Next Event: ALL IN THE FAMILY CARNIVAL PICNIC

Next Event:  All in the Family Carnival Picnic

This is a community event and ALL input and participation is appreciated and encouraged.  I love doing things to help bring us together for events but it does take a lot of work. 

Our weather for National Night Out wasn’t the best.  As a result, we have LOTS of prizes and things we purchased for the carnival portion but were unable to use.   

Here’s the basic plan:

I’ve casually talked with some of you about having a simple-to-prepare-for, Fall event.  The idea is to have a carnival type of event and combine it with a big family picnic.  What do you think?

Entertainment:

Creekside Community Church would still like to host the games at the event and we also have access to a dozen or so games that are owned by Southside Baptist Church.

Food:

Picnic! Bring Your Own Picnic. We’ll provide the chips and some drinks that were not used at NNO.

Music:

??? – Your ideas.

Other Entertainment:

??? – Pet parade?

Puppet show

Law enforcement visit? (Fire trucks)

Date:

We can’t please everyone, and we know MANY kids are busy with sports. So we need to have a general consensus of what day would be best:

Saturday or Sunday AFTERNOON on:  Sept 22/23; Sept 29/30; OR  Oct 6/7

Why these dates?  Weather is usually more comfortable during this time; everyone's back into regular "school" mode including myself.

Let’s see what we can come up with.   

Reply to this or send me a message at hillpointfarms@live.com

by the way, if you're not on hillpointfarms.nextdoor.com we have 99 members on it and several groups have formed.

Virginia Pilot's article on Hillpoint Farms and Nextdoor.com

Here's the article on Hillpoint Farms and Nextdoor.com


http://hamptonroads.com/2012/08/suffolk-neighbors-use-social-network-help-build-community

Newsletter Replacement

We have been asked and we just want to let everyone know in Hillpoint Farms that the hillpointfarms.nextdoor.com site IS a replacement of our quarterly newsletters. The reason for this is because our editor is moving away from our community. Plus with this website we can (all) post things as they come up and we save on postage. 

What you're missing right now: We have people selling items, a couple of groups started, a neighbor looking for someone that offers piano lessons, updates as they come up for upcoming events and meetings. 

We are also planning a day to have a community "carnival" make up day since we we're able to do this during the National Night Out event.

Hillpointfarms.Nextdoor.com has over 83 households/over 90 members on it and growing.  So if you live, Rent, Lease, Own in the community (any of the subdivisions) you are welcome to join. Keep in mind there is a verification process to help keep our site private.

This is the Nextdoor Manifesto. 

The Nextdoor Manifesto

We are for neighbors.

For neighborhood barbecues. For multi-family garage sales. For trick-or-treating.

We're for slowing down, children at play.

We're for sharing a common hedge and an awesome babysitter.

We're for neighborhood watch. Emergency response. And for just keeping an eye out for a lost cat.

We believe waving hello to the new neighbor says, “Welcome” better than any doormat.

We believe technology is a powerful tool for making neighborhoods stronger, safer places to call home.

We're all about online chats that lead to more clothesline chats.

We believe fences are sometimes necessary, but online privacy is always necessary.

We believe strong neighborhoods not only improve our property value, they improve each one of our lives.

We believe that amazing things can happen by just talking with the people next door.

We are Nextdoor. We are simply you and your neighbors, together.

https://hillpointfarms.nextdoor.com/invite/46e5c7b0536dc03af815

National Night Out - Still ON - Just scaled down a bit

Sometimes we have to make adjustments when weather and other things are out of our control. So here's what we decided to do.

We decided to have the event on a scaled down version.

Went to the church this morning to pick up the games but with so much rain, we nor any truck would be able to get to the container. So unfortunately, we will NOT have games.  We can schedule some other time to do a mini carnival for a future event.  

We also decided not to have the DJ since we weren't sure what would happened with the weather.  

We do have:

FOOD - Hot dogs (LOTS), chips, drinks, cotton candy, snow cones & Rita's samples

VENDORS - some have prizes to give out, gifts and giveaways for all.

Bounce house still coming

7:30-7:40 - The City of Suffolk Motorcade will arrive - fire truck, police, city officials, etc

We have three canopies/awnings for food and if you have one we can borrow for the couple of hours ANY SIZE, we'd all be greatful. 

