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Archive for April, 2022

April 2022 E-News

Did you miss the April PNA e-news which was distributed over the weekend? You can stay in-the-know by reading it here: https://mailchi.mp/e1aec0b59106/enews-april2022. And be sure to join us this coming Saturday at 10am for our monthly meeting!

April 12, 2022 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
Posted in: Announcements

Only 10 days left in our PNA Logo Competition!

There are only 10 days left to submit logo design ideas for the PNA Logo Competition! Entries are due by 11:59pm on April 16. Watch this quick video for info, and learn more in the dedicated post on our site.  We look forward to seeing your design ideas!

April 6, 2022 · 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.