May 2016 Issue Circulation 1000 An invitation for all… In the next couple of months you are all invited to come out and join us for multiple events. City Wide… On April 30, Edgewood along with neighborhoods all across Fort Lauderdale are participating in Fort Lauderdale Cares Day, where residents take on projects within their own neighborhoods while earning 500 NCIP (Neighborhood Community Investment Guide) points that translate to a cash matching grant from the City. The goal of the NCIP is to provide matching grant funds for the construction of community improvements that beautify neighborhoods and enhance the overall quality of life for those who live, work and visit Fort Lauderdale. Edgewood Civic Association’s project is to clean up all of SW 15 th Avenue and SW 9 th Avenue, as well as do work in and around our Clubhouse, located at 1790 SW 32 nd Street. We are meeting at 9 AM to start our cleanup on SW 15 th Avenue and 29 th Street, outside the new townhouse development, The Reserve, and ending at 11:30 am. The Reserve staff is teaming up with Edgewood residents to help and provide refreshments in their sales center after the cleanup. So far, ECA has earned approximately 10 points as of this newsletter for 2016; earmarked for several possible neighborhood beautification projects. NOTE: Specific projects will be selected by ECA membership vote during monthly meetings. Be part of the fundraiser and be part of the decision-making! AT the Clubhouse… We also invite everyone, association members and non-members, to our very first Edgewood Civic Association event on May 14, 2016, A Word from Edgewood Civic Association’s President NEXT CIVIC ASSO- CIATION MEETINGS: Civic Hall, 1790 South- west 32nd Street at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednes- day of each month. The next 5 dates are: May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, August 3rd, & September 7th, 2016 COMING BULK TRASH DATES: Bulk Trash pickup: the First Thursday of each month— May 5th and June 2nd. Garbage: Every Tuesday and Friday. Recycling Bin: Every Tuesday. Yard Waste Bin: Every Friday. EDGEWOOD The mission of the Edgewood Civic Association is to preserve and enhance the quality of our neighborhood, to inform the community on issues that impact us, and to be an advocate for the community’s position on those issues with local and state government. Edgewood on the Web! https://edgewood.nextdoor.com http://edgewoodcivic.org A Word from Our President 1 Next Civic Meetings 1 Bulk Trash Dates 1 Fort Lauderdale Cares 2 Help! 4 Special Interest Groups 5 Advertising Rates 6 Membership Application 6 Community Calendar 7 Edgewood Pot Luck Dinner 7 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Neighborhood Civic Association Next Civic Association Meeting | Wednesday, May 4th @ 7:30 pm | 1790 SW 32nd Street from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. The board is hosting a potluck social so we can all get together to share our favorite dishes, meet neighbors and have some fun. To bring out the kid in all of us, we will be having old time games such as horseshoes, beanbag toss and bocce. Dig into your recipes and cook up one of your favorites and come join us. Take this opportunity to Join Us! Next Meeting… On May 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Edgewood will be having our next meeting. The new townhouse development The Reserve will be our speaker. We have asked Traffic from the City of Fort Lauderdale to be present since many of our residents are very concerned about this new development and the traffic on SW 15 th Avenue. The traffic division will also be talking about the new speed bumps coming to SW 28 th Street as well as taking additional questions from our residents. Show us the sign… Edgewood entrance signs are coming soon, but we need your help. Many of you have expressed that we no longer have signs to announce this is Edgewood, the neighborhood that you live in. Edgewood Civic Association, in conjunction with the City of Fort Lauderdale, is working together to place three signs at entrances to Edgewood. The signs will be located on SW 15 th Avenue and 84, SW 9 th Avenue and 84 and SW 28 th Street and 4 th Avenue. The new signs are made of concrete and stone, so they will not deteriorate like the old signs. Edgewood needs to raise $5,000 for our portion of the project. Any donation will be greatly appreciated, including your ECA Membership dues and volunteering for the previously mentioned grant projects. Put Your Money Where Your Home is! -Wendy Wills
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May 2016 Issue
Circulation 1000
