April 2003
Cedar Park Neighbors Newsletter The Greening of Cedar Park Finally, after a long and icy winter, we can glimpse the budding of trees and plant shoots in the gardens. Once again, CPN greening volunteers and tree tenders were out in force with a tree planting on 50th Street, Springfield and St. Bernard Street. Greening activities are part of the regular CPN program repertoire and we are looking forward to other greening activities at Cedar Park and on 49th Street this season. If you have a green thumb, or want to develop one, make sure we know of your interest because we will be calling on volunteers in the months ahead to make the “Park” in our name a greater reality. There is a different kind of greening underway as well this spring. In response to the positive feedback we received on the draft of our long range plan several meetings were held in the past few weeks to identify and consult with those interested in moving the plan forward. Reports of those meetings are included on page 7 of this newsletter. The work is just beginning so if you see something you would like to plug into let the contact persons know.
by Maureen Tate, CPN President
Several strategies articulated in the long range plan are in implementation stages. We have improved our e-mail communication with members. Watch for a new ad promoting Cedar Park as one of Philadelphia’s great neighborhoods! The CPN advisory committee for the Neighborhood Marketing Project, a collaboration with the Philadelphia Central Development Corporation, has finished a revision of a Cedar Park ad which will appear in a promotional campaign for six Philadelphia neighborhoods being launched in mid April. In the past few weeks we have also attended block meetings, met with interested businesses for Baltimore Avenue and broadened our membership. On April 21 we will hold our annual membership meeting and election of Officers and Board of Directors. Please take the time to review the bios of your neighbors who have agreed to serve on the Board. We hope you will come to the meeting to give them your support and hear more about efforts underway and how you can be involved.
Cedar Park Neighbors General Membership Meeting and Board Elections Monday, April 21, 2003 Calvary United Methodist Church 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue 6:30 - 8 pm
Election of CPN Board (continuous)
7 - 8 pm
Meet Board Nominees Update on CPN Issues and Activities Note: Only members who are current as of April 1, 2003 are eligible to vote.