Happy Thanksgiving!

We were so pleased this year to have Emerald Acres Tree Farm donate the boughs for the planters over Ayd Mill Road! The planters are more full and varied than they have been in a long time, and we hope you enjoy them over the holiday season.

Final Fall Lecture - Monday, November 22

The theme is "Enhancements" — basically, what can you and can't you do to your Summit Avenue home? The speakers will be Amy Spong from the City of St. Paul, and Thomas Zahn, a local preservation consultant.

7pm, at the University Club.

Thanks to Historic Saint Paul and the University Club, our co-sponsors!

Give to the Max!

Next Tuesday is Give to the Max Day, a day focused on getting Minnesotans to give to the favorite charities and make it fun, convenient, and easy. Last year, over 38,000 donors gave over 14 million dollars to over 3,400 charities in one day on "Give to the Max Day."

This year, SARPA is included in the effort! We need your help on preservation efforts on Summit, including:
- Planting and maintaining the planters on the Ayd Mill Bridge and the flower beds at Monument Park. We have also contributed to the work at Lookout Park, and are considering contributing to the new plantings at Summit and Lexington.
- Conducting the bi-annual Summit Garden Stroll. The 2009 Garden Stroll was the most successful such event in our history, hosting over 1,100 people in our diverse and beautiful gardens. Our next Garden Stroll will be coming up in June, 2011, and we are already looking for gardens; let us know if you would like to participate!
- Representing Summit Avenue Residents on WSNAC, the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee, which collaborates with the University of St. Thomas on issues in the area. Please see the article on WSNAC in this newsletter; we also need another Summit Avenue representative on the committee, so let us know if you would be interested in serving.
- Upcoming public art projects.
- Advising the City of Saint Paul on preservation and land use issues with Summit Avenue properties.
- Communicating to our constituents via our website, blog, Facebook page, and periodic newsletters like this.
- Holding educational and social events. We are excited to work with Historic Saint Paul on a lecture series this fall, co-sponsored by the University Club — please see the article later ion the newsletter.

Plus, it's easy! Historic Saint Paul is our fiscal agent, and they have an easy to use giving module. Simply:
1) Go to the Historic Saint Paul page on GiveMN.org.
2) At the next screen, check the "Add a Designation" box and designate SARPA.
3) Fill out the rest of the information! GiveMN will send you a contribution receipt, and your gift will go straight to SARPA to help us with our efforts.

Thanks in advance!