Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings in the San Fernando Valley.
Book Club with Sun Valley Branch Library: Discusses “Red, White and Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston, 4:45 p.m. June 14. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to Esther at ebarrera@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/2XJ1Xoh
North Hills East Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. June 14. Join the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/3nauizC and use ID: 83160320531. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use the ID and press #. Voice mail, 81`8-672-6674. northhillseast.org
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. June 14. Join the meeting on Zoom at zoom.us and use the ID: 85140543942. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use the ID and press #. Voice mail, 818-503-2399. https://conta.cc/3iz9gev
Tuesday Evening Book Club with Calabasas Library: Discusses “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam, 6 p.m. June 15. Request the Zoom meeting link in advance by email to Barbara Lockwood at blockwood@calabasaslibrary.org (put Tuesday Evening Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/2RpqOP5
Arleta Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. June 15. Join the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/3gr2BjU and us ID: 81282673565. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use the ID and press #. arletanc.org
Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. June 15. Join the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/3nZDkjt and use ID: 97941372867. By phone, 669-900-9128 and use the ID and press #. Voice mail, 818-971-9134. Email: info@gtlnc.org. www.gtlnc.org
Book Club with Granada Hills Branch Library: Discusses “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield, 1:30 p.m. June 16. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to grnhls@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/3chQ3al
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants classes: “California Native Container Plants,” with Flora Ito, 5 p.m. June 16 ($35; bit.ly/34L0ORg). “Edible Gardens and California Native Plants,” with Sophie Pennes, 5:30 p.m. June 29 ($35). The foundation’s nursery is open 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with a time slot reservation (see the website). 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. 818-768-1802. theodorepayne.org
Book Club for Adults with Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “Under the Udala Trees” by Chinelo Okparanta, 6:30 p.m. June 16. Request the Zoom meeting link in advance by email to Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org. bit.ly/2U9HOqF
Ask the Psychiatrist Night with National Alliance on Mental Illness – San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys: Dr. Dino Tripodis takes questions about mental illness, 7-8:45 p.m. June 16. Join the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/3bMNm1Y and use ID: 81835523630 and Pass code: 692327. By phone, 669-900-9128 and use the ID and press #. Email: info@namisanfernandovalley.org. www.namisfv.org; www.facebook.com/NAMISFV.ORG/
Northridge East Neighborhood Council: A board meeting has been scheduled, 7 p.m. June 16. Check the website for how to join the Zoom meeting or by phone. Voice mail, 818-527-2913. nenc-la.org
Studio City Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. June 16. Join the Zoom meeting on zoom.us and use ID: 97198762934. By phone, 669-900-6833. Voice mail, 818-655-5400. studiocitync.org
Burbank African Violet Society: A talk on “The Judging of the 2020 Annual Project Plant Sassy Sadie” plus the group plays “Leaf Bingo,” 10 a.m. June 17. Meeting at Little White Chapel Christian Church, parish hall, 1711 N. Avon St., Burbank. 661-940-3990. burbankafricanviolets.weebly.com
Children’s Bureau – Resource Parents Online Orientations: Learn how to help children in the foster care system by becoming a resource parent or how to become adoptive parents with a talk by a Children’s Bureau team member and a foster parent, 4 p.m. June 17. Request the Zoom live meeting link for June 17, or a learn-at-your-own-pace online presentation, by sending an email to rfrecruitment@all4kinds.org. 800-730-3933. Learn more about the nonprofit that was established in 1904 here: all4kids.org
North Hills West Neighborhood Council: 6 p.m. June 17. Join the Zoom meeting on zoom.us and use ID: 97936776899. By phone, 877-853-5257 and use the ID and press #. Voice mail, 818-903-2259. Email: board@nhwnc.net. www.nhwnc.net
CHARITY
Bright Pink’s Brighter Because of HER: The national nonprofit, with a focus on prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer, has announced a storytelling and fundraising campaign to honor women who have inspired others to make proactive health commitments. Participants are asked to write a short story and create a video on a woman honoree and make a donation of any amount to Bright Pink. The submissions will be shown on the group’s “Bright HER” Gallery Wall. The campaign runs through August. Facebook page: www.facebook.com/BrightPink. More information on how the campaign works and to donate: brightpink.org/HER
Community Citrus Harvest: Council District 12 is collecting donations of backyard citrus fruit, 10 a.m.-noon June 15, and Tuesdays through June 29. The fruit will be donated to MEND (mendpoverty.org). Drop-off location, CD-12 Office, 9207 Oakdale Ave., Chatsworth. 818-882-1212. cd12.org
Send information at least two weeks in advance to Holly Andres at holly.andres@dailynews.com. 818-713-3708.