Lochwood President’s Letter
Dear Lochwood Neighbors,
Happy New Year from the Lochwood Neighborhood Association (LNA)! Thanks to all of you who put your passion, talent, and money to work during 2023 to enhance this amazing neighborhood. You have advanced our three primary objectives of SAFETY, COMMUNITY and BEAUTIFICATION. One page 2 of this letter I have highlighted several events & initiatives and those who spearheaded them. THANK YOU! And thanks to all who came alongside to assist, to those who participated, and to those who supported financially.
Your financial donations enable us to support many of these events & initiatives.
The Extended Neighborhood Patrol (ENP) program is the major beneficiary of the LNA funds. We average close to 35 hours of patrol by a uniformed officer in a DPD cruiser each week. Any time you are out of town, be sure to call the ENP phone number (214) 478-3678, leave the dates you will be away and how you can be contacted. They will stop by your house during each of their patrols. They will walk the perimeter of your home, and call you if the situation warrants.
Second to ENP, the next highest expense is the maintenance of the flower beds. In 2023, we opened another new flower bed in Lochwood Park at the corner of Lochwood and Ferndale. We now have 2 beds at Lochwood Park, and 1 at the Lake Highlands entrance on Ferndale. We also have a secondary bed at the corner of Creekmere and Easton
The LNA P&L statement for 2023 has been posted on our website lochwood.com.
In 2023, we came very close to having to cut back on the ENP budget. The homeowners in Lochwood who participate in the membership campaign have been very generous. However, the participation is less than 25%. If you participated in 2023, I hope you will continue to participate in 2024. If you didn’t participate in 2023, I invite you to help us by giving us a donation in 2024. We have a number of ways to donate. The enclosed membership form is for donors who wish to pay by check. If you want to pay online or by credit card, the information is available on our web site.
As promised, here are some of the great things we did last year and those who led the charge:
SAFETY HIGHLIGHTS
National Night Out – Thomas Buck
Crime Watch Messaging Alerts Telegram app – Ray Todd
Volunteers in Patrol (VIP) – area coordinators Norm Howden, Susan Hill, Carol Newman
Quarterly Crime Meetings – Scott Robson
Expanded Neighborhood Patrol (ENP), they logged 300 hours in ‘23 - Scott Robson
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
Blood Drive – Amy St. Peter
Breakfast Club of Lochwood – Coletta Squires
4th of July Parade – Lochwood Parents Group
Lochwood Pickleball Mixer – Tony Watson
Lochwood Young Adults Pickleball – Rachel Brown
Lochwood 5K Turkey Trot – Haley Ruffner
Lochwood Mom’s Group Wine Night – Heather Kolodziej
Reilley Elementary Veteran’s Day Celebration featuring Lochwood neighbors who served – Rolando Melendez
RTBAR (Ready to be a Ram) – Reilly Elementary School Doughnuts and Veteran’s Day Card Craft & Play Date – Maria Nance
Holiday at the Park – our Lochwood family Christmas celebration with train rides to Christmas decorated homes, hot cocoa, and treats- Candice Brandvold, Elena Richey, Heather Kolodziej, Lori Hooper (Lochwood Parents Group)
Christmas Crawl – Neighbors offering food & drinks to ring in the Christmas season - Stephen Smith
BEAUTIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
Flower Beds Creation, Maintenance, and Enhancement – Hilary Kilam (Lochwood Beautification Chairwoman) and her team at Moss Lichen
Clean the Green – Thomas Buck
Lochwood Park Tree Planting – Thomas Buck and Dallas Park and Recreation
What can we do as a community this year to advance Lochwood’s SAFETY, COMMUNITY, and BEAUTIFICATION?
If we all do a little, it will make a great BIG difference…
Scott Robson, LNA President
