Canyon Palms Neighborhood
Two dozen residents turned out Sunday morning, Sept. 17, to meet neighbors or catch up with friends and acquaintances. Thank you to Kristin Maschka for coordinating the delicious food and to those who brought fruit salad, homemade quiche and other baked dishes. Photos courtesy of Kate Maschka Hitchcock.
This year, the Board of Directors hopes to improve communication with our neighbors through a newsletter. We will share helpful information you can use throughout the year. Let us know what you think. Enjoy the summer, stay cool, and hope to see each of you at one or more of our planned events or at a future Board meeting. You can read, download, or print the newsletter by clicking the button below. Please share it with neighbors who have not yet learned about our activities.
Want to sell some old clothing, collectibles, or anything else you might find at a garage sale? This is your best opportunity of the year.
March 18, 8 a.m. to noon. Sign up NOW and pay the $17 fee, which will help support future neighborhood organization activities. The online form below allows us to accept donations by credit card, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay. The donation platform, Givebutter, will ask you for a “tip,” but it’s entirely up to you whether you want to change the default tip from $2 to a greater amount or $0 and whether you want to agree to pay our processing fee to cover this convenience. (Click here to ask any technical questions about online payment.)
The day of the sale, participants should plan on beginning setup at 7 a.m. But planning already has begun. In order to obtain the permit and place the advertising, we need you to sign up now. Simply email your full name and address to the estate sale coordinator, our neighbor Sanford Cohen, along with photos of your best items. These will be advertised (without your name and address) on websites like EstateSales.org.
If you don’t have much to sell, but want to participate anyway to meet new neighbors, please let us know. We need some homeowners to offer their driveways to neighbors in the Canyon South One HOA, which does not allow garage sales on its property.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If Sanford doesn’t have your name and address on the permit application he submits the week of March 6 and you decide to participate anyway, the city’s code enforcement officer can cite you for a permit violation.
The organizers of Splash House events scheduled for June 11 – 12, August 13 – 14 and 20 – 21, noon – 8:30 p.m. at the Saguaro Hotel among other venues, wrote via ONE-PS asking neighbors to work with them to prevent disturbances.
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Seventeen of our neighbors signed up and paid $22 each to participate at 15 locations in our community-wide estate sale on Oct. 23. After expenses, including the city permit, ads and signs, revenue from the signups will support future neighborhood activities. The sellers kept their proceeds and got a great chance to declutter their closets and garages.
“Thanks to all who participated in our wonderful neighborhood estate sale, both as sellers and buyers,” Canyon Palms board member Janice Kaminsky posted on our Facebook page. “It was such a high spirited event, very well attended with hardly any down time. Not only was it a great opportunity to clean house, but it was a great social gathering as well. I loved getting to interact with neighbors. A special thanks goes to Sanford Cohen whose expertise was so welcome by us less experienced at this type of event.”
Want to sell some old clothing, collectibles, or anything else you might find at a garage sale? This is your best opportunity of the year.
Oct. 23, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sign up NOW and pay the $22 fee, which will help support future neighborhood organization activities. The online form below allows us to accept donations by credit card, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay. The donation platform, Givebutter, will ask you for a “tip,” but it’s entirely up to you whether you want to add a small amount to your donation to cover this convenience.
The day of the sale, participants should plan on beginning setup at 7 a.m. But planning already has begun. In order to obtain the permit and place the advertising, we need you to sign up now. Simply email your full name and address to the estate sale coordinator, our neighbor Sanford Cohen, along with photos of your best items. These will be advertised (without your name and address) on websites like EstateSales.org.
If you don’t have much to sell, but want to participate anyway to meet new neighbors, please let us know. We need some homeowners to offer their driveways to neighbors in the Canyon South One HOA, which does not allow garage sales on its property.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If Sanford doesn’t have your name and address on the permit application he submits the week of Oct. 11 and you decide to participate anyway, the city’s code enforcement officer can cite you for a permit violation.
Our group held its first social gathering on Saturday, July 31, 2021, drawing about 25 neighbors and friends. Several newcomers joined many long-time residents to become acquainted with their neighbors. Everyone was thrilled to spend some time outdoors on what was a relatively comfortable and not too humid summer evening.
The Canyon Palms Board of Directors provided snacks and beverages, and there were delicious home-made desserts to enjoy. We thank the residents of Lobo Way for hosting our event outside their Canyon Palms homes. We look forward to enjoying other events with even more of our Canyon Palms members in the fall.
The organizers of Splash House, a summer festival scheduled for August 14-15 & 21-22 at the Saguaro Hotel among other venues, wrote via ONE-PS asking neighbors to work with them to prevent disturbances.
The campaign to re-elect Lisa Middleton to the City Council has added a virtual event specifically for Canyon Palms, which is in her District 5. Although Council Member Middleton is running unopposed, she is hoping that you will be able join this event to share your questions, ideas and concerns.
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
David Vignolo, the secretary and official representative to ONE-PS for Canyon Palms, is hosting the event, billed as a virtual house party. It is open to the public – you don’t have to live in the neighborhood. But you must register in advance by clicking this link in order to receive the Zoom meeting invitation.
Please support our Canyon Palms neighbors and get your tickets now to the CANYON ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD HOME TOUR during Modernism Week. The tour is on Friday, February 21, 2020 from 9am-1pm, and includes self-guided tours of seven gorgeous homes and a chance to visit their lovely clubhouse which isn’t usually open to the public. All of the proceeds, less a percentage that goes to Modernism Week, is invested back into our neighborhood and the Canyon Estates community. It’s going to be a terrific tour! For tickets and more information about the Neighborhood Home Tour, please go to https://tickets.modernismweek.com/f/mw20/canyon-estates.