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Archive for October, 2012

Tenants to Homeowners Workshop – Nov. 10th at 9:30 am

Tenants to Homeowners final free homebuyer workshop of the year will be 9:30am on Saturday, November 10, at the United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.  The class will cover all traditional aspects of buying a home for the first time, as well as answering questions about alternatives such as rent to own options or first […]

October 31, 2012 · pgmiller · No Comments
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Teen Volunteers Needed for Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive

PNA would love to have a few Middle or High School students help out at the Trunk-or-Treat & Food drive this Saturday – any time between 3 and 6 pm. We need help running the PNA “Fishing” both, collecting food donations. helping people set up trunks/booths, and taking pictures.  Please send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com […]

October 23, 2012 · pgmiller · No Comments
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Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive

Saturday October 27th from 4 to 6 pm – 4th St. & Arkansas St. – (Lot opens at 3 pm for set-up) It’s back! Last year’s Trunk-or-Treat was a great success, but we were only getting started. This year will be even bigger and better! To refresh your memory, Trunk-or-Treat is an opportunity to decorate […]

October 15, 2012 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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Lawrence Electronic Recycling Event – Sat. Oct. 13

The City of Lawrence invites residents and small businesses to recycle unused or obsolete electronic equipment. Electronic equipment may contain hazardous components such as lead, mercury and cadmium. Recycling your unwanted electronic equipment keeps these hazardous components out of the landfill. Rain or Shine Event DATE: Saturday, October 13th TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. […]

October 12, 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.