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- Written by: The Salvation Army
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — With just a week left to adopt a child in need through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree partnership with Walmart, the nonprofit is urging shoppers to open their wallets and their hearts.
The Salvation Army has thousands of families signed up to receive holiday assistance across the Del Oro Division, which covers Northern California and Northern Nevada.
Those families will receive toys for their children, thanks to the generosity of strangers. You can adopt children in need for Christmas and shop online at www.myangeltree.org.
Nationwide, The Salvation Army is partnering with Walmart and Sam’s Club for the Angel Tree program. Angel Trees with tags representing real children are up now in participating stores.
To adopt a child in need, choose a tag from an Angel Tree, purchase the gifts on the tag, and return the tag and gifts to the location indicated on the tag by Dec. 15.
You can also shop online through Walmart’s registry for good. Gifts purchased online will be sent to The Salvation Army location you choose.
Local registries can also be found at www.myangeltree.org. You can also round up your purchase to The Salvation Army on Walmart.com and the Walmart App.
Angel Trees can also be found at other local businesses. Contact your local Salvation Army for details. Salvation Army locations can be found at www.gosalarmy.org.
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- Written by: Lake County Women’s Civic Club
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Women’s Civic Club was thrilled this last Friday, Dec. 3, with the return of eight of the 11 women who were with them for their first lunch/general meeting in November.
They all filled out application forms and the group is happy to welcome Susan Lucatorto, Val Schweifler, Jennifer Richardson, Monica Rosenthal, Trena Pauly, Laura Johnson, Trista Fossa and Sharon Leckbee into the club.
The group said it is always a wonderful day when they can provide funds — $240 — and food to the Lake County Gleaners and at this time of year our members go the extra mile to provide $910 in funds and toys for Toys for Tots.
The Lake County Women’s Civic Club also will be donating $150 to the Holiday Food Program being sponsored by Lake Family Resource Center in honor of members they lost over this last year: Pat Norcio, Marsha Murray and Gloria Coyne.
To wrap up their last meeting of the year, the group enjoyed an afternoon of lively Christmas caroling with the, always playful and entertaining, My Divas.
The Lake County Women’s Civic Club meets on the first Friday of every month, except July and August, at Riviera Hills Restaurant. The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. and an informative speaker at 1 p.m.
If you are interested in joining them, they are a very friendly and welcoming group. Please call Club President Helen Finch at 707-972-1807.
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The Great Holiday Light Fight is a residential holiday decorating competition.
Submit photos of your home all lit up, and fans of Downtown Clearlake will decide who has the best setup.
The deadline for entries is Dec. 15.
For more information, visit the Downtown Clearlake website.
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- Written by: Governor's Office
The new grants are part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Clean California initiative, a sweeping $1.1 billion, multiyear clean-up effort led by Caltrans to remove trash, create thousands of jobs and engage communities to transform public spaces.
“Clean California is an unprecedented investment into cleaning up our state and engaging directly in our communities to create public spaces that all Californians can take pride in,” said Gov. Newsom. “The funding is also an acknowledgement of what we all already know – it’s past time to take serious action to remove the unsightly litter on our streets and highways and in local communities. Clean California will create thousands of jobs and revitalize neighborhoods in every corner of our state.”
Clean California is a massive expansion of state and local litter abatement efforts that will remove 1.2 million cubic yards of trash from state highways each year — up from 270,000 cubic yards in 2020.
The initiative is set to generate an estimated 10,000 to 11,000 jobs over three years, including for people exiting homelessness, at-risk youth, veterans, those reentering society from incarceration, local artists and students.
The initiative complements the governor’s multi-pronged approach to combat the state’s homelessness crisis through a historic $12 billion over two years to implement bold, transformative solutions to shelter, stabilize and keep people from returning to the streets.
“Our communities and neighborhoods are weighed down by the buildup of trash and its negative impacts on our economy, environment, safety and public health,” said Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin. “These Clean California grants are designed to help communities clean up and beautify their hometowns and local streets.”
California cities, counties, transit agencies, tribal governments and other governmental entities can submit proposals of up to $5 million to beautify their communities and address trash and debris.
Among other examples, Caltrans will consider projects that remove litter on city streets, create a marker on a thoroughfare entering a town or neighborhood, beautify an area through greening or landscaping, or facilitate cultural connections and civic pride within a community.
“This is an historic opportunity to beautify public spaces in communities that are too often overlooked and to make our streets and sidewalks safer for all. I thank the Newsom Administration for working hand-in-hand with local agencies, tribes and other partners to make these transformative resources available,” said Mayor of Sacramento Darrell Steinberg.
Caltrans anticipates receiving proposals from agencies in all 58 California counties and will award approximately 200 grants to create hundreds of sustainable, green beautification and litter abatement projects statewide.
The department will match local investments and address the needs of more severely underserved communities to meet an ambitious goal of funding 300 local projects throughout California over the three-year program.
Since July, Caltrans has collected 3,800 tons of trash — enough to fill more than 70 Olympic-size swimming pools — and made more than 600 conditional job offers as part of the program.
“Clean California gives cities the resources to take meaningful action to clean and revitalize our public spaces and improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods. I thank the Governor for his leadership and partnership with local governments, non-profits and other stakeholders to beautify our communities,” said Mayor of San Jose Sam Liccardo.
The grant application period closes Feb. 1, 2022, and Caltrans will announce the grant recipients on March 1, 2022. Award recipients must complete their project by June 30, 2024.
Caltrans developed the grant guidelines with community input through public workshops on September 1 and October 7, 2021. Combined, more than 1,600 stakeholders attended the workshops, including transportation agencies and local and tribal governments.
To apply for the Clean California grants, visit https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/local-grants/workshops-milestones.