Neighborhood Clean Up- Trash Bash April 20,2024

  • Meet at the picnic pavilion in Glenville Park at 10 AM to receive materials (trash bags, gloves etc.). We will spread out around the park, and the neighborhood parkways hunting trash. Bring filled bags back to the pavilion by 11:30 AM.
  • It is a great way to get service time for scouts, religious and other organizations. Note: you do not need to register. The NCPNA is already registered as a group.
  • Like in past years, you can place your electronics in the pick-up truck at 407 Palomar between 9AM and 1:30 PM Saturday. They will be delivered to Richardson Square for recycling.
  • Take papers for shredding to Richardson Square
  • Bring the following to the First United Methodist Church Richardson: Eyeglasses for the Lion’s Club, donations for Network, and cooking oil. Receive a free bag of compost.

For more details, maps of the set up for the Richardson Square and FUMC, and to know what is being recycled, visit: City Trash Bash Information For questions contact: Contact Phyllis Slaughter at phyllis.slaughter@gmail.com for questions.

Spring Celebration Saturday
March 23, 10:30am

Join us on March 23rd at 10:30am for a Spring Celebration and Egg Hunt in Glenville Park! It’s a fun-filled day for the whole family, brought to you in partnership with Town North Park, College Park, and TJ’s Dawg House food truck. Egg-citement awaits:

  • Separate egg hunts for different age groups with prizes hidden in every egg!
  • Get your giggles on with classic games: Hula Hoops, 3-legged races, egg toss, and cornhole.
  • Tantalize your taste buds: TJ’s Dawg House food truck will be serving up delicious treats (available for purchase).

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and baskets for an egg-cellent time! Spread the word and share the fun!

February 2024 Newsletter

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Membership Update

Your membership dues allow the NCPNA to host our January Annual Meeting Dinner, provide materials to implement and promote our 5-6 special events and other monthly programs, support the flag program and keep the neighborhood informed about all of our activities, especially our crime watch/public safety and other city news and developments.

Our volunteer flag placement team makes it possible for us to offer the combined membership and flag placement for $65 which is a savings of $10 for members. Membership alone is $25.

Book Club

We had a great first meeting of the year! Many members missed due to sickness this month, but we still enjoyed the discussion of the young adult science fiction read, Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, chosen by Julie Cogdill. Newcomers and long-time loyalists to the sci-fi genre had fun. Young adult books may make more of an appearance in our book club as the fun, quick read was a hit!

Looking ahead to February, we have the author of On a Quiet Street, Seraphina Nova Glass, joining us for our meeting thanks to Linda Vaughn! This is a book club you will NOT want to miss! Join us Saturday 2/24 from 1-3pm at Hannah Spate’s home whether you’ve read the book or not.

If you’d like to get on our book club list, please email: spateshannah@gmail.com. Happy Reading!

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Information on the old Sears building

On Feb. 7th the owner/developer, broker, and general contractor for the property at 201 South Plano Road (the old Sears building) had an open house outside in front of the old Sears Building.

Several residents from NCPNA went in addition to residents from the other neighborhoods in East Richardson. There were about 300 people in attendance. 

The developer/broker were not prepared for the size of crowd.  They had only 15 brochures to hand out, no speaker system, and no posters or diagrams other than what was in the brochure.

The plan is to place a Japanese Grocery store, AEON (https://www.welcome-aeon.com/) in the back of the building.  It will be the first of the chain outside of Asia.  According to the developer, the store will not just carry Japanese food, however, they expect people to come a long distance to the store.  They claimed it would be on the level of Sprouts or maybe Whole foods.  The stores in the AEON chain in the Asia are department stores that sell food, household goods, clothing and other items.  Similar to a Super Target.  However, the one in Richardson, they said, will only have groceries. 

They plan to have a few smaller stores and eateries (such as a Panera).  It was not clear whether these places would be in the AEON or under the roof but outside the store.

They do not have all the permits cleared yet.  The city has some improvements to safety and traffic access they need to make first.

They were not able to work out an arrangement with Sprouts, Whole Foods, or HEB. 

December 2023 News Flash

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Membership Rally: Tacos with the Mayor
    When: Thursday January 18th, 6-8pm.
    Where: Amigos, 940 E Beltline Road.

NCPNA will provide a taco buffet dinner for members and new members. Adult beverages will be a personal expense. You may renew or join at the event.

Membership Renewal Time

This is the time of year we have our annual renewal cycle. Renew your membership here.

Don’t Panic, errors happen. If we’ve made a mistake, please let us know and we will sort it out. Some of you have flags contracted directly with the Rotary. You are missing out on a $10 discount!

Renew or Join  If there is an error, please contact  john.e.slaughter@gmail.com.

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December 2023 Newsletter

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Hot Chocolate Bar – Make Sure to Vote
Sunday December 17th, 6:30pm-7:30pm
4 Briarcrest Court.

Help us select the best decorated houses in our neighborhood. Between now and Sunday, 12/17, walk or drive the neighborhood to see all the holiday decorations. Use this link to vote on line or bring the a ballot to the event on Sunday. Please select your two favorite houses. Join us for a hot chocolate bar and to cast your vote! Winners will be announced at 7:30pm.

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November 2023 Newsletter

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Veteran’s Day Thanks & Giving Yoga + Brunch

Please join us for a free all-ages/all-abilities Gratitude Yoga and brunch on 11/18 at 9am. This will be an instructor-led gentle yoga practice with bubbly beverages and pastries to follow at Glenville Park. Bring a mat if you have one. In addition to yoga, we’ve registered with “Treats for Troops” for a special opportunity to give back. If you have leftover candy from Halloween or simply want to buy more to donate, we will collect any individually wrapped candy during the event. You can read more about the organization here.

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October 2023 Newsletter

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National Night Out

National Night Out, A great Success

National Night Out on Tuesday, October 3rd, attracted over 200 people who enjoyed great weather, burgers, tacos and sandwiches from the Grill LLC Food Truck and Kona Ice. The popular Berkner Drum Line gave a another great performance and young children were excited to meet Chase from Paw Patrol, a popular cartoon show. Our Richardson First Responders dropped by as did our City Council member Curtis Dorian. Local merchants, especially Applebee’s, donated items for our many door prizes!

We collaborated with the College Park and Town North neighborhood associations for our biggest event in many years! Thanks to our volunteers who helped promote, set up and tear down the event! See photos here.

Robert Grinsfelder
Cell: 972.313.5053
rmgrins@aol.com

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