Don’t miss the downtown Sunday Streets, Sunday July 30, in Monroe Park, Kesey Square, and the Park Blocks. The JWN has a entry in the parade and you can join us and 15 members of Samba Ja (Latin Street Music)!

Just contact Ilona at jwnparade@gmail.com or just go our Sign-up Genius and sign-up. Lots of fun for kids of all ages.

If you or any kids you know want to participate meet us at the park around 9:30 or so. We then line up on Jackson St between Broadway and 10th BY 10:15 at spot #32, and start parading at around 10:45 a.m. We will also have a table, so drop by and say hi!

See us at the Jefferson Westside Neighbors table in Monroe Park. Music, free bike/skateboard helmets, beer garden, music, free bike repair, and more!

EUG Parade – 10:30 am (meet at Monroe Park)
Eugene Sunday Streets – Noon – 4 pm
EUGfun After Party – 4 – 8 pm (Park Blocks)

No street parking on the route.

Charnel Mulligan Park enjoyed its grand opening and the JWN Neighbors celebrated its annual picnic with more than 400 cheering neighbors under cloudy, yet dry, skies on Thursday, June 15. The event began at 5pm with a parade, led by the One More Time Marching Band, from Wayside Park at 15^th and Charnelton to the newly-renovated Charnel Mulligan Park.

City of Eugene landscape architect and planning project manager Philip Richardson welcomed the crowd and explained the history of the park’s renovation, noting the involvement of JWN Neighbors, New Hope Church, the Eugene Police Department, Park Watch, Cornucopia, the National Association of Realtors, Capstone Settlement Fund, Eugene Parks Foundation, and SEHS Integrated Outdoor Program. As he said, the park represents the best work of a community, “inviting everyone to participate, being transparent, digging into the issues, finding a workable balance.” Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis then cut the ribbon officially opening Charnel Mulligan Park.

The One More Time Marching Band provided lively music. Friends of Trees offered tree tours of the Park and the surrounding neighborhood. New Hope Church and Cornucopia served up burgers and cake. With support from the Eugene Neighborhood Matching Grants Program, Eugene Sunday Streets gave out free bike and skateboard helmets to kids and adults. Greater Eugene Area Riders (GEARS) promoted safe cycling and the organization’s weekly rides. The Eugene Police Department offered tips on neighborhood and park safety. Attendees played Frisbee, twirled hula hoops, and hopped across the fresh grass in a gunny sack race.

Dave hands out bike helmets