The Fairwood Community hosted an event on Saturday, April 18, to introduce community members to their block captains. The event, titled the Spring Open House, is the first meet and greet event hosted since the election of the new Board of Directors.
Spearheaded by Deidra McGee, Block Captain Committee chair, the event drew residents from the various residential sections that make up Fairwood.
“We started a couple of months ago planning an event where people can come out and see who their block captains are for their respective neighborhoods,” McGee said. “We wanted people to be able to match a name with a face.”
The Fairwood Community has grown in recent years with the addition of new sections and others still under construction. As a result, many new residents may not have had an opportunity yet to meet fellow residents.
“I think it’s a great event for people in the community to come out and meet with their neighbors,”said Pam Beasley, the Pride. “You can come out and meet the people that are close in your neighborhood and have more of a family feel within the neighborhood.
Block captains are valuable resources in communities – especially those as large as Fairwood.
“They are the eyes and ears of our 17 sections in Fairwood,” McGee said. “They also stay connected with the Surveillance Committee, keeping abreast of incidents that happen in the community – keeping Fairwood a safe and viable environment.”
Based on police statistics, criminal activity in the area of Fairwood is among the lowest in the county. But, that doesn’t make our community immune to criminal attempts.
The block captains meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Sycamore Club, but the committee is increasingly using conference calling as a meeting option. The Surveillance Committee often holds joint meetings with the Block Captain Committee to share information and jointly develop recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Residents interested in volunteering for the Block Captains Committee can contact McGee at deemcgee68@yahoo.com.
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