WBNA 2022 Annual Meeting and Awards

On Tuesday evening, over eighty WBNA members and neighbors gathered on zoom to celebrate a year of projects and honor several neighbors who have gone above and beyond for our community.

The ceremony began with an introduction from 2021 Board President Terry Snook, who introduced newcomers to the West Broadway Neighborhood Association. Terry also honored the WBNA’s outgoing Executive Director Kari Lang, who led the organization with passion and ingenuity for 25 years. Neighbors are invited to email wbna@wbna.org with reflections, videos, photos, or other remembrances of Kari’s time at the WBNA for inclusion in an upcoming tribute.

Terry then introduced Interim Executive Director Siobhan Callahan, who has boldly stepped into Kari’s shoes in the past months. Siobhan shared WBNA’s 2021 Year In Review, celebrating all our 2021 accomplishments including…

Installing historic plaques researched and designed by neighbors at Dexter Park and Luongo Square.
Organizing our annual neighborhood-wide Yard Sale Day.
Beginning the conversion of the garage at 1192 Westminster into an affordable, accessible apartment.
Raising over $5,000 dollars distributed directly to neighbors in need via our Live Local Give Local initiative.
Hosting vaccine pop-up clinics where we vaccinated over 300 neighbors.
Opening the first public electric vehicle charging station in the West End
And more!

Following our year in review, board member Obed Papp introduced the WBNA board slate for 2022, and members present voted to approve the entire slate! As our newly elected president, Rebecca Atwood then took over to facilitate the rest of the meeting and present our annual awards to neighbors who’ve done exceptional things for our community this year.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR AWARDEES

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HAUS OF CODEC

FUELING COMMUNITY

CITY MEAL SITE

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS

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WHITE ELECTRIC

LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD

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ASTHENIS PHARMACY

FUELING COMMUNITY

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ROBYN RAO

SCHOOL HERO - ASA MESSER

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RAFAEL LOPEZ

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

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CAROLE CORNELISON & JONATHAN DEPAULT

KEN & REBECCA PHILLIPS AWARD

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MARILUZ GUABA

SCHOOL HERO - CARL G. LAURO

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ROBERTA ENGEL

WEST BROADWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

The evening ended with a toast to our neighbors and to another year of community initiatives! A big thank you from all of us at WBNA to everyone who attended, and everyone who worked to better our neighborhood in 2021. Here’s to 2022!