Each spring, Keep America Beautiful launches the Great American Cleanup, which is the nation’s largest community improvement program that harnesses the power of millions of volunteers to build and sustain vibrant communities.
Every year more than 1,200 affiliates and participating organizations engage volunteers to take action in their communities through programs that deliver positive and lasting results. In 2013, more than 4.5 million Great American Cleanup volunteers/participants worked a collective 8.1 million hours to return nearly $175 million in measurable benefits in 21,000 communities across the country.
Keep Norfolk Beautiful is the Keep America Beautiful Norfolk affiliate; Suburban Acres Civic League, along with many other organizations and individual volunteers, partners with KNB each year for the Great American Cleanup and other beautification and litter prevention events. The Archer’s Green Apartments community not only helps with the Great American Cleanup, but has an ongoing litter prevention agreement and program with the civic league.
Please join us for a couple of hours Saturday May 3rd as we focus on accumulated litter in several areas of the neighborhood on the shores of the Lafayette River. Meet some neighbors…pull some litter from the Lafayette…Keep Norfolk, and Suburban Acres, Beautiful!
Additional links… Keep Norfolk Beautiful Keep Norfolk Beautiful on Facebook Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup
Libertarian Party Gubernatorial Candidate Robert Sarvis to speak at Cottage Road Park Civic League Monday evening October 7th.
The leadership of Cottage Road Park Civic League has graciously invited their neighbors to attend this meeting, at 7 pm.Mr. Sarvis will talk about his platform and answer questions. For more information, visit his web site at: http://www.robertsarvis.com
Cottage Road Park Civic League meets at the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 110, 520 Naval Base Road, Norfolk, Virginia.
Cottage Road Park neighborhood is also helping with the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Thanksgiving Food Drive, so bring a non-perishable food item or two if you can.
For more information on the Cottage Road Park Civic League, go to http://www.cottageroadpark.com
Gift certificates for Sal’s Pizza – Wards Corner, and a Family 4-Pack of tickets to the Virginia Aquarium have been added to the prize list! Prizes are awarded for parade participants in the Family, Individual-Adult, Youth, and Pet categories. No pre-registration required…just show up!
Join us for the…
ANNUAL SUBURBAN ACRES 4th of JULY PARADE-PICNIC
The Suburban Acres 4th of July Picnic features tasty sweets made by our neighbors…pot-luck style to share.
Winner of the dessert contest receives a copy of Tidewater Table, the new cook book by Virginian Pilot columnist and staff epicure Lorraine Eaton. Additionally, the winner will be featured in a future Eaton column in The Pilot.
Each week for the next year Eaton highlights a reader’s experience with one of the more than 125 recipes in Tidewater Table, which retails for $22.99 and is available at the Virginian Pilot’s online store http://store.pilotonline.com/ as well as all locations of Taste Unlimited (including 6464 Hampton Blvd. in Norfolk) and Prince Books in downtown Norfolk.
Thursday, July 4th
Lineup: 9:30 am
Step off: 10 am
Our annual parade is in it’s 8th (or 9th or 10th) year, depending on how you define an official parade! A neighborhood picnic follows on the grounds of Suburban Park Elementary School, with hot dogs, chips, and drinks provided by Tinee Giant Food Stores.
Have a bike, or wagon, or roller skates? Feet? Join the parade! PRIZES for best family, youth, pet, and adult entries. Our commercial advertisers are also invited to participate.
PRIZE UPDATE: Prizes for best parade entries in the above categories include gifts from Happy Tails Resort (Norfolk’s newest upscale dog boarding, daycare, and grooming facility), Taste Unlimited, Lacey Lee Fitness, and more!
This year’s grand marshal is Norfolk Sheriff Bob McCabe.
- Suburban Acres Civic League Parade Route
Check out pictures of last year’s parade at slideshare.net.
2011
2nd Annual Ice Cream Social
Saturday, August 27th @ 1:30 – 3:00pm
at NFD Station 9 on Thole St
Who doesn’t love (free) ICE CREAM and Fire Engines!!
Bring the family and a neighbor down for a cool celebration of the end of summer – and another opportunity to grow and strengthen our community.
* Sponsored by our friends at Tinee Giant *
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4th of July Parade!
(6th Annual)
Join Suburban Acres neighbors in a classic celebration of American freedom by parading through our wonderful neighborhood. We’ll meet on Monday morning, July 4th at Suburban Park Elementary @ 9:30 — and the parade will step off @ 10:00.
Parade Route: Depart from Suburban Park Elementary > up Carl > left onto Suburban Pkwy > left onto Galveston > ending at the school. (If you’re not marching, bring a chair and cheer us along the route)
Norfolk Police , Norfolk Sheriff’s Dept., NFD Ladder 9, Norfolk Tide’s very own RIP TIDE!, and many others are joining in the celebration!
The Civic League will be set up at the school to provide refreshments after the parade.
This is a classic event and a great time to meet your neighbors! Bring your bikes, wagons, riders, dogs, power wheels, small convertibles, kids, floats, small marching bands, spirit…and come join our community celebration for the birthday of the greatest country known to man!
