PNA Monthly Meeting – August 18 @ 10:00 am – LMH Room D-South
Our next monthly meeting is Saturday August 18th. In addition to the general business meeting, we will begin planning for the October Trunk-or-Treat and food drive event. Last year was our first attempt at trunk-or-treat, and all who participated thought it was a great success and a wonderful neighborhood building opportunity. We also raised 130 lbs of food for the Douglas County food bank!
Another item on the agenda include our annual Pinckney Parks clean up day. We have been offered an opportunity to combine our annual clean up with post-concert roadway clean-up activities in early October and earn funding for PNA activities.
Please join us for the August meeting. If you have any additional issues to raise, please do so at the meeting or submit n email with your question or concern to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com.
Hope to see you on Saturday!
August 16, 2012
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday July 21st at 10:00 a.m.
Our next monthly PNA meeting will be Saturday July 17th – 10:00 a.m. in meeting room D at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. In addition to regular business and planning items, we’ll have a guest speaker. Deron Belt will be visiting our meeting to discuss a concert that will be in Burcham Park in October – he works for the promoter of the event. He will explain how PNA can use it as a revenue opportunity.
Deron previously served as president of East Lawrence Neighborhood Association and is now on the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC), which decides neighborhood grant funding. He has been really impressed with the positive changes in PNA and wants to help us succeed! Please pick his brain about this opportunity!
Let us know if you have any additional topics you want to discuss. As an enticement, light refreshments will be provided!
Please join us.
July 18, 2012
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The Laurasian Institution is seeking host families in Lawrence!
Chris Armstrong is the Local Coordinator for the Laurasian Institution, a non-profit based in Seattle that fosters exchanges between East Asia and the United States. The Laurasian Institute is currently seeking families to host students from East Asia for the upcoming school year. Students arrive in August and leave in May, and attend school full-time. This program provides an opportunity for families to participate in an increasingly globalized world.
Chris has provided information, below, with more details about the program. Feel free to contact him if you have any questions!
Chris Armstrong
Local Coordinator (NE Kansas)
(785) 218-4360
jayhawker87@gmail.com
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June 28, 2012
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2012 Tour of Lawrence offers races and fun cycling activities for kids as well as adults!
The 2012 Tour of Lawrence sponsored by the Kansas Convention & Visitors Bureau is scheduled for June 29 though July1. This is a USA Cycling Pro-Am Event with activities for adults as well as kids. The full schedule can be found on the Tour of Lawrence website: http://www.touroflawrence.com/
Attached is a PDF flier describing the special activities for kids. Kids race_v13d
If you’re a cycling enthusiast, this weekend holds a lot of fun for the whole family – including live music on Friday night!
June 25, 2012
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Pictures from the Pinckney Picnic are Here!
With a huge thank you to Jason Dailey – www.jasondailyphoto.com – we have some wonderful pictures from the Annual Potluck Picnic and Kids’ Arts & Crafts Show. Thanks to all who helped pull the event together and to everyone who attended and make this annual neighborhood gathering a success!
Visit the “Photos” tab at the top of this page to see this year’s photos and all the other great photos of Pinckney events and sights. We’d love to hear from you. Please send an email on the “contact us” page if you have comments, questions or your own photos you want to share.
June 20, 2012
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Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic and Kids’ Art & Craft Show – Saturday June 16th in Clinton Park!
Yes, it’s that time again! Summer is in full swing and the Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic is here. Saturday June 16th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in Clinton Park (SW corner of 5th and Maine Streets).
Last year’s arts and crafts show for kids was such a hit that it is returning again this year. Kids 18 and under can bring a piece of artwork or a craft item to display – they will be enjoyed and praised, but not judged. Certificates of participation will be provided for all entries.
Other things to do and yummy food to eat include:
Hot dogs, veggie dogs and beverages provide by PNA and local businesses
You should bring a side dish or dessert to share
Green Violin Italian Ice for free
Bounce Castle provide by Anderson Rentals
Hair cuts for just a donation by Great Clips
Music provided by Lance Fayhe
Face painting & henna art
Create your own silly hat or mask
June 4, 2012
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday, May 19 @ 10:00 a.m – LMH Meeting Room D (lower level)
This month’s meeting will focus on our upcoming potluck picnic and kids’ art showcase (scheduled for June 16th in Clinton Park). We already have many fun activities and food lined up, but much more needs to be done to bring it all together. Your help, even on a limited basis, will be greatly appreciated.
Also on this month’s agenda will be some preliminary information from our May 5th Neighborhood Infrastructure Survey, planning for our annual fund raising effort, a summary of information from the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods meeting, and old and new business items.
Hope you can join us.
May 15, 2012
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Pinckney Neighborhood Infrastructure Survey – This Saturday, May 5th @ 10:00 am
Now is the time for you to step up to do something to help get those irritating potholes, cracked sidewalks and such in our neighborhood fixed. The Pinckney Neighborhood Infrastructure Survey kicks-off this Saturday, May 5th.
Please join us at 10:00 am at the Lawrence Memorial Parking Lot at the intersection of 4th St. and Michigan St.
Groups of at least two will be assigned certain blocks to walk and will be given a map and a simple form to note infrastructure issues such as potholes, storm drain blockages, eroding curbs, etc. No special skills are needed – just a little of your time and the ability to jot down a few notes about what you see. You’ll be asked to return to the registration table with their filled out forms by noon.
Participating in the Survey is also a great way for students to earn a few hours of community service credit. We’ll have vouchers ready for any student that participates.
Please wear good walking shoes and, if you have them, bring a digital camera, clipboard and tape measure.
It looks like the weather is going to be warm and sunny, so this should be the perfect day to take a walk around your neighborhood!
Please let us know if you have any questions at Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com
May 1, 2012
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New Photo Album – Pinckney Neighborhood Wildlife
Thanks to Pinckney resident Elizabeth Stevens, we have the beginnings of a new photo album with pictures of wildlife she found right here in the neighborhood. If you have pictures to add to the album, please sent an e-mail to us at Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com. Please indicate where you took the photos and the name/species of the animal.
April 23, 2012
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Annaul Curbside Bulk Brush Pick-up – Monday April 30th
Yes, it’s that time of year again – springtime yard clean-up! To help dispose of your trimmed brush and tree limbs, we’ve scheduled a special tour through the neighborhood on April 30th for the Lawrence Parks Department’s wood chipper / shredder. The city crew will pick-up and process brush and oversize yard debris you leave at the curb. Brush does not need to be bundled, and limbs should have their butt-end facing the street. This is for brush and limbs only, since other yard waste is routinely picked up by sanitation crews each Monday. The brush and limbs will be chipped up to add to the city’s compost and mulch piles.  The city is not able to dispose of railroad ties and other wood fencing materials. Also note that city staff is not allowed to go into private yards to clean up or retrieve the debris.
If you need assistance in bringing your debris to the curb, please call Linda Bush (856-6435) or send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com to arrange assistance from some helpful neighbors. Although it may take a couple of days for the crew to work its way through the neighborhood, please have your brush ready at the curb by the morning of Monday April 30th.
April 20, 2012
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