September 2006
Cedar Park Neighbors Newsletter President’s Message By Carol Walker, CPN President
As summer comes to a close, and we’re winding down getting ready for the fall, Cedar Park reflects on a truly exciting summer season. Our Friday Night Jazz Series has had one of their most successful series to date. Denise King and the great musicians that have been featured, have brought out great crowds and the series is finishing – thanks to grants from various associations/organizations - and as Denise says “the passing of the “bucket” in the back. We’ll be breaking ground next week on one of our most ambitious projects, the Cedar Park renovation project, so stay tuned. And in the summer of 2007, the Jazz Series will be held in the newly renovated – CEDAR PARK. We are excited about our yearly “Cedar Park Fair”, on Saturday, September 30, 2006 from 11-5:00. This is a time that we all look forward to gathering together, laughing, eating good food, playing games and exchanging wonderful experiences of the summer we are so reluctant to leave behind. This year, we’re very fortunate to have a few of Jane Golden’s muralists, from the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program to teach our budding artists – some exciting tricks of the trade. The Cedar Park Neighbors Zoning Committee has also been involved in several important zoning issues this summer including the new Vietnam Restaurant on 47th St., the new Baltimore Avenue Wine and Spirits Store as well as the issue of the proposed Dock Street Brewery and Restaurant lease of the first floor of the Firehouse Farmer’s Market, at 50th & Baltimore Avenue. CPN has taken a position of support on the Dock Street zoning issue in light of extensive indication of community support via petition and letters and we look forward to a good, strong, solid working relationship with the owners of Dock Street who are looking forward to joining our Cedar Park business community. However, we respectfully acknowledge that Pastor Jocelyn Hart and our friends at Hickman Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, do not support the sale of the beer, while they do support a restaurant at the Firehouse. CPN fully understands and respects the position of the Hickman congregation on this matter and after some discussion have come to agree that we disagree on this issue and continue to have the utmost of respect and admiration for each other. We are pleased with the recent decision of the Zoning Board in support of the Dock Street proposal in light of community support and CPN’s continued efforts at revitalization of the Baltimore Ave. commercial corridor. We look forward to working with our residents, churches, businesses and civic organizations in our resolve to make Cedar Park the best place in the city to live, work and play! ...And remember
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING GOOD GOING ON IN CEDAR PARK!
BUY RAFFLE TICKETS FOR CPN FAIR (Grand Prize is $500) Enclosed with this newsletter are ten raffle tickets. Please return completed stubs and money to Roger Harmon at Abbraccio or bring directly to fair on the day of the fair!! Unused tickets can also be returned.
Neighborhood Porch Sale in Support of Calvary Centennial By Joyce White Want to participate in a neighborhood porch sale … and … find good homes for things in your attic and basement you no longer need …. And help support Calvary Church’s centennial celebration? Residents in the vicinity of 48th St. and Baltimore Ave. will have porch sales on September 16th, the date that Calvary is having its celebration. So far, the 8 participants who have indicated an interest will donate 10% of their proceeds to the Calvary Restoration Fund. We will make a map with participating addresses that buyers can pick up at designated locations on Sept. 16, following the Warrington Garden porch sale model. We will also make flyers for posting and place ads in local newspapers. If you would like to be included, contact Joyce White at: banchang@sas.upenn.edu.
Come One Come All Annual Cedar Park Fair Saturday, September 30 Noon-5pm
And thanks to our SPONSORS! Philadelphia Federal Credit Union A-1 Floor Refinishing Abbraccio Restaurant
It’s almost time for the Annual Cedar Park Fair with Live Entertainment, Children’s Activities, Information Tables, Moonbounce, Prizes and Great Food! The Cedar Park Fair will be held Saturday September 30th, 2006 from noon to 5pm in Cedar Park at 50th and Baltimore Avenue.
Entertainment all Day! Gwendolyn Bye Dancers, Eastwick Commandos Drill Team, Timi Tanzania, Amdimu Kuumba, Arizona the Heated, along with DJ Brother Jamar and much more!
Children’s Activities! The Cedar Park Fair, always noted for great activities for kids, introduces a special surprise interactive project organized by The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, plus Face Painting assisted by “Crooked Places Made Straight,” Polaroid portraits for kids, and the ever popular Moonbounce!
