November Bulletin - November 13, 2003

Dear Southwest Community Neighbor,

     GREAT NEWS  The results are in!  Neithercut Elementary school students exceeded the state and Genesee County averages on five of the seventesting areas of the Michigan Educational Assessment (MEAP).  Congratulations to the students and the dedicated faculty at Neithercut!

     SAFETY:  Our children need your help in crossing the intersection of Hammerberg and Crestbrook between 3:45 and 4:00 each school day afternoon.  Some drivers are are not respecting the patrols by stopping to allow the children to cross the road.  PLEASE, drive cautiously and respectfully to keep our children safe.  Better yet, find an alternative route.

     THANK YOU!  Many thanks to our dedicated patrollers who were out in full force on Devil's Night.  Also, thanks to all our neighbors who turned on porch and yard lights to keep our neighborhood well lighted  Those efforts contributed to a no incident night.

     CONTRIBUTION:  The Southwest Crime Watch voted to contribute $100 to the Neithercut Community School Halloween Party.  This community party is a safe way for our children to enjoy the fun of Halloween.

     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            Tuxedo            Lincoln
Alvord                Campbell         Windsor Lane
Fenton Rd          Hargott            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!

     NEXT MEETING

SOUTHWEST CRIME WATCH Meeting
Thursday, November 20th, 2003
Neithercut Community School
7:00-8:00

     Ooops! The following September 2003 crime statistics for the Southwest Crime Watch area show an increase. 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 at Neithercut School on Thursday, Nov. 20th 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 will be available at the meeting, too.

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