Venice Alive: a Venice Community Mayor's Day of Service Event

Venice Alive, a health fair and community service project, will take place in the Oakwood area of Venice California on May 7th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Oakwood Recreation Center located at 767 California Avenue, Venice, CA 9029. The health fair is part of the Mayor's Day of Service activities that will take place throughout Los
Angeles The Day of Service provides opportunities for volunteerism and community involvement.

The Venice Alive Project, first proposed by a Student Health Outreach group at UCLA, Student Health OUTreach (SHOUT), has been joined by a number of partnering entities, including the Grassroots Venice Neighborhood Council, the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, the
Los Angeles City Attorney's office, Kid Watch, Venice 2000, the Venice Chamber of Commerce and the Venice Rotary Club, among others. Health providers include UCLA, the Venice Family Clinic, APHC, Latino Women's Resources Center, South Central Care and more than twenty other community organizations. A pancake breakfast will be served throughout the day of the event.

Volunteer opportunities for this community event include: setting up and closing down the event, assisting with parking and traffic, working at health provider, neighborhood council and community non-profit booths, assisting with the pancake breakfast, clean-up, event communications and marketing.

For more information, contact: Deanna Stevenson (213) 473-5391.