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Ken Magas Website 704 877 7151 ken@kenmagas.com

Diana Watson Social Co-Chair 704 996 9776 dianawatson3@gmail.com

Sarah Bradley Social Media 704 491 3760 sarah@bluefeathermedia.com

Kristan Magas Park & Recreation Liaison 704 488 0051 kdm2201@gmail.com

Andrew Woodruff Zoning & Real Estate Committee 704 953 5994 rawoodruff@carolina.rr.com

Russell Crandall Traffic Czar & Tree Committee Chair 704 894 2283 russellcrandall@yahoo.com

Ruffin Pearce Legal Chair & Zoning Committee 704 905 0505 wrpearcejr@gmail.com

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Eric Davis Zoning Committee 704 776 3013 ericadavis0123@yahoo.com

Julian T. Peterson Business Liaison 704 340 2529 Julian@advancedhomescapes.com

Beth Haenni Vice President 704 332 7992 beth.haenni@gmail.com

Monte Ritchey President 980 722 0922 monteritchey@gmail.com

Suzanne Henry Social Committee 614 746 9506 foleysuzanne@hotmail.com

Paul Shipley Treasurer 704 651 5897 shipley_paul@msn.com

Jenny Holman Secretary & Membership Chair 704 906 3334 jennyholman@mac.com

Melanie Sizemore Zoning & Real Estate Committee 704 375 3244 msizemore@realindex.com

Dana Inge Crime Czarina kayak1010@hotmail.com

Kris Solow Beautification 704 806 4456 ksolow@carolina.rr.com

Chip Jetton Social Co-Chair 704 608 1661 cjetton@cchrealtors.com Janet Karner Membership janetk@caro.net 2

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Ric Solow Beautification 704 334 2986 ric@solowdesigngroup.com

J O I N THE E C A I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

– Mahatma Gandhi

✤ Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

– Robert A. Heinlein

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Nancy O. Albert Editor/Newsletter Chair 704 779 0932 noalbert@carolina.rr.com

Blue bikes come to Elizabeth

by Nancy Albert If you’e walked or driven down Elizabeth Avenue recently you’ve probably noticed something new. There are two stands of blue rental bikes, one across from Carpe Diem and another near the CPCC campus, close to Kings Drive. They have been installed by Charlotte B-cycle which bills itself as the largest urban bike sharing system in the Southeast. Our two locations are part of a network of 20 stations around the city that will offer a total of 200 blue rental bikes. I’ve seen other stations including one near the pond in Freedom Park and at various spots uptown.

Charlotte is joining other large cities like Paris and London in offering a bike share program.

For a daily charge of $8 (or $65 yearly) you can become a member. Pick up a blue bike at any B-station by inserting a credit card and drop it off at any other B-station. Return it within 1/2 hour and your ride is free. Each additional 1/2 hour is $4 more. As we all know, bike riding promotes health and wellness and is a great way to get around the city. Instead of getting into your car, searching for a place to park (and often paying dearly

for it) use a B-cycle to run errands, grab lunch, travel from the bus or trolley stop or just for the fun of it.

According to Charlotte B-cycles the blue bikes are specially designed for urban riding.

Because of an adjustable seat post, B-cycles fit people short and tall. They also feature a handlebar basket, fenders, skirt and chain guards, so you can ride no matter how you’re dressed. There are automatic lights for safety. All are three speeds, which should work well on Charlotte’s streets. My only concern is that although they come with bike locks, helmets are not included.

The bike station near Kings Drive is particularly convenient for riding on the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. If you have been thinking of buying a bicycle here is a great low-cost way to ease into the experience of riding. Hop on one of the blue bikes and head to the greenway entrance.

A half hour should be plenty of time to get to Freedom

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Park and back. Or, if you’ve more time, pack a lunch and eat at one of the tables in the park. If you change out the bike there before your 1/2 hour is up, the entire trip will be free of extra charges. And you can smile to yourself in satisfaction as you glide by the long line of idling cars at the Wendy’s take out window.

The Betty Little House

by Anne Baldwin In October the Elizabeth Neighborhood Tour of Homes will again showcase The Betty Little House at 1820 East Seventh Street, this year featuring its newly installed teaching garden. Purchased and restored by the Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs, the house is an asset to the Elizabeth community.

