SORO Neighborhood Council and Watch

Neighborhood Watch Falls within SORO NC Zone 10

The South Robertson Neighborhoods Council (SORO NC) was chartered on August 13, 2002 as 40th Council within the City of Los Angeles's Neighborhood Council system. The NC system was created in 1999 to allow those who live, work, volunteer, learn, or worship in a particular neighborhood—stakeholders—an opportunity to have a voice in community and city decisions. Each of the 96 neighborhood councils is currently funded with $42,000 yearly by the City.

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Hamilton learning garden

Paid for with a generous grant from the South Robertson Neighborhoods Council and a City of Los Angeles Beautification Grant, the Hami Learning Garden on the campus of Hamilton High School is run by Paula Waxman, Garden Manager and George Pessin, Master Gardener.

The design of the garden includes Califormia native plants, herbs, vegetables, succulents, and donated decorative plants. It is run communally, with students and neighbors all working the same plots together and sharing the harvest rather than each volunteer having their own plot. Whatever harvest remains is taken to two local food banks: the SOVA Food Pantry on Pico and St. Augustines Food Bank in Culver City.

The Learning Garden is supported by the Hamilton Student Environmental Club, Nevians, Key Club, and Garden Club and barring bad weather, open to the public two days per week. The program also provides consulting support for additional garden projects in our local elementary schools.

A Master Gardener teaches classes in the garden to the neighbors on subjects like backyard gardening and composting. The students learn everything from issues facing the environment to biology and botany. The Garden also gives science teachers an opportunity to teach soil chemistry and plant physiology first-hand.

And art students use the space as a beautiful place of inspiration.

For current garden hours and to learn how to volunteer, contact Paula Waxman at hamigarden@gmail.com.

Corning villas property management

Property Manager:
Ara Amirkhanian, CMCA, AMS
Community Manager
Ross Morgan & Company, Inc., AAMC®
15315 Magnolia Blvd., Suite 212, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Office | (818) 907-6622 ext. 226    
ara@rossmorganco.com
rossmorganco.com

SORO School mentors program

In 2007, the SORO NC Education committee started the SCATCH (Shenandoah Caring Adults Teaching Children How) mentoring program at Shenandoah Elementary School, which paired an adult mentor with a 4th or 5th grade student who needed help with math, reading, or both. Starting in the fall, each mentor meets once a week with his or her assigned student and spends an hour reading aloud, reviewing homework, doing math problems, playing language games or other activities the mentor feels may help the student.

So far, the program has been very successful, but there is a great need for more mentors. Each year, there is a waiting list of students hoping to be paired with a caring adult, but without a sufficient number of volunteers, many of these students go through the year unable to receive the tutoring they need. If you would like to make a real difference with a child in our community, please sign up for this worthwhile program.