flyer & registration form for the Saturday, 05/19/2012 Crispus Attucks Park Community Day and Yard Sale

See this message from Austin Pearl, Bloomingdale resident and Crispus Attucks Park secretary:

All,

If you want to register as a seller at this year`s Crispus Attucks Park Community Day and Grand Yard Sale, attached is the flyer and registration form with full instructions (the actual registration form is on the back of the flyer). If you have any questions about registering as a seller of merchandise, please contact Tynesia at 703 then 973 then 5733 or Tynesia27 @ aol.com.

If you want to inquire about setting up a table to represent your Bloomingdale business, please contact Molly Scott at scott.molly @ gmail.com

Again, it will take place Saturday, May 19th in Crispus Attucks Park, the community park bordered by the unit blocks of U and V Streets and the 2000 blocks of North Capitol & 1st Streets in the heart of Bloomingdale. All proceeds from the event will go towards maintaining the park as a beautiful, open space for the community.

Austin Pearl
Crispus Attucks Park Secretary
2024 North Capitol Street

SAVE THE DATE FOR BLOOMINGDALE’S 9TH ANNUAL…

CRISPUS ATTUCKS PARK COMMUNITY DAY & YARD SALE... THIS YEAR FEATURING TASTE OF BLOOMINGDALE!!!

Saturday May 19th, 8AM -2PM (Rain date: Sat June 2nd)

Crispus Attucks is the private community park bordered by the unit blocks of U and V Streets and the 2000 blocks of North Capitol & 1st Streets in the heart of DC’s Bloomingdale neighborhood.

WANT TO BE A SELLER AT THIS YEAR’S YARD SALE?
Download the registration form at www.crispusattuckspark.org

PREFER TO SIMPLY DONATE MERCHANDISE?
If you won’t be able to sell at the Yard sale, consider donating items to the ``CADC Table.`` 100% of the proceeds from these sales will go to park maintenance and improvement.
Contact Tynesia at 703 then 973 then 5733 or Tynesia27 @ aol.com to donate merchandise.

WANT TO SET UP A TABLE INFORMING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS?
Please contact CADC Board Member Molly Scott at scott.molly @ gmail.com

OR JUST COME OUT, HAVE SOME FOOD AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS!

There will be food and live music!

Sponsored by Crispus Attucks Development Corporation (CADC), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing and maintaining Crispus Attucks Park as a green community space.

VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM
Today’s Date: ______________
Name: ______________________ Address: ________________________________
Phone: _____________________ e-mail: __________________________________

REGISTRATION FEE:
$25 per Space (about 10’x10’) if paid on or before May 12th (Early bird discount)
$35 per Space (about 10’x10’) if paid after May 12th
Early bird discount (circle one)? Y N Number of Spaces: _____________
Total Amount Due (number of spaces X registration fee): $_____________

Note: Sorry, we cannot supply tables. You may bring your own table(s), or are welcome to display your wares on the ground. If not using a table, we recommend you bring a blanket, tarp, or other covering in case the grass is damp.

ITEMS TO SELL*:
Please check the types of items you intend to sell (check all that apply):
___ books___ hardware, tools___ small appliances
___ clothing___ home furnishings___ sporting goods, games, toys
___electronics___ jewelry___ other (specify):
___ furniture___ music (CDs, tapes, vinyl)

Please note: CADC is not responsible for unsold items at the end of the yard sale.We expect that you will leave your rented space free of your wares and debris.If you have clothing items (clothing only) that you would like to donate to goodwill, please see a yard sale attendant for the drop off location.

*Sorry, sale of food is prohibited. CADC relies heavily on revenues from its snack stand and wishes to be the only provider of food& beverages at this event. Thank you for understanding.

Check or money order should be made payable to Crispus Attucks Development Corp. (CADC)
Please print this form, complete it, and return with your payment to:

Crispus Attucks Development Corp.
ATTN: Yard Sale
69 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

QUESTIONS? CONTACT TYNESIA AT (703) then 973 then 5733 OR TYNESIA27 @ AOL.COM

All proceeds from Bloomingdale's Biggest Community Event will support the park improvement projects of CADC.
www.crispusattuckspark.org

next Crispus Attucks Park board of directors meeting -- Wednesday, 02-08-2012

See this message from Crispus Attucks Development Corporation (CADC) president Patrick Blais:

The next meeting of the Crispus Attucks Park Board of Directors will be taking place Wed, Feb 8th from 7:00 to 9:00 at St. George`s Episcopal Church at the corner of 2nd and U Streets, NW. The agenda, which I will post next week, will include topics such as park governance, board elections, fundraising, special projects and maintenance. If you are interested in park affairs, you are welcome and encouraged to attend.

