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April 2010
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LLB Connected Corridor Newsletter
by Carina Cristiano Leoni
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Dear Friend,
Happy Spring!
The synergy we are experiencing up and down the corridor
is a result of the wonderful relationships we are developing along
the way! As we continue to work in our Phase Four
outreach process, part of our work is to "stay
connected" throughout the phases while identifying new
partnerships and making new connections. How do we do this?
By the amazing people who are informed and engaged with our
project! We truly appreciate your contribution, influence and
enthusiasm! Thanks for reading our newsletter, sharing the happenings
we post on our website, and thanks for forwarding this newsletter
to others. Thanks for all you contribute to our city!
Our official Phase Four launch is April 7, at the
Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC), 425 Atlantic Avenue from 5:00 to
7:00 pm. The location couldn't be more perfect because part of the
outreach efforts started there. I remember within the first week
(October 2007) of my new position as the Project Director
for the Leadership Long Beach Atlantic Corridor project, the
Connected Corridor, I met Margaret Madden. At the time I wanted
to better understand the various neighborhoods of our first phase,
North Long Beach. Jerry Miller, former City Manager, recommended I
speak to Madden. She took the time to share resources available through
NRC, she spent time discussing our communication needs for the project,
and our vision. Wow!
In the last three years I
learned you can always count on Margaret Madden to support our city's
neighborhoods. Her focus is always on the people. She loves our city
and she loves empowering others! On behalf of the Connected Corridor
team, we are truly appreciative for all that she does
including the amazing team of professionals at the Neighborhood
Resource Center: Scottie, James,
Francisco, Dinah, Martha, and Lydia. Recently we
uploaded their copy of "The List" to our website's
homepage. This document is a list of all
the neighborhood associations and organizations. What a
valuable resource to have available as a resident of Long
Beach. It's free too!
Special
Announcement: Mayor Bob Foster will be joining our Meet and Greet
Event! Phase Four Meet and Greet Launch will take place at the
Neighborhood Resource Center, 425 Atlantic Avenue on April
7 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The program starts promptly at 5:30
pm. Please R.S.V.P. to (562) 760-8957 or carinacrs@yahoo.com.
Due to the incredible response we only have several spaces
left. Phase Four - Pacific Coast Hwy to Ocean Blvd, along the
Atlantic Corridor.
Many thanks,
Carina Cristiano Leoni
Project Director
www.facebook.com/carinacristianoleoni
(562)760-8957
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Car-Free
Friday
April 2, Friday
This Friday the community
is invited to participate in Car-Free Fridays and Lunch Breaks for
Cyclists. Car-Free Fridays were launched last summer to encourage
community members to use alternative modes of transportation the first
Friday of every month to promote a more active, green Long Beach. The
campaign is aimed to get more people to leave their cars at home and
start realizing the global and personal benefits of riding a bicycle or
using another form of alternate transportation. Choosing to commute by
bicycle, even on occasion, can have immediate positive health and
environmental results.
An added benefit of biking to work on a designated Car-Free Friday is
taking advantage of "lunch break" discounts for cyclists,
which are offered at more than 20 eateries in Long Beach between the
hours of 11 am and 2 pm. Cyclists need only mention the promotion and
show proof of ridership in the form of their helmet or bicycle lock key
to take advantage of the discounts.
For an updated list of participating Long Beach restaurants, please
visit www.bikelongbeach.org.
Interested in having your restaurant participate? Contact
Courtney Aguirre, Transportation Programs Planner, at courtney.aguirre@longbeach.gov or 562.570.6667.
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Long Beach Shakespeare
LAST WEEKEND OF
PERFORMANCES
Macbeth
Now playing at the Richard Goad Theatre
4250 Atlantic Ave.
Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm
Runs until April 3, 2010
Buy Tickets On Line at www.lbshakespeare.org
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First
Fridays - This Friday, April 2
www.firstfridayslongbeach.com
Blair Cohn, BKBIA Director says, "It's all Good on First
Fridays (FF) on April 2." Enjoy a full spectrum of
art and entertainment, featuring: Family nights at the local
restaurants, "green artists", bluegrass, muscle cars, improv
comedy, 1940s fun with Swing Dolls, music student performances,
the Knolls Ranger, Timstrument, and as always the
unexpected.
