CRESCENTA VALLEY COUNCIL FIGHTS INSOLVENCY.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer The Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. Town Council will hold a fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. party tonight to avoid closing its office. The council is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. set up to give the residents of the unincorporated Adj. 1. unincorporated - not organized and maintained as a legal corporation unorganised, unorganized - not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" La Crescenta and Montrose communities a way to advise the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
``Right now I'd say we're at an all-time low,'' said Pat Mumbauer, vice president of the council. ``Generally we used to have several thousand dollars in our account. We were contemplating closing our office.'' In addition to covering the $150-a-month rent for the office at 2707 Foothill Blvd., the council's expenses include office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). . The group also wants to send out survey forms to learn what local residents want in land-use planning. Mumbauer said the council has asked county government for subsidies in the past, but prefers to remain independent. ``That way people here know we're working on their behalf rather than on behalf of the county,'' Mumbauer said. So the council will get aggressive about fund-raising. The fund-raiser tonight will be from 6 to 8 at the Grandview Palace Inn, 2650 Foothill Blvd. Fifteen percent of the proceeds from each dinner bill will go to the council. The event is among a series of fund-raisers the group is planning. For information, call (818) 248-9387. |
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