THE FIRST 100 DAYS

The City Year Los Angeles Team.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can bring City Year to the second largest city in the country! The first 100 days of start up have been an adventure and I’m excited to share the great progress we’ve made in bringing the best of City Year to Los Angeles and the best of LA to City Year. We are standing on the shoulders of all 17 City Year sites and 18 years of history as we continue to build City Year in the west coast.

You are receiving this e-mail because you are part of City Year Los Angeles. We want to thank you for helping us bring our shared idealism and service to LA. We look forward to working with you in this new year, and we invite you to join us in making this site a success.

- Allison Graff-Weisner, Director

SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
City Year Los Angeles Begins Service at Union Avenue Elementary

Cesar and Elden plant trees at the Mayor's Service Day.

Service Days

The women of CYLA at Midnight Mission.

City Year Los Angeles has already scheduled a number of service days for the New Year. Interested in serving with us? Contact Laura Martin at lmartin07@cityyear.org.

CITY YEAR IN LOS ANGELES
Civic Engagement

Senior Corps Members with Eric Garcetti, President of the City Council.

From Watts to Malibu to East LA, City Year Los Angeles has been on the move, introducing City Year to the residents of LA. CYLA staff and senior corps have participated in events with the new Superintendent, Mayor, the president of the LA School Board, and the president of the City Council.

City Year Los Angeles is building partnerships with USC, UCLA, Loyola Marymount, and Occidental, local high schools, and community organizations to recruit a talented and diverse founding corps. We are currently accepting applications for founding corps members! If you know any 17-24 year olds who are interested in serving for ten months to make a difference in Los Angeles, please contact us at LosAngelesRecruitment@cityyear.org.

BUILDING CHAMPIONS
The City Year Los Angeles Founding Committee

Ira Jackson, a long-time champion of City Year, visits CYLA.

• Michael Camunez
  Partner, O’Melveney & Meyers; Chair of the California Service Corps
• Paul Cummins
  Executive Director, New Visions Foundation; Founder, Crossroads & New Roads Schools
• John Emerson
  President of Personal Investment Management, Capital Guardian; Chairman and CEO, Board of Directors, The Music Center
• Eric Garcetti
  President, Los Angeles City Council
• Ben Goldhirsh
  Trustee, The Goldhirsh Foundation; Founder & CEO, GOOD Magazine and Reason Pictures
• Glenn Gritzner
  Managing Director, Sonnenschein
• Ira Jackson
  Dean, Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University
• Michelle Kydd Lee
  Executive Director, Creative Artists Agency Foundation
• Joe Nardulli
  Principal, Union Avenue Elementary School

Citizen Founders are a team of individuals who are helping to found City Year Los Angeles and making a difference in the communities of Los Angeles as a City Year team sponsor.

• Jon Neuhaus, Boston '91
  Vice President - Wealth Management, Citigroup Smith Barney
• Neerav Shah, Chicago '96
  Associate, Corporate Finance, Houlihan Lokey

For more information on how you can become a Citizen Founder, please contact Erin Ross at eross@cityyear.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS