Coming Up & Newsworthy
Beginning July 13 One Plus One takes effect!
Better Waverly will have new collection days:
Recycling every Wednesday; Trash every Friday
Do you need or want a recycling bin?
Contact Sharon at 410.467.0694
Waverly Fire Station #31 on Grreenmount Avenue
OPEN HOUSE 10am-2pm Saturday July 18th
How's your block:
Do you want to be more informed about our community and city?
Do you want to talk about illegal dumping, vacant properties, safety, planting flowers and trees or helping elderly/disabled neighbors?
Do you want to learn to use 311 and 911 more effectively?
Do you want to find resources to make your block cleaner, greener, safer?
Do you want to get to know your neighbors better?
Do you want to help make your block safer and stronger?
WE’RE COMING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS! JOIN BETTER WAVERLY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, NORTHERN DISTRICT & YOUR FELLOW NEIGHBORS
Meet and talk to the police officers sworn to protect and serve us.
Community organizations and city agencies are coming to offer support.
Everyone will get a free lunch, graduation certificate and resource materials.
Better Waverly: Building a Safer & Stronger Community Block by Block 10 am – 2:30 pm, Saturday, August 15, 2009
Marian House Dining Hall/Courtyard: 949 Gorsuch Ave Baltimore MD
For details and to RSVP: Joe Stewart, 3212 Avon Avenue, Baltimore MD 21218 410.243.4418 joeflashodaat@msn.com 410-767-1354 jstewart@dat.state.md.us
The Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention funded this project under grant number BJAG-2005-1114. All points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of any State or Federal agency.
Walking Waverly & Waverly Watch
Walking Waverly meets outside 949 Gorsuch
Strolling for an hour - rain or shine
7pm on these Wednesdays:
June 24, July 8, 22, Aug. 5, 19, Sept. 2, 23
The July 22 Walking Waverly theme is HOUSING
Baltimore Housing Inspector, GHCC Housing Coordinator,
BWCO Housing Committee, Mary Pat Clarke will join us.
Come along! Learn which houses meet or don't meet code!
Waverly Watch has begun!
Residents drive around looking out for each other
Volunteers pre-register at
443.925.5598 or mhaynie@tremonts.com
It's Walking Waverly but on wheels with support from
Mayor Sheila Dixon's Office on Criminal Justice,
Northern District Police and C-Safe
Would you rather Cycle Waverly?
Join Bob Keal's little carbon footprint
Cycle for SafetyWaverly Watch:
626.327.0657 bobkeal@gmail.com
More Happenings in Better Waverly
Better Waverly Multi-Family Yard Sale
7am - 2pm Saturday July 25, 2009
600-900 blocks Gorsuch Avenue signed up to participate:
Call 410. 235.1986 or email gorsuchavenue@gmail.com
Register your house/Include your block in future promotions!
Our Playground at Stadium Place
Re-Opening Ceremony July 2
Dumpster Days
6/27 @ Gorsuch/Independence
11/7 @ Frisby/Homestead
Better Waverly Community Arts Center
901 Montpelier
Free arts/music, Summer camp
Contact Lily Hughes: 410.366.2252
Posted Events Schedule on Front Door
Community Identity Project
Submit a logo in the contest
to come up with a new graphic
image for the neighborhood!
For more information contact
Karen: kgriffin2121@comcast.net
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, Membership, 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. The Quality of Life Committee meets the first Thursday of the month, 7pm at Serenity Place, 932 Gorsuch Avenue. 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
