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Archive for December, 2022

Deadline Extended! Donations for PNA Adopt-A-Family accepted through Dec 21!

We have received very few donations toward our PNA Adopt-A-Family collection effort, so we’ve extended the deadline until Wednesday, Dec 21st.  Let’s show this Pinckney Elementary family that our neighborhood cares!  Scan the QR code (or click here: https://tinyurl.com/PNAadoptafamily22) to see the needs and wants for the family. If you purchase something, please send us […]

December 14, 2022 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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December 2022 E-News

In this edition of PNA e-news, learn about events happening in December — including a rededication ceremony for the sign at Woody Park THIS Friday at 11am!   Plus, discover how YOU can help make a difference this holiday season for a neighborhood family in need by participating in our Adopt-A-Family project!

December 7, 2022 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Less than 10 days left to help PNA Adopt-A-Family in need for the holidays!

We have partnered with Pinckney Elementary to identify a family in need this holiday season. Scan the QR code (or click here: https://tinyurl.com/PNAadoptafamily22) to see the needs and wants for the family. If you purchase something, please send us an email at pinkneyneighborhood@gmail.com and we’ll mark it off the spreadsheet. All donations can be brought […]

December 7, 2022 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
Posted in: Announcements

• 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.