EKNA

Dear Neighbors,

Happy New Year and Thank You! for making our holiday potluck a heartwarming evening.

Tonight (MONDAY Jan 16th, 2011 ) is our General Meeting. ( 3rd Monday of every month )

Please join us at the Brewery and invite your neighbors and friends.

Thank You.

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WHAT: January EKNA General Meeting

WHERE: Philadelphia Brewing Company (corner of Martha and Hagert)

WHEN: 6:30-7:00pm social time, 7:00-8:30pm Meeting Agenda

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Agenda Items to Include:

• Planning for 2012 – brainstorming on goals / new projects / fundraiser options
• Budgeting for 2012-2013
• Introduction to Denise Childs-Morgan – neighbor and owner of the Yes They Can – Daycare

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EKNA gets 10% of the Proceeds!
Help NTR re-use and recycle computers & accessories–Raise money for EKNA at the same time.

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Dear Neighbors,

Next week (MONDAY – Nov. 21st ) is our general meeting.
Please join us at the Brewery and invite your neighbors and friends.
Thanks.
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WHAT: November EKNA General Meeting

WHERE: Philadelphia Brewing Company (corner of Martha and Hagert)

WHEN: 6:30-7:00pm social time, 7:00-8:30pm Meeting Agenda

Agenda Items to include:

• Police: Report on attacks and arrests: vicinity of Amber Street / Report on homicide: Hewson Street
• Guest Speaker: Jeff Hornstein presents on the city-wide vacant land initiative.
• Updates on Zoning Reviews
• Update on major Business Tax Reform in Philadelphia for small/local businesses.
• Preservation Alliance grant application opportunity

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ALSO: REMINDER…

**** PHILLY TREE PEOPLE – TREE PLANTING – THIS SUNDAY the 20th – 9:30AM ****

Meet-up Location: NKCDC Garden Center (Frankford and Berks)

The minutes from the September meeting have been posted:
Meeting Minutes

Dear Neighbors,

We have returned to the Brewery for our fall meetings. TONIGHT (MONDAY – OCT. 17th ) is our general meeting.
Please join us and invite your neighbors and friends.

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WHAT: October EKNA General Meeting

WHERE: Philadelphia Brewing Company (corner of Martha and Hagert)

WHEN: 6:30-7:00pm social time, 7:00-8:30pm Meeting Agenda

Agenda Highlights:

• Update on Neighborhood Wide Tree Project: (launch Sept, prep for mass planting)
• Neighborhood Cookout and Farmraiser: report on fundraising.
• Vandalism at Pop’s Playground
• Updates on Zoning Reviews
• Report to membership on request for support submitted to Charitable Foundation
• EKNA delegation to the Kansas City CLI – welcome back
• Clean-up dates announced: Neighborhood + Emerald

eCycling event – October 20 at the Garden Center (Frankford and Berks Street), 4pm-7pm. Bring your electronic waste to be safety recycled by E-Force instead of sending it to a landfill.

This Saturday (Oct. 1st) is the 3rd Annual Farmraiser / Neighborhood cookout happening at the Emerald Street Park and Emerald Street Urban Farm across the street. Last year over 200 people had a great time- and this year will be even greater. So tell your neighbors and gather your family.

WHAT: 3rd Annual Neighborhood Cookout and Emerald Street Farmraiser featuring…

—Huge BBQ for vegetarians + non-vegetarians, yummy Dominican food from La Esquina and local beverages
—Live Bands (details below)
—Kids Activities and more.

WHERE: Emerald Street Park and Farm ( Corner of Dauphin and Emerald )

WHEN: Saturday, October 1st : 12pm activities begin, 2pm-5ish food is served.

VOLUNTEER OPPS: We have many volunteers but could use a few more to help with grilling / food prep / ice etc.. if you can help us rock the afternoon or early eve send a note to: joshuacullen *at* gmail.com.

Facebook Event
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Details…….

Holy Moly!!!!! It’s time again for our 3rd Annual FarmRaiser and Neighborhood Cookout !!!! Hosted by Emerald Street Urban Farm & East Kensington Neighbors Association!

2011 will bigger and better than ever!!!! FOOD, RAFFLE, KIDS ACTIVITIES and a HEALTH FAIR with lots of awesome local organizations: Kensington Yoga & Reiki, Breaking Barriers, Patch Adams Clinic, Oxfam, Norris Sq Neighborhood Project and others.

Lots of great music!!! Vinyls w/ Jesse Hale Moore Craig Hendrix Kevin Rigby Voodoo Fix The Honeywatts Johnny Miles & The Waywards Kuf Knotz Andrew Gray TJ Kong & The Atomic Bomb and A Dance Performance by Julia Horn Not to be missed!

Please come out and bring friends & family and celebrate growing local organic food and neighborhood spirit!!! Proceeds will benefit the Emerald Street Urban Farm Project and the Emerald Street Park.

EKNA monthly meeting – back at the Brewery!

Phila Brewing Company (Martha/Hagert):
-6:30 social/beer
-7:00 meeting time
Lots on the agenda – cleanups, City Council updates, zoning/developments, tree survey, Farmraiser, and much more!

EKNA Community Zoning Meeting
Time: Wednesday, September 14 at 7:00 pm
Location: Coral Street Arts House

On the agenda: 2125 Abigail Street and 2213 Amber Street

2125 Abigail Street: Construction of single-family, three-story house on vacant lot with no garage.

2213 Amber Street: Subdivision of vacant lot into two lots. Construction of single-family, three-story house with no garage on each lot.

The Zoning Committee of the East Kensington Neighbors Association (EKNA) will meet with applicants representing these properties to consider these zoning variances. All neighbors are invited to attend.

This Saturday August 13 – meet at Kensington and Lehigh at 10:00 am
for coffee. Join us for a clean-up of Lehigh Avenue from Kensington to
Frankford Aves! Bring gloves if you have them (we do have gloves if
you don’t).