The Wine Bar was packed and the event got crashed by a late arriving alumnus! After a successful class session day at City Hall, the LLBI Class of 2020 and LLB alumni had the Leadership Connections event at The Wine Bar located at 250 W....
Project Host: Los Cerritos Wetlands Association Volunteer Captains: Diane Brown (LLBI '05), Miguel Magallanes (YLLB '18) Volunteers cleared brush and weeds from basin areas of wetlands exterior. Volunteers also were able to learn about the local wildlife and flora that would normally reside in the wetlands area...
Project Host: StudioPick Art Greg Pickens Volunteer Captain: Lindsay Mais (LLBI '18) Volunteers painted a 70 mural depicting the Statue of Liberty and other justice themes on the wall of an office building in Bixby Knolls. [gallery ids="6687,6682,6683,6684,6685,6686"]...
[gallery ids="6659,6647,6648,6649,6650,6651"] Project Host: North Long Beach Victory Garden Melissa Shilling Volunteer Captains: Lindsay Smith (LLBI '20), Mia Hernandez (YLLB '18) Volunteers removed old tree roots with axes and shovels and removed debris from garden grounds and building areas. New trees and plants were worked upon as to increase...
Project Host: Lafayette Elementary School parents Sandra Acosta, Lee White - master gardener Volunteer Captain: Jerlene Tatum (LLBI '07) Volunteers cleared area on school lot and planted shrubs and small plants to help beautify the school grounds. [gallery ids="6637,6634,6635,6636,6638"]...
Project Host: The MAYE Center David Heddon Volunteer Captains: Pedro Jimenez (LLBI '14), Andrea Smith (YLLB '14) Volunteers renovated and painted garden beds in the community garden. Cleanup and paint work was done on the tools and supplies structure on site. Labeling was done at garden beds to...
Project Host: AOC7 Neighborhood Association and Mark Twain Library Mary Simmons and Jennifer Songster Volunteer Captains: Abigail Mejia (LLBI '17) and Ruby Pittman (YLLB '15) Volunteers painted garden planting boxes and planted vegetables into garden boxes for the community garden at Mark Twain Library. [gallery ids="6615,6612,6613,6616,6614"]...
Project Host: Downtown Long Beach Associates Mariah Hoffman Volunteer Captains: Carolyn Bell, Tyler Bell (YLLB '11) Volunteers were able to plant 3 trees in sidewalk tree wells in Downtown Long Beach. These trees help spruce up the neighborhood and create a welcoming atmosphere for residents. (Photos courtesy of DLBA...
Project Host: Long Beach Organic Joe Corso Volunteer Captains: Susan Jacobs (LLBI '19), Chloe Fuson (YLLB '18) Volunteers spent the morning weeding and planting at the West Long Beach garden. In addition, volunteers got to learn information about how to cultivate a winter garden of their own and...
Project Host: Jordan High School Veronica Coleman, Principal Volunteer Captain: Alie LeBeau (LLBI '20) Volunteers spent the morning showing off their creativity with painting inspiring words and slogans on 25 barrel trash cans that will be used on Jordan High School campus to encourage the students to keep...
