Agency: L.A. Works

Description:

About L.A. Works Day

For nearly two decades, L.A. Works has organized the single largest corporate day of service in Southern California. Corporations and community partners sponsor the day of service to bring hundreds of their own employees and community members to revitalize schools, parks, and community centers. 

On June 12, 2010, hundreds of L.A. Works volunteers will beautify the Los Angeles community of Cypress Park by painting and planting at three neighborhood schools, removing graffiti from store-fronts on the main Figueroa corridor, and painting a community mural on the side of the local coffee shop, Antigua. 

Just Added:  Although L.A. Works Day has reached full capacity at 700+ volunteers, you can still help! With corporate sponsorships and individual donations, L.A. Works Day is L.A. Works' largest annual fundraiser. A donation from you today will help support our volunteers who impact the most pressing social issues in Los Angeles, including disadvantaged and impoverished youth, domestic violence, literacy, hunger and homelessness, HIV/AIDS, elderly, the environment, and animal welfare.  Please consider making a donation today!

About L.A. Works' Partnerships

The L.A. Works headquarters is located in Cypress Park and we were inspired by our neighbors to focus our efforts here this year. A special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, Northrop Grumman! Additional sponsors to-date include: Accenture, Antigua Coffee House, Cinnamon Vegetarian Restaurant, Clear Channel, CBeyond, DF Promotions, Forest City, Home Depot, Howling Monk Coffee, LEVEL Studios, Los Angeles Dodgers, Neutrogena, Perkins and Will, Rose & Kindel/Grayling, Viana Tofutown North America, and Westin Bonaventure Hotel. As a social enterprise, corporate sponsorships for our Days of Service help cover the cost of the program as well as to support our ongoing volunteer programming. 

The event will include a Resource Fair to provide the community and volunteers with information about nonprofit resources and services available in the neighborhood and greater city of Los Angeles.

Live mural painting by Executive Art Director and co-founder of Mictlan Murals, Raul Gonzalez. Performance by Gustavo Galindo, a passionate singer/songwriter signed with Surco/Univeral Latino.

Volunteers for L.A. Works Day will be eligible to receive a FREE PAIR OF DODGER TICKETS for a pre-selected 2010 regular season game in July, actual game date & seat location to be determined by the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Ticket availability limited up to 1,000.

Registration Includes: Volunteers will receive a continental breakfast, lunch by Cinnamon Vegetarian Restaurant, and a reusable L.A. Works water bottle. Lunch will be served around 12:30pm and the resource fair will be open until 2:30pm.  T-shirts will be available for a suggested $5 donation.

Age Requirement: Volunteers for this project must be at least 5 years of age.

Minors: Any volunteer under the age of 18 will need to bring and have signed by a parent/guardian a Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minors. Volunteers under 13 years of age will also need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Federal Law prohibits volunteers under the age of 13 from registering on-line. To sign up a family member under the age of 13, sign yourself up and then email the project leader directly to let her/him know. Or, form a family volunteer team, include your children as team members, and then sign your team up for the project.

Accessibility: L.A. Works firmly believes that we strengthen the social fabric of our community by involving all in service. If you feel you need accommodations to participate in this project please email us at info@laworks.com.

Parking information for volunteers who sign up online will be emailed the week prior to the event.

Impact Areas: Community Enrichment, Community Enrichment: Community Events, Community Enrichment

Interests: There are no interests specified for this project.

Skills: There are no skills specified for this project.