MACC Leadership Changes and Committee Vacancy
Leadership Changes
Thank you to our outgoing board members Nan Pischke, past Treasurer, and John Santore, past Vice President. They have generously given their time and talents to the MACC Executive Board for the past four years. Their involvement has helped to make MACC the stable, strong organization that it is today. Thank you, Nan and John!
Introducing our newly elected Board Members:
Garrett Cooper, Vice President
Garrett lives on Bishop Street and works at the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management. Garrett said, “I wanted to join the MACC Board because I have experience serving on, and working with, non- profit boards and organizations, and can’t think of a better way to apply my time and talent than assisting friends and neighbors in making Morningside an even better place to live.”
Jared Delaney, Treasurer
Jared is a resident of the 1600 block of Duffield Street and works at PNC Bank in Treasury Management. Jared likes “living in Morn- ingside because it’s a great little neighborhood located in the middle of everything, maintaining its own identity, and still flying under the radar.”
Committee Vacancy
The Beautification & Greening Chair is responsible for organizing tree plantings and maintenance, litter pick-ups, park beautification, and other small duties. If anyone is interested in learning more about this position or wants to volunteer, please contact MACC President Grant Ervin at 412-445-1564 or president@morningside-pa.org.
MACC Elections
2012 MACC elections will be being held at the December 5th meeting. The open positions are for Vice President and Treasurer, and the term is 2 years. To be eligible to vote, you must be a paid member of MACC 90 days prior to the election. Nominations can be made up until the actual vote. Anyone wanting to submit a nomination ahead of time is welcome to contact John Santore.
MACC Ride Sharing Transportation Survey
In response to concerns within Morningside about the loss of weekend transit service, the Morningside Area Community Council (MACC) is trying to understand what the real needs are for neighbors who do not have access to weekend transportation. Through this survey, we hope to know what types of trips are taken and needed, where people are going, and whether they would support a service – for a small fee – that connects them to transit in Highland Park or at the Busway. Please note that MACC is not currently undertaking any ride sharing program, but is trying to gauge the demand for such a program if it did decide to start one.
Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey, and also, please share it with your neighbors. It will better help MACC determine what kind of a ride sharing solution, if any, can be found. Also, we have paper copies if you would like to share those with others or would prefer one yourself. Please contact us for paper copies. Thanking you in advance for your time.
Regards,
Chris Sandvig,
Secretary of MACC
Morningside Strategic Planning Retreat
Developing a good game plan is a key to any successful team. Recognizing your challenges, building from your strengths and using your resources wisely are critical components to such a plan.
On January 14th from 9am-2pm in the St. Raphael School Multipurpose Room (1154 Chislett Street), MACC will hosted its fifth annual open strategic planning session. Attendees will identify past successes and areas where improvements are needed and will begin to chart a course to tackle these challenges. We hope you can join us as we continue to support and shape our neighborhood.
What Will 2011 Bring? You Decide.
Dear Neighbors,
Developing a good game plan is a key to any successful team. Recognizing your challenges, building from your strengths and using your resources wisely are critical components to such a plan.
On January 8th, MACC hosted its fourth annual strategic planning session. Attendees took the opportunity to recognize achievements over the last year, things like developing the communications and membership plan, installing new welcome signs and working with our neighbors in Stanton Heights to preserve over forty acres of wooded hillside by implementing the creation of the Allegheny Greenway. While it’s fun to think about the positives, attendees also identified areas where improvements are needed and began to chart a course to tackle these challenges.
Participants separated into two groups. Group one focused on building on success in the business district. Meanwhile, group two concentrated on connecting residents through events and activities. Both teams developed creative ideas and action plans to achieve their identified goals.
Please take a look at the MACC Strategic Plan. Let us know if you have any suggestions or issues that you would like to include. If you see something of interest and would like to lend a hand please contact us. As playwright John Heywood said, “Many hands make light the work.” Here is to a successful 2011.
Grant Ervin
MACC President
MACC always needs volunteers to help with a variety of projects, from event planning to mailings, and gardening to painting. Let us know what you'd like to help with!