Bella Vista Neighbors Association (BVNA): Difference between revisions

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Improving the Quality of Life and Serving the Bella Vista Community Since 1992

The Bella Vista Neighbors Association (BVNA) improves Bella Vista's quality of life and strengthens community bonds. BVNA encourages civic involvement, provides a neutral and public discussion forum, preserves and supports our institutions and neighborhood amenities, coordinates and supplements the delivery of government services, communicates timely and relevant information, and promotes dialogue with elected officials. We are an all-volunteer, nonprofit, registered community organization (RCO).

BVNA was originally founded in 1992 and incorporated in 1994 as the Bella Vista Town Watch by a group of concerned citizens in order to be better organized. Both long-term and newer residents came together to address crime rates, blight, and the lack of basic city services. BVTW ran active Town Watch patrols, undertook many neighborhood improvement projects, and generally worked to make our neighborhood a safer place to live, work and visit.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Mission & History page.

In The News

Bella Vista Neighbors Association coming to an end?, Passyunk Post, July 27, 2017.

Info

Email Newsletter: Weekly E-news of Bella Vista
Facebook: @BVNeighbors
Walking Tour: Self-Guided Historic Walking Tour
X/Twitter: @BVNeighbors

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-{{toplink|url=http://www.bellavistaneighbors.org|name=bellavistaneighbors.org}}The '''Bella Vista Neighbors Association''' (BVNA) {{gives}}<blockquote>The Bella Vista Neighbors Association (BVNA) improves Bella Vista’s quality of life and strengthens community bonds. BVNA encourages civic involvement, provides a neutral and public discussion forum, preserves and augments our institutions and character, supports the delivery of government services, and promotes dialogue with elected officials.  We are an independent and nonprofit organization.<br><br>''Welcome to Bella Vista''<br><br>We are a neighborhood of approximately 7,000, roughly bounded by South Street and Washington Avenue, 6th Street and 11th Street. Although we are primarily a residential neighborhood, we are fortunate that a number of art galleries, coffee shops, and boutiques have set up shop here. And, two of Philadelphia’s liveliest commercial strips, South Street and the Italian Market, pass through our boundaries.<br><br>It’s been that way for decades. The old-timers who still dot the neighborhood – many of whom have long lived on one block; in one house – love sharing reminiscences of newsstands, barber shops, and corner delis long gone. They remember when bambinos played stickball in the streets, and nanas in house dresses swept their sidewalks every day.<br><br>That’s because the neighborhood is located at the northern-most edge of South Philadelphia, the city’s enclave for Italian immigrants. You can still feel a touch of sunny Italia in the air in the heady aromas of garlic and red gravy, of piping hot espresso and just-baked bread.</blockquote>
+<big>{{toplink|url=http://www.bellavistaneighbors.org|name=bellavistaneighbors.org}}</big><big><blockquote>''Improving the Quality of Life and Serving the Bella Vista Community Since 1992''</blockquote></big>
+The '''Bella Vista Neighbors Association''' (BVNA) '''improves Bella Vista's quality of life and strengthens community bonds'''. BVNA encourages civic involvement, provides a neutral and public discussion forum, preserves and supports our institutions and neighborhood amenities, coordinates and supplements the delivery of government services, communicates timely and relevant information, and promotes dialogue with elected officials. We are an all-volunteer, nonprofit, registered community organization (RCO).
+BVNA was originally founded in 1992 and incorporated in 1994 as the Bella Vista Town Watch by a group of concerned citizens in order to be better organized. Both long-term and newer residents came together to address crime rates, blight, and the lack of basic city services. BVTW ran active Town Watch patrols, undertook many neighborhood improvement projects, and generally worked to make our neighborhood a safer place to live, work and visit.
+''Note:''&ensp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [https://www.bellavistaneighbors.org/about Mission & History] page.
+==In The News==
+*[http://www.passyunkpost.com/2017/07/27/bella-vista-neighbors-association-coming-to-an-end/ Bella Vista Neighbors Association coming to an end?], Passyunk Post, July 27, 2017.
 ==Info==
-*Event Calendar:&nbsp;[http://www.bellavistaneighbors.org/events/ Calendar]
+*Email Newsletter:&nbsp;[https://www.bellavistaneighbors.org/news Weekly E-news of Bella Vista]
-<br>[[Category:Is-Community_Organization]][[Category:Is-Neighborhood_Association]][[Category:Is-Member of Philadelphia Crosstown Coalition]][[Category:Where-Bella_Vista]][[Category:Does-Event_Calendar]]
+*Facebook:&nbsp;[https://www.facebook.com/BVNeighbors @BVNeighbors]
+*Walking Tour:&nbsp;[https://www.bellavistaneighbors.org/historicwalkingtour Self-Guided Historic Walking Tour]
+*X/Twitter:&nbsp;[https://x.com/BVNeighbors @BVNeighbors]
+==See Also==
+*[[Friends of the South Street Police Mini-Station]]
+[[Category:Does-Newsletter_Via_Email]]
+[[Category:Is-Civic_Association]] [[Category:Is-Community_Organization]][[Category:Is-Neighborhood_Association]][[Category:Is-Member_Of-Philadelphia_Crosstown_Coalition]] [[Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization]] [[Category:Is-Registered_Community_Organization_(RCO)]]
+[[Category:Issue-Community]] [[Category:Issue-Zoning]]
+[[Category:Where-Bella_Vista]][[Category:Does-Event_Calendar]]
+[[Category:Serves-Neighborhood_Residents]]
+[[Contact Email::info@bellavistaneighbors.org| ]]