Eastside Ping-Pong Tournament

ENA Ping Pong Tournament – the real one! OK, now that we’ve had a practice run, we’re ready for all of you closet ping pong fanatics to come out of the woodwork and show us your stuff. Paddles & balls provided, or bring your own.

When? Saturday, February 20th. Doors open at 5:30 pm, tournament starts at 6:00 pm.

Where? Light & Life church, 1901 7th Ave SE

Who’s invited? All ENA residents, and friends of ENA residents, age 13 and older, all abilities welcome.

Cost? $5 per individual/couple or $10 per family – money to be spent on pizza and drinks for all attendees. Activities for younger children provided.

Pre-registration REQUIRED, with registration closed at noon on Feb 20th. To register, call Ruth at 956-0350 or email [email protected]. When you register the following information is needed: Name, age, and approximate ability level. Also indicate whether additional family members are coming to cheer you on!

Note: Seeking any and all ping pong tables to borrow for event – use same contact information.

Madison-Avanti Garden groundbreaking

The new Madison-Avanti community garden on the grounds of Madison School will be breaking ground on Saturday February 6, 2010. Your help is needed — green thumbs not required! A work party is planned to remove sod, spread bark mulch and begin installation of the fence.

There will also be some garden related activities for kids that we will need volunteers to help with. Do you have a skill or resource that you would like to contribute to help our garden grow? Let us know!

Contact Katie Stoll at 464-4507 or [email protected] if you can participate in the work party or if you have any questions or comments to share. Note: you must have completed a Washington state background check to participate in the groundbreaking activities.

With many enthusiastic participants, including members of the ENA, plans for the Madison-Avanti community garden are progressing beautifully. We have been fortunate to receive the support of many giving and talented neighbors, including grant writers, construction professionals and experienced gardeners. Our neighbors at the First United Methodist Church of Olympia have been very generous by providing funding to help us get started.

Eastside neighborhood resident and landscape architect Kurtis Roberts has shared his talent to design an amazing garden which will essentially be an outdoor classroom. The design includes raised garden beds, ecological education beds (including native woodland and wetland plantings), and an amphitheatre seating area for presentations. Birdhouses, bird baths, garden sculptures, and magical arbors will welcome people into the learning space!

Visit the garden website to see the design, keep up with progress, and contribute your ideas.  Community involvement is going to be key to the sustainability of this garden.

1st Eastside Neighborhood Ping Pong Tournament

What: 1st Eastside Neighborhood Ping Pong Tournament
When: January 23rd, starting at 1:00 pm
Where: Light & Life Bible Fellowship Church, 1901 7th Ave. SE
Who: Male or female, ages 13 – adult, all abilities welcome
How: Register for event by emailing Ruth Middlebrook at [email protected]

Ruth is putting together this fun event for later this month! She’s also looking for additional ping-pong tables and paddles. Contact her if you can help.

February 2010 General Meeting & Potluck

At the Light & Life Church on 7th and Fairview.

Potluck & Community Cafe at 5:30 pm
As a conversational process, a Community Cafe is a simple methodology for hosting conversations about questions that matter. These conversations link and build on each other as people move between groups, cross-pollinate ideas, and discover new insights in the issues that are important to our neighborhood. Bring a salad or main dish; we’ll provide water, rolls, and cake!

Meeting at 7:00 pm
Agenda: Open mic, Bylaws proposal, Board elections, Tool sharing

Potluck and Board Meeting

New for 2010: we’ll be holding a potluck before every meeting starting March 18! Potluck starts at 6:00, meeting after dinner. Bring something to share and plan on good conversation with your neighbors.

The board of directors for the Eastside Neighborhood Association meets the third Thursday of most months at 7 p.m. (Usually we skip August and/or December.)

Agendas and locations are published on this site and sent by email no less than 2 days before the meeting. Minutes are published as soon as they are available; often right at the end of the meeting.

Board officers are selected at the February board meeting.