The Civic Association of Pollard Estates Board of Directors invites all Pollard Estates residents to our open Board Meeting on Thursday, February 8th, 7:00 p.m. at Maxwell’s Market, located on Perkins Road at Quail Drive.

This is your chance to hear the latest news about activities in Pollard from last year and plans for new activities this year. We have a full schedule of social events planned, and we will set the calendar of events at this meeting, so come out and meet your neighbors. Light refreshments and snacks will be served, and there are a limited number of chairs, so please arrive early to secure your seat.

Neighborhood Social
Friday, Oct. 20, 6:00p.m.
5647 Hyacinth Ave.

We’re looking forward to our Fall Social this Friday, October 20th at 6:00 p.m.! And this time we’re doing it a little differently. Our event will be B.Y.O.B. — bring your own beer (or wine) — and we will be hosting a raffle, where one lucky resident will win a little something special.

Although we typically manage to secure multiple hosts and coordinate a walking route through the neighborhood, this time we’ll be focused on a single stop — 5647 Hyacinth Ave. Big thanks to Kelly Stein for offering to host our event!

Walk on over at your convenience to meet old and new friends and enjoy a glass of wine that pairs perfectly with our nice Fall weather while you’re at it. We look forward to an enjoyable social evening and invite all Pollard residents to join in!

The CAPE Spring Wine Walk is this Friday, April 28th at 6:00 pm. All interested Pollard residents should bring a bottle of wine per couple to 5845 South Pollard Parkway by Wednesday, April 26th. There will be a sign-up sheet so that participants can be notified by email once the walking route is established.

We are also looking for host volunteers to set up wine-tasting stations in their driveways. All you need is a table and CAPE will do the rest — providing cheeses and other snacks to complement the wines supplied by our residents. Please send us an email if you are interested in hosting as soon as possible, so we can establish the route and notify the community.

If you can’t walk the entire route, you can join at any of the designated host stations at your convenience. This is a great chance to meet your neighbors and reconnect with friends — all while discovering new wines. We look forward to an enjoyable social evening and invite all Pollard residents to join in!

Our annual CAPE Easter Egg Hunt is planned for Saturday, April 1st at the vacant lot behind 5815 Hibiscus Street just off of South Columbine. We had a great turnout last year on a wonderful sunny afternoon, and we’re looking forward to another day of fun with the whole family this year.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Parents are requested to bring 2 dozen filled plastic Easter eggs for each participating child to 5845 South Pollard Parkway or 5945 Hyacinth Avenue prior to April 1st. A sign-up sheet will be available to register each child for the hunt. Please don’t fill the plastic eggs with treats that can melt in the sun. (Small toys are a popular option, rather than chocolate candies).

We will have snowcones available and the Easter Bunny will be there to greet the kids and pose for pictures. We’re also looking for volunteers to help hide eggs and supervise the event. If you’re willing to help, please come about an hour before the hunt.

All are welcome! Come on out, have some fun, and enjoy a snowball. We hope to see you there!

A new tradition of annual neighborhood Christmas caroling has been established. Our younger residents and their parents follow a planned route around the neighborhood, with trailers, bikes, and strollers in tow. Starting at 5:30 PM Friday, refreshments will be provided and we will organize and load up to leave around 6 PM. Guitar accompaniment will keep everyone in tune and Christmas music sheets will be provided to help remember the words to the songs.

If any Pollard resident would like a caroling stop at their house, please notify CAPE by the Wednesday before so the route can be planned accordingly. We usually have a great turnout and everyone has a good time. We look forward to seeing you there.

Join us for Halloween in Pollard Estates!

Because our neighborhood is quite large with somewhat dim lighting and a lack of sidewalks for safety, we will have Trick or Treat from the streets rather than from each individual front door. With this in mind, please take the following into consideration:

1. Trick or Treat will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 31. Anyone driving in the neighborhood at this time should take special precautions and watch for children!

2. Please give out candy in your driveway rather than having children knock on your door. This will keep them from having to walk all the way up the driveway and save them precious time to canvas the neighborhood for candy.

3. If you prefer to have kids knock, please remember to turn on your lights so they will know that knocking on your door means they get a special treat. Houses without lights on should be skipped by Trick or Treaters.

4. We usually have a handful of families that will host activities in their front yards to promote movement throughout the neighborhood, so if you are so inclined, please set up your tables and displays to be readily visible.

5. This is also a good time to meet and greet your neighbors at the end of your driveway.

6. Trick or Treaters should wear reflective or glow in the dark items and carry flashlights.

7. Trick or Treaters should also be accompanied by an adult.

Our neighborhood Wine Walk events continue to be fun for all attendees. Participants are asked to provide wine to the event by dropping off contributions to 5845 South Pollard Parkway by Thursday, October 13th. There will be four host locations in the neighborhood and the contributions will be distributed equally among each stop. 

