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We would like to congratulate the following neighborhood groups.
Candice Anne/Carey Belle Neighborhood –
Carey Belle Neighborhood Project
Awarded: $4,853
Originally organized as a Neighborhood Watch group to combat crime in the Midvale Park area, this group decided to focus on a positive project that will mix the diverse cultures in their neighborhood. They will convert a 750-foot strip along a city parkway into a butterfly/ hummingbird habitat, collaborating with the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Desert Survivors and Tucson Clean & Beautiful. They have already planted 14 Palo Verde trees in the area; grant funds will be spent on desert-friendly plants and seeds, boulders, tools, and benches.
Robins/Agua Dulce National Wildlife Habitat Project – Robins National Wildlife Habitat Garden
Awarded: $5,000
In 2006, Sweetwater in the Foothills was the first neighborhood in Arizona with a Community Wildlife Habitat certified by the National Wildlife Federation. Members of the neighborhood have partnered with Robins Elementary School to develop three sites on the school property to teach students to understand and interact with desert ecosystems. Areas will include a butterfly garden, cactus and lizard garden, and natural desert landscape area. The gardens will be available to the school and neighborhood. Tohono Chul Park will provide advice on landscaping.
Sunrise Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP) –
Initiate SNAP
Awarded: $3,496
Twelve neighborhoods – about 1600 homes – were built in the Sunrise/Sabino area 25 years ago. Many of the original homeowners are now in their 80s and 90s and in need of various types of assistance. “Initiate SNAP” is a start-up aging-in-place project targeting one of the 25 neighborhoods. Volunteers trained by the Neighbors Care Alliance, a program of Pima Council On Aging, will recruit volunteers and clients and identify potential donors and in-kind services. Once the program is established, the group will expand from the initial area into the other 24 neighborhoods. Their long-range goal is to address the lack of transportation that drives seniors out of their homes and neighborhoods.
Villas West Advocates – Entrance Revitalization
Awarded: $2,310
Villas West, Green Valley’s first condominium housing development, is interested in a project that will integrate newer and younger residents with the well-established older generation. The renovation of structures and landscaping at the entrance to the development will be of common interest to the whole community. Neighbors plan to donate design services, architectural drawings and labor to install landscaping. The group plans to start up a “good-news” newsletter and launch a series of fundraising events that will pay for remaining materials, work parties, a celebration and other community-building opportunities.
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