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!

Fall Planting Event - Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom

With the support of the community, the generosity of our contributors and the participation of over 300 enthusiastic volunteers, over the past 12 months we were able to plant approximately 475 native plants along the Los Angeles River. Previously, this site was overgrown with invasive, non-native plant species that were choking out the few remaining native plants that were planted there years ago. Through careful planning, preparation and a great deal of hard work, our combined efforts have ultimately paid off with awesome results! Special thanks to our partners of the Fall Planting Event, The Buckley School, L.A. Valley College Child Development Club, L.A. Corregidor Lions Club and L.A. Conservation Corps. The L.A. Conservation Corps contributed 19 native trees for this event and the Studio City Neighborhood Council contributed the funds for the preparation work and for the native plants planted at this Fall Planting Event and at previous events as well. Please go to our website for a complete list of our partners and contributors
http://www.thevillagegardeners.org/support.html

California Coastal Clean-Up Day - Sept 19, 2009

Millikan Middle School and The Village Gardeners co-host a community clean-up event sponsored by Heal The Bay. Students of Millikan Middle School tidy up their Sherman Oaks campus as well as surrounding streets, while The Village Gardeners lead a team along the L.A. River in their adopted section between Fulton Ave and Coldwater Cyn Ave. Volunteers collected approximately 315 lbs of litter during the event. The event was organized by the Millikan Middle School PTA and school staff. Many thanks to all for their support and participation!

Fencing Upgrade For Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway

L.A. County's Dept of Public Works begins long awaited fencing upgrade along the L.A. River in Studio City. Once completed, it will enable the county to open this section of the L.A. River greenway to the community. This section was previously adopted by The Village Gardeners in 1998 through the county's Adopt-A-Riverbank program.

Go L.A. County! We love you guys!