Upcoming Events

Sunday, April 26 at 4 pm - Family Fun Run (sign up at www.playtri.com/Northaven) Friday, June 5 - Movie Night (Edgemere lawn)

September (date TBD) - Movie Night (Edgemere Lawn)

October (date TBD) - It's My Park Day (Virginia Cook respite)

December (date TBD) - Holiday Party (Edgemere Lawn)

If you are interested in being a sponsor for any of these events, please email us at info@northaventrail.org or Tweet us @NorthavenTrail. Look forward to seeing everyone on the 26th.

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

Family Fun Run on April 26 @ 4 pm

Our Family Fun Color Run is coming up on Sunday, April 26 at 4 pm.  Please visit playtri.com/Northaven to register.  We are currently running a promotion for $10 off anyone who signs up this week.  Use the code FRIENDS10 when registering.  The race and festivities begin at 4 pm at the Freda Stern respite. We will have food from Corner Bakery and the band Midtown will be playing, plus more!

We will also have additional packets of color available for purchase at the race.

Interested in volunteering at the race, or have any questions? Email us at info@northaventrail.org.

Please help us spread the word about this race by Facebook and Twitter as well! Tag us @NorthavenTrail and #FamilyFunRun!

And many thanks to our lead sponsor Preston Hollow Village (Trader Joes, Mod Market, Vertskebap, Orange Theory Fitness, Blue Sushi Sake Grill, and Tangerine Salon), as well as Genecov Orthodontics, Pegasus Ablon, Virginia Cook, and Northaven Gardens. Visit www.prestonhollowvillage.com to learn more about the center as well as the great restaurants and stores there!

Park Day Tomorrow!

We look forward to seeing you tomorow for our It's My Park Day event between 9-1 pm. We have LOTS of great activities planned!  Unless otherwise listed below, all activities will take place at the intersection of the trail and St. Michaels Volunteer Activities beginning at 9 am are (1) weeding and pruning at the Virginia Cook respite, (2) helping Girl Scouts plant their butterfly garden at Royalshire, and (3) helping Brownies rake and plant seeds at the Virginia Cook respite.  If you're interested in one of these activities, come to the Virginia Cook respite at 9 am and we'll get you a task.  Unfortunately, the kiosk building has been postponed for the time being.

At 10 am Cross Fit Odyssey will be at the Virginia Cook respite for a morning session.  All are welcome to participate!

Delete Blood Cancer will be on site as well to swab for the bone marrow registry.

Operation Kindness will have rescue dogs to meet, plus dog goodies from Hollywood Feed.

"Bug Booth" by Entomolgy Specialists with the North Texas Master Naturalists

Face painting for the kids

And lots of food. Lunch from Hamburger Man, dessert and lemonade from Corner Bakery, doughnuts from Top Pot Doughnuts in the morning, and Starbucks Coffee.

Plus more!

Questions? Email us info@northaventrail.org or Tweet us @NorthavenTrail

See you in the morning!

-FONHT

Park Day, Saturday March 28

Lots of great activities planned for our Park Day event on Saturday morning, March 28! Below is a current list of activities and sponsors: -Trail landscaping, including Girl Scouts butterfly garden and seed planting (exact locations to follow closer to the event date)

-"Bug Booth" by Entomology Specialists with the North Texas Master Naturalists, with real bugs magnifying glasses, books, and information about insects

-Face painting for the kids

-Delete Blood Cancer will be on site to swab for the national bone marrow registry

-Operation Kindess will have some great rescue dogs up for adoption

-Hollywood Feed with treats for your canine friends

-Starbucks Coffee, Top Pot Doughnuts, and Hamburger Man with drinks and food

Plus more! If you are interested in being a sponsor or donor please let us know!

And remember all of our events are kid and dog friendly so bring your whole family out!

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

Park Day - Saturday, March 28!

It's My Park Day

Our next It's My Park Day is on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 9 am to 1 pm. Please join us at the Virginia Cook Respite (intersection of the trail and St. Michael's) for trail landscaping, face painting, dog adoptions, breakfast and lunch from our restaurant sponsors (including Hamburger Man), and much more!

5K race on April 26 @ 5 pm

Save the date of April 26 @ 5 pm for our first ever 5K race on the trail! We are looking for both race sponsors to subsidize the costs as well as volunteers to help on race day.  Please email us at info@northaventrail.org if you can help with one or both of these. We need your help to make the race a success!

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

Support the Trail!

