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Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-News July 2017
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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. Mini Clean-up in the Park, Friday, July 28,
4-6:30 p.m.
2. National Night Out Against Crime: Ice
Cream Social in the Park, Tues., 8/1, 6:30–8 p.m., Volunteers Needed!
3. Halcyon Neighborhood Disaster Prep News: Save the date: Sunday 8/27, 10-noon!
4. District 3 Disaster Preparedness
Town Hall, Sun. July 16, 4-5 p.m., 2108 Russell
5. Monthly Community
Meetings with the CBCB: Second Sundays, 2 p.m., Starry Plough
6. Neighbor Seeking
Cat Boarding with Neighbor in August
7. Crime Watch Update
EditorÕs Introductory Note:
As the summer gets underway, we have another neighborhood work party geared toward taking care of our neighborhood park, Halcyon Commons, coming up this month (see item 1) as well as a chance to continue strengthening our neighborhood crime watch with a fun ice cream social in early August (see item 2 for ways you can help), which will also serve as a chance to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Halcyon Neighborhood Association! Later in the summer, our rebooted Halcyon CERT group will be putting on a disaster preparedness expo in Halcyon Commons park on Sunday morning August 27 (see item 3); please save the date if youÕll be in town!
HereÕs to a great summer in the Halcyon neighborhood!
—Nancy Carleton, HNA Co-Chair and E-News Editor, halcyon92@gmail.com
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1. Mini Clean-up in the Park,
Friday, July 28, 4-6:30 p.m.
Mini Work Party in the Park
Meet at Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at
Prince)
Friday, July 28, 4-6:30 p.m.
Delicious refreshments courtesy of Whole
Foods Market.
* Weeding in Halcyon
Commons and nearby landscaped barriers
* Graffiti removal if we have enough
help
Many hands make light work: Please lend
yours! Even half an hour helps. Children welcome. Bring your own tools if you
have them, or use ours if you donÕt. We donÕt have any student volunteers to
help with this work party, so itÕs up to us neighbors! WeÕll be getting our
neighborhood common space spiffed up for our National Night Out Against Crime
Ice Cream Social in the Park on August 1 (see item 2).
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2. National Night Out Against
Crime:
Ice Cream Social in the Park,
Tues., 8/1, 6:30–8 p.m.,
Volunteers Needed!
EditorÕs note: WeÕre anticipating another fun summer evening in
the park, with delicious treats, a chance to meet neighbors (the most important
ingredient of our neighborhood watch), and visits from police, firefighters,
and city officials. This event is a crucial part of our neighborhood watch
program, so please mark it on your calendars and let us know if youÕre willing
to volunteer.
Ice Cream Social in
the Park for National Night Out Against Crime
Celebration of the
25th Anniversary of HNA!
Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince)
Tuesday, August 1, 6:30-8 p.m.
Delicious Middle Eastern appetizers and 25th Anniversary Cake courtesy of Whole Foods Market.
Homemade Ice Cream courtesy of neighborhood volunteers (with supplements and nondairy alternative courtesy of Whole Foods Market)
Children welcome and encouraged to attend!
Volunteers Needed: We still need a few volunteers to help with set-up at 5:45 p.m., to help with serving and sign-up sheets during the event, and to help with cleaning up at 8:00 p.m. Please email halcyon92@gmail.com if youÕre able to pitch in!
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3. Halcyon Neighborhood Disaster Prep News: Save the date: Sunday 8/27, 10-Noon!
Save the Date:
Sunday, August 27, 10 a.m. to Noon
Halcyon Neighborhood CERT
Expo!
Halcyon Commons park
(Halcyon at Prince)
Refreshments courtesy
of Whole Foods Market
Fresh Coffee courtesy
of Starbucks
The HNA CERT Group will hold its annual expo 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on August 27th in Halcyon Commons park. The themes this year are Applicability and Education. Rather than quickly exposing people to a great number of ideas and techniques, we plan for each station to explore a few things in depth and allow enough hands-on practice that people will leave the expo with skills they will still be able to use, should they need to, in six months or a year. We also plan to educate attendees as to available resources, CERTÕs mission, and opportunities to learn though, and participate in, CERT.
