01 Jun HOME BEAUTIFUL PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION RE-OPENS AFTER 15 YEARS

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Community Members to Begin Tree Nursery in Vacant Lot

(Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – June 1, 2018) – The Home Beautiful Park Civic Association, Inc. (HBPCA) has re-opened to the community after being closed for 15 years in the Sistrunk area. In celebration of the re-opening, HBPCA will host a Block Party for the neighborhood on Saturday, June 9th from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the corner of NW 8th Terrace and NW 10th Terrace (road block between 7th and 8th Street).

 

The HBPCA engages in community collaborations that promote sustainable, healthy, and equitable development, redevelopment, and public services for residents of the City of Fort Lauderdale. The HBPCA is a formally recognized Civic Association and a member in good standing of the Fort Lauderdale Council of Civic Associations.  Partners in restorative justice, mental health resources, and performances from the member of the community are in support of the organization.

 

“We want to ensure our neighbors understand what rights they have under the system,” expressed Marie (Ms. Peaches) Huntley, president of the Home Beautiful Park Civic Association, Inc. “The purpose of this organization is to improve all neighbors’ quality of life and civic spirit, as well as to identify and represent the membership’s position on civic and governmental matters.”

 

Families will plant trees in a nearby vacant lot and then help care for them until it is time for transplanting. The tree nursery will be for the Apollo homes, a project that has the mission to provide three homes for families in the Fort Lauderdale community. The ‘Apollo’ families will participate in installing and nurturing trees for eventual installation on their homesites.

 

The Block Party will feature leaders speaking, food, music, performances, raffles, kid games, and the HBPCA’s new calendar event billboard for the community. DJ Cuda from Jam Pony Express DJs is the special guest.

 

To learn more about the HBPCA, please contact Marie (Ms. Peaches) Huntley at 954-652-9513, 786-678-6317, or via email at [email protected].