Design of a community front page

We are running a website which recently has added a community section. With the increasing number of features in the community we need to redesign its frontpage. We would like the users to feel welcomed when they go this page e.g. by having an image of a hostess greeting the users and they should both get an easy overview of the features of the community and a display of ongoing activities. The present lay-out (URL) A list of planned features will be given on request.