Celebrate The USA, Saturday, July 1st!
Note change to parade route from prior years.
Glenville Park, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
We will have a walking parade for bikes, wagons, pets and anyone wanting to join. Parade participants will gather in the south parking lot of Jess Harben Elementary School at 10:15 and the parade will start at 10:30. Prizes will be awarded to the best decorated bike, wagon or skateboard, the best adult costume, best child costume and the most patriotic pet costume!
We will all gather at the Pavilion (where the parade concludes) and enjoy snacks, lemonade, tea and water. From 11:30 am to 12:30 pm everyone can purchase ice cream from the Tongue and Cheek truck! We will also have games including a water balloon toss, a flag hunt and more and kids will be divided by age.
Look for more details here, by email and in our special flyer! Come join the fun! We are partnering with College Park.
For the safety and enjoyment of all participants, children must be supervised.
Summer Kick- Off Party On Morningstar Attracts 70 Neighbors
On Sunday, June 11th 70 neighbors gathered to celebrate the start of summer 2023! Thanks to April and Jason Anderson for hosting, sharing their yard and their bounce house, to Liz and Todd Waits for also providing their yard and to neighbor Joe Ruby for providing another bounce house which the kids enjoyed! Everyone had delicious hot dogs (thanks to Matt and Ioana Bates for the grill, Don Bean and griller John LaGreca) and ice cream from the Tongue and Cheek truck was a big hit! Thanks to Vicki Bean for the door prizes including a Fossil watch and to all those who helped with set up! Although postponed from the day before, it was a great turnout and could become an annual tradition! Let us know your thoughts! For photos go to our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ncpna.
Yard Of The Month
Runner-up |
Winner |
Thanks to the selection committee for their work. If you are interested in helping, please send an email to Robert Grinsfelder at rmgrins@aol.com
Welcome Baskets
The Welcome Basket Committee is made up of Linda Brown 214-693-1612, Ioana Bates 469-396-5480 and Vicki Bean 214-949-7805 v.bean46@yahoo.com. We put baskets with home items and food together for our new neighbors and invite them to join the North College Neighborhood Association. Please contact us if you know of a new neighbor on your block! The baskets are sponsored by the NCPNA.
Book Club
Book club 2023 just can’t be beat! These neighbors are kind, our discussions are thought provoking, and we read the best books. It was pretty much agreed across the board that “Lessons In Chemistry” was one of the best books we’ve all ever read. If you haven’t read it, be sure to pick it up so you understand the No. 2 pencils in our picture.
June book club is “Birnam Wood” by Eleanor Catton. If you’d like to join, email Hannah Spates at spateshannah@gmail.com to get on our fablulous book club newsletter.
Happy Reading!
Flag Patrol
The upcoming flag holiday is July 4th. The flags will be deployed the weekend beforehand. If you can help with this, please let Janice know at Elway100@gmail.com.
House Number Project
The house number project is still alive and well. Volunteers will make a sign at no charge for your back fence to comply with city regulations. These numbers make it easier for emergency services to find your residence.
Crime Watch Report
Normally every North College Park Crime Watch Patrol article contains information about the patrols and patrollers because we have zero crime to report. Sadly, this is not the case for the first time in many months.
We had one vacant home broken into in the middle of the day and one home had a report of vandalism. These activities are all too common in other neighborhoods. Not North College Park!!
We hope these events will remind our existing patrollers to please continue your patrols. And once again, ask for new patrollers to come on board and help keep the crime statistics in North College Park at zero where they have been for many months. Contact Doug Freeman at d1004free@aol.com to sign up.
Membership
Thanks to everyone who is supporting the association. Your memberships and volunteerism makes our neighborhood better and more enjoyable for everyone.
If you missed the renewal, it’s not too late.
You may pay your membership by credit card, Zelle™ or personal check. Details on the membership page: ncpna.org/join. If you pay by Zelle™, be sure and include your name and street address in the message block so we can match you payment with you!
As part of membership you can opt for the Rotary Flag program and membership for $65.
Membership alone is $25.
If you have questions about the association, please contact anyone on our membership committee.
Vicki Bean v.bean46@yahoo.com
Ioana Bates ioanamiu@yahoo.com
Linta Brown Linda.D.Brown@sbcglobal.net
Robert Grinsfelder rmgrins@aol.com
Help Plan Or Staff Our Special Events
We need more neighbors involved in helping to plan and work at our special events. These include the Spring Celebration, our Backyard Tour event, the 4th of July parade/caravan and party, our National Night Out and other new events in the works! Please contact Robert Grinsfelder at rmgrins@aol.com for more information!
North College Park Neighborhood Facebook Group
NCPNA has an active private Facebook group. One of the administrators will quickly approve your admission to the group. Click here to go to the group page: facebook.com/groups/ncpna
Booster Signs
If you want a “booster” sign, please let Vicki Bean v.bean46@yahoo.com know and we will get you a sign.
Newsletter
This newsletter is the collaboration of several of your neighbors. It would not be possible without their support, thank you!
If you did not receive this newsletter in your email, you can easily sign up to receive your very own copy. We send out a newsletter every month with an occasional special email. We promise to not share your email address and we won’t drown you in emails. Go to http://ncpna.org/enews and fill out the form. Be sure and look for the confirmation email and confirm the subscription.
About North College Park Neighborhood Association
NCPNA is a neighborhood association, and unlike a homeowner’s association, we do not have any authority over anyone’s property. We sponsor activities and projects to help make our neighborhood a more pleasant and safe place to live. Volunteers are always needed, and we look forward to hearing about new ways to achieve our collective goals.
Contact Robert Grinsfelder at rmgrins@aol.com if you can help with any of these activities.