Norhill Sponsors DePelchin Christmas Party
and DePelchin Families...
DePelchin has been serving children and families since 1892 with programs including adoption, foster care, counseling services, post-adoption, transitional living services, among many others programs.

The Norhill neighborhood, Friends of Proctor Plaza, and Proctor Plaza Association would like to sponsor at least 2 families from Depelchin this Christmas. We will also be throwing a small party for about 20 children from DePelchin at Proctor Park. The party will be a [b]private [/b]DePelchin party.

If you are interested in donated some new toys or new clothes to these 2 families please contact Pam Foote at Proctor Plaza at 713-862-6907.

If you would like to drop off board games and toys the kids at DePelchin would enjoy...please feel free to do so with Mrs Pam.

Or if you would like to make a small donation for treats, etc. for their Christmas party please contact:

friendsofproctorplaza@yahoo.com

Thank you for your kindness always neighbors!

Friends of Proctor Plaza

Voting at Proctor Today!

Proctor Plaza will be open for voting today.


To make sure where your voting/polling place is click on the following:

Poling Place Search Selection

Have a great day! And no matter who is chosen...we will still be a strong community.

PRESENTING:

Proctor Plaza's Second Annual
Fall Festival


Friday, October 31st, 2008
(Halloween Night)
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Funded by State Representative Jessica Farrar

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Free hot dogs, drinks, games, candy, Haunted House.

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Houston Police department will be present. Adults must accompany children and minors.

Volunteers needed! Please contact Pam at Proctor Plaza at 713-862-6907.

It will be a scream!

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A special thanks to all of our generous sponsors that help make this event possible:

Jessica Farrar
Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Mrs. Pam Foote and friends
Senator Mario Gallegos
County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia
City Council Member Peter Brown
City Council Member Adrian Garcia
Precinct 1 Constable Jack Abercia
AT&T
Baker Botts
Beer Alliance of Texas PAC/Rich Donley
CenterPoint Energy
Cici's Pizza
Discos y Nevedades Memo/Memo Villarreal
Fuddruckers
Hogg Middle School Student Council
Houston McDonald's
Houston Police Department
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 716
La Ideal Bakery
Minute Maid
Reagan High School Art & Drama Departments
Reliant Energy
Reyes & Reyes-Castillo Law Firm
Janie & Frumencio Reyes
Sonic

Thanks for participating in the first ever Toddler Olympics!

Thanks to all who came and had fun with all the little ones who enjoy Proctor Plaza.

Picture of the toddler crawl race:


A BIG thank you to Mrs. Pam Foote and the Houston Parks and Recreation for always providing a great time for our neighborhood. Thank you for all you do for us!

Daddy and baby "pumping up" before their crawl race:


We had several hundred people attend and everyone had a great time together.

Here are some more pics of the day...

Abigail sings the national anthem so beautifully! -


Stretching with Nia Moves:




Happy toddler and daddy...


Tug of War...


Plenty of big kid supporters!



It was a great day in the neighborhood!

Thank you to all the teen volunteers and adult volunteers. We can never do it with out you. If you would like to volunteer for future events please contact Pam Foote at Proctor Plaza!

Thanks to the Proctor Park community for another great event!

Rescheduled Toddler Olympics is ON!

Friends of Proctor Plaza present Proctor Plaza's first ever:

RESCHEDULED - SEE NEW DATE! THANKS TO IKE...

Toddler Olympics


Saturday, October 4th, 2008

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
age: 6 months to 4 years

Event categories:

Mother/Child Stroller Race
Shake, Rattle, 'n' Roll (dance contest)
Crawl Race
Basketball Toss

....just to name a few activities.

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Please sign up to join and to volunteer with Ms. Pam at Proctor Plaza.

Proctor Plaza Park
Manager: Pam Foote
Park Address: 803 W. Temple Houston, TX
Phone: 713-862-6907

I think Pam had to limit this activity to the first 50 kiddies.

Should be a ball!

Toddler Olympics

Friends of Proctor Plaza present Proctor Plaza's first ever:

RESCHEDULED - SEE NEW DATE! THANKS TO IKE...

