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Archive for February, 2021

Did you miss the PNA annual meeting & elections? Watch it now on YouTube

Did you miss the PNA annual meeting & election last week?  You can watch the full meeting on our YouTube channel.  Because nobody stepped up to become President, Vice President, or Secretary, the neighborhood association is facing a critical crossroads.  Next month’s meeting, on March 20th, we will have a frank discussion about the future […]

February 27, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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PNA Annual Meeting & Elections Tomorrow, 2/20!

Be sure to join us for our annual meeting and elections TOMORROW, Feb 20, at 10am on Zoom!  Click here for meeting link and passcode information.  See you then!

February 19, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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February 2021 E-News: Join us on Feb 20th for the PNA Annual Meeting & Elections!

Looking for a quick read on this snowy Valentine’s Day? Check out the PNA e-news at https://mailchi.mp/29a4b60e93bf/pna-enews-feb2021!  It includes info about our upcoming PNA annual meeting & officer elections on Feb 20th, an update on the neighborhood renaming process, celebrating Black History Month, and more.  

February 14, 2021 · 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.