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Archive for November, 2020

Recording of Nov. Meeting Available on PNA YouTube Channel

If you missed the November PNA monthly meeting, you can watch the recording here: http://ow.ly/7bxP50CraHH   Check it out for important updates from Derek Rogers (Director of Lawrence Parks&Rec) and others on the temporary homeless camp at Woody Park, plus info on upcoming PNA officer elections in February, and lots more!

November 21, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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November 2020 PNA E-News: Plan to attend meeting on Nov 21!

The November 2020 e-news is available to read at https://mailchi.mp/d06a2fecb837/nov-2020-e-news Be sure to add the Nov 21 PNA monthly meeting to your calendar!  We’ll be convening via Zoom at 10am and discussing a number of topics, including updates regarding the homeless encampment at Woody Park, an important update from the Neighborhood Name Committee, and much […]

November 14, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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PNA Food & Toiletries Drive!

The Pinckney Neighborhood Association is holding a food & toiletries drive! Students at Pinckney Elementary School need non-perishable food items & toiletries, and JustFood needs more food donations to help community members as well. See donation lists below. Let’s help out our neighbors in need! 👉A donation bin benefitting students at Pinckney Elem. is located […]

November 6, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · 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.