Greentrees Civic Association

January 2007 Newsletter

Sep 05, 2007

Pam Brown-Webmaster:grntrees@earthlink.net
Charles C. Lambert-Editor: GreentreesCA@aol.com
Mary Margaret Ware-Lost/Found Pets:waremmj@msn.com (756-5826)

OFFICIAL GREENTREES WEBSITE: www.neighborhoodlink.com/memphis/greentrees/

General membership Meeting January 23, 2007 ?–See Page 2

ATTENTION ! ! !

THE 2007 GREENTREES
NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTORY
IS READY FOR DELIVERY!

Just send in your check for $25.00 for your Greentrees Civic Association dues and receive your complimentary copy of the 2007 Greentrees Directory delivered to your home.
Checks should be made out to the Greentrees Civic Association and sent to
Ann C. Brown
Membership Chairman
6700 Wild Berry Lane
Memphis, TN 38119


Greentrees needs your help!

It?’s not easy getting city officials to listen
and pay attention to our needs!

When the Greentrees Board Members go before the City Council or other governing boards, we need to have at least 80% of our neighbors supporting us. The higher our membership, the more authority we have in civic matters. It is not just your $25.00 that we need.
We need your head count!

The Greentrees Civic Association is working hard:

?· To maintain property values
?· To monitor the number of rental homes
?· To reduce speeding traffic on Kirby Parkway
?· To maintain the Kirby parkway median
?· To maintain our beautiful Holmes park
?· To keep our neighborhood safe.

Won?’t you consider supporting your neighborhood by sending $25.00 to the Greentrees Civic Association? Or at least, won?’t you use the enclosed envelope to tell us why you won?’t join or what the Greentrees Civic Association can do to get your support? If you have a complaint or have had a problem with us,
NOW is your chance to speak!

Ann C. Brown
Membership Chairman
Greentrees Civic Association

January 23 General Meeting
The first general meeting of the Greentrees Civic Association will be held at Lord of Life Lutheran Church on the corner of Satinwood and Black Oak at 7:00 PM on January 23.

The primary purpose of the meeting is to elect new officers for the association for 2007. Refreshments will be served. No guest speaker is slated for this meeting. Please try to attend.

Slate of 2007 Officers and Board Members

President Ann Bendall
1st VP Mark White
2nd VP Ann Brown
Secretary Mary Ann Thurman
Treasurer Kim Hall
Kirby Parkway
Director Gordon Crisp
Holmes Park
Director Michael Ricker
Newsletter Margie Augustine
Webmaster Pam Brown
Garden Tour Wilma Goode
Block Captain
Coordinator Joan Vegezzi
Section 1 Rep. Julia Schap
Section 2 Rep. Mary Turner
Section 3 Rep. Leslie O?’Leary
Section 4 Rep. Cindy Waters
Section 5 Rep. Ann Schmitt

Greentrees Directory

The new Directory of addresses and phone numbers of Greentrees Residents is ready for distribution. There is a little confusion about who may receive it and how it will be publicized. The following resolution passed by the Board should help to clarify this issue:

?“Each and every issue of the Greentrees Newsletter sent prior to the first annual General Membership Meeting will include the following statements:
?· The Greentrees newsletter will be available to those Association members whose dues have been paid for the current year;
?· The Greentrees Directory will be available only to those Association members whose dues have been paid for the current year;
?· The (first) newsletter of each year will be sent to every Greentrees residence within the neighborhood boundaries (to alert the residents that subsequent newsletters will be sent only to dues paying members).?”



A Message from our Outgoing President ?– Russell Hill
I simply want to thank the following people for their considerable help to me as I struggled to serve as your GCA president. Their help, ideas and arguments were profound. I respect, admire and appreciate each person so very much. Listed alphabetically are: Ann Brown, Wilma Goode, Art Herr, Charlie Lambert, Fred Nowak, Cecile Nowak, Bill Phillips, Bob Renshaw, Ann Schmitt, Guy Treece, Joan Vegezzi, and Mark White. These people represent the best of Greentrees. Many others also contributed, you know who you are, and thanks to you as well.

