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September 2018 Newsletter

September 1, 2018

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FEATURES THIS MONTH

Our Board President’s message on “See Something, Say Something” with info on the WeTip Hotline for reporting anonymously
Meet our Keynote Speaker for the 23rd Annual Sparkplug Recognition Banquet – Find banquet registration forms and more at the Sparkplug Banquet page
Did you know National Good Neighbor Day is September 28th?
Find Back-to-School Safety Tips from the Evansville Fire Department
The Evansville Police Department recently shared vehicle theft prevention tips

SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING – Candidates’ Forum

Find information on the front page of the newsletter for information about this month’s opportunity to meet your candidates, hear from them and ask your questions.
Visit our Candidates’ Forum post for links to several Tools for Voters as well.

COMMUNITY EVENT NEWS

Clean Evansville event info (Our publishing date coincided with September’s clean up day. Under the feature image, we’ve inserted the next month’s info to allow planning ahead.)
Southeast Side Neighborhood Association invites you their September meeting for a presentation by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office regarding Castle Doctrine
Energize Evansville Fitness in the Bowl event
Coffee with a Cop – meet with EPD Crime Prevention Officers
Evansville Police Department sector meetings at the Crime Prevention Office
Tox Away Day and Electronics Recycling Days are coming up this month
Mayor’s SPECIAL Traveling City Hall Program – This time, the event will be on a Saturday at Eastland Mall and will feature the Pre To 3 program of the Vanderburgh County Health Department
2018 RNNC – Oct. 4-6, 2018 – Dayton, OH – Registration is open
Free Home Energy Assessment offer sponsored by Vectren in partnership with J.E. Shekell
Greater Lincolnshire Neighborhood Association invites you to their Lincolnshire Front Porch Festival

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August 2018 Newsletter

August 1, 2018

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FEATURES THIS MONTH

National Night Out – Tues., Aug. 7 – 6pm – Wesselman Park
Our Board President’s message on Youth Athletics
Looking Ahead: UNOE’s Candidates Forum – Sept. 27, 2018
Catch a preview of the 23rd Annual Sparkplug Recognition Banquet – Take a look back at the 2017 Sparkplug Award winners
and get ready for the first Neighborhood Summit (see below)

AUGUST GENERAL MEETING – Neighborhood Summit

Find information on the front page of the newsletter to prepare your Neighborhood Association representatives and members who’ll be attending this month’s meeting.

Together we can learn from one another, encourage each other and discover ideas and solutions for continuing the great impact that neighborhoods have on our community!
See you at the Summit in a few weeks!

COMMUNITY EVENT NEWS

Clean Evansville event info
Mayor’s Traveling City Hall Program – featuring an e is for everyone Summer Grill
Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting information
2018 RNNC – Oct. 4-6, 2018 – Dayton, OH – Early Bird Registration is open
Evansville Police Department’s Citizen’s Academy is accepting registrations for the fall session
Chicken with a Cop – meet with EPD Crime Prevention Officers
Information from Larry Caplan & his new venture: Caplan’s Maple Grove Tree & Landscape Consultant
Redistricting Reform Activity Training offered by the League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana and the Indiana Coalition for Independent Redistricting

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Announcements

July 2018 Newsletter

July 2, 2018

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FEATURES THIS MONTH

The UNOE office has moved! We’d love for you to come see our new office! Join us for our Open House on Thurs., July 26, 2018, between 5:00 – 7:00pm at 320 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, in the EVPL Annex at the corner of Cherry St & ML King Jr Blvd.
Please note the parking & entry instructions on the first page of the newsletter. (This will take the place of the July General Meeting.) — We’re grateful to Two Men & a Truck – Evansville for the fantastic help with moving day!
Neighborhood Celebration Day at the Franklin Street Bazaar – Showcase your neighborhood alongside UNOE at this event. Contact our office if you plan to attend. We’ll see that space is reserved for your tent near ours or your members are welcome to join us under our tent. Let’s share with bazaar visitors what great things Neighborhood Associations are doing in and for this community!
National Night Out is coming soon!
Early bird registration for the 2018 Regional Neighborhood Network Conference on Oct. 4-6, 2018, in Dayton, OH, begins the first week of July.
Neighborhood Photos – If you have some photos from your neighborhood to share with us, please email them to office@unoevansville.org or contact the office to arrange other means.
We’re looking for scenic photos to use online (such as the featured image with this post) as well as pictures of changes/improvements in your neighborhood and of your members in action.
Up to 5 of your photos can be part of the dinnertime slideshow at this fall’s Sparkplug Banquet too!

JULY GENERAL MEETING – Replaced by Open House

There will be no regular UNOE General Membership Meeting at the CK Newsome Center this month.
Instead, we invite you to our Open House at our new office.
See details above and on the front page of the newsletter.

