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Lazybrook Civic Club

Events

Timbergrove Manor Civic Club meeting

Events

Guest speakers and their topics for the TMCC January 13 meeting confirmed as of today are:

Michael Norvell, President of the Timbergrove Manor Neighborhood Association (TMNA), East Timbergrove: “Run the Grove,” a 5K fun run, to be held on April 18, benefitting the TMNA’s Adopt-an-Esplanade Campaign and West 11th Street Park Preservation, http://www.tmnaonline.org/run-the-grove/.

Valerie Luna, Scheduler and Director of Constituent Services from CM Cohen’s Office: In lieu of CM Cohen, Valerie has graciously offered to provide updates regarding several topics of importance to our Super Neighborhood 14.

HPD Storefront Officer: Crime Statistics Update and Crime Prevention Tips.

Residents from all surrounding neighborhoods are welcome. The TMCC regular meeting committee reports will follow our guest speakers.

Hanukkah Begins

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Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE, Hanukkah is observed for eight nights, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

Caroling

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The Lazybrook’s Moms Club will be organizing caroling around the neighborhood.

2014 Holiday Lighting Contest

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Lazybrook is a noted decorating, celebrating community and your Civic Club wants to award the families with our Annual Holiday Lighting Contest and Yard Sign Awards.  Homes on both the north and south of 18th are eligible and all judged equally, but no businesses are allowed in the contest.  DECORATIONS UP / LIGHTS ON BY 7 p.m. Wednesday DECEMBER 17th .  Thank you in advance to each of the families for the hard work required to make this a gorgeous  Hanukkah/Christmas/New Years in Lazybrook.  Please leave your decorations up and on until Jan 1st 2015.

Rules:

  1. Any home is eligible to win.
  2. If any home has won the same award 3 consecutive years, they cannot win in that category during the 4th year.  They are eligible for the Hall of Fame award the 4th year.
  3. I am Melodie Matlock and our Lazybrook judging coordinator.  I will announce my fellow judges along with the winners in January’s newsletter.
  4. THE CATEGORIES ARE: Prettiest,  Best Front Door,  Most Religious,  Best Use of Lights,  Best Front Window,  Best Use of Cartoon Characters,  Most Patriotic,  Most Childlike,  Most Creative,  Best Animation,  Best Lights in Motion,  Best Single Color Lighting,  Best Santa Clause,  Best Hanukkah (Silver & Blue),  Best Nativity Scene,  Best Decorations with Wreaths, Best Block (2),  Honorable Mention – for tie breakers in a category, Hall of Fame awards for any 4th year winners in the same category.

In recent years we have NOT had any Best Hanukkah lights to choose from and only a few for Most Patriotic lights.

We all look forward to enjoying your lights this year.  If you are a winner, call in your name to me or email it, Melodie Matlock 713 417 8164 or melodiematlock@gmail.com  so I can place your name in the Lazybrook Newsletter.