| 🏡 What’s A Block Captain Anyway? 📢 |
| Hello, Reynier Village Community! Would you like to hear about an exciting opportunity to deepen your connection with our community and play a pivotal role in enhancing our collective safety, communication, and sense of belonging? Become a Block Captain: A Gateway to Community Engagement Are you passionate about fostering a safe, welcoming, and closely-knit community? Interested in meeting more of your neighbors and actively participating in shaping the vibrant fabric of our neighborhood? Becoming a Block Captain could be your perfect next step! Block Captains are the backbone of our association, bridging the gap between the Reynier Village Neighborhood Association and our members. They are instrumental in: Fostering Community Safety: By being a go-to point for safety concerns and information, helping to create a secure environment for everyone. Enhancing Communication: Aiding in the efficient flow of information between the association and its members, ensuring everyone is informed and connected. Building Relationships: Meeting new neighbors and strengthening bonds within our community, making Reynier Village a friendlier place to live. A Call to Existing Block Captains If you’re already serving as a Block Captain, we salute your commitment and encourage you to reach out to us. Let’s collaborate on new ways to engage and support our community together. Your insights, experiences, and suggestions are invaluable to us, and we’re keen to hear how we can make your role even more impactful. |
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| 🌳 Park Update🌲 |
| This is Pete, the Park Commish: Happy to report that our park is looking green and beautiful. Recently, Javier and his apprentice at the California Conservation Corps took care of the graffiti on the house on Shenandoah facing Reynier Park. They are hired by the city to do this. Javier said his job was quiet for a long time but has recently gotten very busy due to an uptick in graffiti. Javier says the garage was tagged by a gang, but the fence was different – the work of a tagger who posts his graffiti on social media. Javier is now in charge of cleaning up graffiti in the area. His boss is away on maternity leave. He also is in charge of pulling weeds, plus picking up discarded trash & furniture, etc. They did a great job, and the two men did it with a smile. They power washed the plastic fence and actually painted the garage door, which is good to know if they tag your house. Happy to report the city installed bright new streetlights along Shenandoah between Gibson and Olin Streets. Thank you! Regarding the park improvements, Terrence Gomes reports they are still waiting for final estimates on the new pergolas, so stay tuned. Big Question: What is happening with the boarded-up PALMS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH at 2908 Robertson Place on the corner of Cattaraugus and Robertson? Over three years ago, on Aug 3rd, 2020, a fire broke out. Firefighters extinguished the flames in about 25 minutes with minimal fire extension/smoke damage. No injuries were reported. And the burned-out church, Sunday school, and community room has remained boarded up ever since. How can we help this church? This was once a great asset to our neighborhood. Does anybody know what is happening? What can we do to get this church facility renewed, so it is once again a thriving asset to our Reynier Village community? On a fact-finding mission, I have left numerous phone and written messages for the church but have gotten NO RESPONSE. I hear nobody can get them to return inquiries. I am told that the church pastors are elderly, and we suspect they don’t have enough money to rebuild and bring the building up to code. Neighbors think the current congregation is looking for another church to partner with them to share costs as the membership has dwindled. How can we help? Since nobody at the church is responding to inquiries, I was told to call LA City Building and Safety. They kindly referred me to code engineer Will Michalak, who told me there are multiple reports of trespassing inside the boarded-up property. The code engineer said he would personally visit the property to inspect it again, and possibly refer the property to LA City Vacant Buildings Dept for further action. He said he wanted to tread lightly, respectfully, because this was a church and we all want to help them get back up and serving our neighborhood. Pete the “Park Commish” |
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| 🛟 Spring Safety Festival 🎈 |
| Our neighboring association (Beverlywood HOA) is thrilled to invite everyone to their Spring Safety Festival at Circle Park! Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 19th, from 11 AM to 2 PM, and join us at 2000 South Beverly Drive for an unforgettable day of community fun and education. What’s Happening: Train Rides: Chug along on delightful train rides. Face Painting: Get transformed with fantastic face painting. Fire Trucks: Explore the thrilling world of firefighting. Dog Adoption: Find your new best friend with our dog adoption station. Learn CPR: Equip yourself with life-saving CPR skills. Safety Experts: Gain valuable safety insights from experts. This event is a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors, enjoy a day out with the family, and engage with the community in a meaningful way. Whether you’re a long-time resident or new to the neighborhood, we welcome you to come together for a day filled with joy, learning, and connection. For more details, please visit our website at www.beverlywoodhoa.com/events. See you there for a Spring-filled day of fun! |
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| 👔 President’s Corner 💼 |
| Hello neighbors. Welcome to Spring and a new season filled with possibilities for our community. The RVNA board members have been meeting monthly. We are committed to finding ways to provide value and service for all our neighbors so we can ultimately increase our membership and keep our association thriving. We look forward to the return of our upcoming Summer evening park nights along with other events. If you have already renewed your $20 annual membership, Thank You! If not, please use the links below to easily and conveniently renew your $20 annual RVNA membership. Mauro Bordovsky, RVNA Co-President Michael Rozales, RVNA Co-President |
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| 🦺 Emergency Preparedness Tip ⛑️ |
| Did you know that L.A.’s Emergency Management Department offers your neighborhood a FREE workshop to prepare you and your neighbors to prepare your street for a major disaster? RYLAN – The Ready Your LA Neighborhood Workshop provides the tools to prepare and organize your neighborhood to respond together in that first hour after a disaster to reduce injuries, protect your property and the environment, and most importantly, to save lives. This free workshop is 90 minutes or less and can be held virtually or in person. The Emergency Management Department will provide the material needed for you to run this workshop with your closest neighbors. Depending on the size of your area, this may mean your full apartment building or just your closest 5-7 houses. You may choose to facilitate the workshop yourself, or Emergency Management Department staff can do so upon request. By requesting a workshop, you will be provided with all the tools and materials needed to develop a neighborhood response plan. Emergency Management Department staff are available to support your efforts at every step. Once you submit your information, you will receive an email from us with the next steps and links to the associated materials. Hard-copy materials are also available upon request. What does a neighborhood response plan include? It will include a list of skills and equipment that you and your neighbors possess, what steps to take immediately after a disaster, and how to break up into response teams. After you have submitted your information, expect EMD staff will to reach out within two weeks to discuss the specifics of your workshop and help plan your approach. The EMD staff assigned to your area will continue to support as much as you would like leading up to and following your workshop. |
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