Hope to see you all there for some, part or all. 

Will still need volunteers for setting up (Rick is out there right now), taking a trash bag home, and clean up. 

NEED one or two people that have Trucks to pick up Carnival Games!!!

According to the City of Suffolk's Weather Department, we were told that the weather is supposed to clear up and get a little cooler for tomorrow evening. So THE EVENT WILL GO ON! 

All we need now it to find a person or two WITH TRUCKS so that we can go down to our church at 10am to pick up the Carnival Games. 

Don't need you to run them, just load transport them from Southside Baptist Church and bring them back to our Event location. 

Any one available? Please let me know, either reply here, email me:  hillpointfarms@live.com

Rita's will be at our NNO Event but see what else they're doing the same day.

Rita’s plans grand opening

Published 9:15pm Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Email  Comments

Rita’s Italian Ice will hold a grand opening celebration for its new location at 882 Main St. in the Suffolk Plaza Shopping center on Tuesday, and those who attend will have a chance to score a year’s worth of treats.

The first 100 guests in Suffolk’s first Rita’s location will get free iced treats for a year.

The grand opening celebration will also include a visit from the Rita’s Ice Guy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a ribbon-cutting at 11:30 a.m., a check presentation to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and a family celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring the Rita’s Ice Guy and balloons, stickers and tattoos for kids. Service for those waiting in line will begin at 12:30 p.m.

With its motto, “Ice, Custard, Happiness,” Rita’s traditional Italian Ice is made with real fruit available in more than 60 flavors. Rita’s Ice is made fresh on-site daily at each store.

The new Rita’s Italian Ice is owned and operated by franchisee and local resident Kelly Holschuh. The company employs 14 “Treat Team” members from the local community.

“We are so excited to introduce Rita’s Italian Ice to Suffolk, since the closest frozen treat place is over 15 miles away,” Holschuh said. “We invite the community to celebrate and be first in line to win Rita’s Ice for a year at our Grand Opening August 7th.”

The 1,545 square-foot store will be open Monday through Sunday from noon until 10 p.m.

Rita’s Franchise Company, headquartered in Trevose, Pa., is the largest Italian Ice concept in the nation, currently operating in 19 states with more than 625 units.

Rita’s was named one of the Top 25 Franchise High Performers by the Wall Street Journal’s “Startup Journal” and Ranked #156 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Top 500 Franchise Rankings” for 2011.

NNO Event - where we still need help.

Sorry we cancelled the meeting, we did have a couple people show up and this is the same thing I shared with them.  The only thing I can't share with you is the planned layout of the event. Other than that, here's what we talked about and still need help with.


Event is on Tuesday, August 7th: 6pm-8pm


1. We need coolers (3 or so) they will be used to fill with ice for drinks and for snow cone making. (ideally with wheels so that's easier to move) They need to have family name/address on them so so they can go back to their proper owner. 

2. We need a few people to take a bag of trash with them after the event. 

3. We'll have a couple people either monday-pm or tuesday-am to put the pennant flags up, mini flags to mark where the vendors will be set-up. 

4. We will cone-off a 75'-100' parking area in the center of the street for the City of Suffolk motorcade and dignitaries. They are scheduled to arrive around 7:30pm. So if you're able to walk to the event that may be best.

5. Vendor set-up begins as early as 2pm but must be completely set up by 5:30pm. Same for food (ready to eat at 6pm.) 

6. Let your neighbors know and let's plan on greeting the City of Suffolk motorcade & dignitaries with a great big welcome. 

7. Don't forget your chair to chill out in and outdoor dancing shoes. 

**Notes:  If you have any 10x10 pop-up canopies, they would be helpful to have at the event. Just bring them with you.


Because this is a neighborhood event, you'll need we will not have bathroom facilities. 

Any questions, comments or suggestions? 
reply to this message or contact Cusi at:hillpointfarms@live.com

*

Canceling tonight's meeting due to Weather

Hi all, I'm canceling the meeting for tonight because of the weather. the worst of it won't be past us until 7pm or so.  We'll need to meet by email.  Have questions? Let me know.  Cusi
hillpointfarms@live.com




I just got an email that we're under severe thunderstorm warning for the next hour or so."