Dear Neighbors,

Spring has sprung and many activities around town are happening. Please take a gander at the list below and consider participating more in our local community!

The next quarterly SFNA meeting will be Thursday, 4/19 at 6 p.m. for a light supper (donations accepted to benefit an SFNA supported cause) and social hour before we begin our meeting at 7 p.m. The meeting will be in the Fellowship Hall of the South Frankfort Presbyterian Church on the corner of Steele and West Third Streets. Please use the West Third Street entrance.

During this meeting we look forward to having a structure open discussion on a few issues. The City Commission has been invited to listen to our discussion and we have asked a few others to “lead” the discussion on some of the topics. Your SFNA Board has asked individuals associated with the following topics to be available, if their schedules permit, to provide a little more insight on Form Based Code, the National Register District Boundary Expansion, and the Greening America’s Capitals Project.

Another item to consider at this meeting is designating a contact person to receive nominations and facilitate the election of SFNA officers at the July quarterly meeting. Please consider being involved with this process and let me know either before the meeting or during. The SFNA bylaws are attached to explain the various officer and committee chair capacities. Also, if you are interested in running for one of our offices, then please feel free to chat with any of your current officers.

On Saturday, the SFNA is hosting its annual Clean-Up South Frankfort day. Meet us at 9:30 on the FHS front lawn along Shelby Street on Saturday, April 20. SFNA will provide water, donuts, and bananas along with gloves, hand sanitizer, and trash bags. The light breakfast is to fuel our bodies so we can pick up litter along the streets of South Frankfort. We ask that you bring your friends and neighbors to join us. With enough people, the clean-up activity will last about an hour. For additional information or questions, please respond to this e-mail or send a new e-mail to us.

April Events of Interest to SFNA residents
Monday, 4/15 – Dine at Applebee’s tonight to benefit the King’s Center – print attached flyer and present to your server
Tuesday, 4/16 – Second Street Corridor Visioning Community Workshop at 6:30 at the Paul Sawyier Public Library – see attached flyer
Thursday, 4/18 – Second Street Corridor Visioning Community Open House at 12:30-2 at the Paul Sawyier Public Library
Thursday, 4/18 – Downtown Frankfort Inc.’s Annual Membership Meeting at 5:30-7 p.m. in the ground floor of the McClure Building, 306 West Main
Thursday, 4/18 – SFNA Quarterly meeting at 6 p.m. South Frankfort Presbyterian Church
Friday, 4/19 – Commonwealth Gardens annual spring fundraiser at Buddy’s Pizza from 6:30 – 9:30. All donations received will be split between Commonwealth Gardens and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Saturday, 4/20 – SFNA Annual Clean-up day – meet at 9:30 on the front lawn of FHS.
Saturday, 4/20 – Celebrity Waiters’ Dinner to benefit the Franklin County Humane Society. 7-10 at the Capital Plaza Hotel.
Saturday, 4/20 – Sunshine Center’s 4th Annual Caring for Kids Benefit Concert with a performance by Dar Williams at the Grand Theatre. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 4/22 – Earth Day – 10 a.m. to noon browse through the Capitol Education Center at the Capitol Building.
Monday, 4/22 – City Commission meeting at 5 p.m. Agenda is attached.
Tuesday, 4/23 – Unveiling of the Frankfort Public Art Tour – open house at the Orlando Brown House from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/23 – Last day for the dime collection at Frankfort Independent Schools to benefit March of Dimes in a contest to beat Franklin County on collecting donations.
Thursday, 4/25 – 2nd Organ Donation Awareness Walk along the Riverview Trail. Sponsored by the Franklin Circuit Clerk’s Office, The Frankfort Optimist Club, Thornhill Education Center, and Frankfort Parks and Recreation. Cost is $18 before April 18 and $20 after. Includes t-shirt and benefits The Satterwhite Fund which provides financial assistance to organ recipients. For more information call Sally Jump, Circuit Clerk at 564-6501, or email Jennifer Adkins.
Friday, 4/26-4/28 – Crowned Prince and Princess Charm National Pageant at the Capital Plaza Hotel.
Friday, 4/26 – Commonwealth Credit Unions “Shred” It Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Louisville Road branch.
Saturday, 4/27 – Frankfort Mustangs Club will host the eighth annual Kentucky Pony Car Round-Up at Juniper Hill Park from 10AM to 3PM

Be on the lookout for many Derby Day activities within South and Downtown Frankfort.

Also, I have attached some additional documents to this e-mail as informational flyers of some additional upcoming events. Feel free to renew your membership to SFNA at the April meeting – all dues received will be applied to the 2013-2014 membership year (June 30 to July 1). Attached is an application.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting on Thursday and again at the clean-up day on Saturday.
If you have any questions or comments, please respond to this e-mail.

Thank you,
Katie Carney and your SFNA Board