Big Sunday - May 14th and 15th

#318- Roll Up Your Sleeves at the Echo Park Community Cleanup
This is part of an awesome project. We love it not just because we're cleaning up Echo Park, but because it brings together lots of people and groups, all working together, including Kaiser Permanente (who has spearheaded this!), the offices of LA City Council President Eric Garcetti, Senator Kevin De Leon, Assemblymember Gilbert Cedillo, as well as Big Sunday, with a huge assist from our great and generous friends at The Home Depot. That's community spirit! Join us as we clean, plant, and beautify this great community. Volunteers will meet at El Centro Del Pueblo.

Date: 05/15/2011
Start Time: 09:00 AM
End Time: 01:00 PM
Age Group: All Ages
Location: Echo Park
Address: 1157 Lemoyne Street L.A., CA 90026

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Day of Beautification in Echo Park - May 1st

Join us SATURDAY May 1st from 9AM- 12PM for the Echo Park clean up! Here is the info...

#352 - *Join the Great Big Echo Park Clean-up
* Date: Saturday, May 1st, 2010
* Start Time: 09:00 AM
* End Time: 12:00 PM
* Meeting point: Meet at the Walgreens parking lot on the NW corner of Sunset and Echo Park Ave. 1625 W. Sunset Blvd.

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Presented by City Council President Eric Garcetti, Kaiser Permanente LAMC and Big Sunday.

Echo Park Time Bank members will be participating in helping to make our neighborhood even more beautiful!

Big Sunday Success!

The Echo Park Time Bank participated in Big Sunday this weekend at Thomas Starr King Middle School and The Watts House Project! A big thanks to Gretchen Zalkind for coordinating the time bankers. Thanks also to all those who volunteered including our dedicated members, Kristy Baltezore, Manny Diaz (AKA Sledge Hammer), Sara Wilson and her friend Paige, expert gardener, Meredith Hackleman, and the always enthusiastic, Katie Bachler.
Check out the article in the L.A. Times about Big Sunday.

BIG SUNDAY - May 2nd and 3rd

The Echo Park Time Bank will participate in Big Sunday 09 on May 2nd and 3rd. Big Sunday is the largest regional community service event in America. Last year about 50,000 people volunteered at 300 nonprofits, schools and other agencies. Learn about Big Sunday at http://bigsunday.org
Consider signing up and making a difference.
Time Bankers will receive Time Dollars for their service.

Time Banker, Katie Bachler invites you to pitch in on project #219 - Do Some Eco-Landscaping With the Watts House Project
Saturday, May 2nd from 10AM-2PM at 1758 E 107th St, Los Angeles, 90002
The Watts House Project does great work beautifying the historic area in Watts. Big Sunday volunteers will join forces with artist Edgar Arceneaux to do “eco-landscaping,” water management and rebuilding in the shadow of the landmark Watts Tower. While we work and repair this sorely neglected block, we’ll also be throwing a party with a team of filmmakers, musicians, landscapers and architects. Be prepared to dig, plant, pave and party!

Time Banker, Gretchen Zalkind invites you to help with project #180 - Build a Learning Garden at the Thomas Starr King Middle School
Sunday, May 3nd from 10:00AM-4:00PM at 4201 Fountain Avenue Los Angeles, CA, 90029. Work planned includes planting the new learning and sensory garden, murals, planting fruit trees, spring cleaning, painting the Fountain Avenue entry breezeway. We will also have a "recycled fashion" store, a book exchange, a children's play/safe space, a health and wellness fair, community outreach booths, a live band, and healthy food. In Partnership with Farm Feliz (www.farmfeliz.org). For more info or ways to help contact Dana Cremin, project Captain at danajoy@creminfamily.com or Tomas O Grady, at Tomasogrady@sbcglobal.net.