Category Archives: St. Andrew’s

OHNA Meeting On Tuesday

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From Todd Woodson, president of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (meets every fourth Tuesday at the St. Andrew’s Church at 7 pm):

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

We will meet this Tuesday at St Andrews, Laurel and Idlewood. Here is the agenda:

1. Updates from Richmond Police and VCU Police

2. Update from VCU Liaison

3. Neighbor William Cabell has requested that OHNA vote to allow him to petition Oregon Hill north of Albemarle St for parking permit restricted parking pursuant to City regulations.

4. OHHIC is looking for volunteers to help with a historic Oregon Hill website.

5. Our OHNA secretary, Alex Grace has moved and we will be looking for a new secretary.

Thank you,

Todd.

Pixar’s Inside Out At St. Andrew’s Church Wednesday

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In addition to the RVA Environmental Film Festival this week, St. Andrew’s Church is starting its own community movie series.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, in the Chapel, 240 S. Laurel St., Richmond, VA US 23220

So much of our faith is influenced by popular culture and many films have themes and ideas that challenge how we think about God and ourselves. Join Andrew at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, for the first session of our new Faith & Film series. We’ll watch the Pixar classic Inside Out and afterwards have a conversation about how our faith and our emotional life grow and change. Popcorn will be provided and feel free to bring snacks or your dinner to enjoy as we watch this wonderful movie together.

Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association Meets Tuesday

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Here is an email announcement from OHNA President Todd Woodson:

Dear Friends and Neighbors
We will hold our monthly OHNA meeting at 7pm this coming Tuesday, January 28 at St Andrews Church.
Our Sector 413 Richmond police Lt Roberts has been transferred. Im hoping we will meet our new sector leader.
Also, our VCUPD liaison, Officer Wade, is no longer with VCU. Hoping to meet his replacement as well.
We will hold the election for Vice president as there were no candidates at our November elections.
The will be a presentation by a neighbor seeking a zoning exemption for building an addition to a house on 500 block Pine St.
I will seek a resolution supporting a proposed ordinance which would restore and protect the historic tree canopy in Monroe Park. I am hopefully that our wonderful councilperson will submit this legislation.
We have a resident requesting for information on restricted parking for a limited area of the neighborhood.
We will recap the Opioid and naloxone training session recently held as well as the many new trees in the neighborhood and ways we can assure their survival. We can certainly have more Opioid Training sessions as required in the neighborhood.
Our City Council liaison Amy Robins will update us on City goings on as well.

REVIVE! Opioid Overdose Training Scheduled For January

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In 2018, there were 1167 fatal drug overdose deaths in Virginia. Fatal drug overdose has been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia every year since 2013. Naloxone was patented in 1961 and has the ability to save a person who is suffering an opioid overdose. It is essential that we educate and spread training on its use as it is available through our Health Department. Together, we can save lives through this knowledge and training.

On Sunday, January 12, 2020, the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association will sponsor a short but informative training session on Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education called REVIVE! at 2pm at St Andrews Episcopal Church at 236 S Laurel Street in Oregon Hill. You are cordially invited to attend,

If you have a friend or Family Member currently using opioids
If you currently use opioids
If you are currently abstinent but have used opioids
or if you are just interested in becoming more knowledgeable on this urgent issue,

Please join us! The training will be conducted by Barbara Ambrose LCSW. We would like to limit the class to 25 attendees. There is no charge. Please RSVP to Barbara at cats4cats@comcast.net

Councilmember Agelasto to Hold Meeting Thursday

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From City Council press release:

Councilmember Agelasto to hold meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District

WHAT Richmond, Virginia – The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilmember, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, will hold a meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District. This will be the final individual event Councilmember Agelasto will personally host in the District, as he is voluntarily stepping off Council as of November 30, 2019.

The planned agenda for this meeting includes the following:

AGENDA

· Proposed Richmond Navy Hill Development Project: Presentation with Questions & Answers
– Representative, Richmond Economic Development Authority
– Representative, Navy Hill District Corporation

· Richmond Central 5th Voter District Updates

WHEN Thursday, October 24, 2019
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

WHERE St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
240 S. Laurel Street; Richmond, Virginia

CONTACT For more information, please contact: Amy Robins, Liaison for The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilmember, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, at 804.646.5724 (tel), or amy.robins@richmondgov.com (email).

