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  • MEGA Yard Sale 2016 – Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016

    Mark your calendars! Our annual HP Neighborhood MEGA yard sale is happening this year on Saturday, October 1st at 7 am

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    If you plan on having a yard sale that day, and would like to be added to the neighborhood map, please add your info HERE. The neighborhood map lists all the homes that will be having a yard sale that day and is distributed to neighbors to make treasure hunting in Hollywood Park easy and organized.

    If you have questions please email hpna95822@gmail.com

    Printable Map of participating neighbors HERE

    Check out this awesome Garage Sale Guide for Pricing your items that we found online –  Happy selling!yard-sale-price-guide

  • HPNA Ice Cream Social and Movie Night

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    Join your neighbors for our end of summer social and outdoor movie! As always, the film (and popcorn!) is being provided courtesy of our fabulous City Council member Jay Schenirer. This year’s feature film will be Disney’s The Jungle Book. Our signature hot dog meal deals (both meat and soy) will begin at 6PM with free ice cream for dessert. Bring a side dish or a salad and the hot dogs are on us (limit 2)!

    This year we’ll also have information tables from neighbors and others for everyone to check out. We’ll have ‘Succulent Propagation Basics with Pearl Skelton, Harvest Hollywood Park, an expert gardener in the neighborhood to ans    wer any gardening questions and the Sacramento Public Library. These folks will be at the event from 6-730PM, so there is plenty of time to enjoy your meal, chat with your neighbors and learn something new.
    Don’t forget to bring a blanket or chairs because after the ice cream and hot dogs, at sundown, the film will be projected onto a huge portable movie screen.     

    If you would like to volunteer for a shift helping out, please CLICK HEREIf you plan to bring a side dish or salad, please CLICK HERE

    If you interested sharing your gardening know how, please contact maradik@gmail.com

    When: Saturday, September 10, 6pm-10pm 

    Where: Hollywood Park Elementary School, 4915 Harte Way

  • National Night Out 2016

    NNO SliderNational Night Out (NNO) is Tuesday, August 2nd this year and we can’t wait to get out in our neighborhood and meet all of our fabulous neighbors.

    What is NNO you ask?! National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live. The National Night Out program culminates annually on the first Tuesday of August and neighbors participate across thousands of communities from all 50 states. Of course Hollywood Park is proud to be a part of this annual tradition.

    Every year we put together a map of homes that volunteer in the neighborhood to be “open” or host homes in our community. For people that aren’t hosting you are encouraged to stroll the neighborhood, chat with neighbors you already know and meet new ones in the spirit of NNO. Basically it is a strolling  neighborhood party hop!

    In the past some host homes have offered strolling neighbors a tasty treat; such as a root beer float, pulled pork sliders, ice cream, lemonade/refreshments to name a few. Hosts are not obligated to provide anything other than friendliness, but of course the amazing people of our Hollywood Park never cease to amaze us with their generosity!

    Be sure to mark your calendars for August 2nd this Summer to meet all the fantastic people out and about for National Night Out!

    If you would like to be a host house this year please email hpna95822@gamil.com to be added to the NNO map. 

  • 2016 Annual 4th of July Parade

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    Every year Hollywood Park neighbors meet up at Leonardo da Vinci School on the 4th of July to celebrate our countries independence by walking in an annual parade! Here are all the details to make sure you are ready to celebrate with the neighborhood!

    Schedule:

    9:00 am: Gather at LDV (4701 Joaquin Way) for refreshments and meeting your neighbors

    9:30 am: Parade leaves from LDV going South on Joaquin Way.

    11:00 am: Parade arrives back at LDV

    What you need:

    Bikes, trikes, noise makers, wagons, strollers and your red, white, and blue best! All are welcome at the parade!

    The Route:

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    The route is the same as last year: Start at da Vinci School, south on Joaquin, left on Shielah to Harte, left on Hollywood Way, left on Irvin, left on 23rd St, left on 22nd Ave, left on Larson, right on Meer, left on Joaquin, and back to da Vinci School.

    Volunteer Opportunities:

    We will need neighbors to help with publicity, handing out flyers to houses on the route, and on the day of the parade we’ll need parade marshals, donations of refreshments or homemade treats, and help with setup and cleanup of the refreshments and supplies. Also, if you have creative talents or ideas to increase the neighborhood’s patriotic spirit, we’d love your help!

