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BULLETIN OF THE WEST PORTAL AVENUE ASSOCIATION
April
2002 Edition
West
Portal Avenue Association of San Francisco
236 West Portal Avenue, #313
San Francisco, CA 94127-1423
Voice: 415.566.3500
Fax: 415.826.2717
Email: westportalavenueassociation@yahoo.com
Since
1945.....................................................................................................April
2002 Edition
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INSIDE
THIS ISSUE
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Calendar
February Beautification Donations
2002 WPAA Board of Directors
WPAA New Members
Historical Walk on West Portal Avenue
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April
2002 Calendar
Important Dates to Remember
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Next
General Meeting: |
Thursday,
April 4, 2002
8:00 am |
Location: |
San
Francisco Church of Religious Science
280 Claremont @ Ulloa |
Guest
Speaker: |
Don
M. Canady
Mayor's Office, Bad Check Enforcement Unit
Don will be discussing ways to protect your company from
bad checks and forgeries. |
A
very special thanks to Starbuck's Coffee for their generous
support in donating coffee for our General Meetings. Thanks
also to West Portal Antiques for pasteries! It is greatly
appreciated! |
Next
Board Meeting: |
Thursday,
April 18, 2002
8:00 am |
Location: |
Bank of America
Conference Room |
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Avenue
Beautification Fund Contributors for March 2002.
The West Portal Avenue Association would like to thank the following
for their contribution to the Avenue Beautification Fund for the
month of March.
Round Table
Pizza
Walter Adams Gallery
Frederic R. Warren, D.D.S.
Leonard M. Warren, D.D.S
Gerald M. Poppers, D.D.S.
L. Bruce Mebine, O. D.
Anne Rosenberg Realty
Mozzarella Di Bufala
Lary Schiller, D.D.S
Gregory Conte, D.M.D., M.S.
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My name is Chris
Dittenhafer and I would like to introduce myself as the President
of the West Portal Avenue Association. My own experience as past
president of the San Francisco Council of Merchants has allowed
me to make many contacts within city government. I hope to utilize
these contacts when we can to assist in our pursuits.
I am excited
at the opportunity to work with my fellow business leaders to promote
the Avenue and keep it the wonderful business corridor it is today.
I encourage each of you to take part in the Association as your
support is the strength by which we can all be successful. I will
be working with a great Board of Directors to solve some of the
issues we all face.
Mark your calendars
for our artist's reception on April 19th. It will be a fun time
to relax and chat with fellow merchants and artists.
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As
we all know, vacant properties are potential lost business for us
all. Help us keep West Portal Avenue a vital retail district. Listed
below are available commercial spaces in West Portal. If you are
thinking of opening a new store or know another small business owner
who is, please refer these spaces and help us keep West Portal brimming
with business!!
124 West Portal Avenue
167 West Portal Avenue
183 West Portal Avenue
235 West Portal Avenue
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April 19 - 21, 2002
West Portal will be hosting its Annual Spring Fair with the
Pacific Fine Arts & Crafts Festival on the sidewalks of West Portal
Avenue between Ulloa Street and 15th Avenue on Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, April 19, 20, and 21, 2002 from 9:00 am until 5:00pm. This
is a free event to the public. There will be no street closure.
Merchants without valid (bureau of street use and mapping) permits
shall not be allowed to display or sell merchandise on the public
sidewalk. (DPW Section 183.5). Merchants interested in displaying
on the public sidewalk should contact the Fair Producer, Dana Hale-Mournier,
at 209.296.1195 or pfa@netwiz.net.
Let's keep our fingers crossed for sunny weather!!
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There
will be a reception for the Artists on the night of:
April 19, 2002
6:00 p.m
Wells Fargo Banka
145 West Portal Ave
Please come and
mingle with your fellow merchants and the Artists who will
bring their crafts to the Avenue.
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We
would like to thank once again those businesses who helped make our
2002 Installation Dinner a success.
Copperfields Stationery
West Portal Flower Company
Bocca Rotis
We
truly appreciate your kindness and generosity.
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AVENUE
BEAUTIFICATION FUND
CONTRIBUTION FOR April 2002
Monthly
contributions towards funding our West Portal Avenue private sidewalk
maintenance and Avenue beautification: Sidewalk maintenance is a
merchant issue not a Merchant Association issue and your contribution
to this service would be greatly appreciated. Please download the
contribution
form and send it along with your monthly $10.00 contribution
to:
West
Portal Avenue Association
Avenue Beautification Fund
236 West Portal Avenue, #313
San Francisco, CA 94127-1423
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will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download this .pdf file. It is
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***
Next WPAA General Meeting ***
Thursday April 4 at 8:00am
San Francisco Church of Religious Science - 280 Claremont @ Ulloa
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