Tonight I attended the Fourth Annual Distinguished Speaker Series at CSULB featuring Arianna Huffington. I purchased the special reception dinner and ticket package so I was looking forward to possibly meeting her and getting more time to hear her views both in a smaller setting and then later at the Carpenter Center. Well, busy as [...]
CONNECTED CORRIDOR COMMUNITY GRANTS FOR PHASE FOUR ANNOUNCED
September 30, 2010 By
Thirteen community groups share $80,000 in grant funding resulting in a total of $320,000 in grants for projects along the Atlantic Corridor The Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) will distribute $80,000 in funding on October 4 to thirteen recipients in Phase 4 of the Leadership Long Beach Atlantic Corridor Project, popularly referred to as the [...]
Long Beach Residents are Invited to LB Navy Memorial Heritage Association’s Grants Awards Information Meeting
September 16, 2010 By
Hello All! I just wanted to bring this to everyone’s attention. Long Beach residents are invited to Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association’s 2010-2011 Grants Awards information meeting, Wednesday, September 22, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 425 Atlantic Ave. Through their press release, it states grants from $5,000 to $50,000 [...]
Our Legendary and Loved Dave San Jose is Recovering Beautifully!
September 2, 2010 By
Thank you for your prayers and positive thoughts for Dave San Jose. He is truly a remarkable person and he has touched so many lives, including mine in an extremely special way. He has contributed so much in the capacity of mentoring and advocating for our youth that his influence transcends generations! He has made [...]
An Update on Dave San Jose by Pat Long San Jose
August 7, 2010 By
On Behalf of Pat Long San Jose August 7, 2010 Last Wednesday Dave San Jose was playing Racquetball, his second favorite activity after the Bikes 90800 Bike Program when he collapsed at the gym. A doctor and nurse started by stander CPR, they found him in cardiac arrest and defibrillated (shocked) him with the club’s [...]
July 14, 2010 By
On behalf of the Connected Corridor team, I am pleased to announce the availability of grants to community groups that are able to produce greater collaboration, community empowerment and civic engagement in the Phase Four area. Anyone is welcome to apply, but your participation in the Connected Corridor process will be reviewed in the decision [...]
July 13, 2010 By
Get Summer Help Today! . We want to share this great opportunity for your small business. Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, more than 1,500 entry-level youth will be placed in short-term paid employment this summer in the Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, and Signal Hill areas. The eligible youth will work approximately 25 [...]
10,000 Small Business Program – A Must Read
June 23, 2010 By
Have you heard of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program? If you are a small business owner, you’ll want to hear about it! Not only is it an incredible opportunity for small business owners, it is TIME SENSITIVE. Over a 5-year period, ten thousand small businesses in disadvantaged areas across the country have the opportunity [...]
Connected Corridor Community Event on Wednesday, June 16
June 15, 2010 By
Please join us on June 16 at Trinity Church for our next community event by the Connected Corridor. Trinity Lutheran Church 6:00 to 8:00 pm 729 Linden Avenue Long Beach, CA 90813 The Connected Corridor is a transformational change project. Its full name is the Leadership Long Beach Atlantic Corridor project. Our funding comes through [...]
Best Start LA Filmed Connected Corridor Stakeholders
June 1, 2010 By
A couple of weeks ago Monica Benitez-Andrade from First 5LA called seeking assistance with an upcoming filming project to take place in Long Beach. Based on a previous tour of the Atlantic corridor and a meeting I had with First5LA, CA Endowment, and Long Beach Community Foundation, she remembered all the great people and projects [...]