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By Staff on October 6, 2011
By Holly Smith The House of Mews had two surprise additions during September’s Cooper-Young Festival. A box labeled “Free Kittens, Take One” was left on Evelyn Street near the Festival. A passer-by discovered the box containing four five-week-old kittens. Two kittens were adopted by Festival-goers on the short walk from Evelyn to The House of [...]
Posted in Business, Community News, Events, Goings On!, Pets | Tagged animals, fitness, fundraiser, The House of Mews, volunteering |
By Staff on October 6, 2011
By Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell Parents are their children’s first teachers. Children learn by observing their parents, listening and participating in family conversations, engaging in common interests, and spending time with each other. As parents, we start preparing our children from birth for a happy, healthy, and successful life. As our kids enter school, we [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Parenting, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Leslie Thompson The third Friday of every September in Cooper-Young arrives with a distinctive feeling. It is an almost singular type of excitement that one normally reserves for the last day of school or even Christmas Eve. The sensation is not unlike that of a roller coaster ride with the anticipation it brings as [...]
Posted in Community News, Events | Tagged Business, Cooper Young, Cooper-Young Festival, CYCA, events, music, neighbors, volunteering |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Dee Boyland Neighbors, please join us for our annual pre-Festival Friday 4 Miler neighborhood clean up! We want our blocks to shine for the runners who come out to support our community. This year we will pick up on Wednesday, September 14, at 5pm. This will allow the City of Memphis to collect the [...]
Posted in Community News, Events | Tagged Cooper Young, CYCA, events, Festival 4-Miler, volunteering |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Libby Flynt The Cooper-Young Festival Friday 4 Miler is right around the corner. So are you ready to run, volunteer, or party? Now is the time to plan your Neighbors Light the Way party so our runners are cheered on every step along the race route. The CY 4 Miler Facebook page has a Light [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On! | Tagged events, Festival 4-Miler, kids, neighbors, Neighbors Light the Way, volunteering |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Ginger Spickler What can you do in an hour? Balance your checkbook? Catch a TV show? Clean out the fridge? It’s not a lot of time – less than 1% of your week, in fact. But in just one hour a week you can make a significant impact on not one, but two children’s lives [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, kids, midtown, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Ginger Spickler For the record, Peabody’s dads are some of our best and most faithful volunteers, so the two “Peabody Moms Summer Retreats” that were held in June and July certainly weren’t meant to discount the contributions of dads at the school. But sometimes, girls just gotta have fun! So, with the intent of [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Mary Baker The Idlewild Historic District Association gathered at Chimes and Occasions, 201 South Cooper, for a potluck dinner on July 5. Idlewild neighbors brought dishes that included spaghetti, fried chicken, vegetable salads, and deviled eggs. It all added up to a delicious and fun meal. Everyone was especially thrilled when Anne and Douglas [...]
Posted in Idlewild Historic District News | Tagged books, membership, midtown, neighbors, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Stacey Adams The Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is looking for families to volunteer to host foreign exchange students for its Academic Year Program (AYP) for the 2011-12 school year. This unique program offers students the chance to be fully-immersed in a cultural experience which includes connecting with a host family in the United [...]
Posted in Community News, Education | Tagged Education, family, volunteering |
By Staff on July 1, 2011
After a year of serving already, I would like to say thank you for officially voting me in as your CYCA Vice President a couple months ago. I can’t wait to get started on……Pardon me, what was that? John did what? He’s where? I’m what? In case you are unaware, our former President, John Kinsey, [...]
Posted in Letters from the President | Tagged Community News, membership, Safety, volunteering |
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