Each participant should provide their own wine glass. CAPE will be providing complementary cheeses and crackers for hosts to serve. After half an hour or so, the group will depart each location and leftover wines will be carried forward to the next stop as necessary.

As an added option, attendees may join the group at any of the locations at the approximate times noted below. Please be sure to bring your own beverage of choice for yourself or to share.

The route is about one mile long, and the host locations are located approximately equal distance apart to provide a loop through the neighborhood.

The route will proceed as follows (approximate times of arrival):

• 6:00 PM - TBD

• 6:45 PM – TBD

• 7:30 PM – TBD

• 8:15 PM – TBD

Please join us on Saturday, May 21st at the large vacant lot on South Columbine just south of South Pollard Parkway. CAPE will provide food for our members. (Please bring your own beverages of choice). We will have cold lemonade for refreshments. We will also have an inflatable water slide for the kids. This is a great chance to meet your Pollard neighbors and enjoy a day in the sun. 

We do need neighbors to volunteer to make everything happen. Preparation and set up will start around 11 am, so please come early if you can. We will need a few pop-up canopies, lawn chairs and tables as well. Cleanup will start around 5 pm.

For planning purposes, please RSVP by Thursday May 19th with the number of attendees from your family by responding to this message or contacting us below at our email address. If you are looking to volunteer or have items you can donate for use, please provide those details in your response. If you have not paid your dues, we will be accepting dues payments at the event, or you can pay online at our website.

Our neighborhood Wine Walk events continue to be fun for all attendees. Participants are asked to provide wine to the event by dropping off contributions to 5845 South Pollard Parkway by Thursday, April 21st. There will be four host locations in the neighborhood and the contributions will be distributed equally among each stop. 

Each participant should provide their own wine glass. CAPE will be providing complementary cheeses and crackers for hosts to serve. After half an hour or so, the group will depart each location and leftover wines will be carried forward to the next stop as necessary.

As an added option, attendees may join the group at any of the locations at the approximate times noted below. Please be sure to bring your own beverage of choice for yourself or to share.

The route is about one mile long, and the host locations are located approximately equal distance apart to provide a loop through the neighborhood.

The route will proceed as follows (approximate times of arrival):

• 6:00 PM - TBD

• 6:45 PM – TBD

• 7:30 PM – TBD

• 8:15 PM – TBD

Join your fellow CAPE members and guests for the Pollard Estates Easter Egg Hunt!. The Easter Bunny available for photos and refreshments will be available for all to enjoy.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Parents should bring 2 dozen pre-stuffed eggs per participating child to 5845 South Pollard Parkway by Friday April 8th. All candy should be individually wrapped (please no loose or soft candies). We ask that you consider food allergies when stuffing eggs; small toys are also great fun!

HOW TO VOLUNTEER:
We will need people to help set up and hide eggs. If you would like to help with this, please arrive at the property by 2 PM with any supplies you would be willing to share, such as pop up tents, tables, chairs, portable music players, etc.

The Civic Association of Pollard Estates Board of Directors invites all Pollard Estates residents to our open board meeting at 6 PM, Tuesday, February 8th, at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries building on Quail Drive. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. Since this is a state building, masks must be worn to enter the building.

This is your chance to hear the latest news about activities in Pollard last year and plans for new activities this year. Our off-duty police patrol will give an update at the meeting on criminal activity in the area during the last year and tips for crime prevention in our neighborhood. We have a full schedule of social activities planned for this year and would welcome your feedback, so come out on Tuesday, February 8th and meet your neighbors.

A new tradition of annual neighborhood Christmas caroling has been established. Our younger residents and their parents follow a planned route around the neighborhood, with trailers, bikes, and strollers in tow. Starting at 5:30 PM Friday, refreshments will be provided and we will organize and load up to leave around 6 PM. Guitar accompaniment will keep everyone in tune and Christmas music sheets will be provided to help remember the words to the songs.

If any Pollard resident would like a caroling stop at their house, please notify CAPE by the Wednesday before so the route can be planned accordingly. We usually have a great turnout and everyone has a good time. We look forward to seeing you there.

Join us for Halloween in Pollard Estates!

Because our neighborhood is quite large with somewhat dim lighting and a lack of sidewalks for safety, we will have Trick or Treat from the streets rather than from each individual front door. With this in mind, please take the following into consideration:

1. Trick or Treat will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 31. Anyone driving in the neighborhood at this time should take special precautions and watch for children!

2. Please give out candy in your driveway rather than having children knock on your door. This will keep them from having to walk all the way up the driveway and save them precious time to canvas the neighborhood for candy.

3. If you prefer to have kids knock, please remember to turn on your lights so they will know that knocking on your door means they get a special treat. Houses without lights on should be skipped by Trick or Treaters.

4. We usually have a handful of families that will host activities in their front yards to promote movement throughout the neighborhood, so if you are so inclined, please set up your tables and displays to be readily visible.

