Opportunities to Get Involved

Volunteering with the SRCC Neighborhood Association is a great way to meet your neighbors and get involved in your community! There are quite a few opportunities to help right now. Continue reading →

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4th of July Picnic

The annual SRCC 4th of July parade and picnic has been a wonderful neighborhood tradition and great community event for many years in the past. Unfortunately, we have not had enough interest from volunteers to continue the full tradition of parade, entertainment, etc. this year. But we invite everyone to still gather together at Little Stacy Park on the 4th to picnic with each other. It is one of the best times of the year to get out in the park and meet your neighbors! Although there is no official organization, vendors, entertainment, etc., we can still each bring our own food and have a more informal hangout. Put on all your best red, white, and blue, and bring your kids, pets, and (other) noisemakers! Plan to gather at midday, around noon.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR 2015: For numerous years past, the same small group of volunteers rallied the troops to make SRCC’s very popular parade and picnic happen. These wonderful folks are no longer able to organize this event, and we have not been able to find new help to carry the torch (or fireworks, as it were). It’s not too soon to begin thinking about how we can make next year’s event happen. Did you attend the parade and/or picnic in years past? Do you have fond childhood memories of it? Or, do you have small children who are ready to make new memories and start new traditions? Please step right up and we will give you all the information needed to return this lovely event to its former glory. Please send any thoughts, comments, suggestions, to vicepresident@srccatx.org.

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Past newsletters…

How embarrassing… I forgot to post these two older SRCC newsletters… but here they are for the following two issues!

Feb/March 2011: Nuzwinter2011

May/June 2013: SummerSRCCtabloidsheetsD

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SRCC General Membership Meeting Minutes 06/02/2014

SRCC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Monday, June 2, 2014 7:15 PM
GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
205 E. MONROE, AUSTIN, TEXAS

MEETING MINUTES
To be sure you get a vote, be a member. You can join or renew online www.srccatx.org. Not sure if you are current? Email membership@srccatx.org and we’ll let you know.

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The changing face and fate of the Norwood House

Alongside the demolition and new construction is the renovation of the Norwood House. Once one of the finest properties in Austin, it has escaped demolition by neglect thanks to SRCC volunteers and others. The last post showed the first photos in more than 15 years of the windows and doors and gave a glimpse of its future beauty. Today, after remediation of asbestos and lead paint, the doors and windows have been covered in plywood with small cutouts to light the interior. Lab analysis of lead samples of the interior met the requirements of the City and now the work will soon begin on the foundation.

Unlike some other old neighborhood properties, the Norwood will survive and thrive. When completed it will be financially self sufficient via rentals, and will be available free of charge for SRCC meetings and other community events. People will be able to see first hand the results of making the best of what already exists……a nice antidote to the constant push for “new and improved”.boarded front

www.norwoodparkfoundation.org

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