It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that our Community Garage Sale for the Playground raised almost $1200! Every red cent of that will go towards our new playground, which the Board is fervently preparing to install.
Also, at our last regular meeting in May, it was motioned and approved to cease the printing and mailing of the Village Voice Jan 1, 2010, for multiple reasons:
The cost of printing, folding (now done by volunteers), and mailing the VV continues to increase
We run a small deficit EVEN after accounting for ad revenue
Feedback indicates many people just toss the VV when it is received in the mail
Production of the VV greatly decreases the effectiveness and efficiency of our Office Administrator, Rosemary
The environmental impact of printing, mailing, and delivering 2400 – 3000 sheets of paper monthly (600+ newsletters x 4-5 sheets per issue) is staggering
In an effort to promote fiscal and environmental responsibility, the BoD has voted to deliver the Village Voice via the following delivery options:· Automatic email delivery via
- www.WestlakeVillageHoa.com registration (pls make sure your email is updated
- Posted on front page of www.WestlakeVillageHoa.com (does not require login)
- Flyer distribution box on Announcement Board in Clubhouse parking lot
- Posted behind glass on Announcement Board
- Pick up from the Clubhouse Office during Office hours
- A reminder on our white boards that the VV is available
Come 2010, residents will be able to receive our VV via the methods above. Our advertisers will most likely stay with us because we will pass these HUGE savings onto them in the form of dramatically lower ad rates!
With the budgetary restraints we are under, all spending is under the microscope.
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