Welcome to our neighborhood website
We will be putting out luminaries again this year on 12/21/2024. That's the Winter Solstice!
We'll have a fire with cider and donuts at Orchard Park pavilion from 6 to 8 Saturday evening, so stop by while you're out walking enjoying the luminaries! Here's a calendar link if you'd like it to remember.
Distribution:
We are going to distribute supplies for the luminaries from 12:00-3:00 in Orchard Park under the pavilion - come during that time to pick up your supplies. We'll give you instructions at this time too if you need.
Please add your house address and name toward the bottom of this link if you plan on covering your house. This will help us know where lights will be.
Volunteer: (link)
We are also looking for volunteers for:
- adopt blocks on Vickers, S Duke, Orchard Park, Shepherd, and Arnette. Please use the above link to sign up to adopt a block. If you sign up for a block, it is up to you to make sure the entire block is covered. You can collaborate with neighbors, but you're on point!
- order and bring donuts to Orchard Park. Coordinate with Keval on amount to order and reimbursement.
(If you're unfamiliar with google sheets, please reply directly to this email to sign up to volunteer).
Donations/Neighborhood Association Dues:
We do not charge for the materials, but donations are accepted by cash or Venmo. Any donations count as your MHNA dues for the year (2025).
RAIN DATE is Sunday, December 22. If the weather is unclear, we'll send out an email clarifying the date.
Wishing you warmth and light this holiday season!
-Keval, Rochelle, Alice & Jacob
Join our neighborhood email listserv:
The Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association (MHNA) sponsors an email listserv for the neighborhood. You can join at https://groups.io/g/moreheadhill, or send a blank email to moreheadhill+subscribe@groups.io, or use the form below (just enter your email address and click the "Subscribe" button).
The address for posting messages to the listserv is: moreheadhill@groups.io (you need to be subscribed to use this address).
If you have any questions or comments, you can contact the listserv manager directly at bruce@paintingsbybruce.com.
Your Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association Membership matters
Your all-volunteer, non-profit Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association (MHNA) needs your support in the form of membership. Please consider joining or renewing today.
MHNA volunteers support you by providing a neighborhood listserv, this website (moreheadhill.org), and remaining active in the broader Durham community. We provide delegates to the Inter Neighborhood Council (INC), the Quality of Life (QoL) project, and the Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership. We also work with various local government agencies, such as the Planning Dept., Parks & Rec, Neighborhood Improvement Services, and others.
These activities involve advocacy on behalf of neighborhood residents as well as frequent sharing of information to and from these other important community organizations.
It's true that the pandemic has curtailed some of our usual activities. We have been unable to hold in-person neighborhood events, such as potluck meals. In the past, almost all new memberships and renewals have occurred at such in-person events, so almost all our members have let their memberships lapse. A number of Durham neighborhoods have lost their neighborhood associations entirely due to lack of membership. Let's not let that happen here.
Please join or renew your MHNA membership today.
Membership is open to all residents; past, present, and future. Suggested annual dues are $20 for an individual, $25 for a family, or $25 for a business. If you cannot afford that much, a contribution in any amount will qualify you for membership.
Right now, membership numbers are more important to us than money; our participation in INC, for example, requires a certain level of membership and we are not meeting that requirement.
Dues and additional contributions may be sent by check or via PayPal (payable to MHNAMeet@gmail.com; please include your street address & email address in the message box). Physical checks can be mailed to:
MHNA
c/o Keval Kaur Khalsa
1215 Carroll St,
Durham, NC 27707
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MHNA Elects 2025 Board
The Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association (MHNA) Board of Directors is a team of volunteers elected annually by MHNA members. At our Annual Meeting in November 2024, members elected the 2025 board. See the Neighborhood Association page for details.
