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Pinckney Pantry In Need of More Donations

As noted in our Winter 2021 PNA paper newsletter that went out at the beginning of this month, the Pinckney Pantry at Pinckney Elementary School could use more donations to help students! Here is their wish list! To arrange delivery of donations, please contact the Pinckney Parent Involvement Facilitator, Kate Sjursen, at kathleen.sjursen@usd497.org.

January 29, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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It’s Annual Voluntary Dues Time!

                                  As mentioned during the PNA monthly meeting, it is annual voluntary dues time. An annual voluntary contribution of at least $1.00 per person or $2.00 per household is greatly appreciated. (Bigger donations are always welcome!) These funds help […]

January 17, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Recording of January PNA Monthly Meeting Available to View on YouTube

The Zoom recording of our January 2021 PNA monthly meeting is now available to watch on our YouTube channel. We heard from Dave Lowenstein, co-coordinator of the “Between the Rock and a Hard Place” project (at Robinson Park). We also received updates on the homeless camp at Woody Park as well as the neighborhood name […]

January 17, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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January PNA E-News: First meeting of new year is 1/16/21 at 10am

  Check out the January PNA e-newsletter for important neighborhood & community information, including how to join our PNA monthly meeting on Jan 16th at 10am via Zoom.  https://mailchi.mp/c8eef527c1a1/pna-enews-jan2021 Hope to see you then!

January 12, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Winter 2021 Newsletter Arriving at Mailboxes Soon!

    The Winter 2021 PNA paper newsletter will soon be hitting mailboxes throughout the neighborhood!  If, for some reason, you don’t receive a physical copy, an electronic version can be viewed here.

January 6, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Submit new name ideas: take part in shaping the future of our neighborhood!

  Submit ideas for renaming our neighborhood at https://bit.ly/NewNameIdeas. All reasonable suggestions will be part of the later voting process. Learn more at our ‘Reconsidering Our Neighborhood Name‘ webpage!

December 30, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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PNA e-News for December 2020

    Check out the PNA e-newsletter for the month of December — there is a lot of important information inside, including an invitation to submit ideas for renaming the neighborhood! Link to e-news

December 19, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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LMH Health Offering Free COVID-19 Saliva Test Kits!

    Hey, neighbors! LMH Health is offering free COVID-19 saliva test kits at 9th and Mass St. – TODAY, Dec 5th, from 11am until 4pm. Same place and time tomorrow, Dec 6th. This will help with the county’s efforts to track asymptomatic spread in our community.

December 5, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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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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• 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.