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Causes: Neighborhood & Block Associations
Mission: 1. Educate residents and visitors of sunset beach regarding governmental issues, recreational activities, and safety procedures of this community, thereby lessening the burden of government and promoting social welfare. The organization is open to everyone in the general public who is interested in sunset beach. No membership is required. 2. Operate, maintain and improve the community lot and building which are available to the public for charitable, educational, emergency center, and recreational activities. 3. Raise funds with the assistance of other non-profit organizations for scholarships, art programs in local schools, non-profit charities, and the maintenance and operation of its community property. 4. As a beachside, tourist destination, assess community residents' and visitors' needs, organize funding opportunities, and provide a liaison between the sunset beach community and its surrounding governmental agencies.
Programs: Operated, maintained and improved public community building and lot in order to provide recreational areas, monthly meeting areas, and programs to the public including annual pancake breakfast and disaster preparedness expo and halloween party. This property was also used to host fundraisers including the annual mother's day art festival, chili cook-off and rock festival. Monthly meetings included educational forums with speakers from the huntington beach police dept. And a course on how to operate a defibrilator and provided a venue for residents and visitors to address the recent homeless and grafitti issues. Thousands of people attended the art festival and halloween party as documented in local newspapers.
provided printed materials for monthly meetings and website for residents and visitors to be informed regarding community events open to the public and address local, city, county and state issues.
other: purchased hand-painted lampost banners for community beautification and promotion. Received donated candy for halloween party as well as borrowed props for halloween party which was attended by thousands of people from the general public.