First Annual Open House
a Great Success!!
Our Association's first annual Open House held
on Wednesday, September 4th, was a rousing success. We had terrific
participation from city and state offices and representatives
and a good turnout of neighbors during the Open House, which
ran from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Jenkins Memorial Church.
Exhibits and information regarding a wide variety
of city, state, and neighborhood services were available, with
experts on hand to answer questions. Neighbors who came were
able to learn more about:
- The Liveable Streets Initiative
- The City of Raleigh Neighborhood Improvement Matching Grant
Program
- The Raleigh Neighborhood College
- Water Conservation, Solid Waste, and Recycling
- State and Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
- Public Safety and Personal Security
- Rain Barrels by The Rain
King of Raleigh
- Earth Machine composters
Information regarding the Historic Glenwood-Brooklyn
Neighborhood Association was also available, including copies
of our By-Laws, a 2002/2003 Calendar of Events, and information
regarding the history of the neighborhood and individual houses
in Glenwood-Brooklyn. We even had t-shirts and sweatshirts for
sale!
Special thanks to our District Councilor, Benson
Kirkman, our At Large Councilors, Janet Cowell and Neal Hunt,
and Raleigh's Mayor, Charles Meeker, who all came out to talk
with us, share important information, answer questions, and listen
to our ideas.
Neighbors shared ideas on how to improve the neighborhood and downtown
Raleigh. Plenty of food
and drink, balloons, and interaction with neighbors, made the
evening festive and fun.
Many positive comments were received about the
enthusiastic participation and the variety of important and pertinent
information available at the Open House. If you were able to
join us, Thank You! for coming out. We hope to see you soon at
a monthly Association Meeting, one of our upcoming events - or
next year in September at our Second Annual Open House!
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Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 2nd
The Historic Glenwood-Brooklyn Neighborhood Association
will meet on Wednesday, October 2nd, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Jenkins
Memorial Church. We will have a Guest Speaker, Tony Sterantino,
who is a Master Gardener from the Wake County Cooperative Extension
Service, to speak to us and show us a video on composting. In
addition, we will be voting for Neighborhood Council representatives.
Please join us for this important meeting!
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