What's happening in our neighborhood
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Another way to stay up to date about neighborhood activities is to join our private Facebook Group. This group is only open to residents of Driving Park Historic District. Click here to join
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Upcoming Events!
Saturday, October 12th: Our Fall Festivals have become a popular fall event. This year's Festival will be held at our usual location at the Parkway at 4th & Gilpin. Be sure to RSVP (click the button above) so we know how many kids and adults to expect. Note that this year we will also have locked bins to collect paper to shred available at the festival Thursday, November 7th: Happy hour after hours at Novo. Details and RSVP link will be announced via email. Be sure to add your name and email if you not yet on our list: click here Driving Park HD 2024 Annual Meeting
Our 2024 Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 18. Click here for post meeting info DPHD Neighborhood Watch Program
Neighborhoods with Neighborhood Watch (NW) are safer neighborhoods. It is time to refresh our DPHD Neighborhood Watch program. The Neighborhood Watch Program fosters community safety by encouraging residents to collaborate on crime prevention. We work with our Community Resource Officer to organize neighbors, establish communication channels, and will provide educational material and instruction on crime prevention techniques. We surveyed our Annual Meeting attendees for best dates and times. Check back here for the details once we have training scheduled. Did you know?
Driving Park HD has a neighborhood book club. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. If you are interested in learning more about the books we are reading this year or if you would like to join, click here. Learn about the history of Driving Park Historic District We recently acquired a downloadable version of the application to designate Driving Park as a Historic District. It provides a detailed history of our neighborhood and its historic characteristics. If you are curious about the history of your home, this document will be of interest to you. Click here to learn more about the history of our neighborhood. Driving Park 2023 Fall Festival
Thanks to a perfect fall afternoon, we had a great turnout. Lots of fun - Henry the Hot Dog Man provided food, a few people and lots of kids wore costumes. Kids and adults won prizes in the many competitions. What a great way to meet new neighbors and spend time with old friends. Driving Park 2022 Fall Festival
On Saturday, October 22nd we held our 2022 Fall Festival. We gathered with our neighbors to enjoy hot chocolate, costumes, games, great conversation and general fun! Driving Park HD 2021 Picnic On Thursday, August 5th we had our first live event in 2 years. Lots of neighbors came out and enjoyed a summer evening with dogs, burgers, lots of sides and...snow cones. Thanks to Chris and Becca for sharing their parkway - it was the perfect location. And many thanks to Gretchen and Tom Sickler and Natacha Kiler for all the planning and preparation. Neighbors making a difference for neighbors! |
President's Corner
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On September 18th we held our 2024 Annual DPHD Neighborhood meeting. As always it was jam packed with great information from our DPD Community Resource Officers, Kate Young and Manny Fuentes as well as our City Councilwoman, Amanda Sawyer. This year we also had a special presentation from Sgt. Stephen Kimberly about the most preventable crime: Scams! He shared stories from victims of phone and email fraud (could be any of us!) And, as he said, these crimes are preventable. Remember:
• Don't take phone calls from numbers you don't recognize - let it ring through - they can leave a message if they are legitimate. • If you do answer, be wary. The police and IRS don't call you to tell you you are in trouble. These days automated AI systems can sound like someone you know. Just hang up - you can always call your friends or family directly to make sure they are ok. • Never respond to a request to buy gift cards or send money via crypto currency! • Don't click on a link in an email even if the email looks realistic - you can always go to your browser and enter the web address you always use. • In general - don't react without thinking - phone calls and emails are rarely if ever urgent. This is a great time to make sure you are on our email list so you can stay informed on neighborhood activities. Click here if you haven't received emails from us in the past to add your email to the list. Safety reminder: we can make our neighborhood safer by paying attention to what's going on around us. If you see something that seems out of the ordinary - a particular behavior that doesn't seem right, please report it to DPD District 3's non-emergency line: 720-913-2000. Be sure to tell them you would like a follow up. Of course, if you are a witness to a crime taking place, dial 911 and be prepared to report your exact location and the details of the crime. |