The next planning meeting for the Madison-Avanti Giving Garden will be held on Tuesday November 9th, 2010 from 6:30-8:00pm at Madison Elementary Library. The garden organizers will be reviewing progress and prioritizing future projects. All are welcome to attend!
Download a copy of the garden’s Fall 2010 newsletter (PDF) with photos and information about activities and volunteering in the garden.
Meeting called to order at 7pm October 12, 2010, minutes taken by Elaine Nelson, Secretary
Present: Elaine Nelson, Bev Kooi, Chad Akins, Jenni Fleming, Don LeMaster, Ruth Middlebrook
Announcements: Bev’s granddaughter was elected homecoming queen at OHS. The Lions Park grand opening will be October 14.
October potluck: seven candidates have responded.
2011 Potluck location – we have a commitment from the Light & Life Church through December. Discussion of future of that location as a potential community center. Motion: Don & Chad will speak with church staff, Chad will look into grant opportunities, Elaine will start a vision document, with a check-in on the 21st. Moved, seconded, approved.
2011 Picnic – Motion: reset annual date to second Saturday in August. Moved, seconded, approved. Elaine will send proposed planning schedule.
ENA publications: discussion of art calendar for 2012. Possible topics for future newsletters: scavenger hunt, how well do you know your neighborhood, history tidbits. Discussion of uses for trove of healthy lifestyles brochure. Three routes are in need of delivery people; Chad agreed to take one.
Legion Way trees – Motion: establish separate savings for donations received for trees. Moved, seconded, approved.
Marketing: Elaine will create starting list of outlets for promoting ENA activities. Discussion of focus for marketing and outreach efforts.
501c3 update – Mark Derricott will review liabilities and Chad will provide a report to the board by December 8 for review.
December 2010 meeting/potluck: decided against having a separate board meeting. If votes or discussion are necessary, we’ll pull aside during the potluck.
February 2011 board elections: Bev will be stepping down. All board members need to start recruiting new board members.
A focus meeting about the future of Olympia’s High Density Corridors will be held on Monday, November 8, 6:30 – 9:00 pm at the Ramada Inn, 4520 Martin Way E. (Map link)
This meeting will focus on Eastside’s corridors: Martin Way, Pacific Avenue, State Avenue, and Fourth Avenue. The Comprehensive Plan vision is for some areas of the corridors to gradually change from being dominated by strip commercial development into mixed use, high density areas. Come to the meeting to share your thoughts about the development of these areas over the coming years. See
the Imagine Olympia website for more information.
Meetings on neighborhood planning & environmental stewardship will be held in January and February of 2011.
Volunteers are needed Saturday by the city of Olympia to help weed flower beds and clean up Lions Park from 9 a.m.-noon.
After the work is done, children are encouraged to stay and play on the recently installed playground equipment. Volunteers should plan to meet at 800 Wilson St. S.E., Olympia. Tools, gloves and refreshments will be provided.
The event is part of the Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Department’s Volunteer In Parks series of work parties. Each Saturday morning, volunteers improve a local park. Volunteers also will help maintain the trail and plant new trees and shrubs at Mission Creek Nature Park from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 23.
Volunteers can register or just show up. Contact Sylvana Niehuser at 360-753-8365 or [email protected] for more information.
