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Archive for June, 2012

The Laurasian Institution is seeking host families in Lawrence!

Chris Armstrong is the Local Coordinator for the Laurasian Institution, a non-profit based in Seattle that fosters exchanges between East Asia and the United States.  The Laurasian Institute is currently seeking families to host students from East Asia for the upcoming school year.  Students arrive in August and leave in May, and attend school full-time. […]

June 28, 2012 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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2012 Tour of Lawrence offers races and fun cycling activities for kids as well as adults!

The 2012 Tour of Lawrence sponsored by the Kansas Convention & Visitors Bureau is scheduled for June 29 though July1.  This is a USA Cycling Pro-Am Event with activities for adults as well as kids.  The full schedule can be found on the Tour of Lawrence website: http://www.touroflawrence.com/ Attached is a PDF flier describing the […]

June 25, 2012 · pgmiller · No Comments
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Pictures from the Pinckney Picnic are Here!

With a huge thank you to Jason Dailey – www.jasondailyphoto.com – we have some wonderful pictures from the Annual Potluck Picnic and Kids’ Arts & Crafts Show. Thanks to all who helped pull the event together and to everyone who attended and make this annual neighborhood gathering a success! Visit the “Photos” tab at the […]

June 20, 2012 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
Posted in: PNA Events

Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic and Kids’ Art & Craft Show – Saturday June 16th in Clinton Park!

Yes, it’s that time again!  Summer is in full swing and the Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic is here.  Saturday June 16th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in Clinton Park (SW corner of 5th and Maine Streets). Last year’s arts and crafts show for kids was such a hit that it is returning again this […]

June 4, 2012 · pgmiller · No Comments
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• Helpful Lawrence Area Links

  • Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
  • City of Lawrence, Kansas
  • Heartland Community Health Center
  • Just Food Douglas County
  • Lawrence – Douglas County Health Department
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Lawrence See-Click-Fix Reporting for Potholes, Parks Issues, Etc.
  • Pinckney Elementary School

• Other Neighborhood Associations

  • Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods
  • Brook Creek
  • Delaware Street Commons
  • East Lawrence
  • North Lawrence
  • Old West Lawrence
  • Oread
  • Sunset Hills
  • University Place
  • Schwegler

• Changing our Neighborhood Name

  Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.