There are two events of interest to Seminole Manor neighbors on May12th:

CONA Awards Reception
RA Gray Building
6:00 event begins (free FOOD!)
6:30 program begins (See who won Neighborhood of the Year, Neighbor of the Year, etc)

Blueprint 2000 Public Hearing
TCC Student Union
5:30 Review materials with Blueprint staff
6:00 Presentation by Blueprint staff & Public comment period

The Blueprint mtg concerns Public Access corridors on CCSW (Capital Circle Southwest) and includes information about the completed PD&E (Project Development and Environmental) study.

Here is the announcement if you didn’t see it. stakeholders-invite-041408

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We are scheduled to clean up the traffic calming areas on

Saturday May 10th

10am

Meet at the corner of Cates and Rankin

Bring your wheelbarrow, pruning shears, garden gloves, and community spirit!

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We hope you will join us!

You are cordially invited to the Council of Neighborhood Association*s
28th Annual Meeting & Awards Reception on Monday, May 12, 2008.
Please join CONA, Leon County and the City of Tallahassee for this
special event honoring and celebrating the outstanding neighborhoods and
neighbors of our community.
In addition to CONA and City of Tallahassee awards, Leon County will be
presenting the awards for Neighborhood and Neighbor of the Year during
the reception, and all applicants, nominators and nominees are
encouraged to attend.
The reception will be catered and is free and open to the public.
Please share this invitation with your neighbors. We want to make sure
that all who would like to participate can attend!
The reception begins at 6 p.m., and the program begins at 6:30 p.m.,
which will feature keynote speaker Marjorie Turnbull.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Leon County
Public Information office at 606-5312 or e-mail pio@leoncountyfl.gov

The event is being held at the R.A. Gray building, Museum of Florida History.

If you would like to carpool, leave a comment on the blog or call 576-6418.

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The City’s twice yearly “Cash for Trash” event is happening again soon - Saturday, April 19 from 8am to 2pm. For the uninitiated, “Cash for Trash” encourages residents to bring items to the City’s Solid Waste Facility. You present your items along with your utility bill, and you get a $5 coupon that can be used on your next bill. As an added incentive, the city is giving away compact florescent light bulbs. Yay!

The drop off point is quite close to our neighborhood - on Municipal Way near Goodwill and the Messer fields. It sure beats driving all the way out to the landfill!

So … round up all those things that don’t (and shouldn’t) go in our weekly trash pick-up.

Here’s a short list of what can go:

Hazardous waste: left over paint, motor oil, gasoline, antifreeze, brake and transmission fluid, parts cleaner, batteries, pool chemicals, insecticides, paint thinner, solvents, caulks, and rust remover.

Also, watch batteries, fluorescent bulbs, thermometers, computers, monitors, and televisions.

From the City of Tallahassee website:

To receive the CFL’s or coupon, residential customers utilizing the program must present a City utility bill before unloading material. Customers can make multiple trips, however only one coupon per utility bill will be distributed. This allows customers disposing items for their neighbors to do so and assist them in reaping the benefits of the Cash for Trash program.

For more info, check out http://www.talgov.com/you/solid/cash.cfm

If you would like help loading or toting your items to “Cash for Trash,” contact Rob at 322-3373.

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We’ve posted a few more pictures from the Bike Rally here on the blog:

http://seminolemanor.wordpress.com/photos/

You can also find a slightly different assortment on the website:

http://seminolemanor.homestead.com/BikeRally2008.html

Enjoy!

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Seminole Manor kids show off their new helmets with TPD officer Damm.

Here’s the article that made it into the Tallahassee Democrat on Sunday.

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803230316

March 23, 2008

Rally enables kids to ride into spring safely

SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT

On Saturday more than 50 Seminole Manor residents and friends joined with members of the Tallahassee Police Department for a neighborhood bike rally. Participants received a free bicycle helmet from the Safe Kids program as well as information concerning the prevention of head injuries.

Volunteers repaired bicycles on the spot — patching and replacing tires, securing brake cables and doing safety checks.

Skilled help from outside the neighborhood was provided by Mormon missionaries Elder Jacobson and Elder Costello.

Everyone on bikes had the chance to practice safe bike riding with the rodeo course designed by the TPD officers.

Food for the event was donated by Olive Garden restaurant.

“This was inspired by the kids,” said Kary Kublin, a Seminole Manor resident. “They were asking for a bike race, but many didn’t have bikes that worked, and even more rode without helmets.

With spring break coming up, we really wanted to get the safety message out there.”

“Can we ride some more?” asked Renauris Crawford as the event came to a close.

And although it was over, the bike riding continued.

Rob has beat me to it and already posted pictures from the bike rally on the website. You can find them here:

http://seminolemanor.homestead.com/BikeRally2008.html

What a beautiful day, and what a wonderful event!

• To start off with, thank you Maya for sharing your idea for a bike rally.
• Thank you, Tallahassee Police Department Officers Damm and Pate. Your rodeo course was great, and the kids really enjoyed it. Many even said it was their favorite part.
• Thank you Safe Kids Program and Tammy Henderson for getting the helmets and safety info to us. Our kids have helmets now … and will be wearing them when they ride!
• Thank you Adrian for planning and orchestrating, and especially thank you for wrestling with helmet straps and thumb-resistant visors.
• Thank you to Linda, Joe, Lee and Michelle for getting the food on site and for helping with set-up, sign-in, and send-off.
• Thank you to Loquasha, Nikki, and the Olive Garden for the amazing spread of food. Our spaghetti picnic was scrumptious.
• Thank you to Elder Jacobson and Elder Costello, Mormon missionaries in service to the community. You guys have some awesome bike repair skills! The kids had you working constantly, often on 2 and 3 bikes at a time for 2 1/2 hours straight. We sure do appreciate it!
• Thank you Kris and Rob for your repair work and your tireless spirit. You kept us going!
• Thank you to Patrick and Holley for the kids’ favorite sweets.
• Thank you to Veranique, Ray, and Mrs. Harrison who donated bicycles.
• Thank you to all the kids who helped with set-up, getting the word out, and with clean-up. Meet you on the corner tomorrow for a ride!

The final thank you goes to all the neighbors in Seminole Manor who came out and enjoyed a day of helping kids to be safe!

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Our Neighborhood Bike Rally is coming soon. On Mar 22 from 1:00 - 3:00pm we will have the Tallahassee Police Department’s Bike Squad lead a bike rodeo on Cates Avenue. The street will be closed off and we will have food, games, and prizes. Representatives from Safe Kids will be distributing free bicycle helmets and safety information to kids who attend. Volunteers will be on hand to help with bicycle repairs.

All Seminole Manor residents are welcome to attend. Bring your bikes! Bring your parents! Bring a friend!

For more information contact Kary at smna2007@gmail.com. Or call 576.6418.

Feel free to share the flyer with other interested folk.

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It’s happening. We have the TPD Bike Rodeo and Safe Kids Helmet Give-away confirmed for Saturday, Mar 22. We have a flyer that is getting walked around this week.

Now we need your help.

We need folks who would be willing to:

1. bake cookies

2. repair bikes

3. work the registration table

4. distribute ice cream

5. help with set-up and clean-up.

Write to Kary at smna2007@gmail.com if you are able to do any of the above.  Or call 576.6418.

Many thanks!

kk