Kingston Neighborhood Watch Update 6/6/10

The summer is starting to heat up, and we've got lots of events to keep us busy! Here are just a few of the upcoming events that the Kingston NY Neighborhood Watch will be involved with:

Kingston NY City-Wide Yardsale

This Saturday, June 12, Kingston will be holding its City-Wide Yard Sale. Sponsored by the Business Alliance of Kingston, the event was created to bring visitors to Kingston, and to raise awareness of our city. Residents can register with the Business Alliance as individuals, or they can sign up as blocks. Certain "anchor groups", such as the Hudson River Maritime Museum will be allowing the use of their space for residents who may not have adequate garage or yard space for the sale. The yard sale is scheduled to take place from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, and will be a great way for neighbors to interact, as well as to find some great deals!

Participant maps are available in .pdf format on the City-Wide Yardsale homepage, and can also be picked up at the following locations:Uptown

Uptown Visitor's Center -308 Clinton Ave.- 1-800-331-1518 or 845-331-9506
Dominick's Cafe - 34 North Front St. - 845-338-4554
Uptown Twist (Ice Cream store) - 275 Fair Street

Farmer's Market - Wall Street between North Front and John Street
Gabriels Cafe - 50 John Street - 338-7161
Ulster County Tourism Caboose - Washington Avenue off the Thruway

Midtown

Monkey Joe's - 478 Broadway - 845-331-4598
La Roma Pizza - 516 Broadway - 845-339-2761

Downtown

Mezzanine Antique Center - 79 Broadway
Hudson River Maritime Museum - 50 Rondout Landing
Donskoj & Company Gallery - 93 Broadway - 845-338-8473
Downtown Visitors' Center - 20 Broadway - 845-331-7517

Rondout Deli - 21 West Strand- 845-331-1118

Sunday Meeting: Wake up and Watch

The third meeting of the Kingston NY Neighborhood Watch is scheduled for Sunday, June 13 at 10:30am. We will be gathering at Academy Green (238 Clinton Avenue) for a potluck brunch and discussion. Items on the agenda include:

• ward and block stewards
• committee creation
• our next Community walk

All neighborhood watch members are encouraged to bring a food or drink item to share as well as two neighbors! It should be a lovely morning in the park. What better way to spend a Sunday than with your community?

Volunteers Needed for Midtown Make a Difference Day

On Saturday, June 19, the Everett Hodge Midtown Community Center will be hosting the fourth annual Midtown Make a Difference Day. The day will include workshops, entertainment, food and other exciting events. Events will happen inside the Hodge Center and on the street. The kick-off for the event will begin at City Hall’s Victory Garden . Community members will walk to the Center on Franklin Street where activities for the day will begin.

We are looking for a commitment of adult volunteers who would be willing to team with 1 or 2 teen volunteers to make up crews for specific tasks throughout the day. The job of the adults would be to act as a volunteer mentor to keep kids on task and committed to doing a good as well as serving to model what being a community volunteer involves. Future Neighborhood Watch members!

Some examples of tasks that need to be done:

Sign in vendors 8:30 to 11:00ish
Runners to help vendors set up tables EZ-ups etc. 8:30-11:00ish
Serve food 11:00 to 2:00ish
Registering attendees for food tickets 11:00 to 2:00ish
Preparing drinks and maintaining drink stations--throughout the day
trash patrol--throughout the day

Please understand that this is a HUGE thing for us to be involved with. If you are able to volunteer, even for just an hour or two, please let us know!