Refer a friend to join UniversityParkFamily.com and you could win:

•A $30 gift certificate to the Bacaro Wine Bar, a cornerstone of the renaissance of the Hoover/Union Triangle, as well a great place for tapas, wine, cheese and beer. Two former USC students chose to invest in their neighborhood!

•A membership to the California Science Center, a $65 value that includes IMAX tickets, free parking passes, member only events and access to their brand new wing, Ecosysterms, and its enormous aquarium.

•Starbuck's mugs- not only useful travel mugs that keep the hot hot, but also stylish ceramic ones that celebrate the city of Los Angeles. Did you know you get frappuccinos made with any kind of milk now? The store at Hoover and Jefferson have the best baristas in town!

•Tickets and backstage passes to the 24th Street Theatre, a world class venue that also gives back by providing afterschool and weekend classes to neighborhood children.

Invite 10 of your friends to join UniversityParkFamily.com not for the prizes, but because this Website is helping create a stronger,
more informed community. Or do it for the prizes, all of which come from people who have chosen to invest in your community. Winniners will be announced next week.

UniversityParkFamily.com is a collaborative online community filled with content from its members. In one year, UniversityParkFamily.com generated more than 200 blog posts, 700 photos, 120 videos, 100 event listings all about the neighborhoods around USC and Exposition Park. More than 35 members contributed. As a comparison, the Los Angeles Times wrote four stories that mention “University Park,” 40 that mentioned Exposition Park and 30 about “West Adams,” for a total of 74 about our area.

There’s a button on the top right of every page – click on “Friends – Invite.” UniversityParkFamily.com is a big first step into being informed, and one step on the way to being involved.