Monday, July 23, 2012

In the News: Camelot's Big Entrance

Camelot in the News!

"Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPP) is about inspiring a sense of community," said Chris Scales, regional manager for Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services.... " wrote Kali Schumitz of the Fairfax Times.

"That certainly has been the case in Annandale’s Camelot community, which obtained a NEPP grant to install a demonstration rain garden in the median of the main drag, King Arthur Road," she continues. 

The article describes successful NEPP projects - begun by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 2008 since then funding gardens, paths, picnics, trees, and playgrounds.  One NEPP project in the  Shannon Station neighborhood and its matched $5,000 grant launched a community garden in 2009, hired a garden manager, and still going strong. Camelot shines among these happy, successful communities.


Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Camelot Launch: The Movie

Our Man in the Field, Chuck Dennis, explains what the Camelot Entrance Project is all about.  Chuck wrote the winning Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPP) grant. Fairfax County supplies matching $1000 to organizations and neighborhood associations to enhance the beauty, safety, and environmental health of their communities. To apply for your grant, go here: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cex/nepp/