Toddler Olympics


Saturday, October 4th, 2008

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
age: 6 months to 4 years

Event categories:

Mother/Child Stroller Race
Shake, Rattle, 'n' Roll (dance contest)
Crawl Race
Basketball Toss

....just to name a few activities.

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Please sign up to join and to volunteer with Ms. Pam at Proctor Plaza.

Proctor Plaza Park
Manager: Pam Foote
Park Address: 803 W. Temple Houston, TX
Phone: 713-862-6907

I think Pam had to limit this activity to the first 50 kiddies.

Should be a ball!

PAC Plans for the Future...

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The Park Advisory Committee (PAC) has been thinking and planning about upcoming events as well as some updates we are looking into for Proctor Plaza.

Here are some ideas we have...let us know if you are interested in helping the PAC realize these ideas and activities.

Please suggest to us any ideas you may have for our park and activities you might think our neighborhood and community would enjoy.

POSSIBLE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES -

We have the ability to continue growing into a really amazing community, even more so than we are now. Can you imagine Live Music Nights at Proctor. Kind of like what we did for the Fall Festival with people and the security that was provided, while listening and dancing to really cool live music!

We would also like to ask the Parks and Recreation and corporate/local donors for a projector and screen for Movie Nights at the park. We could bring our blankets, popcorn, favorite soda pop and watch a fun movie together.

Also can you imagine running OR walking, for those of you who like to have a more "detailed" look at the scenery, together with your neighbors at Norhill's Friends of Proctor Plaza Neighborhood 5k Run/Walk. How fun to see all of our neighbors out there having a good time together. Can you imagine what this would do for our neighborhood? It would do so many great things. It would all have to be carefully planned and funded.

We are willing to make it happen....are you?

These activities are only possible if neighbors VOLUNTEER and donate monetarily. We can figure out how to get these things donated, but the community has to be involved and motivated to make it happen.

We are also looking to have donated: new landscaping for the park. Some pretty bushes, flowers and plants for those of you who like to walk yourselves and/or your dogs. Possibly turning the dirt in the baseball field...it's as solid as a rock almost.

We would love to have donated a couple of new playground pieces to the old repertoire for the kids.

Maybe some kiddie hoops under the plaza such as this one...


What would also be fun? HEB donated to Montie Park, the park across Main Street in the Brookesmith neighborhood, a small water playground for the kids. We have been a couple of times and it's really fun. There were people and kids enjoying themselves.

Wouldn't that be fun for the kids in this neighborhood? We could have that at Proctor. The city of Houston has several water playgrounds around the area.

Provided by the City of Houston website: "The Houston Parks and Recreation Department’s water playgrounds provide an engaging and interactive fun activity year-round for children, especially during the hot summer months. Water playgrounds have distinct advantages over swimming pools in that they are cost effective, low maintenance, and water-play activities extend well beyond normal pool season. Water playgrounds are controlled using a timer and touch-sensor. The timer is set for 12 hours of water activation, and the touch-sensor turns on the water for a two to three minute cycle."

Adult supervision recommended. No lifeguards are on duty.

Can you imagine how much safe, simple fun we could have in our little community.

Would you like to be a part of these exciting ideas?

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Then please consider donating your time and resources to our neighborhoods future....

Do you have any suggestions or comments? Let us hear from you!

We are looking forward to being one of the best urban neighborhoods in the nation.

Spring Showers Bring May Flowers!

Cinco de Mayo

Well even though it poured all day today our Cinco De Mayo Celebration wasn't a total wash out!

We celebrated with musical games and cupcakes. We played musical chairs and enjoyed playing with our friends on a wet day.

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Nia Move Experience

Wednesday we will have Nia Moves at the 11:30 a.m. Wednesday morning Play Group.

It is fun when Nia Moves comes to the Park! The price to join in with Nia Moves is just $5 per family.

The rest of the park and center is free.

Have a great week! We hope your Spring allergies aren't bothering you too much!

Good Morning

What a beautiful day in the neighborhood!




