Community News Letter

 

People join Civic Association groups for a variety of reasons. One of them is to get to know their neighbors better and to feel a sense of community. You and your neighbors get a chance to decide what needs to be done and work together to make it happen.

Our Civic Association represents this community and will have the stability, credibility, and political clout to be an effective force for a better neighborhood.

So with that said, let's determine the needs of our neighborhood through meetings and personal discussions with neighbors.

After we construct a list of possible needs, we can discuss them in reasonable depth to identify the issues.

When we have identified the issues, discussed each one and agreed on the priority of each issue.

We can sort the issues into short-term or long-term projects and begin to evaluate how our association would like to approach each issue.

By developing our neighborhood projects and focusing on a specific issues we will demonstrate action and results that will be visible in the neighborhood.

We can get the whole community behind the project by promoting the issue as much as possible.

The establishment of a good communications and publicity network is absolutely essential to any Civic Association. Whether it is a simple flyer, newspaper announcement advertising a meeting, a short telephone call, or an email, groups must take advantage of all media (including word of mouth) to make people aware of activities.

If were successful in achieving your goals or effecting change on a single issue, it demonstrates that our association is an effective group. This establishes the credibility and worthiness of our association, characteristics which are important for long-term survival.

Unfortunately, one problem with concentrating on a single issue is that when that problem is solved, everyone leaves.

That's where you come in....... This is an opportunity to voice your opinion, make a change in your community and have the opportunity to decide what needs to be done and work together to make it happen.

Here is your opportunity to become a member in one of the most progressive Civic Associations in the area.

An opportunity to make a difference !

Download a copy of the New Member Application