CURRENT EVENTS

We meet once a quarter (November, February, May, and August) at Carrow Baptist Church on the first Tuesday of the month, 7PM.

20071129

WVEC coverage of SYLNight

Monday, December 3rd, S-Y-L-Night will be featured on the mid-day news on Channel WVEC-TV13, which starts at 12PM.

Guest speakers will be yours truly, as well as an avid supporter of this event, Chandler Scarborough, President of the Virginia Beach Council of Civic Organizations.

It will then be covered on LNC between the hours of 1-5PM.

Look for more media coverage. On 106.9, The FOX, we are expecting coverage of some type in the near future, possibly during the morning show. I'll keep you posted.

20071116

Newsletters now available on the Web!

Hello Everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself and let you all know that I've finally figured out how to post our newsletters on the web so that you can view and print them.

I'm Kim and I've volunteered to handle the quarterly Newsletter. I work in Marketing and Proposals for a General Contractor, and offered to help so that I can learn new programs and play around with tools that I have. I've lived in the neighborhood off and on since I was a teenager, and my husband and I just bought our house from my parents last year. We joined the Civic League because we believe in everything it stands for, especially getting the community together to better our neighborhoods.

The Newsletter has been a fun experience so far, although a bit hectic. Please bear with me while I play around with formats and layouts that enable the CAFCL to get word out about what's going on in the League. I try my hardest to get it right (and THANK YOU to Susan and Brenda A. for proofreading), but sometimes errors will be made. I apologize for any mistakes!

With that said, the newest edition is slated to go out in the mail next week, so you should receive them during the first week of December. But just in case, I'll be posting them on the following website when they are completed and out to be mailed.

If you have any questions, comments, or ideas about the Newsletter, please drop me a line. My email address is KimMyersCAFCL@yahoo.com.

Thanks everyone!

Click the link below to be redirected to the page hosting the Newsletters.

http://kimmyerscafcl.googlepages.com/cafclnewsletters

20071112

Minutes for November 8th CFCL Meeting

Our meeting was called to order at Arrowhead Elem. School by Brenda A. The boy scouts, Troop 499, led by Dave A presented the flags, colors, and pledge. Our attendance was 34.

Topic: Neighborhood Watch Makes a Difference! Crime is UP!

Ginny P had some startling news as she gave crime statistics. Carolanne Farms had 29 incidents and Arrowhead had 16 crime incidents. Coventry Rd is being hit hardest by systematic burglaries committed during the day. Hatteras Rd had a door kicked in and a 50" TV stolen. Bosworth Rd. had a weapon discharged from a vehicle. A 94 white Laredo approached a child and tried to entice him into the car. All of these beg for neighbor to look out for neighbor. Call the nonemergency number of 385-5000 if you are at all suspicious of something on your street. Try to get descriptions and vehicle tag numbers if possible. Some of these are suspected of being committed by youths that should be in school.

Ginny renewed her plea for people to volunteer and help her get signatures for our neighborhood watch signs from the police department. A group gathers for a short while on Sundays and travels door to door in one area at a time. If you can help Ginny or will volunteer (for your block) to gather signatures, contact Ginny Passaris.

Topic: Next meeting is a social with holiday goodies! Also pick up luminaries!

December 13 will be a holiday social with cookies, muffins, cakes, and drinks! We will be at Arrowhead Elementary School at 7:00pm. Please join us! The luminary supplies will be here. We would love to visit with you and have you collect your supplies from us. You can still order these from the league and join us all for a Share Your Light Night on December 16. This will be a citywide event.


Topic: Jeff Eaton, Crime Prevention Specialist, discusses Carolanne Farms Park

Jeff suggests that residents take ownership of the park. Find neighborhood wide functions to have there. If responsible people will frequently use the park, the illegal users will go elsewhere. They want to go where there are few people to see what they are doing.

Topic: Treasurer's Report

Wayne T, Treasurer, reported that there is currently $2356.81 in the civic league account. Newsletters accounted for over $800 of our expenditures. We have sold 700 luminary packs. Our goal is 2000. The league membership total is at 109.

Topic: January Elections

If you would like to run for an office or serve on a committee to elect new officers in January, please contact Brenda A. We would love to have you get involved.

*A special thank you goes out to John Suttle for his display of pictures from the Spring Safety Fair. They were great, John! :)

Minutes posted by Carole B, Civic League Secretary

20071109

DO NOT USE FLAME CANDLES for luminary bags - get approved luminaries only

Governor Kaine Issues Statewide Burning Ban*
Updated Oct. 29, 2007 — * NOTE: the burn ban will be in effect until further notice


Governor Timothy M. Kaine declared a statewide emergency and enacted a ban on open fires beginning Friday, October 19. The statewide burning ban is the result of drought conditions that have created a serious risk of widespread and dangerous forest fires in every region of the Commonwealth.


“We have looked at all the current data and reviewed the projections for the fall fire season, and everything points to a significant threat to public safety,” said Governor Kaine. “I have declared a state of emergency to exist within the Commonwealth to try to minimize the risk of forest fires that could threaten lives and property.”


The burn ban will remain in effect until existing weather conditions improve with significant rain or snow. Violation of the law is a Class 3 misdemeanor with a fine of not more than $500.

20071107

GANG FORUM - Nov. 7th, 7-9PM

Everyone... forward this link to anyone in Virginia Beach that has time to attend. This effects everyone in our City and it's time to get informed.

Click on the title above or copy and paste the link below for more information.

http://www.vbgov.com/file_source/dept/mcg/WebPage/HotTopics/Gang/Documents/gang_flyer_110707.pdf

20071105

SECURITY ALERT!


Be on the lookout for a vehicle described as a white 1994 Jeep Lorado (similiar to the one to the right) driven by a caucasian male, wearing a ball cap. The man appeared to be in his late 40s or early 50s.

Today, he was spotted talking to two young boys, ages 6 and 7. He asked where they lived and offered one of the boys to drive him home and asked for him to get into the vehicle. When an adult walked up towards the vehicle, the vehicle sped off quickly.

If you see a vehicle and driver fitting this description, try to get the license plate number and call the police's non-emergency number - 385-5000. The police were called and a report was filed.

It was shared that there have been reports of a similiar vehicle driven by a suspect with the same description talking to other young boys in the Norfolk area.

VOLUNTEER TODAY

Carolanne Farm Civic League Volunteer Form