Oh what a night! The Residents of Beverly Glen 2011 Holiday Party was a great success! The DLRCC was packed to the gills with residents old and new alike. Glenites and their Families enjoyed the festivities well beyond the scheduled 2 hour time frame. The success was thanks to the strong sense of community that we all share as Residents in our small 650 home hamlet.

Our local Businesses were extremely generous with donations this year. Joe Rosa from the Beverly Glen Market provided us with a scrumptious turkey. Fabrocini’s spoiled us with a fabulous pasta dish. Beverly Glen Deli donated a very generous deli platter and Tino from Mulholland Grill prepared delicious pasta. The Glen market donated the beverages and Steven Foonberg of Beverly Glen Realty continued the long tradition of supplying ample wine. We, as a community, can show our appreciation by continuing to utilize the services that our local businesses provide.

Jadon Gershon did an awesome job manning the DJ booth and Heidi Miller’s efforts were much appreciated entertaining the children at the very well-attended cookie and cupcake decorating table. I also want to thank our dear Hildreth Simmons who donated many of the holiday decorations. The afternoon set-up and decorating was made so smooth by the assistance and talent of fellow Beverly Glen Realty agent Michelle Vannoy.

A heartfelt Thank you to everyone who came early and stayed late; you made this party a success. Last but not least, a special thanks to Elke for her presence and her kind words of encouragement. It couldn’t have happened without all of us working together. I knew when my husband and I found Beverly Glen four years ago that it was magical and it truly is.

I look forward to planning the next event!

Sharalee Flesche
Social Chair
ROBG

Hello Neighbors!

Our community has been redistricted and will soon be represented by Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, after the June, 2012 election.  In addition to our current Assemblyman, Mike Feuer, joining us at our Annual Meeting on October 9th, Assemblywoman Butler will come to meet her new constituents!

On a personal note, I have known Betsy for many years and she is wonderful.  I am thrilled that we will soon be represented in Sacramento by this smart and passionate woman.  You can learn more about her here:

http://asmdc.org/members/a53/

We will also have various special guests from our local police, fire and California Highway Patrol, if you have any law enforcement-related questions.

See you at the Annual Meeting!!

Evelyn Alexander
Traffic Committee Chair

p.s. for more information about the Annual Meeting, take a look at this post:
http://beverlyglen.org/2011/09/21/glen-residents-annual-meeting-sunday-oct-9-3-5-pm-ldrcc/

The Fair on Sunday June 12 has openings –  let’s not have the “Oldtimers” do everything all the time.  Do you like people, are organized? That is all it takes.

Food Coordinator (you don’t actually have to cook, just coordinate volunteers) and Set-Up/Clean-Up Boss (everybody will chip in!). call or email me – Elke, 818.448-0277 social@beverlyglen.org.  The food coordinator arranges for people to call for contributions, arranges for things that get bought to be purchased, schedules the volunteers for the day. The Set-up/Clean-up Boss coordinates the volunteers and pick-ups (all are available) to bring the various elements to the yard, set them up and take ’em back afterwards.

Hello Glenites

We hope to see you tomorrow at our annual

Glen Garden Walk, Sunday, April 17 at 2 pm.

The weather forecast for tomorrow is a high of 72 degrees so it will be pleasant.
Thank you to our generous garden hosts Todd Clark and Jama Laurent, Ron Rosenblatt, Barton Phelps and Karen Simonson, and David May and our Guest Presenter Anne Phillips of www.GoGreenGardeners@aol.com

Meet for refreshments at the Les & Dorothy River Community Center (LDRCC),
10409 Scenario Lane, corner of Beverly Glen Place, behind the former 4 Oaks and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Two gardens require driving, we encourage carpooling and there will be a van available.
You may need to park on Beverly Glen Blvd. and walk to the properties as the lanes cannot accommodate many cars.
You may view a satelite map of last year’s itinerary by clicking here <http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108390308703066499366.000483e98c8ed0a0f7224&ll=34.111201,-118.445148&spn=0.016558,0.038581&t=h&z=15> .
This year, instead of the Oletha LN garden, we have an additional one on Seabury Ln.

