Successful Community Softball Tournament

It's been a while since we've posted on the Cordova Towne Blog. We do most of our neighborhood communication on our e-Group and website. We'll make sure to post still though from time to time.

We had a very successful neighborhood softball tournament this past weekend (click HERE to see pictures). Thank you to so many residents who pulled together to make this happen. We appreciate Rich - our team captain, all of the players, and everyone else who handled the logistics for hosting this tournament. We also appreciate the other coaches and each team member for your time and effort.

This is a video taken during Saturday's tournament. If you wish to see more neighborhood videos, click HERE.

It was very exciting indeed to see four teams battle it out for the tournament trophy. We had teams from Anatolia, Cordova Towne/White Rock and City Hall. Congratulations to Anatolia for being crowned the tournament champion and the City of Rancho Cordova for coming in second place.

Thank you to the Rancho Cordova Post for sponsoring this wonderful event. We hope to see even more teams step forward next year (we sincerely hope to see a 2nd annual Rancho Cordova Softball Tourney). For the time being the tournament trophy will be held guarded over the next 12 months by residents in Anatolia. Next year though it will be up for grabs.

File Your Taxes for Free at FCCP

The Folsom Cordova Community Partnership is hosting an event for people to file their taxes for free. What a huge help in this economy especially!!! Per a conversation with their office, you cannot have made more than 56K in 2008 to qualify for this event. Please see the flyer and contact them for any other details. Best of luck.

Project 680 Promo Video

Here is the new Project 680 promo video to let others know about the upcoming Project 680 Community Forum on March 11th at 6:30pm (hosted at Cordova Neighborhood Church - free of charge - 10600 Coloma Rd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670). Thanks to Gary, a resident, for adding the beginning and ending titles. Feel free to post this on your own website or blog.

Project 680 - THE NEXT STEP

During the Project 680 sock drive we were asked by many residents if there was anything that could be done on a more permanent basis to support local homeless students in the FCUSD. The answer is "YES" and so a first next step coming in March is a community forum with the District Liaison for Homeless Services. We will be educated, have a Q&A time, and have discussion.

It is our hope that this forum will be a beginning toward finding simple ways to respond as a community to the problem of student homelessness. We are not looking to create enormous and time-consuming projects either, but emphases that are easy to pull-off and make sense for our schedules. We are very excited to evolve with you and see what happens next. This effort is supported by the Cordova Towne Neighborhood Association, local residents and businesses, churches, and Socks & Gloves - a homeless outreach.

Feel free also to join the Project 680 Facebook page. Spread the word about Project 680 to any locals and especially to residents of Rancho Cordova & Folsom. Thank you.

PROJECT 680 COMMUNITY FORUM - DETAILS:
- 6:30pm on Wednesday, March 11, 2009
- Any locals in surrounding cities are invited to participate
- Sorry, no childcare provided.
- We will provide light refreshments.
- RSVP if you can, but if not, just show up.
- Link to www.cordovatowne.com/project680.html
- Invite neighbors, friends, tell your church...
- The format of the meeting will be a brief presentation by FCUSD, Q&A, and discussion.
- We will meet at Cordova Neighborhood Church at 10600 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Thank you to the church for allowing us to meet in their location free of charge.

Free Foreclosure Event

If you know someone who's facing foreclosure, please tell them about the Free Mortgage Default and Foreclosure Event that SHRA (Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency) is facilitating on Monday, February 2 from 2-8 p.m., at the Jose Rizal Community Center, 7320 Florin Mall Road. Major lenders will be there to talk with their customers for the purpose of determining eligibility for loan modifications and getting the process started on the spot. Please read and share the flyer linked below. Thank you.

Download: Free Mortgage & Foreclosure Event - PDF file

In addition, see the SHRA website HERE for further resources.

Project 680 - THE FINAL COUNT

I wanted to share with you the great news that in total we collected 3,144 pairs of socks for homeless youth in the FCUSD. Great work everyone!!!! Thank you to so many who gave to this cause by donating socks, emailing a friend or co-worker, collecting socks at the office, or finding some other way to get involved. Thank you also to so many residents in Rancho Cordova (on both sides of the freeway) as well as neighboring cities too!!

