Corpus Christi Barrios Association

The Neighborhood Empowerment Winner (NEW) Awards- 2004

The 1st Neighborhood Empowerment Winner (NEW) Awards- 2004

The Corpus Christi Barrios Association (CCBA) is proud to announce various civic-minded individuals and/or groups that have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and actions to improve their neighborhood and city. These persons and/or groups will receive the CCBA’s Neighborhood Empowerment Winner (NEW) Awards. At the Saturday, September 4, 2004 meeting, the CCBA unanimously voted to recognize the Moody Civic Minded Students, the Leopard Street Corridor Association, and Roland Garza and Priscilla Leal.

The CCBA would like to acknowledge the Moody Civic Minded Students accomplishments over the last 4 years to improve neighborhoods and Corpus Christi. These accomplishments include:
· Moody Community Conventions in 2000, 2002, and this year’s upcoming 2004 Convention
· Interdependence Summit in December of 2000
· Community Development Block Grant advocacy and lobbying for the Sunnybrook and Manshiem areas in the Fall of 2000 and the Spring of 2001 ($35,000 in preliminary street, drainage, sewer, rolled or no sidewalks, curbs, and gutters).
· CDBG advocacy and lobbying for continued Sunnybrook and Manshiem improvements (over $900,000 in 2002, $87,000 in 2003, and over $3,000,000 in 2004 for drainage improvements from the 1% utilities increase.
· Students propose a Neighborhood Economic Development and Community Empowerment Zones (NED-CEZ) Initiative and Sales Tax Proposal in the Spring of 2002.
· Moody Community Town Hall meeting to establish a Moody Neighborhood Association in 2003. Later the elected community members decide to go citywide and the Corpus Christi Barrios Association is born in the Summer of 2003.
· The Moody Academy Awards and Involvement Fair are held in the Fall of 2003 and the Involvement Walk Festivities down Leopard Street and on the steps of City Hall take place in March 2004.

The Leopard Street Corridor Association for empowering and leading that area of the city to combat crime related activities in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies. The association had a very successful National Neighbors Night Out with over 500 attending this event at their Saxet Hall headquarters. They were strong and successful advocates for the demolition of the crime infested Tally Ho Motel. Construction of the new Oak Park Elementary School on Leopard and demolition of the Tally Ho Motel via CCISD property purchase will create new educational, recreational, and economic opportunities. Possible affordable housing condominiums, a new Boys and Girls Club, and new businesses are some of the goals and objectives of this deserving Neighborhood Empowerment Winner.

In the Summer of 2003, Roland Garza and Priscilla Leal empowered and led the Sunnybrook and Manshiem neighborhood residents to call for a Town Hall meeting at South Park Middle School with City Council members and staff to address various issues and concerns. Over 200 community members attended and many spoke to the street, drainage, sewage, and no sidewalks problems in this neighborhood. Mr. Garza and Mrs. Leal have spent many hours researching past and existing concerns, videotaping safety and unsanitary conditions related to the street, sewage back-up, rolled up or no sidewalks, and drainage inadequacies. The CCBA proudly would like to thank and congratulate Roland and Priscilla for their Neighborhood Empowerment Winner efforts.

Contact(s): Danny Noyola, CCBA President Phone: 855-0339 or dannynoyola@hotmail.com
Santiago Hernandez, CCBA Vice- President… Email: mariachi40@grandecom.net

The 2nd Neighborhood Empowerment Winner (NEW) Awards- 2004

The 3rd Neighborhood Empowerment Winner (NEW) Awards- 2004

The Corpus Christi Barrios Association proudly announces our end of the year Neighborhood Empowerment Winner (NEW) Awards recipients. These individuals and/or groups of people have demonstrated a winning and empowering attitude for their community by their positive actions and neighborly fellowship. And the Newy or Newies go to:
· The Humberto Lozano Lopez Family for their continuous “media acts of kindness” to and for the Community especially those in great need and in dire straits. Mr. Lopez has been the media “Santa Claus” year round, year after year!!! If a family loses a house because of a fire or needs financial assistance to bury a loved one or needs the TV or radio publicity for a fundraising barbecue, etc.; … who are you going to call? You call the Lopez Family and KTMV-Channel 8 and/or Majic Q 104.9 FM radio.
· A group of four men for their neighborly “acts of kindness” for the homeless in Corpus Christi. Their acts include buying winter clothing (caps) and food to give and pass out on cold weather days. Currently, the gentlemen’s names are unknown except for one man named Mr. Chavez.
· Victor Lara Ortegon, legendary radio news personality and neighborhood improvements advocate in the Villa Drive, Saxet Center, and Oak Park areas. Mr. Lara’s daily walks include picking up trash and beautifying his adopted streets and shopping centers. Mr. Lara is a member of the Leopard Street Corridor Association and a founding member of the Corpus Christi Barrios Association.
· Rudy Rubio, Rubio’s Automotive Service owner has generously given back to the community through gifts, money, time, and effort for many worthy causes. Mr. Rubio’s automotive shop has been the fundraising headquarters for a Bishop family that lost most of their belongings because of a house fire, Christmas toys’ giveaways, monetary and/or gifts to numerous youth and community organizations.
· Sherri Davis, Moody Theater Arts Teacher and “Voices That Care” Sponsor has encouraged and motivated many Moody High School students to build lasting relationships via service learning activities and projects. The Voices That Care student group organizes food can drives, teacher appreciation projects, school improvement activities, and scholarship grant opportunities. Recently, the Secret Angel student and teacher project (semester long activity) was culminated with a very successful luncheon filled with great food, fellowship, love, and Voices that Care.

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