The annual business meeting for the Yale Park Homeowners Association (YPHA) will be Tuesday, May 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the Yale Elementary School Cafeteria. We will discuss YPHA's goals and projects for the upcoming year, as well as vote on the slate of officers for the 2012-13 year. The ballot with the slate of officers is enclosed. You can mail in a nominee or nominate from the floor at the May 29th meeting. In order to make a nomination, you and the person you nominate must be paid members. Also, please be sure that your nominee is willing to serve the complete one year term of office.

Mark Solomon, our Richardson City Counsel Representative, will give an update on City matters and will be available for questions. Also, we will have a representative from the Huffines Recreation Center, 200 North Plano Road, to update us on the facility and the activities available at the site. Non-members are always welcome to attend our meetings, so invite a guest and take advantage of this very timely program essential to every Yale Park resident.

We are continuing our efforts to increase our membership. If you are aware of someone on your block who is not a member, please invite them to the meeting. Yearly membership fees are only $25, and those fees and contributions are our only source of income used to improve the safety and beauty of the neighborhood. Don't forget, we could do great things for Yale Park if every member brought just one new member each year!

Your inout and support are greatly appreciated, and we look forward to seeing you on May 29th.

Sincerely,

Robert Pavelick
YPHA Co-President

Dorothy Weatherly, YPHA Co-President, recently completed her fourth of six scheduled chemo treatments. She says for five days after the treatment she feels quite comfortable. However the second five day period is, because of joint pain, quite uncomfortable. By the start of the third five day period she feels normal again - just in time to get ready for the next chemo treatment. I am sure any cards or notes would help her pass the time while she is getting better. Her address is 1512 Reston Drive, Richardson, TX 75081.

Robert Pavelick
YPHA Co-President
972-783-1460

Our goal is to:

1. Increase citizen awareness of crime problems and their impact on the community.
2. Organize citizens into groups to channel individual and collective efforts into a coordinated neighborhood approach utilizing specific crime prevention measures on an individual household and neighborhood basis.
3. Maintain a cooperative system of surveillance over one another's property, children, etc.
4. Encourage accurate and prompt reporting of crimes or suspicious activity in the neighborhood to the police.
5. Mutually assist and encourage the accomplishment of home security inspections, operation identification, and target hardening by all neighborhoods.
6. Maintain a continuing system for the dissemination of educational materials relative to residential security, self-protection and criminal awareness.
7. Encourage citizens to come forward as witnesses.

To become part of the Crime Watch Patrol, you can fill out an application here: http://cor.net/index.aspx?page=512

If you have any questions, please contact the Coordinator - Jennifer Fowler @ jenniferannefowler@gmail.com

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The COR Police Department has an anonymous tip line which you can call 24 hours a day to report suspicious drug and crime activity. You can call 972-907-TIPS and explain the activity you are reporting in as much detail as possible. Police officers follow up with the information left and take the appropriate enforcement steps. For more information about the program or to email the police department a concern you can visit the Drugs and Crime Tip Hotline website.

The City of Richardson has a Community Emergency Notification System which is designed to alert citizens during emergencies. Reverse 911 allows the City to rapidly notify residents and businesses by telephone. The system can make 1,900 calls per hour and can target specific neighborhoods and areas which will be directly affected by an emergency. Cellular phone numbers are not automatically part of the system. You may register your cell phone and find more information about the program and how it works by visiting the website.