New Residents:
Peyton and Shirley Burford, 6829 Tangleberry Lane
Michael and Mary Walsh, 2336 Thornwood
Eric and Meg Bender, 2355 Paper Birch Lane
Shawn and Alicia McDaniel, 6752 Sunburst Cove
Andrew and Lisa Rouse, 2407 Hickory Crest Drive
Gregory and Brandi Gruber, 6917 Tangleberry Cove
Russel G. and Lisa Duvall, 6640 Conifer Cove
Jeffery and Anne Marie Johnson, 6790 Satinwood Cove
Kevin and Janet Scheuner, 6567 Black Thorne Cove
Mark and Julie Furr, 2361 Kirby Parkway

Greentrees Deaths
Patti Wilson, wife of Curt Wilson, 2111 Black Oak
Evelyn Cotham, mother of Beverly Carman, 6789 Sunburst Cove
Marshall Morris, husband of Carol Morris, 2405 Kirby Parkway

Garden Club Yards of the Month
Oct- not awarded
Nov - Walter and Chris Buck, 6884 Red Gum Cove
Dec - Elsie Ross, 2159 Hickory Crest Dr.
Jan ?– Not awarded

Miscellaneous
?· We have a young lady in our neighborhood that was named 2006 Miss Youth Personality at the Mid-South Fair last fall. She is Whitney Robinson, age 14. She is the daughter of Porter and
Alexa Robinson who live on Hickory Crest Drive.

?· A neighbor on Wild Berry Lane called to let us know someone had gone into her storage room and stolen yard equipment and some tools. The storage room door was not locked. We strongly encourage everyone to lock all doors and windows. The police have indicated that thieves wander through neighborhoods at night and try doors on houses and storage rooms to see if they can easily steal something. Sometimes it is kids looking for items to sell to buy drugs, cigarettes, or beer. Locking doors is very important and will drastically reduce your chances of being a robbery victim.
?· We would like mention that the Greentrees Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of the month and new members are always invited and welcome. Check with Joan Vegezzi (754-5485) for the time and place of the January Meeting.
?· Art Herr hopes to return to the security patrol soon but we still need volunteers to assist in this endeavor. Contact Art if you can help at 757-8860. Recent incidents include break-ins on Old Lake Pike and on River Birch.
?· Per city ordinance NO SIGNS ARE ALLOWED ON THE KIRBY PARKWAY MEDIAN. Police are notified whenever the code is violated.
?· Treasurer?’s Report: Greentrees CA has $29,054.05 in its checking account as well as 2 CDs totaling $10,579.47, for a grand total of $39,633.52.
?· The Greentrees Holiday Party on December 10 was a great success. The progressive dinner began at Ann and Ed Brown?’s with drinks/punch/bountiful snacks, a super pianist, a sing-a-long of holiday favorites, and much cheer. We all then proceeded to Wilma Goode?’s for a sit-down catered supper (who, but Wilma, would find room for everyone to have a place to sit at a table to enjoy the wonderful food?). Finally we went to Joan and John Vegezzi?’s for a final round of eating. A grand array of desserts, coffee, after dinner drinks and other sundry items were offered there. Everyone received a poinsettia as they left at the end of a very special evening. Approximately 40 people attended.

Plaudits
17 of the 38 streets in Greentrees had 80% or better membership. Congratulations on this outstanding support of our neighborhood through membership in the Greentrees Civic Association. The streets are:
Black Oak Drive
Bramble Cove
Dove Roost Cove
Firefly Cove
Forest Grove Drive
Hickory Crest Cove
Hickory Crest Drive
Kirby Parkway
Larch Lane
Messick Road
Paper Birch Lane
Satinwood Cove
Satinwood Drive
Sugar Maple Cove
Sunburst Cove
Tangleberry Lane
White Ash Cove


Farewell from your Editor
I am retiring after this issue. It?’s been fun. Thanks to everyone for the support you gave me, especially the folding/stapling/stamping/labeling group usually made up of Ann Brown, Joan Vegezzi, Ann Schmitt, Art Herr, and Wilma Goode ?– Thanks so much. Russell you?’ve been great.





SEE YOU AT THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON JANUARY 23!!


Charles Lambert, Editor
6726 River Birch Rd.
Memphis, TN, 38119