Electronic Recycling Event – Sat. Nov. 9th – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. @ Free State High School
The City of Lawrence is sponsoring another Electronic Recycling Event on Saturday, November 9th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Free State High School in the NE parking lot, 4700 Overland Drive. This is a rain or shine event.
Items accepted for recycling are computers, monitors, printers, copiers, scanners, fax machines, televisions, video and audio equipment, microwaves and other small appliances, cell phones and other hand held devices. There is a recycling fee for televisions, $15.00 per CRT television under 27 inches and $35.00 per CRT television over 27 inches/all big screen televisions/all console televisions. There are no charges for other electronic equipment. Fees may be paid by cash or check.
Electronic recycling will be provided by Midwest Recycling Center (MRC).
Items not accepted at Saturday’s electronic recycling event include large appliances and household hazardous materials such as paint, used motor oil, pesticides, and fluorescent bulbs. For information on how to dispose of large appliances and household hazardous waste, call the city’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Division at 832-3030.
For more information regarding this event, visit www.LawrenceRecycles.org
November 6, 2013
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Congratulations Pinckney Neighborhood – Great Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive!
Pinckney Neighbors once again joined together for a wonderful community building event and community service project. We learned from Just Food that the donations collected at the Saturday October 26 Trunk-or-Treat added up to 191 pounds of food and $66! Just Food commends our efforts and passes on their sincere thanks for all Pinckney Neighborhood has done to help address food insecurity in Douglas County.
And on top of all that, there was a fantastic turnout of both trunks and treaters. Thanks to every one of the folks who set up the 19 trunks, booths and games, including many families, local businesses, a girl scout troop and the Tooth Fairy from the Douglas County Dental Clinic. Thanks to the photography services of resident Don Pierce, we’ll soon have a bunch of photos in the Photo Gallery from the event. We estimate there were about 120 kids who attended and greatly enjoyed the afternoon.
Winners from the costume contest will be posted as soon as we get can post the pictures. We have the names of the “costumes” but not necessarily the names of the individuals in them, so we’ll be asking for your help in identifying them so we can deliver the certificates to them!
Thank you! Let us know if you enjoyed yourself, have any suggestion to improve it and especially if you want to do it again next year.
November 1, 2013
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Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive – Saturday Oct. 26th
Set-up at 3 pm / Event open to visitors from 4 to 6 pm
Lawrence Memorial Hospital parking lot at 4th & Arkansas Streets
Games – Activities – Costume Contest – Face Painting
It’s less than a week until the 3rd Annual Pinckney Neighborhood Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive. We need your help!
Everyone who lives or works in Pinckney Neighborhood or goes to Pinckney Elementary School is invited. We’re really looking for a good turn out – the weather should be perfect. Please join us even if you don’t have kids in your household – this is a fun way to meet neighbors and get involved in your community. There’s no charge for admission, but we do suggest that you bring a donation for Just Food, the Douglas County Food Bank (more information about the most needed items below).
We still need some help getting everything ready for the big event. If you can help with any of these things, please post it on the Pinckney Neighborhood Association facebook page or send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com.
TRUNKS – booths, games, activities, etc. for the kids to enjoy. We have about 1o confirmed – we’d like to have 20! Set-up starts at 3:00.
PHOTOGRAPHER – to take pictures that will be posted to the PNA website and facebook pages.
VOLUNTEERS – particularly students, to help run the costume contest and various activities. We have Community Service certificates to show your involvement.
MOST NEEDED DONATIONS FOR JUST FOOD:
FOOD – Baby Food, Beans, Canned Meats (tuna & chicken), Canned Pasta (e.g., Spaghetti O’s), Canned Soup, Canned Vegetables, Cereal, Crackers, Hamburger Helper, Jelly, Juice, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Peanut Butter, Pork & Beans, Rice.
PERSONAL CARE – Diapers, Toilet Paper
CASH – every dollar makes a difference – as little as 20 cents can provide a meal to someone in need
October 21, 2013
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Invitation to “Streets Designed for Everyone” community discussion
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department invites you to participate in a community discussion about how streets can be designed for everyone, no matter who they are or how they travel – walking, biking, taking transit or driving.
Two sessions are available on Thursday, October 24, 2013.
Session 1: 2-3:30 p.m. at the Community Health Facility, 200 Maine St., Lawrence
Session 2: 7-8:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Senior Center, 745 Vermont St., Lawrence
Contact Charlie Bryan at 785-856-7357 or cbryan@ldchealth.org.