    Feel free to contact Parade Coordinators to lend a helping hand!

    Jannelle Rattigan (916-455-1510) jwrattigan@aol.com

    Patty Turner (916-451-6263)920sac@gmail.com

     

     

  • Hollywood Park Citrus Harvest – A Call for Volunteers!

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    We are looking for some great volunteers for the 2nd Harvest Sacramento coordinated Hollywood Park Citrus Harvest!
    Last year we harvested over 3000 pounds of citrus (yes, three thousand!!).

     

    EVENT DETAILS:
    Date: Saturday, February 20, 2016
    Time: 9 am
    Location: Centennial Methodist Church 5401 Freeport Blvd

    Volunteers are needed to:
    1. Bring a tasty morning treat to Centennial United Methodist Church at 8:45am
    2. Harvest trees
    3. Have a tree harvest

    Please contact Christina Maradik-Symkowick at harvesthollywoodpark@gmail.com or go to the Event Brite Page or the Facebook Invite

    Happy Harvesting!!

    To stay up to date please join our Harvest Hollywood Park Facebook Group too for future beighborhood harvests!

  • 2015 President’s Annual Report

    Dear Members,

    This past year has been especially eventful for the Hollywood Park Neighborhood Association. Perhaps most significantly, the HPNA made substantial progress on the neighborhood sign project begun in 2014. The HPNA board chose an accomplished local artist and fabricator, Casey Marshall, and three sign designs that the membership narrowed down to one final sign design at the September 2015 general meeting. This iconic sign, which is as much a public art installation as it is a traditional sign, will be sure to make Hollywood Park a place everyone in Sacramento will know about. Although funds have been promised from City Councilmember Jay Schenirer and County Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, the HPNA will raise additional funds before construction begins. Once the board approves a detailed proposal for the project, fundraising efforts will kick into high gear. For more information on the sign project, please visit our web site at hollywoodpark.org.
    Among other HPNA firsts, we kicked off the year with a huge citrus harvest event in partnership with Soil Born Farms’ Harvest Sacramento, Harvest Hollywood Park and Centennial United Methodist Church. Over 100 volunteers from all of Sacramento came to Hollywood Park to pick over 3,000 pounds of citrus. The next Hollywood Park Neighborhood Harvest will be held once again at Centennial United Methodist Church on Freeport Blvd. at 9AM on February 20, 2016. To sign up contact Christina Maradik-Symkowick at harvesthollywoodpark@gmail.com or 916-524-2754.

    We also made a foray into city planning by sending comment letters to do the following:
    • Encouraging trees and sidewalks to be installed as part of the Soccer Planet parking lot project.
    • Supporting North Franklin Business District grant applications to study Franklin Blvd. improvements.
    • Opposing the fuel center for the Curtis Village development.
    • Requesting that the storefronts for the new Raley’s / Land Park Commercial Center project be re-oriented towards the street.
    • Requesting that the Environmental Impact Report for the Raley’s / Land Park Commercial Center project include a traffic / pedestrian / bicycle safety study.

    We continued to coordinate quarterly neighborhood meetings with interesting speakers and topics. Some examples include the following:

    • Jay Schenirer, Hollywood Park’s City Councilmember.
    • Patrick Kennedy, Hollywood Park’s County Supervisor.
    • Tenley Luke, Principal, Hollywood Park Elementary School.
    • Captain Dave Peletta of the Sacramento Police Department to discuss crime and safety.
    • Marti Brown of the North Franklin Business District to discuss a potential traffic lane diet for Franklin Blvd. and 24th Street.
    • Dominic Allamano of Soil Born Farms to discuss ways to make the most of our urban food sources.
    • The Raley’s development team to discuss the plans for the new Raley’s / Land Park Commercial Center on Freeport Blvd.
    • Bill Busath, Director of the City of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities, to discuss the departments infrastructure needs and proposed rate hikes.

    The HPNA coordinated several wonderful events. Once again, Hollywood Park had a wildly successful 4th of July parade with the addition of volunteers stationed at neighborhood intersections to ensure the safety of all those bike-riding kids following Hollywood Park resident Wally Clark’s fire truck. In September, the HPNA coordinated the annual Hollywood Park Ice Cream Social and Movie Night with several new volunteers and neighbor-supplied side dishes and salads. Special thanks go out to City Councilmember Jay Schenirer for providing the movie, Big Hero 6, and popcorn. The HPNA also coordinated three successful neighborhood cleanup days in partnership with Eleakis and Elder Photography, Sutter Bicycle Company, and the Jointed Cue. And, the mega yard sale was once again a huge success!

