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CORDATA LENDING LIBRARIES
Our first little library pair in Cordata Park is doing very well, and we are in plans to install the second pair in the next few weeks.
We hope you have had a chance to stop by and pick up a book or drop one off. If you have books to donate, please send an email and we will make arrangements to pick them up. EMAIL LINK.
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This is a great time to pay your CNA membership dues. Only $10 per family for 2022. Any amount over $10 will be gratefully accepted as a donation to the CNA,
Join either through the Paypal LINK, through email LINK, or through regular mail at CNA
PO Box 30061
Bellingham, WA 98228
THANK YOU!!
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FEBRUARY 8 Community Meeting
Join us when we meet the editors of two Bellingham news outlets.
Amy Nelson, Publisher, Digital Editor of the Salish Current
Ron Judd, Executive Editor of the Cascadia Daily
We are fortunate to live in a community where we have choices for print and digital news sources.
Please Join Us!
February 8, 2022 @ 7:00 PM
Topic: CNA Community Meeting
Time: Feb 8, 2022 7:00 PM
Meeting ID: 255 603 0627
Passcode: 123456
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PLEASE JOIN US!
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BIKE SAFETY TIPS
If you're a cold and wet weather wimp like me, your bike may be in storage waiting for better weather. Bur no matter when you get on your bike next, consider these tips from a Reddit post.
- Moving reflectors say "CYCLIST AHEAD!" Reflectors on pedals, shoes, tights, etc.
- A headlight is more important. Although they make great headlines, getting smashed from behind is less a concern than a driver failing to yield right-of-way. A daytime visible headlight will help alert drivers of your approach, though they still misjudge my speed and might pull out if they think they have time.
- Taillights are just as important in the daytime. Texting, social media, phone calls, DUI, they all distract beyond our minds already inability to remain 100% focused 100% of the time. It's a "response" I'm hoping for from approaching drivers using Daytime Visible Taillights,not a "last second reaction."
- Redundancy is key; two taillights are better than one. Keep one on steady for drivers to better judge depth as they approach from behind, and keep a second on blink to grab their attention from far enough away to garner a response, not a reaction. Helmet mounted taillights are high-up and most visible to drivers from their perspective. Reflective elements help. So do lights, sufficiently bright enough to be seen by distracted drivers behind dirty windshields oblivious to the potential presence of cyclists ahead.
- During the daylight hours, including twilight and dawn, colors matter. In the dark, unless you're wearing white, fluorescent green or yellow, color is largely insignificant.
- Surviving the odds is the game. Route choice is critical. Don't feel safe? Find another way. Your life may depend on it.
STAY SAFE OUT THERE. THE WORLD NEEDS YOU.
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CNA Website
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: Board members' bios, Mission statement, By-Laws, Current initiatives, Board meeting minutes, archives of Board actions going back to 2005
All About Cordata: General information about the area; a colorful map; community features like our parks, trails, WCC, and other community neighbors; and photos
CNA Newsletter: See a copy of our most recent newsletter as well as archived newsletters going all the way back to May 2018
Events and News: A calendar of upcoming events and news
Resources: A list of Bellingham and County resources with active links for your convenience
Contact and Support: Links to subscribe to the newsletter, join the CNA, donate to the scholarship and library funds, and send us a message.
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.
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. . . and Now For Some Good News
1) Researchers have developed a smart and super-efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonisation of heavy industries.
Read the full article HERE
2) Order free at-home Covid tests
Go online to put in your order for free tests sent to your home from Washington DC HERE.
3) A second grader wrote his own story about Christmas and decided to share it with the world. He took it the his town's library and placed it on the shelf. The book now has a year-long waiting list to check it out. Check out the whole story HERE.
4) Love butterflies? One year ago the migration count for monarch butterflies across 283 US sites was around 2000 butterflies. This year, the count exceeded 250,000. We still have some work to do to get back to the levels of 40 years ago when they were estimated to exceed 40 million. Here's some ideas of how to help:
- Plant native milkweed species.
- Plant a diversity of nectar plants (look below this map to see the plant list for your area in the US).
- Stop using pesticides, or minimize risk associated with pesticide use.
- Contribute to community science projects, like iNaturalist, that track monarchs, and the food mapper for Western Monarch Milkweed.
- Visit Xerces.org to learn more about monarchs and find additional ways to help.
5) Leah Lizarondo launched 412FoodRescue.org in 2015 to redirect food from the waste stream directly to households and nonprofits. To make that pivotal connection, she created an app that gives volunteers pick-up locations for food surplus and those who need it. The app, FoodRescueHero is now used by a growing team of 25,000 volunteer drivers in 15 cities. Together with 800 food retailers, they have turned more than 70 million pounds of surplus into nearly 57 million meals—and mitigated more than 30 million lbs. of CO2. Full story HERE.
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Mark your calendar! The COB Parks department is planning for another work party at Julianna Park on March 26, 2022 from 9am to noon.
Hope to see you there!
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Confused About all the Mask Choices? |
The Seattle Times published the results of a study on mask efficacy for Covid, and the image to the right is a visual of those results. The study was done before Omicron, so the study did not include that variant data.
The full Seatlle Times article can be read HERE. |
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CHECK IT OUT!!
For an update on Phase 2 of Cordata Park, use the Engage Bellingham LINK. |
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
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Looking for a place to donate clothes 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 Thrift Store
Hope House
Agape House
Lighthouse Mission
Bridge2Services and Homes Now
Lydia Place
Y's Buys
Ragfinery
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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
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We are now able to take donations through Paypal. You may continue to use a check and mail to the addresses below. If you choose to use this Paypal Link please also send an email to this CNA Link with your name, address, the amount of your donation and which of the following you choose to fund:
- Membership
- Scholarships
- Children's Library
CNA Membership
We are still happily accepting memberships to the Cordata Neighborhood Association. Join either through the Paypal LINK above, through email LINK, or through regular mail at CNA
PO Box 30061
Bellingham, WA 98228
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 Prospective Cordata Branch Library
Whatcom Community Foundation
Attn: Children's Library Fund
1500 Cornwall, #202
Bellingham, WA 98225
All donations are tax deductible: ID# 17053217309029
THANK YOU!
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Neighbors Helping Neighbors has a Facebook page as well as a Hotline: 360-778-2762.
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.
Support local businesses with the help of this website.
There are lots of videos on YouTube for sewing masks. But here's a DIY mask that doesn't require a sewing machine.
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Questions, Comments, Suggestions for the City or County Representatives?
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See you Tuesday, February 8 at 7pm via ZOOM for our next
CNA Community Meeting.
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