Thank you to the 238 households who have already renewed their ENA membership for 2013 and a special note of thanks to those who made an additional contribution. Every dollar goes right back into your neighborhood through communications (Echo Newsletter), events (Fourth of July Celebration, Easter Egg Hunt, 5K Turkey Trot/2 Mile Walk, and many more), and special projects (neighborhood signs, beautification, community building). UNFORTUNATELY, given that we have 1754 potential member households in the neighborhood, we have a LONG way to go. If you have misplaced your membership form or are still searching for your checkbook (we understand!), will you take five minutes (or less!) this weekend to fill out our new, secure online membership form and pay via PayPal?
Click on http://formsmarts.com/form/17ze to join ENA today. For only $13/year, you can make a difference and become part of a growing network of neighbors who love this place we call home!

Sign up for Wisconsins No Call List.
Signing up identifies you as someone who does not wish to receive telemarketing calls. It's free and available for residential telephone customers in Wisconsin. Your number will remain on the List for two years. Adding your phone number to the List will help reduce (but not eliminate) telemarketing calls.

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Kids Fun Run 8:00 am SHARP! Meet at Elvehjem Elementary baseball diamond

Firecracker 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk 8:30 am – Meet in front of Elvehjem Elementary

New this year: Please click on the link below to pre-register for both the 5K Run/Walk and 2 Mile events. It's still FREE, but this will help us plan ahead and put on an even better event for you! Just fill out the registration form and return it by mail or email to the addresses on the form. 5K Participants can pick up race bibs on race day. Please be sure to arrive early!

Click Here for Registration Form

Click here for 5K and 2 Mile Course Maps

Click here for more race information

The Art Cart is a free drop-in traveling art program that provides creative, outdoor art-making experiences to children ages 3+ and their families. Activities include both group and individual projects with a variety of materials lasting 15-45 minutes.For more info and schedule, see flyer

The Elvehjem Neighborhood Association "Wooden Steps" Running Club has been meeting since December 2010, and during our first year, we logged 1094.99 miles, which kept us stateside, as we ran the equivalent of the distance from Madison to just past Dallas, Texas. In 2012, we headed to the land down under and logged 2,568 miles, equivalent to crossing the continent of Australia from east to west. We are looking to add members and log even more miles in 2013. We'd also like to encourage walkers to join the fun, so we are in need of a leader to coordinate weekly walks. To volunteer as the walking club leader or find out more information about weekly group runs, contact Running Club Leaders Tom Berg and Tiff Roltgen at run@elvehjemneighborhood.org.

Running Club Mission Statement

Summer 2013 Running Club Schedule

Run For Boston Challenge

Are you a planner, new to the neighborhood, or simply like to be informed about upcoming neighborhood events? Download and print our one-page 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, and plan to attend one or all of the FREE activities sponsored by your neighborhood association. Hope to see you at an upcoming event!

Support ENA and Local Businesses through Community Change If you enjoy supporting area businesses, as well as ENA, we need your help! ENA is now officially registered with Community Change, a fundraising program that partners with local merchants to market their gift cards to Madisonians at huge savings while creating “community change” by donating a percentage of the proceeds to not-for-profit organizations. Visit TheCommunityChange.com to purchase packs or individual gift cards. When completing your order online, select “Elvehjem Neighborhood Association” as the organization designated to receive a portion of your order total. It’s that simple! See our flyer for more information. All monies generated will be used for neighborhood events and improvement projects. The third Monday of each month is a “double day” for ENA. Orders placed on that particular day generate 40% of the transaction total for ENA. Please contact ENA Vice President Tiffani Roltgen at 608-513-9433 or tiffani@elvehjemneighborhood.org with any questions. Thank you for your support!

"The excellence of Madison’s parks is no accident. Nor is it merely the result of the hard work of the City of Madison’s highly dedicated Parks Division. Truth is, Madison’s parks have been shaped in no small part by the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Madisonians who saw ways to make improvements and got to work marshalling neighborhood energy and support." Madison Parks Foundation the successor to the

Madison Parks & Pleasure Drive Association serves as a tax-exempt repository for funds raised for the purpose of financing specific park improvements, among other activities.The foundation's Board is trying to "get the word" out about the Foundation and how they can assist civic-minded individuals and groups in making positive contributions to their local neighborhood parks.

If you interested in donating or have an idea about a way to improve your local park see Partner with the Madison Parks Foundation Document or visit their website at http://www.madisonparksfoundation.org/index.htm

The Draft 2011-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Madison Metropolitan Planning Area & Dane County has been sent out for review and comment. The TIP lists major transportation improvements anticipated to be undertaken during the next five-year period. The draft 2011-2015 TIP has been posted on the Madison Area Transportation Planning Board’s Website at www.madisonareampo.org. Feel free to contact Bill Schaefer, Transportation Planning Manager if you have questions regarding the TIP.

Bill Schaefer, Transportation Planning Manager, Madison Area Transportation Planning Board - An MPO 121 S. Pinckney St., #400 Madison, WI 53703 PH: (608) 266-9115---FAX: (608) 261-9967

Elvehjem Neighborhood Association's Echo newsletter is now available for download. Please use the following link to access the newsletter:
http://www.elvehjemneighborhood.org/echo/2013-04-05echo.pdf

All households in the Elvehjem neighborhood receive a monthly newsletter, the Echo. Our newsletter has been printed for more than 39 years and is distributed by mail and online. ENA makes no profit from it. ENA welcomes businesses that wish to advertise in the Echo. Advertisements help pay the printing and distribution costs of the Echo.
To learn more about advertising in the Echo
http://www.elvehjemneighborhood.org/echo/PricePolicy-11.pdf

Officer Derrick Jones, Community Policing Team
Phone: 261-9687
E-mail: DJones@cityofmadison.com

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