June Gca 2010 Meeting Flyer[1]

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F o r m e r l y t h e W. I . M . B l o c k A s s o c i a t i o n

J U N E 2 0 1 0 M e e t i n gJ U N E 2 0 1 0 M e e t i n gSaturdaySaturday , June 19, June 19

11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p .m.12:30 p .m.St. James Lutheran Church8 0 0 0 S . M i c h i g a n

N o w a c c e p t i n g G C A $ 3 0 y e a r l ymember dues per family for 2010.O n e v o t e p e r m e m b e r s h i p

7 7 3 . 6 3 5 . 6 5 0 0 for more info R E Q U E S T O U R E - N E W S L E T T E R V I Ae m a i l : g c a h o n o r @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t

A G E N D AA G E N D A

1. Meeting Open & Minutes Read

2. Treasury Report

3. Presidents Opening Remarks

4. Results from the GCA Survey . Learnwhat topics rank as the most important tothis community. Then help us to examineways to effectively solve our problems.

Your suggestions and opinions aremost welcomed.

Dear GCA members & Chathamneighbors:

The ultimate American dreamis to purchase a home and to seethe home increase in value. Chathamhas always had a reputation of being a middle classcommunity whose residents takepride in their homes.The CHA scatter-site program

is placing CHA residents inour community. Heres yourchance to express to CHA our concerns about maintaining the

Light Refreshments Served

Committee Chair updates:5. Safety & Security Chair Toya Bey

Report: Financing the patrol garbApparel; frequency of crime alerts &More.

6. Membership Chair Arthur TurnbullReport.

7. Lawn Patrol Chatham Foods issponsoring it. But we need a GCACoordinator Volunteer.

8. Misc.

SPECIAL GUESTCHA Executive ProgramDirector Janice Stewart

We now have new neighbors inChatham that are not the actualhomeowners. Learn how we can

all live together as one strongcommunity family!


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CRIME ALERTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: mid May to June 11

Reported to Toya Bey, GCA Safety & Security Chair We cant know whatshappening in our area unless you call me at 773.635.6500 after you call the police.Then I can let everyone know whats up! Afraid? I will report the crime for you!

After hearing about recent 911 calls made by neighbors in our area that were

reported to me & the way 911 responded to those calls, I recommend that youFIRST cal l the 6 t h Dis t r i c t Watch Commander s Di rec tPhone : 312.745.3610 to report a crime in action or suspicious people& THEN CALL 911.

First of all I want to apologize for not sending out the email crime alerts because of illness. However,I am back i n full swing & ready to start the GCA Community Patrols. WE HAVE 24 COMMITTEDPEOPLE. BUT WE STILL NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS! Call 773.635.6500 and step up to the plate!

You can identify GCA volunteers because they will be wearing lime green caps and vests. BE SURETO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

Be aware of ANYONE coming to your home, unannounced & asking for various people whodo not live there. On two occasions a person went into the 80th block of Prairie on this pretense &asked for money. If you don't know the person, don't open your door. In addition, there is a mansaying he is with GCA & he approached a neighbor regarding security doors. GCA Patrol volunteerswill always have an identifiable Greater Chatham Alliance lime green cap & vest on. The o

man riding the bike is back! I have discovered he locks his bike at a house on the northwestcorner of the 8200 block of Wabash. He was seen late at night, walking & casing houses on 86 thPrairie. Remember, I stated before that the man was caught by Police & on parole for burglary. So becautious! A neighbor on the 8200 Block of Wabash was going to his garage & two peoplewere driving through the alley, between the Wabash & State alley, tried to rob him. His was luckyenough to run back to his home. There are MAJOR drug dealings going on in the alley of the 8200Block of Wabash & State Street. I suspect this is also going on in the 84 th Wabash & StateStreet alley too. Both areas are close to the expressway for a get- away. When you see this stuff,don't call 911, call the District Watch Commander: the number is 312-745-3610. The PoliceCommander recommended this. A neighbor who lives on the 8400 Wabash block had hisgarage broken into on April 17.On May 12; he had workers over to repair his garage. While theworkers were inside repairing the garage, a man attempted to break into the workers' van parkedoutside of the garage. On May 6, a neighbor on the 82 nd block of Michigan said a group of teenboys in a car drove into her garage door & smashed the door in. They had to rebuild the garage.Parents & grandparents make sure you know whom your teen kid is riding with. Ask questions!!These teens were lucky no one got hurt! But if someone had gotten the license #, those kids wouldbe dealing with the police and the adults would have been held liable. There was a neighbor whoreported seeing Hispanic junk men driving in a van looking at garbage cans for junk. But one of themen jumped her neighbors fence & stole a barbeque pit. CHECK THIS OUT! It was reported to methat a neighborhood policeman was returning home to find his house burglarized. Guess what? Itwas the guys in the purple van that folks earlier had reported seeing driving around. They gotcaught this time! See what happens when we work together! June 10: David Anderson, a former GCA Vice President & a policeman, who lives on 82 nd & Michigan, right across the alley from me,

was burglarized just 10 minutes after he left his home. A neighbor saw the entire incident butforgot to call the police. They saw the men exit from a purple car (Lemans?). Another neighbor hasseen a purple car with gangster-type chrome on the wheels) & 4 men in the car several daysbefore. If anyone sees this car, please call the Watch Commander's office & report it. There is nolicense plate info. Unfortunately, I was at Sam's Club when this happened. Otherwise, things wouldhave turned out differently! The Black Kia SUV has been spotted casing homes in theneighborhood again.

Summer 2010GCA LAWN PATROLDesigned to help Fixed Income Seniors &

Financially Stressed Neighbors who really need

help this Summer to maintain their lawns .


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Dear Chatham Neighbor: The economy can play havoc with our lives. Staying ahead oftenmeans sacrificing some aspect of our daily life just to stay afloat. But as a community, we needto make sure that we always look like the middle class neighborhood that we are . It is mostimportant to maintain and enhance our property values.

GCA again is offering any neighbor, who lives between 78 th and 87 th Street from State Streetto King Drive assistance with the maintenance of their front lawns. In order to take advantageof this essentially FREE ASSISTANCE , you must meet the following criteria.

1. BE A SENIOR OVER 75 YEARS OLD WHO IS RETIRED AND ONA FIXED INCOME: We will mow your lawn once a week for FREE:STARTING JUNE 26 to OCTOBER 1!

2. BE A SENIOR OVER 65 YEARS OLD TO 75 YEARS OLD. We onlyrequire that you volunteer three (3) hours this year with GCA.DISABLE D SENIORS CAN RECEIVE AN EXEMPT ION ! We will mowyour lawn once a week for FREE: STARTING JUNE 26 to OCTOBER 1!

3. UNDER 65 YEARS OLD? BUT FIND YOURSELF CONFRONTED WITH ASTRONG HIT FROM THE ECONOMY? We only require that you pay the$30 membership feeand volunteer for one of our GCA committees.

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AT T E N T I O N N E I G H B O R S :I f You Kn ow a H om e o n You r B l o c k W h o R e a l l y

N e e d s T h i s H e l p , Please Call Us & Give Us the Address.We Will Reach Out to This Neighbor!

THIS GCA SERVICE IS BEING SPONSORED BY:

327 E. 79th St. Chicago, IL 60619 773.783.2880

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June Gca 2010 Meeting Flyer[1]