Calling Prospective Volunteers |The Village
The Palisades Alliance for Seniors will host an informational meeting for prospective volunteers on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at Palisades Branch Library.
The nonprofit intergenerational organization, which helps seniors in the Palisades to stay connected with their community as they grow older and encounter limitations, is seeking volunteers for accounting, audio visual, Eventbrite, fundraising, phone calls, program coordination, publicity, QuickBooks, research and writing, refreshments, set-up, signage, social events, Typepad, WordPress, and more.
For more information, call 424-260-6167.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Update on Beach Robbery | Will Rogers State Beach
On Sept. 13, the Post reported that a Palisadian man was robbed while swimming at Will Rogers State Beach during the afternoon of Sept. 6. An African-American male under 40 stole his car key and bag, and then took off running.
The key has now been recovered using the Tile iPhone app, which incorporates a Bluetooth tracker to locate lost items with the help of the local community.
“Unbelievable,” the man said in email correspondence with the Post. He presented the key to a local police station for fingerprints.
—TRILBY BERESFORD
Upcoming PPTFH Meeting | The Village
The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness will host a community meeting to discuss “Safety on our Beach” on Monday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. at Palisades Branch Library. Speakers include LAPD beach patrol officers Rusty Redican and Jimmy Soliman, Lifeguard Chief Erik Albertson, and Chief Deputy Director of Beaches and Harbors, Kerry Silverstrom. PPTFH encourages local Palisadians to attend and be actively involved.
—TRILBY BERESFORD
Writing Contest Awards | The Village
The Friends of the Palisades Library will host an awards ceremony for its summer writing contest on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library Community Room.
Winning stories, penned by first graders through adults with the theme Chocolate, Vanilla & Strawberry, will be performed by actors Bill Jones and Christine Kludjian.
Festivities will include an ice cream bar with flavors provided by incoming Palisades Village tenant McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Library Welcomes Guest Speaker | The Village
On Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m., surgeon and UCLA professor Nina Shapiro will give an informative talk in the community room at Palisades Branch Library, discussing how to navigate through the endless health misconceptions and medical myths that populate our culture. These ideas are featured in her new book, “HYPE: Doctor’s Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims and Bad Advice.”
—TRILBY BERESFORD
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