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National Night Out on August 5

Please join the Merle Hay Neighborhood Association for our annual observance of National Night Out, America’s night out against crime, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5 at Tower Park, 4900 Hickman Road. There will be games and crafts for kids, family friendly entertainment, door prizes, and great tips and information from public safety personnel about how to safeguard you, your loved ones, and your property. Cold
refreshments and food will be provided!

National Night Out is a great way to meet your neighbors and learn more about safety within your home and while you’re out and about. Please help spread the word! We
look forward to having a great turnout. Contact April Wyss at 515-707-6386 to volunteer, donate, or have a booth. We can always use more helping hands, so
please consider volunteering!

Quarterly Meeting & 25th Anniversary Celebration on July 17

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Please join the Merle Hay Neighborhood Association at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, at the Northwest Community Center as we gather to celebrate our 25th anniversary and Merle Hay Day, and hold our quarterly meeting. We plan to have a brief presentation on MHNA’s history, news from Des Moines Parks & Recreation, public safety updates, neighborhood news, and more. As always, we invite residents and businesses to share ideas on how we can make our neighborhood even better.

Refreshments will be provided. Please join us and help spread the word among neighbors!

MHNA Quarterly Meeting on April 17

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Please join the Merle Hay Neighborhood Association for its next quarterly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, at the Northwest Community Center, 5110 Franklin Ave. Here are the guest speakers we plan to have join us:

Kourtney Kirkpatrick with Anawim Housing will be on hand to provide an update on the Monarch Apartments project.
Shelby Ridley from Primary Health Care will share information about the organization’s healthcare and supportive services.
Officer Trudy Paulson from the Des Moines Police Department’s Neighborhood Based Service Delivery Unit will share public safety updates and neighborhood crime stats.
Mike Bahl will provide updates for the Des Moines Parks & Recreation Department.

We’ll have neighborhood news, public safety updates, and information on how you can become more involved in supporting the neighborhood.

Refreshments will be provided. Please join us and invite your neighbors!

Help MHNA Fight Hunger – Deadline Extended to April 30

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MHNA is renewing its efforts to reduce hunger with a food-drive for the less fortunate. We understand that too many of our neighbors struggle to put enough food on the table, and we want to help. Our drive will support the Food Bank of Iowa, DMARC Food Pantry, the two Little Free Pantries in our neighborhood, and the Reach Church’s food pantry.

If donating by check, please make it out to MHNA. Food or monetary donations can be dropped off to Kathy Battles (2729 62nd St), April Wyss (2800 62nd St), or Kathy Roarty (1340 62nd St). April and Kathy R. can also pick up donations if you call/text April Wyss at 515-707-6386, or Kathy R. at 402-657-9905. We will be taking donations at our April quarterly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Northwest Community Center, 5110 Franklin Ave. If mailing a check, send it to MHNA at P.O. Box 31036, Des Moines, IA, 50310.

You can also donate via PayPal using MHNA’s email address: merlehayneighborhood@gmail.com. If you donate via PayPal, you might consider adding 50-cents or $1 to help offset PayPal’s processing fees.

MHNA members are some of the most generous neighbors in our city. Thank you for helping us make this fundraiser a success!