Hear ye, hear ye! Here is your SHERWOOD FOREST CRIER September 1, 2019 SFNA General Meeting Tuesday, November 12, 6:30pm-8pm The next general meeting of the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association is scheduled for Tuesday, November 12 from 6:30pm-8pm at the Sherwood Forest Presbyterian Church on the corner of Wilmot Avenue and Beltline Boulevard. Join us at 6pm to meet and greet your neighbors! The SFNA will elect our Board of Directors for 2 year terms. The officers are President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Executive Committee Members. If you are interested in serving, contact Mark Hering at 360-9527‬ or markhering@aol.com. Refreshments will be served. If you have any questions or concerns, or ideas for speakers, please let us know! USC Belser Arboretum Open House Sunday, September 15, 1-4pm The public is invited to an open house at the W. Gordon Belser Arboretum. 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 Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up Saturday, November 16, 9:30-11am Volunteers are invited to participate in the cleanup which is part of the Keep The Midlands Beautiful Adopt-A-Highway program. Meet at the Piggly Wiggly parking lot. The main crew will work from Devine to Rosewood on Kilbourne, then east to Beltline, and finishing at Sherwood Forest Church. Volunteers should wear closed toed shoes and bring your own gloves. Please contact Dave Nelson at 803 447-4793 or appearance@sherwoodforestneighbors.org for information or any questions. Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale To help protect our rivers, creeks, and streams by reducing runoff and preventing pollution, the City of Columbia and Richland County are hosting a compost bin and rain barrel sale. Compost bins are $59 and rain barrels are $68. These prices are dirt cheap! Bins and barrels can be purchased online at http://www.rainbarrelprogram.org/columbia. Online sales will close at 11pm on Sunday, September 15, 2019. Sales are online only. Residents can pick up their pre-ordered items on Saturday, September 21 between 10am and 11am at the R2i2 Conference Center, located at 763 Fashion Dr. Columbia, SC 29229. Free workshops on composting and rainwater harvesting start at 9am. For more information or to sign up for the workshop, visit columbiaSC.eventbrite.com. Complaints About How the City is Run? There are vacancies on a number of boards and commissions! Central Midlands Council of Governments Seeking 1 (one) applicant for Appointment. 3 year term. Columbia Museum of Art Seeking 1 (one) applicant for Appointment. 5 year term. Columbia Tree and Appearance Commission Seeking two (2) Applicants for Appointment; one applicant must have experience as a Developer/ Realtor. 3 year term. Design/ Development Review Commission Seeking one (1) Applicant for Appointment. 3 year term. Election Commission Seeking 1 (one) Applicant for Appointment. 6 year term. Property Maintenance Board of Appeals Seeking 5 (five) Applicants for Appointment. 3 year term. Applications are due no later than September 9, 2019 at 5pm. For applications and more information contact Ashley Jenkins at (803) 545-3026 or send a request to Ashley.Jenkins@Columbiasc.gov. You can also visit columbiasc.net/boards-commissions to download an application. 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! If you have information of interest to the neighborhood, please pass it along and we may include it in a future Crier. 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 Join now for 2019! 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 2019! 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. 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