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Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-Reminder: Upcoming HNA Events
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1. HNA CERT Planning Meeting, Thursday, Aug.
17, 7 p.m., 2135 Prince
The HNA Community Emergency Response Team will
have a meeting on Thursday the 17th at 7:00 p.m. at 2135 Prince Street. WeÕre
getting ready for our big event in Halcyon Commons (Sat. 8/26, 10-noon; see
item 2). If you've come to other meetings, please come. And if you haven't, we
could doubly use your support as we hit crunch time.
Artist? Love to draw? WeÕll also have two sign-making
parties: one on Friday 8/18 2-4 p.m., and one on Monday 8/21 6-8 p.m. Cut,
paste, Sharpie, and have fun. Mandy and Mieko will be ready with material and
instructions. We'll make posters, lawn signs, banners, etc. Both
dates @ 2135 Prince.
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2. Disaster? Be Ready! Annual Disaster Prep Event, Saturday, Aug. 26,
10–Noon,
Halcyon Commons
EditorÕs note: Note the new date for this important and
informative FREE event! The date was moved forward by one day to avoid conflict
with planned rallies, including Bay Area Rally Against Hate, taking place in
Berkeley on Sunday, August 27.
Disaster? Be Ready!
Saturday, August 26, 10-12
Halcyon Commons (Halcyon Court at Prince
Street, Berkeley)
Light snacks courtesy of Whole Foods Market
Fresh coffee courtesy of Starbucks
For further info: HNACERT@gmail.com
This free event
is open to the public and will take place on Saturday, August 26th from 10 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. at Halcyon Commons park (Halcyon Court
at Prince Street).
The
motto for Disaster?
Be Ready! is Applicability and Education. Attendees will leave the
event having learned and practiced specific skills they can use to save the
lives of loved ones, protect property, and help the community.
The event
features a center stage with rotating 20- to 30-minute classes, staffed
Òinformation stations,Ó refreshments and, while supplies last, giveaways to
lucky class participants of life-saving tools and equipment.
HereÕs a
sampling of classes and events:
* Off the Grid — Learn and
practice the hows and whens of shutting off the gas. Show youÕve mastered
the skill and get a free gas and water shut-off wrench while supplies last.
* Stop the Bleed! (30-minute class)
— Learn how to stop traumatic, life-threatening bleeding with
tourniquet and pressure pads. Taught by Shawn Connors, lead civilian
instructor, Berkeley Fire Department. Lucky participants will receive a
full trauma kit after every class while supplies last.
* Save Your Pet! (30-minute class) — Keep Your Pet Alive with hands-on CPR and First Aid
Training. Taught by Peter Pay, Animal First Aid Instructor for the
East Bay Municipal Park District and the Humane Society.
* Home Readiness + Disaster Planning
— Learn how to make your own home emergency kit and create a family
disaster action plan.
* Command Post — Learn more
about the Halcyon Neighborhood Association's Community Emergency Response Team:
who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved.
Following the
event, weÕll enjoy a very informal picnic in Halcyon Commons starting
around 12:30 p.m. It should be fun and help build the most important
disaster preparedness tool of all: community.
Disaster? Be Ready! is brought to you by the Halcyon
Neighborhood Association Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Our
mission: Save lives, Meet neighbors, Build
community. WeÕll have a table and would love to meet you, and better yet,
have you join us.
HNA CERT wishes
to extend its special thanks to CBCB for their most generous support of the
event and their donation of trauma kits and emergency gas and water shut-off
wrenches.
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For
Your Calendar: HNA Dates Scheduled for 2017
Dates set as of March 8, 2017
(verify before event by checking current HNA E-News)
Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
5:30-8:45 p.m. |
Post-Holiday Progressive Potluck (four
courses at four households: see E-News for addresses).
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Mar. 15, 2017 |
7:30-9:00 p.m. |
HNA Steering Committee Meeting to track
progress & plan for second half of 2017, Webster
Street (email halcyon92@gmail.com for address) |
Saturday, March 18 2017 |
9:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. |
Work Party in Halcyon Commons &
Surrounding Neighborhood with Cal students from
Berkeley Project, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince).