What many people may not realize is that the house is available for such gatherings as weddings, receptions, meetings, seminars, and private parties.

The downstairs has a standing capacity of 75. The remodeled kitchen has two sink prep areas in addition to a large inventory of glasses, dishes, and utensils.

House furnishings include tables and chairs. If you or someone you know is planning an event, consider the charm of the house and the beautifully maintained garden as you select a site. Rental fees are as follows: 4

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Full day (12 Hours) $400

vacation destinations. The 1927 home is truly a work of art, and acts as a gallery Half day (6 hours) for accomplished artist $200 and homeowner’s personal Security deposit collection and travel treasures. $100 A bungalow’s recent addition and renovation displays For more information, to make comfortable sophistication an appointment to view the featuring a strong mix of fine house, or to make a reservation, antiques with a few flea-market please call 704 375 4373. finds keeping in traditional style with modern amenities.

Elizabeth Home Tour 2012 Come visit a charming back

by Kimberly Lineberger patio and sitting area bathed in sunlight and a garden This year’s Elizabeth Home of of heirloom rosebushes, Tour on October 13th perennials, herbs and and 14th will showcase six vegetables. Independence extraordinary homes and three Park Demonstration Garden, unique gardens plus one of our created in 2010 to illustrate neighborhood’s churches, St. the successful integration of John’s Baptist on Hawthorne. beautiful, sustainable landscape Check out a newly remodeled design in a commercial/public vintage 1930’s Cape Cod setting, exemplifies statethat is “traditional with a of-the-art, environmentally contemporary flair” where responsible horticultural classic style meets modern practices. The Garden Council’s simplicity. A minimalist’s dream Betty Little House with its in this recently converted single unique plants in this urbanfamily home that was once a style garden features a globe duplex which balances a major shaped sundial surrounded renovation and modern style. by permeable pavers and two There is an updated Craftsman trial beds where new cultivars Bungalow that includes an open display their plants yearly. floor plan, chef’s kitchen and an The families who are graciously impressive outdoor living area sharing their homes and including a Japanese pavilion. gardens this fall: A modern craftsman of traditional cedar shake exterior • Wibby and Josh Chambers: is an entertainer’s dream with 2043 Greenway Avenue open floor plan, high end • Ron Sperry and Scott Bishop: finishes, and a design reflecting 813 Hawthorne Lane the style of the homeowner’s

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• Krista and Bill Wainscott: 2308 Greenway Avenue • Charlie and Holly Hunter: 1915 Bay Street • Karen Holden: 2044 Greenway Avenue • Chris and Sarah Caamano: 2110 5th Street • Jim Chapman and Mary Alley: 2108 Kenmore Ave • Mecklenburg County Master Gardeners: 1418 Armory Drive • The Garden Council House: 1820 East 7th Street Pre-sale tickets will be available late-September for $12 at Royal Gardens on 7th and Red Sky Gallery on Elizabeth Avenue. Weekend of tour, tickets will be $15 and can be purchased at The Garden Council House on 7th Street as well.

Volunteers are still welcome!

Contact Jessica Valentine (jlroan@yahoo.com) for the opportunity to staff one of the tour homes. The shifts are two hours of fun greeting visitors and neighbors to a home.

Volunteers who take two shifts are rewarded with a free tour ticket.

Check out the new Elizabeth website to see pictures of the homes, to volunteer and for more details: www. elizabethcommunity.com See you on tour!

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The year was 1999.

It was about 60 years after the middle block of Greenway Avenue duplexes were built by the late Drs. Charles and Grace Tillett. Newlyweds Carr and Peter Hughes had moved to Charlotte fresh out of graduate school, searching for a rental home while deciding where to live permanently.

