Hear ye, hear ye! Here is your SHERWOOD FOREST CRIER July 3, 2017 Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July! USC Belser Arboretum Open House Sunday, July 16, 1-4pm The public is invited to an open house at the W. Gordon Belser Arboretum Sunday, July 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. SFNA General Meeting Tuesday, August 8, 6:30pm-8pm The next general meeting of the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association is scheduled for Tuesday, August 8 from 6:30pm-8pm at the Sherwood Forest Presbyterian Church on the corner of Wilmot Avenue and Beltline Boulevard. We are working to arrange a speaker for the meeting. From 6-6:30pm join in socializing and snacks with your neighbors. The general meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of the second month of each quarter. If you have any questions or concerns, or ideas for speakers, please let us know! Owens Field Park Trail Ribbon Cutting & Miracle Field Grand Opening Saturday, July 15 Join the City of Columbia Parks & Recreation, the Ray Tanner Foundation, Richland County Conservation Commission, Richland County and the Gills Creek Watershed Association for the Owens Field Park trail ribbon cutting at 8:45am and Miracle Field grand opening at 9:30am on Saturday, July 15. More info at Columbia Parks and Recreation website... Vacation Home Security Tips Place a hold on mail, newspaper, and other deliveries. Have someone park a car in the driveway each night. Install timers on various lights around your home. Put motion detectors on your outside lights. If you’ll be gone for awhile, arrange for a lawn care company or friend to keep up with yard maintenance. Do not post vacation info on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or on the Internet. If you do, limit the sharing to friends. Do not leave anything of value out in plain sight. Do not leave any spare keys outside the house. Contact the City of Columbia Police to arrange for a periodic house check. Call 803-545-3500. 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. To subscribe, email membership@sherwoodforestneighbors.org or subscribe online Join the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association Dues are only $20 and are due in January. Pay your dues now online Or pay at the next general meeting 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.