HOLMBY NEWS
March 31, 2017
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. HWPOA Board Meeting – Canceled
2. Seeking New HWPOA Board Members
3. Community Security Meeting
4. New USPS Service – Informed Delivery
5. Westwood Library – April Events
6. Earth Day State Park Clean-Up – Volunteers Needed
7. Upcoming Community Events
8. HWPOA Contact Information
1. HWPOA BOARD MEETING – CANCELED
The April HWPOA Board meeting has been canceled. The Annual Membership meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 and the next Board meeting will be on June 13.
2. SEEKING NEW HWPOA BOARD MEMBERS
Join the Board of Directors
of
Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association
The HWPOA Board is seeking Holmby Westwood residents to volunteer to serve as a Director for 1 year. We usually meet on the second Tuesday of every month except for August and December. We ask only that you be a financially current member of the Association for the past 2 years and have an interest in maintaining and improving the quality of life we have all come to know and enjoy.
You will work with many neighbors who serve on the Board, some who have served for many years. This is a way to help your community, to work with city officials and departments, to plan events, and to support the protections in place today.
The Holmby Westwood community is over 80 years old and preservation, livability, and schools are key to its residential value. Serving on our Board of Directors is a way to safeguard one of the largest investments you will make in your lifetime.
We want the next generation to be able to carry on what we have fought to protect for these many years. Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association is a highly respected association throughout the city and, with your involvement, we hope that will continue indefinitely.
Our meetings are held at Belmont Village, Wilshire at Warner Ave., 8–9:30 PM. Our committees include: Security, Traffic, Holmby Park, Architectural Supervising Committee, 4th of July event, Emergency Preparedness, Filming (in the neighborhood), WLAPD liaison and more.
Please, contact Dana Glenn, our Office Manager, and let her know that you want to join our Board. You will have an extremely worthwhile experience while giving back to a community that has remained highly desirable for many years. That did not happen accidentally. It happened with a commitment from hundreds of our neighbors over 80 years!
Send an email to hwpoa@aol.com or call (310) 470-1785 to contact Dana. The deadline for submissions is April 10. We look forward to hearing from you!!
Many thanks,
Your HWPOA Board of Directors
3. COMMUNITY SECURITY MEETING
Mark your calendars now for a Community Security Meeting on Wednesday, April 12th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM in Fellowship Hall on the second floor of Westwood United Methodist Church (northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Warner Ave.). Free parking is located next door at Belmont Village Senior Living. Enter the courtyard just west of the church and proceed to the stairs just inside the rear building.
SSA Security Group (Patrol and response) and Moore Protection (Monitoring) have been invited to make a presentation to the community by some of our HW neighbors who were previous clients in Pacific Palisades. HWPOA is not sponsoring this event. Invitations and information were mailed earlier this week.
To attend, please RSVP to info@ssa-pi.com
Questions? Call SSA Security Group at 818-773-5600 or Moore Protection at 310-540-7229
Please note, HWPOA is not associated with SSA Security or Moore Protection in any way and does not endorse or recommend any security company.
4. NEW USPS SERVICE – INFORMED DELIVERY
The USPS has a new service available called Informed Delivery. If you sign up, you can see a scan of all of your incoming mail that is expected to be delivered. That way, once your mail is delivered later in the day, you know if anything has been lost/stolen.
Users will have the option of getting an email with photos of the front of card- and letter-size mail pieces that are due to arrive that day, or a day or two later.
It might also be handy if you are expecting something important, and don’t want to have to wait until you get home to find out if the item has arrived or not.
For more information or to sign up, please click here:
USPS Informed Delivery
5. WESTWOOD LIBRARY – APRIL EVENTS
The Westwood Branch Library has a busy month of events and activities for adults, teens and children. Some of the programs include:
- Emily Dickinson: Baker & Poet
- Henna Party for Teens and Tweens
- Acting classes
- Chess for Beginners
- Knitting Club
For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here:
https://www.lapl.org/branches/westwood
6. EARTH DAY STATE PARK CLEAN-UP – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Calling all nature lovers! Volunteers are needed at 36 California state parks for the 19th Annual California State Parks Foundation Earth Day Restoration & Cleanup. The statewide event is planned for 9 am to 1 pm on Earth Day (April 22).
Earth Day event is a great opportunity for residents of the Golden State to do something meaningful for their communities, as well as the planet, by helping improve their local state parks.
Trail and road repair, campground improvements, fence and boardwalk building, tree planting, and wildlife habitat restoration are just some of the projects planned for Earth Day.
Individuals, groups or businesses interested in volunteering for the Earth Day Restoration & Cleanup should register at http://www.calparks.org/help/earth-day/ or call 1-888-98-PARKS.
7. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
L.A. Musical Salon Dinner Concert – Saturday, April 1. Join us for the finale of our 2017 Dinner-Concert Season. If you haven’t reserved yet for this last dinner-concert of the season, don’t wait another minute!
Join us for a fun, eclectic “Musical Journey” through Latin, European and original music by the effervescent AlmaNova Duo, flutist Jessica Pierce and guitarist Almer Imamovic.
We’ll be upstairs in the Sunset Room of The Bel-Air (formerly known as The Bel Air Bar & Grill) on Sepulveda Blvd. just north of Sunset Blvd., across from the Moraga on-ramp to the 405 Fwy. Download the 2017 flyer with a fillable reservation/membership form (on p. 2), at www.lamusicalsalon.org/2017Flyer .
Lawn Bowling Open House – Saturday, April 8 at 10:30 AM. This year, members of the bowling club are celebrating their 90th Anniversary at beautiful Holmby Park. As part of these special events, all HWPOA members are cordially invited for an Open House on Saturday, April 8 at 10:30 AM. Each participant will be offered three free, one hour lessons. These could be used either all on April 8, or on three different occasions. This is a healthy, fun activity for all ages.
For more information, please click here:
- Brochure – Lawn Bowling at Holmby Park
- Website – www.losangeleslawnbowling.com
Santa Monica Oceanaires (Barbershop Chorus) Spring Show – Saturday, April 8 at 2:00 PM at Paul Revere Middle School at Sunset and Allenford Ave. The Oceanaires, featuring Holmby Westwood resident, Richard Keagy, will present their Spring Show “The Love Boat”. The show will take about 2 hour plus and will include many songs you know as well as some barbershop songs that are classics.
Tickets are $15 and are tax deductible as a donation to the Santa Monica Oceanaires a 501 C3 Charitable Corporation. There is no reserved seating so it is recommended to arrive early. Tickets can be purchased from Richard Keagy by calling 310 474 3383 on line or at the door. For more information, please CLICK HERE
Spring Eggstravaganza – Saturday, April 15 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Westwood Park Rec Center. Jumpers, games, arts & crafts, face painting, Mr. Bunny and more! Egg hunts for different age groups will occur at various times. To see the complete schedule, CLICK HERE and scroll to page 4.
8. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION
HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org
Pay Membership Dues: https://squareup.com/store/hwpoa
You Are Invited . . .
- To attend our monthly Board Meetings*
- To let us know your concerns about our community and your ideas about how we might work to improve it
- To become involved in our Association.
*Board Meetings are usually held the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 pm at Belmont Village (10475 Wilshire Blvd.). Please confirm prior to attending.