PLGNA, Long Island University Brooklyn, City College of New York, and Jumpstart are presenting a program to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in PLG. The program features a free Story Hour and other activities, such as Book Giveaways, performances by the Imani! Dancers and the Grace Devotional Dancers, and Martin’s Big Words&mdashKids reading excerpts from Dr. King’s speaches.
The event takes place on Monday January 16th at Grace Reformed Church, located at 1800 Bedford Avenue at the corner of Lincoln Road. It runs from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.
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It’s not too late to join the Lefferts Manor Association for 2011 and receive your FREE holiday wreath.
The deadline to join the LMA or to renew your membership in order to get a wreath is Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
The wreaths will be delivered on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Volunteers are warmly welcomed to help tie on bows and deliver wreaths. LMA Board members will be organizing volunteers on their blocks.
if you did not receive the flyer with a membership form and listing of our current members please contact us at LeffertsSupport@gmail.com.
photo by: Justin Russell
The Autumn issue of the Lefferts Manor Echo newsletter is available now for downloading. It is full of great articles on our neighbors and the area businesses that make PLG and Lefferts Manor a great place to live. You can pickup a paper copy at the blue roost at 539 Flatbush, the Thriftway Pharamacy at Lincoln and Flatbush, Ace French Cleaners between Maple & Midwood, The Smile for Every Sistah in You Clothing Boutique at 581 Flatbush, Tafari Tribe Globe Trade at 593 Flatbush, and 65 Fen the wine store.
This year’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens Community Clean-Up will take place this Saturday, November 5, 2011. To participate come to 559 Rogers Avenue (between Hawthorne and Fenimore Streets) at 11am. More information is available via email PLGcivic@yahoo.com.
PLGNA and PLG Arts will hold a closing reception for the art show BETWEEN NEIGHBORS this Sunday, October 23rd, between 5 and 7pm. If you have not yet visited this fantastic show, now is the time. BETWEEN NEIGHBORS has garnered good reviews and notice throughout New York, including articles in the Wall Street Journal, and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The show is located at 552 Flatbush Avenue, between Lincoln Road and Maple Street in Brooklyn (the old Mike’s International Restaurant location).