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Venice Neighborhood Announces Community Improvement Proposal Presentations

The Venice Neighborhood Council announces presentations by 30 applicants who have submitted projects requesting Community Improvement funds. The presentations are scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Westminster Elementary School Auditorium, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd, beginning at 6:30 PM.

The Council earlier requested proposals for projects to improve the quality of life in the Venice community with up to $40,000 available for award during 2008-2009. The goal of the projects was to "build community through the implementation process and enhance the neighborhood once complete."

Applications were distributed widely and proposals covering a wide range of community improvements were received from 41 schools, organizations, and individuals by the March 1 deadline.

On April 3, applicants whose proposals met the technical criteria of the application process and qualified for City of Los Angeles funding will make a short presentation to the VNC Board of Officers, the VNC Neighborhood Committee and the Venice community. The meeting will feature a non-binding straw-poll of Venice stakeholders in attendance.

Linda Lucks, Venice Neighborhood Council Vice President and Chair of the Neighborhood Committee said "This event is a wonderful opportunity for Venice stakeholders to participate in the improvement of their community."

The VNC Neighborhood Committee will rank the applications at a later meeting and the Board will make the final selections at its regular meeting on June 17, 2008. The VNC board meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Westminster Elementary School.

For more information, please view the VNC web site at: www.veniceNC.org.

Following is a list of the applicants in the order of their presentation (chosen by randomly) at the April 3rd meeting:

Inside Out Arts (Neighborhood Arts Project) – after-school program
Venice Community Coalition – Lincoln Blvd. landscaping
826LA – after-school tutoring
Venice/Marina Rotary Club –Venice Fire Station mural
Venice Community Trust –cabaret series
Venice 2000 – Senior Citizen’s Prom
Friends of Venice High School – lighting the school's Learning Garden
Friends of Walgrove – Garden art installation
Venice Arts In Neighborhoods – video of Ocean Front Walk performers
LAPD – surveillance camera repair
Vera Davis Center – Oakwood basketball clinic
Venice Public Art Forum -- Venice Blvd. landscaping
Venice Public Art Forum – Windward Ave. colonnade restoration
First Lutheran Church – "Masters In The Chapel" concert series
Valerie Lynn Williams – non-profit services newsletter
Chrysallis – clean Lincoln Blvd.
Mark Twain Middle School – benches for the school's Learning Garden
LA Permaculture Guild – landscaping Dudley triangle
Mildred Kursh Foundation – "Companion Youth Learning Program"
Triple T Productions – custom bike expo
Venice 2000 – "Shoot for Life" basketball tournament
Abbot Kinney Festival – sponsorship of non-profit organization participation
Penmar Recreation Center – purchase new scoreboard
Ocean Charter School – yard beautification
Friends Of Venice Library – purchase audio/visual equipment
Venice Canals Foundation – beach-canals access paths
Venice Heritage Foundation – move old "Red Car" to Venice
Venice Canals Association – re-sod Linnie Canal park
Stash Mileski – signs and disposal bin at Venice Art Walls
Venice Beach Music Festival – 2008 Music Festival

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