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Monday October 31, 2011, 4:30–6 pm

Join all of the Nakoma ghosts and goblins at the Nakoma Park early Halloween evening, Sunday, October 31st 4:30-6 p.m. 

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• 5k starts at 9 a.m. at Thoreau on Saturday, May 14th
• 1 Mile Run/Walk starts at 9:15 a.m. (this event will not be timed)
• Kids run will start at 9:45 a.m. (also not timed)
• Registration fees are $10 for adults and $7 for children
• Registration fees include a student-designed t shirt

What you can do to help:

• Fill out the registration form and waiver, return to Thoreau by Thursday, May 5th

http://mynakoma.squarespace.com/storage/Thunderbird_Bolt_Registration_Form.pdf

• Volunteer to help either Friday, May 13th or Saturday, May 14th
• Cheer on the participants as they run through the neighborhood.   The route will start on Chippewa, across from the back of school.  From Chippewa, the route turns right onto Ottawa Trail, right on Council Crest, left on Spring Trail, left on Seneca Pl., right on Council Crest which eventually turns into Waban Hill, right on Cherokee Dr., left on Midvale, left on Nakoma, all the way down Nakoma, left on Cherokee, and ends in the parking lot of Thoreau.  Participants will run on the sidewalk whenever possible.

For questions, or if you would like to help with the event, contact Audra Smanski, kindergarten teacher at Thoreau, adevens@madison.k12.wi.us.

Saturday, May 14, 2011, 8 am–1 pm

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Saturday, May 7, 2011, 5:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

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Join us at Nakoma Park for our annual Spring Egg hunt! Details...

This event happens every few years and benefits the endowment grants for our neighborhood, public schools, Thoreau Elementary and Cherokee Middle Schools.

The grants allow the schools to fund projects and other things that the District budget cannot fund. For instance, this year, The fifth grade classes with learn about pinhole cameras and photography. This is something many of the children at our school would not have the opportunity to experience without the help of the grant, and the money generated from Bids for Kids.

The event is next Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Nakoma Golf Club, 4145 Country Club Road.

Please consider either attending this event, or offering a charitable donation.

For more information, you can contact the Bids for Kids chair and Nakoma neighbor, Leah Sandholm at wsandholm@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Friday May 6th from 8:00 - 6:00

Saturday May 7th from 8:00 - 4:00

Where: 3918 Nakoma Road, Madison

Near Seminole Hwy. Intersection same block as Thoreau elementary school

Our garden club was founded in 1922 and has a strong history of promoting gardening and supporting Madison’s public gardens.

Our annual sale of perennial plants are dug from members’ gardens and also puchased from a Wisconsin grower who specializes in plants for our climate. Each club member is asked to dig 40 plants for this fundraiser.

All proceeds are used to support garden related civic projects. 2010-2011 contributions:

Scholarships

• WM. Longenecker Memorial
• Allen Centennial Gardens
• Wisconsin Garden Club Federation

Memberships and contributions

• Aldo Leopold Center
• Audubon Society (Goose Pond)
• CDI Garden Therapy
• Community Action Coalition (Community Gardens)
• Friends of the School Forest
• Friends of Lake Wingra
• Friends of Troy Gardens
• Longenecker Gardens (Friends Of The Arboretum)
• Madison Parks Department (Street Trees)
• Ngc President’s Project
• Olbrich Botanical Gardens
• WGCF President’s Project
• Memorial Trees
• Special Project Fund