MAY 2006 NEWSLETTER

Hi Neighbors!

Thanks to everyone who attended our last meeting. It was a good one and we missed those of you who weren't there. Hope you can make the next meeting on Thursday, May 18^th, 7:00 pm, in the Pavilion. Special thanks go to Steve Lane for being our guest speaker. Steve's expertise on parks and public property in Vermilion County was quite evident. His talk was most enjoyable and very informative. One of the things he spoke about was "Leaf a Legacy." If you are interested in sponsoring a tree being planted (at your choice of various locations) in your or any name of your choosing, call Steve at 304-0847 or go to www.cityofdanville.orgfor more information. See the minutes on the back of this page for more details about the meeting.

Our guest speaker for the upcoming meeting is Nancy Brain. Nancy is a Family Service Advisor with Sunset Funeral Home. She will share some very important information with us concerning identify theft….. a subject near and dear to all of us.

Elections of new officers will take place at the May meeting. All positions are open for nominations; however, both Vice President and Treasurer are vacant. Please volunteer for one of these positions. More Block Captains are needed also.

The Directories are finished!! If you haven't received yours yet, you will soon. My sincere thanks go to Joyce and Harold Melton, Nancy and Keith Bates and Carol Olson for all of their help putting it together and to my husband, Ed, for getting most all of the ads. We ended up with 56 businesses or individuals supporting our Association; PLEASE SUPPORT THEM! Also, many many thanks go to Mayor Scott Eisenhauer and his staff at City Hall for allowing us to use their equipment and conference room for copying and collating. Thank you all VERY much! Please direct any comments, questions and/or corrections concerning the Directory to me at 431-0092 or by email at brenda.dwiggins@sbcglobal.net.

The request for a $500 grant from Keep Vermilion County Beautiful for four winter banners for Lincoln Park was declined. This request fell outside their scope for this year. However, there is a possibility the eligibility may be broadened in the future, at which time, the request will be resubmitted.

No word yet on whether or not the two applications given to HALO for the Paint Blitz on June 17^th have been approved.

The House and Garden Walk that was to take place in July has been canceled for this year. Some new ideas are being discussed for next year.

Gerry Wright, Neighborhood Services Coordinator, who has done tremendous work around the city cleaning up unsightly properties, (you may recall he has helped in our community) is leaving Danville with his wife, Teresa, to live near their son and daughter-in-law in Texas, who are expecting their first child. Gerry wrote in his letter, "I want to let you know the efforts of all of the neighborhood groups is essential to the preservation and protection of our neighborhoods and you should all be commended for this noble effort." Thank you, Gerry, and we wish you and your family all the best. Thank you for your many years of dedicated service to Danville, including your 30 years on the Police Force. You have made it a better place to live.

The park clean up has been rescheduled to SATURDAY, MAY 20^th from May 13^th. WE NEED YOU!!! Please come and help keep the park clean. At most, it only takes an hour. Meet at 9:00 am at the north entrance. Remember, by helping clean up the park this month, YOU are eligible to win a Troy-Bilt Chipper-Shredder-Vacuum machine valued at $500.

Arts in the Park is being held at Lincoln Park on June 24^th and 25^th. Be sure and mark your calendars to attend. As you well know, it is one of the most successful events in the city.

Congratulations to Dustin Heiser for winning the 50/50 raffle! There will be a raffle at each meeting. See you there!

Brenda Dwiggins

President, LPHDNA