COMMUNITY EVENT NEWS

Clean Evansville event info
Mayor’s Traveling City Hall Program – featuring the Mickey’s Kingdom community build
Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting information
Evansville Police Department sector meetings at the Crime Prevention Office and the next Coffee with a Cop
Free Home Energy Assessment sponsored by Vectren in partnership with J.E. Shekell
Splash into Summer has 3 locations in July
Fair Shot home ownership training classes offered in July by HOPE of Evansville and the Promise Zone in partnership with Old National and Fifth Third Bank

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May 2018 Newsletter

May 1, 2018

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FEATURES THIS MONTH

Workshop Presenters sought for the 2018 Regional Neighborhood Network Conference (RNNC) in Dayton, OH
Useful Community Development tips from Nancy Thompson, the 2017 Sparkplug Banquet speaker
Outdoor Entertaining Safety Tips from Evansville Fire Department
Update on the repeal of the local Good Neighbor Ordinance
Reminder for landlords: Rental Registry is still in effect for those with residential rental properties in the city limits
Exclusive showing of “Officer Involved” documentary at AMC Stadium 16 – tickets must be purchased by May 8 for the 15th showing: To reserve your tickets, visit the Tugg Event Page

MAY GENERAL MEETING

Guest Speaker: Ashley Jordan, Ph. D., Executive Director, Evansville African-American Museum
Program: Resurrecting a Front-Porch Community
Join in a discussion on building a community that
moves from the BACK PORCH, where we’ve become
guarded, hidden and protected from others,
to the FRONT PORCH, where we can
welcome, know and grow with our neighbors.

COMMUNITY EVENT NEWS

The Great Evansville Clean Up rescheduled – Keep Evansville Beautiful
Clean Evansville event info
Mayor’s Traveling City Hall Program – featuring Evansville Police Department‘s new VIPER Unit
Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting information
Spring Electronics Recycling Information
Energize Evansville – Healthier U Walk
Coffee with a Cop – meet with officers from Evansville Police Department (EPD) over a cup of coffee
EPD Sector Meetings with the Crime Prevention Unit and other guest speakers
Streets Alive! festival
The Answer play coming to the Victory Theatre, featuring scenes that include a Neighborhood Meeting – Hear an early version of a song featured in the play & heard at our April General Meeting: My Neighbor
& more!

SAVE THE DATE: Community Connections Block Party – hosted by Tepe Park Neighborhood Association – For more info or for community agencies seeking to be a vendor at the event, contact Housing@tepepark.org or safety@tepepark.org or call 812-746-4100

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April 2018 Newsletter

April 1, 2018

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FEATURES THIS MONTH

In Memoriam: Charleen Williamson, UNOE Past-President
Lightning Safety Tips from Evansville Fire Department
Being a Good Neighbor: Tending to Animal Waste (as per the Animal Control Ordinance)
City Recycling Information (Tire, Electronics, Yard Waste, Heavy Trash)
If you choose H&R Block this year to do your taxes, give your preparer the UNOE referral code (#40010001096998) & our agency will receive $20 for each new customer.

MARCH GENERAL MEETING

Guest Speaker: Dorothy Pergola, Development Coordinator – Gilda’s Club Evansville
Program: When Cancer Comes Knocking: How to Help or Seek Help

COMMUNITY EVENT NEWS

I-69 Ohio River Crossing Open Houses
Homebuyer Program with HOPE of Evansville
The Great Evansville Clean Up – Keep Evansville Beautiful
Mayor’s Traveling City Hall Program – featuring e is for everyone
Free Gardening Workshop – co-hosted by Keep Evansville Beautiful, Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program and Combs Landscape & Garden Center
& more!

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Announcements, Newsletters

March 2018 Newsletter

March 1, 2018

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FEATURES THIS MONTH

Learn how Vogel-Spring Park became Wesselman Park Neighborhood Association
Reminder: Please submit your Membership forms – deadline extended to Mar. 15
Find an invitation from University South Neighborhood Association
Attend the 23rd Annual Celebration of Leadership in support of the 5 nominees associated with UNOE
Take the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project survey to voice your opinion about the corridor choices
If you choose H&R Block this year to do your taxes, give your preparer the UNOE referral code (#40010001096998) & our agency will receive $20 for each new customer.

MARCH GENERAL MEETING

Guest Speaker: Joe Binkley, Assistant Director of Admissions, Ivy Tech Community College
Program: Our Community, Your College — How Ivy Tech & Neighborhoods Can Partner

COMMUNITY EVENT NEWS

EPD Sector Schedule Changes
EFD Spring Safety Tips
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site information
Meet Your Legislators – last one of the year!
Clean Evansville
Energize Evansville
Mayor’s Traveling City Hall Program
& more!

Announcements, Newsletters

January 2018 Newsletter Online!

January 4, 2018

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FEATURES THIS MONTH

January General Meeting
Guest Speaker: Mike Labitzke, Deputy Director Utilities, will present the Refresh Evansville strategy to replace aging water mains and supporting infrastructure
Election of UNOE Officers: Current slate of nominees & info for adding others

Evansville’s Food Desert – read more in the President’s message and map on pages 2 & 3

Mardi Gras Grand Parade – UNOE float information

Neighborhood Speaking Series with Nick Hermann, Vanderburgh County Prosector, and Dave Wedding, Vanderburgh County Sheriff

Meet Your Legislator 2018 dates