Ridgely's Record
December 2004

Ridgely's Annual Holiday Party
You are invited to join your neighbors at the annual holiday party on Wednesday, December 8th at Sliders. The celebration begins at 7:00pm on the second floor. The event is a pot luck dinner and cash bar, so bring your favorite dish to share. Don't like to cook? Bring cheese and crackers, cookies, veggies and dip or a salad; these are always a big hit! Or if you prefer, you can chip in some cash that we will use to buy a platter from Sliders. Sharon has graciously volunteered to insure we don't all bring fruitcake, so give her a call at 410-385-1213 or e-mail sreuter@ridgelysdelight.org so she'll have an idea of who will bring what. Now for the best part! We will be collecting men's toilettries for the South Baltimore Homeless Shelter (www.sbshelter.org). Please bring items such as shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, combs, deodorant, mouthwash and razors to donate. Please bring full sized items, not hotel or travel samples.

Community Meeting
In light of the holiday party there will not be a community meeting this month. Visit the Ridgely's website for the date, time and location of the next communtiy meeting.

Holiday Openhouse
One of our newest neighbors, the Cappoochino Café will be holding a holiday openhouse on December 20th. Coffee, hot chocolate and cookies will be served. Stop by the Café for more info.

Culture on the Cheap
It's Dollar Days again! The weekend of December 4th, many of Baltimore's museums are lowing their admission fee to $1. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to see some of the amazing culture that Baltimore offers. Call Downtown Partnerships of Balimore, Inc. at 410-244-1030 or visit www.godowntownbaltimore.com for more information and for a list of paticipating museums.

Renovating?
If you're thinking about additions or renovations to your home please call Paul at 410-234-1350. All exterior changes require CHAP approval.

AIDS Awareness Week
Two panels of the AIDS Memoiral Quilt will be hung in the UMB School of Nursing lobby from November 29th to December 3rd. There is also a Brown Bag lunch series: Nov. 30, noon, Dr. Barbara Smith on "HIV/AIDs Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Promotion"; Dec. 1, 11 am, Rev. Debra Hickman on "Inner Sanctum of Woman and HIV"; Dec. 1, noon, Dr. Bethany Griffen Deeds on "Talking to Teens about AIDS"; Dec. 1, 1 pm, Sandra Wearins on "Women in HIV/AIDS Research"; Dec. 2, noon, Dr. Keith Plowden and Lawrence Miller on "Working with Communities to Fight HIV".

There will be confidential AIDs testing Nov. 30th, 10am-4pm, Dec 1st. 10am to 1 pm, and Dec. 2nd, 10 am to 4 pm at UMB School of Medicine Adolescent and Young Adult Center, located on the corner of Pratt and Penn Streets.

Leaf Collection 2004
City sanitation crews pick up bagged leaves on the second trash collection day for Baltimore city residents (Friday here in Ridgely's). Put out securely bagged leaves with the trash on Friday mornings. Collections continue through January 31, 2005.

City Smart Safety Tip
As the holidays approach this is a time to take extra precautions regarding home security. Thieves know there are fewer neighbors on the look out for suspcious activity, because many residents travel. Timers on lights can be a simple theft deterrent.

Join Citizens on Patrol
Help make Ridgley's Delight safer. Jjoin Citizens on Patrol (COP). It provides an important service and is fun and easy to boot. COP patrols cover four of the eight nights each month when walking patrolmen from BPD aren't avialable, and we would like all eight covered. Your commitment would be 4 hours per month. Call Paul at 410-837-6321.

A "Bawl'mer" Holiday Tradition
A "Baltimore Christmas Carol" will be presented at Patterson Theatre, December 9-12 and 16-19, at 7:30 Thursdays and 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, Sundays 2pm. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for Creative Alliance Members, seniors and students and children under 12 $12. Visit www.baltimorechristmascarol.com for more information and to learn how to purchase tickets.

Recycling Calendar
Monday: Blue Bags
December 13
December 27 No collection

Friday: Paper
December 10
December 24 no collection due to holiday

Bulk Trash Pick-up: 1st Tuesday of the month. Call 311 for pick-up one week prior.

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