CHATHAM AVALON PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
“ Make It Happen or Watch It
Happen”
SEPTEMBER 2013 NEWS BRIEF
Community
Service Area Update:
The
Chatham Avalon Park Community Council hosted
the September 2013, General monthly
meeting at Urban
Partnership Bank, 7801 South State
Street, Chicago, Illinois
60619 from 6:30 pm until 8:00pm.
Guest Speakers were: Judge
Freddrenna Lyle, Alderman
Roderick T Sawyer, Alfred Booze, Dignity
Final Expense Plan,
Darlene Foster, CRC, Attorney Kareem
Musawwir. State
Representative Elgie R. Sims, Ms.
Tanya Woods, IGO Card Sharing.
CAPCC issued Certificates of
Appreciation to individuals
for their participation in the
CAPCC, Whitney
Young Library, 3rd
District & 6th District Police Department-
5 part Anti-Bullying/ Anti- Violence
Workshop to:
State Representative Elgie Sims, 34th
Representative District
Alderman Roderick Sawyer, 6th
Ward,
Asst. Cook County States Atty.
Kathleen Bankhead
Mr. Norman Gonsoulin, Attorney
Generals Office
Mr. Wayne Harris, Prevention
Intervention Expressions
Mr. Mitchell Smith, Managing
Librarian, Whitney Young
Ms. Faye Morris, Children’s
Librarian, Whitney Young
Rev. Atty. Elliott Powell, Freedom
Temple Church of God
Mr. Frank Williams, The Williams
Consultant Group
Officer Mark Johnson, 6th
District Police Department
Officer Richard Wooten, 6th
District Police Department
Officer Timothy Tatum, 6th
District Police Department
Officer Naomi Gibson, 3rd
District Police Department
Officer Solomon Murray, 3rd
District Police Department
Special Thanks to Commander Fred
Waller, 6th District
and Commander Glen Evans, 3rd
District for their efforts
in addressing our Quality of Life
Issues & Public Safety.
DEFINITION OF BULLYING: 1. It is
aggressive behavior
or intentional harm doing; 2. It is carried out repeatedly
and over time; and 3. It occurs
within an interpersonal
relationship characterized by an
imbalance of power.
Nationally about 160, 000 children
miss school every day
out of fear of being bullied.
THANK YOU, Mrs. Mary Tillery for
donating the( No
Bullying Zone Sign). We Appreciate
You. CHATHAM
IS SAYING NO TO BULLYING IN ANY
FORM.
Capcc hosted a “ Block by Block”
Boot Camp on
Saturday, September 14, 2013 at
Whitney Young
Library, 7901 South King Drive from
11 am until
1pm. Guest Speaker: Ms. Helena
Haley, President
75th, 76th,
77, &78th & Wabash Block Club.
Capcc Health & Wellness Chairman
hosted “Your
Health Matters” a conversation on:
Health & Wellness
Obama Care and other health tips on
Wednesday,
September 11, 2013 at Urban
Partnership Bank,
7801 South State Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60619
from 6pm until 8pm.
Vice President Candace Calhoun Watkins hosted
a
Sub-Area III Meeting on Wednesday, August 28,
2013
at Chatham Fields Lutheran Church, 8050 South
St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60619
from 6pm
Until 8pm. Guest Speakers were: Ms. Kitty
Edwards,
Grand Crossing Post Office Manager and Ms.
Beverly
Taylor-Williams, 6th District
Police Department.
A Special Use Permit (Variance) was approved
for
Geez Auto Repair on 81st &
Cottage Grove by the
Sub-Area III residents in attendance.
On Saturday, August 31, 2013 Capcc
Block Club Presidents
and Representatives & State
Representative Elgie R.
Sims at 11 am until 1pm engaged in a
Quality of Life
Conversation regarding the following
Core Issues:
* Education
*Health & Wellness
*Employment Opportunities
*Public Safety
*Racial Relations
*Housing
*Economic Development
We greatly appreciate State Representative
Sims
taking the time to address & entertain our
core issues
and quality of life concerns and explained his
action
plan for resolving them.