Carr says she noticed the huge oak trees and roofs of old homes as they drove down Independence Boulevard for the first time. She told Peter as he was driving, “I don’t know how to get over there, but I want to live on the other side of that wall!” The two wove through unknown streets to discover this gem of a neighborhood. The moment

they drove down Greenway about their new jobs and new Avenue, they knew they wanted friendships in Charlotte. They to live in Elizabeth. dressed up the front porch with a beautiful ceramic “2225” The couple chose to rent 2225 address sign from Arizona. They Greenway Avenue, enamored even found their little kitten in with the home’s high ceilings the basement and rescued him. and hardwood floors. Carr loved the original windows and “art deco” kitchen (really it had never been updated). There was no central air conditioning, and sometimes they ran out of hot water. All of this was fine with Carr and Peter. They were fresh out of graduate school (with student loans to boot), and the duplex reminded them of Virginia’s old homes they’d grown up in.

Carr and Peter spent one year at 2225 Greenway Avenue, long enough to know that Elizabeth should be their permanent home. They sat on the porch as much as they could, sharing stories

Fast forward to 2012.

Carr and Peter purchased their Bay Street home and have lived there now for 12 years.

Last month, a yellow excavator captured all the neighbors’ attention on Greenway Avenue when it began razing four of the five original Tillett family duplexes. The machinist was extra careful to preserve the tree canopy and greenery.

These homes had suffered over recent years, and economic conditions dictated that the land was far more valuable than the homes. Greenway homeowners Michelle and Erik Dagenhart purchased the fifth duplex (the last one standing) and have already begun its renovation.

Elizabeth has been lucky to have many terrific neighbors pass through the doors of the Greenway duplexes. Lowdensity, multi-family housing like duplexes has served Elizabeth in many ways through its history by adding to the architectural diversity and character of this neighborhood.

The Elizabeth Small Area Plan encourages this continued diversity in housing.

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photo of Greenway duplex by Beth Haenni - photo of church sign by Debbie Johnson

Fond Memories

by Carr Hughes & Beth Haenni

will soon be filled with four new homes and many new neighbors, whom we will welcome with open arms. In Carr’s words, “The duplex on Greenway held a special meaning for us. It was our start, our beginning, to a significant new phase in our lives. We both have many fond memories of sitting on the front porch, sharing a drink with our neighbors, and knowing that we were in a very special and unique community.”

A note to neighbors from the CharlotteMecklenburg Police Department

by Officer Robert Sprague ParkIt! has informed me that they have increased their enforcement of illegal parking in several neighborhoods, with Elizabeth being one of them. The ParkIt! website for the City of Charlotte has some very good information and neighbors may find it helpful in answering many of their questions. The website can be found at http://charmeck.org/ city/charlotte/Transportation/ Parking/Pages/Park%20It.aspx There is an appeals process and the information on how to file an appeal can be found at the link above. If someone is interested in filing an appeal please read the portion below about what is not accepted as grounds for appeal.

Parking Citation Appeal Process

The ParkIt! On street Parking program has an administrative appeal process for individuals who believe their parking citation was issued in error. The appeals process was authorized by the Charlotte City Council.

The administrative appeal process includes three levels of appeal: 1. Administrative Review 2. Administrative Hearing 3. Appeal through the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County Contact ParkIt! for an appeal form: ParkIt!

1440 South Tryon Street Suite 108 Charlotte, N.C. 28203 Tel 704 375 3177 Fax 704 375 5392

As a matter of policy, the ParkIt! program does not accept the following as grounds for appeal: • Lack of knowledge of the city’s parking regulations.

• Conflicts or tardiness going to or returning from appointments.

• Inability to find a valid parking space.

• Failure to have appropriate, sufficient amount of coins or alternate payment methods.

Save the date

by Diana Watson The Annual Elizabeth Community Dinner Meeting will be Tuesday, September 18 at St. John’s Baptist Church.

Plan to arrive just after 6 with a covered dish of your choice, the ECA will provide the main course and beverages.

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neighbors and greeting new neighbors, plus hearing about the happenings in Elizabeth.

After dinner there will be a short program presided over by the current ECA President Montey Richey. The program will include community updates and activities, election of new officers, and words from our area representatives.

This is also a great opportunity to volunteer to share your talents with the community, either on a committee or for a specific event. So mark your calendars – see you at St. Johns!

