My Birchwood http://mybirchwood.org The Birchwood Neighborhood Through the Eyes of a Neighbor! Thu, 20 May 2010 21:04:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Birchwood General Meeting Next Tuesday! http://mybirchwood.org/?p=147 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=147#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 21:04:54 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=147 [...]]]> Birchwood Neighborhood General Meeting

Tuesday May 25 @ 630 – 830pm

Birchwood Elementary School Cafeteria

3200 Pinewood Street

Agenda:

General Announcements

House to Home Furniture and Housewares charity organization

Brief Presentations by
-Small Potatoes_ Bellingham Food Bank Gleaning project
-BUGS_ Bellingham Urban Garden Syndicate
-Homestead Habitats_ Permaculture landscape business & eduction based on Cedarwood
-Whatcom County School Garden Collective
-and many more

Closing
-questions & answers at the information tables
-socializing

Please bring extra plants and seeds to trade and share.

]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=147 1 Whatcom Dream Classes Starting Soon! http://mybirchwood.org/?p=145 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=145#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 21:01:47 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=145 [...]]]> 12 week financial skills classes available for any Whatcom County resident!

The Whatcom Dream is a local non profit organization providing year round financial literacy classes at 2303 Moore Street (Roosevelt Resource Center).

Check our website at www.thewhatcomdream.org

or call

(360)-319-3759 for class locations and start dates!

The next class starts Wednesday May 26

6-8pm. Call to register now!

]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=145 0 Birchwood Elementary Garden Work Party http://mybirchwood.org/?p=142 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=142#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 22:17:21 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=142 [...]]]> WE WILL HAVE A WORK PARTY AFTER SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, AT 2:30 pm.

Starbucks is sponsoring this work party.   They will be sending 3 people to keep track of how many volunteers come to work and how many hours the volunteers will work. They are donating $10 per volunteer per hour!   THE MORE VOLUNTEERS WE GET THAT DAY, THE MORE STARBUCK’S WILL GIVE US (UP TO $1,000) FOR A PROJECT THEY DO CALLED “MAKE YOUR MARK DAY.” The weather is forcasted to be beautiful and the garden needs your help.  Come and help raise some funds to supply the garden.

Thank you as always for your generous support,

Laura Phipps

]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=142 0 Reminder: Birchwood Work Party http://mybirchwood.org/?p=139 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=139#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:00:13 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=139 Tomorrow (Saturday), April 3rd, there will be a work party at Birchwood Elementary.  Come show your support from 10am to 2pm.  See here for more info!

]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=139 0 New Additions to the Website http://mybirchwood.org/?p=137 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=137#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:00:52 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=137 Greetings! I’ve made some updates to the Neighborhood Things I Am Involved In section…feel free to peruse for your enjoyment.

Hope your Spring is off to a good start!

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]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=128 0 Birchwood Work Party! http://mybirchwood.org/?p=125 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=125#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:47:49 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=125 [...]]]> This coming Saturday from 10am until 2pm there will be a work party at Birchwood Elementary to finish getting the school garden ready for Spring!  Bring the family and come on out to support our neighborhood school.

Below is a list of things needed from Laura Phipps, the volunteer coordinator for the Birchwood School Garden.

Birchwood School Garden Wish List:

(We ask that all of these items be gently used and in good shape.

And we thank you!!)

3 wheelbarrows

8 watering cans (with diffused spray ends, I don’t know quite what to call it)

hoses

3 forks

2 leaf rakes

2 metal rakes

5 shovels

2 spades

Pruners

Loppers

More gloves (surprisingly, we can use more gloves, especially bigger kid gloves)

Tarps (large, clean)

Lots of cardboard (this is a time sensitive item.  We need cardboard on or beforeApril 3rd, the day of our work party)

]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=125 0 Spring Is Almost Here! http://mybirchwood.org/?p=112 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=112#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:49:04 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=112 The sun was out today and folks all around the Birchwood Neighborhood were mowing lawns and tending to gardens!

We played in the backyard with our son (almost one!) and our dog Fleur.

What a beautiful day! What did you do today?

]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=112 0 BNA Board Meeting Tonight http://mybirchwood.org/?p=111 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=111#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:01:52 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=111 Tonight we had our February BNA board meeting. There are lots of things happening in our neighborhood from a development standpoint so make sure to attend the March general meeting to get all the relevant details and make sure to share your opinions about what is going on.

]]> http://mybirchwood.org/?feed=rss2&p=111 0 Pictures from Last Weeks Neighborhood Meeting http://mybirchwood.org/?p=109 http://mybirchwood.org/?p=109#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:23:22 +0000 Cameron http://mybirchwood.org/?p=109 [...]]]> Last week we had a great Birchwood Neighborhood General Meeting! We elected 2 new members to the board and celebrated the retirement of Louise Bjornson from the city council. She has served our neighborhood well for many years and we wish her the best of luck in retirement!

Here are a few pictures I took from the event:

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