Holiday Party Starts Now!

Put on your jackets and bring your family on over to 562 Fisk and join us for some holiday cheer. 

It's also a great chance to turn in those decoration ballots or pick up some more. One week left!

Holiday Party Tomorrow Night

We welcome you and your family to join us for an open house Holiday Party at 562 Fisk Ave. There will be plenty of food, fun, and friendly people gathering to meet one another or simply catch up on what's been going on since last year's party. Hope to see you there!

Holiday Decoration Contest Underway!

Homes all around North Willow Glen are lighting up in anticipation of the holidays...and the NWGNA Holiday Decoration Contest!

It's a great time of year to bundle up, check out the neighborhood lights, and fill out those ballots! You can collect additional ballots from the porch of 562 Fisk Ave or you can download and print them yourself by following this handy link. Just remember to turn in your forms to 562 Fisk by December 20th!

Holiday Party December 13th

Celebrate the holidays with your neighbors! You and your family are invited to an open house with holiday refreshments and cheer at Lila and Joel's house at 562 Fisk Ave. on Sunday, December 13th from 5:30-8:00pm. Side dishes and deserts are welcome, but not necessary.

Holiday trees on Sunday

Yard trees arrive Sunday. If you ordered one, check your email for more information. Thanks to Pam who organizes the purchase every year!

Holiday Decoration Contest Starts Dec. 6th

As you read this, fliers are going out promoting our annual Holiday Decoration Contest. Prizes donated by local businesses will be awarded to those houses receiving the most votes. This year there is a top three and a special category: Most Elegant. Voting begins this Sunday, December 6th so if you're in the spirit, let it show, let it show, let it show! We will keep you posted about the prize donations as they roll in.

Thanks to this morning's holiday elves!

Thanks to the amazing crew that helped install holiday decorations around North Willow Glen this morning. We will see you at the upcoming holiday party on December 13.

Dev and Chris attach the bows to the wreaths before they are displayed.

Ready for installation

Karen adjusts the bow on the big wreaths that greet neighbors at Delmas and Willow.

Dan sorts through the bows.

Cindy, Dan, and Dev get organized.

Hummingbird Park -before-

Hummingbird Park -after-

Charlotte helps out

Chris and Bill work together on the historic lampposts

Dan and Stewart put the finishing touches at Delmas and Willow.

Holiday neighborhood decorating: 9 am Saturday

We will be decorating the neighborhood again this Saturday and we would love to have your help. It doesn't take very long and it's a fun way to kick off the holiday season by brightening the neighborhood for everyone. Join us at 9:00 am on Nov. 28 at the corner of Delmas and Fuller!

Community meeting about Tamien parking changes

From neighbor Jean Dresden:

For those of you who use Caltrain at Tamien, plan to attend a meeting Monday night on the Willow Glen side..a short walk from the station.

The housing proposal is to completely eliminate Caltrain parking at Tamien and to replace it with a VTA parking structure on the west (Willow Glen) side but there is currently no funding for the parking structure.

Date: November 2, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Address:
Elks Lodge 522, Willow Room
444 West Alma Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
Contact:
408-535-6862

Email: elizabeth.schuller@sanjoseca.gov
Links: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/46892

Holiday tree orders are due TODAY

Yes, today! Is your order in? If not, download the form and get it over to Pam Shukait at 1023 Bird today (or send via PayPal topshukait@me.com). Call 408-297-4388 with any questions.

Demonstration & Planting with Native & Drought Tolerant Plants Presented by BAWSCA

Have you been thinking you would like to replace your lawn but find yourself with more questions about plants than answers? Here is a chance to learn. Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) is hosting a free class to learn more about replacing lawns with drought tolerant plants. Join them on Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Guadalupe River Park and Garden. Make sure you get your free ticket by following this link to Eventbrite. Here's what BAWSCA has to say about their event: 

Come and join Dee Wong to learn and gain practical experience on the secrets of how to successfully select and install native and low water use plants in our demonstration garden in San Jose. Horticulturist and speaker Dee Wong draws from her work field experiences from failing plants, and why they fail due to poor plant selection, poor planting and horticultural practices.

TOMORROW: Holiday tree orders due

Did you get your order in? If not, download the form and get it over to Pam Shukait at 1023 Bird by tomorrow (or send via PayPal to pshukait@me.com).

Holiday tree orders due in two days

Did you get your order in? If not, download the form and get it over to Pam Shukait at 1023 Bird by Monday, November 3 (or send via PayPal to pshukait@me.com). Call 408-297-4388 with any questions.

North Willow Glen Holiday Tree Lane

For many years, in early December, the streets of Willow Glen begin to light up with the sparkle of miniature evergreens. We would like to invite you to join in this tradition. We have set up a way for you to order a tree for your yard.

If you are interested in having a tree in your yard, and do not already have one for this purpose, please read below for more details.

• Orders need to be received by Monday, November 2, 2015. 
• Rebar is available if requested. This is used for anchoring the tree in your yard.
• We are expecting delivery of the trees to the neighborhood Saturday, Dec. 5 or Sunday, Dec. 6.
• You will have to set up the tree on your own.
• You are responsible for putting on your own lights. A very old tradition is to use the large colored lights and to put one white light at the top of the tree.
• We will email and post on the e-list when trees will be available for pickup. 

* * * This year, again, we are also offering 22” Noble fir and Cedar wreaths decorated with pinecones. The wreaths will be $16.50 each. * * *
Fliers are being delivered to your door, but you can also download the order form and deliver it with a check made payable to: Pam Shukait or send via PayPal to pshukait@me.com. (Trees will be from Enchanted Forest Christmas Trees.)

Call Pam with any questions: 408-297-4388.

Staying alive, staying alive...

At its Friends and Neighbors Meeting tonight, North Willow Glen Neighborhood Association was very happy to host Anne Wilde for a demonstration of CPR techniques including the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). We all learned a lot and thank Anne very much!

One hundred compressions are needed every minute, so if you sing the Bee Gees song, "Staying Alive," you will produce the right frequency of chest compressions.

To schedule a class to become certified by Anne, her web site is http://www.anneaerobic.com/.

Anne explains the easy-to-use AEDs

Dan tries out chest compressions with a practice dummy

 

Bill practices with the AED as it narrates what to do step by step

Alan practices the deep compressions that are necessary to get blood moving and breathing restarted