ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

I am proud to present to you the 2005 edition of the Boylan Heights Neighborhood Directory.  This edition represents our first venture into the realm of professional, full color printing.  We hope you enjoy the fresh layout and more durable paper and binding.

 

This edition of the directory was a true “labor of love,” with emphasis on the word labor!  I want to thank the following people who made the directory possible:

 

Jeff Groves – Jeff created a form on the Boylan Heights Association Web site that allowed many of you to submit your questionnaires online, a definite convenience for the electronically-inclined.

 

K.D. Reeve – K.D. incorporated the printed questionnaires into two different editions of the neighborhood newsletter.

 

Derrick Weaver and the block-by-block newsletter distribution team – Derrick and his team are the feet on the street who got the newsletters to you that included the printed questionnaires.

 

Chris Weedy –  At the beginning of this project, I said I had an idea that we could secure sponsors to help pay for the directory but that I would need a lot of help to make it happen.  After no one volunteered to help, Chris stepped up and said she would help me.  Chris took my seed of an idea and worked tirelessly to bring in sponsors and then follow up with them about their checks and ads. She also contributed in a number of other ways, ranging from brainstorming, planning, running down information, encouraging neighbors to submit questionnaires, proofing copy, and providing moral support.  She also introduced me to David Kerley.

 

David Kerley – David took all the pieces of the directory and wove them together into a cohesive document.  He created our cover design; he created and redesigned ads; and he reworked the traditional directory layout to make it more functional and laid out the entire document.  David created all the computer files necessary to produce a full color publication.  For those of you who have not worked with the printing process, this is an incredibly time-consuming and challenging responsibility.  What makes it most remarkable is that David is not a resident of Boylan Heights.  He did all of this work at no charge, as a contribution to the neighborhood.  Had he done this work for a client, the cost would have been over $5,000.

 

Our Sponsors – Please consider patronizing our directory sponsors from in and around the neighborhood.  Thanks to their participation, we were able to cover the costs of producing the directory while at the same time improving its quality.

 

You! – If you received a copy of the directory, you (or someone in your house) submitted a questionnaire.  Without your participation, this directory simply would not be possible.  Thank you for taking the time to let us know who you are and how we can contact you.  Each time you take out your directory to look up a neighbor, you should feel proud to know that you played a role in producing it.

 

Warm regards,

 

Evelyn Fahy

Chair, 2005 Boylan Heights Association Neighborhood Directory

 

 

 

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