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Annual meeting invite will be arriving soon!

I mentioned in a previous blog post that the South Capitol Neighborhood Association board is required to hold a meeting of its membership each year in February. I kind of buried this info in that post, which was more about how to become a member of our neighborhood association (which, just to remind you, costs nothingContinue reading “Annual meeting invite will be arriving soon!”

Jan 2024 Association Board Meeting Agenda

The next meeting of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board is Weds, January 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the Lincoln Elementary School Library. See the agenda. Want to become a member of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association? We now have 61 members (whoo-hoo!), but would love to have moreContinue reading “Jan 2024 Association Board Meeting Agenda”

Latest news on possible school closures

The South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) board met at our monthly meeting on Dec 13th, and one item on the agenda was an update on the possible closure of Lincoln Elementary School. Previously, I posted a blog on this website in early November, about a proposal by the Olympia School Board to move Lincoln studentsContinue reading “Latest news on possible school closures”

Board Minutes Nov 2023

South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board Meeting MinutesWeds, Nov 8, 2023 6:30-8:30 pmLincoln Elementary School library Introductions and Call Meeting to OrderMembers of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) in attendance:John Saunders, PresidentGerry Apple, Vice PresidentSue Hedrick, SecretaryTreacy Duerfeldt, At Large member John called the meeting to order and the attendees introduced themselves. In addition toContinue reading “Board Minutes Nov 2023”

Neighborhood matching grants

Every year, the City of Olympia budgets money to support neighborhood matching grants. These are given to Recognized Neighborhood Associations (RNAs) to fund small projects. To be an RNA, we must complete a form each year that lists the members of our members, number of members of our association, previous year’s meeting dates and numberContinue reading “Neighborhood matching grants”

Many thanks to Halloween helpers

Gerry Apple, vice president of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association, visited the Olympia Police Department this week to hand-deliver thank-you notes from the neighborhood association board to the five volunteers and four police officers who helped direct traffic on Halloween night. Over 2,000 trick-or-treaters of all ages visited South Capitol neighborhood homes – particularly thoseContinue reading “Many thanks to Halloween helpers”

A big shout out to our new members!

I did a blog post earlier this week about membership in the South Capitol Neighborhood Association and in it, I included a link to a page on our website where you can join up. An email with the link then went out to our listserv (email distribution list) and many of you responded. As ourContinue reading “A big shout out to our new members!”

A few words about membership

At our recent board meeting, one of the items we discussed was membership in the South Capitol Neighborhood Association. The reason this came up was really two-fold: we have several new members on the board (like me) who are learning about the board’s history and purpose, and what we as board members are supposed toContinue reading “A few words about membership”

Board Minutes Oct 2023

South Capitol Neighborhood Association Board Meeting MinutesWeds, Oct 11, 2023 6:30-8:30 pmLincoln Elementary School library Introductions and Call Meeting to OrderMembers of the South Capitol Neighborhood Association (SCNA) in attendance:John Saunders, PresidentGerry Apple, Vice PresidentSue Hedrick, SecretaryAddie Spencer, TreasurerAt-large members: Lorie Hewitt, Emily Tilger, Treacy Duerfeldt and Howard Goldberg John called the meeting to orderContinue reading “Board Minutes Oct 2023”