Project Elizabeth: $100 towards a new tree

by Beth Haenni

In partnership with The Maplewood Company, the ECA will pay $100 towards the purchase and planting of a tree for your front yard: your choice of a Sugar Maple, Bosque Elm, Aeryn Trident Maple, or Willow Oak. Maples and elms are great fast growers and ideal for narrow planting strips in 8

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Where else in Charlotte will the neighborhood give you $100 towards a new front yard tree? Project Elizabeth is a neighborhood tree-planting initiative aimed at restoring the glorious tree canopy that much of Elizabeth has lost in recent years. For the third year in a row, the Elizabeth Community Association has agreed to subsidize tree planting for neighborhood residents.

front of homes. The Willow Oak is the majestic tree that is so prevalent in our neighborhood.

Choose the tree you think will work best with your yard.

Deadline is November 17.

Project Elizabeth They will also build a collar/ water ring around it, top it with order form pine straw, and leave a detailed care sheet. All you have to do is Deadline: November 17 water and enjoy.

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Step 1: Choose your Tree: Sugar “The purchase of our ECA tree was Maple, a Bosque Elm, Aeryn instant gratification, the tree has address enhanced our house and yard and Trident Maple or Willow Oak. will continue to as it gets bigger Step 2: Return the order every year. It was so easy!” form (below) to the Haenni “Trees are what make our Residence at 2133 Greenway e-mail neighborhood so special, I was Avenue, 28204, or e-mail: happy to do it.” beth.haenni@gmail.com.

Step 3: Make check payable in full to The Maplewood Company.

“A great service that the neighborhood offers. Where else but in Elizabeth!”

Step 4: Professionals from Solow Design Group will help you stake an ideal spot for your trees. They will contact you by phone or e-mail to arrange a site visit.

If your lawn is already full, you can opt to donate trees to the neighborhood. The $100 subsidy will be provided on a first come, first served basis. We may have to limit purchases to one tree per yard, depending on demand. Any questions?

Please contact: beth.haenni@ gmail.com

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The Pumpkin Wall

by Hank Durkin Halloween is right around the corner, and that means the return of the annual Elizabeth Pumpkin Wall.

The ninth version of the Pumpkin Wall will be at the original location at 537 Lamar Avenue, near the corner of Lamar Avenue and Bay Street.

As has happened since the first wall debuted in 2004, pumpkins will be stacked on the wall to let neighbors (and anyone else who wants to join the celebration) carve one – or two or three or more – for a personal expression of Halloween spirit. Or you can carve your own pumpkin and drop it off at the wall, where it will join the hundreds of others.

This year’s pumpkin delivery is scheduled for Monday, October 22, with carving starting that evening. The lighting ceremony will be at dusk on Saturday, October 27. Trick-or-treating will be, of course, on October 31, with treats for young and grown-ups alike.

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Over the years, the Pumpkin Wall has developed into a neighborhood tradition for personal pumpkin expressions and a must-visit stop on trickor-treat night. Many Elizabeth children have never had a Halloween that didn’t include pumpkins and The Wall.

the wall, provides hundreds of pumpkins, manages the lighting ceremony and provides for the Halloween night trick-ortreating. Join them for carving and celebrating.

Yard Yak: Circus Train

by Kay Minor Before we were married, Peter and I rented an old bungalow at the dead end of East Eighth Street in Elizabeth – secluded and quiet for $250 a month.

Location being everything in real estate, we felt lucky to afford the neighborhood.

Kudzu grew rampant, especially out back, often snaking across the railroad tracks close by.

With regularity, we saw various birds of prey, black snakes and the occasional fox. My landlord across the street, Mrs. Lewis, would sometimes bring home from her farm in Waxhaw, a sickly calf, leading the baby bovine on short walks from a large frayed rope.

We grew fond of the train in our backyard because we had to. Cups rattled off shelves, coal dust settled on everything.

Built in the early 1900’s, our house had huge working windows in every room. No air conditioner. Crickets and owls lulled us to sleep.

