We wanted to let you know of two opportunities to check out the Armory and envision its future as a Creative Campus and neighborhood asset.
The dates are coming up this weekend:
Friday, October 1, 5-7pm. This is an opportunity for the neighborhood and stakeholders to walk through the building and talk with staff and the consultant – sort of a soft opening.
Saturday, October 2, 12-6pm. This open house is in conjunction with Arts Walk, and culminates with the lighting of the building at dusk.
The Winter Window Walkabout is completed now. It went from 12/16 to 12/31. Thanks to all of you who decorated your windows and yards. It was cool to walk around the neighborhood and see all the decorations. And thanks to those of you who put your sites on the ENA Winter Window Walkabout map!
Here are the winners of the Left Bank Pastry gift certificates ($50):
Best Kids Window: 1512 Legion Way SE Title: Advent Calendar
Best Family Window: 820 Boundary SE Title: The Rogers Holiday House
Best Community Theme: New Bridge Church, 812 Central St. SE Title: Jesus Christ is the same Yesterday… and Today & Forever
The Eastside Neighborhood Association is always interested in organizing neighborhood events. If you have any recommendations for the next Walkabout event at the end of 2021, let us know. Your thoughts about any other neighborhood events or activities are also welcome. Thanks! Wishing you all a wonderful year!!!
The Eastside Neighborhood Association invites you to walk around the neighborhood to view holiday-decorated windows. The event is the Winter Window Walkabout and the theme is “Community.” We’ll provide a map providing the locations of the decorated windows and we’ll provide a link on Nextdoor and our Facebook page, when the map is ready.
Everyone can participate!
Please consider decorating one or more of your windows prior to the December 16th. You can use tempera paint (washes off easily), paper, or any other means to reflect the “Community” theme. Think about reflecting the positive aspects of our neighborhood and this year’s holidays. Decorating your window may be a fun thing to do prior to the December holidays. And it will help improve the quality and togetherness of our neighborhood.
You may also like to use paper to decorate your window.
Another option is to highlight your Christmas light display.
And here’s a link to photos of holiday decorated windows on Pinterest: Holiday Window Painting
If you are a window decorating expert, you can share advice on Nextdoor our ENA Facebook page or volunteer to help decorate somebody’s window.
Prizes
We are pleased to announce that we will be awarding prizes to participants.
Categories include;
Best kids window (done mainly by kids)
Best family window (full family effort)
Best “community” theme
If you wish to officially submit for prize consideration and to be put on the map we will need the following from you;
Your name (Family name will do)
Email address
Location/Address of display (any special instructions, ie Window top left corner of house)
Category you are submitting for
Optional, name of display
The information will be used on the map.
If you choose to decorate your window, please provide your address through Nextdoor or send it to Nathan Allan ([email protected]) or Roger Horn ([email protected]) by December 15th. We will use addresses (not names) to create a map of window locations. You may also contact Roger or Nathan if you have questions or suggestions about the event.
Hope you will join us and have a fun time viewing the holiday windows in the neighborhood!
ZOOM Meeting: Informational Neighbor Meeting November 4, 2020 5pm
First United Methodist Church of Olympia and Interfaith Works welcome you to save the date for an informational neighbor meeting to discuss the temporary relocation of the Interfaith Works shelter. This shelter has been housed at 2828 Martin Way since April 6, 2020. IW needs to relocate these shelter beds because construction on the new development of a 60 bed shelter and 65 apartments of permanent supportive housing is starting at 2828 Martin Way which precludes the shelter from continuing operations in the current space. You can learn more about that development here.
FUMCO will provide a safe, warm home for up to 38 highly vulnerable people at high risk for COVID-19 between November 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021 or until IW’s next location is ready for occupancy, whichever comes first. This shelter will be staffed 24/7 by trained, experienced staff and is centered on safety and connection. The shelter is strictly adhering to state COVID-19 safety precautions and will not be allowing outside guests while at FUMCO.For more details and commonly asked questions, please follow this link.
The neighbor meeting will happen on Zoom on November 4th, 5pm. The City of Olympia will be notifying all property owners within 500 feet with mailed letters next week, and we will update the website, post on social media sites, and will send out an email with the Zoom link for the meeting as soon as it is set. We look forward to meeting you, hearing from you, and learning about how we can be the best neighbors possible. Feel free to reach out to Interfaith Works for any questions ahead of the meeting by following this link.
In the middle of the Eastside neighborhood on 10th Avenue SE, between Fir and Fairview, lies the Halloween House. Quite possibly Olympia’s most impressive Halloween display. Go check it out, if you dare!
Do you know or have a great Halloween display in the Eastside neighborhood? If so reach out to us and we will share it with the rest of the neighborhood.
