[Durham INC] Dates for neighborhood luminaries

[Debra Hawkins]

An excellent tool! Tom, hope you don't mind if I share this with our
neighborhood's organizers as a suggested useful insert, or one of similar
language. We have folks who work on Spanish translation for our
neighborhood communications so might be able to do that as well. Thanks!

DH

On Fri, Dec 3, 2021, 3:19 PM Tom Miller <tom-miller1 at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> We put one of these instruction slips in every group of ten.
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> *From:* Debra Hawkins [mailto:dhawkins913311 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, December 03, 2021 3:06 PM
> *To:* Tom Miller
> *Cc:* Rochelle Araujo; inc listserv
> *Subject:* Re: [Durham INC] Dates for neighborhood luminaries
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> Will add that it's always good to mention some common sense safety
> considerations, given things relating to open flames and paper/placement of
> the luminaries, potential involvement of children in the activity, and the
> current statewide fire ban in place (maybe gone by the time your event date
> arrives). And potentially to name a rain date as this has been helpful some
> years for some neighborhoods.
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> DH
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> On Fri, Dec 3, 2021, 1:23 PM Tom Miller <tom-miller1 at nc.rr.com> wrote:
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> Watts-Hillandale and OWD follow what is called the “Women’s Club Rule.”
> This means the event we call Night of Lights is celebrated on the Sunday
> evening following December 14.  This year, that Sunday is 12/19.
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> Ironically, the Women’s Club no longer puts them out!
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> In Watts-Hillandale, we set up a central sales point (the picnic shelter
> in Oval Drive Park) and ask people to come get their bags, candles, and
> sand from us there during specified hours Saturday and Sunday (this year,
> 12/18 and 12/19).  We should sell makings for about 5,500 lights this way.
> We ask people to renew their memberships when they come and we collect
> donations of canned good and money for Urban Ministries of Durham at the
> same time.  Our Night of Lights chair works out the times and recruits the
> volunteers.  People in the neighborhood buy as many or as few lights as
> they want.  Our event is very free form.
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> The candles, bags and sand are all ordered in advance by the neighborhood
> association.  If you need that information, I can get it for you.  There is
> still time to organize it, I think.  The candle vendor ships quickly.  Not
> just paper can get the bags for you.  We get the sand from the Rock Shop on
> Hillsborough Road (at least I think we do – I am not in charge of our
> arrangements for this event).
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> We sell the makings for one light for $.50.  People here normally buy ten
> or more.  Many of our lots are narrow and ten will about do it.  Some folks
> buy more – bigger lots, corner lots, pyromaniacs, gifts for neighbors,
> etc.  We have done this for many years and have it down to a sloppy
> science.  It’s not hard.  We usually run out of one of the components and
> that ends the sales portion of the event.  Volunteering with our Night of
> Lights group is fun.  The event on the night of is fun.  Delivering the
> money and food gifts to the Urban Ministries folks is fun.  There is no
> downside.
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> *From:* Rochelle Araujo [mailto:rochelle.araujo54 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 02, 2021 10:34 AM
> *To:* Tom Miller
> *Subject:* Dates for neighborhood luminaries
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> Hi Tom -
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> In the past, a few folks in our neighborhood have put out luminaries just
> on two blocks.  This year, we're thinking of doing a more widespread effort
> - supported and funded by the neighborhood association. Bobbe Deason - the
> person who usually does the Vickers blocks - says that you are the grand
> poobah of luminaries (among other things).
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> Is there a certain date that other neighborhoods do this?
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> Any thoughts on what works well, issues to be cognizant of - that we
> should consider?
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> I know we should have started planning this a while ago. But we are all
> feeling the need for a little light and joy.
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> Thanks for any input you can provide,
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> --Rochelle
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