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About Little Flower Neighborhood Association
The Little Flower Neighborhood Association (LFNA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (registered as Little Flower Neighborhood Association Inc, EIN: 35-2594092), run entirely by volunteer neighbors who care about Little Flower. Our board is made up of local residents, elected each year by members.
LFNA hosts events and initiatives that support neighborhood connection and community life. Dues and donations go directly toward this work. Renters and homeowners alike are welcome to participate — and membership is always optional. Everyone is encouraged to join our events, programs, and meetings.
Please email us at littleflowerneighborhood@gmail.com to get in touch.
What We Do
Meetings & Special Events
We host regular gatherings to connect neighbors and inform you about neighborhood matters. We hope you'll join us for bimonthly neighborhood meetings, our annual Yard Sale or Chili Cook-Off, and more!
Community Action
Our volunteers work to maintain and improve the quality of life in Little Flower through initiatives like trash cleanups, place-making investments, and education & safety projects.
To learn more, we encourage you to check out our blog. And be sure to subscribe to email updates to stay in touch.
Neighborhood Advocacy
Our board members make sure our neighborhood is represented in planning & development processes at the city level.
What Is a Neighborhood Association?
We're proud to be a neighborhood association, not a homeowners association (or HOA).
Neighborhood Association ✅
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Voluntary support opportunities
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Created by the community
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Focused on community-building
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Anyone who resides (rents or owns) in the neighborhood can be a member
Homeowners Association (or HOA) ❌
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Mandatory fees
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Created by developers
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Focused on property maintenance & regulation
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Only homeowners can be members
Meet The Board
Joanna Harris, President
Jo moved to Little Flower in August of 2021. The location and ease of access to anything the city has to offer are what first caught her eye and were big driving factors behind her move here. Now that she's been here a while, she has fallen in love with the history of the neighborhood and the community she's found. Her professional work is in the Insurance/Technology industry. When she is not working or volunteering, she enjoys exploring outdoors, soaking in live music shows and searching for the “next” greatest meal she's ever had.
Miles Reiter, Vice President
Miles moved to Little Flower in mid-2022 after buying his first home. He works in user research & UX design at a civic technology company working on a piece of the social safety net. Outside of work he can be found juggling volunteer and home improvement projects, going on walks around the neighborhood and to area parks, reading, or tending to a growing assortment of house plants.
Gabi Weldy, Secretary
Gabi moved to Little Flower in early 2020 and has served on the board since that summer. She works in product at a local tech startup. She finds the neighborhood to be something really special with its history, sense of community, and diversity. She loves enjoying the outdoors in Little Flower: caring for her yard & garden, reading in a hammock in the backyard, or long walks with her partner and two dogs.
Brooke Merry, Treasurer
Brooke moved to Little Flower in January of 2021 when she bought her first home. She has been an east side resident since 2011. Most of her professional life has been in education and non-profit until last year when she changed fields to work in property restoration.
Brooke loves taking a walk in Little Flower because she sees so many friends and meets new neighbors and their pets.
In her free time she enjoys home improvement, making things, music, and tending to plants.
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Andrea Estes, At-Large
Andrea and her husband Bob moved into the neighborhood in 2000 when they bought their first home.
I have been involved with animal welfare for over 20 years. I have been the board president for a local TNR non-profit since 2019. We have several community cats that are now enjoying the indoor life.
I love our neighborhood as it feels like the small town where I grew up out in Putnam County. I enjoy walking through the neighborhood, talking with my neighbors, getting to know people.
In my free time I enjoy hiking, spending time with friends, music, working in our yard, and people watching from our deck.
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Bethany Baugh, At-Large
Bethany moved to Little Flower in 2016 where she bought her first home. In the past couple of years, she has turned her front yard into a garden full of native plants. Sitting on the front porch, watching the birds and butterflies feed off the garden is a favorite pastime, regardless of the season.
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Demetrius Green (They/Them), At-Large
I am from the east side of Indianapolis. I have a passion for learning, process improvements, and technology. I practice many types of martial arts, wood working, metal working, and role playing games. I studied Biology, Chemistry, Spanish, and Philosophy at university. I work in IT for Indianapolis-Marion County.