Home sales have slowed a bit in 2025 vs 2024, but the Welcome Committee is still actively welcoming new residents to North Avondale. This year, by the end of May, we will have welcomed 12 new families in 2025. In addition, we have 21 properties on our radar that have […]
Author: Jolene Struebbe
NANA Welcome Committee has greeted 70 new families since inception
Volunteer outreach to new households from neighbors includes a bag of goodies and information and a personal welcome.
Welcome Committee seeks street ambassador in the Kessler Street area
Looking for a fun way to volunteer and be the first to meet new neighbors? The Welcome Committee wants you!
The Welcome Committee has delivered [32] welcome bags since start up
New neighbors receive a North Avondale directory, a NANA logo magnet, a succulent houseplant and personal note.
Beautification – Garden season close celebration: Dec 2022
A beautiful autumn Saturday, October 15, found the NANA Garden Captains and Co-captains celebrating the close of the gardening season on the front terrace of Jolene Strubbe’s home. Jolene Strubbe, NANA Beautification Chair and Judy Evans, NANA Community Gardens Chair, hosted a celebratory luncheon, the first of what we hope will […]
Welcome Committee: Nov 2022
The welcome committee celebrated a job well done on Wednesday, October 12 with their last meeting and a reception at the home of Jolene Struebbe, committee chair. The committee is prepared to start welcoming new neighbors in November and will reconvene next spring or summer to evaluate their processes and […]
Volunteers needed to help update North Avondale Master Plan
NANA is looking for members of the community to help update the North Avondale Master Plan. This is a great opportunity for members of the North Avondale community to participate and provide input on the future of the community. The North Avondale Master Plan was originally written in 1974 and […]
Welcome Committee: October 2022
The welcome committee has been hard at work all summer! We are excited to begin formally welcoming new homeowners in November. Each new homeowner will be greeted by one of our friendly community ambassadors, and welcomed with a small plant, a Nana refrigerator magnet, and a North Avondale booklet, which gives […]
Beautification: October 2022
Washington Triangle Update Can you believe the transformation of the Washington triangle garden? As these pictures show, look what happens when a community comes together, working really hard, to create something beautiful!! I would like to thank Judy Evans, community garden chair, and Megan Rothe and Terry Byczkowski, Garden cochairs, and […]
Welcome Committee: September 2022
Your NANA Welcome committee has been hard at work all summer! I’d like to give a shout out to the best neighbors who have committed time this summer to planning and those who have agreed to be our Welcome ambassadors. In no particular order, I greatly appreciate my committee: Janet Banks (Barry Lane), […]