Prizes! The Cedar Park Fair Raffle is famous for an incredible bounty of prizes, including a $500 CASH grand prize, gift certificates to many fine area restaurants and other establishments, food baskets and more. Tickets are only $1 each, they can be purchased at many places in the neighborhood, and you do not have to be present to win!
Central City Toyota Dahlak Restaurant Liz Campion Partnership CDC Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Urban and Bye Real Estate Vientiane Restaurant
Thanks to O’Donnell Real Estate, Inc for sponsoring our September 2006 newsletter!
Great Food! Barbecue, burgers, fried fish, desserts, and much more are all available.
All we need is YOU to come enjoy the Fair and make it a continuing success!
Great News! Construction Begins on a New Look for Cedar Park By Monica Allison, CPN Vice-President and Park Improvement Committee Chair
As this newsletter is underway, we have just learned that the long awaited construction for the new pathways, sitting wall and lighting will begin in Cedar Park after Labor Day!! This has been three years in the making, but we are finally at the stage where our beloved Cedar Park will begin the major part of its transformation, like a beautiful butterfly exiting its cocoon. Major funding, $165,000, from our Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, along with funding from Cedar Park Neighbors, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Citizens Bank, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other funders, has allowed us to purchase several new benches, 6 new pedestrian lights, a water source, dedicated electricity, new pathways and a sitting wall. The garden at the corner of 49th and Catharine will be expanded to include the space in front of the War Memorial, and the eagle has been ordered to replace the eagle on the front of the Memorial. The park itself will be regraded and seeded. The deteriorated and unsafe wooden structure in the playground area will be removed, and that area will be seeded as well. As a community we are so excited to begin this transformation process. But we still need your help! We are still fundraising for the central attraction in our park, the playground which we hope to replace in the second phase of park improvement. You can help us with that as well as our other community efforts by purchasing raffle tickets for our upcoming fair on Saturday September 30th , 2006 noon to 5pm, see any Board Member for additional information. The Grand Prize is $500.00 cash. Enjoy the rest of your summer. We will let you know about a future date when we will gather to celebrate our Park transformation.
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CPN Scholarships By Darryl Bundrige, Scholarship Committee Chair
On July 28th, the CPN Scholarship Committee was pleased to present the 18th annual scholarship awards to deserving students of the Cedar Park Community at the Friday Night Jazz Concert at the Firehouse. Cedar Park Neighbors recognizes and rewards these students for their commitment to furthering their education, their academic success to date, and their service to the community. Over the past 17 years, Cedar Park Neighbors has raised over $43,000 to support students in our neighborhood through personal donations and income generated through our recycling program. This year we are pleased that we have raised just about $3,000, our 2006 fundraising goal, in donations from residents as well as funds donated by Abbraccio Restaurant through our Sunday brunch support. So over the past 18 years, we have raised $46,000 to support our students. Thank you Cedar Park residents! Of course this couldn’t be done without the efforts of the scholarship committee and the CPN board. So I’d like to thank scholarship committee members Paula Harvey, Katherine Hopkins, Tom Robinson, Joan Wells, Gary Bronson, Lola Rooney and Heather Wiley for their time, commitment, and efforts. I’d also like to thank CPN President Carol Walker, Vice President Maureen Tate and Treasurer Karen Allen, as well as all of the Cedar Park Board.
Our 2006 Awardees... Two of our awardees have received scholarships for a third year. Simon Haileab is a junior at the University Park campus of Penn State University, where he majors in Political Science and minors in business. A Roman Catholic alumnus, Simon organized the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, chaperone Newark NJ students on their visit to Penn State to promote students of diverse backgrounds to attend the University, worked with the multi-cultural Greek Council to build a home and is involved in the Justice Association and is Vice President of Beta Phi Pi Fraternity. Our second student who is receiving his third scholarship is Emanuel Ghebremariam. Emanuel is a junior at Villanova University, where he studies psychology and ethics and hopes to go to med school. Emanuel graduated from West Catholic high. In college, he is involved in the Multicultural Students League, and Black Cultural Society. Emanuel volunteers extensively at schools with grade school students, in soup kitchens, and at Children’s Hospital. There are five freshman who are receiving their first scholarship. Our first recipient, Livingstone Malcolm, will be starting St. Joseph University this fall. Livingstone graduated from West Catholic High School this June, where he was involved in many leadership positions, such as President of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Vice President of the Diversity Club. In the neighborhood, Livingstone has delivered Cedar Park Newsletters, planted trees, and served in Operation Santa Claus, a toy delivery program.
