Meeting tonight(Wednesday) @ 7:00PM at the Emmanuel Methodist Church. As a reminder we will be accepting nominations for office for the 2010-2011 year.
We are formally inviting you to our Historic City Park Neighborhoods 1st Potluck in the Park this Wednesday August 4th at 6:00 PM! This will be a chance for you to get to know your neighbors and share great food & music with friends and family!
The Potluck in the Park will be held at the North Pavilion located between the bandstand and the museum, right next to the Wooden Staircase and Rock Springs. Please bring a dish or desert of your choice. Hope to see you there!
Posted by Heather | Posted in Neighborhood's 1st | Posted on 17-07-2010
The Hagerstown Suns 6th Annual Beer and Wine Tasting Festival is just around the corner. And for 2010, the Suns have made an awesome night even better with a Dueling Pianos Night Out following the tasting festival. All the action is on July 22nd, starting at 5:00 PM.
The tasting event will start at 5:00 PM and last until 8:00 PM, and all attendees will receive ten coupons good for five ounce samples. Extra sample coupons will also be available for purchase for just $1.00.
Those sample coupons can be used on any of the over 75 types of beers from around the country and/or any of the over 15 types of wine being offered.
At 8:00 PM, the Beer and Wine Tasting Festival will come to a close, and the Dueling Pianos Out will get rocking. Tony T. and Wildman Joe are back for their second tour of Municipal Stadium after delighting the crowd in 2009.
Playing a wide variety of classic songs, interacting with the crowd and putting on a fantastic show, The Dueling Pianos are sure to provide a good time for all.
Tickets for the amazing event can be purchased in a number of ways, and all are good for both portions of the evening.
Purchased in advance, tickets are $22.00 and can be ordered online., over the phone at (301) 791-6266 or at the Hagerstown Suns ticket office. Walk-up tickets, which still come with the ten free five-ounce samples, are $25.00.
Fans also have the opportunity to purchase a VIP table in the Weiss Picnic area for up to six people. Along with admission to the events, VIP tables include catered all-you-eat food, great drink specials and more. All tables come with a great view of the Dueling Pianos show as well, and can be reserved for $200.00.
The Beer and Wine Tasting/Dueling Pianos Night out is a 21-and-over event.
For more information, contact the Suns at (301) 791-6266 or stop by Municipal stadium during normal office hours.
The Hagerstown Suns play at Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown, MD and are a Class “A” affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Ticket packages and sponsorships are available by calling the Suns at 301-791-6266. Visit the Suns on the web at www.hagerstownsuns.com. The Suns are owned by Los Angeles based Mandalay Baseball Properties.
Meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) @ 7:00PM at the Emmanuel Methodist Church. Hope to see you there!
Reminder the meeting will start at 6:00PM tonight instead of 7:00PM. The meeting will be followed by the CTPED walkthrough. The meeting will be held at 513 Reynolds Avenue. See you then!
Our May meeting will be held tomorrow, May 5th @ 7:00PM at the Emmanuel Methodist Church. Topics to be discussed – Night of Lights, Fundraiser, CTPED.
Posted by Heather | Posted in Accomplishments, Beautification Ideas, Fund Raiser, Neighborhood's 1st, Safety Concerns | Posted on 22-04-2010
Friday is the last day!
Today is the last day of our first spring fundraiser! So far we’ve raised $527 for our group with flower orders and donations! It’s not too late if you want to help us reach our goal by ordering something today! Click here to go directly to the fundraiser – http://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/campaign?campaign_id=1989 and buy some flowers! I’ve already received mine and they are growing great!
Special Thanks to: Deb, Doris, Gertrude, Hans, Heather, Joyce, Joan H., JD, Kenneth, Laura, Laurel, Leanne, Maria, Marissa, Patty, Rosalie, Shelly, Stephanie, Suzan and Warring for making a purchase from our fundraiser! More Thanks to Allen, Andrew, Ashley, Charlie, Dan, Deb, Fedora, Heather, Jeremy, Josh, Joan, Joe, Joyce, Laura and Laurel for passing out 5000 fliers! Way to go! Also special thanks to WHAG and the Herald Mail for helping get the word out.
If you aren’t interested in flowers/plants but still want to donate, 100% of your money will go in to making the park safer and is tax deductible. Make checks payable to “The City of Hagerstown” with Historic City Park in the note and mail to:
City Park Neighborhoods 1st
c/o Heather Holman
1 E. Franklin Street
Room 401
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Businesses who would like to donate $50 or more to our cause will be listed on our website as sponsors!
