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2012 NENA meetings
The NENA Board meets monthly throughout the year, each second Wednesday of the month (except for December). Four are general membership events* featuring presentations on topics of interest to the neighborhood. The remaining seven meetings are primarily board discussions of current & future projects & direction. All are open to the public and we welcome your participation, so please come lend a voice—or an ear—to the evening!

January 11 Board Mtg
*February 8 Public Safety
March 14 Board Mtg
April 25 Board Mtg (rescheduled from April 11)
*May 9 Community Mobility
June 13 Board Mtg
July 11 Board Mtg
August 8 Board Mtg
*September 12 Potluck Picnic
*October 10 Annual Meeting
November 14 Board Mtg

All meetings take place at Roosevelt Elementary School, except July & August (location TBD) & September -- the annual Potluck Picnic is held at Friendly Grove Park (except if rain, it's at Roosevelt).

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:: EVENTS and NEWS ::

Joy Avenue Work Party
Sat. June 16 | 10am - 1pm

At the next Joy Avenue work party we'll be installing a beautiful stone bench that board member Rozanne Rant's daughter, Erin Rants, has built and is generously donating to the Joy Avenue pathway. We'll also move along with a bit more mulching and weeding. Dress for the weather, bring garden gloves. Tools provided. An extra wheelbarrow or two would help move things a bit more quickly, though!

Love Our Local (LOL) Festival 2012
seeking volunteers & helpers!

Last summer on a beautiful, hot & sunny August afternoon, two neighbors put on an incredible event. Marie Poland and Daniel Landin got permission to close off the busy San Francisco Street intersection to put on a music & art celebration attended by hundreds of folks from not only the neighborhood, but the whole community. It was a resounding success. And they are in the planning stages of this year's event (Sunday, August 19 from 1-9pm), sure to be bigger and better! The focus is on celebrating & connecting community, promoting sustainability, and showcasing our amazingly bountiful local resources: art, music, harvest & more. If anyone would like to help out in any capacity, please feel free to join the core group at either or both of these meetings at 1018 Central St NE (between Pine & Oak):

Monday June 11, 6:30pm & Tuesday June 26, 6:30pm

Are you tired of graffiti in your neighborhood?
Saturday, June 23 from 10am-noon
Olympia City Hall, 601 4th Ave E, Room 207

Come to a Neighborhood University session to learn more about what you can do, what the City is doing and what other neighborhoods have done to battle taggers. This two-hour session will feature information about the problem, prevention tips, advice and materials for cleaning and time to talk to others about sharing resources. No need to RSVP, just come!

Questions? Contact Amy Stull | Police Community Programs | astull@ci.olympia.wa.us
Olympia Police Department | 360-753-8049

:: NOTEWORTHY ::

Help Wanted
It’s not until the second Wednesday in September*, but the NENA Potluck Picnic is a well-attended and super-fun annual event! We have a coordinator and a couple of volunteers lined up already but really would like a few more helping hands to pull it off. It’s all organized and the tasks are simple and straightforward. Please contact Mike Dexel if you care to lend your helping hand. You can learn more about the Potluck at our next NENA meeting at Roosevelt Elementary on Wednesday, June 13 at 6:30pm. Thank you!
nenapresident@gmail.com | 360.292.3916 | *Sept 12

View Jim Diers' Inspirational Presentation Online

Jim Diers, the former director of Seattle's Office of Neighborhoods, recently visited Olympia to share his vision about the power of neighbors working together to transform their neighborhoods and communities. His humorous, engaging, thoughtful, and inspirational presentation is now posted on the City of Olympia's website at City videos. Just click on "Other City Videos" and then choose Jim's presentation. For more information about Jim and his work, visit: http://home.comcast.net/~jimdiers/index.html

Help Police Reduce Vehicle Prowls

The community plays an important role in reducing vehicle break-ins, especially in neighborhoods. In the June 2011, fifty-six (56) vehicle prowls were reported throughout the City. Over 80% of the vehicles were unlocked or had no signs of forced entry. Arrests were made in four (4) cases. Prowlers will target vehicles that are unsecured or have valuables in plain view. Usually, small but valuable items such as GPS devices, laptops, purses or wallets are targeted. This crime often occurs in the middle of the night when neighborhood streets are less traveled. Basic crime prevention techniques are sometimes forgotten as weather turns more pleasant and windows are left open. The Olympia Police Department needs the public’s help to prevent and respond quickly to vehicle prowls:

Lock vehicle doors and windows
Remove valuable items or place them out of sight
Call 9-1-1 to report suspicious behavior, such as someone looking into car windows or trying to open multiple vehicle doors.
Report to us if your vehicle has been prowled. This allows us to track and predict crime more effectively.

Amy Stull | Police Community Programs | Olympia Police Department | 360-753-8049

NENA BOUNDARIES
Do you live within the area we serve and represent? NENA includes parts of unincorporated Thurston County. Click here to open a map showing our boundaries in red.

26th Ave. on the north | Yew Ave. on the south | South Bay Rd on the east | East Bay Drive & Berry St on the west