Oakcliff Neighborhood Association

2008 June-July ONA Newsletter

Jul 03, 2008

PRESIDENTS CORNER by Allen Thompson
Want to win a $100.00? All households are eligible for the City of Oklahoma City?’s Curbside
Recycling program. Each home received a brochure and enrollment card in the mail for ?“Blue Bin ?–
Instant Win?”. Just fill in the card, mail it in and each of the 12 weeks one resident will win $100.00
from Waste Management, the city?’s recycling contractor. The game runs from April 21 through the
week of July 7. Little Blue must be properly filled and set out in order for you to be declared a
winner. Here is what you can recycle: Plastics (codes 1 through7), aluminum, tin, glass and paper.
If you need a Recycling bin, call Customer Service at 297-2833. Join in and you may be the next
$100 winner and you are helping the earth conserve resources!


GATEWAY PROJECT by Chris Schaeffer
59th & Shalimar - The Oakcliff Church of the Nazarene has been doing a really fine job of keeping
this gateway beautiful ?– Special thanks to all who are working so hard to keep this one up!!!!!!!!!!
Bryant & Parker ?– Wow, what a transformation since a really great neighbor Alan Jones with A &
W Lawn Service. If you need lawn work you might consider asking Alan, he is sure doing a great
job on Parker ?– special thanks to Alan for all the hard work, it really is nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
44th & Shalimar ?– The neighbors that helped with this last year have not been able to do it this
year. One is moving, one is ill and the other has changed his work schedule. WE NEED HELP!
If this is your entry can you lend a hand? Juanita Phelps and her granddaughter got out recently
mowed, pulled weeds and picked up the trash. If more would offer it would not be too much for any
one family. Please consider giving an hour or two to help make the entry a nice place. This is what
your visitors see when they come to your home. Call 672-3192.
If you see trash on any of the gateways, please stop to pick it up.


May ONA Meeting Notes:
We would like to thank and congratulate Kim Rosillo for becoming our new secretary for the
Association. We are still in need of a Vice-President, could it be you? Please consider being a
part of the Board of your Association. ONA has five meetings a year ?– January, March, May, July
and September on the second Thursday of the month. ONA works for things like the gateways
that were put in over the last two years with grants to cover the costs of the beautifications. We
helped to get streets paved, as was done with Parker and others. We have more streets in need of
paving. ONA is all about neighbors helping neighbors improve where we live and make it a safer
place to raise a family or just live in. Please be a part and do your part to make Oakcliff a better
place to live.


National Night Out coming up ?– be prepared to turn on your porch light and join in the events on August 5th!!
Aug. 5th ?– 6:30PM to 8:30 PM - Oakcliff Church of the Nazarene ?– 3601 SE 59th on the playground next to Shalimar


This year will be a social. Come visit and meet your neighbors. We will fire up the grill and have Hot Dogs, Chips, desserts and cold drinks. If you make a really good dessert (cake, cookies, pie, whatever), bring it and share it. We will have door prizes. If the kids haven?’t had a chance to play on the playground, it will be a great time to do it. If you haven?’t renewed your ONA Membership or joined ONA, it is a good time to do it. Please come and join in the fun and meet your neighbors!!!!

Just a few things about National Night Out ?– 25th Annual NNO:
Over 35 million people in more than 11,000 communities from across the USA will join forces on August 5, 2008 to promote police-community partnerships, crime-drug and violence prevention, and neighborhood unity activities.
Locally, over 75 different neighborhood events, representing over 100,000 people will be involved in OKC's NNO events.
NNO promotes neighborliness and crime prevention. It is essential that all citizens be aware of the importance of crime prevention and how a simple thing such as getting to know your neighbors plays a big role in making your neighborhood a safer place.
City Council, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Mayor, State Reps, State Senators and other elected officials all go out and attend as many NNO activities as possible.

We need your help in planning the event and in working that evening cooking, serving, etc. Contact Bobbie Allen 670-6785 or Chris Schaeffer 672-3192 if you can help or want to donate anything.



YARD OF THE MONTH WE NEED YOUR HELP!
SPECIAL THANKS TO JAMES & TEE TOBLER FOR THEIR HELP WITH PICKING OUR YARD OF THE MONTH OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WE ARE IN NEED OF SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER FOR THEM. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO?? SEND YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE TO OUR PO BOX.


