7 Mar
2012
7 Mar
'12
1:55 p.m.
FYI - thought some might be interested in this!
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From: Jessica Bowen <jessica.bowen74(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Subject: [East-CAC] Fwd: Block party details
To: East CAC Discussion <East-CAC(a)eastraleigh.org>
FYI: Tornado recovery party info.
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From: <nccritters(a)aol.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Subject: Block party details
Hello everyone !!
The block party is a go !! Saturday, April,14th from
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is the day we will celebrate the one year mark of the survival from
the tornado. The party is for all of us to come togather and meet your
neighbors, celebrate our survival and bring back the volunteers that came
to help us in our time of need. After last weeks tornado's in several
states where over 40 people were killed ... we should recognize them and
the 3 young children that were killed in Raleigh's tornado last year with a
moment of silence. I have started the process with the city of Raleigh to
block the traffic from 1520
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King Charles Rd down to the corner of
Crabtree<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_qu…t;Blvd.
This is a large section of road that will be blocked so we will have
plenty of room and still be compliant with all the rules set forth by the
city. Mr Weeks ( our city council rep) is working on getting us "party
tents" from the parks dept. I am currently working on several food vendors
to donate food to keep the cost down for us, but I think we all will have
to contribute to the cookout. I am thinking if each family could make a
dish or dessert we would have plenty of food. If anyone has connections to
food vendors, drinks or anything else we can use please forward the
information to me so I can contact them or feel free to make the
arrangements yourself. If you arrange something please forward the info to
me so they get thank you's later. If a company wants to sponsor us they
can bring a table and set it up for free advertising at the party if they
wish. WRAL Weather Call has committed to be at our party and set up a table
with info. I have a few other business that are thinking about doing the
same. Some of the stuff I have gotten donated......Food Lion (hamburgers
and hot dogs), Little Casezer Pizza, Dunkin Doughnuts, Which Wich, keep in
mind they are small donations but all is appreciated. We need drinks,
Chips, cookies, coolers, grills tables, chairs, party tents or shelters,
plates, cups, condiments, napkins etc. Coke might donate drinks. Anybody
know someone who will provide variety of music? We need grills or someone
with one of those BIG grills and someone who can cook. I will cook if you
all don't mind burnt food :-) .... (The only reason I have a kitchen is
because it came with my house.. heheheheh) Does anyone know someone who
can donate one of those moon walk/bouncing things for the kids?? SO
...... I need help getting the rest of this stuff done and getting
information to the rest of the neighborhood. I hand delivered the last
letter but I don't have time to do that again. Any ideas or volunteers to
get the info out to our neighbors and help getting supplies and food please
let me know.
I have 2 other ideas for the party.......
If someone is a computer guru.... A neighborhood photo phone book. One of
the reasons I wanted this party is to bring our community together and meet
and get to know each other to make our neighborhood a stronger. Not
everyone would want to participate but those who did, we take a pic of them
and make a phone book. What is your take on this ??
With the tornado's to the west of us last week I think the we ALL should
PAY IT FORWARD. We all know what these poor people are going through
and how much their lives are about to change. I think we should all clean
out our clothes closets, food pantry, and collect it at the party. I will
find a organization that will distribute it to the ones in need. Let me
know what you think.
Okay so let me hear from you... via email or phone is fine... 829-1127 is
my home.
Thanks for your help
Allison Miller
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