BROADMOOR IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Please stop by the Keller Library for these great upcoming events and services:

Tutors from Tulane University provide homework help from 4-6pm on Tuesdays-Thursdays.

Monday Storytime, weekly at 10:30am. Moms, dads, and children are welcome to attend!

Reading to Rover, second Thursday of each month, at 6:30pm. Join NOPL and the Visiting Pet Program to practice reading in a comfortable, accepting environment.

The Corps completed drainage improvements in the area in 2004. The landscaping was not completed at that time due to lack of funding, although plans were developed to do so. The Corps now has funding to complete the landscaping efforts and have been coordinating with the city, who also has plans to landscape other portions of S. Claiborne Avenue. Per the city's request, the Corps modified its plans in order to have a more cohesive look along S. Claiborne Avenue. It is the Corps intent to implement planting within the next couple of months. The landscape plans for Napoleon, S.

The NFL YET New Orleans Boys & Girls Club would like to invite you and your friends to volunteer with us for the MLK DAY OF SERVICE NEIGHBOHOOD CLEAN-UP

WHEN: MONDAY, JAN 18th, 9 AM - 1 PM
WHERE: 1200 S BROAD ST. (vacant lot across Clio St. from the NFL YET CLUB)
WHAT: Extensive Landscaping, Debris Removal and Clean-Up of a Vacant Lot.

* RSVP or questions to Michael Grodsky at mgrodsky@bgcsela.org OR 504-309-7952
** Light Snacks and Refreshments served

NEW MENTOR TRAINING CLASS
Wilson Charter School is teaming up with Each One Save One to place one-on-one adult mentors at Wilson. There will be a training class for all adults interested in participating in tutoring/mentoring students.
Saturday January 23, 2010
New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center
1636 Toledano St, Suite 309
New Orleans, La. 70115

Registration: 8:30 A.M. to 9 A.M.
Class: 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.

Continental Breakfast and lunch will be served. Class to include sessions on conflict resolution, rapport building, culture awareness and diversity.

Please call 504-896-9979 to register or for more information call Michelle Wile at 504-376-6669 OUR CHILDREN NEED YOU!

Please stop by the Keller Library for these great upcoming events:

Monday Storytime, weekly at 10:30am. Moms, dads, and children are welcome to attend!

Reading to Rover, Thursday January 14 at 6:30pm. Join NOPL and the Visiting Pet Program to practice reading in a comfortable, accepting environment.

Book Talk, Thursday, January 28 at 6pm. Local author Christine Ewy will give a talk on her book, "Why People Live in New Orleans"

We hope to see you there!

Please join the BIA for these December events:

Keller Library Programs
Monday Storytime- weekly at 10:30am
Reading to Rover- Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 pm

Beautify Broadmoor for Wilson Return
December 5, 2009 from 10am-12pm at the corner of S. Miro and General Pershing
Beautify several blighted properties surrounding the school in preparation for the influx of Wilson students, families, faculty and staff.

Destination Broadmoor: Keller Coffee Shop
December 9, 2009 at 6pm at the BIA Office, 4520 S. Derbigny
Meet entrepreneur Ryan Haro and see what's in store for the coffee shop at Keller Library.

Volunteer Opportunities in Broadmoor
December 12, 2009
At 9am, residents will be meeting at the Rhodes Funeral Home to clean up the intersection at S. Broad and Washington. From 1-3pm, volunteers will be beginning to move boxes from Wilson's old location to their new campus. Contact Eileen at Eileen@wilsoncharterschool.org for more information.

Crime Prevention Block Party
December 12, 2009 at 12noon on the 3100 block of Cadiz St.
Join the Crime Prevention Committee in welcoming the newest neighborhood watch program in Broadmoor!

Community Programming Review
December 15, 2009 at 6pm at the Wilson School Cafeteria, 3617 General Pershing
Give your input on the types of programs that may operate out of Wilson starting January 2010.

Caroling in Taylor Park
December 18, 2009 from 7-9pm

Join ArtEgg Studios at 1001 S. Broad Street for their Holiday Gallery featuring artwork, decorative arts, handmade crafts and rare and unusual gifts for the holidays, benefiting the Heritage Arts Foundation. Wine and cheese will be served. The Gallery will be open from 12pm-4pm on Dec 5-6; 12-13; and 19-20. Support your local artists!

Below is the architectural rendering for the proposed CVS Pharmacy which would be located at the corner of South Claiborne and Napoleon Avenue. A pdf file of the four side elevations is attached for your review. Monday, November 30th at noon the Broadmoor Improvement Association held a meeting with community members to share the latest architectural renderings of the proposed CVS pharmacy which would be located at the corner of South Claiborne and Napoleon Avenue. The BIA is making ever effort to keep the community informed about this proposal and we understand that it may have been difficult for residents to attend this meeting. So that more people can have an understanding about this proposal, we are sharing those documents here. The BIA has not yet received an updated site plan for the proposed construction. A proposed zoning change to accommodate the construction is on the agenda for the City Council to vote on tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1st. The meeting begins at 11 am in City Council Chambers (1300 Perdido Street) and is open to the public.

The BIA is encouraging all residents who have an opinion about this proposal to contact the City Council today or early Tuesday morning to express their support or opposition.

Support local artists! All are welcome to an Art Show at 4201 State Street Drive on Sunday, November 29, 2009 from 4-7pm. Enjoy wine and cheese and view photos, crafts, hand-blown glass works, and paintings.

RSVP to Steven Lindsley at 388-9756.

The BIA is partnering with the Tulane School of Medicine's New Orleans Children's Health Project to provide lead screenings to area children. Testing will occur on November 7, 2009 at the Broadmoor Community Swap Meet from 11am-2pm at Gloria Dei Church, 2021 S. Dupre St.

The tests are subsidized by the BIA at $3 for children 6 and under, and $6 for children over 6. Please read the attached pamphlet for more about risks associated with lead in urban areas.