Coffee and refreshments will be available at check-in.
If you haven’t paid dues for 2010, please bring cash or a check to renew your annual membership
<http://beverlyglen.org/membership/why-join/> .
The event is free to current members, their children and guests. $5 per non-member adult.
A handout with map will be available at check-in.

2 pm Start @ LDRCC  10406 Scenario Ln.

Gardens:

10425 Seabury Lane
Ron Rosenblatt – A garden of fruit trees, blueberries, blackberries, rainbarrels.

2225 Beverly Glen Place
Todd Clark and Jama Laurent- the ‘Conservancy Garden’, overflowing with blossoms – a presentation about organic gardening with lots of information will be given here by Guest Presenter Anne Phillips of www.GoGreenGardeners@aol.com.

10256 Lelia Lane
Barton Phelps & Karen Simonson
Arroyo House ~ Vineyards and Gardens
Framed by ridges and steep, chaparral-covered slopes, bridging a watercourse that merges with nature is Arroyo House, an architectural gem, conceived by UCLA architecture professor, Barton Phelps, and his wife, attorney Karen Simonson with a garden court set in a grove of native oaks.  Paths from the house pass by the streambed through a redwood grove then ramp to a grass parterre riveted by vineyard terraces. Rising in steps toward the ridge, three giardini segreti frame secret views down and across the arroyo.

2519 Perdido Lane
David Scott May
Orchards and Hike to Overlook of Stone Canyon Reservoir
At the top of the steep Perdido Lane David will be the guide through his orchards of a great variety of fruit trees. He will give a brief presentation on what does well,  and some on care, pruning, harvesting. The first part of the walk is mild and mostly level, covering about one acre of meadows, orchards and cactus.  For those interested David will guide the adventurous on a 15-minute walk each way to the top of the ridge overlooking the Stone Canyon Reservoir, wear good walking shoes, sunscreen, a hat and bring your binoculars or a camera, as on a clear day you can see Catalina Island.  Children are welcome but need to be able to walk up some steep trails.  Park on Beverly Glen Blvd. near Perdido or on lower Perdido.

See you tomorrow!

Elke Heitmeyer, Social Chair
Residents of Beverly Glen
Cell 1(818)448-0277

2011 Beverly Glen Fair
Sunday, June 12th
Noon – 5pm

Share your talents and/or sell your ares…all hand-made.  We are hoping for everything from fine arts, to plants, to your special hobby, to massages.  There will be Exhibit space with our artists in “Gallery Row” and space for your tables and displays on the Place.  All ages are invited.

Below is a registration from that can be completed and sent back to RoBG.  Please contact us if you have questions.  We are looking forward to a wonderful 51st Glen Fair.  If you know of others who would be interested in participation, please pass the information on to them.

2011 Glen Fair Arts and Crafts Application

Hope to see you at the Fair!

Rhoda Holabird
rholabird@roadrunner.com

For all those anxious about what to get for the holidays, Playgroup and RoBG have worked together to make it easy, convenient and fast.

As part of a fundraiser for Playgroup, they sell gift cards to all sorts of merchants and receive a percentage of gift cards sold.  For everyday purchases such as Starbucks, Whole Foods, California Pizza Kitchen to holiday time purchases such as American Airlines, Hilton and Marriott.

Best part, it doesn’t cost you anything more than what you purchase in gift cards.  If you buy $25 Starbucks card, you get $25 worth of stuff at Starbucks (that is at least one day of coffee :-).  The merchant (Starbucks) then donates 9% to Playgroup (or $2.25), for doing nothing more than purchasing a gift card to use for everyday purchases.  Each merchant’s donation is different but you get every dollar you purchase in gift cards at the merchant/store, costs you nothing more to help Playgroup.

As a long time and important part of our community, Playgroup is a unique asset and like any non-profit, struggles to provide high quality education and reasonable prices.  Fundraising like this is a key part of ensuring it can purchase new books, chairs and other items to help our children develop and grow.

