FYI - thought some might be interested in this! - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jessica Bowen &lt;jessica.bowen74(a)gmail.com&gt; Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:04 AM Subject: [East-CAC] Fwd: Block party details To: East CAC Discussion &lt;East-CAC(a)eastraleigh.org&gt; FYI: Tornado recovery party info. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: &lt;nccritters(a)aol.com&gt; 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 11am<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks… 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 N<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.ht…f_>. 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 _______________________________________________ East-CAC mailing list East-CAC(a)eastraleigh.org http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/east-cac _______________________________________________ Lockwood mailing list Lockwood(a)eastraleigh.org http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/lockwood