Community Connections Ideas

 

***If you are interested in organizing a pickleball or tennis league for people in the Oak Park Homes Association, please contact Laura Herrick. lauraherrick2914@yahoo.com

***If you have special skills you would like to share with others through group meetings or lessons, please post this on our Facebook or contact Laura Herrick and we will list it under the services tab. 

***I would love to put together a list of people who need help with things like yard work, snow shoveling, leaf pick up, etc. and a list of people who would be willing to help. Please connect with Laura Herrick (lauraherrick2914@yahoo.com) if you need help or are interested in helping. 

 

-Weekly get togethers in people’s driveway. You can designate the location with a certain sign. People bring their own chairs and drinks. At the end of night, someone else takes the sign and “hosts” the next time.

 

-Book Club

 

-Bunko Club

 

-Mahjong Club

 

-Plant things together on island (bulbs in fall; take turns watering in spring)

 

-Lending library

 

-Walking group

 

-Cookie exchange

 

-Sunrise yoga

 

-Outdoor movie night

 

-4th of July bike parade

 

-Easter egg hunt

 

-Trick or treating at one person’s driveway with all candy there

 

-Holiday party

 

-St. Patrick’s or Spring party

 

-Bible study/Prayer circle

 

-Babysitting co-op

 

-Small area cookouts (Memorial Day/Labor Day)

 

-Create a map of lending libraries

 

-Update website so that you can search the directory by address, not just by name

 

-Landscaping group to discuss sustainable practices, etc

 

-People in the area offer to lead a class in their area of expertise (landscaping, knitting, bridge, etc)

 

-Pickleball and/or tennis groups

 

-Have a group who is willing to help people in need with leaf clean up and snow removal and people could register to be helped

 

-Annual donation drives (put a bag on everyone’s porch to be picked up on a designated day if doing a small area or have a drop off at Bluejacket if doing an entire HOA day) 

 

-Stream clean up (your area or as an HOA) 

 

-Bingo night

 

-Progressive dinners

 

-Add handymen/yard work people to the services tab of website

 

-Holiday decorating contest with gift cards from local businesses as prize

 

-Holiday decorations as a street or area 

 

-Have a volunteer event as a homes association

-Put out several fire pits and have a s'mores night