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From the Archives (1977 newsletter - First Block Club Officers )

Block Club News (1977) First Officers elected 12/10/76

NEXT BLOCK CLUB MEETING 3/9/77 AT THE FIREHOUSE. (TIME 7:30PM) LORETTA HOWELL CANDIDATE FOR CITY CLERK AND POSSIBLY COUNCILMAN ANDREW ISSACS TO BE IN ATTENDANCE. IMPORTANT MATTERS OF OUR CONCERN TO BE DISCUSSED.

A COMMUNITY IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN IT. LOTS OF RESIDENTS SIT AROUND AND ARE DISATISFIED WITH THINGS: BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHO TO GO TO. OUR BLOCK CLUB GIVES RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO GET THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER AND KEEP IT TOGETHER, AN OPPORTUNITY TO TACKLE NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS AND SOLVE THEM
(11 VOICES ARE MUCH BETTER AND LOUDER THAN 1)
A VEHICLE FOR GETTING TO KNOW OTHER FAMILIES AND MAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD MORE SAFE.
MOSTLY A BLOCK CLUB NEEDS *YOU* BE THERE.

LAST BLOCK CLUB MEETING WAS HELD 12/10/76 AT THE FIREHOUSE.

IT WAS DECIDED, MEETINGS WOULD BE HELD EVERY THREE MONTHS: SECOND WEDNESDAY.
DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS: 3-9-77, 6-8-77, 9-14-77 AND 12-14-77.

OFFICERS WERE ELECTED:
BLOCK CAPTAIN- CARL BRANHAM
ASST. BLOCK CAPTAIN- FRANK WILSON
TREASURER- JAMES KING
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY- PAT TURNER
RECORDING SECRETARY- PEGGY BELCHER
ASST. SECRETARY- TERESA TURNER
SOCIAL COMMITTEE- FANNIE BRANHAM, MARJORIE SMITH AND TONY WILLIAMS.

DUES WAS SET AT $4.00 PER YEAR*PAYABLE $1.00 PER MEETING* PER HOUSEHOLD.
$14.00 WAS COLLECTED AT THE 12-10-76 MEETING. DUES FUNDS TO BE USED FOR MEETING REFRESHMENTS AND THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES.

COUNCILMAN ISSACS ATTENDED TO ENCOURAGE

FORMATION AND MANTENANCE OF OUR BLOCK CLUB. HE AGREED TO LOOK INTO OUR PROBLEMS WITH STREET SWEEPING, MAINTENANCE OF INGLEWOOD PARK CEMETERY AND RALPHS MARKET.

PAT TURNER, CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY TO CONTACT RALPHS MARKET: PETITION TO BE CONSIDERED AS POSSIBLE ACTION.

TOPICS SUGGESTED FOR FUTURE INTEREST:
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH***SELF PROTECTION
PARKWAY MAINTENANCE TREE CARE AND MAINTENANCE: TREE PLANTINGS/REMOVAL
CONCERN FOR OUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND THE SICK AND SHUT-INS.
STREET SWEEPING , LAWN CARE, HOUSE MAINTENANCE
RALPHS MARKET

SPECIAL THANKS TO ARTHENE BROWNLOW OF 83RD STREET BLOCK CLUB FOR GIVING US ORGANIZATION IDEAS.

***********WHATS YOUR CONCERN**********BE THERE*****MARCH 9TH***********