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'Tis the Season!

Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony

City Hall Perkins Plaza
613 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206
December 1, 2022
6:00 p.m.

Join us for the annual lighting of the City Hall tree, special performances, and a visit from Santa!

In case of rain, the event may be cancelled. For more information, please call (818) 548-2000, or email [email protected]. 

Cram-A-Classic Toy Drive

During Holiday Tree Lighting Event
613 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206
December 1, 2022
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Glendale Fire Department, ABC 7, and Community Services & Parks invite you to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Holiday Tree Lighting event. Help us cram our classic fire truck with toys! Glendale Firefighters will collect and distribute toys to the underserved children in our community. The children depend on the generosity of our community.

In case of rain, the event may be cancelled. For more information, please call (818) 548-2000, or email [email protected].

Tree Lighting and Toy Drive Flyer

Fiesta de las Luminarias

Casa Adobe de San Rafael
1330 Dorothy Dr., Glendale, CA 91202
December 10, 2022
5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Glendale Beautiful invites you to see the historic Casa Adobe de San Rafael on December 10 surrounded in candlelight for the Fiesta de Las Luminarias.

Throughout the year, volunteer members of Glendale Beautiful, a local non-profit dedicated to keeping our city beautiful and  preserving our early California history, host an open house at the historic Casa Abode de San Rafael from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the 1st Sunday of each month.  Information describing the Casa in Armenian, English, and Spanish is available, and docents can answer questions and share other historical background during the open house.

The historic casa was built for Tomas and Maria Sanchez from adobe bricks made on site. The home was completed in 1871 and is furnished in late 19th-century style.   Casa Adobe is California Landmark #235, and is Glendale Register of Historic Resources #3.  There is a suggested donation of $2.00 per person to help Glendale Beautiful care for the Casa.  

Holiday Tea & Martial Arts Day

Shoseian Teahouse in Brand Park
1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201
December 18, 2022
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Join the Friends of Shoseian for their annual holiday celebration! This year, they will have 3 tea ceremonies, martial arts demonstrations, music and a sale of Japanese cultural arts, such as kimono and dolls. They will be selling Japanese sweets from Fugetsu-Do, so don’t forget to bring your picnic for a family-fun day in the Friendship Garden!

Tea ceremonies require reservations, which can be made by clicking HERE.

10:00 am: Tea Ceremony Seating 1
11:00 am: Katori Shinto Ryu Demonstration
11:30 am: Tea Ceremony Seating 2
12:20 pm: Aikido Demonstration
12:45 pm: Karate Demonstration
1:15 pm: Tea Ceremony Seating 3

DJ Yui Sensational will be providing music throughout the day.

Garden Entry: Free
Tea Ceremony: $20 per person

Visit www.glendaleteahouse.org for more information.  Please RSVP to: [email protected] by December 15.

Holiday Tea & Martial Arts Day Flyer

From Landfill to Parkland:
Share your Ideas for Developing a NEW Park at Scholl Canyon!

Joe Bridges Clubhouse at Glenoaks Park
2531 E. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91206
December 7, 2022
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Share your input on what elements and amenities to incorporate in the planning process of reimagining the Scholl Canyon Landfill for recreation use after its closure.

Call (818) 548-2000, or email [email protected] for questions or more information.

Flyer in English, Armenian and Spanish

Notice of Availability 2023–2024
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds

The City of Glendale will begin accepting applications for eligible projects to receive funding for FY 2023-2024 for CDBG Public Social Services and Capital Improvement Projects beginning November 18, 2022.  Application packets will be posted on the City’s website at www.glendaleca.gov/CDBG on November 16, 2022 and are due on/by Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 5:00 pm.  The City of Glendale anticipates allocating an estimated $1,000,000 to eligible projects.

Questions regarding this RFP should be directed to Maggie Kavarian, Community Services Manager at (818) 548-3715 or via email at [email protected]

Winter Break Camps

December 27 - 30, 2022 (Tuesday - Friday)
January 3 - 6, 2023 (Tuesday - Friday)
Registration Now Open

Need child care during winter break? Sign up your 6-14 year-olds for one of our Winter Break Camps at the park. The camps will provide an opportunity for children to play, discover, learn, and interact. Campers will engage in food activities, science experiments, arts & crafts, individual sports, dance, and more! Basketball specialty camps will also be available. Please visit www.glendaleca.gov/daycamps for more information.

Day Camp Information

Homeless Action Plan Workshops

The City of Glendale invites you to attend our upcoming strategic planning sessions to help inform our Homelessness Action Plan!

Our goal is to engage and empower the larger Glendale community to help inform comprehensive solutions that prevent and reduce homelessness by addressing housing challenges and providing targeted services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

The Glendale Homelessness Action Plan will:

- Articulate clear vision, mission, and values citywide and across city departments;
- Establish measurable goals, strategies and an actionable timeline;
- Identify strengths, challenges, opportunities and threats to our collective work; and
- Address equity issues by ensuring that programs and services are developed and provided through an equity lens

Below is the remaining meeting schedule and an overview of topics to be discussed at each meeting. Please note that to accommodate as many stakeholders as possible, the meetings are provided in-person and virtually (online) and you're invited and encouraged to attend all meetings:

- January 10, 2023 In-Person Meeting (6pm - 8pm): Final recommendations to be presented to and approved by the Glendale Continuum of Care Board and City Council.

If you'd like to RSVP for the following virtual (online) meetings, visit this link:

- December 6, 2022 Virtual (Online) Meeting (6pm - 8pm): Strategies to achieve goals and objectives.

The City of Glendale and its Continuum of Care look forward to your participation and feedback at the upcoming Homelessness Action Plan strategic planning sessions!

Flyer

Click Here to view the City Of Glendale Community Services And Parks Newsletter - December 2022