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.
Sept. 12
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
Mystery Book Club at Woodland Hills Branch Library – In-person and Online: Discusses “Your House Will Pay” by Stef Cha, 4 p.m. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to woodln@lapl.org. (put “Mystery Book Club” in the subject line). 818-226-0017. 22200 Ventura Blvd. 818-226-0017. Details: bit.ly/3wSB1oC
Book Club with Sun Valley Branch Library – Online: Discusses “Violetta” by Isabel Allende, 4:45 p.m. Request the Google Meet link to ebarrera@lapl.org (put “Book Club” in the subject line). 7935 Vineland Ave. 818-764-1338. Details: bit.ly/2XJ1Xoh
North Hills East Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3nauizC. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 83160320531 and #. Voicemail, 818-672-6674. 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 #. Voicemail, 818-503-2399. www.facebook.com/ShermanOaksNC. www.shermanoaksnc.org
Greater Valley Glen Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Check the agenda page on the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. www.facebook.com/GVGCouncil. www.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
San Fernando Valley Male Chorus: The chorus is seeking singers of all ages who enjoy four-part male harmony, accompanied by a band. Rehearsals, 8-9:30 p.m. and Mondays through and including Oct. 17. The group is preparing for a Dec. 4 “Holiday” concert. No audition or ability to read music required. Enter parking lot from Haynes Street. Rehearsals are at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 23838 Kittridge St., West Hills. Bob, 818-888-8345. sfvmchorus.com
Sept. 13
Northridge West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:15 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3IIfhjq. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 94115763566 and #. Email: board@northridgewest.org. northridgewest.org
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3uT3qXZ. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 98766580221 and #. Voicemail, 818-767-8262. www.svanc.com
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: WNCBOARD. winnetkanc.com/
Sept. 14
Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:15 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3uN9Ho1. By phone, 888-475-4499 and use ID: 94783511596 and #. Voicemail, 818-217-0279. Email: board@prnc.org. prnc.org
North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3d3XgkS. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 83405551417 and #. Voicemail, 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. Voicemail, 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 #. Voicemail, 818-951-7411. www.stnc.org/
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom here: bit.ly/3g4f3Yl. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 83366296988 and #. Voicemail, 818-533-8662. Email: info@vnnc.org. vnnc.org
Sept. 15
Burbank African Violet Society: Guest speaker Mike Wronkowski, manager at the Santa Clarita Green Thumb Garden Center, discusses “Fruit Trees: How to Create an Orchard and Keep Them Small,” 10 a.m. The meeting includes learning lab, silent auction tables and a raffle. Little White Chapel Christian Church, parish hall, 1711 N. Avon St., Burbank. 661-940-3990. www.burbankafricanviolets.weebly.com
State and Local Ballot Measures – League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles: Rosemary Enzer, a representative from the organization, presents the measures in a nonpartisan program, 12:30 p.m. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to Natalie Berrios at adminassist@lwvlosangeles.org (put “State and Local Ballot Measures, Sept. 15” in the subject line). www.lwvlosangeles.org
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/programs/family-foster-care-and-adoption. Learn more about the nonprofit that was established in 1904 here: all4kids.org
North Hills West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6 p.m. Check the agenda page on the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. Voicemail, 818-903-2259. Email: board@nhwnc.net. Facebook: bit.ly/35EJ5vK. www.nhwnc.net/
Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Check the agenda on the website or use the link on Facebook for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. The neighborhood council includes Lake View Terrace, Shadow Hills and La Tuna Canyon. www.facebook.com/FoothillTrails. www.ftdnc.org
Sept. 17
Devonshire Boulevard Clean-up with Volunteers Cleaning Communities: Volunteers are invited to sign up to clean up a half-mile section of the boulevard running east from Topanga Canyon Boulevard for about 12-miles (along with other team members), 8-10 a.m. Sections will be assigned. Bring your own gloves and water. Cleaning supplies will be provided. Register in advance to participate here: bit.ly/3xcrybL. 818-519-7567. Details: volunteerscleaningcommunities.com/schedule-of-events
Sept. 18
Community Town Hall for Proposed Home Depot in Granada Hills: Learn about the project and community concerns, 2-6 p.m. The project is planned for 16830 Devonshire St. John F. Kennedy High School, 11254 Gothic Ave., Granada Hills. Details: https://ghsnc.org/
Sept. 20
Southern California Garden Club: Meeting includes a plant market and country store plus a specimen display, 9:30 a.m.; business meeting, 10 a.m.; Rosemary Ecker, club member and gardening consultant for the National Gardening Center, discusses “Fall in the Pollinator Garden,” 10:30 a.m.; Susie Vanderlip, a monarch butterfly conservationist, gives a talk “Monarch Butterflies,” 11 a.m. Bring-your-own lunch, noon. Masks required indoors. Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd. Encino. 818-996-3530. www.socalgardenclub.org; www.facebook.com/southerncaliforniagardenclub
Charity and Volunteer
Food drive for CSUN Food Pantry: The Community Concerns Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills holds a non-perishable food drive to help stock the food pantry at Cal State University, Northridge, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17 and 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 18. The pantry benefits students who do not have much income for food while school is in session. Current needs: canned soups and other canned goods, pasta and dry boxed goods; also, hygiene items including soap, feminine products and shampoos. No glass containers or past date items. Drive-thru and a church volunteer will unload your donation. 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. 818-360-1831. www.fpcgh.org/outreach. More details on California State University, Northridge Food Pantry here: bit.ly/3ch6IRl and here: bit.ly/3TeJiNe
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.