Please share this event with others interested in building a healthy, active environment for Douglas County residents, especially retirees and older residents. Invite your friends, share the events and RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/LDCHealth/event
October 15, 2013
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Jayhawk Jamboree Fall Regatta – Burcham Park – October 20th
The KU Rowing Team invites the Pinckney Neighborhood and all of Lawrence to join them on October 20th in Burcham Park for the Jayhawk Jamboree Fall Regatta. A Family Fun Zone opens at noon and the rowing team races start at 1:00. Open to the public. Big & Baby Jayhawks, KU spirit quad and pep band, live music, food vendors and lots of fun and excitement!
October 14, 2013
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Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive – We Need Your Trunk!
Pinckney Neighborhood Association is excited to announce the 3rd annual Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive on October 26, 2013. This event is a wonderful opportunity for our large, multicultural, socioeconomically diverse neighborhood to gather together in support of building strong neighborhood and community ties. We take pride in pairing all our neighborhood gatherings with a public service event. Our Trunk-or-Treat has always been paired with a Food Drive to collect donations (food and funds) on behalf of Just Foods Douglas County (www.justfoodks.org). We have collected over 100 pounds of food each of the previous two years. We hope to at least double our contributions this year.
We are seeking families, groups, clubs, organizations, businesses and students to help with this year’s event by setting up a trunk, booth, game or activity. Our goal is to have 20 entries in order to boost community participation, thus furthering the goals of engagement between neighbors and contributions to Just Foods. All students assisting with the Trunk-or-Treat will receive a Certificate of Community Service. All participating groups, organizations, businesses, etc., will receive special mention on the PNA website and in our next quarterly newsletter.
If you would like to participate in this event, support our efforts, or have any questions, please send an email to pinckney.neighborhood@gmail.com or call Pat Miller at 785-550-6958
Here’s what participating in the Trunk-or-Treat would entail:
- Set-up starts at 3 pm in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital parking lot (4th Street between Michigan & Arkansas – enter via Arkansas)
- The event is open for guests from 4 to 6 pm
- Decorate the trunk of your car, truck or van, or even a table, booth or tent
- Find great decorating ideas by doing an internet search for “trunk or treat”
- You can also have a game or activity for the kids to play
- Wear a costume (optional – but so much fun!)
- Hand out treats or prizes (PNA can help supplement your supply)
- Compete for best costume, best decorations, and best game/activity
If you aren’t able to provide a “trunk” but would still like to contribute, please consider providing some treats or prizes to hand out to the kids and donations for Just Food.
Stay tuned for more information about the Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive!
October 8, 2013
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Pinckney Neighborhood Parks Clean-up – Saturday, Oct. 12th at 9:30 am
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n spending a few hours on the morning of Saturday October 12 helping to clean up our neighborhood parks. The Pinckney neighborhood is very fortunate to have several wonderful parks to enjoy. Please join your neighbors at Constant Park (5th & Tennessee), Clinton Park (5th & Maine), Woody Park (3rd & Maine) or the Hugh Cameron Memorial Ravine (5th & Indiana) starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday October 12th to do a little tidying up. We usually also clean up Burcham Park, but this year the city will be doing some construction in and near the park. At about 10:45, we’ll meet back at Clinton Park for refreshments.
The city furnishes us trash bags. All you need are gloves and good walking shoes and maybe a water bottle. Help us keep our parks user-friendly by participating in this clean-up. You can also help year-around by picking up trash as you walk through the neighborhood or take your dogs for a walk.
October 8, 2013
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City’s Fall Compost and Woodchip Sale – October 5, 10, 11 & 12
This fall the City of Lawrence will hold the following compost and woodchip sales at the city’s Wood Recovery and Composting Facility located at 1420 E. 11th Street which is east of 11th and Haskell Avenue, over the railroad tracks. The sales will be held rain or shine. CASH only.
OPENS EARLY FOR SELF-LOADERS ONLY: Compost and Woodchip Sale – Saturday October 5th from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
- SELF-LOAD ONLY
- $10 per truck or trailer load; small quantities free.
- Please bring a shovel.
- Bring a tarp to secure woodchips in trucks and trailers to prevent littering the roadway.
Compost & Woodchip Sale – Thursday through Saturday, October 10, 11, 12 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm or until supply is depleted.
- The city will load trucks and trailers.
- $10 per bucket load, equivalent to two cubic yards.
- Bring a tarp to secure woodchips in trucks and trailers to prevent littering the roadway.
Compost and woodchips are not intended for commercial applications, but rather for the citizens of Lawrence. Dump truck quantities are not allowed. The City cannot load trucks with ladder racks.
