JULY 4^th PARADE

Summer is just around the corner and it will soon be time to celebrate our Independence Day! Pull out all of your Red, White & Blue and join your neighbors in the Valley Village July 4^th Parade.  Sponsored by Valley Village Homeowners Association the parade is one our community’s most popular events.  To join the parade be at Colfax Elementary School -Addison Street parking lot - at 9:30am to line up.  The Parade will begin at 10:00am heading west on Addison, north on Ben Avenue (right turn), east on Ostego (right turn), across Colfax to Irvine, south on Irvine (right turn), east on Hesby (left turn) to Valley Village Park where there will be food and entertainment.  If you don't join the parade cheer on your neighbors as they pass by.  Thanks to all our friends in the Homeowners Association for making this annual event so memorable.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

The 26^th annual National Night Out will be held in Valley Village Park on Tuesday, August 4^th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime Neighborhood Watch programs; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.  Last year all 50 states, 15,449 communities, and 37 million people participated in National Night Out.  This year we will be honoring all those who have made Valley Village CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) program so very successful.  To sign up for electronic crime updates, alerts and other public safety information, register at www.lapdepolicing.org. 

VALLEY VILLAGE FOOD DRIVE

Over one million people in Los County are at risk of going hungry and this year appears as though it may be the toughest local food banks have ever seen.  Hunger has a cure and we need your help to provide one.  Neighborhood Council Valley Village is collecting dry and shelf stable food items (canned meats, canned vegetables, peanut butter, etc.)  to benefit local food banks feeding seniors, children, and low income families.  We hope that you can help us as we collect non-perishable food items at our monthly board meetings the next few months: July 22nd, August 26th, and September 23

COMMUNITY GRANTS AVAILABLE

NCVV is proud to sponsor financial assistance to help support community based programs that improve the quality of life in Valley Village. Up to $2,500 per quarter is available through the NCVV Board. Applications must be received 2 weeks before the end of each quarter (March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15) to be eligible for consideration. For more information on how your project might qualify for support please download the attached application or contact Ginny Hatfield at 818-759-8204.