October 30, 2009
On Saturday, October 24th Trees Atlanta was once again generous enough to focus their attention on Westview. Volunteers from outside the neighborhood and the community itself spent the morning planting trees along Lucile Avenue between the village center at Ralph David Abernathy and the neighborhood edge at Langhorn.
Additional photos can be viewed at Westview’s Facebook group.
October 27, 2009
City of Atlanta Announces Launch of New Incentive-Based Pilot Recycling Program to Promote Sustainability
When: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at 10:00am
Where: The World of Coca-Cola
Pemberton Place – Greenspace between World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker St NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
In the event of inclement weather, the event will take place in the Bottle Cap Suite
Parking will be provided in the Pemberton Place parking deck located on Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard between Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Luckie Street
Details: The City of Atlanta, in partnership with Rehrig Pacific, a container company and service provider along with sponsor Coca-Cola Enterprises, celebrate the launch of an exciting new recycling rewards pilot program powered by RecycleBank® and coming to Atlanta residents. The event will host city officials, Rehrig Pacific, Coca-Cola and RecycleBank representatives, as well as feature automated recycling truck demonstrations. Refreshments will be provided by Coca-Cola. Representatives from all organizations will be on hand to answer questions and explain how the program works. Already a success in 21 states and in the United Kingdom, the new recycling rewards program, powered by RecycleBank®, allows households to earn Points redeemable at local and national retailers in exchange for recycling.
Read more about the RecycleBank program on their website, www.RecycleBank.com.
October 19, 2009
Westview can be excited for the next step forward in the BeltLine process. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has given the PATH Foundation and the BeltLine the thumbs up to start construction of the trail on the eastern and northern borders of Westview.
Creative Loafing has written a short article about Westview’s BeltLine trail: “Southwest Atlanta Beltline trail gets green light” (Click link to read the article.)
October 16, 2009
Trees Atlanta will be back in the Westview neighborhood on Saturday, October 24th at 9:00am to plant approximately 52 trees on Lucile Avenue. There will be two kinds of service berries in the street row and a few cedars will be planted as end caps. Westview neighbors are encouraged to participate in this beautification effort in their community!
October 14, 2009
The weather is turning cold, the leaves are changing colors, and it is time for Westview’s next neighborhood event!
On November 7, we will be having the first of four neighborhood clean-up and beautification days. I am so excited to announce that we will be hosting this clean-up in conjunction with KIPP STRIVE Academy, the new charter school located in the J.C. Harris building on Lucile Ave. This will be KIPP STRIVE’s first Saturday community service day with approximately 95 students and 20 adults participating! After the clean-up, we will be having a lunch for all participants.
As in the past, we need neighbors to come together to make this day a success. There are a variety of ways you can help. Please check out our “How You Can Help” list below, and contact me by next Monday (October 19th) to let me know your interest.
Ayana 404-345-3209
How You Can Help
1) Street Captains – We are focusing on quadrant 1 of westview which includes all streets below. We need at least one volunteer from each street to make a list of all work you would like to happen on the day of the clean-up. For example, your street may have a vacant house whose lawn needs to be trimmed, or a dumping area where tires need to be picked up. You will be responsible for collecting that information, and helping to get neighbors on your street to participate in the clean-up. Thanks for those neighbors who have already volunteered!
Lucile – ?
Muse – ?
Altoona – Mr. Gambrell
Matthewson – ?
Inman – ?
Enota Place – ?
Sells Ave – ?
Wellington – Shawnika and Kel
Laurel – ?
2) Phone Tree – Many of our neighboors are not on email. We need 2-3 neighboors who can be responsible for calling these neighboors so they may stay informed of this event.
3) Volunteers – Since KIPP STRIVE will be providing ~ 120 volunteers, we need to have as many neighbors helping as possible! We need persons who can haul heavy trash in pick-ups, volunteer to mow lawns of vacant homes, and of course, people to pick up trash. We also need people who can help setup and serve food at the lunch.
October 6, 2009
At the October 5th Westview Community Organization meeting outgoing President John Davis was presented with an award by the new Executive Committee for his “commitment of time and inspiration” during his 2007 – 2009 term.