For 6 weeks this summer, Big Sunday will host fun and easy-to-do activities that will help a different group. We’ll meet at the Big Sunday offices (6111 Melrose in L.A.) each Thursday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. First up, on July 11: Making games for ailing kids with cancer at Cedars-Sinai. All ages are welcome (and needed)! A light breakfast (what, you thought we wouldn’t feed you?) and any hands-on training will be provided. Thursday Mornings on Melrose will run every Thursday from July 11th until August 15th. To help out, or for more details, contact Lindsey at [email protected].
Last week, we went to White Point Nature Preserve. I would recommend the outing -- the ranger at the nature preserve is very friendly and knowledgeable, and the views are beautiful -- but I highly recommend that unless you live in Long Beach, San Pedro, or Palos Verdes, you pair up White Point with another activity in the area in order to make the drive worthwhile. The longest hiking trail is still only 0.8 miles long, and the nature center is smallish, even though its packed with stuff. Great outings to pair up with would be Point Fermin, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, kite flying by the Korean Friendship Bell, or the Marine Mammal Care Center.
Today, I went to Roxbury Park for the first time in a few weeks and discovered that the community center, basketball courts, and the adjacent parking have been demolished so construction can begin on the improved facilities. At the moment, the parking along the alley is also closed off. The playgrounds, baseball field, and tennis facilities are all still open, though. Look for parking at the meters along Roxbury. Finally, several people wanted to know about places to volunteer with their kids. I just learned that Big Sunday, which organizes volunteering opportunities on Sundays, now hosts "Thursday Mornings on Melrose." From the Big Sunday website: For 6 weeks this summer, Big Sunday will host fun and easy-to-do activities that will help a different group. We’ll meet at the Big Sunday offices (6111 Melrose in L.A.) each Thursday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. First up, on July 11: Making games for ailing kids with cancer at Cedars-Sinai. All ages are welcome (and needed)! A light breakfast (what, you thought we wouldn’t feed you?) and any hands-on training will be provided. Thursday Mornings on Melrose will run every Thursday from July 11th until August 15th. To help out, or for more details, contact Lindsey at [email protected]. Hope these tips are useful!
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My husband and I have noticed lately that if we drive more than an hour to go on an outing, we expect to spend more than an hour in that neighborhood before returning home. If the fun at our destination runs out in less time than it took to get there, it's hard not to be disappointed.
If you combine points of interest that are close to each other into a single trip, you can spend more time having fun and less time in the van. Winning pairs we have discovered: 1) SYLMAR: the Nethercutt and the L.A. city pool 5 minutes away (has a really great shower/splashpad/kid area) 2) SAN PEDRO: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and the Pt. Fermin Lighthouse. Check the website for tour days and hours. You could also match kite flying by the Korean Friendship Bell with either of those destinations. 3) NEWPORT BEACH: West Newport Park (and beach) in Newport Beach with the Environmental Nature Center of Newport Beach. 4) VENICE BEACH: before 11 a.m. on Fridays, you can combine walking the canals and visiting the Linney Canal Park there with the Farmer's Market directly north. 5) OXNARD: you could combine the beach with the Gullwings Museum, the Maritime Museum of Ventura County (which recently moved and is free the third Thursday of every month) or the Carnegie Museum of Art or the McGrath Family Farm. Pinnipeds are aquatic mammals such as sea lions, seals, otters, and walruses. At the Marine Mammal Care Center, volunteers care for injured pinnipeds. If you visit, you can see these animals and learn about them and their environment. Kids will develop empathy, as well. The site is located in San Pedro, which makes it convenient to pair up with the Pt. Fermin Lighthouse, the Cabrillo Aquarium, or the like.
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