The organizers behind the dodgeball league known as the Eagle Rock Yacht Club have not only been preparing for the upcoming season but also on forming a nonprofit corporation. Operating as a tax- exempt group would put the league in a better position to support the Glassell Park and Eagle Rock recreation center where it plays. An email from the league provides some details:
“We’ve also just become a non-profit, so, part of the money that comes in from registration goes right back into each rec center we play through volunteering, supplies and cash donations.”
The league is now signing up players for the season that begins Sept. 15 at the Eagle Rock Recreation Center. Every game will be followed by drinks at the Verdugo bar in Glassell Park. Once all the federal paperwork is completed, Eagle Rock Yacht Club players will be able to deduct part or all of their registration fee – but not their bar tab – from their taxes.
Photo from Eagle Rock Yacht Club Facebook page
View of Pagoda Place/Photo courtesy of the Montecito Heights Improvement Assn.
Getting old is fashionable – at least for neighborhoods. Atwater Village celebrated its centennial last month. Eagle Rock is planning ahead for next year. This weekend, it’s Montecito Heights’ turn to celebrate its 100th birthday, with the Montecito Heights Improvement Assoc. teaming up with the Montecito Heights Recreation & Senior Center for a day-long event on Saturday. The steep hills of Montecito Heights were what attracted developers and residents to establish the community a center ago, according to a brief history provided by resident Jana Fain. Here is how the community was sold to residents seeking dramatic city views:
“Montecito is the most superbly situated residential property in or about Los Angeles. It is located in the northern part of the original city limits, on graceful rolling hills, as the name ‘Montecito’ (small mountain) implies. The unusual elevation, which ranges from 450 to 800 feet, assures purity of air and freedom from smoke, dust and noise of the city – and affords one of the most magnificent and forever unobstructible views to be had in Southern California.”
* Update: Don’t forget Hermon. A Hermon history buff wants to remind readers that Hermon is also part of the centennial club, having having celebrated its 100th birthday in 2003.
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