A special thank you to the 13 drop-off locations:
- Carr household
- Jeppesen household
- Lundquist household
- Wiese household
- Ventress household
- Rancho Cordova Neighborhood Center (Kerry Simpson)
- Jiang household
- Towns household
- Learning Years Academy Pre-School
- Shubert household
- Cordova Neighborhood Church
- Lynch household
- Reeves household

A special thank you to the 15 organizations below for their support and generosity for this cause:
- City of Rancho Cordova employees
- Cordova Church of Christ
- Cordova Neighborhood Church
- Cordova Towne Neighborhood Association
- Grapevine Independent
- Hubbert Systems
- LP Caregiver Specialists
- Peter J. Shields Elementary School
- Mrs. Queenan's 5th Grade Class at Cordova Lane
- Rancho Cordova Post
- Rancho Cordova Women's Book Club
- Socks & Gloves
- Soroptimist Organization of Rancho Cordova
- State of CA Web Support Office
- Sunriver Neighborhood Association

A special thank you to Cordova Towne / White Rock residents:
Thank you to all residents in the White Rock area who dreamed up this project and ran with it so quickly. This all started in a conversation on our e-Group when a few residents began talking about supporting a local charity for our neighborhood Christmas event. We launched this project just over 30 days ago. And here we are 3,144 pairs of socks later. Great neighborhoods are not a thing of the past!!!!

Project 680 site:
www.cordovatowne.com/project680.html

Project 680: Channel 13 News Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jMCZFiX4tA

Project 680: Pictures
http://picasaweb.google.com/cordovatowne/Project680Christmas2008

Great work everyone!!!!
Sincerely,

Ryan Lundquist

p.s.
In a few months I hope to see a round table discussion with the Folsom Cordova District Liaison for Homeless Services about what it might look like to support local students on a more regular basis. If that is of interest to you, please let me know and I'll keep you posted.

Project 680 Video

Here is a story that Channel 13 (KOVR) came out to do on Project 680. Thank you everyone for working so hard for this effort and for advocating for local students in such a practical way. We are accepting donations through tomorrow morning, 12/17/08, at 7:45am. NOTE: If the video is not showing in your RSS, click HERE to see it directly.

TWS Properties: Suites for Lease

TWS Properties is one of our recent neighborhood association sponsors. As part of our agreement with our sponsors, we highlight their services on our blog, e-Group and website.

TWS currently has suites for lease in Rancho Cordova. If you have any contacts who are interested, please get in touch with TWS Properties. Thank you.

MEDICAL/OFFICE Suites for LEASE at 2737 Woodberry Way, Rancho Cordova 95670
RENT: $829.50 Monthly for 784 Square Feet
$943.80 Monthly for 858 Square Feet

Offices open into a pretty interior courtyard. Ideal space for a medical or general office. Current tenants include dentist and two medical clinics. Security gates locked at night. Landscaping, water and garbage provided by landlord. Tenant pays electric (PG&E). ONE MONTH FREE RENT WITH ONE YEAR LEASE OR MONTH TO MONTH

Contact: Ramona Riley at (916) 784-1818
E-mail: ramonar@tidwellcpa.com
Website: twsproperties.com

Projecty 680 - Article in The Grapevine

Check out the article in today's Grapevine Independent regarding Project 680.

Caroling / Project 680

CHRISTMAS CAROLING & PARTY: On December 13th we will be having our 2nd annual Neighborhood Christmas Caroling event along with a Neighborhood Christmas Party. This is for all ages. We will meet up at 10267 Croydon Way at 5:30pm to head out for an hour of good 'ol caroling. It would be great to travel the entire neighborhood, but due to cold weather we had to limit our route to the Western end (as decided by residents who attended the recent leadership meeting). Come on out and enjoy a festive time with a group of other residents. After our caroling we will have a Christmas Party at 10267 Croydon (7-9pm). Come to both events or just one. You are welcome to bring an appetizer or treat to share for the party, but that is not necessary by any means. This is for all residents within the White Rock area as well as anyone who participated in Project 680. Click HERE (pdf) to download a flier for more details.

PROJECT 680 - A Sock Drive for Local Kids: The FCUSD has a program in place to assist homeless students. Did you know that last year they served 680 kids within the District? Can you believe that? In our mind that is 680 too many and so we want to help out in a simple way. We asked the District Liaison for Homeless Services how we could help and she told us that new socks are a very real need for these kids. So it makes sense to do a sock drive for our local youth. We invite all residents and community members to get involved in this effort through December 13th. There are multiple neighborhoods, organizations, and local businesses participating. We are aiming to collect 680 pairs of new socks (no show ankle socks where possible) and we will do our final count at the Christmas Party on December 13th from 7-9pm. Please read more HERE and contact us with any questions. We look forward to making a difference in this small way and proving to the world that we can be generous even in difficult financial times. Thank you.