Cameron Street Block Club

Hi!

We'll be planting on the same day as the Clean Sweep, so come out and join in the fun!!

We look forward to seeing you!  :)

~ Pam

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Cameron Community Ministries is a wonderful asset to have on our street!  Located at 48 Cameron St, they help nurish the body as well as the soul!

You can reach them at: 585 254 2697

United Way Donor Choice Number 1708       http://www.uwrochester.org/campaignresources/ 

www.cameronministries.org    Donate online! 

Bowlathon is March 30, 2008 - pledge on line 

Golf Tournament is June 20, 2008 - be a sponsor or a player!  Flyer is on the website

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Hi!

We missed you at LONA's September meeting!

Please join us on Monday, October 15th from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Lyell Branch Library (located at 956 Lyell Avenue).

We need your input! We want to make things better here in the Lyell-Otis neighborhood, and we're starting right here on Cameron Street!

Join in the fun! See you then! ~ Pam :)

PS - As always, please contact me if you have any questions! NiceNRG@aol.com

We need YOUR involvement!

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HI, Everyone!

The next LONA meeting will be held on Monday, September 10th, at the Lyell Branch Library (956 Lyell Avenue). You are encouraged to attend!

The meeting will begin at 6pm (instead of 7), as we will meet for an hour with Deputy Chief of Police Sheppard, to go over security camera info, as well as discuss ideas that were brainstormed at the last LONA special topic emergency meeting regarding the prostitution problems in our area.

Please plan to attend, as we need your input and value your ideas!

Also, please let the LONA President, Mike Visconte, (B380@aol.com) know if you'd like to be the Kids' Story Teller for this meeting, as we currently don't have any child care, and we understand how this can impede one's ability to attend our meetings. We are hoping that we can find a caring resident to volunteer to do this, so more folks can become involved.

Also, check out www.lyell-otis.com for a link to our LONA website and more information. 

See you Monday night at 6pm!!!!

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We meet at 5PM at Edison High School on Colfax Street to prepare for the neighborhood car parade.

We will reconvene at Edgerton Community Recreation Center around 6PM, and enjoy some light refreshments, nice conversations, as well as face painting for the kids!

It's sure to be a fun time! We hope you will choose to participate!

Tuesday, August 7th is the Official National Night Out Against Crime, and we ask for you to participate by leaving your front/porch light on. This is a great evening to meet your neighbors, and to let the "bad" element in the area know that they are not welcome here, as we are a nice little bedroom community that does not tolerate illegal activities in our area! (So there! Ptthhww! LOL)

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Hi, Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

20 surveys and meeting invitations have been returned to me as "undeliverable as addressed", since the home owners do not live on our wonderful street. (I had originally gathered the names and addresses by using the Haines 2006 Criss-Cross Directory.)

I just sent them back out last week, this time, using the city's tax rolls to get more accurate addresses. I was surprised to find that I was sending mail as far as Louisville, Kentucky! Has this person even stepped foot onto his property? Does he care who is living in his building, and how their actions might be bringing the quality of life down for those of us who actually live on this beautiful street?

I re-sent many pieces of mail to Penfield, Pittsford, Brighton, Holley, Gates, Greece, Kendall, and Chili. I also noted that other properties were owned by people in Irondequoit, and in Elmhurst, Illinois! (I haven't received those original pieces of mail back yet, but I have a feeling that I will.)

It was funny to see that some of the owners of Cameron Street property live on some streets (like Little Acorn Circle and Beckwith Terrace) that I have looked at when visiting available real estate in the Monroe County area. (I am especially partial to the eastside suburbs - the "P's" like Pittsford, Penfield and Perinton, as I have a 2 year old daughter and am looking into the school districts and comparing their state test scores.)

I have only received one completed survey since my original mailing of early October. I am very disappointed in this response rate, and wonder what my next step should be, in order to entice more neighbor involvement in our beautification and renewal activities.

Please, let me know what I need to do, as an artist/mommy, that can bring everyone together to make our street better, and eventually, turn our whole neighborhood around!

I welcome positive comments, and even negative ones, as I really don't know what I am doing wrong! I am a novice, and can benefit from learning from other's experiences.

I envision the type of street where new neighbors are welcomed to the neighborhood with gift baskets and handshakes, and people help others whenever they can. If this is the type of street you believe Cameron Street can be, please help me to realize this vision!

I look forward to hearing from you all!!!!

Peace, Pam

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YOU ARE INVITED to the Lyell-Otis Neighborhood Association’s 2006 Christmas Party on Monday, December 11th! The party will be held at the Lyell Branch Library from 7pm to 8:30pm.

For more information, contact Bob Van Sice, LONA Vice President at: 458-3784

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_eliminate prostitution activity   _eliminate drug dealing   _improve street lighting

_help unsupervised children   _control loud noise / car stereos / honking horns

_eliminate debris on the curbs / residents putting out refuse on the wrong day

_eliminate dilapidated housing / leadpoisoning risks    _other:_____________

2. What do you feel is the first step to fixing these problems?

3. Would you be willing to help make these changes?

_YES!  _NO If NO, why?_____________________________

4. Depending on donations, the Cameron Street Block Club would like to celebrate our great street by:                                                   _planting flowers  _hanging banners/signs  _hosting a yard sale

Would you like to participate in a beautification project on Cameron Street?

 _YES!  _NO If NO, why?______________________________

5.The Cameron Street Block Club is part of the Lyell-Otis Neighborhood Association (LONA). LONA meets at 7pm, once a month, at the Lyell Branch Library, 956 Lyell Ave. Would you be willing to join the Cameron Street Block Club and LONA?

 _YES!  _NO If NO, why?______________________________

6. Would you be able to attend a half-hour long Cameron Street Block Club meeting every four months? In April, August, and December?  _YES!  _NO If NO, why?______

We would meet on the same evening as LONA, to make it easier to fit into your busy schedule!

Sincerely, Pamela Davis - Organizer, Cameron Street Block Club http://journals.aol.com/nicenrg/CSBC/

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