Happy Holidays from the LCD Team!

Wishing you lots of love, joy & happiness during this Holiday Season!

Thank you to our clients, vendors, and sub-contractors for making 2018 a great year! We can't wait to see what 2019 has in store. 

Peace & Love,

The LCD Team

December Giving

For our December giving, in support of the Torrance Salvation Army, the LCD team helped fulfill Christmas wishes of children in need through the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. A holiday program designed to gather gifts to assist families who are in crisis as a result of medical issues, unemployment, homelessness, or other difficult circumstances. We hope they like their presents!

For more information about the Angel Tree click the image.

Happy Thanksgiving!

November Giving

For our November giving, the LCD Team wrote letters of thanks to our service members for everything they do and have done for our country. With the help of A Million Thanks, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the U.S. military, our letters will be sent to service members in time for the Holidays.

For more information about A million Thanks and where to find the closest drop-off station near you, click the image below.

Photo: A Million Thanks

'A Million Thanks' letters, by the LCD Team.

The Art of DIY: Halloween No-Carve Pumpkins

The LCD Team's No-Carve Pumpkins were featured in the October Issue of Lunada Bay Living Magazine! This oldie but goodie DIY project is sure to bring the Halloween fun to your Trick-or-Treat party. It's a great activity to partake in in-between visits from Trick-or-Treaters'. Read the full article by clicking the image below.

October Giving

For our October giving, the LCD team donated Halloween candy to Operation Gratitude, an organization who gathers and ships sweet treats to deployed troops, Veterans & First Responders. The nearest drop off location was right in our backyard at Michael Hopkins DBA Beachfront Dentistry in Riviera Village. If this is a giving you'd like to participate in, please call Michael Hopkins DBA Beachfront Dentistry at (310) 378-9241 for drop off days/times or find the nearest drop off station to you by clicking here.

Photos: Operation Gratitude Website

DIY Pumpkin Spice Soap!

Autumn is here and what better way to get into the spirit of the season than with a Fall inspired DIY project! With Autumn being our favorite season, the LCD Team got together to create a fun filled memento on our Team Building Day, pumpkin spice soap! This recipe is fast, easy and fun, and a perfect gift for yourself or friends. See the recipe here, and scroll below to see photos of the LCD Team’s unique wrapping designs for each soap!

The LCD Team excited to start the Fall inspired DIY project!

Supplies needed to create pumpkin spice soap: Soap base (we used shea butter), pumpkin spice, body dyes (not food dye), soap molds, scissors, twine, tape and an array of colored papers, stickers and markers to decorate each soap.

First step is to cut your soap base into cubes, place into a handheld glass measuring cup, and microwave in 30 second increments until melted and smooth.

Final step, once your soap has hardened in the soap molds, they’re ready to be popped out and decorated! See below for decorating inspiration by the LCD Team. 

Your friends and family are sure to love these Fall inspired soaps! Just add an extra strip of paper for a contrast against the background paper, adorn the wrapping with pumpkins, leaves or candy corn, then finish off with a twine bow! 

The Art of Giving with Ride to Fly

One of LCD’s most memorable events this year was a volunteer day with Ride to Fly, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing therapeutic horseback riding to children and adults with disabilities in a safe, nurturing environment. Ride to Fly is a wonderful organization, in the heart of the South Bay, with a dedicated team doing great work for the community.

To learn more about what they do and how they are contributing to the community, read Jane Biggeln’s latest article in the Lunada Bay Living Magazine, by clicking the article below.

The LCD Team with Gail, Ride To Fly’s Executive Director.

September Giving

For our Sept giving, the LCD team donated household items to Habitat for Humanity's Restore in Torrance.

For more information about Habitat for Humanity's Restore, click the image below.

Photo: Habitat for Humanity 

August Giving

For our August giving, one of the members of the LCD Team, donated his hair to Children With Hair Loss. This non-profit organization provides children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss with human hair at no cost. Each year, the number of requests increases and with the support of each donor, they can continue to help more children in the future. Click here to learn how you can donate to Children With Hair Loss and/or scroll below for before and after photos of the process for hair donation!

Chelcie & Lauren were excited to help cut Chase’s hair, then quickly realized this should be left to a professional – So, Chase was off to Salon H by Hala!

Thank you, Hala, for helping us cut Chase’s locks and getting them ready to ship out!

And thank you Chase for being such a good sport and donating your lovely locks! Wish we could see the child or young adult’s face when they receive this beautiful gift!

The Beautify Lunada Bay Pilot is Complete!

As a part of the Beautify Lunada Bay Steering Committee, we are happy to announce the completion of the BLB Pilot project! 

The project was broken into two phases: Phase 1a, which installed trails and native plants on the north side of the Lunada Bay canyon, and Phase 1b, which upgraded the south side across from the Lunada Bay Elementary School. 

This project wouldn't have been complete without the help of everyone below:

• Local students & volunteers.
• Funding from donors.
• Grants from National Geographic, the South Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, the Lunada Bay Elementary School PTA, and the Palos Verdes Homes Association.
• Donations of stones, boulders, mulch and water by the City of Palos Verdes Estates.
• Project management and volunteer coordination assistance by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.

Each phase began with the initial groundbreaking, installation of the main irrigation system, placing stone borders, installing the decomposed granite (DG) trail bed, and planting locally-native plants grown for the project by the PVPLC.

Make sure to drive by, walk the trails, sit on a boulder, and enjoy the drought-tolerant native plants that are now blooming!

See below for before, during and after photos of the BLB Pilot project:

Phase 1a - North Side

An official groundbreaking, of Phase 1a, was held on November 6, 2017.

Installation of water irrigation system, stone paths, DG, native plants and mulch were all complete by January 6, 2018.

Phase 1a complete with blooming native drought tolerant plants!

Phase 1b - South Side

Phase 1b before work began.

On April 16,2018 work officially began on Phase 1b with light grading of the area.

Phase 1b complete with outdoor classrooms for the Lunada Bay Elementary students to enjoy!