This morning we will be meeting for the Wednesday morning Play Group at around 11:00 a.m. I'm sure there will be plenty of kids at the park enjoying this beautiful weather. Enjoy the park anytime though!

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Please join us this Monday, May 5th, for a little Cinco De Mayo celebration.

Please volunteer if you would like to bring some snacks to share. We will visit and have some enjoyable music to listen to with our friends at the park.

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We are hoping to have a little something for Mom's in the month of May. We will give you details as we finalize planning.

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We have lots of activities in the works that will, we hope, bring together our neighborhood and community. Keep checking on what's going on at Proctor.

Have a great week!

Hop over to Wednesday morning playgroup!

There will be somebunny special at the park this morning for story time and "surprise" 11:00 a.m.

If you miss him....don't worry - he will be back again!

Kids Safety and Fingerprint Kits

The Houston Police Department will be at Proctor Plaza to get your child's fingerprints. You will have these records for the protection of your child. The police use fingerprints to help bring missing children home, and police departments across the country recommend that parents keep records of their children’s fingerprints along with certain other information.

Please contact Pam Foote at 713-862-6907 for further details.

Thank you neighbors!

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Preparing a Fingerprint Kit:
http://www.essortment.com/family/childfingerprin_sivx.htm#

Any fingerprint kit should include more than just a fingerprint record. Most importantly, it should have space where you can keep a recent photo of your child; this photo should clearly show your child’s facial features. There should also be space to record identifying information about your child, such as distinguishing marks, medical history, and your child’s description.

In addition to recording fingerprints, the kit should offer a way to keep a sample of your child’s DNA. Many commercial kits include a cheek swab with a container to store it, but this kind of DNA sample is not necessary. Instead, the kits distributed by police departments usually direct parents to save a sample of their child’s hair. The hair strands saved must include the follicle, or root (this will appear as a small lump at the end of the hair), and can be pulled from your child’s hairbrush. Enclose the hair in a clean white piece of paper, then place the folded paper in a plastic bag and keep it with the kit.

Finally, there should be space where you can note down the medical offices which have your child’s full medical and dental records, should these be needed by police.

Once you have assembled the kit, maintaining it is important. As mentioned above, fingerprints of young children will need to be repeated when they are older. The photograph kept with the records should also be updated quite frequently, two or three times a year. Each new photo should be of good quality, not distorted or fuzzy. Every time you update the photo, check over the information recorded in the kit and update it if anything has changed. Keep the kit in a safe place, but make sure it will be accessible in the event of an emergency.

Join us for a Nia Tots creative movement experience this morning, Wednesday, at 11 am at Proctor Park! $5 per family.

Want to know about all things NiaMoves? Let Kristie Bryant know and she will add you to the NiaMoves weekly e-newsletter.

Kristie Bryant
cell 281-685-7807
kristie@niamoves.com
www.niamoves.com
Through Movement We Find Health.
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See you at and around the park neighbors! Have a great week!

Have a great day!

It's definitely the time to be outdoors here in Texas.

We have been gone since before Easter and didn't get to tell everyone Happy Easter. Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend.

We are working on getting the tennis courts lights on at night again. The lights have been out since there was a big light fuse blow out at the park a month ago. The park is working on that. Notice the baseball lights have been on Monday's and Wednesday's....baseball season - play ball!

There have been so many people out and about.

Get to know your neighbors and keep enjoying the weather while ya can!

Spring Forward...

We hope everyone has an enjoyable Spring Break this week - or when ever yours is, if you get one this month.

There will NOT be an official activity at the park for this Wednesday Play Date at 11:00 a.m. because of spring break. But please enjoy the park and friends at the park any time! Mrs. Pam will be there after noon so there should be access to the restrooms and water fountain inside.

Thank you to everyone who came to the Egg Hunt. I'm not sure what the count is yet but we had at least a couple hundred or more people there. We had a fun time! The kids kept busy with face-paint, a big parachute, musical chairs, dancing, snow cones and playing with friends.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered in some way....especially the teen volunteers who did a lot of helping on Saturday during the event. We have great friends, a great neighborhood, and a great park.

Oh What a Beautiful Day!

Haven't you been loving this beautiful, sunny weather?