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Saturday, June 3, 2017 |
9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. |
Work Party in Halcyon Commons &
surrounding neighborhood, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at
Prince). |
Wednesday, (season & date TBD) |
7:00-8:30 p.m. |
Neighborhood Watch Plus Community meeting
(Crime Watch focus, Neighborhood Brainstorming re
projects, with brief Disaster Prep segment), Location
TBD (hopefully Chochmat HaLev) |
Sunday, (spring or summer date TBD), 2017 |
4:00-6:00 p.m. |
Halcyon Thrive-in-Place Subcommittee
meeting, location TBD. |
Friday, July 28, 2017 |
4:00-6:30 p.m. |
Mini Work Party in Halcyon Commons
(Halcyon at Prince). |
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
6:30- |
National Night Out Against Crime: Ice
Cream Social in the Park! |
Saturday, (season & date TBD) |
9:00-10:30 a.m. |
Halcyon Disaster Prep event, Emphasis TBD
(placeholder: either coordinate date with city or plan
independently for HNA?) |
Saturday, October X, 2017 (date TBD by
Berkeley Project) |
9:30 a.m.- |
Big Mulching Work Party & Graffiti
Removal in surrounding neighborhood with Cal students
from Berkeley Project, Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at
Prince). |
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 |
6:00-6:30ish p.m. |
Costume Parade around Park for Kids,
Halcyon Commons (Halcyon at Prince). Need neighbor to
volunteer as lead! |
Sunday, December 3, 2017 |
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
HNA Steering Committee Meeting to set
dates for 2018, Webster Street (email
halcyon92@gmail.com for address.) |
Sunday, January 21 OR 28?, 2018 |
5:30 - |
Post-Holiday Progressive Potluck (four
courses at four households: see E-News for addresses
TBD). |
*HNA’s Disaster Prep Supply Cache Wish List
HNA’s Halcyon Commons Disaster Prep Supply Cache contains items
intended to benefit the entire neighborhood in the event of
disaster (primarily first aid, search & rescue, and
communications supplies plus items for command center setup in
Halcyon Commons). You can help us have what we need on hand in two
ways: (1) Make a financial contribution for purchasing additional
supplies to HNA (not tax deductible) or to Berkeley Partners for
Parks, earmarked Halcyon (BPFP
is our nonprofit fiscal sponsor, so a check through them is tax
deductible); mail or drop off your check to HNA Treasurer Susan
Hunter, 3044 Halcyon Court, Berkeley, CA 94705. (2) Contribute any
of the following items in-kind (supplies MUST be new or in
EXCELLENT condition):
Police Emergency Number:
911 (from landline);
981-5911(from cell; preprogram with this number to reach Berkeley
emergency from a cell)
Police Nonemergency Number: 981-5900
Link to beat maps and a list of beat officers:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/0b15b20282
In the Halcyon neighborhood: west of Fulton is Beat 10; east of Fulton is Beat 9.
Link to crime stats, Berkeley:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/42f61d76dd
Link to police bulletins:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/d1559b4b0f
Other City of Berkeley Departments:
City Manager’s Office: Jim Hynes jhynes@ci.berkeley.ca.us 981-2493
Nonemergency Call Center for Public Services:
Dial 311 (you will be
directed to the appropriate department) to report problems with
street
lights (get the tag number off the pole), blocked storm drains,
tree
branches down, etc.
Public Works Customer Service: 981-6620
(streets, sidewalks, graffiti,
sewers, litter, storm drains, street lights)
Tree Trimming/Planting (Forestry)/Parks: 981-6660
Written Communication with City Council
To comment to the City Council, use following email addresses:
“City Clerk” clerk@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Mayor Tom Bates” Mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Linda Maio” LMaio@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Darryl Moore” DMoore@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Max Anderson” MAnderson@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Jesse Arreguin” JArreguin@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Laurie Capitelli” LCapitelli@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Susan Wengraf” SWengraf@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Kriss Worthington” KWorthington@ci.berkeley.ca.us,
“Councilmember Gordon Wozniak” GWozniak@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Representatives for Our Neighborhood
Councilmember Max Anderson (District 3) 981-7130
MAnderson@ci.berkeley.ca.us
West side of Wheeler Street to the west (except for Woolsey
between
Wheeler and Shattuck)
Councilmember Kriss Worthington (District 7) 981-7170
KWorthington@ci.berkeley.ca.us
East side of Wheeler to the east (includes block of Woolsey from
Wheeler to Shattuck)
Mayor Tom Bates 981-7100 Mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Zoning Adjustments Board
To comment to the Zoning Adjustments Board regarding projects on
their calendar, email:
Zoning Adjustments Board zab@ci.berkeley.ca.us
(It’s best if at all possible to submit your comments 10 days
prior to meeting for inclusion in the advance packet to board
members, but late submissions will be distributed the evening of
the meeting.)
