EVENT: East Village Friend-raiser, Monday, 5/22
PLEASE COME & CELEBRATE the history & culture of the East Village! with us & GET LOCAL !!!
Be a part of the East Village Community Coalition’s
first membership drive…
Because this neighborhood needs YOU, & we NEED YOUR SUPPORT !
When and Where:
Monday, May 22nd 2006
6.30 – 9 pm
295 East 8th St
Buzzer #7, 3rd Floor
– Corner of 8th St & Ave B, Enter on 8th St.
rsvp: [email protected]
Suggested minimum donation for admission is $25, the cost of Basic EVCC Membership, BUT…
Membership Levels at greater contributions are necessary
to maintain our organization, and as some of our younger friends say; “I’m not gonna lie to you”… our costs running this organization FAR exceed $25!!
Entertainment featuring –
Penny Arcade, Chris Rael, Zero Boy, photographs by Clayton Patterson, the East Village Maypole Dancers [yes! This is the East Village, we HAVE a Maypole, no joke],
poetry & more….– and a raffle,,,
we have raffle folk who will make you shiver and shine…
AFTER 25 months of effort, our neighborhood and the EVCC
have made great [and sometimes stunning] progress preserving old PS 64, the original Charas El Bohio, as a NYC Landmark. We don’t know what will finally happen, but there is much to be proud of. AND much remains to be done…
What lies ahead for our neighborhood?
Become a member, help forge our agenda and enable the EVCC to continue to be a force for positive change.
Our Immediate OBJECTIVES are:
* Landmark designation for old PS 64, former Charas El Bohio
* Preservation of St. Brigid’s Church
* Zoning changes necessary to maintain the East Village’s low-rise built environment
* Preservation of community gardens as the mapping of a Garden District
* Designation of appropriate Historic Districts
* GET LOCAL ! – the promotion & support of locally owned and operated stores, restaurnts & businesses
* Support for residents in danger of displacement
* Sustain a diverse community affordable to all
The EVCC MISSION:
The EVCC works to recognize, sustain, and support the built and cultural character of the East Village. This character includes a diverse population; low-rise, human-scale blocks and buildings with historic and architectural significance; a multitude of community gardens; indigenous stores and businesses; and the neighborhood’s history and ongoing tradition as a haven for those seeking freedom to express artistic, creative, and social concerns.
PLEASE rsvp to [email protected],
Please COME and PLEASE CONTRIBUTE…
The cost alone of fighting to landmark old PS 64, former Charas El Bohio is enormous — and we’re NOT used to asking YOU for money, but “I’m not gonna lie to you”… We NEED your contributions…
Best, — the EVCC
http://evccnyc.org