Wednesday, August 6

4-5pm

NEN Center

803 N. Notre Dame Ave.

For anyone not familiar with or new to the neighborhood, the NENC operates a food pantry at the NENC Center–the firehouse located at 803 N. Notre Dame Ave.  Recipients must live in the 46617 zip code and are eligible to receive food once a month. 

Currently the pantry is open on Tuesday 9-11a & 2-4p, Wednesday 2-4p, and Friday 2-4p.  The food panty relies on generous donations of food and toiletries from neighbors, corporate donors, church congregations, and receives additional items from the Food Bank of Northern Indiana either by purchase or through commodities distributions.  The pantry also relies on the generous time given by it’s volunteers who are largely members of Sacred Heart Parish or neighborhood residents.

At the July NENC Board meeting, members voted to form a committee to oversee the food pantry instead of having it be run coordinated by a single volunteer.  Molly Whelan will serve as a temporary chairperson until the committee is fully formed.

An initial interest and information meeting will be held at the firehouse on Wednesday, August 6 from 4-5pm, immediately following the Wednesday distribution hours.  Participants who want to see the pantry in action are welcome to come before 4, and the meeting will end promptly at 5pm.  If you are interested in participating or have feedback or ideas for the pantry, but are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Molly Whelan at 289-3968 or mowhelan@sbcglobal.net for more information about how you can help.

Donations from neighborhood residents and businesses are always needed and welcome (non-perishable food items and toiletries) and can be dropped off at the pantry during the regular weekly hours.

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Calling all neighborhood green thumbs, anyone looking to make some new gardening friends, or anyone looking for a home for those extra plants you take out of your garden! 

The NENC garden group is going to meet and do some planning and work to give Quigley Park some much-needed attention in honor of longtime neighborhood resident Arlene Quigley who passed away this winter.  Of course, all neighbors and friends are welcome!  All meetings/work sessions will be held at Quigley Park or inside the NEN Center at 803 N. Notre Dame Ave.  Please contact Jean McManus with questions, ideas, or for more information.

Planning Meeting:  
Tuesday April 22 5:30-6:30pm

Workdays:
Friday, April 18, 3:30-5:00pm
Friday, April 25, 3:30-5:00pm

On Thursday, April 24th, 2008 from 5:30-6:30pm at the Robinson Community Learning Center (921 N. Eddy St.-South Bend), there will be a public information and input meeting on the Northeast Neighborhood State Road 23 Project, more formally referred to as “SR 23 Added Travel Lanes in South Bend, Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana Designation # 9133615 Project # STP-S050 (007) PE”.

The purpose of this meeting is to solicit comments about the SR 23 road improvement project beginning from 0.2 mile south of Campeau Street (on Eddy Street/South Bend Avenue) and extending along SR 23 (South Bend Avenue) to end at east of Twyckenham Drive, 0.05 miles south of Edison Road.  Approximately 10.44 acres of permanent and temporary right-of-way involving residential (7.29), commercial (2.75), and urban woods (0.4) may be required for the project. In addition, approximately 4 acres of land (lot remnants) might revert to the city for possible development as an urban trail adjacent to South Bend Avenue. Forty-eight relocations including 45 homes and three businesses, two of which are currently closed, may be required due to the added travel lanes and intersection reconfigurations.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate.  If you have any questions about this meeting, please contact a member of the project team at 1-800-291-8242, or contact a the Northeast Neighborhood Council at info@northeastneighborhood.com.