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The Ladera Ranch Community Services (LARCS) Board of Directors is preparing to welcome two new Board members. Three Ladera Ranch residents are eager to fill the two open positions: Matthew Cordry, Jason Glass and Stephanie Ramsey. The LARCS Selection Meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 12 at Covenant Hills Village Club to select the two candidates.

To provide residents with an opportunity to become more familiar with the candidates, Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corporation (LARMAC) will host a “Meet the Candidates” night on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Covenant Hills Village Club. Each candidate will have an opportunity to give a brief two-minute statement and participate in a Q&A session that will be administered by an attorney. The event will also allow residents and neighborhood representatives to learn about Selection Meeting procedures.

LARCS Selection Meeting proxies will be mailed to Ladera Ranch residents in early May. Residents have the option of completing their own proxy or designating their votes to their neighborhood representative. Either way, proxies must be submitted to LARMAC no later than the first of June.

In order to proceed with the Selection Meeting, a quorum must be received; meaning 25% of all neighborhood representatives must be present. If a representative from a neighborhood is not present, a temporary representative will be assigned.

Each homeowner may cast two votes for every property owned, tenants may not vote. The developer, DMB Ladera, will cast two votes for every unsold lot for which they are paying an assessment to LARMAC.

As part of the business relationship between LARCS and LARMAC, LARMAC is responsible for administering the Selection Meeting for LARCS.

Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) is currently expecting a $27 million reduction in the 2008-2009 education budget caused by the state budget crisis.  This will dramatically affect the quality of education for our students and reduce the number of teachers if it cannot be offset by other means.

The CUSD Foundation is implementing a fundraising campaign to mitigate the effects of the budget crisis on our schools, teachers and students. The campaign is scheduled to begin April 14th through June 1st.  We must raise $7 million to preserve current class sizes for all grades K – 12. Over 250 teachers will lose their positions at CUSD schools.
Ladera Ranch and South Orange County businesses care about the community and the education of future generations. Mercantile West Merchants, the Ladera Ranch Chamber of Commerce, and fellow businesses want to bring families, teachers and businesses together to raise money. The money will donated to the CUSD Foundation for the specific need of Class Size Reduction (CSR).

On Saturday, May 17th, 2008, the Mercantile West Shopping Center in Ladera Ranch (on the corner of Crown Valley and Antonio Parkway) will be hosting a Family Fun Day from 10am to 2pm. All proceeds from the event will be given to CUSD Foundation to go towards class size reduction in Capistrano Unified School District. There will be booths being represented by elementary schools within CUSD with games and treats for all ages, with sponsorships by local businesses.

Sidewalk sales will be offered by the Mercantile West Shopping Center. A percentage of the sales during the festival will be donated to CSR. Local businesses will be raffling off a variety of items, perhaps even a car!

To be included in our Family Fun Day please contact, Claire Shepard at Infusion Restaurant at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 949-280-2626. Any questions regarding the CUSD foundation, please contact Stacey Flynn at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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