As the holidays approach, we want to announce our third Really Really Free Market, this time themed around holiday toys and winter supplies! The event will take place at on Sunday, December 18 at St. Paul United Methodist Church (2700 N Roxboro St) from 1:30 to 4 PM (setup starting at 1 PM and cleanup starting at 4).

The market will be an opportunity to meet fellow community members, support neighborhood families during the holiday season, and get involved with our work.We’ll be organizing stations to clean, mend, and wrap gifts, so there are lots of ways to join in!

We’d like to ask you to spread the word, gather winter supplies, toys, and other gifts you’d like to give away, and volunteer any materials you might have available! See our list of cleaning, mending, and wrapping materials.

We’re excited to see you there!

Questions? Email us at northgateresponse@gmail.com

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Esperamos que todos estas disfrutando de un diciembre seguro y tranquilo. A medida que se acercan las fiestas, queremos anunciar nuestro tercer Mercado Libre, esta vez con el tema de los juguetes navideños y los artículos de invierno. El evento tendrá lugar el domingo 18 de diciembre en la Iglesia Metodista Unida de St. Paul (2700 N Roxboro St) de 13:30 a 16:00 (montaje a partir de las 13:00 y limpieza a partir de las 16:00).

El mercado será una oportunidad para conocer a otros miembros de la comunidad, apoyar a las familias del vecindario durante la temporada navideña, y participar en nuestro trabajo.

Nos gustaría pedirte que corras la voz, que reúnas material de invierno, juguetes y otros regalos que quieras regalar, y que ofrezcas voluntariamente cualquier material que puedas tener disponible. Adjunta encontrarás nuestra lista de materiales de limpieza, reparación y envoltorio.

¡Estaremos encantados de verte allí!

North Durham Mutual Aid
(Since March 2020, North Durham Mutual Aid has been organizing to help meet each other’s basic survival needs, recognizing that we cannot rely on the dominant institutions. We are an entirely volunteer-run collective. We will reply to you as soon as we can, but it may take us several days. For more about us, see: https://durhammutualaid.org/north/ )

Please join us on Saturday, December 10 at 11 am to noon for a rain barrel installation at our new garden site at 2700 North Roxboro Street (behind St. Paul’s United Methodist and the Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse.)

Let’s capture the rain that falls this winter and use it to irrigate our future garden. Come learn to do an installation if you don’t know how, and help us out with your expertise if you do!

After that, we’ll spend the winter designing the physical garden as well as the social systems to fully launch our Neighbors Growing Together Community Garden in the early spring.

Questions? Send us an email

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It’s Luminary time! Northgate Park Neighborhood Association is sponsoring our annual luminaries in the park again this year! We’re excited to have this magical event on Sunday, December 11th, and we need your help to create some festive winter cheer!

We’re looking for neighbors to make the luminaries! Can you volunteer to make a set of 20 luminaries (or more than one set?) – adding sand and a candle to a paper bag – and then put them out around the park on the afternoon of December 11th? Come pick up a set of materials, take it home, and if you’re feeling creative, decorate the bags.

The packs are available in the gazebo behind 2500 Shenandoah Ave (with more detailed instructions). Please feel free to pick up a pack anytime during the daytime. There will be a sheet in the gazebo to sign to help us keep track. Be sure to take one bag each of sand, candles, and luminary bags to complete your set.

Want to help with the event?! We need volunteers to help with candle lighting the day of the event, clean up the day after, and general help the day of – iIf you’re able to volunteer for 30 minutes before or after the event, please take a moment to sign up at this link.

What will you be doing as a volunteer? 

Before the event: lighting candles and checking that all bags have sufficient sand so they don’t blow over

After the event: cleaning up the bags

Want to decorate your own home? We also have limited luminary sets available for purchase. Please contact Kari to order a set of 10 luminaries for $10 (including the bags, sand, and candles). You can pay for a house pack using PayPal on the northgateparknc.org website (go to join/donate page) or mail a check to the NPNA Treasurer. Contact Kari for payment details and to set up delivery.

In case of rain, the rain date will be Sunday, December 18th.

Have any questions? Please email Kari

We had 13 entries and the results are in! Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated!

