Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate November 19, 2021 | View this email in your browser Dear LACCD Family, Colleagues and Friends, Thanksgiving and the year-end Holiday Season have arrived. As we begin our annual celebrations, I want to take time to express my personal thanks and appreciation to all of you for your steadfast and dedicated service to our students, to each other and our communities, and to our higher education goals. Throughout the year, we have overcome multiple challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but your collective resilience and strength have been inspirational, and provides us a pathway as we continue resuming many of our duties and responsibilities in person during the coming year. Next to commencement, Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite times of the year. Having the opportunity to gather with family, friends, loved ones and others to give thanks is a deeply personal and gratifying experience and I hope it is for you, too. We are truly blessed and we should take time to reflect on the fortunate positions we hold. We have weathered the COVID-19 storm together for the past 20 months, never closing our doors and effectively responding to deliver higher education opportunities to some of the most underserved and deserving people and communities in the state. We have stood proud, shoulder-to-shoulder, with health officials and first responders to help test and vaccinate tens of thousands of people in Los Angeles County. We have taken firm, demonstrative steps to help protect our personnel and students by providing clean and safe learning and working environments. We continue to provide millions of dollars in emergency financial aid, technology and food cards to help our students in need. We thank our philanthropic community and donors for allowing us to allocate much-needed resources to our students and families. What we have done together is historic, just and humane. The pandemic will end and we are hopeful that it will end soon next year, thanks to the courageous healthcare workers, the availability of vaccines and the continued strong and principled leadership from our federal, state and local officials. We will continue to move forward, celebrating our successes and giving thanks and appreciation. It continues to be an honor to serve as your Chancellor and I am tremendously proud of each member of the LACCD family and how we have worked together in the face of unprecedented adversity, never losing our focus on our mission and on fulfilling the college dreams of our students. Our resilience and resolve have shined beautifully. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, our College Presidents and the District Executive Team, I wish you, your families and loved ones a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving! LACCD Proud! Sincerely, Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D. Chancellor AND THE LACCD BOARD OF TRUSTEES Steven F. Veres President Gabriel Buelna, Ph.D. 1st Vice President David Vela 2nd Vice President Mike Fong Trustee Andra Hoffman Trustee Nichelle Henderson Trustee Ernest H. Moreno Trustee Coraima Martinez Student Trustee Helpful Links for the Thanksgiving Holiday L.A. County Mental Health 24/7 Hotline (800) 854-7771 or text “LA” to 741741 LACCD Employee Assistance Program (800) 327-0449 available 24/7 L.A. Regional Food Bank Find a food bank near you Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Have a COVID Safe Thanksgiving Guidance for Hosting Winter Holiday Events COVID-19 Info U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Turkey Talk Closure Reminder The District will be closed November 25–26, 2021 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Copyright © 2021 Los Angeles Community College District, all rights reserved. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe from this list.