Dues Drive

January 8, 2012

The Westview Community Organization is currently hosting its 2012 dues drive. Dues are $60 per household for the year, or $24 per senior household for the year. When you pay your dues in full during January you will receive one Westview t-shirt!

You can bring a check payable to the “Westview Community Organization” to the January WCO meeting. If you can’t make it to the meeting you can arrange to drop the check off by emailing info@westviewatlanta.com or pay online via PayPal.

Dues go to a wide variety of activities designed to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood, so your contribution is greatly appreciated.

Here are just a few things the members of the Westview Community Organization did in 2011:

Organized neighborhood clean-ups
Planted seasonal plantings in the traffic triangles
Worked with Trees Atlanta to plant trees throughout the neighborhood
Organized Thanksgiving baskets for the women’s shelter
Continued to develop the community garden
Developed a program for the neighborhood children
Hosted National Night Out
Completed a master plan for the neighborhood
Hosted the Summer Solstice Celebration
Organized an open house event
Worked with the police on public safety issues
Acquired land to create a new pocket park
Partnered with Code Enforcement and non-profits to demolish dilapidated houses

Westview Game Night

January 6, 2012

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Calvary United Methodist Church, 1471 R. D. Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: The Westview Community Organization and Calvary United Methodist Church are hosting a “Westview Game Night” (Monopoly, Uno, Cards, Chess, Checkers, etc). This will be a opportunity to let the young people know that we care for them and a great chance to meet your neighbors. If you have any games you think people would enjoy playing bring them.

KIPP STRIVE Academy Educator Awards

November 29, 2011

The Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education organization awarded not one, but two educators at KIPP STRIVE Academy!

The organization’s mission is to “improve the quality of education in Atlanta Public Schools by recognizing outstanding teachers and school leaders for their commitment to excellence.” KIPP STRIVE Academy’s Principal, Ed Chang, and 5th grade math teacher, Mike Stewart, were two of ten winners of the 2011 AFAEE awards. The awards each came with $7,500 in grant money to help fund innovative classrooms and school-wide projects. The project was made possible thanks to Councilmember Kwanza Hall, the Chick-fil-A cow, the Atlanta Falcons players and cheerleaders, and Superintendent Erroll Davis.

At a time when the Atlanta Public School system has been engrossed in news of cheating scandals it is refreshing to know that KIPP STRIVE Academy has continued to aim high. Westview residents can be proud to have such award-winning educators within the neighborhood school.

The Westview Community Organization would like to congratulate Ed Chang and Mike Stewart on their commitment and dedication to the future of the children in southwest Atlanta!

To view more photos of the awards ceremony please visit our Westview Facebook page.

Thanksgiving Basket Donation

November 16, 2011

The Westview Community Organization is partnering with NPU-T and Morehouse College to make Thanksgiving baskets for those in need. Rather than the usual food baskets, Westview members have committed to creating toiletry baskets for a nearby shelter.

Residents came together to donate shampoo, detergent, toothbrushes, lotion, and more. The contributions have been fantastic, and the WCO would like to thank all those neighbors who contributed and helped to make this holiday season a more memorable one for those in need.

Holiday Luncheon

November 10, 2011

Setup Time: 12:00pm
Luncheon Time: 2:00pm
Location: Fire Station 17, 1489 R.D. Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

The Westview Community Organization will hold its annual holiday luncheon at Fire Station 17 on Saturday, December 10th, 2011. The Westview Community Organization will donate turkey, water and soda, and 5th/3rd Bank will donate a ham. Neighbors are encouraged to bring side dishes (drop off at 1:00pm).

The annual luncheon is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with fellow residents in a non-meeting setting and reminiscent on events that have occurred throughout the past year.

Neighbor Recognition

November 7, 2011

Members of the Westview Community Organization awarded former WCO President Scott Smith with an award for “his commitment of time and inspiration to the Westview neighborhood” at the November WCO meeting.

Scott has been truly dedicated to the community – he has served as President and Vice President of the WCO Executive Committee for 8 years, has shown incredible leadership with code enforcement issues, has played a key role in the development of the community garden, has tirelessly been working with city officials over the years, and he has additionally been an officer of Neighborhood Planning Unit T. His endless efforts to serve the community are invaluable and the neighborhood can be thankful to have his continued support as the WCO Parliamentarian.

A tree will be planted in the neighborhood in Scott’s honor to exemplify an extraordinary resident.

Fall Work Day

October 22, 2011

It was a busy day for Westview, and thankfully the weather was perfect. The Westview Community Organization organized a fall clean-up and Trees Atlanta had volunteers plant over 100 trees along Westwood Avenue.

To view more photos of the neighborhood work day please visit our Westview Facebook page.

2011-2012 Executive Committee

September 13, 2011

The Westview Community Organization held its Executive Committee elections for the 2011 – 2012 term at its September meeting. We would like to say a big “thank you” to the outgoing Executive Committee and look forward to the work the new Executive Committee will work on in the year to come.

The following people will serve the community for the next term:

President – Patrick Berry
Vice President – Ayana Gabriel
Secretary – Steffi Langer-Berry
Assistant Secretary – Michael Johnson
Treasurer – Shelton Brown
Assistant Treasurer – Claudia Hicks
Parliamentarian – Scott Smith
Chaplain – Raymond Gambrell

National Night Out Photos

August 2, 2011

On one of the possibly most sweltering days of the year the Westview Community Organization held the annual National Night Out event on Rogers Avenue. Young and old came together to socialize on the street with police officers and city officials while munching on hot dogs and cooling down with drinks. An added bonus for the kids was games and school supplies!

To view more photos from the National Night Out event please visit our Westview Facebook page.

National Night Out 2011

July 27, 2011

National Night Out 2011
Join your neighbors on Tuesday, August 2nd from 7:00pm to 9:00pm for food, music, and public safety awareness! The event will be held in the 1600 block of Rogers Avenue. The Westview Community Organization and its sponsors will donate hot dogs, hot dog buns and beverages. Neighbors are encouraged to contribute hot sides and school supplies.

HISTORY
National Night Out, ‘America’s Night Out Against Crime,’ was introduced by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) in 1984 to prevent crime, drugs and violence in cities across America. That first year, 400 communities in 23 states participated in National Night Out. Nationwide, 2.5 million Americans took part in 1984. The 27th Annual National Night Out last August involved 37.0 million people in 15,110 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide.

ABOUT NNO
National Night Out is designed to:

Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

INFO
More information about National Night Out can be found at http://www.nationalnightout.org

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