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JULY 30, 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
THAI TOWN NAMED NATIONAL PRESERVE AMERICA COMMUNITY
Thai Town has been named a Preserve America Community, a national designation that makes the neighborhood eligible for federal grants. It will also help raise the profile of this Los Angeles neighborhood gem, giving more people an opportunity to learn about Thai American culture.
 Preserve America is a federal initiative designed to support local efforts to preserve and celebrate our country’s cultural heritage. The announcement of the designation was made by First Lady Laura Bush, who is the Honorary Chair of the Preserve America Initiative.
Earlier this year, Council President Garcetti authored a resolution that officially put the City of Los Angeles on record in support of the designation of Thai Town as a Preserve America Community. The Thai Community Development Center submitted the application.
CAMINO NUEVO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Exceptional high school students from Camino Nuevo High School joined their families, teachers, and Council President Garcetti at the school's scholarship luncheon. Nineteen students received the Pueblo Nuevo Development Scholarship ($1500) and four students received the Principal’s Award ($4000).
“The students who have received these college scholarships represent the best of Los Angeles. Many of them are the first in their families to attend college and they have all worked hard to get to this point. They deserve our community’s respect and support. We wish them all the best as they move onto the next phase of their academic careers,” said Council President Garcetti.
"For the past ten years, our organization has been working with young people in the MacArthur Park neighborhood from age three through high school. Through our scholarship fund we can continue to support them through their college years," said Philip Lance, C amino Nuevo Co-founder and President of the Board.
Camino Nuevo High School, located in a low-income, densely populated Los Angeles neighborhood, opened in 2004. It ranks in the top 10 performing high schools among all 103 Los Angeles Unified School District high schools, and 60 percent of its graduating class has been accepted to a four-year university.
Colleges where this year's scholarship recipients will be enrolled in the fall include UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly Pomona, and CSU Long Beach, among many others.
HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN 5K RUN REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN
Registration for the Historic Filipinotown 5k run is now open. The run will be held on Saturday, August 2, starting at 7:30 a.m. It is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Historic Filipinotown, the City of Angels Medical Center, and Merrill Lynch.
 The 5k run is part of the Historic Filipinotown Festival, which will also take place on August 2 until 10 p.m. at Temple and Westlake Streets. The festival will feature food, entertainment, carinval rides and lots of fun. Admission is free.
L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti represents the Thirteenth Council District which includes all or part of the communities of Glassell Park, Little Armenia, Thai Town, Atwater Village, Elysian Valley, Echo Park, Historic Filipinotown, Silver Lake, East Hollywood and Hollywood. Councilmember Garcetti serves as President of the Los Angeles City Council.
Council President Garcetti and his staff can be reached via e-mail at councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org or by mail or phone at City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Room 470, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 213-473-7013; 5500 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028, 323-957-4500; and 3750 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065, 323-478-9002.
www.ericgarcetti.com
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