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fetch an elephant’s leftovers for with church on Sunday so I my garden anytime. Wouldn’t invited a few friends to join you? me for brunch on my patio after church. We enjoyed the Note from the peanut gallery: fellowship, flowers, ducks, blue elephant turds surely make great heron, and other birds that fertilizer. But yes, animal circuses share the pond with me. I was are bad news, and here’s why: also happy to have the evening www.animalcircuses.com. In 2006, to myself to tidy up and prepare Linda Vista organized a protest in for swimming the next day. front of the stadium where Ringling Bros. was having its show, and Monday morning I fixed the picture on this page is of me poached eggs, toast and fruit wearing the mask I made for the salad along with coffee and occasion. —Little Shiva brought the tray out to my patio to enjoy breakfast among My Stay-cation the flowers in my garden. I by Frances D’Amato vowed to not watch the news all It was a gift that kept on giving. week so as to really feel away!

A week later I found a large The economy is improving but After breakfast I got ready for round elephant turd on my at a snail’s pace, so thinking the pool and enjoyed swimming porch swing. Hoisting it into about taking a vacation at home a few extra laps and then sitting the front garden, I remembered was much more popular and on the chase lounge to enjoy Mrs. Sally Cooper say it was appealing than ever. my Vitamin D 15 minutes the best plant fertilizer bar I live on a pond that feeds into before covering up with none, having been mostly a stream, so I decided to take a sunscreen. composted before it exits the Stay-cation. host. Does anybody go to the Before I realized the time circus anymore? Is it politically I knew I’d start the week had flown by and it was time incorrect? Taboo or not, I’d for lunch and I had invited a neighbor to join me. We had French crepes with cheese and fruit. You may realize that I love to cook, and the Stay-cation gave me an opportunity to take the time to create some dishes I don’t always prepare.

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eyed down our wide wooden hallway to the back door.

Peering into the soft light of dawn, just beyond the kudzu, was the perfectly waffled pink and gray trunk of an elephant, noodling through a small window of a dusty yellow box car. Majestic and triumphant, she (or he) trilled again.

Stunned, we had appeared just in time to witness the circus animals exiting their train for a parade down Bascom Avenue towards the old Charlotte Coliseum for the very last time.

for the concert. Afterwards we went to the King’s Restaurant on Trade Street. I especially like eating at this restaurant because funds from the restaurant go to support a drug rehabilitation program.

Rehabilitated clients also learn a trade by working in the restaurant under the watchful eyes of the staff. After lunch we strolled through the Bechtler Museum, a 21st century Museum located in uptown Charlotte.

Wednesday seemed like a good day to explore the Botanical Gardens at the UNCC. We walked through the Japanese Gardens and enjoyed the cherry trees as well as the rock gardens. We had a late lunch at Nona’s Italian Bakery and Restaurant. The vegetables are fresh, bread just baked and the atmosphere is very friendly.

The owners are from Endicott, NY, and I enjoyed reminiscing my days at college in Upstate New York with the staff. Once more I returned home and took a wonderful nap before enjoying the evening at home.

Thursday was another swimming day and I decided it would be a great day for a walk around the pond at Freedom Park. I took along my camera and enjoyed walking, watching moms and their little ones on the playground, and taking pictures of flowers. Toward late afternoon, I met some friends for a movie at Manor Theater. Friday found me going the people pages

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so nice is that people keep up their yards, pick up trash, and care when someone needs help.

As the comments about pets from Elizabeth Moms show, it’s sometimes the small things that irritate us and build up when we are busy and involved with the myriad chores and activities of modern life. It’s easy to become concerned when a tragedy or misfortune befalls someone – we prepare food, donate money or goods, give support.

The little daily things that take a few minutes several times a day are the hardest to keep up with: controlling our pets, picking up their waste, teaching

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for a swim, resting, and then We had excellent seats and the attending an opening at McColl performers were fantastic.

Center for the Arts on Tryon My week of Stay-cation was Street in the evening. coming to an end. I felt refreshed and I was happy to On Saturday, I met my 9 a.m. know I didn’t need to pack or class participants for Liquid drive or fly home. I had time to Tai Chi in the pool. After the enjoy my friends and my home class we soaked in the hot tub and enjoyed the sauna before city. I strongly suggest that showering and dressing. We you plan a Stay-cation filling had prearranged to enjoy lunch up your time with enjoyable at the Ballantyne hotel. The adventures. Please let me know waiters are excellent and since how your time away from the the weather was so inviting office worked for you! we had our lunch on one of the outdoor balconies. We Quality of Life laughed, shared stories and

by Belle Hudkins enjoyed the food along with We have such a lovely each other’s company. The pièce de résistance was the NC neighborhood in Elizabeth.

