ADVISORY/LADWP and Ivanhoe Elementary School Kick-Off Formal Adoption; Ivanhoe is LADWP's 13th Adopted School; Throughout LAUSD 1000 Companies and Organizations Have Adopted Schools.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 20)

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WHEN:   Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 8:00 a.m.

WHERE:  Ivanhoe Elementary School
        2828 Herkimer Street
        Los Angeles 90039
        (Thomas Guide Page 594, Directions: Intersection of Rowena and
        Herkimer off of Glendale Blvd.)

WHAT:   Presentation of banner announcing formal adoption of school;
        City Councilmember will present congratulatory remarks;
        Students present large card, thankful poem and cheer to LADWP;
        School staff will discuss actions to take for a clean
        environment. Adoption centers on environmental awareness and
        literacy incentive projects involving LADWP employees from the
        Environmental Affairs Group and other community partners.

WHO:    Participants at event
        --  Tom LaBonge, City Councilmember
        --  Dr. Elizabeth R. Quinn, Principal
        --  Eiko Moriyama, LAUSD director of partnerships and
            Adopt-A-School
        --  LADWP staff and adopting unit
        --  Student Body
        --  Parents and community members

BACKGROUND:

        Adopt-A-School is a specialized partnership emphasizing
        employee involvement that includes reading to students, giving
        presentations to classes on a variety of subjects, and
        providing additional resources to enhance the instructional
        program. In Los Angeles more than 1000 companies, non-profit
        organizations and governmental agencies have adopted more than
        80% of LAUSD schools.

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