Let’s Cleanup Our Neighborhood!

This year the City’s Sanitation Department is doing something a little different for the annual pickup. They have left two large trash bins in the Bayou Highlands Neighborhood Park at the 6th St. and Lake Maggiore Blvd. intersection. Please place any trash you would like taken away in these bins.
This is a free yearly clean-up provided by the city.

Halloween Party Tonight!

Where: Bayou Highlands Neighborhood Park (Lake Maggiore Blvd., between 6th and 4th St.)
When: 6pm
What: Fun for the whole family with games, tricks and treats

See you then!

Saturday October 18th Neighborhood Clean Up Walk

Help keep Bayou Highlands Beautiful!

Please join us this coming Saturday October 18,2008 as the Bayou Highlands Neighborhood Association will be holding a walking clean up and encourages any interested neighbors in joining us in a morning walk to promote the beautification and community involvement of our great neighborhood. We will be meeting at 9:00am in the park where Lake Maggiore Boulevard meets Martin Luther King Street. We will provide snacks, water and garbage bags. We will walk in groups of two or three and canvas the neighborhood streets in search of debris and litter. Thank you in advance for your participation, if you have any questions please contact Heather Breckenridge at 865-1214.

Neighborhood Improvement Movement

Bayou Highlands is applying for the Neighborhood Partnership Lighting Grant to provide 4 more lights in Bayou Highlands Neighborhood Park (Map).

This grant offers dollar matching to volunteer hours donated from neighborhood residents. Volunteer jobs can be things like helping during one of our neighborhood activities like our Annual Fun Day or Halloween Party or simply picking up trash during neighborhood walks.

If you are interested in donating some time or already have volunteer hours to report, please contact Heather Breckenridge at (727)865-1214.

A Note from the NEW President

As some of you may already know, Mary Darling has stepped down from the presidency of Bayou Highlands Neighborhood Association. We would all like to thank her very much for all of her dedication and hard work on behalf of our neighborhood. Mary has been the president for six years and is credited with starting the neighborhood association. During this time she has had many accomplishments in making our neighborhood a better place to live! She was instrumental in the city’s decision to designate the grassy area located on Lake Maggiore Boulevard an official park and applied for and received a grant from the city for the decorative lighting through out the park. She put into effect our annual FUNDAY festivities and so many behind the scene hours of hard work and commitment to Bayou Highlands. Thank you again Mary!
I look forward to serving our neighborhood and continuing to work hard with all of the board members in making Bayou Highlands a great place to call home. If any neighbors have suggestions or comments please don’t hesitate to call me to discuss them.
Sincerely,
Heather Breckenridge

Fun Day 2008

Scheduled for Saturday, March 29,2008 on Lake Maggiore Blvd. and Sixth Street S. From 8:00am to 2:00pm.
This is our big fundraiser and pays for this newsletter to be printed along with the expenses of running the Association. Please join us by renting a space for $10.00 to sell yard sale items or advertise your business. This will also pay your membership dues for the year.
Do you have a car or boat you would like to display? We are always looking for ways to make this event bigger and better. There are ways you as a neighbor can help make this a success. We are looking for items to raffle, people to volunteer and suggestions on how to make this event better.
If you can help with any of the above please email Heather at heather@bayouhighlands.com or call 865-1214.
We have several events for the children, entertainment, food and yard sale items. The dog show was such a big success we will hold it again this year. Please call Heather to register for a space, information about the event or to volunteer.

BayouHighlands.com Wins City Award

www.BAYOUHIGHLANDS.com was awarded Website of the Year at the 11th Annual Neighborhood Partnership Awards ceremony on December 4th, 2007. Make sure to visit the site often and sign up for email alerts to stay informed.

People of Pinellas Award

Submit nominations of people who go above and beyond to help other people in a positive way. Nominees must be residents of Pinellas County. Each month, Chairman Ronnie Duncan will honor a People of Pinellas Award recipient at a county commission meeting. For more information contact Mr.Duncan at 727-464-3377 or log on to pinellascounty.org.

Meet Your Neighbors

It’s a good idea to go and introduce yourself to the neighbor on each side of you and maybe even across the street from you and exchange phone numbers. In case of an emergency or if you ever see suspicious activity it’s nice to know someone is looking out for you and your home. Who knows, you might even make a new friend!
This is a simple thing to do and has proven to be effective in crime prevention. It’s a neighborhood watch system that doesn’t take much to enforce. Just try it!

Neighborhood Lighting

Can everyone please be mindful of the lights throughout the neighborhood. Any lights that are broken or malfunctioning please contact Progress Energy at 727-443-2641.

Our Continued Goal for 2008

Set up delivery of newsletter by email to those of you who are interested. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter via email send your email address and street address to danny@bayouhighlands.com. We need the street address so we do not deliver a hard copy to you also. This will cut down on the cost of printing and be more efficient. Thank you for helping us conserve.

Halloween Party-BOOO!!!!!!

We held our annual Halloween Party October 31st, 5:30 to 7:30 in our park at Lake Maggiore Blvd. and 6th Street. The children and parents alike enjoyed a safe neighborhood BOO party. We had games, candy, music, and a costume and talent contest. Andrea Andersen and family organized the event. Volunteers helped set up and run the games and tables. There were also donations of candy, drinks, baked goods and pumpkins.

Click here to see all the pictures

Each year this event gets bigger and better. If you have any ideas for next year's event please contact Andrea by phone at 864-9590 or email andrealandersen@hotmail.com. Come to our next meeting for more information.

Home of the Year Nominee

The City Beautiful Commission has added the Home of the Year Award to their list of awards this year. We are happy to announce that Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hosey at 504 45th Ave. So. were nominated. Congratulations on a great job and for enhancing one of the entrances to our neighborhood! It has truly made a difference in the look of our neighborhood and we thank you!

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Please help us find a neighbor in need that could use a grocery gift certificate for the holidays. Call Donna 867-7215 with nominations. The certificate will be presented at our December Social Dec 8th. held at 546 Lake Maggiore Blvd South 6:30pm.