From last night Movies Nights featuring Disney “Frozen”.
Greetings My Fellow Citizens,
First and foremost, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Labor Day weekend. This wonderful three-day weekend signifies the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year. Due to the fact that the government has Monday off, we will be having our Executive Meeting on Tuesday evening at the Van Nuys Library. Please join us from 6:30pm – 8:00pm as we set the agenda for the General Meeting on the 10th of September.
Secondly, we are moving full steam ahead on the Immigration Summit and Workshop in October, and have set the date for Wednesday, October 29th, 2014. The population trends in Van Nuys show that our neighborhoods have increasingly become a community of Hispanics and Latinos. They make up the majority of the population, and many of them are foreign born and are English language deficient. We plan on increasing English language proficiency through partnerships with local non-profits and similar organizations that teach English. We are also going to start distributing bilingual materials and assistance for both government and social services.
We aim to get more Hispanic and Latino constituents involved in the neighborhood council, while continuing to represent all of the people in Van Nuys and throughout the San Fernando Valley.
Thirdly, the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council will be partnering with LA City Councilwoman Nury Martinez to present a Health Fair. The date for this event is Saturday, October 25th. This event will be open to the public, and will be a great opportunity to become informed and make contacts with those in the health industry throughout the San Fernando Valley.
And finally, the VNNC will be hosting blood drive with Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian one week from today on September 5th, 2014. We encourage everyone to come to our Executive Committee Meeting this coming Tuesday, our Immigration Summit on October 29th, and to give blood on September 5th.
It is an honor to serve as your Council President, and thank you for this great opportunity to be a part of our community.
-George Christopher Thomas, Council President
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council
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