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Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic – Saturday June 22nd – Clinton Park

It’s time again for the annual Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic! This year it will be on Saturday June 22nd in Clinton Park, starting at 11:3o am and ending about 2:00 pm. If you want to help set-up, please come about a half hour early.

All you need to bring is a side dish to share with your neighbors at the picnic.

 

 

This year’s Picnic features:

Hot Dogs, Veggie Dogs & Soda
Bounce Castle – provided by Anderson Rental
Music by Lance Fahy
Face Painting
Arts & Crafts Table
Hula Hoop contest

NEW THIS YEAR – collection of coats and jackets to donate to Scotch Industries’ “Share the Warmth” campaign

We hope to see you at the picnic. It’s a great opportunity to see your friends and meet new people. The picnic provides a great opportunity to build a strong sense of community, which in turn creates a stronger, safer and more enjoyable place to live.

Hope to see you there!

 

June 11, 2013 · Pinckney admin · 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.