    The HPNA worked with City Councilmember Schenirer’s office and the Sacramento Police Department to successfully convince squatters to leave two neighborhood residences. While Hollywood Park remains an incredibly safe neighborhood, the HPNA’s own efforts to coordinate neighbors to address crime and safety has had its own fits and starts in 2015. A neighborhood watch meeting was coordinated by neighbors in the spring and in an effort to encourage block-based neighborhood watch groups to form, the HPNA board voted to provide micro-grants to any neighbors that formed such groups. However, no such groups came forward. The HPNA board then voted in December for the resurrected HPNA Safety Committee to coordinate a Hollywood Park Community Watch Program and to use the grant money for the purchase of materials to help facilitate the program. Look for more from the Community Watch Program in 2016.

    The HPNA successfully published four neighborhood newsletters and volunteers delivered them to 1,500 residences throughout the neighborhood. The HPNA emailed monthly updates and added new content to the web site, including multiple blog posts, a sign project section, financial reports, and meeting agendas. The ever vibrant Neighborhood Improvement Committee coordinated mistletoe abatement and tree-planting canvassing efforts as well as the Holiday Bow Project and the Holiday Decorating Contest. The Business Committee signed on so many new business members and sold so many ads for the newsletter that there is no more room to add any more.
    Finally, an annual report would not be complete without thanking all of you for your continued support. Without the volunteers and members of the HPNA, none of this could have occurred.
    Thank you and happy new year!
    John Maradik-Symkowick

  • Disaster Preparedness Town Hall

    If these recent storms have you concerned, consider heading to the Disaster Preparedness Meeting over at Town Hall to gather all the details on how to prepare in the event of natural disaster emergency.

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  • HPNA’s First Annual Tree Planting Campaign

    • Shaded walkable streets
    • More energy efficient homes
    • A more active community
    • A beautiful place to call home

    All of these benefits and more can be achieved through the simple act of planting trees. Take part in Hollywood Park’s first annual tree planting campaign!

    It’s easy! Utilize the FREE Shade Tree program offered by the Sacramento Tree Foundation in partnership with SMUD, and then gather a few friends, family members or neighbors and get planting. Foresters will help you choose the best tree for your home.

    Visit sactree.com/shadetrees or call the Sacramento Tree Foundation at (916) 924-8733 for more info.

    To help volunteer for future tree related efforts of the Hollywood Park Neighborhood Association, please email the Neighborhood Improvement Committee at HPNA95822@gmail.com.

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  • HPNA Sign Committee Answered Questions from the Community at Nov. HPNA BOD Meeting

    Over 20 Hollywood Park residents, including several HPNA members, participated in a discussion prompted by HPNA member Cathy Rogala at the November 9,2015 meeting of the HPNA Board of Directors held at Centennial United Methodist Church.  Ms. Rogala requested to add an agenda item regarding the Hollywood Park Sign Sculpture Project and submitted written questions to the Board in advance of the meeting. The HPNA Sign Committee prepared written responses to Ms. Rogala’s questions and those responses were the basis of a productive discussion at the meeting of neighbors’ concerns and questions regarding the Sign Sculpture Project. The three main topics discussed were: the funding sources of the Sign Sculpture Project, the process for selecting a design for the sign, and how neighborhood engagement in the process thus far has been organized by the HPNA Board. Please refer to the written questions and answers for complete details. Both Ms. Rogala’s questions and the HPNA Sign Committee’s responses are publicly available on the HPNA website here. All of the HPNA’s information about the Sign Sculpture Project is posted on a dedicated HPNA web site page, at this link: https://hpnadev.hollywoodpark95822.org/hpneighborhoodsignsculpture/.

    At the end of the discussion, the HPNA Board agreed to continue its communication efforts regarding the Sign Sculpture Project both on social media and in the newsletter.  The Board also announced its support of an idea presented at the meeting to add or expand the sign and neighborhood identity project in the future to include other entrances to Hollywood Park or other forms of neighborhood signs. As always, the HPNA Board welcomes more community involvement to expand the HPNA’s capabilities to work on neighborhood improvement.