MAY

2025

CORDATA COMMUNITY MEETING

May 13 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Cordata Park Pavilion

GREAT SPEAKERS ON IMPORTANT TOPICS

DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

1. The Community Transitions program at Whatcom Community College is a partnership with the Bellingham School District designed to support students with disabilities as they transition from high school to college or other post-secondary opportunities.

Speakers:

Brian Keeley, Sr. Director of Facilities/Operations – Whatcom Community College

Andrew Krzysiek and Amy Zimmerman – Zervas Group Architects

Jessica Sankey and Curtis Lawyer – Bellingham School District

2. Many of us have experienced or know someone who has been targeted by scammers, whether over the phone, in person or on the internet. Join us as we learn more about how to protect ourselves from these attempts to victimizes us or our friends and family.

Speaker:

Jen Andrews, Community Service Officer – Bellingham Police Department

3. if you have had the pleasure of attending one of our community meetings where we were lucky enough to include Lt. Claudia Murphy, you will agree that she always presents information and feedback about the work of the Bellingham Police Department to keep the community safe and secure.

Speaker:

Lt. Claudia Murphy Patrol Division – Bellingham Police Department

PLEASE JOIN US

We share pizza; you share your time, questions, and thoughts.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE UPCOMING EXCITING SUMMER EVENTS AT CORDATA PARK!

June 14 -- Music in the Park -- 5pm - 7pm

Bring a blanket, chair and picnic. Join us on the grass lawn in front of the Pavilion stage for some live music.

July 12 -- Music in the Park -- 5pm - 7pm

Bring a blanket, chair and picnic. Join us on the grass lawn in front of the Pavilion stage for some live music.

July 19 -- Summer Bash -- Noon - 2pm

Free ice cream, lots of games, entertainment and fun for everyone.

August 9 -- Music in the Park -- 5pm - 7pm

Bring a blanket, chair and picnic. Join us on the grass lawn in front of the Pavilion stage for some live music.

CORDATA COMMUNITY GARDEN NEWS

All 55 Cordata Community Garden beds are occupied! A seed and starts exchange is planned for Saturday May 17th. We've purchased new fence posts to support those that have deteriorated, and we will be reinforcing the fence soon. By May or June, we will be purchasing wood chips to spread between beds to prevent weed growth.

The CCG is green and clean! No more noise, gaseous fumes, or expense to mow and trim the garden's surroundings. The weed-eater and hedge trimmer are battery-powered (through a solar collector), and the grass is cut by a clean, quiet, sustainable push reel mower. All of us at the Cordata Community Garden are enjoying the recent sun and warmth and are looking forward to more of it.

Cordatagardens@yahoo.com

Greg Hope (Education and Outreach Coordinator for the City of Bellingham) offers the following recommendations on protecting ourselves, our neighbors and our loved ones.

A grab-and-go kit includes just the essentials for two to three days and is portable enough to enable rapid evacuation in an emergency.

VIDEO LINK

The current recommendation is to store one (1) gallon of water per person per day for a two-week period. The good news is that there are a variety of options, from store-bought bottled water to DIY containers to domestic hot water heaters.

VIDEO LINK

MORE TOOLS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY

How Safe is my Neighborhood?

Home Security Checklist

How to Start a Neighborhood Watch

"Curious about saving money on your electric bill by powering your home with solar this year?

Sustainable Connections is sponsoring Solarize Whatcom from now until July 4th!

Solarize Whatcom is hosting a free educational workshop on May 29 form 5:30pm to 7pm at teh Lynden Public Library. Save money on solar with discounted prices, local vetted installers, and made-in-Washington equipment. Learn if solar is right for you and get all your questions answered directly from the Solarize Whatcom installers.

Learn more and get a free home assessment at solarizewhatcom.org or watch the this VIDEO.

A message from the Bellingham Bells:

As our 2025 season begins, we wanted to alert you and your neighbors that we plan to host five fireworks shows at Joe Martin Field during the 2025 season (June-August). We understand fireworks displays can be troublesome for some individuals and their animals who are sensitive to the noise resulting from these shows. Due to this concern, we wanted to let you know of the dates well in advance. It is our hopes we can alert as many individuals in advance as possible and mitigate the effects of avoid catching our neighbors by surprise.

2025 Fireworks Shows

June 4, July 5, July 16, July 18, August 6

All shows will begin immediately following the conclusion of our game, approximately 9:00 PM. Shows expected to last approximately 10 minutes.

Message from the Belingham Pickleball Club

After lengthy and thoughtful consideration, we regret to announce that we will not be moving forward with the covered courts pavilion at Whatcom Community College.

