City of National City Offers Six $1,000 Scholarships Made Through Funds Provided by American Medical Response
The City of National City is accepting scholarship applications for high school seniors from Sweetwater High School. Six awards of $1,000 each will be given to the winners, who must attend Fire / EMT or Paramedic training at Southwestern College, San Diego Miramar College, and/or Palomar College. Priority will be given to 2011 graduates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with the National City community. A contract between the City of National City and American Medical Response provided the funds for this scholarship opportunity. The deadline for applications is May 26, 2011. For additional information, contact: Frank Parra (619) 336-4550.
It’s Getting Exciting! Come Join the FUN!
Progress is moving right along with the redevelopment plans for your community and we are excited about all your input to date! There is still a lot more community yet to plan. Please join us at the upcoming San Ysidro Community Plan Update meeting that will be discuss historic context and naming and indentifying district boundaries with the San Ysidro Community.
Now comes the fun… There will be group activities to get your ideas on urban design features such as public spaces and streetscapes in San Ysidro. Your participation and input is very important so don’t wait until it’s too late to speak up! Attend the meeting, listen to your neighbors’ suggestions and add your own.
Refreshments, supervised child activities, and Spanish translation will be available.
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Willow Elementary – Multipurpose Room 226 Willow Road, San Ysidro, CA 92173
For additional information, please contact Sara Lyons at 619-236-6368 or email at: slyons@sandiego.gov or Josie Calderon-Scott at 619-475-8524 or email at: jlcconsultants@cox.net
¡Se Está Poniendo Emocionante! ¡Ven y se Parte de la Diversión!
¡Los planes de desarrollo en su comunidad están progresando y estamos emocionados con su participación hasta ahora! Todavía hay mucho por planear en su comunidad. Por favor acompáñenos en la próxima junta comunitaria de la Planificación de San Ysidro en la cual hablaremos de contexto histórico y el nombramiento y la identificación de distritos entre la comunidad de San Ysidro.
Ahora viene lo bueno… Habrá actividades en grupo para conseguir sus ideas sobre características de diseño urbano como espacios públicos y calles en San Ysidro. ¡Su participación y su opinión es muy importante – no se espere hasta que sea muy tarde para hablar! Asiste la junta, oye las sugerencias de sus vecinos, y agrega las suyas.
Habrá refrescos, actividades supervisadas para niños y traducción en español.
Fecha: miércoles 11 de mayo de 2011
Hora: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Lugar: Willow Elementary – Salón de Multi-uso, 226 Willow Road, San Ysidro, CA 92173
Para más información comuníquese con: Sara Lyons al 619-236-6368 o slyons@sandiego.gov o Josie Calderon-Scott al 619-475-8524 o jlcconsultants@cox.net
Northwest Townhall meeting
Northwest Civic Association’s Town Hall Meeting for May will be held Wednesday, May 11, 6 pm, in the Chula Vista Civic Center Library Auditorium. The topic “The County of San Diego” – What does it do in/for Chula Vista? Come find out about some of those things/projects the county does in our community. Free. Everyone is welcome. Information: (619) 307-3460 or www.northwestchulavista.org.
“A World of Possibilities” The Preuss School UCSD Benefit Celebration
The Preuss School UCSD presents “A World of Possibilities,” its ninth annual benefit celebration, Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. The evening features a cocktail reception, dinner and dancing, a live auction and student musical performances. Individual tickets are $200. For information call 858-534-1404 or email mlapthorn@ucsd.edu.
The Preuss School UCSD is a rigorous college preparatory middle and high school for highly motivated, low income San Diego County students. To learn more about The Preuss School visit http://preuss.ucsd.edu/.
Rancho San Diego Library Foreclosure Clinic Helps Community Save Homes
The San Diego County Library is partnering with the Housing Opportunities Collaborative (HOC) to offer monthly HOME Clinics that provide free foreclosure prevention and housing assistance. The next HOME Clinic will be held at the Rancho San Diego Branch, 11555 Via Rancho San Diego, on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The HOC is a HUD-approved housing agency that provides attendees with specialized assistance and educational resources to promote informed financial decision making. This free clinic will offer educational sessions and give individuals an opportunity to speak confidentially with lawyers, housing experts and mortgage counselors about foreclosure and bankruptcy. Registration is strongly recommended, and participants must bring a photo I.D., loan documents, last mortgage statement and any lender documents to the event. A video featuring this program can be found at http://bit.ly/home-video.
For more information or to register, call 1-800-462-0503, go to http://bit.ly/home-clinics or contact the library at www.sdcl.org.