Better Waverly General Meeting
BWCO will present an annual plan to members
6-8:30pm Thursday March 25, 2010
Serenity Place, 932 Gorsuch Avenue
This year’s annual plan focuses on improving the organization’s ability to reach the people who live in the neighborhood. It seeks to improve communication to residents, and to strengthen block-level community organizing and other activities that help people feel comfortable and safe in the neighborhood.
BWCO will solicit information from every household in the neighborhood to determine how many households can to receive information over the internet. This will help the organization to decide whether to continue to print, distribute, and mail flyers and newsletters to everyone, or to more toward paperless communications.
BWCO will continue maintaining its webpage: http://betterwaverly.org
BWCOhopes to place public notice boards throughout the neighborhood and post community information to add ways for residents to learn about activities and events.
BWCO will continue to give Welcome Baskets to new neighbors to introduce them to the organization’s activities and highlights of the neighborhood.
BWCO will continue to promote Walking Waverly as a way to help make our neighborhood safer and give residents an informal chance to meet and interact with police officers sworn to protect and serve us.
BWCO will continue building a network of block captains to make it easier for residents to address immediate block-level concerns, to help more blocks become better represented and served, and to develop future community leaders.
BWCO will continue Green Space, Hospitality, Newsletter Quality of Life and Youth Committee activity and programs (including those at Better Waverly Community Arts Center) and maintain the organization through regular meetings of the officers/directors. BWCO welcomes residents to join in the work of the organization and to offer ideas for activity and programs.
Comments can go to Executive Committee:
smerchantj@aol.com
angineeki@hotmail.com
joestewart31947@comcast.net
elizabeth_embry@hotmail.com
BWCO Phone/Address:
410.366.2252
PO Box 16007 Balto 21218
Our trash is collected on Fridays
Our recycling is collected on Wednesdays
WalkingWaverly & Staying Safe
Walking Waverly: Meet outside 949 Gorsuch
Stroll for an Hour - - Rain/Shine/Sleet/Snow
Dogs Welcome
FREE caps, flashlights, whistles
Start at 6pm Wednesday:
March 10 & 24
Start at 7pm Wednesday:
April 14 & 28
May 12 & 26
June 9 & 23
July 14 & 28
Waverly/Pen Lucy C-Safe
Community Organizer Mark Hughes:
410.261.3625 or 443.925.5598
mhughes@greaterhomewood.org
GHCC Public Safety Coordinator
VISTA Adrianna Overdorff
443.224.7368
aoverdorff@greaterhomewood.org
Northern District Community Council
7pm Wednesday March 17 and also
May 19, July 21, Sept. 15, Nov. 17
Northern District 2201 W. Coldspring Join northerncommunitycouncil@yahoogroups.com
Northern District Community Relations:
410.367.8491
douglas.gibson@baltimorepolice.org
jonathan.walter@baltimorepolice.org
The Mayor's Office of Emergency Management
offers CERT training for interested residents:
http://www.baltimorecitycert.com/
The Mayor's 4 Steps to Fighting Crime:
Report crime, Track crime, Prevent crime, Speak out
http://www.baltimorecity.gov/crime/index/php
What's Happening in Better Waverly?
Better Waverly Community Arts Center
901 Montpelier
Stroll by window gallery of youth art
See notices of upcoming activity
Free art/dance classes & drum line
Contact Sarah 310.366.2252
SarahAngelinrTooley@gmail.com
BWCO Board Meets
7pm, 2nd Tuesdays, 932 Gorsuch
Apr. 13, May 11, June 8
Dumpster Days coming up on Saturdays:
June 5 - Gorsuch & Independence
Sept. 11 - 829 Montpelier
Oct. 2 - Frisby & Homestead
Mayor's Spring Cleanup Sat. April 17
BWCO Picnic Sat. June 19 St. John's Garden
BWCO Annual Election Meeting Thur. Sept. 23 Hopkins/Eastern
BWCO Co-Chair Welcomes You to Better Waverly
Dear New Neighbor:
Welcome to Better Waverly. What a wonderful village to live in with tree-lined lanes and so many places we can easily walk to!! We invite you to join our community organization, attend our quarterly meetings and participate in activities of our Finance, Green Spaces, Hospitality, Housing, Newsletter, Quality of Life and Youth Committees. Our Board of Directors meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month, 7pm -9pm, at Serenity Place, 932 Gorsuch Avenue. You are welcome at any of these meetings. Thank you for choosing to make your home with us here in Better Waverly! Please feel free to call with any neighborhood questions or concerns. We can also connect you to any of our committee chairs.
Sincerely Yours,
Sonja Merchant-Jones BWCO Co-Chair 410-366-1338 smerchantj@aol.com
and Angie Jones BWCO Co-Chair 410-235-1986 angineeki@hotmail.com
P.S. We can also be reached at betterwaverlycommunityorg@gmail.com
