Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings and charity/volunteer events in the San Fernando Valley area.
July 11
Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans of all services and ages, and their supporters, meet from 8:30-11 a.m. every Monday of the month. Location, 7401 Shoup Ave., West Hills. Contact Ed Reynolds, 818-884-4013. www.wingsoverwendys.com
Book Club at Sun Valley Branch Library: Discusses “The Guncle” by Steven Rowley, 4:45-5:30 p.m. Request the Google Meet link in advance by email to Esther Barrera at ebarrera@lapl.org (put “Book Club in July” in the subject line). 7935 Vineland Ave. 818-764-1338. Details: bit.ly/3uMJEz1
North Hills East Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 6:30 p.m. Check the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. Voice mail, 818-672-6674. www.facebook.com/NorthHillsEast. northhillseast.org/
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3kLMDTc. By phone, 833-548-0282 and use ID: 85140543942 and #. Voice mail, 818-503-2399. www.facebook.com/ShermanOaksNC. www.shermanoaksnc.org
Greater Valley Glen Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Check the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. Email: board@greatervalleyglencouncil.org. greatervalleyglencouncil.org
Mission Hills Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3g7ifAQ. By phone, 888-475-4499 and use ID: 85922722779 and #. 818-869-4577. Email: board@mhnconline.org. www.facebook.com/MissionHillsCouncil. www.mhnconline.org/
Northridge South Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3Rw9emK. By phone, 669-900-6833 or 833-548-0276 and use ID: 84304262580 and #. Email: northridgesouth@gmail.com. northridgesouth.org
July 12
Northridge West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:15 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3gtVNlG. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 94115763566 and #. Email: board@northridgewest.org. www.northridgewest.org
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3aQuYsk. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 9167738692. Voice mail, 818-767-8262. www.svanc.com/event/regular-board-meeting-7-12-22/
Winnetka Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3gmB9UP. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 81541994845 and Pass Code: 70345092. winnetkanc.com/
July 13
Mystery Book Club with West Valley Regional Branch Library: Discusses “While Justice Sleeps” by Stacey Abrams, 10:30 a.m. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to wvalley@lapl.org (put “Mystery Book Club” in the subject line). 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda. 818-345-9806. Details: bit.ly/3OYn8vS
North Hollywood Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3OV0Onb. Email: nohoneighborhoodcouncil@gmail.com. Check here for updates: twitter.com/nohonc; www.facebook.com/NoHoNC
North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3PdmOcx. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 87412958809 and #. Voice mail, 818-446-6469. Email: board@nohowest.org. Email the entire board: nohowestnc@empowerla.org. nohowest.org
Woodland Hills – Warner Center Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 6:30 p.m. Check the agenda page on the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. Voice mail, 818-639-9444. whcouncil.org
North Hollywood North East Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/37qFsd6. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 85757507556 and #. Email: board@nhnenc.org. www.facebook.com/NoHoNorthEast. nhnenc.org
Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3fAW5Vi. By phone, 888-475-4499 and use ID: 91892785703 and #. Voice mail, 818-951-7411. www.stnc.org/
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3NUEBVu. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 83366296988 and #. Voice mail, 818-533-8662. Email: info@vnnc.org. vnnc.org
July 19
Tuesday Evening Book Club with Calabasas Library: Discusses “Movieland” by Lee Goldberg, 6 p.m. Request the Zoom meeting link to Barbara Lockwood in advance by email at blockwood@calabasaslibrary.org (put “Tuesday Evening Book Club” in the subject line). 200 Civic Center Way, Calabasas. 818-225-7616. bit.ly/3pLKag1
July 20
Wednesday Morning Book Club with Calabasas Library: Discusses “Passionate Pilgrim: The Extraordinary Life of Alma Reed” by Antoinette May, 11 a.m. Request the Zoom meeting link to Karilyn Steward in advance by email at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org (put “Wednesday Morning Book Club” in the subject line). 200 Civic Center Way, Calabasas. 818-225-7616. bit.ly/3pLKag1
Adult Book Club with Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong, 6:30 p.m. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to studio@lapl.org (put “Adult Book Club, July 20” in the subject line). 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. Details: bit.ly/3Pdwx2x
Ask the Psychiatrist Night – Online: National Alliance on Mental Illness – San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys present guest speaker Dr. Nicholas Athanasiou answering questions on mental health, 7-8:45 p.m., online on Zoom. Join the meeting here: bit.ly/3bMNm1Y. By phone, 669-900-9128 and use ID: 81835523630 and # and Pass Code: 692327. The doctor is from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and works at the San Fernando Mental Health Center in Granada Hills. Information on Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: dmh.lacounty.gov. Information about the local NAMI group and their support groups: www.namisfv.org
Studio City Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Check the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. Voice mail, 818-655-5400. Email: board@studiocitync.org. www.facebook.com/StudioCityNC. www.studiocitync.org
July 21
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, 4-5 p.m. Request the Zoom live meeting link or a learn-at-your-own-pace online presentation, by sending an email to rfrecruitment@all4kinds.org. 800-730-3933. Details about the orientations: www.all4kids.org/foster-care-and-adoption-inquiry-form. Learn more about the nonprofit that was established in 1904 here: all4kids.org
Charity and Volunteer
LA Sanitation and Environment City Facilities Recycling Program’s Toy Drive: Donate new and gently-used toys for children. Items donated go to the Los Angeles County Toy Loan Program that provides access to toys to low-income children. Toys needed include: educational games, video games and video game consoles, dolls and stuffed animals and toys for special needs or children with disabilities. The LA Sanitation and Environment City Facilities Recycling Program requests that “no violent toys or toys that resemble weapons” be donated. Items may be donated, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Aug. 26. Two locations in the San Fernando Valley: East Valley District Yard, 11050 Pendelton St., Sun Valley, and West Valley District Yard, 8840 Vanalden Ave., Northridge (see the website for other locations). 213-485-2260. Email: san.cfrp@lacity.org. lacitysan.org
American Red Cross Los Angeles Region: Seeking blood donors and volunteers for Transportation Specialists (www.redcross.org/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities/deliver-blood.html) and also Disaster Action Team Member (www.redcross.org/volunteer/disaster-action-team.html).
Volunteers Cleaning Communities: Join the group for clean-up projects in the San Fernando Valley. Find a list of upcoming projects, and also how to make a donation for clean-up supplies, volunteerscleaningcommunities.com
Send information at least two weeks in advance to Holly Andres at holly.andres@dailynews.com. 818-713-3708.