February 2008
February Meeting
Are you wondering about how the Martin Drive Grant is progressing and what will be happening this spring and summer in Martin Drive Neighborhood? More importantly, would you like to offer input on neighborhood projects? I hope so, because we are looking for your ideas to incorporate in our Martin Drive Healthy Neighborhoods approach. Come with your thoughts and put in
your two cents.
Hang In There – It is bound to stop snowing!
The Third District called block captains and asked us to be aware of our elderly neighbors who may need assistance with snow shoveling. Today’s snow is very heavy and wet. So, if you are able help your neighbors. Be considerate of where you place your snow, so it does not end up being plowed into your neighbors space.
Martin Drive Neighborhood March Meeting
March 8th Community Improvement Clinic
In place of our Monday evening neighborhood meeting in March, we will be holding a joint meeting with the Heights. We have a very good agenda planned. This is an opportunity for those who are unable to come to the Monday meetings to participate. Please mark your calendar now.
What: A morning of speakers offering ideas for improving quality of life and safety in our neighborhood.
When: Saturday, March 8th from 8 am to noon
Who’s Inivited: All Residents of Martin Drive and Washington Heights Neighborhoods? Families, bring your children, we have activities and supervision planned for them too!
Where: Washington Park Senior Center Main Hall (adults)
Game Room (kids)
Why: Because people want life with fewer hassles. You will leave feeling empowered and have better resources to deal with problems and prevent problems on your block.
February Meeting
Are you wondering about how the Martin Drive Grant is progressing and what will be happening this spring and summer in Martin Drive Neighborhood? More importantly, would you like to offer input on neighborhood projects? I hope so, because we are looking for your ideas to incorporate in our Martin Drive Healthy Neighborhoods approach. Come with your thoughts and put in
your two cents.Hang In There – It is bound to stop snowing!
The Third District called block captains and asked us to be aware of our elderly neighbors who may need assistance with snow shoveling. Today’s snow is very heavy and wet. So, if you are able help your neighbors. Be considerate of where you place your snow, so it does not end up being plowed into your neighbors space.
Martin Drive Neighborhood March Meeting
March 8th Community Improvement Clinic
In place of our Monday evening neighborhood meeting in March, we will be holding a joint meeting with the Heights. We have a very good agenda planned. This is an opportunity for those who are unable to come to the Monday meetings to participate. Please mark your calendar now.
What: A morning of speakers offering ideas for improving quality of life and safety in our neighborhood.
When: Saturday, March 8th from 8 am to noon
Who’s Inivited: All Residents of Martin Drive and Washington Heights Neighborhoods? Families, bring your children, we have activities and supervision planned for them too!
Where: Washington Park Senior Center Main Hall (adults)
Game Room (kids)
Why: Because people want life with fewer hassles. You will leave feeling empowered and have better resources to deal with problems and prevent problems on your block.
Presenters include City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services, Milwaukee Police Department's Community Prosecution Unit, Royal Court Academy of Martial Arts, and more! Issues to be covered include inexpensive home security gadgets, crime prevention through environmental design, dealing with problem properties and property owners, using the website Milwaukee.gov and more! Our Kid's Corner will feature supervised board games, crafts, and a special presentation from Royal Court Academy about "stranger danger" and a padded weapons contest.
Game Board Night at Deja Vu
We missed you at the last game night at Déjà vu Consignments. We enjoyed learning a new game called SET, which Eileen of 45th street taught to us. The food (fondue) was great and the company was excellent. Hope to see you at the next game night, Wednesday, February 13th from 6:30 to 8 pm. Its soooo much fun.
‘Trash 2 Treasure’ Junkies
Calling all: dumpster divers, curbside scavengers, landfill defenders and flea market cruisers. You show me yours and I’ll show you mine! Show everyone that you’re not just another pretty face. Show off your hidden talents and share your secret passion with us. Enter Déjà vu Consignments 1st Annual
‘Trash 2 Treasure’ Exhibition
March 16-22, 2008
Registration Deadline: February 16th, 2008
Categories: Most Changed, Most Useful, Most Artistic
Guidelines: Only one per person, Project Item must be made of at least 75% recycled materials. Before and after pictures desired. Register now. Space is limited. Call Karen at Deja Vu Consignments, 265-0217
April
Earth Day at Washington Park
On Earth Day, Saturday, April 19th, the restoration and cleaning of the Washington Park lagoon will begin. By Earth Day, an area of the lagoon shore will be excavated preparing it for volunteers to lay coconut logs. These logs will be covered with dirt and then planted so as to look natural and will stop erosion of the shoreline. Volunteers are needed to do a general park clean up. We are looking for volunteers from the neighborhood to help and organize and round up kids and adults from the neighborhood to be part of the project.
