National Night Out
National Night Out, Tuesday October 3rd
On Tuesday, October 3rd, we will gather at Glenville Park for National Night Out from 6-8 pm! We will be joined by the College Park and Town North neighborhoods. The Grill LLC food trucks with Burgers, Tacos & Sandwiches and the Kona Ice truck will offer items for purchase. The Berkner Drum Line will perform.
There will be visits from our Richardson First Responders, city officials and special guest Chase from Paw Patrol! Everyone is also being asked to support Network by
bringing needed items.
The City of Richardson competes in Category 2 (cities with pop. 100,000 – 299,000) for 1st place in the nation to highlight the great Police and community partnership in the fight against crime.
Stay tuned for more details and plan to join our biggest event of the year!
Robert Grinsfelder
Cell: 972.313.5053
rmgrins@aol.com
Yard Of The Month
Runner-up |
Winner |
Both will receive a Bruce Miller’s Nursery $25 gift certificate.
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
Book Club
Hannah Spates came with a unique and great suggestion with “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin for our August book club. We had a
great discussion about video games, love, life, complicated relationships, and so much more. I think it is safe to say, this book had it all! Thanks to Liz Waits for bringing her Nintendo playing cards for show-and-tell! Come be a part of our next book club pick discussion, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt at Linda Vaughn’s home on September 30th from 1-3pm!
If you’d like to get on our book club list, please email: spateshannah@gmail.com.
Happy Reading!
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. Next flag placement will be Veterans Day November 11th.
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.
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.
Public Safety Expo
Event Date: September 23, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Location: Huffines Park – 300 N. Plano Rd. (near Huffines Children Park)
Join the Richardson Police Department for a free and fun family event. There will be police and fire department vehicles on display along with demonstrations from our K9 Unit and UAS (drone) Team. Visit with SWAT Team members and Bike Unit officers. Get an up-close view of the Texas DPS helicopter. Vendors and City services will provide information about safety and emergency preparedness. Meet Chase from Paw Patrol, Nat the National Night Out Knight, McGruff the Crime Dog and much more. More information.
Crime Watch Patrol
If you are willing to help with Crime Watch Patrol, please contact Doug Freeman at d1004free@aol.com to sign up.
Welcome Baskets
The Welcome Basket Committee is made up of 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.
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
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.