Mockingbird Park Letter 29 Nov 2025

Happy Thanksgiving:

The Pilgrims who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were originally members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect). They had earlier fled their home in England to escape religious persecution. The Separatists negotiated with a London stock company to finance a pilgrimage to America.

The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating. At the beginning of the following fall, they lost 46 of the original 102 who sailed on the Mayflower. But the harvest of 1621 was a bountiful one.

Many years passed before the event was repeated. It wasn't until June of 1676 that another Day of thanksgiving was proclaimed with thanks to God for their survival.

George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789, in 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a National Day of Thanksgiving. In 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November.

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According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a home structure fire was reported every 87 seconds in 2009. Is your family prepared for a fire emergency? October is National Fire Prevention Month and it serves as an excellent time to examine your preparedness. Do you have a home fire escape plan? Have you changed smoke-alarm batteries within the last year? Do you know the main reasons for fires starting in the home? Get more information on Fire Prevention Month and Week at the NFPA

http://www.nfpa.org/

It’s been cold and Winter has yet to begin~

Change your smoke alarm batteries, Be sure your fire extinguisher (s) are in working order. If you do not have these items, or yours is broken, contact me and I will help you get this resolved.

Parking:

Some of your guests are parking in the driveway. Please advise them to park in the regular parking spots or they may be towed.

Parking Reminder:

If your vehicles are not registered at the B&H Office, AND/OR the Inspection Sticker or Registration sticker are out of date, they are subject to towing.

Each Lease holder has Authorized parking spaces for 2 vehicles.

Guests Park in “OVERFLOW” parking areas. Main area.

If you have questions, ask Eric.

Please get your children & guests to throw litter in trash & not on road or yards.

CHRISMAS Program… YES. IT IS FREE to attend.

FREE Orchestra Concert and Choir….

Check out the card delivered with this statement……

Come visit sometime.

Call me if you want more information: Eric 512 -757-0083