SoCal Events and Meetings - December 2011

Here's the latest update on our Southern California Chapter events and meetings for December 2011. Most Chapters have held their elections and are wrapping up the year.  Strategic planning meetings typically take place in January to develop work plans on local environmental issues, educational programs, events and fundraisers for 2012.  Contact your local chapter and ask how you can help. No time to volunteer? Join.

MEETINGS:
12/6 - Ventura - Chapter and Executive Committee (EC) - EP Foster Library - 6-8pm
12/8 - Huntington - RAP Subcommittee meeting - Fred's - 6pm
12/8 - Santa Barbara - EC meeting - Watershed Resource Bldg - 7pm
12/7 - San Diego - Planning meeting - 7pm
12/13 - South Bay - EC meeting - 12 + Highland - 7pm
12/13 - South OC - EC meeting - 7pm
12/15 - WLAM - Chapter Mixer and Annual Elections - 7pm
12/15 - Huntington - EC meeting - 6-7pm
Isla Vista - every Wed night in the Grad Lounge, UCSB - 8pm

EVENTS - CLEAN-UPs - OTHER:
12/1 - Santa Barbara - Annual Holiday Fundraiser - SOhO - 6:30pm

12/3 - Isla Vista - CalPIRG Clean-up - Manzanita Village and Del Playa - 11am
12/3 - WLAM & South Bay - Year End Volunteer Appreciation Event - 10am

12/3 - Long Beach - Termino Ave Clean-up - 9am-12pm
12/3 - San Diego - OFG Garden Assistance Program event - 9:30am-3:30pm
12/3 - San Diego - Ocean Beach Holiday Parade - look for the Tidal Wave of Plastic float!  5pm
12/4 - ONLINE - Screening of "Bag It" for $5 - Intro with Surfrider CEO - 5pm (PST)

12/4 - Long Beach - Holiday Party & Volunteer Appreciation - The Local Spot - 4-6pm
12/4 - South OC - Clean-up at Aliso Creek - 9am-2pm
12/6 - San Diego - "Bag It!" Screening - Dempsey Holder Safety Center - 7pm
12/10 - Long Beach - CleanLB Beach Clean-up at Junipero Ave - 10-11am
12/10 - Huntington - Santa Ana River Jetties Clean-up - 8am-Noon
12/11 - South OC - Clean-up at Aliso Creek - 9am-2pm
12/15 - A Day Without A Bag - various events and locations throughout SoCal

Santa Barbara volunteers from last year's Day Without A Bag (2010)

 12/17 - Long Beach - Granada Beach 30 min. Clean-up - 1 Granada Ave - 10-10:30am
12/24 - Long Beach - Fisher-Price Beach Clean-up - 3100 Ocean Blvd - 10-10:30am

2012 Strategic Planning Meetings
help outline "how" you are going to
succeed in your environmental work.

Strategic Planning Meetings:
11/16 - Newport Beach (DONE)
12/7 - San Diego
1/21 - Ventura
1/28 - South Orange County
TBD - Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, West LA/Malibu, South Bay, Long Beach, Huntington/Seal Beach

TBA - 2012 Surfrider Foundation Super Summit!