September Bulletin - September 18, 2003

Dear Southwest Community Neighbor,

     Mark your calender for November 4, 2003.  This is the day City of Flint voters will elect a new mayor.  Because we believe the mayor should know about the Southwest Crime Watch and our efforts to deter crime in our neighborhood, we have asked each of the two mayoral candidates to speak to our group about his vision for Flint, goals for making the vision a reality, and plans for addressing the current needs of the city.  This is an opportunity to meet the candidates, ask questions, and become an informed voter.  Don Williamson, mayoral candidate, has agreed to address the Southwest Crime Watch at our September 25th meeting.  Plan to attend.

     Ooops! July 2002 crime statistics for the Southwest Crime Watch area show an increase from June 2003.  This means we need more help on the patrols and greater vigilence from everyone

Interested in working with your neighbors to make our community safer?   Here are some ways you can help:

1.  Attend the next Crime Watch meeting: Neithercut School, Thursday, September 25 at 7pm.

2.  Become a SW Crime Watch patroller.  For more information, call our patrol coordinators, Juanita and Lorenzo Berlanga at 233-4514.  Application forms are available on the backs of the paper bulletins as well as this site.

3.  Be observant.  Call 911 to report any suspicious activity and/or "suspected prowler".

5.  Turn on your porch/yard lights.  Trim trees and bushes so that they are not hiding places.

6.  Install motion detectors on your house and garage.

7.  Make a monetary donation.  Checks (payable to the Southwest Crime Watch may be mailed to: Southwest Crime Watch, P.O. Box 7391, Flint, MI 48507-0391

     We still need your help.  This Bulletin is read and appreciated by many of our neighbors, but unfortunately not everyone is receiving a copy.  This is because we need more people to serve as deliverers.  It really is an easy task, requiring not much more than thirty minutes of your time once a month.  Not only will you be doing a service, but there are other benefits such as the healthy exercise of walking and the opportunity to say "Hi" to some of your neighbors.  We need deliverers for the following streets:

Ingleside            Markham
Alvord                Campbell
Fenton Rd          Hargott
Tuxedo               Lynbrook
Lincoln               Windsor Lane
Greenbriar

     Can you help?  Do you want more information?  Give Debra Ramsey, our Bulletin delivery coordinator, a call at (810) 249-3863.  She would be very happy to hear from you!

     Did you see this ad in the "Volunteer Here" section of The Flint Journal?  This is the station that serves our neighborhood.  Presently it is located on Fenton Road, just north of Cody School, but will soon be moving to a new location.  Volunteers are needed to keep the station open.

SOUTHSIDE MINI STATION: Answer phones, take neighborhood complaints, fill out bicycle registrations, provide referral information and directions to departments within the city of Flint.  Four hours, one day a week.  Vera Broniak, (810) 766-7345, Wednesdays, 9a.m.-5p.m.

Plan to come to the next meeting:

SOUTHWEST CRIME WATCH Meeting
Thursday, September 25th, 2003
Neithercut Community School
7:00-8:00

Future meeting: October 23rd, 2003 at Neithercut School