Milwood Neighborhood Assoc.

The 9th annual Independence Day Parade and Picnic on July 4th begins one hour earlier than in previous years in an attempt to escape the heat! The schedule follows:

9:00 am – gather for parade at Milwood Baptist Church
9:30 am – parade begins
10:00 am – brunch picnic at Balcones District Park
10:30 am – patriotic music by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble

There will be lots of raffle tickets available for excellent prizes. You can pay your neighborhood dues with either cash, check or credit card (Visa, Master Card, American Express, or Discover). We’ll have lots of refreshments and BBQ as well!

The last volunteer meeting before our big 4th of July event is happening this Monday, Jul 2nd at 7:30 at the Silver Grill, 4005 West Parmer Lane.

PLEASE help us get the flyers out TODAY if you have not walked them
around yet. We are almost done with this for another year! Come help! There are still several streets (Pluto, Ganymede Ct, Abelia, Phoebe Ct, Callisto Terrace, Andromeda, and a few others) left on the table at 4103 Dauphine Dr. Also, we have extra flyers if you didn’t have enough in your bundle.

VOLUNTEERS! Please contact us to get scheduled in a slot (blocks of 30 minutes). We need lots!

EQUIPMENT! Tables, water dispenser type coolers, and EZ up shades would be greatly appreciated. Please bring them to the park EARLY on Wednesday by 8:30 am. If you need items picked up, please contact us with your address.

Do you have a business you’d like promoted? Please contact us. ALSO, you can bring flyers or business cards to display on the “area business” table. We would like to help get the word out for YOU!

***Next PLANNING MEETING: Monday June 25th 7:30PM at the Silver Grill, 4005 West Parmer Lane***

1. Flyers – available now! Please come to pick
up some 4th of July flyers at 4103 Dauphine Dr. to distribute on your
street…. It is a very small thing you can do that has a huge collective
impact. Even flyering one small street is of great help. Grab a batch for
your evening stroll around the block. We are out flyering right now, come
pitch in! PLEASE COME GRAB A BUNDLE!!

2. Call for equipment! We need coolers, shade tents, and tables! Please
drop them off at the park before the parade and label your items with your
name and phone number just in case. This year we especially need extra
coolers as we’re holding the smoked brisket and chicken in some of ours. If
you want us to pick up anything from your house, please email us.

3. Volunteers are critical to helping this event run smoothly. Help set up
before the event, break down after, serve food, distribute drinks…there are
so many opportunities! Want to bake cookies or offer up another dessert
for your neighbors? We’d love that too! Contact us to volunteer.

Here’s a list of “point people” that would help take a LOT off our minds/
hands: Please speak up if you will pitch in…

**”handler” for the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble (make sure the band has water, etc.
and walk around with the “Tips for the Band” bucket at intervals during the
picnic)

**equipment wrangler (coordinate picking up of volunteered tables,
shades, coolers from neighbors; pick up and return chairs for the band)

**toter and fetcher (pick up any morning donations for the picnic, etc.)

**membership table for a 30-min shift (Contact Us)