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Community re-engagement
New association president, Jones de Borges hopes to reinvigorate Madrona
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Revisiting the Park Page 4
By Jessica Keller
Madison Park Times editor After more than a year of little activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Madrona Community Council has reemerged as the Madrona Neighborhood Association and is ready to resume activities in the community. A new name is not the only change on the board. Leading the revival of the neighborhood organization is a new president, Monica Jones de Borges, a longtime Madrona resident who hopes to create new interest and ideas in the community. “The point is for the whole community to be a part of it and not for us to be running things,” she said. While the purpose of the Madrona Neighborhood Association is the same as before, Jones de Borges said the new name will make the organization sound more inviting and less corporate. While other community councils or neighborhood associations have a more political outlook, Madrona’s is more social in nature. Jones de Borges said the top priorities of the Madrona Neighborhood Association are to promote good relationships, support businesses and activities and welcome community engagement. “I think the mission is to keep the community safe and comfortable and positive and bring fun things and events that support a working community,” Jones de Borges said. “That means a community that works together to support each other.” Jones de Borges originally got involved last fall when she approached the association about creating a food pantry and helping with the Madrona newsletter. At the time there were only four people on the board with no president. “And I thought, oh, you know what, I can do that for a little bit,” Jones de Borges said. With COVID-19 forcing residents into quarantine and disrupting regular activities and schedules these past few years, people lost contact and connections with their neighbors and communities, Jones de Borges said. She would like that to change in Madrona. “I’d like to see fresh energy and joy ... so we can start bringing back some of the events that we have done over the years and bring some more things in,” she said.
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