Student Artists Honored at City Hall
Local student artists whose designs are gracing banners on the light poles of Downtown Culver City were recognized at Monday night’s City Council meeting.
A fixture in the Downtown area, the Culver City Winter Banners are displayed throughout the winter season each year, but previous designs have been displayed for the past decade without change and “were in need of a revamp,” according to the city.
A suggestion was made by a Culver City resident to incorporate the students of the Culver City Unified School District into the design. The idea was to ask our future generation to express themselves by drawing pictures for the banner.
Working collaboratively with the Culver City Unified School District, fifth-grade students were selected to create artwork as part of their final year in elementary school, using the theme, “What does winter mean to you?”
There were 10 semi-finalists selected from each of the five elementary schools in the district and the top two finalists from each school were submitted to the Culver City High School’s AVPA Advanced Placement art students for their recommendation. The high school students then selected two designs from each elementary school in the Culver City Unified School District.
The 10 students currently have their artwork displayed on the newly designed Downtown Winter Banners, which will be displayed through Jan. 5, 2015.
Backpacks for Kids Program Launches Food Drive at Pavilions
The CCUSD Backpacks for Kids Program will hold a food drive from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 13-14 at the Pavilions supermarket located at 11030 Jefferson Blvd.
The store is setting up a display with needed food items, and the program will have collection tables outside the store. Organizers are also soliciting gift cards for groceries as well as for Subway or other fast food chains to give to families in the program.
For more information, persons interested can email: CCBackpacksforKids@gmail. com.
Lin Howe PTA Volunteer Earns Scholarship
Linwood Howe PTA volunteer Michelle “Mish” Eagle was recently awarded a California State PTA Continuing Education Scholarship for Volunteers in the amount of $500. Mish, mom of fourth-grader Chloe, is on Lin Howe’s PTA Executive Board as Fundraising Chair, chaired the Fall Festival for the last four years, and is present and working at almost every other PTA event since she’s been at Lin Howe.
In addition, Mish chairs the Boosters Silent Auction fundraiser in the spring. Mish will use the scholarship money to attend the Art Therapy Certificate program at OTIS College of Art and Design, part of her career quest to become a Peer Recovery Coach/Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
Friends of the Library Holds Used Book Sale
We’ve had Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. Now, the Culver City Friends of the Library are offering the December Deal in the Book Sale room at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library.
In preparation for the upcoming renovation of the library, the Friends of the Library are clearing out the Book Sale room to start fresh with new inventory, so through Dec. 31 the Friends of the Library will be selling gently used books at a bulk rate. The cost is just $5 for anywhere from 1-20 books. So, people should arrive prepared with a bag to tote their loot home.
The Library will close for remodeling on Jan. 5, 2015, and there will be small satellite library available at the Mayme Clayton Museum and Library located at 4139 Overland in Culver City during the closure.
Please note that during the remodel there will be no access to the parking lot behind the library, so if that is a school drop off or pick up point, it’s time to create Plan B. Book donations will still be accepted by the Friends of the Library at the MCLM, so please make sure they are boxed or bagged as there will be no donation bin available at that site.
Win a night on the town by donating to CCEF
Donate $100 or more to Culver City Education Foundation now through Dec. 31 and be entered in a drawing for a Culver City Night on the Town that includes dinner at one of our favorite local restaurants plus two tickets to Chavez Ravine by Culture Clash at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
A donation to CCEF is a gift that will support every student in the Culver City Unified School District. Give to the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) by going to www.ccef90230.org or sending a check to CCEF, P.O. Box 4178, Culver City, CA 90230-4178.