Kid Scariest: Ellis

Kid Most Original: Willa

Adult Scariest: Steff

Adult Original: Carrie

Judges Award – Technique: Ryder

Northgate Park Food Truck Rodeo
Thursday, October 27, 5:00-8:00pm, Parking lot by the Tennis Court (300 W. Club Blvd, Durham)

Featuring 3 trucks (your favorite Greek truck + 2 NEW trucks): Gussy’s Greek, MexiArepa, and Cocoa Forte.

Not only food but music by Tall Glass as well – Tall Glass (Cara Valenti and Laura Jones) is an acoustic folk duo playing both covers and original songs. The two have been singing together since the late 1900s when they first discovered their mutual love of the Indigo Girls, and yes, you can expect some covers. They have been influenced by both traditional music as well as more current singer-songwriters. Both live in Durham and love food trucks.

Gussy’s Greek: Come grab your Greek favorites to share with your family: Gyros, Souvlaki, Falafel, Greek fries (with feta & rosemary), Greek Salads, Pita with Hummus & Tzatziki. Gluten-Free, Vegan, and Vegetarian options are available.

Pre-Order: https://streetfoodfinder.com/GreekGussys . Want to skip the line? Use “Pre-Order Ahead” and get a notification when your order is ready.

MexiArepa: Can’t decide between Taco or Arepa for dinner? MexiArepa got you covered: quesadilla, taco, tortas, pepito. Vegetarian options are available.

Pre-order: TBA

Cocoa Forte: It’s been a while since we have a new dessert truck in our rotation! Don’t miss this chance to try Cocoa Forte – they are serving homemade, frozen dipped creative cheesecake – Cocoa Caribbean, Unicorn Dream, Turtle Pecan, and more!

Pre-order: N/A

NPNA is proud to organize a family-friendly event such as food truck rodeo + music but please keep social distancing and face-covering in mind so everyone, especially young children who are not able to be vaccinated, and immunocompromised individuals can feel safe and enjoy this outdoor neighborhood event.

IMPORTANT/SOCIAL DISTANCING INFO:

The food truck vendors are using COVID-19 approved cleaning supplies to keep high touch areas clean. In addition, hand sanitizer will be available for customers at the order windows.

• Wear a face covering when arriving/present at park to order/pickup
• Maintain 6 ft distance from others when participating and avoid grouping close to the truck
• Save time being in line with pre-ordering online when available
• Minimize number of persons doing the pick-up to keep event headcount low
• Pets must be leashed at all times if brought to pick-up/walk-up orders. They must stay 6ft socially distant too!

NPNA reminds all that participation in any NPNA events or activities is at the attendee’s own risk.

The second Really Really Free Market will be on October 29th, 10am-2pm, at the Northgate Park tennis courts. Another opportunity to exchange items, meet each other, learn new skills, and get involved with mutual aid.

The organizers ask that folks share and spread the word, start to gather items they want to give away, and reach out with any skills they may want to offer in a skill-share! They welcome any other community groups that would like to table—please reach out.

Skill-shares offered so far include: tire changing, yoga, tincture making, self massage, home fermentation, finding a therapist, cider making, fishing, deep listening, sewing, drywall repair

If you are interested in hosting a skill-share, please reach out over instagram or email bluemiller100@gmail.com.

¡Estamos muy emocionados de anunciar nuestro segundo Really Really Free Market el 29 de octubre, de 10 a. m. a 2 p. m., a la Northgate Park canchas de tenis! ¡Otra oportunidad para intercambiar artículos, conocerse, aprender nuevas habilidades y participar en la ayuda mutua!

¡Les pedimos a las personas que compartan y corran la voz, comiencen a recopilar artículos que quieran regalar y se comuniquen con cualquier habilidad que quieran ofrecer en un intercambio de habilidades! Damos la bienvenida a cualquier otro grupo comunitario que desee participar. ¡Comuníquese con nosotros!

Las habilidades compartidas que se ofrecen hasta ahora incluyen: cambio de neumáticos, yoga, fabricación de tinturas, automasaje, fermentación en el hogar, búsqueda de un terapeuta, elaboración de sidra, pesca, escucha profunda, costura, reparación de paneles de yeso.

Si está interesado en organizar un intercambio de habilidades, comuníquese con Instagram o envíe un correo electrónico a bluemiller100@gmail.com.