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Thank you all for making the Annual Yard Sale a success. We had a great turnout and many volunteers!The latest issue of the Valley Glen Voice is avaialble to you by
by clicking the Valley Glen Voice link on the left. It's a really good issue. I invite you to share it with your family and friends.
Thank you for attending the May 20th Town Hall meeting that focused on the proposed playground at the Valley Glen Community Park.
If you were not able to attend but have an opinion on any issue at the Park, please e-mail us by clicking the contact link in the upper right hand corner of this page.
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June 16, 2009 is the date of the next General Meeting at Erwin Street School Auditorium (13400 Erwin Street); 6:30 p.m. meet and greet (with pizza). The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
We will be talking trash at this meeting. Guest speaker will be Valley Glener Sharon Ford and she will be speaking about the Zero Waste Plan of the
City of Los Angeles; Recycling and Reducing Waste.
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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? Your request has been answered.
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 19,000 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.
