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The Jaycee Park September Update

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According to the Parks Program Manager, as of early August, the Ball Field Lighting Project plans have been permitted and a meeting has been held with the Job Order Contracting Team. The lead time for equipment is about 12 weeks. Some demolition activity may begin in late October. The completion target is still the end of 2015. Upon request, the Project Manager sent the site plan reproduced here. A copy of the permit set has been requested. When info is received, it will be on our websites, www.timbergrove.org and www.snc-14.org and posted to FB Jaycee Park.

The TMCC will be accepting designated donations for the TMCC-funded porto-potty units on an ongoing basis so that the units can remain in the park not only for 2016 but for future years. Donate online at www.timbergrove.org; by mail to POB 70977, Houston, TX 77270-0977; at any TMCC meeting or event; to your block captain.

Speaking of the porto-potty units……

As you know, the park’s renovation was and still is largely due to private funds from private donors; private funds pay for some maintenance needs that the City does not fund; and the TMCC is counting on private funds to pay for the porto-potty units because the City will not provide these units. Recently, two very supportive, generous and consistent donors declined to donate for the porto-potty units because of the condition of donor plaza across from the splash pad.

These donors paid for several pavers at a cost of $150 and $200 per paver depending on size. Children have been smearing sidewalk chalk into the paver inscriptions. Our now-former supporters’ point being: why should I donate more when what I paid for isn’t cared for and my donation wasn’t appreciated?

Please ask children to create their sidewalk chalk art work on the pavement and not imbed the chalk in the paver inscriptions. If you are reading this and are part of a moms’ group, please pass along this request and the reason for the request. Also please mention this to babysitters, nannies, anyone who may be supervising your children while they are in the park.

Let’s keep our children AND our private donors happy so that the park will remain in good shape for many years to come.

National Night Out – October 6, 2015

Events

It’s C-O-M-I-N-G!
Neighbors Night Out (NNO) is on the horizon. Tuesday, October 6, 2015

(Others may call it National Night Out but we know it is all about the Neighbors.)

NNO is an excellent opportunity to meet, greet, and eat with your immediate neighbors.  In the event of an emergency, break-in, or suspicious activity it makes good sense to know your neighbors enough to be on the alert or be available to help.

NNO is designed to:

  • heighten crime prevention awareness,
  • generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs,
  • strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and
  • send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Block Captains: if you haven’t already started, please be preparing for a block party on that evening. This is a BIG DEAL, folks, and you don’t even have to clean your house for company!! If you can’t host one, please locate someone (or several) on your block to generate some interest and excitement for a block party. You might even want to combine two blocks for a party! It can be as fancy or as simple as you want to make it. Make this time together memorable and make it count! Eddie Yarbrough, Block Captain Chair, will be contacting you soon with reminders and suggestions.

Posture and body awareness

General News

– By Birgitt Haderlein Owner of To Fit You, Wellness coach/Fitness Consultant

I have been in the fitness industry for over 25 years. As we have evolved to using iPads and iPhones more, our posture is being challenged more than ever. You can be in great shape, have really strong muscles yet if you don’t work on good posture throughout your day, slouching in a chair for hours still puts your body in a state of tension! That’s why body awareness is so important and making the choice to put your body in the best position at all times is the key.

When my clients ask what can I do to remind me to do this through out my day I tell them to use their devices to set alarms to remind them to stop, breath, pay attention and most of all do a posture check. I tell them their quality of life depends on their ability to tune into their body, even on their busiest days.

Posture is not a “one size fits all”

Good posture and alignment indicate where the body has the least physical stress. This varies because everyone’s internal structure is slightly different. Bone variation and tissue damage vary from one person to the next. The best indicator for proper body alignment requires us to tune in.

This is how I teach my clients to develop posture at a deeper level.

Increasing body awareness is the key to maintaining a healthy spine. Our bodies feel better when they are aligned. Try this: sit on the edge of a chair, with feet flat on the floor. Place your hands on your hips and imagine your hips are a bucket. Tilt forward and backward slowly and pay attention to what happens below and above the hips. Then find that point in between where you feel like your back is not under tension. This is a practice it takes some time yet you will know when you are there. When you feel like you are there pay attention to your spine and neck.

When they feel light with minimal tension that’s an ideal position for you in that chair. It can change day to day based on the chair you are sitting in and varies whether you are standing seated or lying down. The most important thing is that you are aware and present in your day to make adjustments. This will increase your energy and breathing capacity, focus and most of all decrease repetitive stress injuries.

So what are you waiting for. Get off your buts and your butt and increase your vitality through practicing great body awareness. You deserve to look and feel your best and being mindful and focused on ideal posture will enhance that process!

If you are stuck and need some accountability, call or email me today to book your COMPLIMENTARY consultation to coach you in the direction you want to go. You can reach me at 713-410-3376 or email me at Birgitt@tofityou.com Gift certificates are available! YOGA class on Wednesdays at 12:00pm.

In health,
Birgitt Haderlein
President & CEO
1750 Seamist Dr. Suite 170
Houston TX 77008
713-410-3376
WWW.Tofityou.com

The Jaycee Park CIP Ball Field Lighting Project

Around the Neighborhood

The following narrative info was received from the Parks Program Manager on August 10:

The Jaycee Park CIP Ball Field Lighting Project plans have been permitted, a meeting has been held with the Job Order Contracting Team, lead time for equipment is 12 weeks, some demolition activity may begin in late October with a completion target date of the end of 2015.

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