Thanking the GWCA Council, Block Reps, Committee Chairs and Graceland West neighbors for a terrific 2018.
2018 Council Members (with committees they chair or co-chair) are:
Laurie Gillman (Membership) 12/18
Kristi Passarelli (Halloween Party & Food Drive) 12/18
Brad Zerman (Block Rep Co-Chair, Aldermanic Liaison, Zoning) 12/18
(Please thank Laurie, Kristi and Brad Zerman, whose most recent Council terms end this month. Laurie, Brad and Jeff Fleshman are running for the GWCA Council. The election will be held at Monday’s Community Meeting and Pot Luck. Candidates need your votes).
Dave Barnett (Children’s Activities and Flooding)
Bruce Braun (GWCA Leaf Cleanup, Zoning)
Brad Pierce (GWCA Parkway Signs, GWCAFest)
Janice Horwich (Block Rep Co-Chair, ECO Committee, Aldermanic Liaison, Flooding, LVHS & Scholarship) 12/19
Matt Ivey (Rat Issues, Montrose Business, Aldermanic Liaison) 12/19
Joanne Yonan, (GWCA Leaf Cleanup, ECO Committee, Flooding) 12/19
Barb Sullivan (Former Council Member, Treasurer, GWCAFest)
Mark Nehring (Former Council Member, Yard Sale)
Terry Baublis (Former Council Member, Various + Garden Walk and Berteau Greenway)
Donna Forsberg (Former Council Member, Garden Walk, Berteau Greenway, Parkway Corners)
Kathleen Dudley (Former Council Member, Garden Walk Dinner, GWCAFest)
2018 highlights included
March “Historic Lakeview” presentation and exhibits with Historian Garry Albrecht, Authors and Historians Patrick Butler and Matt Nickerson and LVHS Principal, PJ Karafiol.
January: LVHS meeting with Alderman Tunney and Pawar to present final LVHS Improvement Plan
June: GWCA Leadership Planning, Neighborhood Outreach Blitz and Pizza
June: Green-Roof – “Live Roof” Presentation, Demonstration, Community Meeting and Election
June: Yard Sale
August: Annual Garden Walk
August: Community Meeting
August: GWCAFest
September: LVHS Ribbon Cutting for Improvements to school and campus
September: Installation and Ribbon Cutting for Green & Climate Change Project at Rizal; Pollinator habitat for N Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, N Indiana endangered rusty patched bumblebee, bird, bat, butterfly, beneficial insect habitat and stormwater absorption.
October: Children’s Halloween Party
November: Pot Luck, Community Meeting, Election
December: GWCA Leadership Planning to come