HNA is a community group dedicated to stewardship of the Halcyon
Neighborhood in South Berkeley (bounded by Telegraph, Ashby,
Adeline, and Woolsey). We encourage positive, proactive,
partnership-oriented approaches to improving the well-being of our
neighborhood, with an emphasis on the following goals:
* Community building (such as regular potlucks, special events in
the park, mutual support among neighbors, and multiblock yard
sales);
* Ongoing care of Halcyon Commons (a park conceived of and created
by the neighbors who founded HNA) under the nonprofit umbrella
provided by Berkeley Partners for Parks and in partnership with
the City of Berkeley;
* Continued greening and care of the neighborhood (planting trees,
cleaning litter off streets, graffiti removal, and helping
maintain public landscaped features);
* Strengthening neighborhood watch (crime watch, community safety
walks, emergency preparedness, and disaster supply cache);
* Networking with the larger Berkeley community (nearby
neighborhood groups, neighborhood businesses, City staff, and
elected officials);
* Sharing information and empowering residents to become proactive
in addressing neighborhood needs and in expressing individual
viewpoints regarding civic affairs (spreading news through
meetings, flyers, and the HNA E-News, and providing contact
information).
To fulfill these goals, HNA provides a sanctuary from partisan
politics so that neighbors with diverse viewpoints feel welcome to
participate. Thus, HNA only takes stands on larger issues when
there is near-unanimity among neighbors. By focusing on immediate
local concerns, we find we can have a greater impact and get
better results from the time we invest. Guided by these
principles, HNA invites neighbors who are willing to work together
in a spirit of partnership to participate at whatever level makes
sense for them. Opportunities for serving on our volunteer
Steering Committee and project-oriented committees are available
to neighbors who are willing to roll up their sleeves and work
together in a nonpartisan spirit. Neighbors are invited to step
forward into leadership positions defined by the work they do in
accordance with HNA’s primary goals and guiding principles.
The Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-News: The HNA E-News forwards items of general interest to neighbors in the Ashby/Telegraph/Woolsey/Adeline area of south Berkeley (HNA’s borders), including announcements about community-building potlucks, greening projects, crime watch, disaster preparedness, and work parties in Halcyon Commons park. If you’re receiving this email, you probably either signed up at a neighborhood event or a neighbor forwarded it to you. Please note that to prevent spam, HNA does not share your email address with third parties. If you wish to be removed from this list, please contact HNA Co-Chair Nancy Carleton/Halcyon Neighborhood Association at halcyon92@gmail.com. Feel free to pass the HNA E-News on to other neighbors you think might be interested.
To submit items for the newsletter: Email brief, unformatted
content or links (no graphics or attachments please!) to HNA
E-News Editor Nancy Carleton at halcyon92@gmail.com. Crime-watch
reports and news about neighbors (births, new jobs, announcements
about home businesses or creative projects) are especially
welcome. Please note that due to the volunteer nature of the
endeavor, the E-News does not include “letters to the editor” or
“commentary,” but will gladly include links to such items written
by neighbors in the Ashby/Telegraph/Woolsey/Adeline area and
published elsewhere (the
Berkeley Daily Planet has a large section devoted to opinion).
Also, please note that the E-News is typically published the
second week of each month; submit your item early if it relates to
a future event, and there’s a greater chance it will be included.
HNA Halcyon Safety Walk & Neighborhood Watch Listserv: For those interested in getting breaking crime-watch news, discussing ways to make our neighborhood safer, and perhaps participating in night-time and daytime safety “dog” walks (dogs not required!) to build community and serve as eyes on the street, please contact halcyon92@gmail.com indicating your interest in this listserv, and you’ll receive an invitation to join. For everyone’s safety, be sure to include your full name, address, email, and phone.
HNA Disaster Preparedness Listserv: If you’re interested in helping out with neighborhood disaster preparedness, please contact halcyon92@gmail.com indicating your interest, and you’ll receive an invitation to join. For everyone’s safety, be sure to include your full name, address, email, and phone.
HNA Steering Committee Listserv: If you’re interested in serving on HNA’s Steering Committee in alignment with HNA’s Guiding Principles, email halcyon92@gmail.com to indicate your interest. The Steering Committee conducts most of its business via listserv (with one or two in-person meetings annually); members agree to assist with at least one or two HNA events during the course of the year and to answer Yahoo group polls to aid in planning.
Halcyon Neighborhood Association Facebook Group: Our HNA Facebook group (http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/36acb93edf/gid=292160762499) gives neighbors fresh opportunities to network, build community, and share ideas about issues of mutual concern. Open to immediate neighbors, friends from nearby neighborhoods, and former neighbors who want to stay in touch.
HNA Blog: If you would like to view previous newsletters online (and comment via a blog format, though this is a low activity blog), please visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BerkeleyPartnersforP/602147a249/9a00c7ec5d/8af94d44a8.
HNA is an adopt-a-park affiliate with the nonprofit Berkeley Partners for Parks (BPFP). Thanks to VerticalResponse for the donation of email services for sending the HNA E-News!