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December 2015
Fircrest Neighborhood Association
Fircrest Neighborhood
Newsletter
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Next FNA Meeting
Topics:
6:30pm Tues Dec 1st–
FNA Annual
Celebration &
Thank You Party @
Roundtable Pizza
(13503 Mill Plain),
non-alcoholic
drinks provided
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FNA 2015 “Thank You!” Party
Our neighborhood is filled with great people who contribute to
making a difference to improve our neighborhood. Please come
enjoy a meal with your neighbors and help us thank all the people
and organizations who helped our neighborhood during 2015! The
celebration will be Tues., Dec. 1st
at 6:30pm at Roundtable
Pizza (13503 SE Mill Plain Blvd) and will be the monthly FNA
Pg 1: FNA “Thank
You!” Party
Pg 1-2: Leaves
Pg 2: Winter Hours
gen Community
Please DON’T Leave Leaves in the Street
Vancouver residents should not rake or blow leaves in the street.
Vancouver does NOT operate a leaf service, where the City picks up
your leaves and charges you for this work. In Vancouver, deliberately
Pg 2: Women Build
blowing or raking leaves onto streets and leaving them there is actuTea hosted by
ally unlawful. Sweepers are generally no match for big piles of wet
leaves.
To prevent leaves from piling up on streets and clogging
Evergreen
storm water catch basins, Vancouver works with residents to solve the
Habitat for Huproblem.
manity
Vancouver residents are encouraged to rake, bag and take leaves to
Pg 3: Emergency
one of four local drop-off sites for free disposal, courtesy of the City
of Vancouver’s Fall Leaf Coupon Program. Free leaf disposal couPreparation
pons are attached to this newsletter. The coupons for Vancouver
and Clark County residents are good through Dec. 31. [cont., pg 2]
Park
Sat Dec 5th,
11:30am-1pm
Annual Women
Build Tea
at Artillery Barneighborhood meeting for Dec. The Fircrest Neighborhood Asso- racks, Fort Vanciation will provide non-alcoholic beverages for all who attend as a couver (600 E.
Hatheway).
Thank You for being great neighbor.
Please contact Margaret Milem ([email protected]) to suggest RSVP at 360737-1759.
a person or organization to recognize at the celebration.
This issue:
at LeRoy Haa-
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sat Jun 11th,
2016 Annual
Clean Up &
Plant Sale 8am2pm at Fircrest
Elementary
School (12001
NE 9th St). Call
Margaret for info
360-836-6736 .
Tues Aug 2nd,
2016 Annual
Eastside Community Picnic
& National
Night Out at
LeRoy Haagen
Park. Call Margaret for info
360-836-6736.
Neighbor Recognition & Appreciation...THANK
THANK YOU!
YOU
Thank you to all the neighbors who take the initiative to keep our neighborhood & LeRoy Haagen Park beautiful, with a special thank you to:
- Lisa N - coordinating the LeRoy Haagen Park Clean Up & Ivy Pull on the 4th Saturday of every month!
- Mike A - taking daily data on whether garbage cans in LeRoy Haagen are full or overflowing to help request extra trash cans from the city.
December 2015
Fircrest Neighborhood Association
Winter Hours
in effect for
LeRoy Haagen
Memorial
Community
Park
Leaves
[cont. from pg 1]
Residents can also find the coupons in
a variety of sites: in the Recycling Refresher newsletter, sent to all households in Clark County; on the City's
website at www.cityofvancouver.us/
solidwaste and at Vancouver City Hall
and other various City offices. This
year’s designated free leaf disposal
sites include City Bark, H & H Wood
Recyclers, West Van Materials Recovery Center and Triangle Resources.
The free leaf disposal program is intended to provide options for Vancouver residents with a lot of trees. Other
options include subscribing to Waste
Connections of Washington's yard debris collection services at
www.wcnorthwest.com or by calling
360-892-5370 or emailing [email protected]. You can
even compost leaves at home. Click
here to learn how through the regional Green Neighbors Program
(www.clarkgreenneighbors.org).
