Civic Involvement

CHARITABLE /CIVIC ACTIVITIES

The “improvement Associations”

Fort Washington Heights Improvement Association (FWUD p. 109) (1903-date needed)

North Hills Improvement Association (dates needed)

b. Local Charities

Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard (Ambler),

Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard, based in Ambler From at least 1950 through Dixon’s death four decades later she lived on Bellaire Avenue in Upper Dublin and served for many years as an Inspector of elections or judge of elections in her residence in Upper Dublin 1-1, although various Ambler reports claims she resided there.

North Hills Community Cupboard

Does the Maple Glen Village Association/Maple Glen Community Association represent a community-wide organization or just owners of condos?

Do social networking, video communication and the Internet generally make locality-based organizations no longer a part of community life?

Bank branches often had community meeting rooms, but they have disappeared in new facilities, thereby depriving groups of free, non-public meeting space?

Peace & Shake (Kim Verzicco, 1664 Kenmare)