If you see an older green Toyota Tundra pickup slow rolling around the neighborhood, do not be alarmed! This is readily explained! Longstanding neighbor Greg Roche has undertaken a special project for WHCA.
WHCA newsletters, fliers, etc., are distributed by a collection of volunteers. When we need volunteers, we use Signup Genius to recruit them. The Signup Genius platform requires a count of the number of homes on each block. That way, neighbors can see how many homes per block they are signing up to deliver to.
The existing count is about 15 years old and no longer reflects reality on the ground. As a consequence, it’s hard to know exactly how many of the printed goods you need to do what you’ve committed to do. It may seem like we could survey the neighborhood using Google Maps, but that approach isn’t reliable. Google updates images only every few years, while our neighborhood is always changing as new homes are built. This ongoing development affects the accuracy of our home counts.
Greg has volunteered to drive the entire neighborhood, counting the number of homes on each block face. The purpose of this project is to ensure that our Signup Genius data accurately reflects the number of homes, thereby improving the process of distributing our publications.
WHCA is always looking for volunteers. Volunteers often help with committee tasks. The Home Tour is the current group activity. Sometimes, solo tasks need attention. We’re grateful when someone like Greg takes on a project like this.