Christopher Livingston of LB
Food Review says, "First Fridays is a great way to meet new
people, check out the abundant food, drink and various businesses on
Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls." The LB Review team and
fans will be joining us again this First Fridays because
they enjoyed it so much last time!
Fun for the whole family! The
Big Red Bus will transport you up and down the corridor for free. Check
the FF website for complete details.
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Annual
Cambodian New Year Parade
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Parade starts at 9:30 am on Anaheim Street
From Junipero Avenue to MacArthur Park
For further information visit www.cam-cc.org, or contact: Phannarith An, Event
Coordinator (562) 316-9099 email: coordinators@cam-cc.org
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UNITED
CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY (UCC) ANNOUNCES QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE CENTERS
FOR CENSUS 2010!
Please visit our website to view Census 2010 video at www.connectedcorridor.org.
United Cambodian Community (UCC) IS ONE OF THE
QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE CENTERS (QAC) FOR CENSUS 2010!
THEY HAVE U.S. CENSUS WORKERS MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8- 12 NOON
THEY WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THE CAMBODIAN
COMMUNITY WILL NOT BE UNDERCOUNTED.
PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHERS.
IN ADDITION, THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS HAVE QAC CAPACITY WITH STAFF TO
ASSIST IN CENSUS COUNTS: MARK TWAIN LIBRARY, CAA, PARADISE
RESTAURANT, EXPRESS DRINKING WATER, SAIGON MARKET, KIM SUN KITCHEN,
ING'S MARKET, SEA DRAGON BBQ, SOPHY'S THAI AND CAMBODAIN,
SPARKLEAN LIBRARY, HAK HAENG RESTAURANT, WAT POTRIOREK.
PLEASE SHARE INFORMATION!
CONTACT: RAYMOND CHAVARRIA
Associate/Project
Director
United Cambodian Community (UCC)
2201 E. Anaheim Street Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562)433-2490 fax(562)433-0564
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SECOND
ANNUAL GALA AND AWARDS AND BANQUET BY 100 BLACK MEN OF LONG BEACH,
APRIL 28
The 100 Black Men of Long Beach, Inc., ( www.100blackmenlbc.org ) will host its Second
Annual Gala and Awards Banquet on Friday, April 28, 2010 at The Grand,
located at 4010 Willow Avenue , in Long Beach .
The program will recognize individuals who
have made significant contributions in various endeavors, to
include: Mentoring, Health and Wellness, Education and Economic Development.
These individuals are:
Mentor Award -Lourdes Talamantes - Paramount High
School
Health and Wellness Award - First Lady of Long Beach, Nancy Foster
Education Awards-
Dr. Chandra Salaam -
David Starr Jordan High School
Racquel Welch- Kitchen -
Hamilton Middle School
Leadership Award-
Peter Bostic - Leadership Long
Beach
Economic Development Awards-
Sandy Cajas - Regional
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Regina Grant Peterson -
Advantage Certified Development Corporation
Community Volunteer Awards-
Lauretta Sampson
Autrilla Scott
Legislative Advocate Award -
Karen Bass - Assemblywoman
Corporate Citizen Awards-
David Kubit - Pacific
Advisers, Inc.
Kim Wade - Smart and Final
Community Partner Awards-
California State University
Long Beach
Unity in the Community
Trail Blazer Awards-
Dale Clinton
Alta Cooke
Vera Mulkey
Business Person of the Year Award-
Herb Hudson - Roscoe's
House of Chicken 'N Waffles
Religious Leader Award -
Dr. Rev. Garon Harden -
Greater Open Door Church
Youth Growth and Development Awards-
Carl Tipler
Rashaad Tipler
Spirit of Excellence Award-
Congresswoman Diane Watson
President's Award -
Pastor Wayne Chaney, Jr. -
Antioch Church of Long Beach
Contact: Howard Perry
Marketing Chairman 100 Black Men of Long Beach Inc
562-235-6479
www.100blackmenlbc.org
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A NOTE FROM LONGFELLOW
LEGACY FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT JAMES ZELLERBACH- CINCO
DE MAYO GOLF TOURNAMENT
Hello everyone,
We are quickly approaching our Cinco de Mayo Golf Tournament and our
golf committee is busy planning for a fun event. Lots of great
auction items, including a suite at Staples Center, Big Bear and
Mammoth cabins and lots of other great items. You won't want to
miss a very special live auction item!
