Save the Date: Sept. 27, 2012

You don't want to miss our
10th Annual Beach Blanket Bingo! 

Save the Date for Thursday, September 27, 2012
at Florin Road Bingo, 2350 Florin Road, Sacramento. 

This promises to be our biggest & best event yet! 
Proceeds will benefit local K-12 schools, our college scholarship program, and community groups.

Check back here often for more details.

A Little Change Makes A Big Difference!

Did you know that Luther Burbank High School has had a mountain bike team since 2006? 

 

The program helps at-risk, disadvantaged youth by providing a safe, healthy activity.  The team is a well-kept secret, but it's no secret that they need your help to succeed.  It costs $1,295 to provide adequate gear, a safe bike and race fees for each new rider.  Unfortunately, many of the riders live at or below the poverty line and are unable to provide their own equipment for safe racing.

Here's how you can help:  Come into Peet's Coffee on the corner of Alhambra & Folsom Blvd. in Sacramento between December 17-24, 2011.  Purchase a beverage, donate your change at the register, and Peet's will match every dollar donated.  It's just that easy!

Please help the team meet their goal of $10,500 before the start of the 2012 racing season. 

For more information, please contact Officer Robert Mabunga at LBHSMightyTitans@gmail.com.

Convenient Drop-offs for E-Waste

Looking for a convenient drop-off location to recycle your unwanted and obsolete electronics?  Just visit http://myecollective.com and type in your ZIP code to find the nearest location.

Dream Big

"I am the Dream and the Dream is Now"
Poetry Contest  

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) is celebrating its 4th annual Season of Civil Rights with a series of events during the months of December, January and February to build awareness about the significant role that transit played in the American Civil Rights Movement.

In preparation, RT invites students in grades 3 through 12, who attend a school within RT's service area, to participate in the "I Am the Dream and the Dream is Now" poetry contest.

Submitted poems must be 10 lines or less and be original work. All entries are required to relate to the theme of transit and civil rights. Nine entries will be selected, three from each grade category: 3rd through 6th, 7th through 9th and 10th through 12th.

Winners will receive a $25 bookstore gift card and "The Rosa Parks Story" DVD.

RT will display the winning poems on RT interior transit cards in buses in January and February to commemorate RT's Season of Civil Rights. Winning poems will also be on display at special events during the campaign.

Submissions must be received by Friday, December 16, 2011. To enter, visit www.sacrt.com and click on the Season of Civil Rights link or mail it to:

Sacramento Regional Transit District

Attn:  Season of Civil Rights Poetry Contest 

P.O. Box 2110

Sacramento, CA 95812-2110 

All entries must include student's name, grade, school, teacher and contact information.

For more information, contact Jo Noble, RT Senior Community and Government Affairs Officer, at 916-556-0118 or jnoble@sacrt.com.

Supermarket Scrip Programs Benefit Our Community

Since September 1998, the Florin Road Foundation has raised over $267,000 for local K-12 educational enrichment programs, college scholarships, and activities for senior citizens in the Florin Road community. This amount includes money from private and business donations, fundraising events, and corporate grants.

In 2009, the Foundation began participating in several new fundraising programs.

Two of these are scrip programs provided by Raley's/Bel Air/Nob Hill Foods/Food Source and by SaveMart/FoodMaxx/Lucky supermarkets.

Shoppers simply present their scrip card when making purchases and the stores then make a donation to us. There is no charge to the customer for participating in this program. Complimentary scrip cards are available from our office. 

Xmas Stocking Project for Parkway Kids

Parkway Estates Neighborhood Association (PENA) is once again collecting school supplies for their Christmas Stocking Project to benefit Parkway Elementary School in Sacramento.  Last year the group collected enough stockings filled with school supplies to give to the preschool, special education, and kindergarten classes.  This year the stockings will be delivered to students on December 22. 

Interested donors should contact Donna at 916-395-2050 by December 18.

Sac. PD Races Across America to Honor Fallen Officers

On June 18, 2011, the Sacramento Police Department Cycling Team was the first all law enforcement team to compete in the Race Across America (RAAM). The race is an epic 3,000-mile bicycle race from California to Maryland that honors the nearly 19,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty nationwide. Team SPD finished 6^th out of 12 teams in the 8-person relay team category, with an official time of 6 days, 6 hours, and 8 minutes. 

The team plans to take on that challenge again in June 2012.

Sac PD’s cycling team will raise money and bring media attention to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC. Working with the hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies along the route, Team SPD will honor slain law enforcement of­ficers by carrying their names,

visiting local and state memorials, and encouraging media coverage of their efforts.

Several different sponsorship packages are available. For more information and a fast, secure way to donate, please visit http://www.sacpd.org/teamsacpd/raam. You may also contact Sergeant Brian Ellis at bellis@pd.cityofsacramento.org.