It
is our neighborhood and we want a say in it!
The
Central Garden Grove Neighborhood Association (CGGNA) is a
non-profit organization of concerned residents, who seek
to educate and encourage participation in the local
affairs of Garden Grove, California.
Home
Archives
About Us
|
SPRING
NEWSLETTER 2012 from THE CGGNA PRESIDENT |
|
Spring
Newsletter
Dear Members and Neighbors, Hopefully, this email finds you
all well and enjoying the spring weather with health
and happiness. Here is a brief update on the doings of
your neighborhood association. With your help, the CGGNA has
hosted a very successful Adopt-A-Family this past
Christmas. We had generous donations which allowed us
to give a beautiful bounty of food which included
canned goods, fresh produce, hams, sweet-treats, some
clothes, and a few toys as well. Thanks to some a few
continued donations we have been able to extend our
gift-giving! Feels good to know our program will allow
the CGGNA to give a holiday card containing $50.00
gift cards to two senior citizens selected from Lake
Senior Center based on their needs for five additional
holidays. We gave at Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s
Day and Easter thus far. Thank you all for your
support. Next up for our group is the
Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting Project. This year,
passionate organizer Ralph Laudenslayer has partnered
the CGGNA, the City of Garden Grove’s Street Trees
Division of Public Works with Jordan Intermediate
School to plant six trees in the vacant tree wells on
Brookhurst Street between the 22 Freeway exit and
Woodbury Street. The date is April 11, 2:45pm. The
press and local TV Channel will be on board to record
the event. Please consider joining the fun. I have
attached a flyer with the details. Check out the
article in the Journal this week and see the attached
flyer. This year our Annual
Meeting will be June 23, 2012, 1:00 pm @ 12361 Meade
St. Garden Grove. More details will be forthcoming.
Last year’s event was a big success and we are looking
to making this year even bigger. John Wildsmith is
working on our line-up for speakers and guests. He
always does a fabulous job; this year will be no
different. Our resources are stretch, so anyone who
can help us make this event a success is encouraged to
contact me. Areas of need are printing, walking
flyers, raffle prizes, entertainment, monetary
donations, and more. Call or email me and I will make
sure your talents are not wasted. Keeping an eye on the doings of
City Council and our elected officials has been a
cornerstone of this organization. Sometimes it seems
as though the CGGNA has no “hot topics” to galvanize
our efforts. And maybe you might wonder “what’s the
value of our organization?” As we see this week with
the digital billboard issue, the value of being
organized is the ability to quickly connect with each
other, share our thoughts, pool our resources, and
demonstrate to our elected officials that we too want
a say in the direction our City takes. We should not
take for granted the value of our association and the
reassurances that comes with being organized; in fact
we need to become more united. We should look to
broaden our strengths and widen our focus. That will
be one of our goals for next year. As always, if there is an issue
or concern you would like us to address, please
contact me. This group is only as relevant as you make
it...just as the neighbors on Trask and Taft have done
in concern for this item on tonight's City Council
adgenda:
The city made it clear the
community must have a chance to give their opinions on
this project. Which is what the City put together
last thursday night. In attendance was
the dealership GM, staff from Planning
Dept, some "professional's" to attest to the fact
that these huge signs should not distract
drivers...BUT should get the drivers attention
long enough to remember if they needed a Hyundai, this
would be the place to go. I am not sure how both
those facts could be correct, but non-the-less we
heard it. All sides had good points to make, and
Council could approve this tonight. I
strongly urge you to please attend the meeting tonight
to voice your opinion. If you are for it or
against it, or just want to hear more sides of the
issue, please consider joining us to watch our
elected officials make decisions that will
affect us and our kids for years to come. PS: Remember when
Planning Commission and City Council believed the
property on Stanford
was just for the owners family??? with a
bowling ally, pool, etc?? Well new information is emerging that it
really is a "hotel". A hotel, that the owner
admits he is in fiancial difficulties and having
trouble fininshing the project. Surprise,
surprise...wonder how it will look 10 years
from now. Or when the next lot decides to do
the same thing. THIS is why we need to keep
our eyes on the ball and be involved in the
processes at City Hall.
Sincerely,
Toby
Rubin President Central
Garden Grove Neighborhood Association 12361
Meade Street Garden
Grove, CA 92841 714-539-0791
or Tobysfun@aol.com |
| ANNUAL CGGNA MEETING |
|
JUNE 23, 2012
(Saturday)
|
NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD
MEETING: (Members
and Guest are welcome)
- REGULAR
MEETING:
2nd Tuesday 6:30PM
@ Toby Rubin's home,
12361 Meade Street, Garden Grove, CA 92841
- Also, please check back for New Committees and New way to help our community.
|
NEW Updates |
| Spring
Newsletter |
CGGNA'S 2011 ANNUAL
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING REPORT IS OUT!
A complete report on the
meeting is out.
CLICK HERE TO GO
THERE.
Board
Meeting Minutes
|
2012 |
Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Newsletters
|
2012 |
|
|
|
Past
CGGNA Board Meeting minutes and Newsletters are
available in the Archives
PAST ANNUAL REPORTS:
- 2008 Annual Meeting
Report
- 2009 Annual Meeting
Report
- 2010 Annual Meeting Report
- 2011 Annual Meeting Report
This website was last
revised on Mat 16,2012.
Information on this
website is believed to be from reliable sources.
If an error exists, please bring it to our attention for
correction. Web Master