May
Compost Bins and Rain Barrels
Recycling kitchen and yard waste in a compost bin creates a rich amendment that improves your soil, builds organic matter and saves landfill space and reduces methane emission.
A rain barrel collects and stores rainwater from your rooftop, which can later be used to water your lawn or garden or wash your car. This keeps excess water out of our sewer systems. Rainwater is far better for plants than chlorinated tap water.
Wonderful, sturdy and reasonably priced rain barrels and compost bins are available through Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful. Compost bins cost $45 and includes The Composting Cookbook, a $6.95 value. Similar compost bins retail at $90 and up. 55-Gallon rain barrels cost $50 each and are mosquito-proof and child safe and are built to last.
In addition, at our Annual Meeting, Monday May 12th we are going green. We are accepting pre-order for rain barrels and compost bins and they will be delivered to our neighborhood if we can get an order for 20 each. Put your name on the list by calling or e-mailing Pat at 933-4489 or pmueller17@wi.rr.com
Summer Community Building Project Under Consideration
Plant neighborhood tree lawns
Mosaic Art Project Involving Neighborhood kids and residents
Planter adoption of planters on Vliet Street
Porch repair project.
Neighborhood Directory of Contractors
As part of our newsletter or as a separate directory, we are looking for names and numbers of any licensed and insured skilled persons offering home repair or other services that our residents might be interested in. Please call Pat at 933-5589 or e-mail your information to pmueller17@wi.rr.com so that we might be able to put a directory together.
Are you worried about paying your mortgage bill?
If you are having any financial troubles because of the rise in interest rates, seek help early. Call your lender and explain the situation. Call a reputable housing counseling agency within the city and they can help work with your lender. The City of Milwaukee suggests the Homeownership Preservation Foundation Hotline: 1-888-995-HOPE. They provide free counseling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English or Spanish. Also suggested as help working with lenders or to report unfair practices is the STOPP Hotline (Strategies To Overcome Predatory Practices): 414-278-9190. It is very important to act early, as more solutions will be available.
Martin Drive Neighborhood Blog
A blog is a web log or a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
With that said, the Martin Drive Neighborhood Blog is informative and it is a chronicle of what is happening in the neighborhood. There are two ways to access the blog. Visit the Martin Drive Neighborhood Website: www.martindrive.org or go directly to the blog: http://martindrive.blogspot.com/
Martin Drive Neighborhood Association E-Bulletin
In addition to quarterly newsletters, we are starting monthly e-bulletins. The Association is in a new stage of growth and we hope to be able to reach more of our neighbors with news on a timely basis. The purpose of the MDNA E-Bulletin is to make you aware of issues that concern our neighborhood. It will include much good news, fun activities that otherwise might not reach your conscious as well as issues of concern or warning. FYI, we have more positive things to announce than words of warning.
Please encourage your neighbors to go to the website and sign up to be on this mail list. There will be valuable information that will be available first by this list. Most of this information will be published in our quarterly newsletters for those without e-mail. But we can spread the word quickly by e-mail.
Martin Drive Neighborhood on an upward curve.
Game Board Night at Deja Vu
We missed you at the last game night at Déjà vu Consignments. We enjoyed learning a new game called SET, which Eileen of 45th street taught to us. The food (fondue) was great and the company was excellent. Hope to see you at the next game night, Wednesday, February 13th from 6:30 to 8 pm. Its soooo much fun.