Sign up now and take advantage of:
Single golfer discount ($100).
Longfellow family or business hole sponsor ($100)
Foursomes ($400)
Dinner only tickets ($25). Golfers can (should) purchase tickets
for their "better" halves.
Sponsorships (visit Longfellowlegacy.org for details)
Thank you for your continued support, it is only with everyone's help
that we can make a difference in our students lives. We look
forward to a great time and seeing everyone out at Skylinks on Cinco de
Mayo. Visit our web page (LongfellowLegacy.org) for regular
updates.
Warms Regards,
Jim Zellerbach
Longfellow Legacy Foundation
Contact Information:
Website: www.longfellowlegacy.org
Telephone number: 562-314-4797
E-mail contacts: srockenbach@Longfellowlegacy.org or j.johnson@Lonfellowlegacy.org
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Putt-Putt on Pine on May
6, Thursday!
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Join in the fun, food and good times as
Leadership Long Beach holds its 15th Annual Putt-Putt on Pine on
Thursday, May 6. This wacky miniature golf tournament turns
downtown Long Beach and the East Village restaurants and businesses
into a lively gathering for the evening. Everyone is welcome to
win prizes, participate in the Challenging "Hole in One"
contest, and enjoy the music and frivolity that this event has
brought to Long Beach. Go to the website, www.leadershiplb.org and sign up your team of
golfers or if you want to sponsor and show off your company spirit,
look for sponsorship signup information. Or call (562)997-9194 to
learn how you can participate.
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Wrigley Garden News
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Wrigley
Garden News: With its Connected Corridor grant funds, the Wrigley
Garden bought a greenhouse and quickly started growing edibles. Right
now the greenhouse is full of warm-season vegetables like tomatoes
and eggplant that will be used by the gardeners and sold at
fundraisers. In addition, Wrigley Garden Director Sasha Kanno is
volunteering at Birney Elementary School, sharing the fun of growing
your own food with the 4th and 5th grade students.
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Special thanks to Les Peters and Bob Cabeza from the YMCA
of Greater Long Beach, Downtown Community Development Branch and the
California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) for including the
Connected Corridor at their fair on March 20 at Stevenson Elementary
School.
The Get Connected! program was a community outreach fair
with hands-on interactive events that demonstrated the benefits
of using broadband. Burnett Library and Library
Foundation joined our Connected Corridor presence. They had
their laptops set up to demonstrate Learning Express as well as share
super resources available for the whole family in afterschool
homework help at Burnett Library!
One significant learning during this day happened when we realized
parents had library cards for their children, but not for themselves.
Many parents did not realize they had access to the library or the
library services along with their children. This included the lack of
knowledge that parents had access to computers. Imagine this hiccup
of information for our community members. Parents thinking the library
was only for youth! The Library Foundation immediately jumped into
action and have since developed further communication outreach to get
this information across to the parent community. It is hard to
believe that something we might take for granted as a given was
simply not known in our general public. We cannot express our
thanks nearly enough to the library service
team. Their contribution was amazing!
Special thanks also goes to our other Connected
Corridor participants: Long Beach Shakespeare, Red Eye Media, Un
Mundo de Amigos Preschool, Dramatic Results, 562CityLife, and Kingdom
Causes. Each group showed up in full force and with great
enthusiasm for creating connectivity and developing collaborations
among groups.
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Long Beach Community
Foundation Awarding Emergency Grants for Healthcare Services Along Atlantic
Avenue Corridor
Long
Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Bank
of America Charitable Foundation to provide immediate emergency capital to
local healthcare centers to help manage and meet the needs of rising
patient caseloads during these challenging economic times. Eligible
nonprofit healthcare providers can receive up to $10,000 for core operating
support. Organizations must be located along the Atlantic Avenue Corridor -
the area defined by the Connected Corridor project (www.connectedcorridor.org) which bisects the
city from north to south and is identified by Rethinking Greater Long
Beach, demographers and community developers, as reflective of the entire
Long Beach community.
