September 2004
Cedar Park Neighbors Newsletter Fun for All Ages at the Cedar Park Fair! By Roger Harman, Fair Committee Co-Chair he annual Cedar Park Fair will be held T this year on Saturday, September 18, from Noon to 5 pm, in “Cedar Park,” which is the park at the center of our neighborhood at 50th & Baltimore, across from the Firehouse Farmers Market. The Fair will offer lots of fun for the entire family. Look at all the great activities! • Food Firehouse Market Sugar Hill Bakery • Live Entertainment DJ Jamar, The Hair Lounge Gwendolyn Bye Dance Company Jonathan Bulach Trio And much more! • Children’s Activities Face Painting Photo Framing, and more! • Teenage Volleyball Tournament Prizes to the winners! • Moonbounce • Crafts and Vendors • Public Service – Medical Information
• The Famous Raffle with more than 100 prizes, featuring gift certificates from many local stores, restaurants, etc. Plus: Grand Prize of a Trip for Two to Atlantic City, which includes Two Nights at the new Borgata hotel, Dinner for Two, RoundTrip travel on New Jersey Transit, and tickets to a show! Included in this newsletter to all CPN members are five raffle tickets. Write your name (or your friends’ names) on the ticket stubs and submit stubs and money to Roger Harmon at the Abbraccio Resturant or bring to the CPN table on the day of the fair. Raffle ticket sales is the largest source of income for our fair. Many thanks to Commerce Bank, the primary sponsor of the Cedar Park Fair this year. Also thanks to the considerable support from Central City Toyota, Urban & Bye Real Estate, plus Common Ground Real Estate and O’Donnell Real Estate. We hope you will come to see your neighbors and also look around to see how Cedar Park is being transformed into a neater and more beautiful place to hang out. Funds raised at the Cedar Park Fair will help in this activity and the other programs of Cedar Park Neighbors.
Roger Harman, Fair Committee Co-Chair
Save the Date: Saturday, September 18 12 noon - 5 p.m. Cedar Park 50th & Baltimore Avenue
Get involved! Contact: Wayne Marquardt (215) 662-476-1258 WAYNERx@aol.com or Roger Harman (215) 727-8247 kiddo@ix.netcom.com
Do you have something you want to sell? Something to promote? Why not sign up for a table at the Fair? There’s still some table space available. If you would like to help with the activities at the Fair, call us or just go to the Cedar Park Neighbors table any time on the day of the Fair. photos: Robert P. Siddall
CPN Scholarships Awarded during August 6 Jazz Concert by Gary S. Bronson Scholarship Committee Chair he Cedar Park Neighbors 2004 T Scholarships were awarded during intermission of the Summer Jazz Festival at the Firehouse on August 6, 2004. Awardees included three returning students and four soon-to-be freshman at a variety of colleges and universities as far away as Miami, Florida. The $600 grants can be used by awardees for expenditures such as textbook purchases, travel, and extra spending money. Cedar Park Neighbors congratulates the following students:
Returning Awardees Marian F. Harvey, of the 4700 block of Warrington Avenue, is entering her sophomore year at St. Leo University. She is interested in becoming an obstetrician. Marian tutors children during the school year, works as a lifeguard during the summers, and is active in St. Francis de Sales parish. Jendayi W. Muntu, of the 800 block of South 51st Street, is entering her junior year at the University of Miami in the School of Business Administration, majoring in Entrepreneurship. We hope Jendayi still plans to come back to Cedar Park to start a business! She is active with her school newspaper, the United Black Students, and serves as a School of Business Administration Peer Counselor. Annette C. Walston, of the 400 block of South 50th Street is entering her junior/ senior year at Drexel University, majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. Her Drexel co-op program has her working in the new accounts department at Firserv Securities in Center City, which is a clearing firm for brokerage companies. Annette continues to be active in her church. Her young son, Amarre, also keeps her busy.
New Awardees Simon T. Haileab, of the 1200 block of South Melville Street, is entering his freshman year the Penn St. University. Simon is a graduate of Roman Catholic High School with a 3.8 GPA. He is active in the community at St. Francis de Sales Church, the Eritrean Orthodox Church, in neighborhood construction, and in recycling at the Firehouse Farmers Market. Page 2
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Samantha L. Hill, of the 1100 block of South 48th Street, is entering Moore College of Art and Design in the teacher certification program. She is active with Black Women in Sport as an art instructor and entrepreneur leader on projects including the March Washington School. Samantha is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of the Technology and has shown her artwork and worked in theater.
