Saturday May 12, North Winton Village Plant Sale Corner of Humboldt & North Winton, to benefit North Winton Village beautification projects. Annuals, Perennials, in Pots & Flats Hanging Baskets, Mixed Variety Pots, & much more. See attached PDF flier. More information visit   http://northwinton.org
	May 18, 19 and 20, St. Anne Church Plant Sale & Chicken BBQ Plant Sale- Friday 9-7; Sat 9-6; Sun. 9-1. Hanging baskets, annuals and perennials. BBQ- Friday - Fish fry $10 ( NOON-7); Sat - Chicken, Pulled Pork, Ribs $10-$12 (NOON-6); Sunday - Chicken, Pulled Pork, Ribs $10-$12 (NOON-3). Note: Discounted advance-purchase tickets are available at St. Anne Church after the Masses. St. Anne Church, 1600 Mount Hope Avenue
	May 19-20, Bonsai Society of Upstate New Yor Annual Exhibition & Sale Monroe Community Hospital. 10am to 5pm, featuring demonstrations by Bonsai artist, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Monroe Community Hospital is just around the corner on 435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14603. For more information visit: http://www.bonsaisocietyofupstateny.org

Permit Parking for our Neighborhood?
	Would you like to see a reduction in the parked cars along Eastmoreland and other streets in our neighborhood? Would you like to see a uniform parking plan for all streets in our neighborhood? The City of Rochester is working to change the parking regulations in the Upper Mt. Hope Neighborhood into a permit-only area, similar to Corn Hill. The UMHN Parking Committee has been working hard on devising a plan to aid the City with this change.
The Committee is comprised of representatives from the neighborhood, the Business Association, Erik Frisch, Transportation Specialist in Environmental Services, and RPD - Parking Enforcement. Elmerston, Edgemont and Eastmoreland Roads experience an overwhelming number of parked cars during the workday. This causes a major inconvenience to residents, and often creates dangerous intersections. Parking is not permitted on streets nearest to the medical campus, however residents on those streets often see illegally parked cars, while car owners ignore the “no parking” regulations. The proposed permit parking would restrict parking from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, allowing only those cars with permits to park on the designated side. The Corn Hill Neighborhood experienced a similar problem with commuters who worked downtown and parked their cars in that neighborhood. They now have a permit parking program. The area of enforcement in our area would stretch from Westmoreland/Westfall to Elmwood, and from South Avenue to Kendrick. Only residents/homeowners within the district would be able to purchase permits to park vehicles on the street between the hours of 8 and 5. Alternate side parking would still apply.
	A fee of $20. per year, would give homeowners a total of 3 permits. Residents only need to purchase a permit if they want to park on the street during the day. Residents who choose to not purchase permits would still have to abide by the parking regulations, and could not park on the street during the day. Cars without permits will be ticketed.
What do you think? Please send your comments, questions and opinions to UMHN. This change will require an act of the State Legislature, and we would like to implement any changes as quickly as possible. Please send your comments to:Parking@UMHN.com
Just Three Hours! A New Volunteer Initiative Have three hours to spare?  That’s all we’re asking you for!  Really!  We are starting a volunteering program that is geared toward those who would like to give back just three hours of their time to improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. There are endless ways you can volunteer… here are a few: gardening in Mark’s Park, helping with newsletter delivery, writing newsletter articles, procuring ads for newsletter, helping with National Night Out or Taste of Mt. Hope, helping with children’s activities, etc.  You may choose to spend time on one or more of these projects or come up with one of your own. Once you sign up, you will be contacted by a UMHN member and asked if you would be able to work on a project. Again remember this is a maximum of only three hours. When you have completed your three hour service, you may elect to continue with another three hours, if you wish. A similar program is used by the Highland Park Neighborhood Assoc., and has been very successful there, increasing their volunteers from 20 to over 300! If you would like to donate “just 3 hours,” please EMAIL Dan at President@umhn.com or complete the form that appears in our Winter Newsletter and return it to: UMHN, 95 Southview Terrace, Rochester  14620.
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