Light the Night Breakfast with John and Dave Stedman

From John B Stedman:

My brother, David, and I are hosting a breakfast on July 26, 2005 from 8:00 to 9:00 at the Mint Museum on Randolph Road. I would like to invite you to be our guest. At this delectable continental breakfast, we will encourage you to form a team to walk in the Light the Night Walk. The Light the Night Walk raises money to find a cure for blood-related cancers and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Last year was the first time that I participated in the Light the Night Walk. I was inspired to participate since my father died of Leukemia in 2001.

Here is my view on the walk: My family, friends, and co-workers will join 1000 other people on a cool October evening at the Mint Museum for food and fellowship. We will walk through the Eastover neighborhood holding red and white balloons. Each person carrying a red balloon is a volunteer and each person carrying a white balloon is a cancer survivor. My children were amazed at the line of balloons as far as you can see with inspirational white balloons bouncing along the way. Think about the courage of these cancer survivors walking with this group and proudly letting people know of their illness. It was truly inspirational and a great evening with people that I care about. This year, the event will be held Friday evening, October 21st at the Mint Museum. Last year, we raised more than $147,000 with over 1000 walkers. Many area businesses and organizations already participate in the Light The Night Walk and the number is growing every year! In order to continue this growth, we must increase the number of area businesses, families and individuals that participate in the Light The Night Walk.

Please consider spending one hour having breakfast with me on July 26 at the Mint Museum. You will hear from two cancer survivors, Matthew Reynolds and Damon DiOrio, who will share their passion in supporting this cause. At the end of the breakfast, I hope you will be inspired to form a team and join me in our walk to fight cancer.
Please RSVP to Cindy Bradley at 704-998-5012, ext. 104 at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Best regards, John
John B. Stedman, Jr.
President/CEO The Scottish Bank
1057 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28207
Ph: 704-331-8686, ext. 101 Fax: 704-331-9695
www.thescottishbank.com

New Neighbors

Please join me in welcoming the McA. family to the neighborhood. They'll be moving into Ms. M's house in early August. Since I try to avoid posting personally identifying info here, you'll have to wait for the e-mail for more details. Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up! And farewell to Ms. M. That was a great Christmas party you gave last year!

Mosquito Control-Part Deux!

Well ladies and gentlemen, I received this helpful response from the official mosquito patrol of Mecklenburg County: "Mecklenburg County does not 'fog' or spray neighborhoods for adult mosquito control. We do provide control via treating/eliminating standing water areas, performing neighborhood surveys in backyards, education, etc. That said, I suggest we do up a Service Request on your residence at ---- Scotland Avenue, 28207 and survey yours and nearby yards."
Dennis Salmen,
RS Environmental Program Manager
Mecklenburg County Health Dept.
(704) 336-5554

In other words, if you have any standing water on your property, get rid of it! When you stop laughing, that is. (He assures me the mosquitos do not breed on the creek. Silly me!)

Who's that knockin at the door? Who's that ringin the bell? DON'T let'em in...

This should serve as a reminder, if you don't know the person at the door, DON'T OPEN IT!!! Even if they look nice, sound legitimate, just don't do it. Think about the BTK. He looked like a nice person and gave legitimate reasons to come in.

On Saturday, July 9 at a home on Cherokee, a Hispanic female posing as a laundry service employee persuaded the victim to let her inside to use a pencil and paper, to leave a note for the victim's neighbor, said neighbor purported to be a subscriber to the laundry service. While the Hispanic female kept the victim busy in the kitchen, her unseen conspirator sneaked upstairs and spirited away about $15,000 worth of jewelry.

This information was forwarded to Scott Swimmer by:
Dennie L. Crowder
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
8050 #100 Corporate Center Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina 28226
Traffic, Media & Special Projects Coordinator
SOUTH DIVISION
704-544-4835 FAX- 704-544-4838
dcrowder@cmpd.org
www.cmpd.org

Mosquito Control

Just look at that beautiful mosquito. Thanks to all the rain and flooding we had today, there'll be no shortage of these beauties. I have a request in to the county health department to see what, if anything, can be done to diminish the mosquito population in our area. If you'd like to complain about the mosquitos, call the county's official mosquito complaints department at 704-336-5101. (That's not a joke!) You can also check out Mecklenburg County's Official Mosquito Ordinance! Bet you didn't know there's a law against them critters.

Neighborhood Garage Sale?

My next door neighbor, Ms. J, has expressed interest in a community garage sale. Garage sale permits cost $5 per participant, and you could split the cost of the online and print newspaper ads, which I believe are around $10. If you have any interest in participating, please e-mail me and I'll pass your name on to Ms. J. For information on garage sales check out Char-Meck.org.

Happy Independence Day!

Yesterday we passed out the news letters and neighborhood directories. Please e-mail me soon with your e-mails. The object here is to save paper, time, and $$$.

Has anyone visited the new Myers Park Nail Spa? It's in the space where Petite Panache used to be,next to Wolfman Pizza. If you've been there, give us a rating! I plan to try it out next week.

I'm also excited about the new Panera bakery. Since Just Fresh left we haven't really had a neighborhood lunch hangout. The Panera in Winston-Salem has a lounge with a fireplace, very cozy, and a seperate enclosed room for meetings. The food is delicious.I hope this one is as nice.