New Year, New Opportunities
It is a new year and with it comes new opportunities. Like other years, CLCA is preparing for several events throughout the year with our biggest event being our Beautification Awards Program.
I recommend you do not miss the opportunity for an award. Although it sounds like a long time from now, start looking at your sites to figure which might be award worthy and begin preparing those sites for judging in May, and the Awards Banquet June 22. If you have any questions regarding the process, please feel free to contact us and we would be happy to help.
Here are additional activities scheduled for SFV this year. I hope to see you at our Dual Chapter Installation of the SFV and Channel Island boards on Thursday, January 25 at Yolanda’s Mexican Restaurant in Simi Valley. We’ll get started at 6:00 p.m. with a buffet dinner. The event is $40 per person. State President Tom Sweeney will be the Installing Officer.
Next will be a Poker Night on March 19 hosted by the CI Chapter at Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013. All area chapters are invited, and we can look forward to an evening of fun, food and poker skill. Details are still being worked out.
SFV will be hosting a Meet and Greet social event in April, as well as participating in educational events throughout the year. The first one is Landscape Photograph Basics – How to Take the Best Pictures of Your Landscapes, organized by the CI Chapter. The event will be held May 2 at Ventura Coast Brewing Company, 76 S Oak St, Ventura, CA 93001. Details TBD.
We will also be participating in the Channel Islands & Friends Fishing Trip on September 13. There will be additional events we will undertake, plus we will also be promoting attendance at CLCA State events including the Convention in Newport Beach in November.
As always if you would like to be more active in the chapter events, please feel free to reach out to us. Thank you and have a great year!
– Francisco Salazar, 2024 SFV Chapter President