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2011 Holiday Lighting Contest |
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The results are in, and the winners have been
chosen for this year's annual Holiday Lighting Contest (click on
the image to the right). The winners were formally recognized at the
Anaheim City Council meeting on December 20th.
Awards were presented in the categories of Best Display Of Lights, Most
Unique,
Most Traditional,
Most Inspirational, and Best Animation.
Thank you to everyone who participated, and congratulations
to the winners!
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2010 And 2011 Galas |
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An Annual Awards Gala Banquet is held each summer, where businesses and
community-minded citizens are recognized, plaques are presented, and the
Sweepstakes Award is bestowed. The
President's Award, Sally White Award, Thelma Jordan Scholarship,
and Anaheim Unsung Heroes awards are also presented at this time.
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Special thanks to our sponsors of the 2011 Gala -
Disneyland, Pacific Western Bank, Anaheim Public Utilities,
BrookField Homes, Clean City, Oasis Treatment Center, Susan and
Stephen Faessel.
View Photos Of The
2010 Gala And View The Video Presentation Of The 2010 Award
Recipients.
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Ongoing and Upcoming Events |
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| Community Preservation Volunteer
Program |
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The City of Anaheim Community
Preservation Division has an opportunity for anyone 14 years of age and
older who is interested in volunteering to make a difference in their
neighborhoods. Our Volunteer Program offers volunteers the opportunity to
learn more about the City of Anaheim, participate in community events,
assist with our graffiti crew and/or ride-along with our officers assisting
with neighborhood prevention efforts. This program meets on a monthly basis
and provides you with hats, shirts and city vehicles for those who have a
valid driver’s license. Students have an opportunity to earn community
service hours that can be documented and submitted with their college
applications to assist with admission requirements.
If anyone is
interested in participating in the Community Preservation Volunteer Program,
please contact Senior Officer Matt Letteriello at (714) 765-4446. |
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| Green Ribbon Week - Held Each Spring |
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The City of Anaheim continues
to receive numerous complaints from citizens about the increasing amount of
graffiti and trash in their neighborhoods and along streets, alleys and
sidewalks. This graffiti and trash create blight to our neighborhoods and
potential hazards to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Many of these
problems are caused by juveniles with no understanding of the importance of
preserving their neighborhoods. Our hope is that preventative education and
training with fourth through sixth grade students will assist in reducing
future graffiti, vandalism and littering in our community.
 The Community Preservation
Division and Anaheim Beautiful, in collaboration with the Anaheim City
School District and the Magnolia School District, have agreed to establish “GREEN RIBBON WEEK” in April every
school year. The program is featured throughout the
elementary schools in the district. The purpose of this program is to focus
on removing graffiti and trash and preserving our community. We hope these
preventative measures help educate and train students to take pride in their
neighborhoods.
The City and Anaheim
Beautiful have agreed to assist in providing green ribbons and other
materials that may be necessary to promote this program. Anaheim Beautiful
recently sponsored an essay contest, and sought proposals from 4th through
6th graders to establish a logo for the program. The City of
Anaheim and Anaheim Beautiful is also assisting with staffing for special
events, and for school assemblies throughout that week to bring education
and training for preserving our community (i.e. trash pick up day, paint
outs, poster contest, etc.). The program is overseen by members of Anaheim
Beautiful, Sandra Seaton of Anaheim Code Enforcement, and Kelley
Barrett, Curriculum Specialist for the Anaheim City School District. |
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Past Events |
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| April 13, 2007 - City Of Anaheim
Tree Ceremony |
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| Anaheim's history was celebrated on April 13th, with a ceremony at the 132 year old Moreton Bay Fig Tree at 400 N. West Street. The tree
was decorated
and celebrated with Apple Cider and Champagne. |
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 The tree's age is based on an Anaheim
Gazette article from August 5th, 1926, entitled "Rubber Tree Fifty Years Of
Age". Per the article, "Previous to laying out the colony, along in 1858,
there were no trees about Anaheim except a series of scrub oak... Some of
the old-timers planted sycamore trees and later on eucalyptus trees." Also,
Harry Hanna, who came to Anaheim with his family in 1868, says that there
were no trees around Anaheim at that time, except a few sycamores, elders,
and in places clumps of willows." This means that the handful of Moreton Bay
Fig trees were planted after 1868. In fact, the article states that 4 or 5
of these trees were planted around 1876. This includes the tree on N. West
Street. "A large rubber tree on the Dwyer Ranch, on N. West Street was
frozen back by the severe frost which swept away the vineyard in [1876 or
1877]. Two shoots grew out the following spring, and one of these is now the
huge tree on the old home place, which is one of the largest rubber trees in
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 Following the celebration on West
Street, the group moved to Pearson Park, where 150 flowers and trees were
planted. The Boys & Girls Club planted flowers, and City of Anaheim
employees planted trees. |
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| Making A Difference
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