volunteers – The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council https://greaterwilshire.org Sun, 30 Dec 2018 10:16:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://greaterwilshire.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-GWNC-fav-32x32.png volunteers – The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council https://greaterwilshire.org 32 32 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: Run for the GWNC! https://greaterwilshire.org/2018/12/30/make-your-voice-heard-run-for-the-gwnc/ Sun, 30 Dec 2018 10:16:58 +0000 http://greaterwilshire.org/?p=743 Continue reading

]]> Candidate registration for the March 31, 2019 GWNC Elections opened on December 16, 2018 and will remain open until January 15, 2019.

Registration is open for all 21 board seats: 15 by geographic region and 6 by special interest category (representing Renters, Business, Education, Religion, Other Non-Profit groups, and At-Large). Those elected would serve a two-year term beginning in April 2019.

You can find more information at https://greaterwilshire.org/2019-elections/.

You can register as a candidate at https://clerkappsele.lacity.org/nccr/#/login.

 

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It’s only a week until the 2017 Los Angeles Homeless Count on January 26th. Join the over 1,000 volunteers participating in this annual census of our neighbors experiencing homelessness throughout Los Angeles. The Greater Wilshire area needs about 45 volunteers for the 22 Census Tracts we’ll canvass. This is a visual-only count done mostly by car in teams of 2-4 and we’ll provide training on the night of the census.

For more information and to register at our deployment site at 600 S. La Brea Ave: http://www.theycountwillyou.org/600slabrea

We hope to see many of you again this year!

]]> Calling Volunteers to Beautify Western Avenue! https://greaterwilshire.org/2016/06/09/calling-volunteers-to-beautify-western-avenue/ Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:00:44 +0000 http://greaterwilshire.org/?p=345 Continue reading

]]> great-streetsLocated at the northern end of Koreatown and the southern end of East Hollywood, Wilshire Center and St. Andrews Square, Western Avenue serves its community with mom-and-pop restaurants, personal services, furniture stores, and home-oriented shops. Great Streets seeks to improve the streetscape on Western, creating a more pleasant experience for pedestrians. In partnership with the community, we will help this corridor realize its full potential as a thriving commercial and community center that can bring together its many diverse and active neighborhoods. Join us for a great day to beautify Western Avenue!

Who:    Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember David Ryu & Arts Nonprofit Beautify Earth

What:   To paint murals, pick up litter & prune street landscaping 

When:  Saturday, June 11, 8:30 am

Where: Intersection of Melrose & Western Avenue, Koreatown 

RSVP at Greatstreets@lacity.org or 213-922-9766 or lamayor.org/greatstreets

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