Dear Gifford Park Association members new and old, friends and neighbors:
I'm writing to explain our new membership policies and to encourage you to join us if you have not already. Membership is now free, but you have to tell us you want to be a member. If you were a member in the past, simply let us know that you want to renew your membership. If you tell us you want to be a member for 2015, we will keep you on the membership rolls until you tell us otherwise. In other words, you will not have to renew every year. We hope you will continue to support GPA by renewing your membership.
Your continued support and involvement in our neighborhood is especially important.
When you join the GPA you truly become part of the community: you make friends and meet neighbors. As a member of the GPA, you have a voting voice in the most visible and active community improvement and historic preservation organization in the city.
You have a chance to be a real difference maker. Your membership is important whether or not you can attend meetings or events. We need your moral support. If we are lobbying for a neighborhood issue it is much better to say we are representing 500 members rather than just one person. Remember the old saying: One person trying to solve a problem is a citizen. A hundred people working for change is a constituency.
The Gifford Park Association...Shaping the future by preserving the past!
Membership is at no charge. If you are a new member, you can join by replying to this e-mail and filling out the form in your reply. Meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted, at 7 p.m. at the Elgin Area Historical Society Museum located at 360 Park Street.
As Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
If you haven't already, please check out our new and updated website at: gpaelgin.org
If you support:
Neighborhood Revitalization
Preservation of Our Historic Architecture
Become a member of
The GIFFORD PARK ASSOCIATION
New Members: ___ FREE!
Renewing memberships: ___FREE!
The purposes of GPA include:
- To preserve the integrity of the Elgin Historic District
- To undertake educational efforts, enhancing appreciation and development of pride in the architectural and design heritage of the City of Elgin.
- To provide public educational tours, workshops, materials and technical assistance on preservation and design and to assist other not-for-profit community agencies in their building restoration efforts, utilizing our members and volunteers from the community.
- To engage in projects involving preservation and beautification that enhance the visual appearance and heritage of the neighborhoods and the City of Elgin and helps build Elgin's spirit of community.
- To support programs that serve children and youth and that contribute to the well being of the City and its neighborhoods.
- To encourage and support through contributed expertise and volunteer time:
- Quality community planning through the development of appropriate plans and codes, and their implementation and;
- Promote capital and beautification projects to enhance the neighborhoods and the City of Elgin.
Name: __________________________________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________ _____________ E-Mail: _________________________________________________
You can mail the application form to the address below:
Membership Committee Chairman
Gifford Park Association
P.O. Box 928
Elgin, IL 60121
To join online, go to our website at gpaelgin.org, click on "About the GPA" and select "Join the GPA".
