Thanks and farewell to Sara and Felisity
We want to thank Sara Stubbins for her service to Meador Park Neighborhood Association and wish her well as she leaves Springfield to be closer to her children and grandchildren. Sara was a charter member of MPNA, served as our secretary and managed a variety of projects. She was the winner of MPNA’s 2019 Nova award in 2019 and hosted many of our most fun social events. We will miss her and wish her well in her next chapter.
Felisity Cordell also had to step back from the board to give more time to rearing our next generation. She and wife Layne are parents to four young children. We will miss her and look forward to having her with us as her time allows. Thanks, Felisity!
Annual cleanup
MPNA’s annual cleanup proved to be of help to some, but participation was decreased by the weekday schedule. We do appreciate being able to get rid of a quantity of trash. Thank you to the City and Community Partnership of the Ozarks. Without help from the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity from MSU we would have been short on help with the unloading. Thanks to all!
Boo-Nanza event a hit
On Oct. 29, 2022, Meador Park Neighborhood Association held our first Boo-Nanza at Cowden Elementary School. We were able to beat the ghoulish weather and had a great turnout! We provided hot dogs, chips and cinnamon rolls to those in attendance. All the kids who attended were able to pick a pumpkin from the patch and were also able to paint and decorate their pumpkin to take home with them. Big thanks to Jason Gish DJ services, Food 4 Less for their donation, Great American Title for the use of their grill, Springfield-Greene County Park Board, Cowden PTA and the Miller family, Camp Bow Wow, Cowden Elementary as well as all others who participated. Looking forward to our second-annual Boo-Nanza in 2023!
Bass Pro Marathon cheering challenge
MPNA got together on Sunday morning, Nov. 6, to cheer on the participants in the Bass Pro Shop Marathon. We had a great turnout and enjoyed a great breakfast, cooked on site, of pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and coffee! It was a great party atmosphere as we gave our support, enjoyed the time together and met new neighbors!
Looking forward to 2023 Kickball
The 2023 Citywide Kickball Tournament will be played at Meador Park Sports Fields Sunday, April 23. Rain date is Sunday, April 30.
We need coaches and players. We will have time to form a team and work with a coach this year. Let’s all have some fun playing with other Springfield neighborhoods. Ages 8 and up.