Events Archives - Amapas Neighborhood Association

ANA is about community!

by Viviana Teston | Aug 21, 2019 | Events, Junta Vecinal

The Amapas Neighborhood Association has many ways of interacting with our wonderful members—from our monthly Meet-and-Greets where we get to know you better and where we update you on our work, and, most importantly, we hear your concerns—to our fundraiser and annual events.

Mariachis, Margaritas and More is a cool fundraiser held in the City Hall courtyard where restaurants donate food and we make the fun! All money raised goes to improving a public area, such as a sidewalk, a green space, a street, etc. This event is a joint effort with our neighbor the Emiliano Zapata Viejo Vallarta Association and funds go towards the betterment of both communities. (learn more: http://amapaspv.com/mariachis-margaritas-and-more/)

The ANA Dinner Dance is an upscale party that celebrates our accomplishments and is our year-end fundraiser. We have an exciting event planned. Stay tuned for more information.

ANA also hosts small fundraisers throughout the year to support specific projects, like our Delicious Fundraiser for the Pilitas Stair Project that was held at Eclecticos Restaurant on August 3rd. We had great turnout, especially for the summer season, and we would like to thank everyone who made the evening such a success! (more info: http://amapaspv.com/andador-pilitas-stairwell-project/)

We know it may look like we do a lot of socializing, but promotion and publicity are very important to our work and we like to get the word out on all of our great projects. So please join us at one our informal gatherings where we all can share some food, a drink, exchange ideas and build our ANA community.

Our mission is to create a clean, safe, accessible neighborhood, but we can only do it with your support. So we invite you to party with us, work with us, and contribute to ANA!

More info: admin@amapaspv.com

Meet & Greet paella at Hospiten

Sylvia Toy, Nathalie Herling & Viviana Teston

Mariachis, Margaritas & More

Meet & greet

Delicious Fundraiser for the Pilitas Stair Project

Marti Rogo & Nathalie Herling

ANDADOR PILITAS STAIRWELL PROJECT

by Viviana Teston | May 29, 2019 | Events, News | Noticias

The Pilitas Stairwell Project, located on Calle Pilitas at Pino Suarez, is a project to restore the Andador Pilitas (staircase) that connects our 2 streets. This important area was destroyed several years ago during the construction of the Bella Loma condominiums, and was never restored (as originally promised) with a new staircase and green area

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With so much new construction happening everywhere in the old town area (and PV in general), small projects like this are important to the integrity of our neighborhoods and vital to the locals. This was originally a city thoroughfare and it is important that we restore it as such, with green areas.

The Amapas Neighborhood Association (ANA) has many other irons in the fire (as shown in their newsletter) but the Pilitas Stairway Project is a top priority.

We are very happy to announce that this past Spring we finally received the permit from the city to proceed with the project. The ANA and its members of the Pilitas Stairwell Project been working tirelessly with a local architect to render a beautiful, ambitious, (and logistically complicated) project that our neighborhood can be proud of. Furthermore, we will be breaking ground on Monday May 20; (to avoid July’s heavy rains). A ribbon cutting is planned for Wednesday May 29^th.

We are able to start construction because of the initial generous donation of Nathalie Herling from Art Vallarta of $10,000 USD. Also, the residents of El Escondido and Canada Romantica have each donated in the amount of $10,000 USD. We still need to collect the other half of the funds so that we may complete this project in the 2 month timeline.

*So now we are asking for donations from those of you who live and work in the area (and who would benefit from the restoration of this andador) to help reach our goal of $40,000 USD. Residents, Realtors, Hotels, and Developers in the area would certainly all benefit from our beautiful staircase.

We invite you to see the attached project plans. The staircase is highlighted with sections in different colors. Each section has a cost and can be dedicated to you or your business. A ribbon cutting is planned for Wednesday, May 29^th.

Art Vallarta is in charge of the tile work and adding names of the donors. Funds are being managed through ANA so you or your business can receive a factura.