An invitation for all… In the next couple of months you are all invited to come out and join us for multiple events. City Wide… On April 30, Edgewood along with neighborhoods all across Fort Lauderdale are participating in Fort Lauderdale Cares Day, where residents take on projects within their own neighborhoods while earning 500 NCIP (Neighborhood Community Investment Guide) points that translate to a cash matching grant from the City. The goal of the NCIP is to provide matching grant funds for the construction of community improvements that beautify neighborhoods and enhance the overall quality of life for those who live, work and visit Fort Lauderdale. Edgewood Civic Association’s project is to clean up all of SW 15th Avenue and SW 9th Avenue, as well as do work in and around our Clubhouse, located at 1790 SW 32nd Street. We are meeting at 9 AM to start our cleanup on SW 15th Avenue and 29th Street, outside the new townhouse development, The Reserve, and ending at 11:30 am. The Reserve staff is teaming up with Edgewood residents to help and provide refreshments in their sales center after the cleanup. So far, ECA has earned approximately 10 points as of this newsletter for 2016; earmarked for several possible neighborhood beautification projects. NOTE: Specific projects will be selected by ECA membership vote during monthly meetings. Be part of the fundraiser and be part of the decision-making! AT the Clubhouse… We also invite everyone, association members and non-members, to our very first Edgewood Civic Association event on May 14, 2016,
A Word from Edgewood Civic Association’s President
NEXT CIVIC ASSO-CIATION MEETINGS: Civic Hall, 1790 South-west 32nd Street at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednes-day of each month. The next 5 dates are: May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, August 3rd, & September 7th, 2016
COMING BULK TRASH DATES: Bulk Trash pickup: the First Thursday of each month—
May 5th and June 2nd. Garbage: Every Tuesday and Friday. Recycling Bin: Every Tuesday. Yard Waste Bin: Every Friday.
EDGEWOOD
T h e m i s s i o n o f t h e E d g e w o o d C i v i c As s o c i a t i o n i s t o p r e s e r v e a n d e n h a n c e t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r n e i g h b o r h o o d , t o i n f o r m t h e c o m m u ni t y o n i s s u e s t h a t i m p a c t u s , a n d t o b e a n a d v o c a t e f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y ’ s p o s i t i o n o n t h o s e i s s u e s w i t h l o c a l a n d s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t .
Edgewood on the Web!
https://edgewood.nextdoor.com
http://edgewoodcivic.org
A Word from Our President 1
Next Civic Meetings 1
Bulk Trash Dates 1
Fort Lauderdale Cares 2
Help! 4
Special Interest Groups 5
Advertising Rates 6
Membership Application 6
Community Calendar 7
Edgewood Pot Luck Dinner 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Neighborhood Civ ic Assoc iat ion
Next Civic Association Meeting | Wednesday, May 4th @ 7:30 pm | 1790 SW 32nd Street
from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. The board is hosting a potluck social so we can all get together to share our favorite dishes, meet neighbors and have some fun. To bring out the kid in all of us, we will be having old time games such as horseshoes, beanbag toss and bocce. Dig into your recipes and cook up one of your favorites and come join us. Take this opportunity to Join Us! Next Meeting… On May 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Edgewood will be having our next meeting. The new townhouse development The Reserve will be our speaker. We have asked Traffic from the City of Fort Lauderdale to be present since many of our residents are very concerned about this new development and the traffic on SW 15th Avenue. The traffic division will also be talking about the new speed bumps coming to SW 28th Street as well as taking additional questions from our residents. Show us the sign… Edgewood entrance signs are coming soon, but we need your help. Many of you have expressed that we no longer have signs to announce this is Edgewood, the neighborhood that you live in. Edgewood Civic Association, in conjunction with the City of Fort Lauderdale, is working together to place three signs at entrances to Edgewood. The signs will be located on SW 15th Avenue and 84, SW 9th Avenue and 84 and SW 28th Street and 4th Avenue. The new signs are made of concrete and stone, so they will not deteriorate like the old signs. Edgewood needs to raise $5,000 for our portion of the project. Any donation will be greatly appreciated, including your ECA Membership dues and volunteering for the previously mentioned grant projects.
Put Your Money Where Your Home is!
-Wendy Wills
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Edgewood History Quiz Try the quiz to see how much you know about Edgewood’s past! 1. Where was the Gatehouse restaurant? 2. What was the name of the Italian bakery in the Southland
Shopping Center? 3. Where could you buy ice, in Edgewood, other than ser-
vice stations, convenience stores, and supermarkets? 4. What business used to be on the property where 7-11 is
now (Marina Mile and SW 15th Avenue)? 5. What used to be on the site of Passive Park? 6. What restaurant used to be on the site near where Lil
Reds stands now? 7. Where was Burger King, in Edgewood? 8. What was the name of the big game arcade, in Edge-
wood? 9. What was the reason for the City of Fort Lauderdale clos-
ing 9th Avenue and 15th Avenue at North Perimeter Road? 10. Who has a tree named for them, at the Edgewood Civic
Association? The more you get, the older you are!!!!! (Answers will be provided at the next meeting and in the June newsletter).