From November 2,
2015 to March 13,
2016, gazebos and
shelters at LeRoy
Haagen Park will be
closed each day
from 6pm to 6am.
The facilities at the
park are best used
during the daylights
hours,” said Julie
Hannon, Director of
the Parks and Recreation Department.
“We want to ensure
that our visitors
have the safest and
most enjoyable experience at our
parks. As it gets
darker earlier in the
evening during the
winter, gazebo and
shelter hours at
parks change to reflect that. Come
spring, these structures at our parks
will be open
longer.”
Annual Women Build Tea
Save the date for the Annual Women Build
Tea this holiday season hosted by Evergreen
Habitat for Humanity! The tea will be Saturday, December 5th from 11:30 am to 1 pm.
The festivities will be held in the beautifully
restored Artillery Barracks in Historic Fort
Vancouver at 600 East Hatheway, Vancouver,
WA. It's the perfect setting to kick off the
holiday season and give back at the same
time. The guest speaker this year will be
Ellie Alexander, local author of the Bakeshop
Mysteries. Call the office to RSVP, 360-7371759 or visit the website at www.ehfh.org.
Tickets are $30 and seats are limited, so reserve yours today!
They will also be drawing a winning raffle
ticket for the beautiful one-of-a-kind bracelet designed
by Michael
Nutter. Raffle
tickets are
$20 and all
proceeds
benefit the
Women
Build program. Don’t
miss your
chance to
win! Tickets can be purchased online at
www.ehfh.org.
City of Vancouver Disclaimer
The City of Vancouver supports the Neighborhood Associations in their effort to share vital information with residents to create a
more informed public. However, the information provided & the opinions & views expressed in the Neighborhood Association
newsletter or other documents do not necessarily represent the position of the City of Vancouver, nor does the City determine
whether the information published is accurate or appropriate. Printed by the City of Vancouver Office of Neighborhoods.
Fircrest Neighborhood Association
December 2015
Are You Ready for a Real Emergency?
No community will ever have enough firefighters, medics, police, public works and community health workers to fully address a catastrophic disaster. The answer is advance planning and family preparedness.
Every family should Build a Kit, Make A Plan and Be Informed. Involve all family members in disaster
planning. Set a deadline for completion and make it a priority. Go to www.ready.gov and get started.
Make a plan
Prepare your family by making an emergency plan.
Download the Family Emergency Plan at www.ready.gov, and fill it out.
Plan for the care of pets and family members who need help. Learn how to shut
off your utilities.
Learn the school, workplace and daycare emergency plan.
Gather family members and discuss the plan. Establish a meeting place. Practice your plan twice a year.
Identify an out-of-area contact for your family.
Three-day disaster kit
Water - 3 gallons (or more) per family member,
Non-perishable food to last the family 3 or more days,
Radio with spare batteries or hand crank powered,
Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger,
Flashlight with spare batteries, First aid kit, Dust masks,
Moist towelettes & toilet paper & other sanitary needs,
Plastic garbage bags, Duct tape, Tools to turn off utilities,
Bleach – unscented ordinary,
Matches/lighter in water tight container,
Candles, Spare change of clean clothing,
Dry blankets, Storage containers,
Disposable eating & drinking utensils,
Local map, Pet food & supplies,
Whistle to call for help, Don’t forget your medications,
You can get more information at:
http://www.cityofvancouver.us/fire/page/emergencypreparedness
City of Vancouver Disclaimer
The City of Vancouver supports the Neighborhood Associations in their effort to share vital information with residents to create a
more informed public. However, the information provided & the opinions & views expressed in the Neighborhood Association
newsletter or other documents do not necessarily represent the position of the City of Vancouver, nor does the City determine
whether the information published is accurate or appropriate. Printed by the City of Vancouver Office of Neighborhoods.
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