“A Birthday Regale” Summer Exhibition
Beginning on June 5, 2010 through September 12, 2010, the Banning Museum will mark the 180th anniversary of Phineas Banning’s birth. The summer exhibition, “A Birthday Regale” is set in 1880, the year Phineas Banning turned 50. The exhibit features a patriotic themed birthday dinner. Period clothing for the late 19th century is on display. Featured are four elegant women’s dresses, all silk, in excellent condition; two from the 1860s, one from the 1870s and one from the 1880s. This is an exhibit you won’t want to miss this summer season.
Tours run Tuesday-Thursday, at 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm with an additional tour on Saturday and Sunday at 3:30pm. Tours during the month of July are restricted. Please call for availability. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children under 12. The museum is located at 401 East M Street, Wilmington, CA 90744. For more information please call 310-548-7777 or visit us on the web www.thebanningmuseum.org.
Banning Museum is a facility of the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks and is operated in cooperation with Friends of Banning Museum. Friends of Banning Museum is a non-profit corporation.
Area Charter Schools Now Accepting Applications
Alliance is non-profit charter management organization that has opened and operates a collection of top ranking high-performance public schools within underachieving and low income communities in the city of Los Angeles. The organization currently operates 11 high schools and 5 middle schools and plans to open new charter locations in Watts in 2010-2011. Tuition is free and open to all students in California. For more information please visit laalliance.org or contact Mary Louise Silva at (213) 943-4930 ext 1011 or via email at msilva@laalliance.org.
Overnight RV Parking Restrictions
There are new restrictions on the overnight parking of RVs in some neighborhoods. Please see the 6/2/2010 Press Release entitled "Councilwoman Announces Expanded RV Parking Restrictions" for more details.
LACoMAX
LACoMAX is a free service provided by the Environmental Programs Division of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works. The primary goal of LACoMAX is to conserve landfill space by helping businesses, organizations, and institutions find alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials which are presently discarded as waste.
Users of this materials exchange service can browse and post listings of a wide variety of available and wanted materials. Listings include common items such as furniture, electronics, and household goods as well as more uncommon items like unused paint and/or construction equipment. The listings also contain contact information, allowing you to make direct contact with the listing party. All exchanges are coordinated between the two interested parties.
Please visit www.LACoMAX.com to sign up and post or search for items. And, for any of your environmental questions, please visit www.CleanLA.com.
Family Source Centers Open in Watts and Wilmington Areas
A number of Family Source Centers have opened in Los Angeles County.These centers connect people in need with existing anti-poverty, government sponsored programs. Please see below for locations serving Watts and Wilmington areas:
Watts Locations
Bradley Milken FSC
1773 East Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90002-3051
(213) 473-3607
TDD/TTY (213) 473-3788
Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC)
958 East 108th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 563-5639
Wilmington/San Pedro Location
Toberman Neighborhood Center
131 North Grand Avenue
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 832-1145
The Center for Health Care Rights is an organization dedicated to assuring consumer access to quality health care through education and advocacy. If you need help with or have questions about Medicare or Medi-cal, please call 800-824-0780. Click here for more info.
Marine Mammal Care Center in Desperate Need of Volunteers!
The Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur is inneed of volunteers and supplies in the coming months as it copes with a record breaking load, currently caring for more than 200 sick and injured animals at its facility. Volunteers must be 18 years or older. The Center also needs light corn syrup and safflower oil, purchasable at grocery stores, which are used as sugar and fat supplements for weaker animals.
To help, please contact Jill Valerie Romano at 310-548-5677 or at jromano@marinemammalcare.org
Please click here for more information on the Center.
San Pedro Maritime Museum Needs Volunteers!
Volunteer in the gift shop, greet visitors at the front desk, or lead museum tours. Training is provided. Minimum age 18. Contact: 310-212-5009 for more information.
Toberman Center Needs Volunteers!
Toberman Neighborhood Center needs volunteers to work with children on their homework and basic reading and math skills. Volunteers can also become mentors, share hobbies, or teach arts-and-crafts. Contact: 310-832-1204.
Become a Volunteer Tutor
School on Wheels is a non-profit organization that works to enhance educational opportunities of homeless children from kindergarten to high school. They have opportunities for volunteers in the San Pedro and Watts areas. Volunteers meet with their assigned children one hour per week for tutoring. For more information please visit schoolonwheels.org. You may also contact Charles Evans at (213) 905-2740 or via email at cevans@schoolonwheels.org.
Volunteer Opportunity for Business Professionals
The Taproot Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps business professionals volunteer their specialized experience in Graphic design, website-database Information technology, creative marketing and strategy management. A portion of the volunteer work can be done remotely from home! Those interested can apply directly through their website by clicking
here
or call (213) 625-7701 for more information.
Volunteer at the Harbor City Recreation Center as a Sports Coach
If you have an interest and experience in sports such as baseball, basketball or soccer the Harbor City Recreation Center is in need of sports coaches. Opportunities are ongoing and welcome those of all ages. Please click here for more information or contact Aaron Mitchell at (310) 548-7729.
Volunteer with the Los Angeles Crisis Response Team
If you are interested in getting involved and helping your community respond to traumatic incidents at the request of the Los Angeles Fire and Police Departments, consider becoming a Crisis Response Team volunteer! For more information click here.
Eldora Winston
Eldora was a resident of the Watts for 56 years. She was a devoted and faithful servant of Mt. Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles where she served in the usher ministry, church secretary, clerk, reporter, and taught Sunday school, she was also a member of the Mission Ministry and served as the president of the Senior Usher Ministry for more than forty years.
She was also an active member of the Watts Community Development Advisory Committee (WEDAC), the clean-up/beautification of South Central Los Angeles, and youth programs, such as summer jobs, Big Brother, drug eradication and numerous charities for the homeless. Eldora received countless awards and recognition for her tireless dedication to improving the lives of others.
Michael Grande
In memory of Michael Grande of Harbor City who passed away on vacation in Tulare County at the age of 47.
Mr. Grande, a father of three, jumped into the river to help save his son from drowning. He was able to save his son’s life by pushing him towards the shore, but was overcome by the currents and swept away. Mr. Grande will be greatly missed.
Alexander Flores
Joel Flores
In the memory of 4 year old Alexander and 15 year old Joel Flores who were tragically killed on June 13th at a truck wash in Wilmington as they prepared to help their father wash his truck. Alexander and Joel will be deeply missed.