East Lawrence Neighborhood Association

Last Minute Holiday Pop Up Sale!! Get your Shelley Shirts and other ELNA merch THIS THURSDAY December 23rd 2021. Noon to 4pm. On the porch of 1229 Pennsylvania St. We’ve got Shelley shirts, Possum Lady tanks and tees, hoodies, youth sizes, coozies, stickers, etc. Plus, we just did a nice restock of Wishing Bench shirts … Continue reading »

ELNA MEETINGS 2022 The ELNA Board and interested membership meet each month on the 2nd Monday, from 7-9pm.  Currently, we’re meeting on zoom, but we hope to suspend online meetings and gather in person in the spring.   The meeting agenda is a google document that is updated each month as it is known.  That agenda … Continue reading »

The ELNA Board and attending membership will meet again on Monday December 13th from 7-9pm on zoom. You can find the agenda, with the zoom link, here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gB0AhiF0GfBBCEDo_1bORk-EvjSc5ygIIDMyeWAnl-w/edit?usp=sharing

Merch Sale!  Because it would be nice to see your faces and sell some ELNA merchandise (just in time for the holidays!) we’ll host a Pop Up Sale on Saturday December 4th, from 2-4pm, at the Murphy Brommelsick House in Hobbs Park.  We’ll have ELNA graphic tees and hoodies, Possum Lady tees, tanks, and hoodies, … Continue reading »

In addition to our annual Adopt a Family project, we’d also like to collect non-food items for our local pantries.  Things like laundry detergent, dish soap, shampoo and conditioner, toilet paper, menstruation needs, can openers, cough drops, bandaids, lice kits, etc, can not be purchased with food stamps, and are in high demand.  So, if … Continue reading »

HOLIDAY ADOPT A FAMILY ELNA will organize an Adopt a Family for the Holidays project again this year.  Like years past, we’ll adopt one family through ECKAN.  But, unlike years past, at the request of ECKAN, we will purchase gift cards instead of presents to wrap for our family. This year, we’ve been assigned a … Continue reading »

If you are an ELNA member, please plan to attend our November 8th meeting and vote to elect our 2021-2022 Board.  Neighbors who have tossed their hat in the ring include incumbents Dave Loewenstein, Brenda Nunez, Barry Shalinsky, Aaron Paden, Phil Collison, Pam Blackburn, KT Walsh, Sacie Lambertson, and Josh Davis, along with newcomers Kate … Continue reading »

The ELNA Board and attending membership will meet again on Monday October 11th from 7-9pm on zoom. The agenda, along with a link to the meeting, can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gB0AhiF0GfBBCEDo_1bORk-EvjSc5ygIIDMyeWAnl-w/edit?usp=sharing Special at this meeting are the annual Board Declarations. Our annual Board of Directors election and all member meeting is coming up on Monday … Continue reading »

Hello Wishing Bench Supporters!    We wanted to let you know that ELNA is planning a little Wishing Bench Rededication gathering this Saturday, September 25th, at 4pm at the Bench, at 9th and Delaware, here in Lawrence.   At the gathering, we’ll thank a variety of contributors, including Hamm Construction and Diamond Everley Roofing who gave … Continue reading »

Saturday September 25th, 5-9pm, Hobbs Park Block Party! Block Party! Block Party! It’s been a rough year. For everyone. In so many ways. We need each other, neighbors, now more than ever. And that is why we’ve got to have this party. So, make something tasty to eat and share, put on your snazziest park … Continue reading »