‘Trash 2 Treasure’ Junkies
Calling all: dumpster divers, curbside scavengers, landfill defenders and flea market cruisers. You show me yours and I’ll show you mine! Show everyone that you’re not just another pretty face. Show off your hidden talents and share your secret passion with us. Enter Déjà vu Consignments 1st Annual
‘Trash 2 Treasure’ Exhibition
March 16-22, 2008
Registration Deadline: February 16th, 2008
Categories: Most Changed, Most Useful, Most Artistic
Guidelines: Only one per person, Project Item must be made of at least 75% recycled materials. Before and after pictures desired. Register now. Space is limited. Call Karen at Deja Vu Consignments, 265-0217
April
Earth Day at Washington Park
On Earth Day, Saturday, April 19th, the restoration and cleaning of the Washington Park lagoon will begin. By Earth Day, an area of the lagoon shore will be excavated preparing it for volunteers to lay coconut logs. These logs will be covered with dirt and then planted so as to look natural and will stop erosion of the shoreline. Volunteers are needed to do a general park clean up. We are looking for volunteers from the neighborhood to help and organize and round up kids and adults from the neighborhood to be part of the project.
May
Compost Bins and Rain Barrels
Recycling kitchen and yard waste in a compost bin creates a rich amendment that improves your soil, builds organic matter and saves landfill space and reduces methane emission.
A rain barrel collects and stores rainwater from your rooftop, which can later be used to water your lawn or garden or wash your car. This keeps excess water out of our sewer systems. Rainwater is far better for plants than chlorinated tap water.
Wonderful, sturdy and reasonably priced rain barrels and compost bins are available through Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful. Compost bins cost $45 and includes The Composting Cookbook, a $6.95 value. Similar compost bins retail at $90 and up. 55-Gallon rain barrels cost $50 each and are mosquito-proof and child safe and are built to last.
In addition, at our Annual Meeting, Monday May 12th we are going green. We are accepting pre-order for rain barrels and compost bins and they will be delivered to our neighborhood if we can get an order for 20 each. Put your name on the list by calling or e-mailing Pat at 933-4489 or pmueller17@wi.rr.com
Summer Community Building Project Under Consideration
Plant neighborhood tree lawns
Mosaic Art Project Involving Neighborhood kids and residents
Planter adoption of planters on Vliet Street
Porch repair project.
Neighborhood Directory of Contractors
As part of our newsletter or as a separate directory, we are looking for names and numbers of any licensed and insured skilled persons offering home repair or other services that our residents might be interested in. Please call Pat at 933-5589 or e-mail your information to pmueller17@wi.rr.com so that we might be able to put a directory together.
Are you worried about paying your mortgage bill?
If you are having any financial troubles because of the rise in interest rates, seek help early. Call your lender and explain the situation. Call a reputable housing counseling agency within the city and they can help work with your lender. The City of Milwaukee suggests the Homeownership Preservation Foundation Hotline: 1-888-995-HOPE. They provide free counseling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English or Spanish. Also suggested as help working with lenders or to report unfair practices is the STOPP Hotline (Strategies To Overcome Predatory Practices): 414-278-9190. It is very important to act early, as more solutions will be available.
Martin Drive Neighborhood Blog
A blog is a web log or a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
With that said, the Martin Drive Neighborhood Blog is informative and it is a chronicle of what is happening in the neighborhood. There are two ways to access the blog. Visit the Martin Drive Neighborhood Website: www.martindrive.org or go directly to the blog: http://martindrive.blogspot.com/
Martin Drive Neighborhood Association E-Bulletin
In addition to quarterly newsletters, we are starting monthly e-bulletins. The Association is in a new stage of growth and we hope to be able to reach more of our neighbors with news on a timely basis. The purpose of the MDNA E-Bulletin is to make you aware of issues that concern our neighborhood. It will include much good news, fun activities that otherwise might not reach your conscious as well as issues of concern or warning. FYI, we have more positive things to announce than words of warning.
Please encourage your neighbors to go to the website and sign up to be on this mail list. There will be valuable information that will be available first by this list. Most of this information will be published in our quarterly newsletters for those without e-mail. But we can spread the word quickly by e-mail.
Martin Drive Neighborhood on an upward curve.
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Rain Barrel Kits are available from www.aquabarrel.com. A great community project for a lot less $. Contact us for bulk discounts on the rain barrel kits - Barry
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