Many
Thanks to Ms. Shirley Spriggs of SBS Enerprises
Designing the CAPCC Certificates of Appreciation for the 14
Awardees
at the CAPCC September General Monthly
meeting.
(Jazzin with Charles Heath &
CAPCC Update)
Thank You Charles Heath & The
Eta Theatre for a
Fantastic show on Wednesday,
September 18, 2013
at the CAPCC Jazzin Fundraiser. The
Charles Heath Jazz
Show definitely has swagger and is
reasonable priced.
The Charles Heath staff is courteous
and professional
And it’s one of the great things
going on in our neighbor
Hood.
We Thank all of our guests for their
participation and
continual support of CAPCC’s mission which is
“Addressing Quality of Life Issues,
Striving for Civic
Accomplishment, Personal Freedom
& Economic Develop-
Ment.”
Thank You Ms. Darlene Foster &
Staff for the successful
CAPCC & Center for regenerative
Truth (CRT Chicago)
WALK/RUN/BiKE FOR LIFE event on Sunday, September
15, 2013 at (The Point) 55th
& Lake Shore Drive. All proceeds
Will go toward the development of
the “ Color Green” Urban
Garden Project(An Agricultural
Training and Education Center
For Youth & Veterans) on 82nd
& King Drive on the CAPCC lots.
LIHEAP ENROLLMENT DATES :
CEDA OFFICE LOCATION: FAITH WORKS
1(773) 224-9264 Ms.
Joan Clay, Manager/Owner
437 East 71st Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60619.
Hours of Operation:
Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am until
4:30 pm
Saturday: 9am until 12:30 pm
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program will be
taking applications from those in
need of some financial
assistance with their energy bills.
September 3, 2013- For Seniors &
Disabled Individuals
October 1, 2013- For Emergency Furnace,
Reconnection
Assistance & Households with
children under 6 years of
age.
November 1, 2013- General Enrollment
Begins.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
CHATHAM COMMUNITY SHOP IN
Date: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013
PLACE: B & N JEWELRY &
ASSESORIES
450 EAST 79TH
STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60619
TIME: 1 PM UNTIL 4PM (Jewelry, Hats, Sharfs, etc.)
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING
DATE: SEPTEMBER 30. 2013
PLACE: TARKINGTO PARK
3344 WEST 71T STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60628
TIME: 6:00PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL
1-312-
747-6136.
Date: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013
(CHATHAM AREA PRAYER VIGIL/ POSITIVE
LOITEERING EVENT)
79TH & WABASH, 79TH
& VERNON, 79TH & ST. LAWRENCE
& 79TH &
EVANS. PLEASE PLAN TO PARTICIPATE AND
BRING A NEIGHBOR. 2PM UNTIL 3PM.
(79TH STREET BUSINESS
CORRIDOR MEETING)
Date: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013
PLACE: JOSEPHINE’S COOKING
438 EAST 79TH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60619
TIME: 4PM
CAPCC SUB-AREA II MEETING/ BLOCK
CLUB BOOT CAMP
Date: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013
Place: LIGHTHOUSE APOSTOLIC CHURCH
7759 SOUTH EBERHART AVENUE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60619
Time: 12NOON UNTIL 1:30 PM
Guest Speaker: Mrs. Joan Clay /
Faith Works Ceda Office
CHATHAM AVALON PARK COMMUNITY
COUNCIL
OCTOBER GENERAL MONTHLY MEETING:
Date: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013
Place: CHATHAM AVALON CHURCH OF
CHRIST
8601 SOUTH STATE STREET, CHICAGO, IL
60619
Time: 6:30 PM UNTIL 8:15PM
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PLEASE
PLAN TO ATTEND & BRING A NEIGHBOR
CHATHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, SMALL
BUSINESS
INC. MONTHLY MEETING
TOPIC: HOW TO AVOID CITY VIOLATIONS
DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2013
PLACE: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY
SERVICES
8316 SOUTH ELLIS AVENUE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60619
TIME: 8:30 AM
News Brief produced by the CAPCC
Editorial Staff.
“Addressing Quality of Life Issues
Is What We Do”
1955 Everyday to Present
CAPCC
Working for a more viable
sustainable green community
