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Arts Council for Long Beach Accepting Nominations of Artists & Arts Leaders for Distinguished Arts Awards

Do you know an artist, arts leader, arts patron or volunteer who deserves to be recognized for their contributions to our cultural vibrancy? Please nominate them for the Arts Council for Long Beach’s annual Distinguished Arts Awards, which will be given out at the State of the Arts celebration on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at [...]

Operation Jump Start Offers You The Opportunity to Make a Difference Through Mentoring!

Make a difference today and become a mentor! OPERATION JUMP START is recruiting college educated volunteers who would like to share their time with a promising child from the Long Beach area! The mission of Operation Jump Start (OJS) is to provide structure and resources for disadvantaged youth to reach their potential through a college [...]

Parks, Recreation and Marine Invites the Public for Winnie the Pooh and Volunteer, Too

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine invites the public to share in a special birthday celebration for Winnie the Pooh’s author, and also to help share the living history at Rancho Los Cerritos with the community. Rancho Los Cerritos Volunteer Opportunities Coffee Saturday, January 14, 10 am; 4600 North Virginia Road.

High School Students Encouraged to Join the 3rd Annual Solar Grand Prix Competition

The 2012 Solar Grand Prix will not happen until April 21st, but many teams are already registered and excited to compete. Last year, the event picked up steam and saw 150 teams and over 400 students race their carefully designed and constructed cars in El Dorado Park. The Solar Grand Prix challenges local students to [...]

3 Teams to Represent CSULB at Moot Court Nationals

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) will be sending three teams to the American Collegiate Moot Court Association’s (ACMA) national tournament, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13-14, at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, Calif. The teams qualified for the national tournament with their performances at the 10th Annual Western [...]

Councilman Dee Andrews Announces the Recipients of the 5th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Maker Award

The Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews and the Peace Week Committee are pleased to announce the Long Beach 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Maker Awardees. Five award recipients will be honored at 5:00 pm, on January 10th, at the Long Beach City Council meeting, 333 West Ocean Blvd, as part of Peace Week —a [...]

Volunteers Needed For Tree Planting in Bixby Knolls

On Sunday, January 8th 2012 The Camp Fire Bixby Knolls Association will be planting 16 Desert Willow trees along Atlantic Blvd. in coordination and support form with Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, the city of Long Beach and OSH Long Beach. Arborist, Jerry Rowland will guide us in planting the Desert Willows Sunday morning. The [...]

Resolve to Help a Youth in the New Year: POWER 4 Youth Seeking Volunteers

As a new year begins, POWER 4 Youth seeks volunteers with a couple hours a week free who can meet one-on-one with a student weekly at a supervised site in the Long Beach area. POWER 4 Youth provides one-on-one academic mentoring to middle school students. Through POWER 4 Youth, students achieve academically while building a [...]

2011 LBFD Spark of Love Toy Drive

Once again, the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) kicks off the Spark of Love Toy Drive. Through the combined generosity of businesses and residents, each year the Spark of Love program provides gifts to needy kids throughout Long Beach.  Spark of Love works in conjunction with several other charitable organizations to both giving and receiving [...]

Volunteers Sought for the 24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace and Unity Parade Celebration

Councilman Dee Andrews is calling out to his community to join him to continue the works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “The Long Beach Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration has always been a grassroots event and I invite everyone to be apart of the event planning”, said Councilman Andrews.

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