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~ 2010 ~
The evenings are growing cool, and the colors of the leaves are just beginning to break.
The feeling of change is in the air, and with it comes another opportunity for us to get together and enjoy our neighbors and community.
Fun for the whole family!
Come join in the fun at the 3rd Annual…
Neighborhood Family Harvest Celebration!
Saturday, 23 October @ 1:30 – 4:00 PM
at Suburban Park Elementary (in the Cafeteria)
- Chili Cook Off: Do you have a prize winning recipe? Let the neighborhood be the judge…Bring a crock-
pot of your prize winning family recipe ~ mmm…. - Pumpkin carving contest: Bring your already carved pumpkin to win an award for the best Jack-O-Lantern
- Dessert Contest! Bring a sweet treat for a chance to win! (ghosts love dessert!)
- Childrens art activities for the young ghouls
- Refreshments: provided by your Civic League
- Costumes: encouraged!
- Memories: provided by you!
Call Andrea Fox for information or to volunteer to help at the event: 338-0440 or email suburbanacres@gmail.com
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Suburban Acres Annual
American Independence Parade and Celebration
2010
Join Suburban Acres neighbors in a classic celebration of American freedom by parading through our wonderful neighborhood. We’ll meet on Saturday morning, July 3rd at Suburban Park Elementary @ 9:30 — and the parade will kick off @ 10:00.
Parade Route: Depart from Suburban Park Elementary > up Carl > left onto Suburban Pkwy > left onto Galveston > ending at the school. (If you’re not marching, bring a chair and cheer us along the route)
Norfolk Police & NFD Ladder 9 are joining us in the celebration!
The Civic League will be set up at the school to provide refreshments after the parade.
This is a classic event and a great time to meet your neighbors! Bring your bikes, wagons, riders, dogs, power wheels, small convertibles, kids, small marching bands…and come join our community celebration for the birthday of the greatest country known to man!
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~ 2009 ~
The evenings are growing cool, and the colors of the leaves are just beginning to break. The feeling of change is in the
air, and with it comes another opportunity for us to get together and enjoy our neighbors and community.
Fun for the whole family!
Come join in the fun at the 2nd Annual…
Neighborhood Family Harvest Celebration!
Saturday, 24 October @ 5:30 – 7:30 PM
at the Better Business Bureau building
(behind Tinee Giant) ~ 586 Virginian Drive
- Chili Cook Off: Do you have a prize winning recipe? Let the neighborhood be the judge…Bring a crock-
pot of your prize winning family recipe ~ mmm…. - Pumpkin carving contest: Bring your already carved pumpkin to win an award for most original & scariest Jack-O-Lantern
- Mini pumpkin decorating: Children will be provided mini pumpkins/ gourds and accessories to decorate and take home
- Refreshments: provided by your Civic League
- Costumes: encouraged!
- Memories: provided by you!
Call Susan Boice for information or to volunteer to help at the event: 531-0487
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Suburban Acres Annual
4th of July Parade
Join Suburban Acres neighbors in a classic celebration of American freedom by parading through our wonderful neighborhood. We’ll meet on the morning of July 4th at Suburban Park Elementary @ 9:30 — and the parade will kick off @ 10:00.
Parade Route: Depart from Suburban Park Elementary > up Carl > left onto Brickby > left onto Galveston > ending at the school. (If you’re not marching, bring a chair and cheer us along the route)
Norfolk Police & NFD Engine 9 are joining us in the celebration!
The Civic League will be set up at the school to provide refreshments after the parade.
This is a classic event and a great time to meet your neighbors! There were some very creative patriotic demonstrations last year…this year I’m sure will only be better! So go ahead…deck out you bikes, wagons, riders, dogs, power wheels, small convertibles, kids, small marching bands…and come join our community celebration for the birthday of the greatest country known to man!
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2009
Events in planning:
- Elizabeth River Walk
- Family Bowling Night
- SACL Open ~ Spring Golf Tournament
- 4th of July Neighborhood Parade
- Ice Cream Social
- Fall Harvest Celebration
2008
Neighborhood Family Harvest Celebration!
Saturday, 25 October 2008 @ 6:30 – 8:30 PM
314 Suburban Pkwy
- Chili cookoff: Do you have a prize winning recipe? Let the neighborhood be the judge…
- Pumpkin carving contest: Bring your already carved pumpkin to win an award for most original & scariest Jack-O-Lantern
- Mini pumpkin decorating: Children will be provided mini pumpkins/ gourds and accessories to decorate and take home
- Refreshments provided by your Civic League
Click to see flyer >> 2008-harvest-celebration2
10 November – Monday
- Officer Elections for 2009
- Guest speaker: Fire Prevention Officer
14 December – Sunday
CHKD Benefit — Hot Cocoa w/ Santa
7 PM @ The Padgett’s Land o’ Lights
Suburban Acres Civic League 
You are doing a wonderful job!! I love the website, this is awesome. I feel connected.
Thank you,
Dee Adams
Anyone with a chili recipe for the Fall Harvest event: Please call Lori or e-mail:
583-0250
dolores.cloud@norfolk.gov
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