Ballet at the Knight Theater.

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our children respect for a neighbor or their property, being aware of the behavior of our children when they are away from home, being aware of laws and regulations that are made for our safety. Those moments, however, make up a lot of the good quality of life in our society when people are so close together and what we do affects everyone around us.

We may not like to think that we are responsible for the effects of little things on each other. When someone else’s irresponsibility affects us, however, we become aware of how much it matters. I’m sure we’re thankful that we live in such a nice part of Charlotte. Just taking a moment to think of how our actions affect our neighbors and our neighborhood will help keep Elizabeth attractive and a good place to live.

children”. She became quite the chef from the inspiration of Julia Child, a lifelong love that she passed onto her children, her daughters in law and loving grandchildren.

“Mama Kass” followed her passion for music by becoming an original supporter of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and a devoted champion of the musicians. She sought to “make the guest artists happy” during Farewell Kathreen their Charlotte engagements.

by Hardin Minor “Kathreen the Great” was an On March 24, 2012, family early and avid proponent of and friends bid “Adieu!” to integration, urging her fellow Kathreen Massie Minor, the South Charlotte moms to get reigning matriarch of Clement involved with the great cultural Avenue. At 90 years of age, she transition of the 1970’s. Her had enjoyed a life well lived. fashion savvy was frequently She always took special pride on display as a runway model in the receiving the honor of for Montaldo’s in the 1960’s being the Eldest in the annual and her comedic timing often Fourth of July neighborhood stole the show at the Jr. League parade. Kassie had endured the Follies.

Great Depression, witnessed World War II and married W.T. She moved onto Clement Ave. in 1998 when Linda Minor Minor Jr. in 1948 with whom discovered the bungalow across she raised “those six Minor

the street from them was going up for sale.

With characteristic flair, Kassie gathered a small team of craftsmen and artisans and renovated this 1920’s single family home into a sparkling jewel. She loved living in our Elizabeth Neighborhood and was loved by young and old alike. She sometimes would wonder aloud if she shouldn’t relocate to an assisted living residence and even purchased a condo to make the move.

Three days later she decided that Elizabeth was where she wanted to stay! The last week before she died, Kassie told us how glad she was that she had not moved. Please recognize this as a tribute to the beauty and friendliness of this neighborhood and to each of you and your families who gave her such joy. We will always remember “Sassy Kassie Massie with the Classy Chassis”! the people pages

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ECA MEMBERSHIP FORM 2012 www.elizabethcommunity.com $20 per household or business

$10 seniors (65 and older)

Annual membership fees are based on the calendar year. name(s) of adult(s) in household street address

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How many years have you lived in / had a business in Elizabeth? primary telephone number e-mail address adult 1 please use my e-mail address for: m crime watch

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first name(s) and age(s) of children at home YES! I want to become more involved in my community. Please sign me up for the following committee(s):

m beautification / trees m Big E road race m block captain m crime watch m homes tour m membership m traffic m website / newsletter m social (check all that apply): m easter egg hunt m holiday party m progressive dinner m I’m interested in discussing becoming a board member: please contact me. (The board is elected at the annual meeting in the fall. Interested persons are invited to attend the monthly board meetings.)

m I’m interested in special projects and my area(s) of expertise are: Mail completed form and check to:

Elizabeth Community Association, P.O. Box 33696, Charlotte, NC 28233-3696 Prefer to pay by credit card? You may do so at www.elizabethcommunity.com

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Please plan to join us for the Annual Elizabeth Community Association Meeting on Tuesday, September 18th at St. John’s Baptist Church, 300 Hawthorne Lane.

Plan to arrive just at 6:00 with a covered dish of your choice.

The ECA will provide the main course and beverages.

This is an important once-a-year event. After dinner there will be a short program presided over by the current ECA President Montey Richey.

This will be followed by the election of new officers.

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