December 3, 2012
At the December Westview Community Organization meeting the 2013 Executive Committee was elected. The officers will officially start their positions on January 1st, 2013.
President – Ayana Gabriel
Vice President – Josef Fischer
Secretary – Leslie Ellsworth
Assistant Secretary – Sherry Bailey
Treasurer – Claudia Hicks
Assistant Treasurer – Scott Smith
Parliamentarian – Evelyn Battle
Chaplain – Raymond Gambrell
Congratulations to the 2013 WCO Executive Committee!
November 20, 2012
Every year the Westview Community Organization strives to help those in need around Thanksgiving time. For last year’s Thanksgiving neighbors donated personal care items that were given to a women’s shelter. In years prior to that the organization participated in providing food for a Thanksgiving meal for the seniors at The Atrium at CollegeTown.
This year the Westview Community Organization partnered with The Big Apple Inn to put together Thanksgiving food baskets for those in need of a helping hand. Thanks to all the generous donations four boxes of food items were collected and will be distributed via the Youth of Westview program.
The Westview Community Organization and The Big Apple Inn would like to thank all the neighbors, good Samaritans, and Westview businesses who donated towards this cause.
November 18, 2012
Construction of the KIPP STRIVE Primary School has been well under way since its groundbreaking in June 2012. The construction of the new school building is being funded thanks to a successful $10 million capital fundraising campaign. The new building is being constructed adjacent to the existing KIPP STRIVE Academy Middle School, which is housed in the nearly 100-year old former J.C. Harris Elementary School building. Kindergarten KIPPsters have started classes in 2012 in the middle school building and are due to move to their brand new classes in the 2013-2014 school year.
To view more photos of the KIPP STRIVE Primary Construction please visit our Westview Facebook page.
November 4, 2012
Date: Saturday, December 15, 2012
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Fire Station 17, 1489 Ralph David Abernathy, Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: The Westview Community Organization is hosting its annual Holiday Luncheon at Fire Station 17. The WCO will cook a turkey and neighbors are asked to contribute side items.
View photos of last year’s holiday party on our Facebook page.
October 28, 2012
A community-wide yard sale will take place in Westview on Saturday, November 10, 2012. Maps for the various yard sale locations can be picked up at 1679 Westwood Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310.
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012
Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm
Location: 1679 Westwood Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
October 27, 2012
Saturday, October 27th, 2012 was a busy day for the Westview community. Both Trees Atlanta and HouseProud were in the neighborhood doing work.
Trees Atlanta got big help thanks to the fourth grade class (and their parents) from the Westminster School. Trees were planted along the landscape strip on Stokes Avenue and additional trees were planted in the front yard of houses on East Ontario Avenue.
In the meanwhile HouseProud and its volunteers were busy painting a house next to the Stokes Avenue Pocket Park. The owner, Ms. Pippy, was ecstatic about the work and even picked up the brush to do a little work.
To view more photos of the Trees Atlanta and HouseProud work day please visit our Westview Facebook page.
October 20, 2012
Date: Sunday, November 11, 2012
Time: 1:30pm
Location: 1471 Ralph David Abernathy, Atlanta, GA 30310
The Westview Community Organization is planning a hike on Sunday, November 11, 2012. We will be hiking at Sweet Water Creek State Park, which is west on I-20 in Douglasville. Meet at Calvary United Methodist Church at 1:30pm and leave from there to the park. We will try and hike about 4-miles on the trails (2.0 up and 2.0 back-or less) and then return back to the church.
When hiking :
– wear comfortable strong shoes
– dress for the weather
– bring WATER-WATER
– bring a light snack
Members of the community and their family are welcome to come. Westview Community Organization will not provide transportation to or from the hike. If you would like more details please email me back at kenscarey@yahoo.com
October 19, 2012
Trees Atlanta will be planting trees along Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue on Saturday, October 27, 2012 starting at 9:00am. Please meet at the Stokes Avenue Community Park at 1556 Stokes Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310.
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Time: 9:00am
Location: Corner of Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
October 19, 2012
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Time: 9:00am
Location: Corner of Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
Trees Atlanta will be planting trees along Stokes Avenue and East Ontario Avenue on Saturday, October 27, 2012 starting at 9:00am. Please meet at the Stokes Avenue Community Park at 1556 Stokes Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310.
October 6, 2012
On October 6th the Westview Community Organization participated in “Hands On Atlanta Day.” Thanks to an initial grant received through Hands On Atlanta for the Stokes Avenue Park in the spring, the WCO was eligible for a follow-up grant if participating on “Hands On Atlanta Day.” The grant purchased additional landscaping to be planted in the park. Neighbors and the “Youth of Westview” program came together to first clean up the pocket park and then plant peach trees, camellia and rose bushes, chrysanthemums, hostas, pansies, and a variety of other plants. The last task was spreading grass seed. Little by little the Stokes Avenue Pocket Park is developing into a little neighborhood oasis.
To view more photos of “Hands On Atlanta Day” please visit our Westview Facebook page.