There are lots and lots of choices, for just about any purchase you do, you can get a gift card.  Playgroup will be at the Holiday Party on Sunday, they will have the following gift cards on hand:

• Starbucks,
• Whole Foods,
• Gap,
• Shutterfly,
• Jamba Juice,
• Restoration Hardware,
• Ruth’s Chris

Additionally, Playgroup can take orders from any of the following merchants and deliver them to you by December 13th, in plenty of time for the holidays.

Playgroup Gift Card Merchant List

For those who want to search online, you can visit the website by clicking here:

Online Merchant List

Only takes a few minutes, think of any gifts, everyday purchases or even special purchases, by using your purchasing power for everything you spend money on, you can help Playgroup raise money.

 Glen Holiday Party for the whole Family
Glen Kids are preparing special fun with music, games and prizes for the GLEN Party on Sunday December 5 @ 5pm at the Les and Dorothy River Community Center @ 14409 Scenario LN.
A Gathering for young and old. –
The adults can enjoy Glen comradery with homemade Chilies, and other delicious Glen foods (Glen cooks or shoppers, please come forward) and desserts as well as wines. Please contact your host, Elke, if you can bring something for the buffet! We still have openings!
Come chat with your neighbors, old and new, enjoy your wonderful community – we might even drum up a Jingle Bells! If you can contribute anything, a quiche or a pie, fingerfoods, cookies, anything, please email social@beverlyglen.org or call Elke @ 818.448-0277
You will have an opportunity to strengthen the community by renewing your Glen membership. The holiday party will be the first benefit you receive from your membership.

Glen Holiday Party
Sunday December 5 @ 5pm
LDRCC @ 10409 Scenario LN

 Ring in the holidays at a joyful Gathering for young and old.
There are several activities organized for kids of various age groups in the yard – bring a jacket – and the adults can enjoy Glen comradery with homemade Chilis, and other delicious Glen foods and desserts a swell as wines.
Come chat with your neighbors, old and new, enjoy your wonderful community – we might even drum up a Jingle Bells! If you can contribute anything, a quiche or a pie, fingerfoods, cookies, anything , please email social@beverlyglen.org or call Elke @ 818.448-0277.
You will have an opportunity to strengthen the community by renewing your Glen membership. The holiday party will be the first benefit you receive from your membership.

Hot off the presses, here are the proposed changes to the By-Laws of Residents of Beverly Glen, Inc. that were last updated in 1994:

ROBG By Laws – Proposed Amendments October 2010

As you can see, the Board took on an effort to amend the by-laws for purposes of more accurately describing how the Board conducts business currently as well as establish good foundations for future years.

Please review the proposed changes, if you have any questions, please email Gillian Rose (hillside@beverlyglen.org) or Ramin Kolahi (babcnc@bevelryglen.org).

Lastly, don’t forget the Annual Meeting this Saturday, 4pm at the community center.

ATTENTION ALL GLEN RESIDENTS!

Residents of Beverly Glen, Inc. (RoBG) will be having its Annual Meeting this Saturday at the Les and Dorothy River Community Center (10409 Scenario Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90077) starting at 4:00pm.  As with each Annual Meeting, we’ll have honored guests from our Councilperson’s office to our hard working folks at LAPD and LAFD.

Please make sure you can attend, we’ll be voting in our 2010-2011 Board members listed, which can be found on our website by clicking here:

2010-2011 Board of Directors

Additionally, we will be discussing and voting on proposed amendment changes to the current by-laws of RoBG from 1994 to reflect the way the Board operates currently and to provide a framework for the Board in the future.  The proposed amendments will be available on our website shortly.

If you are not a current member, you can join or renew at the meeting and be able to vote at the meeting, remember, if you join or renew now, you will get membership in 2010 and through 2011.  To check if you are a current member, please visit our Membership page.

As always, we can always use help with the event, if you have a few minutes and can help, please email social@beverlyglen.org

For any questions regarding the proposed business at the Annual Meeting or to put your name on the slate for any position, especially vacant ones, please email president@beverlyglen.org.