The next HNA CERT meeting is July 27th at 7 p.m. (address on Prince TBD), and all community members are very much invited to participate. Frankly, we could use a few more pairs of hands! For more information, feel free to contact hnacert@gmail.com.
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4. District 3 Disaster Preparedness Town Hall, Sun. July 16, 4-5 p.m.,
2108 Russell
EditorÕs note: Councilmember Ben BartlettÕs office asked us to pass on the following announcement.
Disaster Preparedness
Town Hall for District 3
Sunday, July 16, 4-5
p.m.
Church by the Side of
the Road
2108 Russell Street
(off Shattuck, near Berkeley Bowl)
Come learn what resources are available to help you, your family, and your neighbors get prepared for earthquakes and other disasters! There will be free food, drinks, and an emergency supply giveaway.
Join Councilmember Ben Bartlett, the Lorina Street Safe Shakes Group, and the Berkeley Disaster Prep Neighborhood Network.
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5. Monthly Community Meetings with the CBCB: Second Sundays, 2 p.m.,
Starry Plough
EditorÕs note: Following recent community outreach meetings, Councilmember Ben BartlettÕs office has announced that regular community meetings concerning the CBCB (Cannabis Buyers Club Berkeley, 3033 Shattuck at Essex) will be held on the second Sunday of each month at the Starry Plough (3101 Shattuck at Prince). Neighbors are invited to attend.
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6. Neighbor Seeking Cat Boarding with Neighbor in August
EditorÕs note: A Prince Street neighbor submitted the following announcement.
Hi, I live on Prince Street and I am exchanging houses with a couple in Wales from August 15 to 24. They canÕt have a cat in the house, so I need someone to board my 5-year-old Calico female, Swahila. She is social and friendly. I will pay someone $100 to take her into your home, and I will provide all food and equipment. You cannot have a cat or a dog. Please spread this message to your friends. Contact Kay Trimberger, trimberg@sonoma.edu
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7. Crime Watch Update
EditorÕs note: Our HNA Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=292160762499 often shares breaking crime reports in between E-News editions (your home and email addresses plus phone are required to participate so we can be sure the group is kept safe for neighbors, and we require this information prior to accepting your request to join). Remember, we rely on neighbors to fill in the details of crimes in our neighborhood, so, in addition to filing a police report (which can now be done online through the City of Berkeley website for some kinds of crimes: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/onlinereport/), please email halcyon92@gmail.com to pass the word on to your neighbors, or share it on our Facebook page, so we can all stay aware and vigilant. We donÕt want to engage in profiling, so if you include a description, please make it as detailed as possible and avoid generalities.
Crime update: It has been a while since weÕve had a list of cumulative crimes submitted for the E-News, but you can check out the details yourself at http://www.crimemapping.com/home or sign up for daily updates. If youÕd like to volunteer to compile a list every month or two, email halcyon92@gmail.com
EditorÕs note: Received from the BPD:
We Hope to See You at the Forum
As a reminder, we are less than a week away from our first Community Forum. The event is scheduled for Monday, July 17, 2017 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Berkeley Adult School (1701 San Pablo Avenue). This event is the first of four sponsored by Berkeley Police Chief Andrew Greenwood.
The forum will be structured to give attendees an opportunity to engage staff from throughout the department. This includes the Chief, Command Staff, Detectives, Dispatchers, Area Coordinators, Beat Officers, Special Response Team members, Personnel and Training Staff, Motor Officers, and Parking Enforcement Officers.
The remaining forums are scheduled for:
August 8, 2017, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Berkeley Public Library, South Branch, 1901 Russell St.
August 24, 2017, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Berkeley Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
September 7, 2017, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Location TBD)
If you have questions about the events, please feel free to contact the Community Services Bureau at (510) 981-5806. We look forward to meeting you at our first event.
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