La Cañada Flintridge Coordinating Council
Charter and History



The La Cañada Flintridge Coordinating Council is a non-profit organization that serves as the co­ordinating body for the many local volunteer and service organizations. The activities of the Coun­cil are intended to assist other local organizations in planning dates for regular meetings, as well as special events. The Council also serves as a clear­inghouse to the public for information regarding local organizations, including meeting times and places and identification of the leadership of each of the local organizations.

The Council publishes an annual Directory of Community Organizations including officers, regular meeting schedules, and services provided. The Directory also in­cludes a listing of the major events planned by this community's organizations for the upcom­ing year. In addition, the Council prepares and publishes in local newspapers the Community Cal­endar of Events, listing regular meeting and spe­cial events scheduled for the upcoming week.

The Council conducts special Town Hall informa­tional meetings to introduce to the community can­didates for the La Cañada Unified School District Gov­erning Board and the La Cañada Flintridge City Council. In addition, the Town Hall meetings in­clude information regarding other measures on the ballot, such as propositions, that affect the citizens of our community.

In 1965, the Council awarded the first Commu­nity Action Awards to organizations and individu­als who had provided outstanding service to our community. In 1969, the Awards were renamed the Les Tupper Community Service Awards, in honor of Mr. Leslie (Les) C. Tupper, a La Cañada Flintridge resident and well-known Los Angeles attorney. "Mr. La Cañada" was an active member of the school board and later served as its chair­man. He was also president of the Council before La Cañada Flintridge became a city and at a time when the Council was the only body that served as a link between the various local organizations.