A friendly reminder from the West Lafayette Street Department:
We do not accept grass clippings. If you don’t want to mulch them, you can take them to Bestway Disposal, 2770 N. 9th St., for a small fee. The phone number is (765)742-7131.
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14th Annual Soup N’ Dance
Join neighbors, family, and friends for New Chauncey’s biggest event, the 14th annual Soup & Square Dance on Friday, Jan. 31st from 6 to 8:30pm pm at the old Happy Hollow Elementary School, now the Happy City Hollow.
Please park in the west side lot, and enter through the main entrance (south side). Check-in at the front desk, take a right at the 1st hallway and walk all of the way down. The cafeteria is on the left.
Entertainment will include LIVE MUSIC and family-oriented square dancing for all. You don’t have to square dance if you don’t want to, but we know we’re going to have fun at it (even though most of us are only beginners)!
The cost to rent the room, pay the musicians, and everything else for the event is around $600. The New Chauncey Neighborhood Association would appreciate a donation to help offset the cost. The suggested amounts are $5 per individual or $15 per family. You can also send money via PayPal.
Please bring a soup, bread/butter/cornbread/rolls, a fruit/veggie tray, or dessert to serve 10+ people. The more the merrier!
Drinks and paper goods provided. Along with power strips for the soup (if you’re bringing a crockpot).
Please let us know if you will be bringing food and/or if you are able to help setup for the event around 5pm.
RSVP by January 29th (so we have an approx. # attending). You can do this via the evite, which is sent to our newsletter list. If you are not currently a subscriber, please sign-up and we can get one sent out to you.
Are you a photographer? Please share your photos from the event so we can post them on our web site. Thank you!
20th Annual Halloween Parade
UPDATE:
Another great day for the 20th Annual Halloween Parade. Here are some pictures we took. If you have any you would like to share, please send them along.
Come join the FUN of the 20th Annual Halloween Parade! Everyone is invited to this event. This is your chance to see our neighborhood kids in their awesome costumes! We will parade on Lincoln St. from Rose St. to the Park. This will allow for great photo shoots!
Please arrive by 2:45pm. We will start our parade to Lincoln Park at 3pm.
Help us spread the word!
Springblast 2019
From the SpringBlast web site:
SAVE THE DATE: #SpringBlast APRIL 6, 2019
SpringBlast is a day of service dedicated to serving our neighbors. Our goal is to connect Purdue students and residents in making a more united community. SpringBlast was established in order to make that possible.
Which Homes “Qualify”?
This year, to guarantee that we can get to all of the residents on our list, we hope to work with folks who live within a 15-minute drive of Purdue University’s campus. Please let us know if you need accommodations!
I registered, now what?
You will hear back at the end of March about what time to expect volunteers day-of!
Questions?
Please contact our student Community Partner liaison at bia@purdue.edu with any questions you might have!
Sign-up for this year’s SpringBlast program
13th Annual Soup ‘N Dance
Join neighbors, family, and friends for New Chauncey’s biggest event, the 13th annual Soup & Square Dance on Friday, Jan. 25th from 6 to 8 pm at the old Happy Hollow Elementary School, now the Happy City Hollow.
Entertainment will include LIVE MUSIC and family-oriented square dancing for all. You don’t have to square dance if you don’t want to, but we know we’re going to have fun at it (even though most of us are only beginners)!
The cost to rent the room, pay the musicians, and everything else for the event is around $500. The New Chauncey Neighborhood Association would appreciate a donation to help offset the cost. The suggested amounts are $5 per individual or $15 per family. You can also send money via PayPal.
Please bring a soup, bread/butter/cornbread/rolls, a fruit/veggie tray, or dessert to serve 10 people. The more the merrier!
Drinks and paper goods provided. Along with power strips for the soup (if you’re bringing a crockpot).
Please let us know if you will bring food, be paying, and if you can help set up at 5.
For those of you that are on our e-mail list, you should have received an evite to the event. Please RSVP by January 24rd (so we have an approx. # attending). If you are not on our e-mail list, please sign-up and we can get one sent out to you.
Are you a photographer? Please share your photos from the event so we can post them on our web site. Thank you!
Labor Day Picnic 2018
Join fellow neighbors for the annual New Chauncey Labor Day Picnic.
- September 3rd
- 5pm
- Lincoln Park on Lincoln Street
Please bring a side dish to share. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and Boca burgers will be provided by the neighborhood association.
Spread the word!
Spring Blast 2018
Here is the press release from Jesse Bohlin, Boilers in Action:
Hello and Good Afternoon Friends in Greater Lafayette/ Neighbors!
I hope this email finds you well. We are emailing you as a part of Boilers in Action, a student program that trains students to coordinate meaningful community engagement. We are coordinating SpringBlast, a program you have participated in with Purdue students in the past.
SpringBlast is a day of service dedicated to serving our neighbors. Our goal is to connect Purdue students and residents in making a more united community. SpringBlast was established in order to make that possible.
As a previous participant we would like to extend the offer to participate again! This year (2018) SpringBlast will be on Saturday, April 7th. More information will be given closer to the event, with the goal that we make this process as easy and clear for you as possible. Please use the Google Survey below to sign-up, or email us directly if you prefer. You will receive a follow-up email with more information the week of March 7th.
The SpringBlast Team
bia@purdue.eduSent by,
Jesse Bohlin
12th Annual Soup ‘n Dance
Join neighbors, family, and friends for New Chauncey’s biggest event, the 12th annual Soup & Square Dance on Friday, Jan. 26th from 6 to 8 pm at Morton in the large multipurpose room (with the stage).
Entertainment will include LIVE MUSIC and family-oriented square dancing for all. You don’t have to square dance if you don’t want to, but we know we’re going to have fun at it (even though most of us are only beginners)!
The cost to rent the room, pay the musicians, and everything else for the event is around $500. The New Chauncey Neighborhood Association would appreciate a donation to help offset the cost. The suggested amounts are $5 per individual or $15 per family. You can also send money via PayPal.
Please bring a soup, bread/butter/cornbread/rolls, a fruit/veggie tray, or dessert to serve 10 people. The more the merrier!
Drinks and paper goods provided. Along with power strips for the soup (if you’re bringing a crockpot).
Please let us know if you will bring food, be paying, and if you can help set up at 5.
For those of you that are on our e-mail list, you should have received an evite to the event. Please RSVP by January 23rd (so we have an approx. # attending). If you are not on our e-mail list, please sign-up and we can get one sent out to you.
Are you a photographer? Please share your photos from the event so we can post them on our web site. Thank you!
18th Annual Halloween Parade
NCNA Halloween Parade
Sunday, October 29th at 3:00 PM (arrive by 2:45)
at Lincoln Park (on Lincoln St)
Parade starts at the corner of Lincoln & Rose. Please meet there by 2:45 PM. Come join the FUN of the 18th Annual Halloween Parade! Everyone is invited to this event. This is your chance to see our neighborhood kids in their awesome costumes! We will parade on Lincoln St. from Rose St. to the Park. This will allow for great photo shoots!
Once we arrive at the Park, the 48 youngest kids in costume will be introduced to the crowd one-by one, and will receive Goodie Bags with small toys and candy. Hot Chocolate will also be available to all. Hope you and your children can make it!
Labor Day Picnic 2017
Join fellow neighbors for the annual New Chauncey Labor Day Picnic.
- September 4th
- 5pm
- Lincoln Park on Lincoln Street
Please bring a side dish to share. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and Boca burgers will be provided by the neighborhood association.
Spread the word!