Kitakiya Dennis, a John Hallahan Catholic School graduate, will attend the University of the Arts this fall. She plans to pursue a degree in multi-media. In school, Kitakiya participated in SADD as the Vice President, Cheerleading Co-Captain, Choir, and numerous other groups. She also volunteered at Malcolm X Park by helping with renovations and at St. Francis de Sales with fundraising. Emebeit Beyene will be a freshman at NYU this fall. A graduate of the Creative and Performing Arts High School, she has participated in the TV and Film Club, the Governors School for the Arts, National Honor Society, and Mock Trial. She has volunteered in the Red Cross Blood Drive and the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Emebeit also graduated 7th in her class with an A average. Christian Walker is also a graduate of the Creative and Performing Arts School. She will be starting at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. An avid athlete, Christian played softball, volleyball, and basketball. She also sang with the concert choir. Christian’s community service includes working in the Hazel Avenue Community Garden, distributing information throughout the neighborhood, and the Drama Ministry as well as the Praise and Worship Team for the Open Door Mission True Light Church. Our last recipient is Alex Davis. Alex graduated from Archbishop John Carroll and will attend The Art Institute of Philadelphia. He was a student ambassador for the school and played tennis and swam. He also sang in the school’s choir. He has participated in recycling and clean-up activities, planted trees at Lea and West Phila. High Schools and helps senior citizens in the neighborhood.
Congratulations to our Cedar Park scholars and best wishes for a successful school year. The scholarship process will begin again in Spring, 2007. For information and applications, visit www.cedarparkneighbors.org or call 267-531-4147.
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CALVARY CENTENNIAL GALA, SEPTEMBER 16: BE THERE! By Rich Kirk, Calvary Center for Culture and Community
Every member of Cedar Park Neighbors is cordially invited to come to the community Calvary Centennial Gala celebration Saturday night, September 16. It is a fundraiser, and many of your neighbors in the community will be there to show their support and have a great time doing it!
Here are TWELVE reasons why if you live in Cedar Park, you truly have something to celebrate!
2. Calvary is Cedar Park Neighbors’ own home and office!
8. Curio Theatre Company brings amazing legitimate theater to within easy WALKING distance from your home, right in Cedar Park.
3. The magnificent Calvary building, one of West Philadelphia’s architectural masterpieces, is, like the Phoenix, being restored from a state of disrepair that was once (and not so very long ago) given up for lost and thought beyond redemption.
9. The cultural venue at Calvary has helped attract and support new restaurants, which together now serve to create a real destination for food and entertainment at the heart of Cedar Park, and nightlife and foot traffic on Baltimore Avenue.
4. Calvary’s doors are truly open to everyone.
10. The beautiful triangle garden now graces the corner of 48th and Baltimore where unkempt barberry once held grip, and the gardening plan extends down 48th Street. And the exterior doors are now more attractive than ever with the new paint scheme and new signage.
1. A truly unique community resource has been created right in the heart of Cedar Park.
5. The original Calvary United Methodist Church congregation is one of very few church buildings with its original congregation still inhabiting it. 6. Several religious congregations have moved into Calvary and call it home. Like all congregations, these new congregations are a stabilizing force in our community and bring new neighbors to settle in and stay. 7. Crossroads Music Series brings wonderful and unusual musical concerts right to your doorstep in Cedar Park.
If anybody has good reason to celebrate, the good people of Cedar Park do right now!
11. A plan is being implemented that will light the church building and corner of 48th and Baltimore in an exquisite manner, which will not only make the streets feel safer, it will be a real beauty mark to rival anything in the city. 12. Dock Street will be there celebrating with us, so it will be your FIRST chance to congratulate them, welcome them to Cedar Park and sample their “wares”!
