33rd Annual Tour of Homes

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“Paint My Home” Essay Contest

Enter today to win up to thirty gallons of paint and a little help painting your home.

In celebration of the Annual RAP Tour of Homes, Riverside Avondale Preservation, in cooperation with Brinton’s Paint Company invites Riverside-Avondale home owners attending the RAP Tour of Homes to enter the RAP “Paint My Home” Essay Contest. Tell us why your home deserves painting and you could win paint for the outside or inside of your home! Winner will also receive a 20% off coupon from Harmony Touch, Inc. good towards the price of labor for painting your home. Essays will be accepted only from Riverside-Avondale home owners(within the borders of Fishweir Creek, St. Johns River, I-95, U.S. 17).

How to Enter:
Submit an essay of 500 words or less describing why you think you should win paint for either the outside or inside of your home. Limit one submission per address. Submission must include your name, address and phone number.

Mail or bring your entry to:
Riverside Avondale Preservation
Attn: “Paint My Home” Essay Contest
2623 Herschel Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32204

Entries must be received by Thursday, April 19, 2007.

Essays will be judged on the following criteria: 1) Strength: how strongly you make your case for why your home deserves to be painted. 2) Clarity: can judges understand what it is you are trying to say? 3) Creativity: does the essay grab the attention of the judges?

Winner will be announced during the RAP Tour of Homes on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 5:00 pm. at 2981 Riverside Avenue.

Entrant must be present to win. If entrant cannot be present, entrant may send someone on their behalf.

Winner agrees to be photographed, to have their home photographed, and to have photographs and winning essay published in various media.

Winner agrees to display signage on their property announcing they are the contest winner and that paint was provided by Brinton’s Paint Company and Benjamin Moore®.

Winner will be responsible for picking up paint from Brinton’s Paint Company, 200 Park Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32204.

Prize must be claimed by December 31, 2008.

Total prize will not exceed 30 gallons of Benjamin Moore® top of the line paint (MoorLife®, MoorGard®, MoorGlo® exterior paints or Regal® interior paints) in color(s) of winner’s choice.

Preserving Peace of Mind

The link below is the Florida Department of Drivers License:
It will help the police contact family or friends quickly in case you or
your loved ones are in a serious car accident.


https://www6.hsmv.state.fl.us/dlcheck/findcustomer


You can now go online and enter two (2) emergency contacts on your
Florida Drivers License (electronically) which can only be retrieved by
a police officer. This came about as a result of one woman's teenage
daughter being killed in a car accident and taking over 5 hours to
locate the mother to inform her. This way, if you are in an accident,
the police can run the drivers license and have the emergency info
ASAP !!!

March ShAdCo Meeting

This month's meeting is March 27 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. The special guest speaker this month is Sergeant J.C. Stang from the Economic Crimes Unit. The Jacksonvilel Business Journal has a great article about just a little of what the Crimes Unit tackles.

This event repeats on the fourth Tuesday of every month. the substation is located in the old Cedar Hills Shopping Center at 3726 Blanding Blvd. Please feel free to bring a neighbor to this very informative meeting.

The police have their hands full in our city this year. If you have any complaints the best way to be heard is in person. There seems to be a small crime wave hitting the district and we still have a graffiti problem. The police need your help. If you don't report the crimes, they can't do anything about it.

Call the Zone 4 Substation at 573-3165 if you have any questions.

Board of Directors Meeting Tonight

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 – 7:30pm – RAP House

The Board of Directors meet tonight at the RAP house located at 2623 Herschel Street. Discussions will include reports on Quality of Life as well as Marketing and Fundraising issues for RAP. The ongoing restoration of the Buckland House will also be discussed as will the upcoming Tour of Homes.

This meeting is open to all RAP members.

Now is a Great Time to Plant Trees

Perhaps some of you think we focus on trees too much, but if you think about it, trees are second only to historic architecture when we think of Riverside Avondale. And, as you probably know, our neighborhoods have a large number of mature water and laurel oaks, both having a life span of only about 60 years. These mature oaks will die during the coming decade, so we must act now by planting young trees to eventually replace them…to provide shade, add beauty, control water runoff, etc. Our recommended choice for new trees is the live oak, not only a magnificent tree but a species with a life-span of hundreds of years.

Pritchard Road Nursery is having a tree sale now. Here are some examples:

Live Oak: 3 gal. – $15
Sycamore: 15 & 30 gal. – $75 & $150
Magnolia: 30 gal – $150
Tulip Poplar: 15 gal – $75
Honeylocust: 15 gal – $70
Sweetgum: 15 gal – $75
Dawn Redwood: 15 gal – $25

Pritchard Road Nursery, 378-8808

Directions: I-10 west to I-295 north to Pritchard Road, then east about a mile…the nursery is on your left.

Suggestion: plant a tree in honor of someone; e.g., a child or grandchild. Every time my grandson comes over we go look at “his” tree.