Cleaning out your closets? Attic or garage crammed to the ceiling? Register your home for the neighborhood yard sale, and we’ll promote your home’s participation in our event. Free to Civic Association members. Not a member? Join now!
Register for our Neighborhood Yard Sale by May 25.
Neighbors interested in forming a Village in Woodland Heights are meeting on Thursday, May 30 at 7:00 pm at the Woodland Heights Baptist Church (611 W. 31st St.) to hear from other Villages or Aging in Community organizations.
Local speakers will share how each of their organizations have gotten started, their ups and downs, and how things are going now. Please come prepared with questions and for note-taking. Our speakers include:
We will follow this program with another evening where we will combine our notes and questions. We will use this information to provide a basis to setting up the parameters of our own organization, Woodland Heights Village.
Please share this information with friends and neighbors who may be interested. Questions? Please email BertolinoMarjorie@gmail.com.
In 1991, a concept of living in community was introduced in a Boston neighborhood and was called Beacon Hill Village. Since then numerous “villages” have been established around the country, including in Richmond, in order to help older community members to age in place more easily. Visit the Fan District Association’s Fan Village to see what’s happening there.
Aging in Community involves a group of volunteer residents, younger and older, who provide assistance to older residents. Assistance may range from simply changing a light bulb or small tasks around homes or gardens to providing support during a temporary illness or injury. Aging in Community can also provide social programs (games, speakers, hobbies, etc.) bringing the experiences and wealth of knowledge older adults have to offer.
This concept was introduced to Woodland Heights at April’s civic association meeting. The Woodland Heights Baptist Church and our civic association, as well as several residents, have indicated interest in exploring this concept further. This is a project for all interested residents, and we would like to establish a committee of volunteers to determine how a Woodland Heights Village might work and what it would offer to our residents.
Our next steps is to set a date and invite a few speakers to share their experiences. Thanks to Woodland Heights Baptist Church that has offered meeting space; we are looking to set a date in May, so look for notices here and on social media for more details coming soon.
From the Richmond Office of the City Clerk:
Each year, Richmond City Council regularly appoints members to serve on approximately 50 local and regional government and non-government boards, commissions, committees and task forces, which range in responsibilities or scope from advisory to policy to governing. Those appointments provide important additional intellectual assistance on behalf of subjects and undertakings that help shape the quality of our lives, neighborhoods and community.
Membership and service on these entities provides individuals with additional opportunities to participate with and learn more about local and regional government and other non-government entities. Service on an entity enables individuals to use their education, experience, skills and abilities on behalf of their community. All interested individuals are invited and encouraged to apply to serve!
The City of Richmond’s various boards and commissions have a number of vacant positions, and applications are being accepted for these vacancies until May 15, 2019. To see a list of current boards and commissions vacancies, visit here.
Thank you to Ryan Ginsburg, Bill Shanbruch and Mary Wickham for presenting on behalf of the Invasive Plants Task Force to our members at the April 11, 2019 Civic Association meeting. Neighbors were interested to learn more about the invasive plants in our nearby parks and the impact our personal choices in outdoor plants can have on these parks.
