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A historical photo from the collection of the Somerton Civic Association.

A Neighborhood Nonprofit Organization in Northeast Philadelphia

The Somerton Civic Association is a neighborhood civic organization. Its board and members consist exclusively of volunteers. They reside in Somerton. Members meet once a month between September and June, with further special meetings held as necessary.

The Civic's purpose as expressed in its governing documents is to "uphold the common good and improve the quality of life of the people of Somerton by means that may include charitable giving and service, education, beautification, public discussion of matters of community importance, protection of public health, welfare, safety, and morals, community organization, cooperation, and development, and advocacy on behalf of Somerton and its people."

At Civic meetings, members discuss events of importance to Somerton. The Civic serves as a Registered Community Organization for Somerton pursuant to the City's Zoning Code, so its members are often asked to consider zoning variances, and they take an active interest in development and land use in the community. Speakers are frequently invited to Civic meetings. Members often bring problems in the neighborhood to the attention of elected officials or their staff members who regularly attend Civic meetings, or to the police, who conduct the monthly meeting of Police Service Area 3 of the 7th Police District during the Civic meeting. The Civic's board meets prior to member meetings. The board and members also work outside the context of meetings to serve the purposes of the organization.

The Civic is more than 70 years old, and the neighborhood's residents organized to advocate for Somerton long before that. In 1975, the Civic became a nonprofit corporation.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's About page.

In The News

Somerton Civic OKs axe-throwing business, Northeast Times, September 23, 2019.

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-{{toplink|url=http://sites.google.com/view/somertoncivic/|name=sites.google.com/view/somertoncivic}}[[File:SomertonCivicAssociation.png|300px|thumb|right|A historical photo from the collection of the Somerton Civic Association.]]
+<big>{{toplink|url=http://sites.google.com/view/somertoncivic/|name=sites.google.com/view/somertoncivic}}</big>[[File:SomertonCivicAssociation.png|300px|thumb|right|A historical photo from the collection of the Somerton Civic Association.]]<blockquote><big>''A Neighborhood Nonprofit Organization in Northeast Philadelphia''</big></blockquote>The '''Somerton Civic Association''' is a neighborhood civic organization.  Its board and members consist exclusively of volunteers.  They reside in Somerton.  Members meet once a month between September and June, with further special meetings held as necessary.
-Somerton is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. Its boundaries might be debated, but the area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Red Lion Road, and the Bucks and Montgomery County lines-- almost the same boundaries as those of Zip Code 19116, seen here-- is a fair approximation.  Those boundaries are the ones identified in Somerton Civic's bylaws, and the ones recognized by City agencies as Somerton Civic's boundaries as a "Registered Community Organization" for purposes of the Zoning Code.  The Philadelphia neighborhoods nearest to Somerton are Bustleton, Normandy, and Parkwood.
+The Civic's purpose as expressed in its governing documents is '''to "uphold the common good and improve the quality of life of the people of Somerton''' by means that may include charitable giving and service, education, beautification, public discussion of matters of community importance, protection of public health, welfare, safety, and morals, community organization, cooperation, and development, and advocacy on behalf of Somerton and its people."
-The historic center of Somerton is at Bustleton Avenue and Byberry Road, and the aerial photo above taken around 1920 shows the part of Somerton just south of that intersection.
+At Civic meetings, members discuss events of importance to Somerton.  The Civic serves as a Registered Community Organization for Somerton pursuant to the City's Zoning Code, so its members are often asked to consider zoning variances, and they take an active interest in development and land use in the community.  Speakers are frequently invited to Civic meetings.  Members often bring problems in the neighborhood to the attention of elected officials or their staff members who regularly attend Civic meetings, or to the police, who conduct the monthly meeting of Police Service Area 3 of the 7th Police District during the Civic meeting. The Civic's board meets prior to member meetings.  The board and members also work outside the context of meetings to serve the purposes of the organization.
-What is the Somerton Civic Association, and what does it do?
-The Somerton Civic Association is a neighborhood civic organization.  Its board and members consist exclusively of volunteers.  They reside in Somerton.  Members meet once a month between September and June, with further special meetings held as necessary.  The meetings begin at 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of the month.  The Walker Lodge of the I.O.O.F. kindly allows the Civic to meet at its building, which is located at 1290 Southampton Road in Somerton.
-The Civic's purpose as expressed in its governing documents is to “uphold the common good and improve the quality of life of the people of Somerton by means that may include charitable giving and service, education, beautification, public discussion of matters of community importance, protection of public health, welfare, safety, and morals, community organization, cooperation, and development, and advocacy on behalf of Somerton and its people.”
-At Civic meetings, members discuss events of importance to Somerton.  The Civic serves as a Registered Community Organization for Somerton pursuant to the City's Zoning Code, so its members are often asked to consider zoning variances, and they take an active interest in development and land use in the community.  Speakers are frequently invited to Civic meetings.  Members often bring problems in the neighborhood to the attention of elected officials or their staff members who regularly attend Civic meetings, or to the police, who conduct the monthly meeting of Police Service Area 3 of the 7th Police District during the Civic meeting. The Civic's board meets prior to member meetings.  The board and members also work outside the context of meetings to serve the purposes of the organization.
+The Civic is more than 70 years old, and the neighborhood's residents organized to advocate for Somerton long before that.  In 1975, the Civic became a nonprofit corporation.
-The Somerton Civic Association is more than 70 years old, and the neighborhood's residents organized to advocate for Somerton long before that.  In 1975, the Civic became a nonprofit corporation.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://sites.google.com/view/somertoncivic/about About] page.
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 *Facebook:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/SomertonCivic/ SomertonCivic]
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+[[Contact Email::civicsomerton@gmail.com| ]]