MHNA’s next quarterly meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at the Northwest Community Center, 5110 Franklin Ave. We expect to be joined by Polk County Treasurer Mary Wells, Troy Bothwell from Neighborhood Finance Corporation, and Chuck Montgomery from A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy, also known as AMOS.

Our quarterly neighborhood business spotlight will feature Jolene Christensen with O’Donnell ACE Hardware on Hickman Road. We also expect to receive a Des Moines Parks and Recreation update from Mike Bahl.

Please join us and invite your neighbors!

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!

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:

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!