If you have any further questions or suggestions, please email us at info@amapaspv.com

Many thanks to those of you who have followed us during this process, for your continued patience and support, and to both the Pilitas Stairwell Project and the ANA staff who have worked so diligently to make this happen!

Thank you in advance for your support and donations for this important project!!!

A Kinder Gentler Highway Experience

by Viviana Teston | Apr 30, 2019 | AIM Higher, Development, Events, Featured, News | Noticias, Street

What motivates people to drive cautiously? In Vallarta the focus of driving is to keep on moving. Stop signs are guidelines and offered up as suggestions to take a moment and pause. If the intent is to make people slow down then the topes (speed bumps) are the only way to influence driving behavior. Why? Topes can cause significant harm to a vehicle, which is a prized possession, and must be cared for.

Therefore, that is why topes are used so frequently throughout the city. They work! What doesn’t work is relying on driver’s good intentions, especially when it comes to driving on Highway 200 – the Carretera. Everyone loves zooming up and down the highway and the feeling that they are driving up the Pacific Coast Highway. Same beautiful waters, but a whole lot more pedestrians. Safety was the number one issue for ANA members. It includes home and personal safety. Whether you own or rent, walk or drive, it is important for everyone to be able to cross the highway.

The stretch of highway that divides the Amapas community twists and turns and allows vehicles to accelerate and decelerate at amazing speeds. Quite often there are multi-denominational prayer services held at the blind intersections where requests for heavenly assistance can be overheard. Please, oh please, make sure the oncoming vehicle is not accelerating as I enter the highway. Pedestrians and drivers pray to their respective divinities. Wouldn’t it be great if we all just slowed down? What if every time we saw a pedestrian trying to cross the highway we stopped and let him/her do so? What if we were driving slow enough to allow another vehicle to merge in front of us? What if we all just got along? All possibilities. All dreams. What is our reality?

Let’s Talk Trash

by Viviana Teston | Apr 30, 2019 | Events, Featured, News | Noticias, Uncategorized

La Cima III, Terraza Del Mar, and individual members residing near the bottom of Los Pinos and the highway have expressed concerns about the trash. It is not only unsightly but the trash debris falls in between the slats of the water way which ultimately finds its way into the ocean.

Given the easy location of this trash spot, many non-neighborhood people throw their trash there which has been of concern for years. It’s a frustrating situation for ANA, as well, because most of the residents are not ANA members so we don’t have any contacts. Regardless, ANA will be holding a meeting of interested neighbors to come up with a solution to the trash, because it is a problem that impacts all of us. If interested in problem solving and you live in the area, please contact ANA at info@amapaspv.com.

Official call general meeting 2019

Based on the bylaws of its constitutive, by means of this notice all members are summoned to a GENERAL MEETING which will take place at TASTE, Callejon de la Igualdad 129, Puerto Vallarta on February 16th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. if required quorum can´t be reached, then a second call shall convene at 10:30 a.m. Find attached the oficial call.

Oficial call

INDIVIDUAL Proxy

FBM Proxy

Bylaws Modifications 2018

by Viviana Teston | Nov 9, 2018 | AIM Higher, Aviso de Privacidad|Privacy Notice, Development, Events, Featured

There were six revisions to ANA’s Bylaws made at the Extraordinary Meeting. Here is a brief summary.

A full building member (FBM) is now identified as a type of member of the Association.
ANA’s four main goals are Responsible Development, Security, Infrastructure and Creation of Community.
There are three different kinds of fees: ordinary, voluntary, and extraordinary.
During an Ordinary Meeting, such as ANA’s Annual Meeting, a minimum quorum can be established at the second call.
Minimum requirements established to serve on the ANA Board –
- Must reside in PV a minimum of six months
- Must be a member in good standing
- Must have been a member for at least a year
- Must have a good reputation
- To be considered for Board President, the member must have served on the Board for at least a year
ANA has two legal representatives – the President and Treasurer.

If you would like to see a full versión of ANA’s ByLaws, please stop by the office and Viviana will give you a copy.