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Member Brings Christmas Cheer Where It's Sorely Needed
January 31, 2010
Stag Brown on December 19, 2009 photo by Tess Young The Angeles Chapter's own Stag Brown has been playing Santa to downtown L.A.'s homeless population for the last 25 years, and last December 19, (a Saturday during the holiday season!), he...
A Public Thank You Note
January 31, 2010
The Angeles Chapter would like to thank the Tuesday Hiking Club, a local group of hikers of Korean descent, who recently donated $1,000 to the Chapter's Angeles Forest Restoration Project (AFRP) to assist with the AFRP's post-Station fire...
Notes from Copenhagen: America Must Lead on Climate Change
January 31, 2010
As a local leader for the League of Women Voters, I was a member of an eight woman observer delegation to Copenhagen for the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. Along with thousands of...
Volunteer Corner
January 31, 2010
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR AWARDS BANQUET SILENT AUCTION! The Annual Awards Banquet will be Sunday May 2, 2010 and the Silent Auction at 5 pm on the outdoor patio,s is a whole lot of fun. As Mary Ann Webster says, 'everyone has something.' We could use...
All Ages All Backgrounds Diversity Key To Club and Chapter's Longevity
January 31, 2010
In early 2007, the Sierra Club Board of Directors launched a Clubwide initiative to increase diversity within the club and established a Diversity Council to bring forth proposals to promote and expand diversity throughout the...
Antelope Valley Group
December 31, 2009
Defend the Poppy Reserve on Feb. 6. To learn more, visit www.sio2.com/savethepoppyreserve WE RESOLVE to save the Poppy Reserve from the damage a motorsports park would inflict. We resolve to continue the fight to save the California...
Rideshare Changes
December 31, 2009
These changes have been approved by the Mt Baldy Group and by the Chapter Outings Management Committee are now official: The Pomona rideshare point at Towne Ave is terminated as of Schedule 312 (October 2009 - February 2010). A new...
Leaf-Peeping and More: Autumn in New England and Canada
December 31, 2009
Sample of the East Coast's most popular destinations next fall, when the leaves turn bright and sap runs sweet. Credit: Mary Morales For your enjoyment, the Angeles Chapter is offering an eight day/seven night Fall Colors fundraising...
Saddleback Canyons Task Force
December 31, 2009
WE RESOLVE to achieve three goals for 2010. Our task force has three goals for 2010: To continue a broad-stroke approach to new projects and community issues to support and strengthen the existing Foothill/Trabuco and Silverado/Modjeska...
Ballona Wetlands Restoration Committee
December 31, 2009
Aerial Photo of Ballona Wetlands Credit: Angeles Chapter Archives WE RESOLVE to drive back the bulldozers that would destroy this ecosystem. We resolve this year to fend off bulldozers promised by the US Army Corps of Engineers, State...