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Join us for our November FPCA meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024
Guest Speaker: Gifting Youth Joy
Join us for our November FPCA meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, featuring guest speakers from Gifting Youth Joy .
Note: This is the last public monthly meeting of 2024. In December, officers meet for a holiday dinner meeting (paid for by the attendees not the civic association). Our vice president is moving out of the neighborhood and resigning his position at the end of 2024. Therefore, the office of vice president will be open in 2025. If you are interested in filling this position or any other FPCA office, please attend the November meeting.
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Block Watch Meeting/Supplemental Security Report
(CPD Liaison Officer Dan Yandrich and our Sup. Sec. chairpersons will be in attendance to answer your questions).
6:30 – 7:00 p.m. 311/Code Enforcement Issues Discussion/NCC Development Report
7:00 – 8:00 FPCA General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Our guest speaker is from Gifting Youth Joy, a non-profit organization, one of whose founder is a Forest Park resident, Ziggy Cicchella.
There are many agencies that do an excellent job of linking families with young children to holiday relief. Unfortunately, kids who are 12 to 18 are often forgotten. Gifting Youth Joy is 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides teens with holiday gifts through donations and fundraising. The organization will accept donations at the meeting.
From our speaker: Gifting Youth Joy links Franklin County residents aged 12 to 18 with holiday gifts through the help of donations and volunteers. The non-profit sees these youth as an important part of our community who are still young enough to need care and support but also old enough to understand the difficulties that poverty can create. Providing holiday gift assistance is a simple act of kindness that provides dignity and joy where it is lacking. Our vision is to bring teenagers the happiness and connection to the community they want, need, and deserve. Feel free to bring your checkbooks or cash to the meetings, we will pass a hat to collect donations. You can also donate and apply for services through our website, giftingyouthjoy.org.
Meeting Location: Epworth United Methodist Church, 5100 Karl Rd., Columbus, OH 43229
(At the intersection of Karl Road and Penworth Drive)
Everyone in Forest Park is invited!
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2024 Membership Drive
Our Membership Drive kicked off in April.Membership information was delivered in your mailbox along with the April Forester Newsletter.
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The FPCA Needs your help! Can you volunteer?
We are looking for folks to help us in the following positions:
• Membership Committee
• Business Representative
• Website Admin Help
• Area Representatives
If you already do volunteer… THANK YOU! You are one of the wonderful people who help us make Forest Park a great place to live. As you may know, we are a non-profit volunteer-run organization that serves 2,800 households. But only a small fraction of residents volunteer with the FPCA. And we need some more help!
HERE ARE SOME VOLUNTEER POSITIONS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP THE MOST.
What does your $30 membership do?
The hidden benefits of your FPCA membership.
Some benefits are easy to see. Some are not, but are just as important. Across Columbus, you can see the difference between neighborhoods that have an active civic association and those that do not. See the hidden benefits you get when you support your civic association.
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2023 Northland Fourth of July parade
The parade returned after a two-year pandemic break with more than 40 entries and spectators lined along Karl Rd. The Forest Park Civic Association participated with a parade float, free candy and also sponsored the children’s Bikes & Trikes entry. The float entry, designed and built by Mary Sguerra and her family, won an award from parade organizers as “Best In Theme”.
View photos from the Northland July 4th Parade by Dave Paul.
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What does the Forest Park Civic Association do?
Since its charter in 1962, the Forest Park Civic Association, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, has performed a vital function in the community. It sponsors and coordinates a fine array of activities for all its residents. The FPCA represents the community to city government agencies, developers, builders, and local merchants. It offers distinguished speakers and informative programs at its general meetings, held four times a year.
The FPCA represents nearly 3,000 households and businesses located within Forest Park. As your Civic Association, we:
- Publish and deliver The Forester, our monthly community newsletter, to more than 3000 homes in and around Forest Park.
- Maintain and update the Forest Park Civic Association web site at www.fpcivic.org with news and information about our community.
- Welcome new residents and provide them with information on our community and local businesses, schools and churches.
- Update and publish the Forest Park Directory periodically and deliver copies to all paid FPCA member households.
- Plan and organize community activities and events for both kids and adults, including:
- Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween Party, Block Party at the YMCA, Gabby’s Night
- July 4th “Bikes & Trikes” Parade with awards for all!
- Forest Park Community Garage Sale in the Spring and Fall
- Front Yard Beautification Contest (with awards for both East and West)
- Contract and manage Supplemental Security Patrols by private security officers to help prevent and detect crime throughout our community.
- Coordinate and provide resources to Neighborhood Block Watch programs in Forest Park East and West, with support by and the participation of the Columbus Division of Police.
- Sponsor presentations by guest speakers from city government, associations, local schools and other organizations at our general meetings, held four times a year.
- Maintain entrance islands at Sandalwood Place and Karl Road, including flower planting and sign maintenance.
- Help residents contact and work with city agencies on community and neighborhood issues, such as code enforcement, street repair, snow removal and street lighting.
- Help neighbors in need with resources or assistance through initiatives of our members, supported by contributions and grants.
- Are one of 25 area Civic Associations that make up the Northland Community Council (NCC), which collectively represent over 100,000 Northland residents. (The FPCA was one of the founding members of the NCC in 1964.)
- Provide a representative on the NCC Development Committee, which meets with developers and businesses monthly to help control undesirable zoning and development in Forest Park and surrounding areas.
- Support local business organizations, such as the Northland Area Business Association (NABA), the NABA 161 Task Force and the Northland Alliance.
- Organize and participate in Route 161 beautification activities & tree planting.
To contact your Area Representative or other leaders, please visit the Contact FPCA Page.
For help finding your Area of Forest Park, see the Forest Park East and West Maps.
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This is the home on the Web for residents of the Forest Park community in northeast Columbus (Franklin County), Ohio. Using this site, you can learn more about our community, read about the activities of the Forest Park Civic Association (FPCA), view maps of Forest Park, and obtain many other kinds of useful information.
Wrong “Forest Park”? Try:
Forest Park, IL Hamilton Co., OH Forest Park, GA St. Louis, MO
That’s funny, your current president, Scott, has resided in both of the first two listed above! (2021)