Now that the Edgewood Civic Association has become a more active group, it’s a good time to start bringing together people in the neighborhood who have common interests. If there are activities you enjoy and would like to share with people having similar interests, why not let us know. If there are enough people with similar interests, we can start up Special Interest Groups, so we can enjoy those things with each other. The writer of this article enjoys some things for which he is having a hard time finding other people who enjoy them. These in-clude tennis, table tennis, bicycling, archery, golf, and chess. I know some people enjoy crafts, such as needlepoint, knitting, etc. Some things cannot be done alone – some things are just more fun when you’re not doing them alone. If you would like to give this a shot, please send a list of activities for which you might like to see a group formed and become a participant. Email your requests to [email protected] or come to one of our meetings and bring it up.
EDGEWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION YEAR 2016 APPLICATION/RENEWAL Name (Please Print): Level (Check One): □ Senior □ Household □ Foundation □ Business Contribution Amount: $10 $20 $50 and Up $50 Address: Daytime Telephone: Evening Telephone: Email Address: Check here to subscribe to our free email flash updates: □ I can help with: (Check All That Apply): □ Phone Tree □ Newsletter Del □ Tree Planting □ Neighborhood Cleanup □ Clubhouse Repair □ Other:
Kindly complete this form, enclose your check made payable to EDGEWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. Bring it to the next meeting, or mail it to: ECA, PO Box 21413 Ft Laud, FL 33335-1413
Look for us on the web... www.edgewoodcivic.org
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Edgewood Civic Association Board Member Contact Information
HELP!!!! The Edgewood Civic Association needs energetic people, from our neighborhood, for a number of things we want to accomplish in 2016 and in the fu-ture. Our clubhouse repairs are nearing completion and it’s time to move forward. The six active board members (three of whom have full-time jobs) are be-ing pushed to the limit. We need people to head up and participate in several areas, including: Event planning and coordination Writing Newsletter articles Newsletter delivery Obtaining new Newsletter advertisers Volunteer event coordination Special Interest Clubs chairpersons and partici-
pants Building improvements Etc. Etc. Etc. So many of you have great talents and expertise in various areas – share them with the neighborhood and make new friends while you’re doing it. Please come to our next meeting on May 4th at 7:30pm and/or send us an email to [email protected] to let us know how you would like to help out Edgewood.
Pot Luck Meet & Greet Din-ner – Save the Date!!!
The Edgewood Civic Association will be holding a Pot Luck Meet & Greet Dinner on Saturday, May 14 from 5pm to 8pm, at the clubhouse (1790 SW 32nd Street). FOOD, GAMES, and FUN!!!!! Look for further details in upcoming emails and on our web-site ( http://edgewoodcivic.org ).
May 2016
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 * 11:00am Sunday Jazz Brunch * Suncoast Gun & Knife Show
2 Fleet Week begins
3 4 7:30pm ECA Meet-ing (featuring The Reserve and FLL Traffic Department)
5 * 5:00pm Great Strides Fort Lauder-dale * 5-8pm Starry Nights at NSU Art
6 * Club 55+ Fish Fry RSVP Deadline * 5:30-8:30pm Friday Night Sound Waves (Beach)
7 9am Fort Lauder-dale Air Show
8 9am Fort Lauder-dale Air Show
9 10 11 Club 55+ Pickleball Outing RSVP Dead-line
12 5:30pm Community Appear-ance Awards
13 7:00pm Friday Night Tunes
14 * 5-8pm ECA Pot Luck Din-ner & Social (Clubhouse)
15 Craft Beer Festi-val/Booths, Brews & BBQ
16 17 18 19 9am-5pm Beach Volleyball Tournament
20 * Club 55+ Great American Beach Party RSVP Deadline * 7:00pm Friday Night Tunes
21 * 7:00am Covenant House 5K on A1A * 5:30pm Water-way Soiree
22 1-4pm Jamming in the Park (Secret Woods)
23 24 25 26 27 7:00pm Friday Night Tunes
28 10:00am Great American Beach Party Party
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For additional details about events in the calendar above, please visit the following web pages:
