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Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-News January 2020
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Items appearing in the HNA E-News are deemed to be of general
interest to neighbors but do not necessarily reflect the views of Halcyon
Neighborhood Association (HNA), its Steering Committee, or the Editor. The
EditorÕs introductory comments express her personal viewpoint.
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Contents
1. HNAÕs Post-Holiday Progressive Potluck
2. HNAÕs Annual Fundraising Appeal!
EditorÕs Introductory Note:
Happy New Year to
all! Please consider joining us for all or part of our popular post-holiday
progressive potluck (see item #1 below plus flyers
circulating the neighborhood). And if you havenÕt donated yet this year, please
respond generously to our annual fundraising appeal (item #2)!
—Nancy
Carleton, HNA Co-Chair and E-News Editor, halcyon92@gmail.com
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1. HNAÕs Post-Holiday Progressive Potluck! Sunday, January 26,
5:30-8:45 p.m.
One of the most popular HNA events of the year! Join your
neighbors as we progress from house to house for a fabulous multi-course
dinner; attend one course or all three.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
First Course: Salads, 5:30–6:35 p.m.
* Special note: Vegetarian only please!
3048 Deakin (between Prince and Webster)
Second Course: Main Dishes, 6:35–7:40 p.m.
3046 Fulton St. (between Prince and Ashby)
Third Course: Desserts, 7:40–8:45 p.m.
2329 Webster Street (two doors west of Whole Foods)
Potluck suggestions:
* P-Z: Vegetarian Salad * A-I: Main Dish * J-O: Dessert
Please bring a festive dish for 10-12, and, if possible, a
beverage to share as well (it really helps if enough folks bring beverages
too). Supervised children welcome. If not obvious, kindly attach a label with
ingredients for your dish to alert those with vegetarian and other diets (and
for Salads, please ONLY bring vegetarian offerings). Bring the item assigned
for your letter to the designated household, or substitute another suggestion
if you wonÕt be attending the course for your letter. In addition, if you
havenÕt already donated this year, PLEASE bring along a check or cash
contribution to HNA of whatever size (no amount too small or large). Or give
online at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QSESRB6FZAX3CTHANK YOU!
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2. HNAÕs Annual Fundraising Appeal
EditorÕs
note: Your contributions are crucial to realizing HNAÕs 2020 priorities!
Please give generously.
HNA doesnÕt have a
formal membership structure or require annual dues because we wanted to keep
participation as broad as possible. At the same time, we incur various expenses
during the course of a year, including:
* Flyer production
* Supplies for special events in park
* Supplies for work parties
* In-fill and replacement plants for Halcyon Commons and nearby landscaped
features
* Graffiti removal peripherals
* Small projects in Halcyon Commons (including a fund weÕve been setting aside
for refurbishing the mural on the backside of our bulletin board, new boulders
for the park and nearby landscaped features, plus adding some paver stones at
common crossways into the park).
WeÕre asking
neighbors who appreciate all that HNA does to improve and beautify our
neighborhood, to keep us safer, and to facilitate communication and help create
a more convivial place to live to give generously this year, and do your
part.
(1) Make a financial
contribution directly to HNA (not tax-deductible, but allows us maximum
flexibility) by writing a check made out to ŌHNAĶ and mailing or
dropping it off in an envelope to HNA Treasurer Susan Hunter, 3044
Halcyon Court, Berkeley, CA 94705.
(2) Give to HNA
online! Go to https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QSESRB6FZAX3C to make your contribution. (Again, contributions to HNA arenÕt tax-deductible but allow
us maximum flexibility.) PayPal keeps a fee of approximately 3 percent.
(3) Make a
tax-deductible financial contribution by writing a check made out
to ŌBerkeley Partners for ParksĶ (BPFP, our nonprofit fiscal sponsor,
which charges a 7 percent overhead fee), earmarked Halcyon, and
mailing or dropping it off in an envelope to HNA Treasurer Susan
Hunter, 3044 Halcyon Court, Berkeley, CA 94705.
No contribution is
too small (or too large!). If youÕd like to receive a copy of our year-end
financial report, contact halcyon92@gmail.com. Our
neighborhood associationÕs health and vitality depend on your ongoing support!
Please pitch in!
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