Yes, the tickets cost $40. But LOOK at what you will get for your money (money which will be used to further the restoration and activities at Calvary)! In short, you will receive the best evening of entertainment you are likely to have anywhere all year, including: 1. A one hour concert by the incomparable Cecelia Chaisson, perhaps like you have never heard her before! Cecelia usually graces Sundays at St. Francis, but we’re stealing her for just this one special night. How many people have a winner of the International Pavarotti Competition living in their neighborhood? Well, we do, and that alone is reason enough to celebrate. For my money, Cecelia could give Jessie Norman a run for her money! 2. A silent auction with LOTS of special goodies which will tempt you sorely! Just you wait! But only those who are there will get the goodies! 3. Lots of delectable food, more than enough for a full dinner. Most of the best restaurants in our gastronomically inclined neighborhood have donated some of their specialties for this event! Drinks will be served, (including alcohol, but those will not be served in the church building, which is alcohol free. To find out about how we did that, come and see!)
Neighborhood Porch Sale in Support of Calva ry Centennial!
Check out the fi rst page of this newslette r for details!
4. But there’s even more! The amazing closing will be short but wonderful little comedy by Curio Theater. If you haven’t seen Curio Theatre in action yet, you don’t know what you’ve been missing, but this is your big chance to check them out! If I were you I’d RUSH to get tickets for this event, which will be Saturday night, September 16 (after a whale of a day of porch sales nearby!) from 6 to 9:30PM! For tickets and information, visit the Calvary Center web site at www.calvarycenter.org. You can get your tickets right on the spot through PayPal. How easy is that! But however you buy them, don’t miss out on this party of the year, no, of the century, in Cedar Park!
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Cedar Park Neighbors Membership Application/Renewal YES, I want to make Cedar Park a better place. My annual Cedar Park Neighbors membership dues are enclosed. ❒ New Member ❒ Renewal ❒ $7 Individual ❒ $10Household (2 persons or more) ❒ $20Business ❒ $5 Senior/Student/Unemployed ❒ $30Sponsor Enclosed is my additional contribution of $________________________
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 ❒ Cedar Park Fair ❒ Community Development ❒ Education ❒ Fundraising ❒ Greening Activities ❒ Holiday Baskets ❒ Membership Committee
❒ Neighborhood Clean-up Committee ❒ Neighborhood Safety ❒ Newsletter (writing, publishing, delivery) ❒ Recycling Project ❒ Scholarship Fund Committee ❒ Website ❒ Zoning Committee
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❒ YES! I would like a free CPN T-shirt with my renewal of $30 or more. Adult Size: ❒ M ❒ L ❒ XL
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September Homeowner Workshops
FIREHOUSE BICYCLES By Richard Warner, CPN Board Member
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce two upcoming series of workshops in September for the owners of historic homes. The series are being presented in collaboration with the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Cliveden of the National Trust, the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Germantown Historical Society and the University City Historical Society. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about the best practices for research, restoration and maintenance of historic homes. These workshops are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are required.
Get the bikes and the people will come.
Lecture Workshops at Cliveden Painting Your Historic House Wednesday September 13 at 7:00 PM Energy Efficiency in Historic Houses Wednesday September 20 at 7:00 PM Ornamental Plaster Wednesday September 27 at 7:00 PM Lecture Workshops Location: Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue Workshops at carriage house:enter property through the gate at Cliveden and Morton Streets
New! “Hands On” Workshops in West Fairmount Park Making Wood Repairs Thursday September 14 at 6:30 PM Maintaining Historic Porches Thursday September 21 at 6:30 PM Masonry and Pointing Thursday September 28 at 6:30 PM Hands-On Workshops Location: The Sheep Barn, Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc. 2020 Chamounix Drive, West Fairmount Park For directions contact the Alliance, or visit our website at www.preservationalliance.com To reserve a space, or for more information, please contact Patrick Hauck, Director of Neighborhood Preservation Programs, at 215-546-1146 x4 or patrick@preservationalliance.com.
