Pasadena Weekend Calendar

What's happening this weekend?

Central Library Exhibits

3/28/2009

Pasadena Central Library
285 E Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

One City, One Story Special Exhibit

3/28/2009

Pasadena Central Library
285 E. Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

Walking and Running Conditioning

3/28/2009

Rose Bowl Aquatics Center parking lot, 360 N Arroyo BLVD, Pasadena, CA 91103

T'ai Chi Classes

3/28/2009

Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N Los Robles AVE, Pasadena, CA 91101

Bicycle Ride

3/28/2009

S Hill Ave and San Pasqual St, Pasadena, CA 91106

The Pasadena Heritage Spring Home Tour
features 1920's to 1930's - era homes designed by
Johnston, Kaufmann & Coate in the California style.
Tickets are $32-$40. Please call 626.441.6333 or www.pasadenaheritage.org.

For any questions please refer to www.cityofpasadena.net/calendar

Have a great weekend everyone!

Community Without Walls update from the Pasadena Marathon...

Hi Jess, The Marathon was a big success for us. We had 150 volunteers at the event doing a variety of tasks and we filled two large trucks with recyclable containers! Do you want the two of us to get together for coffee, visit our school and brainstorm with students regarding ways to join our efforts, or wait a week or so for a public meeting to discuss opportunities (like your community program) and assign roles to make Earth Day even more successful than the Marathon? Let me know. Peace, love and abundance,Greg Apodaca Community Without Walls-- www.communitywithoutwalls.org Linking People and Organizations to Service Opportunities ~ Matching Assets to Needs ~ Fostering Partnerships MountainTop Strategies - Guidance, planning, coaching and support for purposeful and successful lives, teams and communities. 626.345.0981

www.pasadenamarathon.org

Dear Pasadena Residents and Business Owners:

On behalf of Pasadena Forward, I invite you to join us as we celebrate the inaugural Pasadena Marathon presented by Kaiser Permanente on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009.

Everyone is encouraged to come out to the race route to cheer on the thousands of runners, walkers and cyclists! Festivities begin Friday, March 20th with the opening of the Health & Fitness Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center. Expo hours are from 12:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20th and from 9:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21st. Entrance is free.

Approximately 9,100 athletes are expected to participate in the Marathon, Half-Marathon, bike tour, 5k Run and 3.1 mile Fun Run/Walk. The event begins and ends at Pasadena City COllege with free parking available at PCC and nearby Caltech.

Please refer to the following information regarding the event day schedule, street closures, event day parking and instructions for vehicular traffic along the route. You may also refer to our website, www.pasadenamarathon.org for more detailed detour information, including race-day travel instrucions to churches alont the route.

We hope this information will help you plan your schedule and routes of travel on race day. See you on March 22nd!

Sincerely,

Israel Estrada
Executive Director

Collecting Recyclables for the Lifestraw Challenge

For the Lifestraw Challenge - I will be collecting recyclables around our neighborhood. If you would like to donate your recyclables, please contact me to make arrangements. Let's help those who are less fortunate and give the gift of providing clean water.

Jess Mangubat
jess.mangubat@dilbeck.com
O:626.431.2266
C:702.285.2779

March 22, 2009 LIFESTRAW CHALLENGE

Everyday, several times a day, we turn on the tap to shower, wash our hands, dishes, fruits and vegetables; we flush the toilet freely and keep our lawns green. But so many of us aren’t allowed those privileges. Many wash clothes, bathe, cook and drink from the same unclean water.

Community Without Walls is providing an opportunity of change. Join in their Lifestraw Challenge to bring clean water to those who are unfairly without. Help combat the 5 million who die a year from water-related diseases by providing filtration devises that purify water to make it drinkable. Whether it be one day or long term, sign up here to bring change.

Two upcoming events to get involved with:

WHAT/WHEN Sunday March 22 and Saturday April 25 To collect recyclable containers along the Pasadena Marathon route and at Pasadena’s Greening the Earth Day and Family Festival.

GOAL 1,000 students and adult will collect, sort and package CRV containers for recycling to kick-off the Lifestraw Challenge. They will be joined by students in high schools and other organizations across L.A. County in an effort to raise almost five million dollars to purchase 1,000,000 Lifestraws for distribution around-the-world to people who do not have sources of clean drinking water.

In addition, demonstration projects will be held at the Pasadena Earth Day Festival on current school-based recycling models that can be replicated at other sites. Teachers and students will be encouraged to launch student-run recycling programs or even businesses! As always, our plan is to show volunteers such a good time that they will then engage in longer-term volunteer opportunities on their own or through our Service Learning initiatives where service projects are used to make academics come alive!

HOW: Pre-registration is required to volunteer. Please visit our website for more information regarding partner opportunities, group participation, joining a committee or contributing resources.

SPONSORS:

Earth Day/City of Pasadena

Los Angeles Conservation Corps

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