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4th of July Preparations

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Fellow Neighbors and Patriots–The Fourth of July is fast upon us!

The Fourth of July Parade and Party is historically one of the year’s highlights. HTCA is looking for many hands to make this the best Fourth of July Parade and Party ever, and the more who help, the less work and more fun it is for all!

Here’s what we need–broken down into easy tasks. Some can be done in advance; others must be done on the Fourth. If you possibly can do just one thing, please step up! We would be thrilled to get responsible kids and teens involved, and HTCA will be happy to sign off on their community service hours if your school allows us to do so.

Kindly pick one:

  • Buy, donate or loan supplies. (Game equipment, bunting, flags, kazoos,balloons, tablecloths, etc.)
  • Buy refreshments. (Ice, lemonade, water are crucial. Watermelon makes a great snack. Other food, like cookies, are optional.)
  • We need several volunteers to run kids’ games (examples of past favorites: relay races, whacking the pinata, balloon toss).
  • Suggest new kids games that are inexpensive and popular and help us run them.
  • Make signs.
  • Tack up signs around the neighborhood.
  • Put up simple decorations at the school.
  • Stay in the shade and run the refreshment table.
  • Be a diva (or her male equivalent) and lead the parade!
  • Play an instrument in the Huntington Terrace Symphonia during the noisy parade. Drummers, kazoo-ists, horn players, percussionists–you be the star!
  • Suggest something we’ve forgotten.

And since not all of your neighbors are on HTCAnet, please talk to folks on your block about the parade and party and ask for their help and ideas. In particular, PLEASE reach out to newcomers to the neighborhood, so they don’t miss out! (Be aware there will be a flyer going out to all residents with details as usual.)

Thanks so much, everyone! Send all your ideas, inputs, resources and people without delay to:
Ann Dorough
Vice President
Huntington Terrace Citizens’ Association
8604 Grant Street
(301) 581-0194
dorough at highstream dot net

Correct HTCA email list address

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There seems to be some confusion (and rightly so) as to the address of our email list.

About two years ago we switched from yahoogroups to a “mailman” powered email list through our own domain name (htca.net) From here on forward please use the following address to send messages to the htca email list. The yahoogroups list is being discontinued. I’ll double check that all yahoogroups members are transferred, if they are not on the htcanet@htca.net, but as of tomorrow morning you will no longer be able to use the yahoogroups email address.

To send an email to the entire group, please address your email to htcanet@htca.net

Sorry for the confusion.

Triangle Beautification Project

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We’re excited to learn that the plans for beautifying the Huntington Terrace Triangle — at the intersection of Garfield and Roosevelt Streets — have been approved by Montogmery County. Just days ago the county donated and installed a maple tree and two kousa dogwood trees at the site.

Deborah Perry of Garfield Street, who is spearheading the project, tells us plants and materials will be purchased after the County releases the approved grant funding of $500, so HT volunteers will likely proceed with site work and further planting in the fall.

Deborah and her Triangle volunteers are looking for neighbors with green thumbs (and/or strong backs!), donations of low-maintenance sun-loving plants, and gifts or loans of tools and other materials to keep the project affordable.

For more information about Triangle Beautification, to make a donation or to  help, contact Deborah at d.perry1 at starpower dot net.

Did I pay my dues?

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Many of you have recently been contacted in-person by your neighbors to encourage you to attend upcoming meetings affecting our community. They have also been encouraging payment of 2007 dues. Which often raises the question “Did I pay this year?”

I’ve had that problem myself – a $10 payment isn’t always easy to remember.

We do keep a record of dues payers, so if you have any questions about whether you’ve paid for 2007, feel free to shoot me an e-mail (please include street address and all last names in household) or give me a call (phone number in directory).

Checks should be written to “HTCA.”

Jerry Hildebrand
HTCA Treasurer
5601 Madison St.
ghildebrand at starpower dot net