The South of Forest Neighborhood Association (SOFNA) is a community organization composed of residents from the City of Santa Clara who have banded together for the enjoyment and improvement of our neighborhood. As a resource center for neighbors, citizens, and students, this webite provides announcement, our neighborhood newsletter, short articles, guides, full-text documents, and links to related sites.
Election for 2009 Board -- Residents of the neighborhood turned out for the fifth annual Ice Cream Social (pictures on PicasaWeb) and SOFNA Board Election in September. The announced candidates for the Board provided short campaign statements which you can read here. The election results are available here. The new Board will be seated in January of 2009.
HEAT -- Home Emergency Assistance Team training is again available! The next Class begins on March 26th and continues on April 2, 9, 16, & 19th. You must attend all classes in the series to qualify. More information is available here.
SOFNA Newsletter: The September 2008 issue of the Newsletter has been distributed to residences and businesses in our neighborhood. Thanks to the individuals who delivered the newsletter door to door.
Restaurant Picks: On the SOFNA e-mail list, neighbors have been sharing their opinions and recommendations for restaurants, cafes, and eateries in the area. We've posted the list to guide your dining enjoyment
Emergency Preparedness is a topic on our minds these days. Corinne Celio compiled a helpful list of steps you and your neighbors can take.
Neighborhood Watch -- The neighborhood is continuing the activities to organize under the Neighborhood Watch program. To establish block-by-block coverage, we have a team of "street captains" so that there is a contact person for each block. Check the current list of street captains to see who the street captain is for your block.
Ice Cream Social -- Pictures of the 2006 Ice Cream Social are on-line. Thanks to Dubravko for posting his pictures on KodakGallery.com.
Pictures of the 2005 Ice Cream Social are also on-line. Thanks to the photographers Debra Benovitz and Dubravko Babic. Debra's pictures are posted on Yahoo (click on [Ice Cream]). Dubravko's are on kodakgallery.com.
National Night Out -- The 2008 National Night Out picnic on August 5th was a big success. Watch for an announcement of National Night Out celebrations for 2009.
Pictures of your neighbors from the 2006 National Night Out celebration have been posted on the Internet by Dubravko Babic on kodakgallery.com
The mission of the South of Forest Neighborhood Association is to enhance the neighborhood's quality of life and to foster cooperation within the neighborhood and with the extended community.
The goal of this website is to serve as a communication and community-building resource for the association and for all residents of the neighborhood.
The area in the City of Santa Clara that forms this neighborhhod is bounded by the following streets:
On the west side,SOFNA publishes a quarterly Newsletter distributed to all residences and businesses in the neighborhood. As digital copies of the Newsletter become available, we will post them here.
2009
April 2009 issue.
2008
December 2008 issue.
September 2008 issue.
March 2008 issue.
January 2008 issue.
2007
September 2007 issue.
July 2007 issue.
April 2007 issue.
January 2007 issue.
2006
September 2006 issue.
July 2006 issue.
April 2006 issue.
January 2006 issue.
2005
September 2005 issue.
July 2005 issue.
2004
April 2004 issue.
August 2004 issue.
July 2004 issue.
March 2004 inaugural issue
To assist in the exchange of news and ideas about the neighborhood, we'll post the Minutes of Board Meetings once they have been approved. (Sorry -- this hasn't been a priority!)
May 2005 Minutes
The SOFNA maintains an e-mail discussion forum for information and announcements related to our neighborhood and the activities and issues that affect us.
Residents who live within the borders of the neighborhood are invited to join the discussion forum. It's easy to request membership in the discussion forum: send an e-mail message with your name and street address to
southofforest-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
and follow the instructions that you will receive in a reply e-mail.
Last Updated: June 2008
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