Neighborhood In Action

All Summer and Fall, the Oakcliff Church of the Nazarene will be helping neighbors in need. At 6:00PM, every Sunday, they will instruct and set up help in the Oakcliff neighborhood - Helping the Elderly, Shut-in, Single Moms with various tasks ( Mowing, Tree Trimming, Other). ONA will suggest persons who qualify as recipients. We thank them for the service they will be doing for our neighborhood. Come to the meetings or go to the church on Sunday if you are in need of this help.



SOME NUMBERS YOU MAY NEED:

Ward 4, (Oakcliff is in this ward) City Councilman Pete White 397-2404 or ward4@okc.gov
Our police station: Santa Fe Division --------- 316-4650
Action Line (to report code & zoning violations -------- 297-2535
Yard Waste -------- 297-2833 Burn Permits -------- 297-3584
Abandoned Cars -------- 297-2535
Child Abuse Hotline (State) ------- 1-800-522-3511
Get lots more information & numbers in a booklet called ?“Guide to City Government?” available at you Oakcliff Neighborhood Association Meeting --- free!

EVENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!!!!
Event: Outdoor Inflatable Water Rides
Date: June 28, 2008 Saturday
Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Oakcliff Church of the Nazarene
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Event: Neighborhood Cook-Out
Date: July 6, 2008 ?– Sunday
Time/Place: 6:00PM/ Oakcliff Church of the Nazarene
Instructions: Outdoor Games ( Volleyball, Horseshoes, Sack Race, Bingo, etc?…)
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Event: Vacation Bible School ( Cars & Garage Theme)
Date: July 14th ?– 20th Sunday 2:00 PM Classic Cars Show
Location: Oakcliff Church of the Nazarene
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Event: Back ?–To -School ?– Bash
Date: August 10th
Location: Oakcliff Church of the Nazarene
Information: Games, Rides, Foods, and Door Prizes
More Information on any of the above events: Call - Pastor, Mike Meeks ?– 672-8150
If you have events coming up and would like to share the information, let us know.



EACH YEAR A PHOTO IS TAKEN WITH THE MAYOR

This year the ?“Photo with the Mayor?” will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 8:00 AM. Come join us at City Hall on the east steps and bring as many neighbors as you can! The National Night Out Proclamation will be read in the City Council meeting that morning at 8:30 AM.
Everyone who attends will get their own copy of the photo. Target (a sponsor) usually gives out gift cards to the associations with the most there. Come get a picture with Mayor Mick Cornett and your City Council!


If you have something you would like to share with others in the newsletter, send it to the PO Box -- a funny story, something nice about your neighbor or neighborhood. Lets share what is good about us so others will look for the good in our neighborhood. Remember kindness begins with you. We can make this the best neighborhood in the city by taking the first step!


OAKCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
2008
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION

We, the staff, view the needs of our area, go out and bring in informational speakers so you can get your answers first-hand. Membership gives you the opportunity to voice and vote on decisions affecting your neighborhood. Anyone living in this area can become a member, tenants or owners. It?’s a great time to join! Membership dues are $12.00 per household, annually.

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Phone: _________________________ E-mail: ______________________________________

Make checks payable to OAKCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION & mail to:
Oakcliff Neighborhood Association PO Box 95684 OKC OK 73143
Mail registration form with your check, or attend the next meeting and bring you check personally!

Yes! I?’m interested in VOLUNTEERING for the following ONA taskforce!
Please select one or more of the following committees!
You may have some ideas of your own; Please write them for us to consider!

____ Block Captain ____ Neighborhood Directory ____ Grant Writers
____ Watch Patrol ____ Web-site ____ Publicity
____ Lighting/Traffic ____ Membership Package ____ Flood Issues
____ Hospitality ____ Senior Services ____ Oil Issues
____ Beautification ____ Youth Services ____ Bond Money/DPA
____ Fund Raisers ____ Area School Support ____ Code Enforcement
____ Animal Control ____ Yard of the Month ____ City Services

Name of a committee you would like to see: ______________________________________