CPRV Civic League Meeting 08AUG22 6:30 – 7:22 p.m.
President started the meeting at 6:33 p.m.
President introduced two (2) speakers –
New Community Resource Officer, Officer Charles Dreer, 757-353-1268, or charles.dreer@norfolk.gov. Police Non-Emergency – 757-441-5610.
Generic Theater, Anne Odell, with an update on their efforts to move into area.
Secretary – no updates/no minutes.
VP – many community projects for the fall, if you want to volunteer please email community@cprv.net.
Media – working on
Treasurer –
Treasurer’s report – provided details of treasurer’s report.
Storage unit – if anyone has any civic league owned property, please contact any board member to move it into the new civic league storage unit.
Fielded question on Advertisers – some confusion over which ones and will be addressed at board mtg next week.
Social To be added for distro of social events, email – events@cprv.net
Kid’s bike ride
Paddle – first paddle of the season – this coming weekend – FB page
September – working with Kim Swecker on garden party
October – possible cleanup events
Grants – Infrastructure/safety events – if tied to school children, can put in for grants. For more information, see Bike Safe Routes to School.
Membership – few events coming up for adding members in the new year.
President –
Volunteer activities – plenty of activities if you want to volunteer, see newsletter.
Civic League support – if there is anything you would like the civic league’s support or assistance on, please reach out. We want to be that for the neighborhood.
President ended the meeting at 7:22 p.m.
On Monday, October 14th, starting at 6:30 PM, we were joined by Super Ward 6 School Board Candidates Rebecca Topping and Sarah DiCalogero (represented by her husband and campaign Treasurer, Darren Wesley).
October is packed with community events!
Join us on October 14th for the Civic League meeting with Norfolk School Board candidate Rebecca Topping at Kingdom Embassy Ministries.
Don’t miss the 23rd Annual Front Porch Art Walk on October 6th from 12 to 5 PM. There are fall craft tips and local city workshops and more. Read now!
On Monday, September 9th, starting at 6:00 PM, we took a field trip to Elizabeth River Project’s new Ryan Resilience Lab located at 4160 Colley Avenue. From 6 pm to 636 pm, Brandon from Electrified Marina brought two of their fan tail boats to the dock behind Ryan Resilience Lab for attendees to enjoy 15 min rides to the Granby Street bridge and back while learning more about Electrified Marina and their electric watercraft. Starting just before 6:40 pm we began the general session meeting with a report from our Community Resource Officer, and a few updates from the board. The night culminated with an engaging and informative walking tour of the new Ryan Resilience Lab hosted by Jamie Melvin from Elizabeth River Project, accompanied by a Q&A session throughout the tour.
AVAILABLE NOW – Don’t miss this month’s newsletter! Discover upcoming events like our Sept 9th Resilience Lab tour and the 23rd Annual Art Walk on Oct 6th. Plus, find ways to connect with neighbors, renew your CPRV membership, and get involved in shaping our community. Dive in at CPRV.net!
23rd Annual Colonial Place & Riverview Front Porch Art Walk. Sunday, October 6, 2024 • 12 to 5pm. “We are really looking forward to this year’s event! Bringing art, joy, fun, creativity and a sense of community feels really timely for everyone now. Our goal remains to showcase all of the creative residents in Colonial Place & Riverview. Friends and family who are not residents are still welcomed to participate via their resident host.” – Shirley, Stephanie & Sheila
On Monday, August 12th, at 6:30 PM we were joined by representatives from the Bird Safe Hampton Roads, a partnership led by the Cape Henry Audubon Society with multiple organizations and concerned community members working to make Hampton Roads safer for birds that live in our area or pass through during the annual spring and fall migrations, as well as representatives from Elizabeth River Project which was followed by a brief Q&A session.
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