VALLEYHEART RIVERWALK GREENWAY UPDATE

L.A. County's Dept of Public Works does river survey needed to start the planning and engineering of the Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway project in the Village Gardeners' adopted section of the L.A. River.
Go L.A. County! We love you guys!

L.A. RIVER CATCH BASIN CLEAN-UP

The Village Gardeners helps the City of Los Angeles by cleaning clogged catch basins along the L.A. River, in their adopted section of the river between Coldwater Cyn Ave and Fulton Ave.

Valleyheart Drive Clean-Up Continues!

Village Gardeners continues clean-up along Valleyheart Drive on the south side of the LA River, from Coldwater Cyn Ave to Fulton Ave.

Corona Tools Gives Generously

Corona Tools donates a generous selection of garden tools to The Village Gardeners to help with L.A. River greenway maintenance. The tools included loppers, hand pruners, extension pole pruners, pruning saws and more. Many thanks from the Village Gardeners for their generous gift of much needed tools!

Citizen of the Year Award

Pictured from left to right, front row: Past President Linda Mangahas, Pres. Ellie Suarez, Delia & Rick Rabins, Central Region Chair Eleanor Evangelista of the LA Golden Eagle Lions Club and Pres. Edith Javier of the LA New Millenium LC. Left to right, back row: Zone Chair Guido Suarez, Lion Zeny Dominguez of the LA Golden Eagle LC, Delfin Poquiz, Lion Beebop Poquiz, Ludy Salvio, Rudy Salvio, Lion Jojo Barrientos and Lion Willy SantaMaria of the LA New Millenium LC. Also present but not shown in the picture were: Max Dominguez of the LA Golden Eagle LC, Lion Ven Javier of the LA New Millenium LC and Leo David Barrientos.

Village Gardeners' President, Rick Rabins, receives Citizen of the Year award from Corregidor Lions Club of Los Angeles.

On September 26, 2010, I was honored by the Corregidor Lions Club for outstanding and dedicated civic and environmental service to the community of Los Angeles. What an honor it is to have received this prestigious award.

Several club members have volunteered at various Village Gardeners events. Many thanks to club members and officers for this award and for all their dedicated service to the community.

Tool Shed Painting Event at the Outdoor Classroom, August 13, 2010

The Village Gardeners' tool shed, at the Outdoor Classroom in Studio City, gets a make-over from volunteers from the community!

July 15, 2010 Event, Earth Day 2008 Event Site

This L.A. River greenway maintenance event, a collaboration of TreePeople and The Village Gardeners, was a hugh success due to the participation and hard work of L.A. Conservation Corps', L.A. River Keepers, staff and volunteers of TreePeople and The Village Gardeners. During the event, native shrubs were carefully hand pruned and mulched. Many thanks to all for their participation and support! Also, special thanks to L.A. County, Dept of Public Works and L.A. County Supervisor, Zev Yaroslavsky, for making the Earth Day 2008 Event Site a reality.

Oleander Pruning Summer 2010

As a community service, the all-volunteer, Village Gardeners, pruned all the shrubs and trees along the L.A. River on Valleyheart Drive. This work was done on the north and south sides of the river between Coldwater Cyn Ave and Fulton Ave, in Studio City and Sherman Oaks.

Wells Fargo Bank, Grand Opening Ceremony

Wells Fargo Bank gives generously to the community! At the grand opening ceremony of their New Studio City Branch, bank officials and staff presented grant checks to 6-area non-profit organizations. Thanks to Wells Fargo's generosity, The Village Gardeners is one step closer to implementing their "Steps To The Riverwalk" project. Once implemented, this will be the only improved pedestrian accessway, on the north side of the L.A. River, for miles in either direction. Wells Fargo Bank, WE LOVE YOU! MANY THANKS!

L.A. River Restoration - Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom

The Village Gardeners' partner organizations, S.O.S GoGreen Club, Studio City/Sherman Oaks Rotary Club, and Harvard Club of Southern California get a jump start on Earth Day at the Outdoor Classroom. Volunteers mulched the recently planted native trees, planted more native plants and removed invasive, non-native plant species. This native plant garden is looking so good! Thanks to all for their hard work!