5. This is also a good time to meet and greet your neighbors at the end of your driveway.

6. Trick or Treaters should wear reflective or glow in the dark items and carry flashlights.

7. Trick or Treaters should also be accompanied by an adult.

Our neighborhood Wine Walk events continue to be fun for all attendees. Participants are asked to provide wine to the event by dropping off contributions to 5845 South Pollard Parkway by Thursday, October 14th. There will be four host locations in the neighborhood and the contributions will be distributed equally among each stop. 

Each participant should provide their own wine glass. CAPE will be providing complementary cheeses and crackers for hosts to serve. After half an hour or so, the group will depart each location and leftover wines will be carried forward to the next stop as necessary.

As an added option, attendees may join the group at any of the locations at the approximate times noted below. Please be sure to bring your own beverage of choice for yourself or to share.

The route is about one mile long, and the host locations are located approximately equal distance apart to provide a loop through the neighborhood.

The route will proceed as follows (approximate times of arrival):

• 6:00 PM - TBD

• 6:45 PM – TBD

• 7:30 PM – TBD

• 8:15 PM – TBD

Canceled due to lack of interest - We will try again another time.

Last year's Art Walk was such a success that we have decided to bring it back! Please share your creativity with your neighbors. Ideas include:

Sidewalk chalk art
Craft displays
Paintings
Drawings
Sculptures
Sewing projects
Puzzles or Lego sets
Woodworking projects
Musical performances

If you created it, we want to see it! If you can play an instrument or sing, we want to hear it!

All displays and performances should be in your driveway from 6pm to 8pm.

Please register your display or performance by emailing Kelley Stein at kmcs1031@gmail.com by June 15. She will create and share a participant map.

The timeframe for the Summer Picnic has been extended and will now start at 1 PM. Please join us on Saturday, June 12 at the large vacant lot on South Columbine just south of South Pollard Parkway. CAPE has partnered with Iverstine Butcher to provide food for our members. (Please bring your own beverages of choice). We will also have an inflatable water slide for the kids. This is a great chance to meet your Pollard neighbors and enjoy a day in the sun without masks. 

We do need neighbors to volunteer to make everything happen. Preparation and set up will start around 12 PM, so please come early if you can. We will need a few pop-up canopies, lawn chairs and tables as well. Cleanup will start around 5 PM.

For planning purposes, please RSVP by Thursday June 10th with the number of attendees from your family by responding to this message or contacting us s below. If you are looking to volunteer or have items you can donate for use, please provide those details in your response. As always, we will be accepting dues payments at the event, or you can pay online at our website.

Our neighborhood Wine Walk events continue to be fun for all attendees. Participants are asked to provide wine to the event by dropping off contributions to 5845 South Pollard Parkway by Thursday, April 22nd. There will be four host locations in the neighborhood and the contributions will be distributed equally among each stop. 

Each participant should provide their own wine glass. CAPE will be providing complementary cheeses and crackers for hosts to serve. After half an hour or so, the group will depart each location and leftover wines will be carried forward to the next stop as necessary.

As an added option, attendees may join the group at any of the locations at the approximate times noted below. Please be sure to bring your own beverage of choice for yourself or to share.

The route is about one mile long, and the host locations are located approximately equal distance apart to provide a loop through the neighborhood.

The route will proceed as follows (approximate times of arrival):

• 6:00 PM - TBD

• 6:45 PM – TBD

• 7:30 PM – TBD

• 8:15 PM – TBD

Join your fellow CAPE members and guests for the Pollard Estates Easter Egg Hunt!. The Easter Bunny available for photos and refreshments will be available for all to enjoy.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Parents should bring 2 dozen pre-stuffed eggs per participating child to 5845 South Pollard Parkway by Friday March 26th. All candy should be individually wrapped (please no loose or soft candies). We ask that you consider food allergies when stuffing eggs; small toys are also great fun!

HOW TO VOLUNTEER:
We will need people to help set up and hide eggs. If you would like to help with this, please arrive at the property by 2 PM with any supplies you would be willing to share, such as pop up tents, tables, chairs, portable music players, etc.

CAPE Open Board Meetings are held two times each year. Because of the issues surrounding the pandemic, social distancing and health precautions should be maintained by all attendees. This is the perfect opportunity to meet your fellow CAPE members, join the civic association and catch up on neighborhood news. Please join us!

A new tradition of annual neighborhood Christmas caroling has been established. Our younger residents and their parents follow a planned route around the neighborhood, with trailers, bikes, and strollers in tow. Starting at 5:30 PM Friday, refreshments will be provided and we will organize and load up to leave around 6 PM. Guitar accompaniment will keep everyone in tune and Christmas music sheets will be provided to help remember the words to the songs.

If any Pollard resident would like a caroling stop at their house, please notify CAPE by the Wednesday before so the route can be planned accordingly. We usually have a great turnout and everyone has a good time. We look forward to seeing you there.