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Time to Pay Dues
Yes friends, it’s that time of year when everyone is trying to get into your pocket, and VHNA is no exception. But we ask for very little ($10 annual dues) and hope our membership base will continue to grow so we can cover our costs for another year. We have a handy-dandy membership form on page 5 to make renewing your membership fun and easy, but wait, there’s more. For a limited time only (until we decide it’s over) we are having a brand new promotion called “Member-Get-A-Member”. If you recruit a new VHNA member, and they put your name down as recruiter, your name will be entered in a drawing for a $25.00 Cash Prize to be drawn some time in the Summer of 2008. That’s it, so get out there and recruit!
December Meeting Speaker: Dr. Walter Milton, Superintendent of Springfield School District 186
September 2008 VHNA Point of Pride
831 S. Henrietta
Our dedicated block stewards who deliver View From the Hill are ideal Point of Pride scouts because they walk the walk regularly and are among the first to appreciate good people who take extra good care of their front yards. Dee Nelson is a block steward, but she nominated Cindy Hamor’s fine home at 831 S. Henrietta because it received an Award of Merit in the Springfield In Bloom competition.
Facing east, the front yard was bathed in the morning sun when this picture was taken, and many details more apparent with the sun overhead are not so easy to see.
Cindy has put an incredible amount of care per square foot into her yard, including the garden surrounding the tree between sidewalk and street, pots and planters decorating the rest. If you know a home near you — perhaps your own home — you would like to nominate as a future VHNA Point of Pride, call or email Job Conger. Better yet send a picture to writer@eosinc.com
Cook and Pasfield
VHNA has won an award from the Illinois Times "Springfield in Bloom Contest." Thanks to all of the volunteers who have helped with the gardens.
Lawrence and Pasfield
