Jan. 27th Senior Scam Stopper Event

Learn how to protect yourself from financial fraud, identity theft, home repair scams, and more at a FREE seminar on Friday, January 27th from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Sam Pannell Meadowview Community Center (2450 Meadowview Road, Sacramento).

The event is presented by Senator Darrell Steinberg and the Contractors State License Board.  For more information and to RSVP, please contact Senator Steinberg's office at 916-651-1529.

Thank You to Our Neighbors!

Thank You, Parkway Estates Neighborhood Association
and Phoenix Park,
for your generous support of local students!

This past December, residents in the Florin Road community donated 125 holiday stockings filled with school supplies and treats to kindergarten, special education, and preschool children at Parkway Elementary School in South Sacramento.  A Christmas tree and decorations were also donated for the distribution event.  And our own associate director filled another 70 stockings donated by the Florin Road Foundation. 

Our best wishes to the students and staff at
Parkway Elementary School and Phoenix Park

for a successful 2012!

Jan. 21st FREE Health & Wellness Fair

The Sacramento County Dept. of Health & Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services, is hosting a FREE event for the public on Saturday, January 21, 2012.  Attendees can visit dozens of health information booths and receive complimentary health screenings. 

The event is called "Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives, Promoting Health and Wellness".  It will be held from 10 am to 2 pm at the Sam Pannell Community Center located at 2450 Meadowview Road in Sacramento. 

For more information, please call 916-288-2213.

It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's an SSD K9!

You can help support the Sacramento Sheriff K9 Association and their retired and active K9 partners with the purchase of their colorful 2012 calendar.  The calendar features the dogs in a variety of action shots showing the risks they take and the situations they fearlessly enter in order to protect the citizens of our community.  Check out the very cool photo of the K9 hanging off the side of a helicopter in flight! 

To order the calendar or other great K9 merchandise, please visit http://www.ssdk9.com/shopping.

How does your community garden grow? January 19th & 21st Rainbow Park Meetings

Find out more about the Rainbow Park Community Garden proposed by Southgate Recreation and Park District for 3901 42nd Avenue in Sacramento. 

Two public meetings will be held at the Fruitridge Community Center (4000 Fruitridge Road, Sacramento) on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm and on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 10 am to 12 pm. 

For more information, please contact 916-422-7610.

January 14th Florin Historical Society's Annual Luncheon

Since 1985 The Florin Historical Society has been preserving the heritage of the original Florin community.  They invite you to their Annual Luncheon, Installation of Officers and Merit Award Presentation on Saturday, January 14, 2012.  The event will be held from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm at 7145 McComber Street, Sacramento (Old Florin Towne).  The luncheon is $12 per person. 

For more information or to RSVP, please call Cindy or Ellen at 916-383-6392.

January 13th "Book of Dreams" Donation Deadline

Friday, January 13, 2012 is the deadline to donate to The Sacramento Bee Book of Dreams Fund. 

There are many worthy local causes to choose from.  We hope that you'll consider supporting the Phoenix Park Multicultural Choir in obtaining a sound system.  The choir provides a safe, structured and fun environment for youth in South Sacramento.

For more information about the donation fund or the choir, please visit http://www.sacbee.com/bookofdreams.  You may also call the Book of Dreams line at 916-556-5667. 

Donations may be made online or mailed to The Sacramento Bee Book of Dreams Fund, 2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95816.

January 11th Community Partnership Meeting

The City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services/Special Events Division is hosting a Community Partnership Meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Pannell-Meadowview Community Center at 2450 Meadowview Road, Sacramento. 

Topics include:

• proposed water and sewer rate changes
• an update to the special events ordinance regarding changes to amplified sound and the permitting process
• the Green Development Code which will be implemented in the 2030 General Plan and Climate Action Plan
• zoning code parking regulations
• copper wire theft in the community.

For more information, please call 916-808-6789.

Be Red Cross Ready

Get the knowledge and skills to Be Red Cross Ready at FREE disaster preparedness workshops:

• Thursday, January 12 at 6:00 pm at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Public Library at 7340 24th Street Bypass, Sacramento
• Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 pm at the Colonial Heights Public Library at 4799 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento
• Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 pm at the Southgate Public Library at 6132 66th Avenue, Sacramento.

For more information, please contact Amanda Barker at the American Red Cross at 916-993-7065 or visit http://www.redcrosscrc.org/.

Neighborhoods United Needs You

Are you a South Sacramento resident who is interested in joining or starting a Neighborhood Watch group in your area? 

If so, you are invited to attend Neighborhoods United.  Meet with others who share your questions and concerns.  The meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month.  The next meeting is January 4, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Community Room of the Valley Hi - North Laguna Library. 

For more information, please call Barbara Falcon at 916-392-8950.

Dollars & Sense - College Financial Aid Workshops

Is your head spinning trying to make sense out of college financial aid programs and forms?
Don't stress - help is available! 

The Sacramento Public Library is hosting two FREE workshops that will explain the basics of grants, scholarships, work study and loans.  You will also learn about the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  This is the one financial aid application form that ALL college-bound seniors should fill out.

The workshops will be presented by Marilyn Van Loben Sels, a certified college counselor with more than fifteen years experience.  The workshops will be held on Wednesday, January 11 at 6:30 pm and Wednesday, January 18 at 6:30 pm at the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive in Sacramento.

Registration is required by calling the Sacramento Public Library at 916-264-2920 or by visiting http://www.saclibrary.org/