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Here are a few ways you can get involved in the neighborhood. Your suggestions are encouraged!
Join one of our community gardens
Our neighborhood now has two community gardens. One is located on the hill behind the Methodist Church at the corner of Chapel Hill Road and Huron Street. The other is in the Yorktowne Apartments near building #18 at the corner of
For more info on either garden,
contact Rebecca Wellborn
meadowsweetgardens@earthlink
Help deliver The Porch Light Newsletter
The Porch Light is a quarterly publication of the Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Neighborhood Association. The publication is delivered to over 500 homes in the TLNA by neighborhood volunteers.
If you would like to volunteer to help deliver The Porch Light please email the webmaster at tlnadurham@gmail.com. View past Porch Light editions.
Join the InterNeighborhood Council listserv
The INC listserv is one way to stay informed about Durham city government. http://www.durhaminc.org/list_server.html
Become a part of Southwest Central Durham Quality of Life Project
According to its website, "the Quality of Life Project brokers relationships and resources for the six neighborhoods of Southwest Central Durham. QOL
promotes, advocates for, and provides training and technical support to
residents, neighborhood organizations, and businesses to create strong,
stable, and safe neighborhoods. http://www.durhamqualityoflife.org
Adopt a Stream
Help plant trees around the neighborhood
Neighborhood Clean-up
Attend Partners Against Crime District 3 Meetings
Meet with police officers, Durham city and county government officials and neighbors from District 3 to discuss community crime and neighborhood quality of life issues. PAC-3 is a community based volunteer organization.
PAC-3 meet monthly on the second Saturday at 10 a.m.
Community & Family Life Rec. Center at Lyon Park. 1313 Halley Street. For more information, contact the District 3 Substation: 560-4583. http://www.durhampolice.com/pac/
Run for TLNA VP
Help conserve two cemeteries in our neighborhood
Submit your own ideas!
Is there a project you would like to spearhead in the neighborhood? Let us know and we will help you get started! Perhaps you don't have time? Let us know anyway, and we will help find volunteers to adopt your project.
