CCA Elects New Chairman

    The Central Community Alliance (CCA) announces it has elected a new chairman of the board.  David Walker was elected January 5th and assumes the responsibilities of office at the January 19th meeting at Demco.    Harry Rauls will continue to serve as Vice Chairman, Betsy Hooper, Secretary/Treasurer and Lee Rome as Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.   Other Directors are Angela Summerville, Joan Lansing, and Wayne Messina.
    Membership is open to the public..  Membership meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at DEMCO on Wax Road at 7 PM.  The meeting on January 19th will feature Captain Randy Aguillard who will be speaking on the topic of Neighborhood Watch.   For further information, see the CCA website, www.CentralCommunityAlliance.org.  New members are invited and welcome
     The Central Community Alliance (CCA) was organized in March 2001 prior to organization of the City of Central which occurred in 2005.  The purpose of the CCA was to provide a forum for the Citizens of the Central Community to unite and address common problems.  Restructured in 2006, the mission continued basically the same, to provide a neutral and informational conduit to/from City Officials and  City of Central Citizens.  The Mission is “To serve and assist the City of Central and to facilitate communications between the City of Central and it’s citizens, businesses, service organizations, Churches, and Schools.
Areas of Focus:
Communication: Exchange of information among interested parties 
 – Regular meetings with City officials and outside speakers 
– Special meetings on specific issues 
– E-mails, telephone lists, interactive website 
Service: Provide resources to meet needs in the community as identified 
– Help with identification, communication, promotion, participation 
– Citizens groups, charities, City resource supplement 
– Examples: Cooking for Our Kids, school fix up days, grant writing 
Organization: Administration and infrastructure to carry out the mission 
– Board of Directors, leaders, members working together and with City 
– Bylaws and policies consistent with mission 
– Meetings, committees, finances, internal & external communication 
Membership: Citizens and/or groups meeting membership guidelines 
– Individual residents 
– Homeowner associations 
– Benefits include access to information, voting rights 
Public Relations: Identification, presentation, and promotion of CCA 
– Creating and maintaining a positive image 
– Informing the community of CCA activities and value 
– Provide reasons to get involved