Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Assn.

Meet Your Neighbors: Be a Carrier

Aug 02, 2000

by Jeanne Federovitch

It was a thrilling moment when our "New Neighbor Packet" arrived with our first copy of the Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood newsletter. I never really thought about how it got there, I was just glad to have a source of information about the great neighborhood we had just moved into.

As a new member to the board, I have taken over newsletter distribution from Kiersten Crane. She spent several years doing a great job to ensure that all of us received a newsletter so that we were informed about neighborhood events. I am eager to continue the job but can't do it alone.

It takes 4 steps for the newsletter to reach your home:
1. I distribute the newsletters to 10 Captains.
2. The captains count and distribute newsletters to specific route carriers.
3. Each carrier then hand delivers newsletters to 20-40 households.
4. You open your door and voil? --you are in touch with your community.

A number of people have been faithfully filling these roles for months, even years! However some of them have become vacant and without your help, you may not receive your newsletter. My husband and I have taken on a route and we enjoy a walk with our dog, chatting with neighbors as we deliver. It takes about 30 minutes--once every 2 months! So get involved! Call Jeanne, 460-9055.