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Reminder: July PNA Meeting and E-News

Don’t forget!!  Our July monthly PNA meeting is tomorrow, July 18, at 10am via Zoom.  Check out the e-news blast for the Zoom meeting details: https://mailchi.mp/bcfcb65f2842/july2020_monthly_meeting_reminder

 

Did you miss the PNA e-news from July 10th?  There is a lot of great information in it, including a report on our neighborhood food drive last month, how to save on electricity bills, and more. Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/ef2af862240f/pinckney-enews-july2020

July 17, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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  • Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
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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.