April 2001
Spring
2001 District Meeting
The Spring 2001 Ford
Homes Historic District meeting will be held Thursday, April 26th
at 7:00pm in the multi-purpose room of the First Baptist Church located at
Nowlin and Beech. Please join us to
learn more about what’s been going on in the neighborhood, and what’s coming
up in the near future. Three seats on
the district board of offices will be up for election. Won’t you join us? We’d love to meet you! Holiday Home Tour Update As you know, we did not host the tour last year as
we simply didn't get the volunteers we needed. However, things are looking up! We currently have four homes for the tour,
and could use several more! The tour
is planned for Sunday, December 2, 2001.
Mark your calendars! If you
have any questions about participating or volunteering, please contact Sylvia
Tillman at (313) 278-4055 or Teresa Klimkiewicz at (313) 563-2457. In Sympathy We were saddened to
learn of the passing of a long-time district resident, Janet Westcott
(Nona). The Westcott family asked
that we publish the following: “On behalf of Janet
Westcott (1927-2000), her husband, Donald, and her three children, Sue, Peter
and Jeremy would like to express their sincere appreciation and thanks to the
many friends who came to pay their respects at our Open House on January 6,
2001. It was held at the family home
on Nona. All of us were amazed at the
outpouring of friends. Further, we
thank the many neighbors and other friends and relatives who contributed to
COTS (Coalition of Temporary Shelter) in Detroit. This has long been one of the family’s favorite charities. Totally, over $800 was forwarded to them
which will do much to provide comfort to those less fortunate. Again, a heartfelt thank you to all.” - The Westcott family The FHHD wishes to
extend its deepest sympathy to the Westcott family. |
The Easter Bunny is Coming! The Second Annual FHHD
Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 14th at 10:00 am at
the Duvall Elementary School at Beech and Military. Bring your kids, and a basket to carry their stash, to the
playground to join in the fun! Kids
will be divided into age groups (0-4, 5-8, and 9-12…), then the hunt will
begin. Candy has been generously
donated by the City of Dearborn. The
district will donate additional candy and “grand prizes” – one per age
group. Hope to see you there – rain
OR shine! New
to the Neighborhood? If you are a new
neighbor, or know someone who is, please contact Barb Smith at 730-2174 or bsmith@fordhomes.org. The FHHD Welcoming Committee has a
welcoming packet and free gift for you! Regretfully, due to the
ever-increasing demands on her time, Barb Smith must resign from the
Welcoming Committee. If you would be
interesting in volunteering to welcome our new neighbors to the Ford Homes
Historic District, then please contact Barb to volunteer. Miscellaneous
¨
We are looking for volunteers to help with
a Spring clean-up of the Park St. Park and the Military Street medians. The clean will be held on Sunday, April 22nd
beginning at 10:00am. Please bring
your gardening tools and brooms! ¨
The Edison Street Sale is scheduled for
Saturday, June 2nd (rain date - Sunday, June 3rd). The district needs a front lawn to setup
the merchandise and raffle ticket sale tent.
If we can use your lawn, please call Dave Tillman at (313)
278-4055. ¨
Wanna buy a t-shirt, mug, or
sweatshirt? Call Sylvia Tillman at
(313) 278-4055. We have lots of
merchandise that we’d like to move so we can order new items… I’m sure Sylvia will give you a great
deal! |
District
Officers:
President: Dave Tillman - Term ends 2001 (dtillman@fordhomes.org or 278-4055)
Vice President: Scott Smith – 2001 (ssmith@fordhomes.org or 730-2174)
Treasurer: Mike Assenmacher - 2002 (massenmacher@fordhomes.org or 274-4192)
Secretary: Teresa Klimkiewicz-2002 (tklim@fordhomes.org or 563-2457)
Officers: Evonne Kakos – 2002 (ekakos@fordhomes.org or 730-0534), Cindy Bohn - 2002 (cbohn@fordhomes.org or 274-2488) and Carter Brown - 2001 (cbrown@fordhomes.org or 561-4277)
Minutes
from every FHHD Officers Meeting are posted to our website – check it out!
Building Committee:
Co-chairs: Kurt Klimkiewicz (563-2457) and Dave Tillman (278-4055); Mike Assenmacher, Jack Berry, Mark Davison, Kevin Donaldson, Ron Mallord, Joel Ray, Rocco Sanfilippo, Scott Smith, Larry Tailford.
NOTE:
Committee membership is open to everyone in the district – please contact any
member.
Ford Homes Welcoming Committee: Barb Smith - 730-2174 or bsmith@fordhomes.org
Ford Homes Neighborhood News: Teresa Klimkiewicz - 563-2457 or tklim@fordhomes.org
District Party Tent / Canopy Rental: Shawn or John Cornea - 565-2289
District's Sign Rental: Dan & Christy Czarniecki - 563-7804
Large wooden signs for front lawn for $1/use. Choice of clown birthday sign or stork signs for births ("It's a Boy" / "It's a Girl").
Ford Homes Merchandise: Sylvia Tillman – 278-4055
Contractor's List: Kurt Klimkiewicz - 563-2457
FHHD Webmaster: Mike Assenmacher – 274-4192