WBNA Enews                                            2/3/09

 Upcoming Meetings and Events

• NOW-Dec. 24 Holiday Trees for sale at 1158 Westminster Street by neighbor Tony Soares
• THIS Sat., Dec. 5, 10AM-2PM, Recycling Day at WBNA, Come by to buy bins for $5; to recycle your old TV, computer, or cell phone; or, to ask questions of Dept. of Public Works employees about the new city recycling policy.
• Tues., Dec. 8, 7-8:30pm at WBNA HQ, Community Development Committee - Neighbors will be reviewing the City's draft neighborhood plan for Federal Hill and the West End.  Contact WBNA if you would like an advance copy of the plan so you can bring your edits with you
• Sun., Dec. 13, 1pm, 84 Vernon St., meeting to talk about alternative daycare in the neighborhood
• Mon., Dec. 14, 4:45pm, Help Save 35 Weybosset St., Downcity Design Reivew Committee meeting at 400 Westminster Street, 4^th floor
• Sun. Dec. 20, Caroling with WBNA, Leadership RI, and Connect Providence   Meet up with neighbors at Loie Fuller's, 1455 Westminster Street, from 5-6pm and depart at 6pm to carol throughout the West Side.  All welcome.

Scroll down for updates on many neighborhood topics your neighbors at WBNA and beyond have been working on!

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BE SWELL:  SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES

West side neighbor Tony Soares is selling holiday trees this year in our neighborhood!

*  Premiere Frasier and Balsam trees ranging from 5 to 8 feet tall and from $25 to $60 per tree.

*  Delivery and post-holiday pick-up available.

*  On-site fresh cutting of trunk for prolonged tree life.

*  For more information, contact Tony at kingdomof7@mac.com or check out his location close to the corner of Westminster and Knight at 1158 Westminster starting Sunday, November 29.

Support a neighbor, buy local, and save on gas and time... what could be better than buying your tree right down the street!

Where: 1158 Westminster Street (next to car dealer near corner of Westminster and Knight)

When: Starting this Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 29, and open daily through December 24 (or until the trees run out)

RECYCLING DAY AT THE WBNA

Saturday, December 5, 10AM-3PM at 1560 Westminster Street

Come to the WBNA on Saturday, Dec. 5^th to pick-up your recycling bins.

Cost:  $5 per bin

Did your garbage not get picked up?  Do you know the new Providence recycling policy?

For every garbage can you need two recycling bins, one Green bin and one Blue bin

Providence Department of Public Work employees will be on hand to answer all your questions.  We will have information so you know what trash goes in what bin.

Clean up your home and the environment!  Bring your old computers, TVs, cell phones to the WBNA and we'll recycle them for you.

--sponsored by the Providence Department of Public Works and your very own WBNA

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HGVTV WANTS YOU AND YOUR HOME

Hello,
My name is Nicole Ford and I am a casting producer for a brand new home makeover show for HGTV. I was looking at your site and thought that you may know some colorful families that need help with home organization and design.

Right now we are casting an ambitious new show and we are looking for large families that need help with re-organizing their home and renovating it but have trouble figuring out where to start. I thought that your members could be just what we are looking for: families that would like to get lives organized while revamping their home.

This is going to be a great opportunity for the right family. Please call me or send me your contact info and I will call you. I would love to talk with you more about the show.

: )
Best,
Nicole

Nicole Ford, Casting Producer

Leopard Films

127 East 26^th Street

New York, NY 10010

(212) 843-2836

nicole.ford@leopardfilms.com

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Please Help Save 35 Weybosset

Below is a call to action from some of our East Side neighbors askiug for citywide support to stand up for the Downcity building.

Please help!  Our efforts to prevent the destruction of the Providence National Bank facade at 35 Weybosset Street have resulted in the tabling of the developer's request for demolition, but we need a strong turnout at the next Downcity Design Review Committee (DRC) meeting to ensure that the city insists on a creative solution that preserves an integral part of the downtown streetscape.

For more information, read this Providence Journal article by David Brussat: http://tinyurl.com/y9539an

Please help save the facade by attending the DRC meeting at 4:45 PM on Monday, December 14, at the Department of Planning and Development, 400 Westminster Street, 4th Floor Auditorium.  If you can't, please forward this message to anyone who may be interested and e-mail Christopher Ise (cise@providenceri.com) of the DRC and Robert Azar (razar@providenceri.com), Director of Current Planning, to share your concerns.  Thank you!
From: Jesse C. Polhemus <rynemonn@yahoo.com

Hello Census Partners.

There are only 4 1/2 months left until the Census questionnaire arrives in every mailbox in the State of RI and we are working hard to ensure that everyone is counted.

To that end, I want to ask that you pass the word that we have begun Census employment testing again.   The test is a 30 min basic skills test that all prospective employees must pass.  The jobs are all temporary full/part-time employment with the majority beginning in March/April (some may begin earlier.) 

To schedule a test, please call: 866-861-2010.  Do not call me!!! :) 

For additional information about Census employment, please visit this link:

http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/

If you would like additional information about the testing process, including a test prep guide, please email me. 

Bethany Warburton
Partnership Specialist
U.S. Census Bureau
Providence, RI 

Susan Sakash has been crafting plans to create a "Rad Kid Care" program for all of the many new parents in our area.  She wants feedback from as many parents as possible as she plans this new venture and, hopefully, some joiners!  We will be hosting an informal gathering on Sunday, Dec 13 at 1:00 PM at our house to talk with her.  Please join us if  you are interested!  And bring the sprouts, of course! 

What: Meeting to talk Alternative Daycare

Where: Neal and Cristina and Violetta's, 84 Vernon St

When: Sunday, Dec 13 at 1:00 PM