Dear Neighbor,
Your neighborhood organization, Carolanne Farm Civic League is at a serious impasse. If we do not have volunteers stepping forward at our March, April and May meetings to take on officer positions, we may become dormant and community activities such as the traditional Spring Egg-straveganza and the 4th of July Parade will cease to exist. Additionally, we may be forced to discontinue our newsletter. Although very disheartening to current and past league officers, without new volunteers, the current level of league services are unsustainable.
We need officers for all positions to take charge for the second half of 2010 and other positions starting in 2011, which are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Membership Chair. Additionally, we must have a level of participation during meetings, whether they continue monthly, or every quarter.
Seriously consider the affects of loss of neighborhood representation within City if we become dormant. Benefits of our CAFCL Neighborhood Organization at risk are:
· LOSS OF SCHLORSHIPS – Currently established $500 scholarship opportunities for all High School seniors residing within our neighborhoods
· LOSS OF ANTI-CRIME NETWORK – Reduction of crime through information sharing and networking – crime bulletins, email blasts, city service announcements, Facebook networking
· LOSS OF BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMS – Secret Helpers project to help those in need and to keep our neighborhoods beautiful
· LOSS OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ENFORCEMENT – Maintaining beauty and the active enforcement of maintenance codes keeps our property values up. In times like these, we cannot afford to let our neighborhood slip down that very slippery slope, especially in times of financial slowdown.
· LOSS OF A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE – Acting as a communication body and liaison between City and neighbors during serious neighbor-to-neighbor disputes and other neighborhood concerns
· LOSS OF OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER – Creation and distribution of “The Horse and Carriage” neighborhood newsletter offering most read crime reports, but also to announcing upcoming neighborhood and road development progress and concerns, historical facts, social events, and much more
· LOSS OF TRADITION – Spring Egg-straveganza, 4th of July Parade, Holiday Social, Share Your Light Night luminary event
Membership is needed, but without volunteers, we can do very little with the money raised from membership. Sustainability cannot be successful if only a handful of people do the work for nearly 2000 residences. It is not feasible. So, please understand that NOW IS THE TIME for you and your neighbor to step forward and offer your talents and time. Let us maintain pride in our neighborhoods. Let everyone be part of the solution, and spread the glue that keeps our neighborhood strong and prosperous.
Attend the next three meetings (March 11th, April 8th, and May 13th) and as we evaluate the level of participation and officer appointments, at the end of May’s meeting a decision will be made to either become dormant or revitalize to level close to what we experienced some years ago when we revitalized.
If any questions, you may contact the league at 328-9588 or email at cafcivicleague@yahoo.com.
Thank you for supporting your volunteering neighbors for all these years and we hope you become one soon.
Please see the attached information on the upcoming “Best Defense” self-defense workshop which will be held on Saturday, May 8th, from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Bow Creek Rec Center (for directions, click here: Bow Creek). This program will provide both personal safety tips and hands-on instruction, and is free and open to the public. You do not need to be a Rec Center member to attend. Please see the attached news release for more details and feel free to share the attached flyer with neighbors, family and friends. Space is limited, so if you plan on attending, register right away! If you already have a membership bar code, you can register online; otherwise, you can simply call any of the Rec Centers to register.