Despite our best efforts, the findings of the feasibility study made it clear that the infrastructure costs are significantly higher than anticipated, and the overall project cost is beyond what the BPC can support.

We want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who dedicated time and energy to exploring this opportunity, .

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While we know this news is disappointing, we deeply appreciate the community’s enthusiasm and support. Our commitment to expanding access to covered courts remains strong. We will continue seeking viable solutions and exploring new possibilities to serve our community’s needs.

Sincerely,

The Board of the BPC

May 4 Event

3rd annual SHARE YOUR SPARE Living Kidney Donor event. Invite your family & friends -- feel free to distribute the attached flier!

SHARE YOUR SPARE

May 4 12 - 2 PM

Squalicum Boathouse

LUNCH included

More Information Here

The following resources can help us through some tough financial times.

Basics 4 Babies

Whatcom Food Banks

Home Energy Resources

Join us at our Community Work Parties

Embrace the beauty of a sunny spring in the PNW by spending time outside with the Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program! Join us at one of our weekly Saturday Community Work Parties to restore wildlife habitat, improve open spaces, plant native trees and shrubs, remove invasive species, make new friends, and have fun!

The Bellingham Plan

We will continue releasing draft chapter material through the spring. Chapters will be released in packages, with each package containing material for multiple chapters. Each package will be made available a few weeks before Planning Commission discussions, so keep an eye out for emails calling for public comments each time new material is posted.

More Info Here

CNA Website

LINK HERE

As a reminder, check out our new webpage. We will continue to send monthly newsletters, but the website provides a great deal more information such as the following pages:

Introducing the CNA

All About Cordata

CNA Newsletter

Events and News

Resources

Contact and Support

This is the community website, so we invite you to submit your HOA/COA or neighborhood news and events, photos that you'd like to submit that speak to our shared community, and any questions or comments you may have.

If you have a business that you'd like to promote, please feel free to send us text/images as well.

We hope you enjoy the website and find it useful.

And remember to use the "Send Us a Message" form on the Contact and Support page of our new webpage LINK HERE to send us your suggestions for speakers or topics for future community meetings as well as anything else you'd like to share.

We love to hear from our neighbors.

CHECK IT OUT!!

Looking for alternatives

to calling 911?

Homeless Outreach Team: Weekdays 7am to 9:30pm 360-312-3717

Mobile Crisis Outreach Team: 24/7 –

1-800-584-3578

Report a crime not in progress without a suspect Bellingham Police – Weekdays: 360-778-8804

Report a crime not in progress with a suspect Bellingham Police – Weekdays: 360-676-6911

Dispute Resolution Center – Not a crisis line: Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – 360-676-0122

Looking for a place to donate clothes or other items other than "for profit" places? Here's a list that I found on NextDoor. Some of these may not still be accepting, so check it out before you go.

Whatcom Humane Society

Hope House

Agape House

Lighthouse Mission

Bridge2Services and Homes Now

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Report Non-Emergencies

If you see something that you feel needs to be brought to the attention of the City, e.g., graffiti, broken glass in a bike lane, vandalism, the City wold like you to use their SEE-CLICK-FIX site. You can get more information at SeeClickFix FAQ

We are now able to take CNA Membership fees/donations through Paypal. You may continue to use a check and mail to the address below.

CNA Membership

We \happily accept memberships fees/donations to the Cordata Neighborhood Association. Join either through the Paypal LINK (You do not need a PayPal account to use this link.) or through regular mail at

CNA

PO Box 30061

Bellingham, WA 98228

All donations are tax deductible: ID# 17053217309029

The CNA is proud to support two other funds. Please consider supporting either or both by sending a check to the addresses below.

Donations to CNA Scholarship Fund

Whatcom Community College Foundation,

237 W Kellogg Road,

Bellingham, WA 98226-9912

Donations to a Children's Room in our Bellis Fair Branch Library

Whatcom Community Foundation

Attn: Children's Library Fund

1500 Cornwall, #202

Bellingham, WA 98225

Interested in learning more about serving on the Cordata Neighborhood Board, or just curious to know what we do? Send an email to k8mcdonald1016@gmail.com and I'll invite you to a Board meeting.

THANK YOU!

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

The COB publishes a lovely Playbook each year with outdoor activities for everyone.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors has a Facebook page as well as a Hotline: 360-778-2762.

Bellingham Food Bank website is providing food boxes.

The Nextdoor app or website to stay in touch with your immediate neighbors.

Common Sense Media has resources for parents and caregivers working with children at home.

The Bellingham Library online has resources for children and adults.

Support local businesses with the help of this website.

Aging in Place: A Guide to Growing Older at Home