LOTS OF PHOTOS from the SPRING FLING!

On Sat. April 18, 2009, EASTGATE held its "Spring Fling." Here are lots of photos, taken by Deborah. . . . ENJOY!

Special thanks to the Tallahassee Police Dept., Tallahassee Fire Dept., Leon County Sheriff’s Dept., Tae Kwon Do, and Tallahassee Cheer for all they did to add to the fun, food and games. Also, thanks to all the Eastgate Volunteers who helped plan, cook, setup and cleanup and the Gasline Neighbors who allowed us to use their facilities. We hope to make it an annual event.

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There were firetrucks.



There were lots of pelple.




There was food.



There was Tae Kwon Do.



There were cheerleaders.



There were Police Dogs.



There was a "Bounce House."



There were prizes.


You get the idea! There was fun!




























THE END.

BINOCULARS FOUND

As you may know, on the weekend of June 6 & 7 there were several auto burglaries in Eastgate. [If you are on the "mailing list," then you received notice of this early in the week of June 8.]

Well, the point here is that shortly thereafter a kind neighbor found a pair of binoculars in their front yard.

So, if you are missing a pair of binoculars, please contact me "Boots," your EASTGATE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOGGER, at eastgate@comcast.net to recover your binoculars. I will put you in touch with your kind neighbors.

SPRING FLING 2009

HERE IS A COPY OF THE BEAUTIFUL "SPRING FLING" ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE.

You probably received a FLYER giving the details of where to come, what to bring, and what's happening there. My FLYER got torn-up, so I can't tell you what to bring.... I think -- just bring yourselves and your kids. As I recall, Mike Collins is going to cook hot dogs. The location is at the "GREEN AREA" on EASTGATE WAY. There will be lots of entertainment, mainly aimed at the youngsters.

People often ask "What has the NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION done for me?"

There are lots of very good answers to this question; however, the SPRING FLING is perhaps the most immediate and concrete example of what ENA is currently doing for you.

~ ~ ~ Doug Jones

Questions? ---> eastgate@comcast.net

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HOMEOWNER THANKS HELPFUL NEIGHBORS.

Dear Eastgate Neighbors and Friends,

I received this email Tues. 7/29, which I'm publishing below with permission of the author. It is very uplifting, and it speaks for itself.

It is indeed great to live in a community like Eastgate.

--- DJ.

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Hi Doug, this is Teresa Harrison who lives at 2705 Bedford Way. As you may already know we had a fire this past Sunday that burned down a section of our deck. Everyone is okay and the deck will be fixed but I am amazed at the neighbors who helped us through this horrific event.

We were having a birthday party for my oldest son and the tiki torches we lit to keep the skeeters away literally collapsed within thirty minutes and started the deck on fire. We did not notice the fire for God only knows how long but when we did there were already people from all over the neighborhood hosing it down, plus one family that helped keep the children situated while all of us worked on putting the fire out before help arrived.

I have no idea who any of these people are and with my being in such a frantic state I most likely would not recognize them on any given day either. I did put a poster on the tree in our front yard thanking everyone but am curious if our gratitude can be mentioned in the next newsletter. I cannot begin to explain how grateful all of us are for these honorable deeds our neighbors did without a second thought so having this opportunity would be most appreciated.

Thank you for your time,

Teresa Harrison