Why Join?
In 12 short years, the Homeowners Association has:
- Established a scholarship fund that has provided scholarships for graduating Asbury Park High School students since 1999.
- Sponsored 10 community-wide Holiday Decorating Contests, with numerous prizes donated by local stores and restaurants.
- Sponsored eleven popular Asbury Park Vintage Home Tours as part of the citywide “April in Asbury” celebration.
- Organized a “Quality of Life” campaign that attracted support for Asbury Park from state and county officials. As a direct result of our actions, the State Department of Education sent in an expert team to help improve our school system and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office initiated a grand jury investigation that led to numerous indictments of school officials and contractors.
- Established a Historic Preservation Fund through our fund-raising efforts with the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra and the Vintage House tours. The Association contributed 4,000 dollars to help restore the Fountain in Library Park. Help contribute and raise money to restore the Veterans Park. Money in this growing account will help preserve Asbury Park’s past.
- Annually sponsored a Little League team in support of recreation in the city.
- Donated funds and energy to many city organizations, including the West Side Community Center, the Boys & Girls Club, the Paradise Street Festival for children, Project Open Arms for the purchase of children’s bicycle helmets, the Asbury Park Police Department for bulletproof vests, and the Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.
- Organized an annual dessert social, open to every member of the community.
- Organized a Fourth of July boardwalk celebration and two sandcastle-building contests for city children.
- Helped clean up city parks and the business district as part of the annual “Make a Difference Day” events.
- Held an annual food drive during Thanksgiving and donate turkey dinners to local charities.
- Served as the bookkeeping agency for an Asbury Park Consortium program that brought after-school art training to elementary school children.