If you are unfamiliar with the park, please visit our website at
www.crispusattuckspark.org . Donations always welcomed via the website.

volunteers needed for Crispus Attucks Park

See this message from Crispus Attucks Development Corporation President Patrick Blais:

From: Patrick Blais
Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2011 8:32 PM

Volunteers needed for Crispus Attucks Park

Crispus Attucks Park (CADC) is seeking volunteers to assist with gaps in our current management team. Specifically, we need volunteers with skills in website development or maintenance, project management, fundraising, membership management systems (Insightly very helpful), communications and administration. If you have skills in one or more of these areas and 5 to 10 hours of your time to donate each month, please email President@crispusattuckspark.org

Financial support is also appreciated at any time. Visit our website www.Crispusattuckspark.org to donate via paypal or mail/drop off a check made out to CADC to 69 U St NW, DC 20001.

Thank you for your ongoing interest and support.

Crispus Attucks Park act of vandalism on Monday, 07/04/2011

See this message from CACD Board member Molly Scott:

Between the hours of 1:00 and 10:00 a.m. on July 4th, vandals cut down the fence in Crispus Attucks Park that is in place to protect the new grass seed on the great lawn.

Please understand a few facts about the fence:

• It is in place to let the new grass in that area of the park take hold and become strong enough for activities. It is not in place to inconvenience anyone.

• Opening that area of the park before the appropriate time increases the chances that we will have to reseed again next year.

• The grass seed, fencing and landscaping contractor cost roughly $1,200 and was paid for by donations from area residents and Crispus Attacks Park board members. Those funds – and indeed all park support comes donations from your neighbors. We do not have a large store of funds to maintain the park.

This project, approved by the board, is a short-term inconvenience for the long-term good of the park. The goal is to have healthy grass with strong roots in that area for everyone to use for years going forward, as opposed to having to close the great lawn every spring for reseeding.

Please be patient with our progress as we try to make the park a better place for all residents. The fence has been replaced, and will remain in place for the rest of the summer. A police report has also been filed. The rest of the park remains open for your enjoyment. We want people to utilize the park respectfully – and we need the park to be able to stand up to the wear and tear from that use.

If you have any questions, please contact board@crispusattuckspark.org. We respect the views of our neighbors and will answer your questions and hear your concerns.

Thank you,
The Crispus Attucks Park Board

Urban Turf profiles Crispus Attucks Park

See this Urban Turf post about Crispus Atttucks Park:

Bloomingdale`s Secret: Crispus Attucks Park
May 3, 2011
by Andrew Siddons
http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/bloomingdales_secret_crispus_attucks_park/3419

There is a plug for the upcoming Bloomingdale Community Day & Yard Sale on Saturday, May 21st.

I will agree with John Corea's assessment: "It`s more of a park now than it`s ever been before, so there`s more interest."

Thanks to everyone who helps keep the park thriving!

Crispus Attucks Park: best neighborhood achievement

Lydia DePillis at Housing Complex at the Washington City Paper likes Crispus Attucks Park!

Best Neighborhood Achievement
Crispus Attucks Park
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/peopleandplaces/2011/best-neighborhood-achievement

Crispus Attucks Court NW Having a backyard is a wonderful thing, but it`s not a privilege enjoyed by all of D.C.`s rowhouse-dwellers; many back doors open out onto alleys. Which is why the long fight to make the plot of land between U, V, North Capitol and 1st Street NW into an Edenic 1.36-acre park is such a triumph. Only 15 years ago, the area was occupied by a burned-out old building that police had fenced off and padlocked to keep drug dealers and prostitutes out.

In 1998, the city foreclosed on the land — owned by the Crispus Attucks Development Corporation — galvanizing neighbors to get the foreclosure cancelled and make it into a tax-exempt park, in exchange for allowing community access in perpetuity.

Since then, the development corporation has been working on improvements, putting in trees and landscaping. And now, walking through the right alleys will lead you into this almost-secret garden, which on a sunny summer day will be filled with locals chatting and lounging on the grass. It`s like having access to your own backyard, and everybody else`s, at the same time. —Lydia DePillis

Urgent: Can you help us keep the annual Yard Sale alive?

From John Corea, Bloomingdale resident and President, Crispus Attucks Development Corporation:

Hello Friends of Crispus Attucks Park!

I hope you'll take just a second to send me a quick response to this email.

The planning committee for the big annual Community Yard Sale lost some key volunteers this year, and we're now seriously behind in our efforts to promote the event and sign up people who want to sell at this year's sale.

