ENA seeks volunteers

All of these opportunities are looking for the right person — if you’re interested, let us know! We have quite a few notes and records available for some of these opportunities, but we’re open to your creativity and fresh ideas.

Email pr*******@**************ia.org or se*******@**************ia.org to volunteer or for more information

Newsletter Distributor
Seeking someone to deliver newsletters 4 times / year on the following route: east of Eastside St from 11th to I-5, both sides of 11th from Eastside to Central, both sides of Central from 11th to I-5, any house in that area – that includes 13th and Henry Sts and new condos off Eastside St.

Newsletter Alternates
Seeking 2-5 people to deliver newsletters at various routes in the neighborhood when the regular delivery folks are unable to do a route.

Garden Walk organizer
Seeking someone to plan upcoming Garden Walk events. Includes recruiting gardeners, planning route, getting snacks, and leading the group on the day of, plus any additional publicity outside of newsletter/website. No gardening expertise needed!

Picnic organizer
Help plan next year’s picnic! Get together food list, recruit community groups and volunteers, coordinate with Olympia Parks,
publicize the event, and organize setup/cleanup.

President
The ENA needs someone at the helm for the interim from now through February. The President is the main point of contact with the City for Association and neighborhood concerns; answers mail, email, and phone calls; runs board and general meetings, and provides leadership for the Eastside Neighborhood Association board.

2009 Picnic a Success!

The annual Eastside Picnic was held on August 22. Approximately 75 people attended, and despite the early morning rain, got some pretty nice weather. We served up burgers from Stewarts Meats, along with Gardenburgers and hot dogs. There were plenty of good sides with something for everyone, from salads made with garden kale to homemade Rice Krispie treats.

Special thanks to H2Olympia for providing artesian well water; City of Olympia Urban Forestry and Parks, Arts & Recreation for sharing information and activities; Public Works for providing recycling & compost facilities; Party Outfitters for providing the BBQ smoker grill; impromptu volunteer Alan Mountjoy-Venning for pitching in on the grilling; impromptu volunteer Larissa for helping with cleanup, and all the dues-paying members for providing funding for food and paper goods.

Announcements for July 29

We’ve had a bunch of stuff piling up in the ENA inboxes, so here’s a few items of note, including a picnic reminder:


1) The Picnic is coming!

The annual Eastside Picnic is scheduled for Saturday August 22, 11 am – 2 pm at Lions Park. The neighborhood association will be providing burgers, hot dogs & veggie burgers, plus beverages. Artesian water will be provided by H2Olympia. Bring a blanket to sit on, a side dish to share, and a non-perishable food donation for the food bank. Look for posters coming soon!

We’re looking for volunteers, especially musical performers. Also, if you are involved with a community group, we’ll have spots available for you to share information about your group. Contact se*******@**************ia.org to get involved.

2) Stay Cool, Stay Safe

Just a friendly reminder from your neighborhood association to be sure to keep as cool as possible over the next few days. As I’m sure you know, temps are at record levels this week. We got the following notice from the city this morning:

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Keep cool Wednesday and Thursday from Noon to 4:00 p.m. at Yauger Park. Olympia Parks will set up a huge agriculture sprinkler for kids of all ages to get wet, while watering ballfields at the same time!
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More public locations for keeping cool are listed at http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/em/ – the Olympia Timberland Library will be open tonight until 7 pm, and the Olympia Center downtown is open until 9:30 pm.

3) Camp Quiote at First United Methodist

An announcement from Kerry & Dale Smith  O & E Committee Chairpersons:

I would like to invite you to an informative meeting at the First United Methodist Church on August the 12th at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.  We will be informing the neighborhood and our congregation concerning the return of Camp Quiote to FUMCO for the months of Sept, Oct, Nov. They were here a couple years ago, so I can’t forsee any problems with
the move this time. If you would like to attend, I look forward to seeing you there.

4) Planning Commission meeting, August 3

The Olympia Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2009, in the City Council Chambers at the Olympia City Hall, 900 Plum Street SE, Olympia, Washington, to consider proposed amendments of the City’s land use zoning standards governing maximum review periods for certain types of development proposals. For more information contact Todd Stamm, Planning Manager, Olympia Community Planning and Development Department, P.O. Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507, e-mail ts****@***********wa.us, or by phone at (360) 753-8597, TTY 753-8270.