CHAIR’s Message

GACC Chair Dianne Leonard’s January message:

 Dianne Leonard

Happy New Year to you all!

I love the opportunity we have each month to share information and connect through the
pages of our newsletter, The Agenda, and at our Community Meetings. Our neighborhood is full of talented and dedicated people who make us all richer for their contributions.

The work of the GACC Community Council is not just done by the members of the Board and the Executive Committee. A prime example of this is seen in the work of the volunteers that stepped up to act as ushers for the Avenues Community Choir Holiday Concert in December.

I put out the call for Community members to help, and I was so excited to see the response. Another huge undertaking is the Street Fair. Without many volunteers from the community this event would be impossible to hold.

Over the next few months, you will see calls for volunteers to serve on our many
Avenues Committees that are working to keep you informed and connected. I hope that
for many of you, the request for committee members will motivate you to give some time
to our community.

A primary reason for the Community Council to exist is as a forum to inform our
residents about things that are happening the affect our lives and to serve as a means
for residents to learn how to work with Salt Lake City agencies and councils to effect the
change that they would like to see to improve life on the Avenues.

Each month as the Board prepares the agenda for the Community Council Meeting, we consider
suggestions that have been presented to members of the Board and we look at issues and
information sent to us by the City and County and determine what would be of the most
benefit to the majority of our residents.

I invite you to reach out to me at gaccchair@slc-avenues.org with concerns and
questions.

As we head into this new year I feel excited about the opportunity that we all have to
enjoy life on the Greater Avenues. There are many things that have drawn us all to live
here and I hope that whatever your motivation for being here you fill find peace,
happiness, and a sense of community in this great place that we call home. It is
amazing to think about all we can accomplish during this year working together as a
community.

It is not by chance that the Greater Avenues is the place that neighborhoods all over the
city try to emulate. Our fantastic newsletter that is delivered to every home in our
neighborhood monthly, our Street Fair that brings folks from all over the valley to eat, shop and dance to the beat, our drive to get things done, and on and on.

To accomplish all this, we need your help. Showing up is a start. Speaking up is moving forward. Volunteering is getting it done. You are all invited to help us get it done.

Plan to attend the Community Council Meetings on the first Wednesday of every month. You are all welcome to attend the Board Meetings on the second Wednesday as well. Both meetings are at 6 p.m. at the Sweet Library and via Zoom for those that cannot attend in person. (Due to the holidays, the January Board meeting will be Thursday, January 9th.)

Contact Dianne at gaccchair@slc-avenues.org.

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