McDuffie – Twin Parks Neighborhood Association News
February 27, 2024
New mailing address: 4137 Marble Ave NE, Albuquerque 87110
Hello Neighbors,
Did you Catch the Valentines around the Neighborhood in February?
One favorite Love Quote: “You can’t blame Gravity for Falling in Love” by Albert Einstein!
Constitution Ave Murals are warming up for the Spring. You may have seen us power-washing the walls on Constitution Ave! Primer Coat Painting is coming up this Friday March 1st and Saturday, March 2nd @ 1 PM! Call on your inner Dr Seuss and plan to get messy…wait, it IS his birthday but that sounds like Ms. Frizzle…?? Bring your paint brush but we will have a power sprayer! We will have some brushes and other supplies.
We will be starting with 3 murals: The Neighbors by Andy Young, The Ride by Kelsey Rust and The Sandias by Isaac Burleigh, around March 29!
One way we can do more murals is with your painting help and Donations
If you are interested in joining a painting team with the Muralist, drop Cathy Drake a response. (drakelavellefamily@gmail.com, 505-235-0405)
We THANK all those who have donated! We still need MORE donations to make all 7 murals possible. We hope to have Venmo set up soon!
Thanks and Join these generous neighbors in contributing:
Margaret Keller
Scott and Carla Slezak
Friends of Twin Parks
Mark Hyland
Seth and Annie Montgomery
DrakeLavelle Family
Brendan O’Reilly by Mel and Monica O’Reilly
Mark Schaffer and Susan Alkema
Seth and Annie Montgomery
Anna O’Connell and Kimberly Lerohl
Patricia Beene
Erin Tarica and Owen Whooley
Gary and Marlys Harrison
Adela Tam and Michael Deitcher
Shari Darman
Irene Agostini
Nina Shoenfeld
Beth Reeves
Maggie and Phil Peterson
Wendy Linger and Robert Evans
Terry Cole and David Millis
Kristen Oreskovich
Carol Morris
Ella Joan Fenoglio
Pamela Heater
Dinah and Peter Pierotti
Nessa and Neal Weinberg
Stay Young! Age In Place! Meet Old Friends! These are the Good Old Days?
The General Meeting will be held Wednesday March 20, 2024 from 6-8 pm
at The Assistance League of Albuquerque
5211 Lomas Blvd NE (Lomas and San Mateo) with parking in the rear.
You may know this address as a great second-hand store, so maybe it is apropos to have a special meeting with information about Senior Resources. Let’s see what ideas we might generate together for activities and staying young.
Information from CABQ Aging, Oasis, Recreation programs and more. Snacks!
Other topics: status of the Traffic Safety, Pollinators Project and Lomas Community Vision!
Make a Mosaic/Fly A Kite Day, April 27!
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No dues required to join the McDuffie -Twin Parks Neighborhood Association but Donations happily accepted!
McDuffie-Twin Parks Neighborhood Association Board
Cathy Drake, Pres
Kathy Lopez Bushnell, VP
Vicky Kaufman, Secretary
Carol Morris, Treasurer
Kristen Oreskovich
Mark Hyland
Rose-Ann McKernan.
ZIA ELEMENTARY TURNS 75!!
Speaking of Experienced! We wanted to include this information for ZIA Elementary! The DrakeLavelle Family LOVED this School, as well as many of the families in the Neighborhood!
Families with Elementary Age Students: Check it out!!
*Zia Elementary, established in 1950, turns 75 years old next Spring and intends to have a big birthday party to celebrate. We invite all neighbors and alumnus to keep an eye on our social media so you can attend the celebration. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our campus to celebrate 75 years of Zia Elementary in 2025!
*Zia Elementary is a sweet, diverse, neighborhood school with many incredible attributes including: experienced teaching staff, incredible after-care programming (check out our partners Rio Grande Educational Collaborative RGEC.org and Zia Family Focus Center ziafamilyfocuscenter.org), a bilingual (English/Spanish) track, Gifted Programming, Eagle Hour Enrichment, a new STEAM Lab, a “school of excellence” rating via NMVistas.org placing Zia Elementary in the top 10% of schools in New Mexico, a beautiful campus featuring lots of outdoor space, a nationally recognized school counseling program, and an investment in our community and neighborhood!
*Zia Elementary has an upcoming tour for prospective families scheduled for 9am on April 12, 2024.
*Please follow Zia Elementary at @zia.elementary on Instagram for an insight into the amazing things happening at our neighborhood elementary school.
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