By Patrick Kelly, City Year Los Angeles corps member Garnished with chicken wraps and iced tea, the summit’s closing luncheon Wednesday afternoon was intended to reinforce the themes of the summit and inspire the audience to service. It began with a focus on CYLA. Board member Ben Goldhirsh, who was instrumental in founding the Los [...]
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By Arthur Shtern, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member Lunch started at noon and the rain was still coming down really heavy. Many of the murals that were done outside experienced some smudging and running. Regardless, I’m sure our incredible Civic Engagement team will figure out how to deal with it. Lunch time is always [...]
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By: Arthur Shtern, City Year Los Angeles Senior Corps Member The first thing we did this morning was collect our Heroes shirts. This was a big event for me because I signed up to be a Young Heroes Team leader late last year, so my shirt was a XXXL and un-wearable (I am a small/medium). [...]
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By Richard Premvaree, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member For most Americans, MLK Day is seen as a holiday, a break from school and work. But for City Year Los Angeles and the volunteers at Belvedere Junior High it is not a day off but a day ON! We are currently giving the school the [...]
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The Civic Engagement Team and the City and Young Heroes teams are gearing up for one of our biggest days of the year – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! We see MLK Day as a day ON not a day off, so to honor Dr. King’s legacy, we are engaging over 1,000 Angelenos in a [...]
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