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MHNA Annual Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21!

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The Merle Hay Neighborhood Association will host its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Northwest Community Center, 5110 Franklin Ave.

Carolyn Greufe from the Franklin Avenue Library, and Heather Anderson from the Des Moines School Board will be our guest speakers. We will also have neighborhood and public safety updates.

Officer and Board elections will take place at the end of the meeting. In addition to those who have submitted their names to the nominating committee, nominations will be accepted from the floor. Send an email to jason.pulliam@gmail.com for more details.

Refreshments will be provided.

Please spread the word! We look forward to seeing lots of neighbors on Jan. 21!

It’s Almost Time for MHNA’s Holiday Lights Contest!

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The Merle Hay Neighborhood Association is sponsoring its 11th annual Holiday Lights Contest. Judging will take place on Monday, December 14th. Please contact April Beck at 515-707-6386 if you would like your house or that of a neighbor considered in the judging. MHNA will also consider decorated homes that we are not specifically contacted about. Three homes within the Merle Hay neighborhood boundaries will be awarded a $25 gift certificate to Merle Hay Mall. Judges will look for creativity, originality, holiday spirit, neatness and theme coordination. Thank you to everyone who helps make our wonderful neighborhood glow with holiday spirit!

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Food and Clothing Drive on November 19

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The Merle Hay Neighborhood Association will host its second annual food and clothing drive for the less fortunate at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Northwest Community Center, 5110 Franklin Ave. Food collections will once again be donated to the DMARC Food Pantry program. A list of most-needed food items can be found online at: www.dmarcunited.org/movethefood/most-needed-items/

Clothing items will be donated to children at Moore Elementary School, which includes Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. We are accepting new stocking hats, gloves, mittens, snow boots, and winter coats. Winter boots and hats are always the biggest need. Boot sizes generally range between children’s sizes 8-13, and youth sizes 1-7.

MHNA volunteers will deliver the food and clothing items to the intended recipients. For more information or to help, please contact MHNA’s coordinator for the project, Kathy Battles, at 255-5050 (home), or 865-3040 (cell), or by email at kmbattles@msn.com.

National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 4!

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Please join MHNA for our annual observance of National Night Out, America’s night out against crime from 6 p.m. to 8 on Tuesday, August 4 at the Northwest Community Center, 5110 Franklin Ave. There will be free food, family friendly entertainment, door prizes, and great tips and information from public safety personnel about how to safeguard your property against crime. For the kids in our neighborhood, we will have games, a bounce house, and our friends from Bankers Trust will do face painting.

Please spread the word! We look forward to having a great turnout on Tuesday.