Hot Chocolate Bar – Make Sure to Vote
Sunday December 17th, 6:30pm-7:30pm
4 Briarcrest Court.
Help us select the best decorated houses in our neighborhood. Between now and Sunday, 12/17, walk or drive the neighborhood to see all the holiday decorations. Use this link to vote on line or bring the a ballot to the event on Sunday. Please select your two favorite houses. Join us for a hot chocolate bar and to cast your vote! Winners will be announced at 7:30pm.
Veteran’s Day Thanks & Giving Yoga + Brunch
We had a few hardy souls participate in our first Yoga in the park. Looking forward to holding more events like this in the future. If you have ideas, please let us know and we will try and make it happen.
Annual Meeting / Membership Event – 1/18/2024
Mayor Bob Dubey Will Speak
Tacos With Mayor Dubey on January 18th!
Please plan to attend our Membership Rally on Thursday, January 18th at Amigo’s Restaurant beginning at 6 pm. Our special guest speaker will be Mayor Bob Dubey.
All NCPNA members are invited. You can renew your membership or join at the event! The NCPNA will provide a taco buffet dinner and adult beverages will be a personal expense.
Last year we had a great turnout for City Manager Don Magner. We hope to see you there!
Passing of Donald Bean
We are saddened to report the passing of Donald Bean after a long illness. Donald served as our association treasurer for many years. He will be missed. Obituary
New Board Members
Our association would not be possible without the hard work of volunteers. We are pleased to announce four new members of the board. Emily Martineau, Julie Cogdill, Farrah Maldonado and Brandi Dawson. Emily will serve as treasurer.
We are thankful for our departing board members, Ioana Bates and Vicki Bean.
Book Club
Our 2023 book club is wrapped! We gathered together for a wonderful tea and gift exchange at our fearless leader’s house. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the friendships we’ve gained this year and reflect on the books we read. Email Hannah at spateshannah@gmail.com to join us next year!
Our January book club we be held January 27th from 1-3pm (location TBD) and we’re jumping into the sci-fi fantasy genre with “Skyward” by Brandon Sanderson.
If you’d like to get on our book club list, please email: spateshannah@gmail.com. Happy Reading!
Crime Watch Patrol
The weather is good, lots of opportunity for thieves to pick up holiday gifts. Don’t give them the opportunity. Be vigilant, lock your car doors and keep valuables out of sight. Remove packages promptly from your porch when delivered. Remember if you see anything which just does not feel right, call 911 and report what you saw.
If you are willing to help with Crime Watch Patrol, please contact Doug Freeman at d1004free@aol.com to sign up.
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.
Membership
Thanks to everyone who is supporting the association. Your memberships and volunteerism makes our neighborhood better and more enjoyable for everyone.
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!
Our volunteer flag placement team makes it possible for us to offer the combined membership and flag placement for $65 which is a savings of $10 for members.
Membership alone is $25.
If you have questions about the association, please contact Robert Grinsfelder rmgrins@aol.com
Community Flag Program
To keep our costs down we have a volunteer flag team who help deploy and retrieve the flags. If you can place and remove the flags on your street it would be very helpful. We can deliver and pickup the flags at your home. We will be picking up Veterans Day flags this weekend. Next placement will be President’s Day which falls on February 19th.
We now have over 100 flags flying in North College Park! If you are willing to help with this activity, please contact Janice Gromadin at Elway100@gmail.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
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.