Northwood News ♦ June 2005

Help Wanted For Our Community

By Carole Barth

This is a new column to highlight some of the ways you can get to know your neighbors, have fun, and help keep Northwood-Four Corners a wonderful community.  We have a marvelous array of skills, experience, and creativity in our neighborhood, and the best way to experience this is to get involved.  Remember, everything the Civic Association achieves is done by volunteers.  Not sure you can take on leadership for an entire project or event?  No problem!  There’s sure to be something you can do to help.  As the proverb says, “Many hands make light work.”

Organize the Fall Creek Cleanup

We’ve been doing creek cleanups for 15 years, so if you’re looking for a “turn key” project where someone can show you the ropes, this fits the bill.  Tasks include publicizing the event, providing supplies and refreshments, and coordinating with the county to be sure the collected trash gets picked up.  This is the type of project where you really see the results of your efforts.

Special Events Coordinator

Many civic associations have a regular calendar of social or seasonal events such as fun runs, community yard sales, Fourth of July barbecues, Halloween parties, and so on.  We do participate in National Night Out every year, and from time to time we have organized nature walks, but we have never had anyone to pull together a range of events.  This could include all sorts of things — an open mic night for the neighborhood musicians, our own Earth Day festival, a celebration of the multicultural nature of our community, a community history scavenger hunt?  Or maybe you have an idea for a particular event you’d like to organize.  These kind of activities truly nourish our sense of community.

If you’re interested in either of these — or have an idea for something else — please contact Carole Barth [contact details redacted].   ■