May 22nd, 2013

Yacht Grub - Week 4 - Things Got a Little Fishy

We wouldn’t be a very good Yacht Club if we didn’t partake in the bounties of the sea. So, in this weeks edition of Yacht Grub, we added a little pizzaz to the old fish ‘n chips recipe your seafaring uncle used to make for you (newspaper not included).

Recipes we made:

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May 15th, 2013

Yacht Grub Week 3 - It’s Taco Tuesday!

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Last week our students were introduced to our favorite day of the week, taco Tuesday! And what’s taco tuesday without some awesome homemade salsa? This week we made:

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May 13th, 2013

ERYCYCLE’s List of thanngs to do for L.A. Bike Week

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Hey kids, it’s time to lose those car keys and strap on that Fisher Price helmet because it is officially LA Bike Week. We know you all love your cars and can’t imagine enduring a morning commute without Jason Bentley, but we urge you to go without an automobile for a day or two and try to experience Los Angeles in all of its raw glory (smog, traffic, potholes, etc). 

We don’t just expect you to trollop around town like a meandering floozy. Strap on the training wheels, knee pads, and grinder bars (BMX? Anyone?) and pedal on out to one of the following biker friendly events. 

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May 9th, 2013

Forget about Mothers Day? We’ve got you covered… Kinda.

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Oh crap!

Did you forget that Mother’s Day, again???

Well lucky for you we took the liberty of creating a few really cheesy cards and certificates you can print for Mom.— We just hope she has really low expectations and a decent sense of humor. 

Download the them here.

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A few Printing Tips:
With some patience and clever ingenuity it should be pretty simple to print out these cards from home but here are a few tips:

  1. Make sure to click “Shrink to fit” or “Shrink oversized pages” before you print.
  2. Print the font and back out individually
  3. Cut them out and use a glue stick to stick them together and trim any white areas

May 7th, 2013

Yacht Grub - Week 2 at Glassell - The Fast Food Alternative


Yes! A healthy alternative to all those fast food joints… they don’t stand a chance with our delicious recipes this week! You’d have to be crazy to say “no” to:

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April 30th, 2013

Yacht Grub – Week one at Glassell – Strawberry Jam, Home Made Granola and Breakfast Pizza

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We got things rolling again, straight into our 1st week of Yacht Grub. We were hungry enough to go sweet and savory this week. Chef Reggie started the class by making:

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April 23rd, 2013

Instagram Challenge < Perky Points…

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Perky Points are an easy way your dodgeball team can gain an advantage over the competition. Each week a new Common Good Instagram Challenge will be released-these challenges will vary from simple common good tasks to volunteer opportunities and team activities.

Completing the challenges is as simple as posting a photo to Instagram and successfully tagging your photo with #CommonGood #TeamHashtag @theyachtclub.

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April 4th, 2013

$100K for the Yacht Club = a Better Los Angeles for You.

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The fine folks over at the Goldhirsh Foundation have put up 1 Million dollars in search of the best 10 ideas ($100K for each idea) to shape the future of Los Angeles, with the LA2050 challenge.

Our idea has been approved and now we need your help to make to the next phase, we need votes. Votes from your mom, dad, uncle, half brother, music teacher, personal trainer, tetherball coach, whoever you can think of.

Thanks! 

Onto our idea! 

April 4th, 2013

Registration is how much now??

Yes, friends it’s true, your eyes did not deceive you. We are raising the price of registration to $55 a season which is on par or even less expensive as other sports leagues in Los Angeles. 
 
Maybe you’re all like… “But… but… whhhyyy?”
You see, we have not raised the price in 3 years, but there is a little thing called inflation that is catching up to us (economics y’all). 


A few reasons for the price hike:
  1. We like to give you fun, interesting season’s gift’s (not some boring t-shirt you will never wear again). That accounts for nearly 20% of our budget (that’s like a bajillion hay pennies) and we want to keep giving you one of a kind items. 

  2. Expansion: We are looking to hire 1-2 office monkeys this year as well as expand to new rec centers. Chris and Craig will still be getting paid $0 (minus the Ferrari fund of course).

  3. Inflation (for realsies)

  4. We raised enough money at last July’s Quick and Dirty to keep Sundays free, but that moolah runs out April 28th, so some of the fees will go towards keeping that up and running so you can dodge to your hearts content.

What we’re saying is, we like you. A lot. Enough to not want to give you crappy gifts and we need your help to spread our do gooding ways- like an STD- to new rec centers. Plus the office monkeys we have are insisting on getting paid. Apparently they have rent and need to eat or some nonsense. 


Alright, cool, but why is it $10 bucks to play with a friend now?
Well there’s two reasons really:

  1. To deter you from playing with said friend. We’re all adults here (mostly) and the Yacht Club is designed to be a friendly and welcoming place. We’re pretty confident that you’ll quickly discover it’s more fun playing against your friends than with them. 

  2. Time: It takes time to pick teams and it’s harder to keep them even if you have 6 of your besties that need to play together.


So, instead of buying that  $10 cosmo cocktail, save your cheddar for something way more fun that will leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling in your heart (if it’s elsewhere, see a doctor).
March 20th, 2013

Needed: Chef and Volunteer for Kids Cooking

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Do you have a few hours to donate each Tuesday to help kids get learned about healthy cooking and nutrition?

What we’re looking for:

  • 1 Volunteer for Venice Yacht Grub
  • 1 Chef for Glassell Yacht Grub
  • 1 Volunteer for Glassell Yacht Grub

What is Yacht Grub?
We’ve joined forces with Whole Foods Market for the first course, 8- students learn two new recipes and a host of helpful culinary skills.The next round of Yacht Grub is scheduled to take place this spring and we are looking for a few good men (and women) to steer the ship. We need one (1) professional chef for Glassell Park and one (1) volunteer for both Glassell and Oakwood. All positions are unpaid (volunteerism is the new black, y’all).


If you are interested in helping out or know someone that is, please contact Chris & Amirah at hello@theyachtclub.org

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