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The Winnetka Neighborhood Council gave $2,500 to buy dictionaries, encyclopedias and books for the Multicultural Learning Center, located at 7510 DeSoto in Winnetka.

The center is a public charter school within the L.A. Unified School District that serves approximately 250 children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade.

A main component of its program is that is holds classes in both English and Spanish.

For more more information about the Winnetka Neighborhood Council, visit www.winnetkanc.com.

The Winnetka Neighborhood Council's events committee is gearing up to sponsor Family Cultural Earth Day, in cooperation with the Valley Cultural Center, from 2-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, in Warner Center Park on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, south of Califa Street, in Woodland Hills.

The event, which will feature musician BJ Thomas, is designed to bring residents and businesses together to have fun and learn about energy conservation that can help the environment and save money.

The event will feature businesses and organizations from the greater Los Angeles area, live entertainment/music, food, games, gifts, prizes and guest speakers.

It will showcase the latest products and ideas to consumers that promote energy conservation such as energy efficient lighting, solar and alternative power systems, irrigation systems, energy efficient appliances, windows, doors and air conditioning/heating systems. Fuel efficient and alternative fuel vehicles, waste disposal systems and other ways to save money will be featured.

To feature your business, please contact TJ Martens 818-772-9275.

BJ Thomas, the artist known for "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling," will peform at 6 p.m.

The Greenbike™ will have a celebrity Greenbike ride, which will end at Warner Center Park. After they finish, all participating celebrities will sign one bike, which will be raffled during the afternoon.

The Mayor's office is planning to donate 100 one-gallon trees to give away. The neighborhood council plans to provide fans as giveaways.

The Los Angeles Unified School District will hold a meeting about a new elementary school planned for the Sutter Middle School campus from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will be held in the auditorium of Sutter Middle School, 7335 N. Lubao Ave., Winnetka.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss construction time frames, possible inconveniences and who to contact for assistance.

A ground-breaking ceremony for the new school will be held at 1 p.m Wednesday, June 4, at the school site. The event will be open to the public.

For more information, visit www.winnetkanc.com.

In the recent Winnetka Neighborhood Council election, there were 11 declared candidates and one write-in candidate vying for four seats.

More than 160 stakeholders voted in the election, which was held at Canoga Park Bowl.

The four candidates receiving the most votes were Jozef T. Essavi with 93 votes, J.J. Popowich Jr. with 72 votes, MaryAnn Smiley with 63 votes and Erick Lace with 51 votes.

The Winnetka Neighborhood Council is helping some local schools deal with a shortage of books. It recently allocated $2,200 to buy books at the following elementary schools: Fulbright, Limeric, Sunnybrae and Winnetka.

Also, the council a few months ago donated $2,500 to Sunnybrae Elementary to make improvements to its lunch area and student garden.