Please join us tomorrow for 11:00 a.m. Park Day. You can show up earlier or later. We will have story time around 11:00 by the Nature Discovery Center (all about insects):


Young and the Restless consignment store will be there to pick up any items you would like to donate or sell at consignment.See you this Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Thanks for the plastic eggs and goodies (We are still taking donated eggs and goodies).... and don't forget to bring a breakfast/brunch treat to share with friends that morning.

Thanks everyone!

We've got the EGG rollin'...

Reminder: Voting today at Proctor Plaza. Please call Pam at the park at 713-862-6907 for voting times and procedures.

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In other news...

We have over 1,000 filled eggs for our Easter Egg Hunt!

We are also working on getting a moon walk for the Easter Egg Hunt, too.

Please, keep bringing the eggs and goodies because we feel we will have a great turn-out that morning!

• Thank you to Norhill neighbors who have dropped off eggs and goodies.
• Thank you to Tina S. and all the moms from the Heights Kids group for dropping off eggs and goodies.
• Thank you to the moms and nanny who helped us fill eggs today. It was so fun.

Thank you for everyone who is excited about getting our neighborhood and community together through these fun activities.

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We think people want to have a little brunch/breakfast, too.

So, please bring your favorite yummy snack to share that morning.

E-mail us and let us know what kind of goodie you'd like to share (i.e. pigs in a blanket, fruit , donuts, kolaches, juice, milk etc.)

Thanks neighbors. It will be a great time together.

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This Wednesday morning play group: Nia Moves will be at Proctor at 11:00 for the little kids music, dance activity. The kids love it and it's only $5 for a 35 minute class with music, colored egg shakers, colored scarves, parachute, and friends.

We hope it will be a beautiful morning to play outside, too!

Please e-mail us with any suggestions or comments.

Thank you for stopping by and saying hi to our lovely Mrs. Pam.

Thank you!

Thank you to the people that have dropped off eggs!

We have about 150 eggs so far. Hey it's a great start! We are estimating we will need 1,000 eggs. We are on our way to that goal.

And we have had several bags of goodies donated, too.

Thanks again neighbors.

Tell us!

If you have any playgroups or happenings at the park, or in the neighborhood, that you would like to tell our neighbors about - please let us know!

Easter Egg Hunt in March...

Happy Valentine's Day!

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What's going on???

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1st Annual Proctor Plaza Park -

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

10:00 a.m.

We will have an “egg”celent time together!

The Easter Egg Hunt will be free of charge.

Children will Easter Egg hunt by age groups.

The PAC is in the process of building our budget so, it would be greatly appreciated if you can help donate any of the following:

• Goodies for filling the eggs. (Please drop off goodies with Pam at the park.)


• Donate plastic eggs. (Please drop off eggs with Pam at the park.)


• Donate time. (If would like to help fill Easter eggs, let Ms. Pam know.)


• Make a small money donation toward the PAC for this activity and future activities. We hope to have a bike ralley or fun run in the near future.
  
  (Please e-mail friendsofproctorplaza@yahoo.com for donation information.)

Thank you wonderful neighbors!

- Thank you to those who came to Wednesday's day Play Group. Ms. Pam had the firemen there and they even did a puppet show for the kids. Everyone ate yummy treats and had a great time. Please join the day playgroup every Wednesday at 11:00.

- We hope to do more fun things as a community like the really fun Fall Festival we had last year. We hope to get that funded again for us! If not, we will have to build our budget for that throughout the year.

We have a lot to look forward to in our little community with a BIG heart!

Welcome Friends!

There are always plenty of fun things going on a Proctor Plaza. Some of the kids right now are taking free tennis lessons at Proctor every Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 4:15 p.m.

Baseball and t-ball will be coming up along with soccer. If you would like your 4 to 12 year old children to be involved with these local sports activities....please see Mrs. Pam at the park.

Please remember Proctor Park is open to all the public. So long as people are being respectful of the park they are allowed to join us. Please report any interesting or non-appropriate things to Mrs. Pam or call 713-247-4400 (HPD Central Patrol Division) or 311 to get police assistance.