All 70! raffle items are photographed and listed and stored safely until you win them. Scroll our Instagram feed to look at the items, or flip through this Facebook album with all the pictures. Then, you can purchase raffle tickets for these items via our paypal. Be sure to indicate which item and how to … Continue reading »

Friends, on June 2nd the City Commission will be holding a public hearing on their 2020 action plan of their 5 year consolidated plan. It includes asking for input on the proposed Community Development Block Grants that are allocated to many wonderful non-profits and includes the funding for low to moderate income neighborhoods including the … Continue reading »

We have some seriously cool stuff. You’re going to want to purchase some raffle tickets. You can do so on this page, plus read more about our Online Raffle held June 1st through June 12th 2020.

MONTHLY ELNA MEETING VIA ZOOM MONDAY MAY 11TH  The ELNA Board will meet again Monday May 11th via Zoom.  Items on the agenda include discussion of bike routes, traffic concerns, potential fundraisers, and more.  The full agenda, as it is known, can always be found at https://docs.google.com/document/u/3/d/1gB0AhiF0GfBBCEDo_1bORk-EvjSc5ygIIDMyeWAnl-w/pub If you’d like to join the meeting, you … Continue reading »

This guide is a product of a Douglas County and LiveWell Douglas County – Healthy Kids and Healthy Food for All Initiative. This collaborative document shares community food resources available in the Douglas County area. Continuously updated, comprehensive and easy to read, just to make it easier for neighbors to find, we’re linking it here: https://tinyurl.com/ycsbso5h

During our state’s Stay at Home order and this time of collective crisis, we’ve been trying to keep a listing of resources in our weekly enews — of ways to get free food and other things you need, plus news and ways to connect. This document is updated weekly. Have a peek at it via … Continue reading »

The predicted last frost/freeze date for Lawrence Kansas is April 25th! Get those gardens in! You can rent a lawn mower from ELNA for $10 per half day, or a tiller for $20. Contact Phil, in the 900 block of Pennsylvania at 785-843-8098 or phil@pcollison.com.  Or, if you’re south of 12th, there’s a mower a … Continue reading »

7-9pm, 4/13/20 Zoom meeting link in our facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/488198845166568/

We’ve decided to attempt a Zoom meeting for our monthly ELNA meeting. Monday April 13th, 7-9 pm Use this link to get there: https://zoom.us/j/325214110?pwd=c3hDMzExWTlyeEFMUkRaN1ZtK3RBQT09 Meeting ID: 325 214 110 Password: 802791 We will be sending out a meeting protocol doc with some tips on how to use zoom for this meeting.  Hope to see you … Continue reading »

Dear neighbors, The COVID-19 battle is tough, and is likely to get more challenging.  But we are fortunate to live in a close-knit neighborhood, and can make things easier on ourselves and our neighbors. Here is information and ideas from the best sources we can find, and a request at the end. Scrupulously practice social … Continue reading »