Interested
organizations can apply by submitting a Letter of Inquiry (1-2 pages) that
includes a brief description of the organization, the grant amount
requested, and how it will specifically help the organization. The
organization description should include when founded, annual operation
budget amount, and services provided. Primary healthcare services encompass
physical, emotional/mental, dental, vision, and hearing - anything that
promotes a person's health.
Letters of Inquiry must be received at LBCF by 5 pm on Wednesday,
April 28. They may be submitted electronically to info@longbeachcf.org or by mail to:
Grants Administration, LBCF, 400 Oceangate Suite 800, Long Beach, CA
90802. Grant awards will be up to $10,000 and will be announced by early
June.
LBCF's mission is to initiate positive change for Long Beach through
charitable giving, stewardship, and strategic grant-making with a vision of
striving to be the preeminent steward of endowments serving the needs of
Long Beach in perpetuity.
More information can be found at www.longbeachcf.org or by calling
Sandy VandenBerge at
(562) 435-9033.
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Arts
Council for Long Beach Grant Applications Available!
Applications are now available for the Arts Council for Long
Beach 2010-2011 grant cycle. Through five grant categories-Professional
Artist Fellowship, Neighborhood Project Grant, Community Project Grant,
Operating Grant I, and Operating Grant II -the Arts Council for Long Beach
and the City of Long Beach strive to foster a vibrant arts community that
generates enjoyment and civic pride for residents, stimulates the local
economy and develops an appreciation for our diverse cultures throughout
the various neighborhoods of the City.
All grant
applications are due April 30th. Letters of intent (a requirement only for new
applicants in Operating I, Operating II, and Community Grant categories)
are due April 9th. For more specific information about each grant category
and to view applications, please visit http://www.artslb.org/grants_contracts
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Pet Safety
Alert
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The Los Angeles County Veterinary Public Health &
Rabies Control Program has identified an outbreak of Distemper in wild
raccoon populations across Los Angeles County. Although none of the cases
have been identified in Long Beach, clusters of cases have been
identified in several areas across the county, including San Gabriel
mountain foothill communities, Rancho Palos Verdes communities and Seal
Beach. The disease has also spread to other species, including dogs,
coyotes, foxes and skunks. Due to the close proximity of the cases, Long
Beach residents are advised to be vigilant for signs and symptoms of
Distemper in their pet dogs.
Long Beach residents are advised to report any suspected symptoms of
Distemper in family pets to their personal veterinarian. Animal control
agencies across the county, including Long Beach Animal Care Services,
will work with veterinarians and wildlife agencies to report any suspect
cases of Distemper in both wildlife and domestic dogs to the Los Angeles
County Veterinary Program, which is leading the investigation.
Distemper symptoms in dogs and raccoons may include one or more of the
following:
- Tired looking
- Nasal and eye discharge
- Diarrhea and vomiting
- Low appetite
- Fever
- Twitches and seizures
- Death
What should you do?
- Keep your dog away from
raccoons
- Make sure your dog's
Distemper (DHPP) vaccination booster is up to date
- If your dog is sick, keep
it away from other dogs and contact your veterinarian
- NEVER FEED WILDLIFE. Keep
pet food and water bowls indoors, especially at night
- If you encounter a sick
raccoon or any other type of sick wildlife, do not attempt to
capture the animal, but call Long Beach Animal Care Services at 562-
570-PETS (7387). For those living outside of Long Beach please
contact your local animal control agency. For a list, see www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/vet/AnimalControlList.htm
If you have any questions about the Distemper outbreak, please contact
the Los Angeles County Veterinary Public Health & Rabies Control
Program at 877-747-2243 or 562-401-7088, or log onto http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/vet/. Local
veterinarians may submit completed case reports to the program directly
by faxing them to 562-401-7112.
Other questions may be directed to the City's Animal Care Services Bureau
by calling 562- 570-PETS (7387) or visit www.longbeach.gov/acs. The Long Beach Animal
Care Services Village is open to the public Wednesday through Friday,
from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00
pm (the Village is closed to the public on Monday, Tuesday and all
holidays). A full listing of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers regarding
our programs is posted online, including information on how to deal with
local wildlife and to receive tips on responsible pet ownership.
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