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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello Block Leaders,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>At last weeks meeting we had two speakers come and
present. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The first was officer Doug Gibson who spoke about different
ways that we could become more active in keeping our neighborhood safe.
Things like starting a walkers group. There are several different kinds
of groups you can have, like a dog walkers group, a mom’s with strollers
group, a running group, or just people walking together. These groups
look out for people and things that look suspicious and call 911 or look for
other things that should be reported to 311, like street lights that are out…
If you would like more information on what you can do with a group or as a
group I have some hand outs that are very helpful. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Officer Gibson also handed out sign up sheets for crime
watch numbers. If you have any completed forms you can either mail them
to me or directly to the northern district. If you don’t have a
form I can get one for you. What a crime watch number does is allow you
to call 911 to report an problem anonymously, the police officer will not come
to your house when they arrive to take care of the problem. I would
encourage everyone to get a number!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Then Brenda Harris, from Community Mediation on Greenmount, ran
a short work shop talking about how different people react in conflict and then
spoke about the services that the mediation program offers. In case
anyone would like to know; they do mediations only for willing parties.
You can recommend people to them, and you can refer people to them, but they
will only work with people that are all willing to be there. The
mediation sessions do not have to be just between two people, the max number of
people is somewhere around 10 to 15. If you are interested, they are a
great resource and here is some contact information <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>3333 Greenmount Ave<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Baltimore, MD 21218<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>410-467-9165<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8064A2'>PLEASE <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8064A2'>If everyone
could write up a quick note (it doesn’t have to be perfectly
accurate) of the number of hours they have spent doing community service
through out the year I would be sooooo happy. You can include any passing
out of fliers, talking with your neighbors in person or on the phone, planning
or participating in any activities, attending community meetings etc… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8064A2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8064A2'>It is really
important to keep track of these hours so that we can show funders, and show in
our reports the progress we are making in our community building efforts.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8064A2'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'>You can just email
it to me!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I also handed out the new and improved block leader packets-
please keep these as a reference guide to help your neighbors and yourself with
any issues that come up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Also available are the new welcome to the neighborhood
packets. If you would like some please let me know, or you can stop by
the office and pick some up. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you have any other questions or comments please
call me or email me. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Katie <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Papyrus'>Katie Beltz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Papyrus'>Block Leader Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Papyrus'>Charles Village Community <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Papyrus'>Benefits District<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Papyrus'>410-235-4411 x16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Papyrus'>Katie@charlesvillage.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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