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This is how it all seemed to happen. Housed in a large brick building, close to a century old, is a very unpretentious bike shop. Located on the second floor of the former fire station, Monica, Paul and Sam conduct an important community service that has become a business. The owners were kind enough to allow my questions and they responded candidly for this article. I learned that some time ago a Cedar Park Neighbor named Bob Martin bought bikes from all over the Delaware Valley and stored them on the upper floors of the firehouse building. At some point he decided that he needed help repairing them and he went in search of bicycle mechanics to get the bikes ready for continued use. Just another recycling project that began at 50th and Baltimore. Monica was a facilitator at the Bike Church. The Bike Church is an adult bicycle co-op that she and two others began in 1998. This co-op worked in conjunction with the Neighborhood Bike Works youth program. Bob found his mechanics and the refurbishing of bikes began. Mountain bikes, children’s bikes, vintage bikes, hybrids, road bikes, classic bikes, all got the attention they needed and soon the people found out about them. They had a crew of eight and things began to happen. In the beginning, they had a bell that was attached to a string that went out the window. People had to pull the string from the sidewalk to ring the bell if they wanted service. When Firehouse Bicycles were opening their doors, the TBR II bike shop at 41st and Baltimore was about to close theirs. I was a familiar customer at TBR II for many years and I was sorry to see it close, but for me another door to bike parts and repairs opened up and it was nine blocks closer. Bicycles have always been a convenient form of transportation for me and they were fun. As a youth, bikes were a reliable, independent means of transportation. I’m sure that many of you reading this now have used bikes similarly to get to the pool, the game, school, work, to see that special person of interest etc. Almost one year ago, I met one of the employees. He had been a student at the Neighborhood Bike Works and had been working with Firehouse Bicycles for a few years. He was one of their mechanics, who was still attending high school and he was just 18 years old. Through him I became more interested in this enterprise. They facilitate biking. They help children buy and maintain bikes for little or no cost. Kids are welcomed to use their tools to do their own repairs and the staff often provide free consultation services. Firehouse Bicycles has a large selection of parts and accessories. They do tune up and repairs at reasonable cost. From a string on a bell beginnings in the Spring of 2000, Firehouse Bicycles has survived and thrived. They are a good thing for our community. Stop by and say ‘hey’.
Take the Bottled Water Challenge By Hillary Aisenstein, CPN Firehouse Recycling Volunteer & resident, 5000 block of Catharine St.
Last Saturday, I spent the morning getting dirty with my neighbors. I was assisting the community-based recycling program, a.k.a. the Firehouse Recycling. As many folks know, the city and the neighborhood work together to provide a local pick-up for cardboard and plastics, which are not part of the regular curbside pick-ups. For a couple of hours, my job was to greet people coming by to drop off their recyclables, and to help them dump their stuff in the appropriate bins. Most of the work involves the plastics side – many people bring items that are not actually recyclable (or at least not accepted by the city) such as bottle tops and wide-mouthed jars. A large part of the job entails removing lids and other non-recyclables. Based on two hours of work on one random Saturday, I have come to the thoroughly unscientific observation that we here in Cedar Park drink way too much bottled water. It seemed to me that roughly half of the bottles being dropped off by our neighbors were of bottled water in all shapes and sizes – from half gallon jugs of the grocery store variety to the more new fangled vitamin-enriched and flavored water. Clearly, our neighborhood has been paying attention to the health advice to get your 8 glasses of water a day. However, we haven’t been paying attention to the other warnings about the actual safety of bottled water, not to mention the environmental effects of all those bottles. First, bottled water is not regulated nearly as much as tap water. Like it or not, the water that comes from your sink has been tested and regulated for much longer than any bottled variety. In fact, the National Resources Defense Council, which conducted independent testing of over 1,000 types of bottled water, concluded that bottled water is no cleaner or safer than tap water and in almost 40% of cases the bottled water tested was found to be tap water – just in a bottle*. They also found that 60% of bottled water is bottled and sold in the same state to avoid federal standards. Second, the environmental impact of all those plastic bottles cannot be underestimated. The creation of plastic bottles is a toxic process which releases harmful chemicals into the environment. Also, like other plastics, bottles use petroleum as a key ingredient. Last year, the United States used 1.5 million barrels of oil in the creation of plastic bottles†. While it is highly commendable that many of us are recycling those bottles, if we are truly concerned for the environment we will follow the mantra of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in that order. Despite our best efforts, most bottles will not be recycled, leaving them in the waste stream. And let’s not forget that for all its benefits, recycling is itself a resource intensive process that produces air and water pollution. Recycling is much preferred to landfills or incineration, but it is not benign either. Furthermore, even when your water does come from pristine mountain springs, the environmental impacts of the extraction process can wreak havoc on local ecosystems.