So we have 2 simple questions:

1) Are there volunteers out there who can help over the next 4 or 5 days (mainly delivering flyers), or on the day of the yard sale (Saturday May 22nd)?

2) Do you think you'd like to sell at this year's yard sale?

Please respond as soon as you can to jacorea@gmail.com, or 202- 550-2631. If there is enough interest from both volunteers and potential sellers, then we'll be able to keep the neighborhood tradition alive for a 7th consecutive year. But if we don't hear from enough people by this Thursday or Friday, we'll have to cancel the event.

Please forward this to neighbors and friends who you think might be interested. To get the yard sale flyer or registration form, go to www.crispusattuckspark.org.

Thanks very much!

John

John Corea, President
Crispus Attucks Development
Corporation
Jacorea@gmail.com
202- 550- 2631

announcing the annual Bloomingdale Yard Sale at Crispus Attucks Park - Saturday, 5/22/2010

Okay, here is what everyone has been jonesing for! The annual Bloomingdale yard sale at Crispus Attucks Park!

Here is the text of the flier distributed around the neighborhood, kindly supplied by Bloomingdale resident Tynesia Smith:

BLOOMINGDALE COMMUNITY YARD SALE

Sponsored by the CADC –A not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing and maintaining Crispus Attucks Park for the entire community

Saturday May 22nd, 8AM -2PM
(Rain date: Sat June 5th)
in CRISPUS ATTUCKS PARK
The private community park between the unit blocks of U and V Streets NW and the 2000 blocks of North Capitol & 1st Streets NW in the heart of DC’s Bloomingdale neighborhood.

This year CADC is pleased to announce that the Community Yard sale is being held in conjunction with the:
Annual Health and Fitness Fair - 10AM-2PM
A Community Health and Wellness Fair sponsored by Mt Bethel Baptist Church on 1st St. between Rhode Island Ave. NW and U St. NW

WANT TO SELL? REGISTER NOW
• Dozens of sellers and loads of shoppers on an acre of green park space
• We do all the advertising and bring all the buyers to you!
• Brings your wares* and a table, set up and sell – It’s that easy!

*Sorry, the sale of food is prohibited. CADC relies heavily on revenues from its snack stand to support its ongoing activities. Thank you for your understanding.

Registration Fee:
$25 if you register before May 15th and $35 afterwards (or the day of the sale).
Register on the park’s website at www.crispusattuckspark.org or contact Tynesia at
703-973-5733 or tynesia27@aol.com .

RATHER DONATE MERCHANDISE?
If you won’t be able to sell at the Yard sale, consider donating items to the “CADC Table.” 100% of the proceeds from these sales will go to park maintenance and improvement projects.
Contact Andrea at 202-986-7680 or CADCyardsale@att.net to donate merchandise.

VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM

Today’s Date: ________________
Name: ______________________
Address: ________________________________
Phone: ______________________
e-mail: __________________________________

REGISTRATION FEE:
$25 per Space
(about 10’x10’) if paid on or before May 15th (Early bird discount)
$35 per Space (about 10’x10’) if paid after May 15th
Early bird discount (circle one)? Y N Number of Spaces: _____________ Total
Amount Due (number of spaces X registration fee): $_____________

Note: Sorry, we cannot supply tables. You may bring your own table(s), or are welcome to display your wares on the ground. If not using a table, we recommend you bring a blanket, tarp, or other covering in case the grass is damp.

ITEMS TO SELL*:
Please check the types of items you intend to sell (check all that apply):
___ books

___ hardware, tools
___ small appliances
___ clothing ___ home
furnishings ___ sporting goods, games, toys
___ electronics ___ jewelry ___
other (specify):
___ furniture ___ music (CDs, tapes, vinyl)

Please note: CADC is not responsible for unsold items at the end of the yard sale. We expect that you will leave your rented space free of your wares and debris. If you have clothing items (clothing only) that you would like to donate to goodwill, please see a yard sale attendant for the drop off location.

*Sorry, sale of food is prohibited. CADC relies heavily on revenues from its snack stand and wishes to be the only provider of food & beverages at this event. Thank you for understanding.

Check or money order should be made payable to Crispus Attucks Development Corp. (CADC) Please print this form, complete it, and return with your payment to:
Crispus Attucks Development Corp.
ATTN: Yard Sale
2015 1st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

QUESTIONS? CONTACT TYNESIA AT (703) 973-5733 OR TYNESIA27@AOL.COM

All proceeds from Bloomingdale's Biggest Yard Sale will support the park improvement projects of CADC. www.crispusattuckspark.org