Hear ye, hear ye,! Here is your SHERWOOD FOREST CRIER March 30, 2017 Crier emails We are making an effort to send out these informational emails around the first of every month to keep neighbors up do date on neighborhood events, and other events and information of interest. It's cheaper and better for the environment not to print and pass out fliers! But we could all probably use the exercise! Tell your friends and neighbors to subscribe. No membership required, but of course we would like everybody to join! New neighbor? Let us know and we'll send out the welcome wagon. Contact membership@sherwoodforestneighbors.org Open Streets Event Sunday, April 2, 1-4pm The City of Columbia Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) invites the you to attend the City’s first Open Streets Event, Sunday, April 2nd, from 1-4pm along Devine Street between King St. and Holly St.. Open Streets initiatives temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing. This event encourages the use of alternative transportation: please consider walking, biking, riding the Comet, or carpooling to the event. Free bike valet will be available at the event, and Comet routes 201, 203 and 401 drop off near the event. For more information, visit Open Streets Columbia USC Belser Arboretum Open House Sunday, April 16, 1-4pm The public is invited to an open house at the W. Gordon Belser Arboretum Sunday, April 16 from 1 until 4pm. The open house program is held the third Sunday of every month, and features a variety of learning elements in these events. Contact Gail Wojtowicz at 618 402-8736 or by email or see USC's Department of Biological Sciences W. Gordon Belser Arboretum web page for more information. 64th Annual Chicken Barbecue Benefit for the Columbia Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina Thursday, April 27, 2017, noon - 8pm Federation Center of the Blind, 119 S. Kilbourne Road (the corner of S. Kilbourne Rd & Yale Ave) 1/2 Barbecue Chicken, Corn-on-the-cob, Green Beans, Bread $10 per ticket The members of the Columbia Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina appreciate your participation as your help is a hand-up, not a handout. For tickets, contact David Houck at nfbsc@sc.rr.com or 254-3777 or stop by the Federation Center. Food Truck Rodeo Friday, April 28, 5-8pm at Sherwood Forest Presbyterian Church Come out and enjoy a variety of great food and a fun family atmosphere without ever leaving the neighborhood. More info to come. SFNA General Meeting The next general meeting of the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8 at the Sherwood Forest Presbyterian Church on the corner of Wilmot Avenue and Beltline Boulevard. The general meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of the second month of each quarter. SFNA Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up Saturday, May 13, 10am-12pm Mark your calendars. Trash the Poop Pet waste has three times more pathogens (bacteria, parasites and viruses) in it than human waste. These pathogens can cause diseases in humans and animals. The City of Columbia encourages pet owners to pick up their pet’s waste and discard it in the green garbage cart. If bags are discarded in yard waste trash piles, the yard waste cannot be taken it to the City's compost facility. Clean yard waste is recycled into new soil so money is not spent at the landfill. For more information, please visit Trash The Poop Join the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association Dues are only $20 and are due in January. Pay your dues now online or mail a check to Henry Nechemias, 4 Robin Hood Ct., Columbia, SC 29205 and you will be paid up for 2017! Why should you join the SFNA? Benefits of the SFNA... You're receiving this email because of your interest in the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association. If you no longer wish to receive email correspondence from SFNA, please email webmaster@sherwoodforestneighbors.org Please add webmaster@sherwoodforestneighbors.org to your approved sender list in whatever email client or system you are using to make sure you are able to receive email communications from the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association! SFNA Facebook Page | SFNA Facebook Group | SFNA Twitter Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association, Inc. Columbia, South Carolina www.sherwoodforestneighbors.org © Copyright 2017 Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved.