FREE Community Events in March & April

The Land Park Volunteer Corps is sponsoring a free workshop on how to organize a “park volunteer corps” to support and care for your local neighborhood park.   This event will be on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 10:00 am to noon, at the Clunie Clubhouse, East Sacramento Room at McKinley Park.  Workshop materials and refreshments will be provided.  No RSVP required. 

For more information, please contact Craig Powell, Lead Coordinator for the Land Park Volunteer Corps, at 916-718-3030 or email ckpinsacto@aol.com.

April 2, 2011 is Global Youth Service Day, an annual celebration of youth from over 120 different countries who are volunteering in their communities.  There are 4 project locations in Sacramento:  Shasta Park, George Sims Community Center, Swainson’s Hawk Park, and Fisherman’s Lake.  Projects include park beautification and cleanup, assembling hygiene packets for a local homeless shelter, crafting greeting cards for seniors, and more. 

To sign up, visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/globalyouthserviceday or contact Katrina Balcius at kbalcius@volunteersac.org.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Central Division is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Agency for the 2^nd National Take Back Initiative. 

Bring your unwanted, outdated legal medications to be disposed of properly.  NO questions asked!  Please note that needles will NOT be accepted.

Proper disposal of medications keeps these hazardous materials out of our landfills and waterways. 

This event will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Sheriff’s Department Central Division, 7000 65^th Street, Sacramento. 

For more information, please call Crime Prevention Specialist Laura Grossman at 916-876-8322.

Here Comes The Sun...

Well, eventually all this rain we're having is going to end
and then you'll need a car wash.

Why not help out Parkway Elementary School at the same time? 

For only $5 you can get your car washed AND
help support the 6th grade class' Sly Park camping trip.

Dates for this fundraiser are Saturday, March 19th,
noon to 3:00 pm at Phoenix Park, and

Saturday, March 26th, noon to 3:00 pm at Parkway School.

Bring Passion & Purpose to Your Life & Work

Are you looking to advance your administrative career?
Or are you interested in making a career change to an exciting, fast-paced field? 

Then The Administrative Education Forum is for YOU!

Sponsored by the Sacramento Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, this day-long conference will include topics relevant to today’s administrative professional, including:

• How to bring Passion & Purpose to your personal and professional life
• Technical skills and Leadership tips
• Networking opportunities
• An Exhibitor Expo featuring the area’s finest service providers.

Workshops will be led by renowned authors and motivational speakers, including Judy Peebles, Susan Rider, and Michael Berringer.  Academy X Training Centers will provide a technical skills workshop.

This special event will be held only once this year:  Thursday, April 28 at 8:00 am at the Patrick Hays Learning Center, 2700 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento. 

Register by April 1 for special pricing!  $50 for IAAP members and $65 for nonmembers.

For more information, please visit www.adminprofessionals.net

Cash for College

For the 2010-2011 academic year the Florin Road Foundation plans to award a minimum total of $6,000 in cash scholarships directly to Luther Burbank High School (Sacramento) graduating seniors who plan to attend a trade school, community college or university.  This program is only available to LBHS graduating seniors.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A CONTINUING BASIS THROUGH
5:00 PM ON MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011.

 Incomplete or late applications will NOT be considered!

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Be a graduating LBHS senior, with continued attendance up to and including graduation.
• Plan to attend a trade school, community college or university.  (In order to receive their checks, winners must provide to Luther Burbank High School by September 1, 2011 proof of enrollment in a trade school, community college or university.)
• Have a total high school GPA of at least 2.50
• Submit a list of community service, school activities (including clubs, sports and ROTC), and employment experience by the deadline. (A resume with this information is acceptable.)
• Submit a completed application and high school transcript by the deadline.  (A photocopy of the transcript is acceptable.)
• Submit an essay on the assigned topic by the deadline.

Applications are available now from the school’s Career Center.

Our 2008 Scholarship Winners

Time for Spring Cleaning!

Although this week's forecast calls for wind & rain,
we know spring is just around the corner (achoo!)

So now is the perfect time to clean out your garage & closets.  Get rid of all those old, broken electronic gizmos and the boxes of receipts that you no longer need for the IRS.  And best of all, your donations will help the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and the South Sacramento communities they serve.

That's right, their Crime Prevention unit is sponsoring an E-Waste/Paper Shredding Event on Saturday, February 19th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.  The location is the Sheriff's Substation located at 7000 65th Street, Sacramento (behind Burlington Coat Factory).

Acceptable e-waste items are:
TVs (all sizes and types)
Computer towers & monitors
Laptops
DVD players & VCRs
Printers
Stereos & Radios
Telephones & Cell phones
Video games
Microwaves

No appliances or batteries, please!

For more details, call On-Site Electronics Recycling at 209-234-7994.  Confidential paper shredding provided by "Shred-It".

A Free Ride Helps the Hungry

The Sacramento Regional Transit District invites you to take a free ride on the RT Holiday Bus.  Hand-painted by RT employees and their families, this colorful 40-foot holiday bus will travel different routes throughout the Sacramento region until Sunday, January 2, 2011.  (For routes and dates, visit www.sacrt.com/holidaybus.stm.  For specific trip information, please call 916-321-2877.)



An RT bus "before" decorations...





...An RT bus "after" holiday decorations




Passengers will have the opportunity to deposit cash or check donations in the farebox and/or place a non-perishable food item in the special collection box on board. 

All donations will directly benefit River City Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency food and housing assistance to over 40,000 clients in Sacramento County each year.  The River City Food Bank recently suffered major fire damage with over 8,000 pounds of food destroyed.  For more information about their organization, please call 916-446-2627 or visit www.rivercityfoodbank.org.

Inside the President's Helicopter

We're so proud of local author Jackie Boor!

This long-time supporter of the Florin Road Foundation and the Florin Road Partnership has a newly released book, Inside the President's Helicopter:  Reflections of a White House Senior Pilot by LTC Gene T. Boyer with Jackie Boor.  

Boyer was the first pilot to fly a sitting President and First Lady into a combat zone.  He recruited the first three African-American pilots to fly for the White House, one of which was his co-pilot the day President Nixon resigned.  Boyer flew in 49 states and 17 countries, racking up 6,900 hours of helicopter flight time and 368 combat hours - with no crashes!  This is an amazing memoir that gives the reader a rare insider's view of Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Ford as well as other notable passengers, including the Shah of Iran, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, actor John Wayne, and many others.

You can meet Ms. Boor - and get the fascinating story behind the book (a 15 year endeavor!) - at her book signing on Sunday, December 12th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Avid Reader at Tower (1600 Broadway, Sacramento). 

For more information, please call 916-441-4400 or email avidreadersac@aol.com.