Parkway Partners will host a "Dog Days of Summer" celebration Saturday, August 11th. Lucky Dogs and cold suds will be served.

Make plans to attend our annual Jazz brunch at Gallier Hall on Sunday, October 14, 2007. Come for the music, signature dishes prepared by New Orleans restaurants and hotels and a fantastic silent auction that includes one-of-a-kind hand painted birdhouses created by local artists and celebrities.

We welcome the return of the THE LOUISIANA PALM AND CYCAD SOCIETY to our July Second Saturday Program. Come by to purchase a beautiful palm and members of the society will guide you in your selection. At 11:00 we will offer a workshop: "Growing Palms in New Orleans" by Kathryn Ostadal, President of the Louisiana Palm and Cycad Society. The talk is followed at 12:00 noon by the society's monthly meeting and a pot luck. Everyone is welcome to stay for the meeting and pot luck.

Exciting new programs include Vetiver in August and kitchen gardens in September. For more information about upcoming topics for the Second Saturday Program visit our web site.

We are actively seeking members! Our members support our efforts to regreen New Orleans. For more information about becoming a member or to renew your membership visit our web site at www.ParkwayPartnersNOLA.org or give us a call at 504-620-2224.

Thanks to CH2MHill staff who volunteered to rehabilitate SunDone Community Garden near Dillard University. The workers helped to install a needed water system and readied the garden for neighbors and school children who plan to plant flowers, vegetables and herbs.

Thirty-two Orleans Parish Public School teachers learned how to incorporate Science activities into the garden with JoAnn Albrecht, Program Development Director and the Audubon Institute. Visiting the greenhouse, a community garden and the tree lot were part of the highlights for the teachers who are also eager to plant trees on school campuses. Working together we hope to expand our successful Schoolyard Garden project by building additional vegetable, herb and butterfly gardens and by planting fruit trees throughout the school yards.

Tyronne Smith, our newest neutral ground partner, has adopted Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd between Feret and LaSalle. The nearby Magnolia tree is part of the ReLeaf New Orleans initiative and sponsored by Councilwoman Stacy Head.Parkway Partners Program is eager to partner with citizens and the City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways in maintaining a section of neutral grounds keeping it clean, cut and watered.

After Hurricane Katrina we discovered that many of our neutral grond partners lost their Parkway Partners signs. We are now gathering the names of "active" partners who need a sign and/or post replaced. We will also provide signs to recognize our new partners. To be added to the list contact Deb Graham at 504 - 620 - 2224 or at dgraham@parkwaypartnersnola.org.