Graffiti Hotline Update

The Graffiti Hotline is no longer working. I called 3 times - as a citizen and not as a board member - to report 4 instances of tagging in Mango Groves. Yesterday I was fed up, so I rode my bike to all of the spots with a camera and took pictures. I then emailed the pictures to Captain Silva. By 10am this morning I had a message from PBSO about the graffiti. Below is the email:

"Mr. Smith,
The four locations mentioned will be cleaned up today, 4/18/11. Should you find any additional graffiti, please call the Sheriff's Office and a deputy will respond to photograph the graffiti and forward the report to our Graffiti Unit. Please do not hesitate to call me should you have any questions and thank you for contacting us regarding this issue.

Lieutenant Beth Krivda
Watch Commander
District 14 - City of Lake Worth
561-202-9620 (Office)
561-472-4596 (Cell)"

I strongly encourage you to contact the non-emergency number for any instances of graffiti that you find in Lake Worth. Or you can call Lt. Krivda whose number is above."

Let's keep Lake Worth beautiful!!!

Next Mango Groves Neighborhood Meeting This Thursday 4/21/11

Please join us for our monthly meeting this Thursday night - 7pm - at Compass on Dixie Highway. Special guest speaker this month is a representative from the Palm Beach County Animal Control.

Great American Cleanup - 4/16/11 8am - Noon

For those of you who missed it here are a few pictures from Saturday. Hope to see you next year at the annual Great American Cleanup.

The Mango Groves Neighborhood Association is having a Yard Sale 5/22/11 8am until noon, to raise money to purchase neighborhood banners.
We currently have a design team hard at work on the banners and appreciate any donated items you can provide us.
We will be having the Yard Sale at our new neighborhood park—431 N K Street. Thanks for your support!!

You can rent a table for the low price of $15 and sell all of your items. There are plenty of tables available! Call Andy at 561-533-5272 if you would like to rent one!!

Update on Vacant Lot at 431 N K Street

Today a number of Mango Groves residents, along with other residents of Lake Worth, and the mayor, began converting the vacant lot at 431 N K Street into a park. We spread mulch for a pathway around the large tree near the center of the lot and placed the benches that the city donated. We also cleared a lot of branches and vegetation from the lot, along with concrete, glass and trash. Someone donated some flowers and they were planted as well. We still have some work to do to make the lot into a real park. Plans are in effect to plant some shade trees along the sidewalks and to get more mulch for more pathways. The effort today was a positive stride towards improving our neighborhood and City. We would like to thank all those who helped, especially Suzanne Mulvehill who came through big for us on Friday to ensure that 3 benches, two trash cans, and a recycle bin were dropped off. Also, after dropping off these items the City took away a discarded sofa from the lot and some other waste. I will be posting some pictures on our blog shortly.

Mango Groves’ Progressive Dinner!

INVITATION * * * * * * * MEMBERS ONLY * * * * * * * INVITATION

It’s back – Mango Groves’ Progressive Dinner

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011

Happy Hour: 5:00 p.m. at South Shores, 501 Lucerne Avenue

Assorted Appetizers and Cocktails

Entree: 6:00 p.m. at 506 North L Street

Chicken Marsala

Rice Pilaf

Vegetable

Green Salad

Bread

Beverage

Finale: 7:30 p.m. at 223 North K Street

Assorted Desserts

Beverage

Good Conversation – Great Company – Lots of Fun

Price - $12.00 pp – Paid up Members Only

Pay at next meeting or call Pat @ 533-1187 or Elizabeth @ 313-2465 by April 6^th

This has been one of our most popular functions. Limited space, so get your tix early!

Several Events Planned for March and April

The Mango Groves Neighborhood Association has several events coming up in the near future. First, on Sunday, March 20th we will be converting the vacant lot at 431 North "K" Street into a neighborhood green space. This event will kick off at 8am and all residents are welcome to pitch in!

Second, our monthly meeting will be taking place at 7pm on Thursday, March 24th at the Compass Community Center on North Dixie Hwy.

Finally, next month on April 16th is the Great American Cleanup Day. We plan on using this event to get together and take on some of the most neglected areas of our neighborhood. Stay posted for more details closer to the date.

Several residents have stepped forward indicating that they would like to volunteer their time for our board. We appreciate their willingness to participate!