Finally, consider this. What is the mark of progress in society? Is it taking a resource that was once free and abundantly flowing directly into our homes and turning it into a commodity that has to be purchased at a store? Me thinks not. Bottled water is the fastest-growing and most profitable segment of the beverage business.§ Don’t let big corporations (like Coke which sells Coke minus the syrup a.k.a. Dasani) make money by privatizing what was once a public resource. In light of this evidence, I urge my fellow neighbors to take the bottled water challenge. Try to reduce your consumption of bottled water in favor of tap water. If we go back to the three R’s, consider these suggestions (in this order): ■
Drink tap water. If you don’t like the taste or are worried about contaminants, buy a filter. Visit www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/ Water_Filter_Comparison_Matrix.cfm for some options.
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Of course, keep recycling the bottles you do buy. No need to throw the baby out with the bathwater J
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Reuse water bottles. Obviously, there are some situations when a bottle is just too handy. But, try to get a sturdy container that you can refill and wash – just like you might with a coffee thermos.
* National Resources Defense Council, “Bottled Water FAQ.” http://www.nrdc.org/water/ drinking/qbw.asp
† Bernstein, Robert. “Bottled water creates many environmental problems.” The Village Voice. 1/28/05. http://www.swt.org/robert/writ/ bottlevoice.htm § “Bottled Water vs. Filtered Water.” Water Filter Comparisons website. http://www.waterfilter comparisons.com/Bottled_Water_V_Filtered_ Water.cfm
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c/o Calvary Community Center 4740 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143
CPN Board of Directors President Carol Walker Vice-President Maureen Tate Monicarenee Allison Secretary Dorothy Welch Berlind Treasurer Karen Allen CPN Mission Statement: Cedar Park Neighbors is an association of diverse households and businesses based in the Cedar Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia, PA. 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.
Directors-at-Large Emily Missner Devaney Andrew Diller Sean Dorn Merryl Gladstone Bruce Hansen Victoria Ianotta Jim Kurtz Sarah Mack Wayne Marquardt Joanne Pham Shirley Randleman Shirley Rheinhart Josh Schneider Robert Schnoll Richard Warner Renee Warnick Newsletter Editors Maureen Tate & Judy Lamirand Newsletter Design Leigh Maida Graphic Design To Contact Cedar Park Neighbors or submit Newsletter items: contact@cedarparkneighbors.org www.cedarparkneighbors.org 267-531-4147
CPN Board Planning Day July 8, 2006 By Dorothy Welch Berlind, CPN Secretary Continuing what is becoming a tradition, the Board of Directors of Cedar Park Neighbors held its July meeting as a planning day. Fifteen Board members gathered on July 8, from 9 am – 2 pm at the home of Melani Lamond to apply themselves to an overview of the work of CPN, our accomplishments, our goals, our concerns. After initial coffee and introductory activities to focus the minds, Board members broke into four small discussion groups to look at our Long Range Plan focusing on Community Promotion and Development, Block Organizing, Education, and Organizational Development. The following priorities were identified: next steps for Park Improvement, a continuing neighborhood marketing plan, closer relationships with Block Captains, a review of the Crossroads Project, website development, and application for a capacity building grant. The Board then reviewed committee reports from the Fair Committee, Holiday Basket Initiative, Membership Committee, Park Improvement Committee, Property Task Force, Scholarship Committee, Zoning Committee, Crime and Safety Committee, and Communications Committee. All agreed that the Committees are working very well and are accomplishing a lot. We have had a good year. In fact, we have had a few good years! We have implemented many of the objectives in our Long Range Plan and the Board looks forward to continuing that progress. See you at the Fair! Page 8
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