IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES, NEWS & EVENTS
ANOTHER YEAR OF BOULEVARD 2015 will see more initiatives in Old Fourth Ward More than 450 residents and stakeholders attended a family resource fair, community meeting and kick off celebration for the 2015 edition of the Year of Boulevard initiative last month at Blueprint Church in the Old Fourth Ward. “We have come a long way since we launched the Year of Boulevard in January 2012,” said City Councilmember Kwanza Hall. “Three years later, we wanted to celebrate the hard work that residents, business owners, nonprofit agencies, and others are doing together to improve public safety, quality of life, and access to resources in the Old Fourth Ward.” At the event, corporate and non-profit partners including Wingate Companies, MailChimp, and the Museum of Design Atlanta awarded more than $200,000 in grants and scholarships to local nonprofits serving youth, families, and seniors. Recipients included the Operation P.E.A.C.E. afterschool program and summer camp; YearUp Atlanta, a workforce training organization for young adults; Truly Living Well’s urban agriculture summer camp; the recently established Boulevard Food Co-Op; and the soon-to-open Freedom Barkway Dog Park. During the evening, four founding Year of Boulevard partners received keys to the city, including Hyatt Regency Atlanta; Adam Harrell of Nebo Agency; Newell Rubbermaid; and Rev. Joseph Crawford, Pastor of Fort Street Memorial United Methodist Church. Two longtime neighborhood presidents in the area, former Fourth Ward West president Tim Hollis and
former Fourth Ward Alliance president Kit Sutherland, were also honored. In recognition of their combined eight years of service as presidents during a period of enormous growth and change in the Old Fourth Ward, the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) awarded eight needsbased scholarships to Boulevard corridor youth to attend MODA’s popular 2015 Summer Robotics Camp. In addition to celebrating the community’s accomplishments in 2014, Hall announced a number of new initiatives and partnerships for 2015. These include: the creation of a South Boulevard Working Group to address public safety and quality of life issues in the Old Fourth Ward south of Freedom Parkway; a renewed commitment to the Atlanta Special Police Department’s Clean Car Campaign, Dist. 2 Councilman Kwanza Hall, center, led the Year of Boulevard kickoff. encouraging drivers to remove items from their automobiles to reduce the number Senator Nan Orrock. Also during the evening, City of of thefts from cars; the spring opening of the Freedom Atlanta Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza Barkway Dog Park; the arrival of new afterschool soccer spoke about the upcoming March 17 infrastructure bond programming for boys and girls in partnership with referendum. APD Zone 6 Commander Major Timothy Soccer in the Streets; and the launch of discussions to Peek joined Hall in announcing the public safety explore the creation of a Community Improvement initiatives. District (CID) for the Old Fourth Ward. To get involved in the Year of Boulevard, contact Elected officials in attendance included Fulton Councilmember Hall at khall@atlantaga.gov or (404) 330County Commissioner Joan P. Garner and Georgia State 6038. Be sure to visit District2Atlanta on Facebook.
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