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August PNA e-newsletter

 

Check out the August PNA e-newsletter for important neighborhood news update and other information! https://mailchi.mp/6d86817e8db0/pna-enews-aug2021

August 15, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Zoom Recording from July 2021 PNA Meeting Now Available

Did you miss the PNA meeting last Saturday? Catch up by watching the Zoom recording: link. At this meeting, association members ratified the neighborhood name change from “Pinckney” to Pinkney (no ‘c’).

July 24, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Join us for the July PNA monthly meeting this Saturday, July 17, at 10am!

 

Our next PNA meeting is this Saturday, July 17, at 10am via Zoom.  Find the Zoom link and passcode, as well as lots of other pertinent neighborhood/city information, in our July e-newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/177109479b67/neighborhood-news-july-2021

July 13, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Final Result Is In!

 

Thanks to all who participated in the final round of voting for our new neighborhood name. Based upon the final tally of all eligible votes submitted (totaling 359 individual votes), the new neighborhood name receiving the most votes is Pinkney. Please note that the new neighborhood name will be formally submitted for ratification at the next PNA monthly meeting on July 17. We anticipate changes to neighborhood signage, online presence, etc. occurring over the next 6-8 months.

Recall that Pinkney (rather than Pinckney with a ‘c’) is in honor of William Pinkney, who lived from 1764 to 1822. He was an American statesman and diplomat from Maryland who was appointed the seventh U.S. Attorney General by President James Madison. An anti-slavery speech delivered by William Pinkney in 1789 was turned into a widely circulated abolitionist movement pamphlet. Pinkney remained well-known and his pamphlet quoted extensively by anti-slavery advocates up until the Civil War. The original map of Lawrence uses the spelling “Pinkney” for what is now 6th Street.

For a breakdown of vote tallies, information on why this name change occurred, and details of the past year’s worth of work by the committee, please visit http://www.pinckneyneighborhood.org/reconsidering-our-neighborhood-name/.

July 5, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Final Vote Result Will Be Announced on Monday, July 5

Expect the neighborhood renaming result to be announced on the afternoon of Monday, July 5! Thanks for your patience as the committee tabulates all the final ballots.

July 3, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Last Day to Vote in Final Round – Rename Our Neighborhood!

 Get inspired to vote in our final round! Watch the video that Jen & Addie Unekis put together: http://www.pinckneyneighborhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_7086.mov

Have you voted yet? The deadline to participate in our final round of voting for a new neighborhood name is TONIGHT at 11:59pm. Vote online at https://surveyhero.com/c/pinckneyfinal.

Don’t forget: To be counted in the voting process, you must be a resident, be age 16 or older, and provide your name and address for verification purposes.

June 30, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Zoom Recording of 6/19/21 PNA Monthly Meeting

 Did you miss the PNA monthly meeting on 6/19/21? Catch up by watching the Zoom recording!

June 30, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Reminder: June PNA meeting tomorrow, 6/19, at 10am!

 

Don’t forget! Join us for our monthly neighborhood association meeting tomorrow at 10am on Zoom! All residents of the neighborhood are automatically members of the association, so please join us and learn about what’s happening and what we’re planning.

Find the Zoom link and passcode in our e-news reminder: https://mailchi.mp/dd8791438a27/june2021-mtg-reminder

June 18, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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June 2021 PNA E-News

Did you forget to read the PNA e-newsletter that went out on June 12? Read it here at: https://mailchi.mp/dd58a94e2f1c/pna-enews-june2021

And please participate in our poll regarding PNA monthly meeting days/times at http://bit.ly/PNA-poll

 

June 15, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Vote in the Final Round of Neighborhood Name Voting!

The deadline for the final vote is June 30! Be sure to participate by either voting via the ballot postcard, or vote online at https://surveyhero.com/cp/pinckneyfinal.

June 15, 2021 · 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.