Thanks again to all those who helped and participated!
Posted by Heather | Posted in Beautification Ideas, Fund Raiser, General Information, Hagerstown Events, Meeting Information, Neighborhood's 1st, Safety Concerns | Posted on 10-04-2010
Tags: City Park Fundraiser, Hagerstown Fundraiser, Neighborhood Fundraiser
It’s been a long cold winter and The Historic City Park Neighborhood’s 1st Group is ready for spring! Please help us raise money to clean up our neighborhood and bring pride back to Hagerstown! Help us reach our goal of $2000 to address our safety issues (click here for a list of safety issues) and support our beautification ideas (click here for a list of beautification ideas). So please purchase some flowers from our fundraiser site – http://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/campaign?campaign_id=1989 and help support our newly formed group!
If you aren’t interested in purchasing flowers you may make a donation to our cause by contact Heather @ (240) 329-0547 or heather@historiccitypark.com.
Posted by Heather | Posted in Fund Raiser, Hagerstown Events, Neighborhood's 1st | Posted on 09-04-2010
Our fundraiser was recently shown on WHAG with the mayor talking about our group! Just to clarify WE ARENT MAKING ANY PROFIT OFF THIS 100% of the money we make goes to the neighborhood, the rest covers the cost of the flowers/plants and goes to the flower/plant company.
So PLEASE HELP US BY BUYING FLOWERS –>CLICK HERE TO SHOP ONLINE<– for the flowers, plants and bulbs!!!!!!!! If you would rather make your purchase in person please call Heather @ (240) 329-0547 or heather@historiccitypark.com. Let’s make Hagerstown the most beautiful city in Maryland!
The plants are 100% Guaranteed to grow or a replacement will be issued! They are shipped as bulbs, small plants and bare roots. 
If you aren’t interested in flowers/plants but still want to donate, 100% of your money will go in to making the park safer and is tax deductible. Make checks payable to “The City of Hagerstown” with Historic City Park in the note and mail to:
City Park Neighborhoods 1st
c/o Heather Holman
1 E. Franklin Street
Room 401
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Businesses who would like to donate $50 or more to our cause will be listed on our website as sponsors!
Historic Park Neighborhood First
Ideas to encourage membership and participation
Becoming acquainted with one another: make it fun and enticing
1.Name tags available at beginning of each meeting for attendees to fill out with name, and something each might wish to share to identify themselves – e.g. address, picture of house,
something depicting work, hobby, interest etc.
2. At least 15 minutes before each meeting, allow time to mingle and talk to one another
3. Offer simple refreshments at beginning of meeting during “mingling time” These could be provided by members on a rotating basis
Encouraging residents to attend:
1. A list of several months’ meetings with topics and activities prepared, so that pairs of volunteers
in each block can go door to door with the list and encourage people to attend. List could be left if no one is at home. Could begin with notice of Safety Environmental walk scheduled for Spring.
2. Offer a small door prize at each meeting – provided by volunteer members – e.g. a bouquet of flowers from a garden, a supply of vegetables from someone’s garden (maybe not zucchini), a baked good, a craft item etc.
3. Hold a pot luck picnic in City Park and advertise it widely in neighborhood. If held on a Sunday afternoon, could be tied in with band concert in City Park. Municipal Band might recognize the group’s attendance.
4. Have a Neighborhood First group of mummers (especially children) participate in the Annual Mummers Parade.
5. After the bike lanes are available, hold a Neighborhood Bike Ride for resident children.
6. Hold a neighborhood yard sale similar to the one in the North End. This would take some extra planning and permitting. Maybe Church would allow use of parking lot?
7. Sponsor a Valentine making party for the Neighborhood’s children, and then distribute their Valentines to each household in the Neighborhood.
8. Hold walking tours of each of the Neighbor Hood sections, led by Section Team leaders. Residents could be encouraged to be home and available to greet walkers, and perhaps say something about their home.
9. Organize Neighborhood First charity drives – e.g. at different meetings, bring food donations for the Food Bank , or used items for Good Will, Salvation Army etc,
10. Collect useful items from the neighborhood, and pack shoe boxes for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and/or collect shoe boxes for the church groups that fill them to send to needy countries.
10. Organize volunteers for a Neighborhood First snow angel service, emergency transportation service, etc.
Other ideas????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Committee members: Dan and Deborah Agee
Jamie Harbaugh
Dick and Mary Mallery
Joe Marschner
Laurel Menard