Walgreens Volunteers Clean up Scenic Drive

Today was the first clean up to kick off Walgreens, once a month, yearlong commitment to a cleaner and more beautiful El Paso. Walgreens Community Leader, Robert Alvarez, joined more than twenty volunteers from Walgreens to collect trash along Scenic Drive.

I grabbed this photo while making my way up the hill with a trash bag of my own. As a member of the Newman Park Neighborhood Association (which borders Scenic) I try to periodically do my part and collect trash around the neighborhood. What is so rewarding about Walgreens commitment to cleaning up El Paso is their interest in Scenic, one of the city's most trafficked routes for tourism, but a street that not all of the volunteers necessarily live by. Thank you to all the volunteers who showed up from all corners of El Paso.

Visit newmanpark.blogspot.com for news and information on upcoming clean ups along Scenic Drive.

Click here to read the press release announcing the partnership between Keep El Paso Beautiful and Walgreens.

Christmas Caroling with the Newman Park Neighborhood Association

Come and join the Newman Park Neighborhood Association tonight as we carol around the Newman Park Neighborhood. Meet at 2405 Altura Ave at 6 p.m. (rumors are circulating Santa will be there with bags of goodies for children) and we'll walk down Altura to Piedras and then down Piedras to House of Pizza. Dress warm and bring a flashlight so we can put on a light show too! This is a totally free event and open for anyone to attend!

Wednesday, December 22 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

12.19.10: Gift the Gift of El Paso with Luminarias

Christmas week is here and the Newman Park Neighborhood Association will deliver luminarias to your home on Christmas Eve. If you would like to purchase luminarias for you or a friend, you can buy 24 luminarias for $25 and the price goes down as the purchase quantity goes up. What a fantastic way to celebrate the holidays!

Pay online at www.newmanpark.blogspot.com and place your order today at jimhtolbert@elp.rr.com or by calling 915.525.7364.

Luminarias will be delivered during the day on Christmas Eve, just in time to make your house and yard glow during the holidays.

The sale of the luminarias helps the Newman Park Neighborhood Association raise money for concerts and events at Newman Park throughout the year.

6.12.10: Newman Park Neighborhood Concert Series

Saturday, June 12, the Newman Park Neighborhood Association hosted the third annual membership drive kick off concert with Romance Latino. More than 150 people enjoyed the music and dessert buffet. As part of this neighborhood association I take great pride in making events like this happen!

For more information visit http://newmanpark.blogspot.com/