The 2004 CPN Scholarship Recipients
Jessica L. Neal, of the 4800 block of Cedar Avenue, is entering her freshman year at Spelman College. She is a graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic High School with a “solid B average,� four honors, and one AP courses in her senior year. Jessica is active at Woodland Presbyterian Church and is a member of several area youth organizations. Emanuel T. Ghebremariam, of the 5000 block of Walton Avenue, is entering his freshman year at Villanova University as a Biology major. He hopes to become a medical doctor and establish a medical clinic in Eritrea. He is a graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic High School, ranking 4th in a class of 172 with 3 honors and 2 AP courses in his senior year. Emanuel is active in various youth organizations in serving the community.
Only a few performances remain in another successful season of summer Jazz at the Firehouse Market, 50th and Baltimore Avenue. Dexter Wansel and Universe will close the season on Friday, September 17, at 6pm. See you next year!
Cedar Park Neighbors Membership Application/Renewal ___ New Member ___ Renewal
Cedar Park Neighbors welcomes your participation. Please check your areas of interest and return the form to CPN, Calvary Community Center, 4740 Baltimore Ave, Phila, PA 19143 _____ Block Organizing _____ Neighborhood Clean-up Committee
___ $7 Individual
_____ Cedar Park Fair
___ $10 Household (2 persons or more)
_____ Community Development _____ Newsletter (writing, publishing, delivery)
___ $20 Business
_____ Education
_____ Recycling Project
___ $5 Senior/Student/Unemployed
_____ Fundraising
_____ Scholarship Fund Committee
___ $30 Sponsor
_____ Greening Activities
_____ Website
Enclosed is my additional contribution
_____ Holiday Baskets
_____ Zoning Committee
of $________________________
_____ Membership Committee
YES, I want to make Cedar Park a better place. My annual Cedar Park Neighbors membership dues are enclosed.
_____ Neighborhood Safety
Name Address Phone Email ____ I would like a free CPN T-shirt with my renewal of $30 or more. Adult Size: ___M ___L ___XL
President’s Message: News Round-Up hether you have just arrived or have W been here for 30 years, you still need to be in the know. The big Tire Round-Up
By Lisa Johanningsmeier
came and went. A good time was had by all tracking down maverick tires let loose in the neighborhood. Over 100 tires were collected and turned in to the City for 50 cents a head, benefiting CPN greening projects. I much appreciated Angie Coghlan and Kenneth Kramer for their help in rounding up the herd.
of the park, 49th St. and Baltimore Ave. More is to come in the following months as the Park Committee resumes its work. Two blocks have been participating in our pilot Block Grant Program. The Jazz Festival continues every Friday night at the Firehouse Market. Seven of our neighbors are heading off to college with their CPN Scholarships. And just around the bend, our annual Cedar Park Fair is on September 18th, so don’t miss it!
Also, over the summer months, Cedar Park renovations have started, with the two beautiful gardens installed at the point
Keep reading your newsletters and become an active CPN member to find out what is really going on down home on the range!
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This issue of the CPN Newsletter is sponsored by
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c/o Calvary Community Center 4740 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143
CPN Mission Statement: Cedar Park Neighbors is an association of diverse households and businesses based in the Cedar Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the association shall be to foster collaboration among all persons living and working in the Cedar Park neighborhood, to promote community development, to provide a forum for communication and community education, to respond to neighborhood concerns and to advocate for and promote the general welfare of the Cedar Park community. Newsletter Editors: Maureen Tate & Judy Lamirand Newsletter Design: Judy Lamirand, Parallel Design To Contact Cedar Park Neighbors or submit Newsletter items: contact@cedarparkneighbors.org www.cedarparkneighbors.org 267-531-4147
A Blast From the Past
2004-05 CPN Board Meetings Calendar
by Dorothy M. Crowder
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esterday, I received an important form that had to be filled out with a #2 pencil. I found a brand new #2 pencil with no point. I got frustrated for a minute because I didn’t feel like searching for a pencil sharpener. Then I remembered how my father sharpened my pencils for school when I was a little girl. He used a small household knife. He chipped away the hard wood, until he got a nice point. After a few finishing touches, the pencil was ready for a day at school. I was able to sharpen my pencil and take care of my important form in a few minutes.
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May 16 Unless otherwise noted CPN Board of Director meetings are open to the general membership and are held in the CPN office at the Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 48th and Baltimore Avenue at 7:00 PM. The office is located on the 2nd floor, entrance on Baltimore.
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CPN Board President Lisa Johanningsmeier Vice-President James R. Kurtz Maureen Tate Secretary Dorothy Welch Berlind Treasurer Karen Allen Directors Monica Allison Bilal Bell Patty Bulack John Ellingsworth Eric Grau Judy Lamirand James D. Lander Rickey Lee Wayne Marquardt Reggie Morgan Chima Murphy Orji Emma Paden Jerlee Rhodes Josh Sevin David Timoney