The City’s compost is made from the weekly curbside collection of residential yard waste, which includes grass, leaves, garden pruning, and small woody waste. Due to the length of the composting process and the biological changes that occur, 99 percent of all chemicals have dissipated prior to public distribution. City staff tests the compost for levels of ammonia and carbon dioxide; tests are also completed for pH and salinity.
Compost is a fertilizer, and is meant to be mixed into the soil. For food gardens, it is recommended to add up to 1-1/2 inches of compost to every six inches depth of tilled soil. Do not plant in 100 percent compost.Woodchips are used to cover the soil.
Woodchips help conserve water by reducing moisture evaporation from the soil. The woodchips the City sells are made from brush and tree debris dropped off from residential and commercial sources.
For more information about the compost and woodchip sales, visit www.LawrenceRecycles.org.
October 2, 2013
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Food Drive – October 12th, 19th & 26th at PNA Events
Yes, it’s October already! PNA has a number of fun and rewarding activities coming up this month: a park clean-up day on Saturday Oct. 12; our regular monthly meeting on Saturday Oct. 19; and our annual Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive on Saturday Oct. 26. More information on each of them coming soon – so this is just a teaser to get you in the mood.
This is also an opportunity for you to get started on collecting food, personal care items and your spare change for the food drive. Each year we have paired our Trunk-or-Treat with a food drive for the Just Food Douglas County food bank. We’ve collected about 100 pounds of food each of the past two years. We would love to at least double that amount this year. To do so, we’ll be collecting donations at each of our upcoming October events – with the big final push for collections at the Trunk-or-Treat.
Below is information about what items Just Food has the most demand for so you can start stocking up. Bring your donations of food, personal care items and cash to any of these events:
Pinckney Parks Clean-up Day – Saturday October 12th in Clinton, Constant and Woody Parks. Meet at 9:30 am in the park of your choice for clean-up. Meet back at Clinton Park at 10:45 for light refreshments.
PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday October 19th at 10:00 am in meeting room D-South of Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Trunk-or-Treat – Saturday October 26th in the parking lot at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on 4th Street between Michigan and Arkansas Streets (entrance via Arkansas). Set-up for the Trunk-or-Treat starts at 3:00 pm and the event runs from 4 to 6:00 pm.
(if you can’t make it to one of these events to drop off your donation, please send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com or call Pat at 785-550-6958)
MOST NEEDED FOOD & PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
Baby Food, Beans, Canned Meats (tuna & chicken), Canned Pasta (e.g., Spaghetti O’s), Canned Soup, Canned Vegetables, Cereal, Crackers, Diapers, Hamburger Helper, Jelly, Juice, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Peanut Butter, Pork & Beans, Rice, Toilet Paper, and CASH (every dollar makes a difference – as little as 20 cents can provide a meal to someone in need)
ABOUT JUST FOOD DOUGLAS COUNTY
Just Food provides emergency food free of charge to residents in Douglas County. In an effort to more effectively and efficiently address hunger in Douglas County, Just Food serves as the Douglas County Food Bank supplying partner agencies with adequate food supplies to meet growing demand, operates the largest emergency food assistance program in Douglas County, and administers two government supplemental food program and a monthly mobile food pantry.
Just Food currently provides free, emergency food boxes and bags to more than 8,000 Douglas County residents each month and distributed more than 600,000 meals in the last 12 months. Almost 40% of those fed are children. The food bags for household sizes of 1-3 people would cost $45 retail. The boxes for household sizes of 4-7 people would cost $60 at a local grocery store. Just Food provides these bags and boxes for free to any Douglas County resident whose income is within 185% of the federal poverty level.
Hunger knows no season, and the need for food is always exists. Every dollar makes a difference. For as little as 20 cents, you can provide a meal to a neighbor in need. When you donate to Just Food, 100 percent of your contribution stays in Douglas County to feed hungry people.
October 1, 2013
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Sat. Sept. 21 @ 10:00 am – LMH room D-South
Our next PNA meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, September 21, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, meeting room D-South (lower level). We’ll start at 10:00 am. This month we will be discussing and planning for our upcoming fall activities: neighborhood parks clean-up day on October 12th and Trunk-or-Treat and Food Drive on October 26. We really want to boost our food drive collections and ensure our Trunk-or-Treat is fun and a great opportunity to make connections with other folks in the neighborhood. Please come with your ideas!
In addition, we have been asked to help the KU Crew team during its regatta on October 20th. Several of us are meeting with the crew team officials on Thursday and we’ll have more information about what that may entail by the time of our meeting on Saturday.
As always, if you have questions, concerns, ideas or suggestions, please come to the PNA meeting and voice them. If you can’t make it to the meetings, please send us an email.
September 18, 2013
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