COWTOWN CLEANUP

Thanks to those who showed up and cleaned up our Ridglea North Neighborhood for Cowtown Cleanup, Spring 2024! Enormous thanks goes to Luci DiGiorgio for her registering us, picking up supplies and bringing treats and coordinating this for the 7th year in a row!

These clean up events happen Fall and Spring, next is October for Litter Stomp. The specific date will be announced closer to the event.

This coming Saturday is the SECOND ANNUAL ROCK THE PARK to kick off our Rock the Block month! We encourage every block to organize some kind of get together to find fellowship with your neighbors. 

The Rock the Park party will have organized games, bounce houses, music, and delicious treats! Curly's Frozen Custard and Agape Pops will be at Berney Park from 4:30-6:30 pm! 

We will also be holding a drawing for FREE zoo passes! Since our zoo is nationally recognized as one of the best zoos in America, this is an especially amazing treat! 

We look forward to seeing you there! Thanks to Tabitha Williams, RNNA Event Coordinator, for all of her hard work getting this organized!

In case you don't know , on Monday, April 8th, there will be a TOTAL Solar Eclipse! The next one that passes over DFW won't be until 2317, so this is a ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT! Here are some watch parties to check out:

• Fort Worth Library's Eclipse Hype Party TOMORROW April 2nd 
• Eclipse at the Botanic Garden
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Eclipse Yoga at the Clearfork Trailhead
• Eclipse at the Amon Carter
• Eclipse Party at the Stockyards

Be sure to view the solar eclipse safely! Follow these tips:

Use safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”) or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times. Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun. 

Do NOT look at the Sun through a camera lens, telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device while wearing eclipse glasses or using a handheld solar viewer. These devices will magnify the intensity of the sun and cause retinal damage. Eclipse glasses are ONLY meant to be used as glasses for your face.

If you don’t have solar viewing glasses, make a pinhole projector. Follow these simple instructions: How to View a Solar Eclipse: Make a Pinhole Projector

If you are watching an entire eclipse, you may be in direct sunlight for hours. Remember to wear sunscreen, a hat, and protective clothing to prevent skin damage!

Have fun and be safe! Enjoy this spectacular celestial event!! 😎☀️🌚

Want to help to plan for the future of Fort Worth?

• What would your Fort Worth be like in the year 2050?
• How can Fort Worth be an even better place to live, work, and play?

The City of Fort Worth needs your help to create the 2050 Comprehensive Plan. The plan will determine the goals, objectives, strategies, and policies to ensure a high quality of life for all members of the community.

The first public planning session will be held Thursday, April 11 at the Handley Meadowbrook Community Center, located at 6201 Beaty St., Fort Worth 76112.  The session will begin at 6 p.m. 

For more information on the plan and other engagement opportunities for the 2050 Comprehensive Plan, visit bit.ly/reimagineFortWorth.

GIVEAWAY!!

Mayfest 2024 is right around the corner! To celebrate, Mayfest wants to
give away four one-day tickets to the festival! Mayfest is May 2-5 on 33
acres in beautiful Trinity Park! To win the tickets, email us your favorite
Mayfest memory or simply share what you're looking forward to most at the festival. The winner will be announced April 29th! 

Neighborhood Yard Sale

This year Ridglea North is pairing with Ridglea Hills to coordinate our neighborhood garage sales! The Neighborhood Garage Sale date will be Saturday, May 11th! If you would like to participate, sign up by emailing us with your address to be included on the map!

RNNA Board Meeting

The next Board Meeting for the Ridglea North Neighborhood Association is Sunday, April 28th. If you have suggestions or questions, please email us at RNNA1930@gmail.com

Nominate your Hometown Hero to be honored on Camp Bowie

Camp Bowie District Inc. will salute military veterans with the launch of a new banner program called Hometown Heros. Beginning in July, select light poles along the Boulevard will don banners bearing images of Fort Worth natives or residents who served the country through military service over the years.

The honoree banners are scheduled to be installed July 1 and remain through the full month of July. Families and friends can nominate their veterans beginning March 1. Applications will close April 30. The program is free and open to any veteran nominee from Fort Worth or who currently calls Fort Worth home.

Follow this link for more information and for nomination submission: https://www.campbowiedistrict.com/veteran-s-banner-program

We think this is a wonderful way to acknowledge the sacrifices our veterans have made for us over the years. 

Beat the heat at Ridglea Swimming Pool Association this summer!

This will be RSPA’s 68th consecutive swim season, and year after year it continues to be the perfect place for family and friends to gather for a swim. 

Membership includes open swimming 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, while school is not in session.

Family membership includes free group lessons for member children ages 3 and up.

All memberships include special adult swim hours 6 days a week.

Facility includes an Olympic-size main pool and generously sized junior pool, surrounded by decks, lawns, and shaded patios. The concessions counter serves a variety of packaged snacks and beverages.

Members may bring guests and host parties, bring picnics, use the grills, or have food delivered.

The RPA Rockets call Ridglea Pool home, and as many as 150 swimmers participate season after season.

Start a new summer tradition with your family-join RSPA today! 

Ridglea North Neighborhood Association would also like to welcome Ridglea Swimming Pool Association as a new business sponsor AND as the sponsor for the April newsletter!! Thank you so much for your support, so let's show them ours as well!