Emmarentia Residents Association to host their Annual General Meeting
EMMARENTIA – The AGM will take place on 26 March, at 6.30pm, residents have been invited to attend.
Emmarentia Residents Association is inviting all residents to their Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The annual meeting gives the chance to reflect on the challenges of the year before and pinpoint a way forward for the near future. The meeting will take place on 26 March 2019 at 6.30pm at the Pavilion of Marks Park. A hot topic that they will address at this meeting is the crime spikes in the area. Head of security in the association, Geraldine Connell said,
“As of 2018 we will be in the middle of yet another crime spike in Emmarentia, the Emmarentia Residents Association (ERA) decided that enough is enough. It decided to mobilise residents by equipping them with the means to get help fast.”
They plan to tackle the crime spike by using a safety and security cell phone application. Connell stated,
“After a rigorous due diligence review, ERA settled on the Woza app (an adaptation of the popular Bull Horns app) due to its unique capabilities.”
She explained the benefits of using the app as the easiest and fastest way of triggering an alert by the easiest and fastest way of triggering an alert in an emergency. It is also able to the link itself to the person’s private security company.
Connell went on to say that residents are feed up with being scared in open spaces but something needs to be done. She said, “We’re taking back our spaces and supporting local crime-fighting initiatives.” She also explained the benefits of the app. Connell said the suppliers of the Woza app will contribute further to the safety and upkeep of our suburbs by donating 20% of monthly fees collected to the Let’s Work NPO (10%) and the various Community Patroller initiatives operating in Ward 88 (10%).
ERA is urging all residents of Emmarentia and surrounds to support this worthwhile initiative, which enables everyone to contribute meaningfully to the safety of our communities.
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