CONGRATULATIONS BILL KIRK

At the board meeting in April, Bill Kirk was elected as the vice president of the HDNA. Bill has been a very dedicated member of HDNA and we are pleased to add him to our board.

BOARD MEETING MAY 11

HDNA will hold it's monthly board meeting Monday, May 11. The meeting will be held at Heartside Ministries 54 S. Division at 5:30 P.M. Anyone is welcome to attend and agenda items can be submitted for consideration at our website grhdna@gmail.com.

BOARD MEETING APRIL 13 @ 5:30

Be advised our monthly board meeting will take place Monday, April 13 2009 @ Heartside Ministries 54 S. Division at 5:30 P.M. There is one general board seat to be filled and several changes to be made with regard to committee positions. If you are interested in a board seat please attend the meeting and feel free to nominate yourself. You must live, work, or worship in the Heartside Downtown Community and be willing to commit to several hours per month. Complete guidelines will be given upon request. As always, everyone is welcome to attend.

ANNUAL CLEAN SWEEP

HDNA in co-operation with Aquinas College C.A.V.A Program will hold our annual Clean Sweep program on April 25, 2009. This is HDNA's main fundraising event each year. We are currently accepting donations and for a minimum $50 donors get their company name on the T-shirt that participants wear that day and beyond. For more information call Patricia Agosto at (616) 889-3441.

OPEN BOARD SEAT

We were sorry to accept Pam Petr's resignation as secretary. This leaves a board seat open. If you are interested in a general board seat or filling the secretarial or vice president positions please contact us via e-mail @ grhdna@gmail.com to be nominated. The board will be voting on April 13th at 5:30 at Heartside Ministries, 54 S. Division, please attend to be eligible for a board seat.

THANK YOU

At our general meeting March 16, we were so pleased to have 2 representatives from the Red Cross:as well as a presentation by Clean Works. We also appreciated firefighter Dave Marchianda stopping by to introduce himself.

WELCOME FIREFIGHTER DAVE MARCHIANDA TO HDNA

Monday March 16, 2009 firefighter Dave Marchianda plans to attend the HDNA general meeting. Firefighter Marchianda will be partnering with HDNA as a laison between the fire dep't. and our neighborhood. Come out and join us in welcoming him and showing our enthusiasm and appreciation for firefighters in our community.