Neighborhood Organizations 

Any Allentown resident interested in starting a Crime Watch group in their neighborhood is asked to contact the Allentown Police Department Captain’s office at 610 437-7713. 

NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP	CONTACT PERSON	MEETING PLACE, TIME & DATE	NEWSLETTERS
1ST WARD NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP www.allentown1stward.org	Jose Vega   Yolanda Colbert	Weed & Seed Office, Buck Boyle Park 10 Pump Place 2nd Tues., 6:30 pm
4C's NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION	Ernie Atiyeh	St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church 417 N. 7th St. Last Tues., 7:00 pm
6TH WARD AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION	Cindy and Pat Gaffney	Hibernia Fire Station 627 Ridge Ave. 4th Tues., 7:00 pm
8th WARD NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP www.8thwardblockwatch.com	Kim Beitler	Seibert Evangelical Congregational Church 617 N. 10th St. 2nd Tues., 7:00 pm	August 2010  July 2010    June 2010           April 2010 February 2010 December 2009 September 2009
EAST ALLENTOWN RITTERSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (EARN) www.eastlehighearn.com	Dennis Pearson	St. Peter's Lutheran Church 1933 Hanover Ave., Meetings as needed	Summer 2010   Spring 2010      Winter 2010 Fall 2009
FAIRVIEWERS NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH	Ken Laudenslager	Fairview Fire Company, Social Hall 927 S. 7th St 3rd Mon., 7:00 pm	May 2010     April 2010 January 2010 November 2009 October 2009
FRANKLIN PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION	Mike Taylor   Mary Buesgen	St. Stephen's Lutheran Church 1421 Turner St. 2nd Tues., 7:00 pm
HAMILTON PARK CRIME WATCH ASSOCIATION www.savetheparkallentown.com	Gail Hoover	St. Timothy's Lutheran Church 140 S. Ott St Board meetings 2nd Thurs., 7:00 pm, general meetings as needed
KECK PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	Mitzi Xander	Keck Park Poolhouse S. Carlisle & E. Mosser Sts. 1st Sat., 10:00 am (No meeting in Dec.)
LIBRARY AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (LANA)	Nick Butterfield   Dottie Anderson	Allentown Public Library Basement conference room 1218 W. Hamilton St. Alternating 3rd Mon., 6:30 pm & 3rd Sat., 10:00 am.  Jan & Feb meetings are held on third Saturday.	July 2010   June 2010     April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 November 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009
LITTLE LE-HI NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUP	Ruthann Phillips	Parkway Church of Christ 1471 S. Jefferson St. 4th Tues., 7:00 pm
MIDWAY MANOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION  Facebook Site	Richard Wilburn	Faith Fellowship Church 1201 N.Ulster St. 1st Mon., 7:00 pm (2nd Mon. in Sept.)	July 2010          March 2010 January 2010b January 2010a October 2009
MOUNTAINVILLE 30 CRIME WATCH	David Keschl, President Edward Didra, Vice President	Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church 535 W. Emaus Ave. 1st Wed., 7:00 pm (1st Tues. during Lent) (No meeting in July or Aug.)
MUHLENBERG AREA COMMUNITY WATCH	Mike & Gretchen Krasley	Christ E. C. Church 2135 Tilghman St. 2nd Wed., 7:00 pm (No meeting in July)	September 2010  August 2010  July 2010    June 2010            May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009
MUHLENBERG ELEMENTARY NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKWATCH GROUP	Heidi Unterberg	Muhlenberg Elementary School 740 N. 21st St. Room 102 3rd Thurs., 7:00 pm
NEIGHBORHOOD 7 CRIME WATCH	Kay Pickel	B'nai B'rith Apartments, Community Room West 1622 Liberty St. 3rd Mon., 7:00 pm	August 2010  July 2010   June 2010   May 2010      April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009
NORTH ALLENTOWN LOOKOUT	Collins Harris	4th Street Mailroom 825 N. 4th St 2nd Mon., 7:00 pm
NOTES (NEIGHBORS OF THE EAST SIDE)	Helen Trump	St. Joseph’s Lutheran Church 309 E. Walnut St. 4th Tues., 7:30 pm (No meetings in July or Aug.)
OLD ALLENTOWN PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION (O.A.P.A.) www.oldallentown.org	Deborah Cox-Van HornExecutive Director   Christian Brown, President	O.A.P.A. Office 147 N. 10th St. Board meetings 2nd Wed., 7:00 pm	November 2009    September 2009
OLD FAIRGROUNDS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION www.oldfairgrounds.org	Jeff Pooley	Dubbs Memorial United Church of Christ - 457 Allen St. 3rd Thurs., 7:00 pm, every other month
OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH   otnw.tripod.com	Sharon Smith   Anne Crothers	St. Michael’s Lutheran Church 916 Turner St. Last Wed., 7:00 pm	July 2010   June 2010   May 2010       March 2010 January 2010 November 2009 September 2009
RAUB AREA COMMUNITY WATCH	Geraldine Traupman	Lehigh County Senior Citizens Center 1633 Elm St 1st Thurs., 7:00 pm	August 2010    June 2010          April 2010 January 2010 November 2009 September 2009
ROSE GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION www.rosegarden-na.org	William (Bill) Hacker, President
SEVENTH STREET MAIN STREET PROGRAM   www.7thstreetallentown.org	Peter Lewnes
SOUTH 5TH STREET GROUP	Alicia DeNardo
SOUTH POPLAR STREET HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION	James Kacer	Meetings as needed, Sun., at members’ homes
ST. PAUL’S PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP	Dan Mest	Little Lehigh Manor 824 Jackson St. Select Tues., 7:00 pm	May 2010     April 2010 October 2009 September 2009
STEVENS PARK SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS ASSOCIATION	Everett Bickford	CADC Office 443 N. 7th St. Last Thurs. 7:00 pm	March 2010 February 2010
WEST END ALLIANCE	Michael Drabenstott		October 2009 July 2009
WEST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION   www.westpark-ca.org	Glenn Neiman   Ibi Balog	Church of the Mediator 1620 Turner St Board meeting 1st Tues., 7:00 pm General meetings, 1st Tues., 8:00 pm as needed
WEST WALNUT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION www.savetheparkallentown.com	Steven Ricglane   Michelle Hartung	St. James United Church of Christ 37 S. 15th St. 2nd Tues., 7:00 pm, Jan., Apr., July & Oct.
WEST WATCH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP www.thewestwatch.org	Gerry Alfano (Gfa1westend@rcn.com)	West End Youth Center 848 N. 20th St. 2nd Tues., 7:00 pm	August 2010   July 2010        June 2010        May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 August 2009