PRIDE OF PLACE
INDICATORS OF PARTNER PARTICIPATION Pride of Place (POP) assists families to create healthier outdoor living environments where they can spend quality time together. Through POP, participants save money and make a financial and ‘sweat equity’ contribution towards backyard renovation projects. The POP Enablers assist and support members to undertake their projects. The increasing number of sign-ups since POP was launched in April 2013 indicate that a growing number of community members are striving to take greater pride in their yards and create healthier living spaces for their families.
48
BACKYARD BLITZES
have been completed in Hope Vale to date
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP TRENDS
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
• There are currently 133 partners signed up to POP. This is a slight increase from the 127 members who were signed up at the same time last year. Membership has been static for the last 12 months.
TOTAL POP MEMBERS
• There were 66 Pop-up Visits1 conducted during Q3 2014, up from 15 in the previous quarter. This substantial increase is due to POP Enablers having completed the remaining Blitzes from 2013 in Q1 2014 and having the capacity to focus their efforts on visits during this quarter.
Q1 2013 TO Q3 2014
TOTAL NUMBER OF POP-UP VISITS Q2 2014 AND Q3 2014
150
80 100
133
50 0
40 20
Hope Vale POP members Q1
Q2
2013
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
2014
66
60
0 Q3
TOTAL NUMBER OF POP HOUSEHOLDS Q3 2014
18 Last quarter
This quarter
• There was one Garden Club2 event held this quarter. This event was attended by 20 participants, who learned how to recycle tyres as pot-plant holders.
FAMILY EMPOWERMENT REPORT Q3 2014
WHAT MEMBERS DID
103
Hope Vale households have now signed up to make healthier living spaces for their families
• To date there have been 48 Backyard Blitzes3 completed in Hope Vale. Families completing these Blitz projects have created lovely outdoor living spaces. • While no Backyard Blitz projects were completed during Q3, plenty are underway. Eight participants have finalized their garden designs and ordered their maintenance kits. Three participants have ordered pergolas and lattice screening while five have ordered paving materials. We look forward to seeing these projects move towards completion in the coming months. • The nine POP members signed up to do a Backyard Blitz project in 2014 have so far contributed a cumulative total of $9,106.47 towards their combined target contribution of $9,000 ($1,000 each)—six members have exceeded their individual targets. The remaining three members will continue to contribute towards reaching their targets over the coming months.
1 The POP Enabler does home visits to: promote participation in POP, discuss membership benefits and processes; offer free plants, seeds and magazines; assist in planting and provide advice on plants; and/or support with ongoing yard upkeep. 2 The POP Enabler runs Garden Club events to: hold discussions and demonstrations on gardening; discuss gardening design ideas; teach methods for maintaining gardens and growing plants, including fruits and vegetables; and/or up-skill partners around gardening tool use and maintenance. 3 Backyard Blitzes are garden renovation projects partners can sign-up for as a POP member. Members work with a POP Enabler to develop a design for their garden and to discuss contributions.
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