May's newsletter

Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association Newsletter

Volume 2011 –MAY

NEXT MEETING:

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH , 7:45 PM CORDERO SCHOOL

PARKFEST’S CALL FOR VENDORS AND VOLUNTEERS!

Summer is rapidly

approaching! Thus, PARKFEST is right

around the corner. If you would like to participate as an individual, a

commercial vendor, food vendor, or non-profit, go to hpnajc.blogspot.com and

download the vendor application. There

are discounts for HPNA members. If you

or your company, would like to sponsor

the event or provide a prize for our raffle, please email hpnaparkfest@gmail.com. We need volunteers now and the weekend of the

event, if you are interested, please email hpnaparkfest@gmail.com.

Have Questions about Park Maintenance,

Safety, Recreation, Clean-ups?

Come to May’s Meeting!

We will have

representatives from Department of Public Works, Recreation, Police, and our own trash and greens groups to discuss how to maintain and keep the parks safe this year.

May 4^th, 7:45 pm at Cordero Elementary School, 9^th and Erie Streets

NEW MEMBERSHIP CARD WILL BE AT THE MAY MEETING!!!!

JOIN the HPNA to support your community! We are creating a new membership card with local business discounts. We have over 15 different businesses participating. To name just a few: Tailor’s Touch, Madame Claude’s Wine Shop, Delenio’s, Parkside Bistro, White Star, Salon X, Smith and Chang’s General Goods, Mastrolia Pharmacy, Holmes Outfitters, Monmouth Street Deli, and Christos. It is only $10 a year per household and you can join for multiple years! Support your neighbors, friends, parks, and community!

FARMER’S MARKET IS BACK!!!

It is starting May 18^th. We currently have all the vendors returning

with the possibility of new ones! We are expanding the season so we are starting if May and hopefully going until December!!! Please come out and support the farmer’s market and see your neighbors after hibernating in your houses all winter. It is on Wednesdays from 4 pm to 8 pm.

Thank You Note for Children’s Donation from the Egg Hunt

I thought I would share a part of the thank you note we received for the children’s collection at the Egg Hunt.

“On behalf of the staff and residents of St. Lucy’s Emergency Shelter, I would like to thank you for your most wonderful and generous donation of soaps, shampoo, and toiletries. Donations support our efforts to provide shelter, meals, clothing and supportive services to many homeless men and women seeking our assistance and are essential to our daily operations of the shelter. … Again thank you so much for thinking of us.”

Check out the hpnajc.blogspot.com or follow us on facebook.

Jersey City Police Non-Emergency Number is 201-547-5477. Program it into your cell phone. It is a faster way to contact the police when on a cell phone as 911 goes to the nearest tower and it may direct it to the county emergency center or another 911 center instead of JC.

April Happenings

The Egg Hunt was a success with a few hundred kids in the park for the hunt and activities. A BIG thank you for Jersey City’s Children’s Theatre performance! Check out their website at http://jcchildrenstheater.org/

Cordero Elementary School came out for Earth Day and did a clean up throughout the park!

Thanks so much for the hard work!

Upcoming Events

May 4th -General Meeting - Park Issues

May 18th – Farmer’s Market Begins 4-8 pm every Wednesday

June 1^st – General Meeting in the park?

June 4^th (rain date June 5^th) LCCS June-A-Polooza

June 11^th (rain date June 12^th)- Parkfest

On-going Issues/Committees

Greens Committee – If you are interested in weeding and keeping the greens areas clean and pretty, the committee will begin in April. Please email Jan at jnord5852@aol.com for more information.

Trash Pick-Up – If you are interested in reducing the trash in the HP, currently the pick-up is twice a week until the warm weather truly starts. Please email Diane at diwebber@verizon.net if you are interested in helping.

Dog Runs. We are looking to start a dog run maintenance group. If you interested, email Jan, jnord5852@aol.com. To join the Google group, go the Google.com and, under Groups, click on Hamilton-Park-Dog-Runs-Group.

Parkfest – We need volunteers!!!! Please email Amy at hpnajc@gmail.com for everything from vendor registration and publicity to day of logistics.

Registration forms are available on hpnajc.blogspot.com or email parkfesthpna@gmail.com.