Councilmember Agelasto holds individual meetings that include his goals and accomplishments, topical agendas, and special guests. He invites all Richmond Central 5th Voter District residents to attend. Meeting dates, times, locations, agendas, and special guests are subject to change.

Next Week’s OHNA Meeting Will Include A ‘Know Your River’ Workshop

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Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association president Todd Woodson sent an email reminder that next week’s OHNA meeting at 7pm on October 22nd at St Andrews Church will primarily consist of a presentation by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay concerning ways we can help waterways and especially our precious James River. The community is welcome to attend.

OHNA Meeting Announcement/5th District Candidate Forum/Dangerous Chemical In Monroe Park

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OHNA President Todd Woodson sent out an email that announces this coming Tuesday’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) meeting. It is very full of additional information, including some information about an upcoming candidate forum for 5th District City Council seat and chemical spraying in Monroe Park.

Good morning Friends and Neighbors

Our monthly OHNA meeting will be this Tuesday August 27th at 7pm at St Andrews.

There are some events coming up that I encourage you to be a part of including 5th District City Council candidate meet and greets and a fundraiser for the 14th Annual Halloween Parade *YES! Its happening again in Oregon Hill this year! Lets make it the coolest ever!:

* Wednesday August 28 Jer’Mykeal McCoy will have a meet and greet at Little Mexico restaurant at 1328 W Cary st 6-8 pm. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to: staff@mccoyforrva.com contribution levels go from $25-1000.

* Tuesday, September 10 There will be a meet and greet for Stephanie Lynch at the home of Ruth Twiggs, 329 1/2 S Pine St from 6-7:30. Refreshments will be served and special guest is Ghazala Hashmi, candidate for 10th District State Senator. Please RSVP to Catherine Travers at electstephanielynch@gmail.com

* Thursday, September 12 at 7pm at Patrick Henry Charter School Auditorium there will be a candidates forum for all 8 candidates vying for our 5th District City Council Seat, currently held by Parker Agelasto. This is sponsored by many neighborhood associations including Oregon Hill , Randolph, Woodland Heights, Byrd Park as well as the Sierra Club Falls of the James Chapter. I am doing publicity for this event so will be reminding everybody. Each neighborhood can submit 3 questions for the candidates, so please email me your questions. It is important that we hear the candidates so we can make a wise choice to keep up the high standards provided by Councilman Agelasto.

* 14th Annual Halloween Parade Fundraiser!!! will be held (ironically) on Friday the 13th of September from 7-11 at 2718 Bainbridge St 23225. There will be MUSIC and PUPPETS and DANCING!

Our OHNA meeting will include all the usual updates from police and VCU and our councilman and the only current agenda item is a presentation by a VCU group to promote a writers group.

In other announcements, OHNA has been awarded a Community Roots Grant that will provide 10-12 street trees for our neighborhood! I’ve placed the priority on trees that will positively impact Open High and St Andrews School, but other wells will get trees as well. We will need volunteers to help plant the trees and to participate in watering for the first 2 years. Email me if interested.

Finally, I ask that you be careful if visiting Monroe Park, especially with pets and small children. A lady and her dog from the area were recently in the Park as they were spraying chemicals on trees and her dog collapsed from a seizure, presumably from the exposore. She incurred a $300 Vet bill. One of the chemicals sprayed was an RTSA Horticultural Oil which is listed as a category 1 substance in the Aspiration Toxicity Category by the government. If you get enough of this in your body, it will KILL YOU. I just received the lengthy FOIA Request yesterday and will have more information soon. These chemicals were sprayed by a company hired by VCU.

See you Tuesday, Todd

OHNA Meeting Tonight

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The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association is meeting tonight at 7 pm at St. Andrew’s Church.

The agenda will include a short presentation by a group concerned with recidivism and alternatives to incarceration, new data regarding traffic and speeding along Idlewood,
new stop signs, parks master plan suggestions from Storefront for Design, an update on non-demolition overlay district application. Also, 5th District City Council candidate Stephanie Lynch is supposed to make an appearance.

OHNA Meeting Tomorrow Night

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From email announcement:

Dear Friends and Neighbors

Our Monthly neighborhood association meeting will be held at St Andrews Church at 7pm this Tuesday, June 25th. Really, other than our important updates, there is not much on the agenda except perhaps electing a new Vice President as our sitting VP has moved out of the neighborhood. If you are interested, come state your case.

Please stop by.

Todd Woodson, President