13400 Erwin St., Valley Glen.
Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel will be our Special Guest Speaker. Controller Greuel has blazed a trail to reduce waste and save money in City government by ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. Come give a warm welcome to our former City Councilmember and now City Controller, Wendy Greuel.
VGNA YARD SALE RESULTS
A big thank you to all who helped and/or donated to the yard sale on June 11. The donations this year were the best ever and the volunteer support was incredible. And the take was a whopping $1257.75. (Last year we made approximately $700). We couldn't have done it without you. The next big event/fundraiser, the annual picnic on Sunday, October 23.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING
For the Valley Glen area, 91606 — Between Coldwater and Whitsett, between Oxnard and Victory. Meet LAPD Senior Lead Officer Jennifer DuVally from the North Hollywood Station, Thursday, June 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at North Hollywood Church of Religious Science, Ernie Holmes Room (off parking lot), 6161 Whitsett Avenue, 91606. Contact Rena at (818) 763-1910.
COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN’S INAUGURATION CELEBRATION
You are invited to Councilmember Paul Krekorian’s Swearing-in Celebration and Community Food Drive. Free food and drink and entertainment for the entire family. Bring a canned good or other non-perishable food item to benefit the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry.
The event is on Saturday, July 2, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks War Memorial Park, 14201 Huston St., Sherman Oaks 91423 (Southeast corner of park). RSVP (818) 755-7676 or the website at Councilmember.Krekorian@lacity.org.
COPS & COWBOYS AUCTION DINNER DANCING Presented by The Mid-Valley Community Police Council
Benefiting LAPD’s Van Nuys area Police Station MVCPC President Jean Sinatra reports that among the auction items sent by Garth Brooks’ assistant will be a personalized, autographed, special production COWBOY HAT from GARTH BROOKS!!!!
The event is on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at the VFW Post 6885-16208 Sierra Hwy, Canyon Country 91351. Tickets are: $50 Adults and $15 Kids 12 & under. For full event details and to purchase tickets: www.midvalleypolicecouncil.org.
VALLEY GLEN COMMUNITY PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPEMTN MEETING
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks & Bureau of Engineering
Invite you to attend the Valley Glen Community Park (UAP) Project Local Volunteer Neighborhood Oversight Committee (LVNOC) Meeting No. 3
This important meeitng is on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at the Marvin Braude Building, Conference Room 1A, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys 91401.
At this meeting, there will be a final review, discussion and and possible approval of the design for the universal playground equipment, fence and walking path for Valley Glen Community Park. For more information, please call Ray Araujo (213) 473-9717 or Cathie Santo Domingo (213) 473-5895.
THE VALLEY GLEN VOICE
Here is the best issue ever: our Spring Issue of the Valley Glen Voice. Now having crossed 5,000 in print circulation plus over 20,000 electronically,
It is a jam-packed issue and great reading for all! Please click the Valley Glen Voice link on the left side above.
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Recent Valley Glen home sales. Realtor Linda Carreon of Dilbeck Real Estate provided us with the following recent sales
activity in Valley Glen. Please click here to view recent sales activity.
Did you ever need to call a government agency but didn't want to use 3-1-1 because you wished you had a Phone List?
Please click here for a list of popular government contacts.
Did you know that you can promote the Valley Glen name and donate money to the Association at the same time. Valley Glen items
are available for sale including assorted merchandise such as T-shirts, canvas bags, doggie shirts, coasters,
post cards and "I Love Valley Glen" pins. What a great place to buy gifts for
your friends and family. The Association receives a portion of the sales. Click this link to visit
the VGNA Store.
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For all of you new to this web site, welcome to the official web site of the Valley Glen Neighborhood Association, an advocate for the interests of the City of Valley Glen.
The goal of our Association is to foster community pride, civic betterment and community beautification, to make our neighborhood a better and safer place to live and work,
to promote businesses and business growth in Valley Glen, and to foster education and the arts in Valley Glen. Over 20,000 of you viewed our web site last month.
Perhaps you would like to know a little more about us.
The City of Valley Glen was created in 1998 by joining parts of southeastern Van Nuys and southwestern North Hollywood. With a population of 29,000,
we are well-located in the San Fernando Valley with ease of access to major employment centers, schools, shopping centers and other amenities.
We're a safe city with many of our members active in neighborhood beautification and neighborhood watch.
We would like to guide you through this web site. First, please go to the History icon to find out how we got here. Then, go to the Map icon and see where we are located.
Finally, read our latest issue of the Valley Glen Voice (link on the left side above) to see what was going on during the last 3 months. If you like what you see, go to the
"Be a VGNA Sponsor" and support our organization including our "Adopt a Family Program." It's a novel and brilliant program that provides gift certificates for food and Holiday
needs during the Holiday Season for poor school children and their families in Valley Glen.
And now for some local pointers:
Where to walk in Valley Glen - Consider a walk on the wild side. Walk along the terrain of the Tujunga Wash Greenway at Coldwater from Burbank to Vanowen and view
the Great Wall of Los Angeles (one of the longest murals in the world), native plants and wildlife of Valley Glen. Or, take a walk in our own Valley Glen Community Park.
Two laps around the Park will get you one mile of exercise. Do not forget to walk or bike along the MTA Orange Line. At our very own Woodman Valley Glen Station, you get
to see transit on one side and plants and trees on the other side.
Where to learn in Valley Glen - Of course, our very own Los Angeles Valley College, with unique features including a planetarium, offers a wide variety of relatively
low cost educational and vocational courses taught by the best professors in Valley Glen. The College is undergoing a $160 million expansion. Valley Glen also boasts four
public schools, Erwin Street and Kittridge Street Elementary Schools, Monlux Middle School and Grant High School. Grant High School is home of the Serenity Garden and
Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project, an acre of suburban garden and wildlife; a work in progress in a busy suburb. Serenity Garden recently won a $10,000 AARP Ethel
Percy Andrus Legacy Award, the only recipient in California, for providing unique gardening opportunities to a diverse community, including those over 50 years old. Notable private
schools include Laurence School; providing elementary school education.
Do you have any questions or comments? Please click the "Contact" icon in the upper right hand corner to send an e-mail to the Association. We will respond.
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