There's just a few hours left to make a 2014 charitable donation in support of the trail!  Visit www.northaventrail.org/donate to make a contribution. All money goes directly to support trail events and enhancements. Happy New Year! -Friends of the Northaven Trail

Holiday Light the Trail Event

Thank you again to everyone who joined us for the Holiday Lights on the Trail event last night!  We had approximately 250 attendees - one of our largest and most successful events to date.  Here are a few pictures from the event.  More are posted on our Facebook page and on our Twitter feed (@NorthavenTrail).

A special thank to you to all of our corporate sponsors (Hollywood Feed, Corner Bakery, Celebrity Bakery, Simply Fit Meals, Starbucks, and Top Pot Doughnuts), as well as to our neighborhood donors (the Roger Andres Family, Zoe and David Bonnette, Lisa and Dr. Jeff Genecov, Ms. Launa Huffines, Lee Kleinman and Dr. Lisa Umholtz, Jamie and Mark Shrayber, Dr. Arlene Sachs, and Drs. Judy and Stacy Wood).  Thanks to our neighborhood donors, Ruthie's Rolling Food truck was able to serve delicious food at no charge to our attendees!

Many of you asked about future sponsorship opportunities, and we definitely have such opportunities available.  These include event (full and partial) sponsors, as well as trail amenities (such as water fountains, dog waste stations, and more).  Many of these opportunities are posted to our website now, and we'll also be updating soon to include event sponsorships in addition to our "on the trail" sponsorship opportunities already available.

Email info@northaventrail.org if you want to help out as a volunteer, make a donation, or just have a general question about the trail. And please follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get all of the latest trail news.

Stay tuned for our next event, It's My Park Day, coming up in the spring!  Hope to see you on the trail soon.

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

Holiday Party Date Change

Due to inclement weather forecasted, the Light the Trail Holiday party has been rescheduled to Tuesday, December 16 from 6-8 pm. Location is the same (intersection of trail/Edgemere). See everyone on Tuesday for Ruthie's Rolling Cafe, Top Pot Doughnuts, Corner Bakery, Starbucks, Celebrity Bakery, Simply Fit Meals, and Hollywood Feed (with treats for the canines)!  Plus we will have an appearance from Santa and will celebrate the first night of Chanukah! Questions: email to info@northaventrail.org or on our Twitter feed @Northaventrail.

Food Truck Sponsors for Holiday Event

Special thanks to all of our Food Truck sponsors for our Holiday Event! -Andres Properties/Roger Andres Family

-Genecov Orthodontics/Lisa and Jeff Genecov

-Dallas Eye Care/Drs. Judy and Stacy Wood

-Zoe and David Bonnette

-Muv People/Jaime and Mark Shrayber

-Arlene Sachs, PhD/Academic Bridges

-Lee Kleinman and Dr. Lisa Umholtz

-Mrs. Launa Huffines

We very much appreciate the support of these generous donors!

-Friends of Northaven Trail

Trail Information

We've been getting questions along the trail about how best to learn about our events and updates.  In addition to postings along the trail, be sure to follow us electronically as well: (1) Join our email distribution list by sending your contact information to info@northaventrail.org.

(2) Like us on Facebook ("Friends of the Northaven Trail").

(3) Follow us on Twitter (@NorthavenTrail).

(4) Visit our website/blog at www.northaventrail.org.

See you on the trail soon!

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

Holiday Lights on the Trail Event Schedule on 12/14

Here's our current schedule for the Holiday Lights on the Trail event on December 14 from 5-7 pm. As a reminder, the event will take place at the intersection of the trail and Edgemere (just across the street from Dealey). -Food served between 5-7 pm: Ruthies's Rolling Cafe food truck will serve grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, and tomato soup shooters.  Special thanks to Andres Properties/Roger Andres Family, Genecov Orthodontics/Lisa and Dr. Jeff Genecov, Dallas Eye Care/Drs. Judy and Stacy Wood, Zoe and David Bonnette, and Mark Shrayber for sponsoring the food truck!

-Other food sponsors: we will have doughnuts from Top Pot Doughnuts, warm drinks from Starbucks, warm pumpkin almond milk from Simply Fit, and goodies from Celebrity Bakery.

-Hollywood Feed will also be out from 5-7 pm with treats for the canines.

-5:20 pm: Announcements and thanks to our many sponsors.

-5:30 pm: Turn on the trail lights!

-5:30-6:15 pm: Resounding Harmony to provide holiday music.

-6:15 pm: Surprise appearance by Santa for the kids.

Schedule is subject to change so check back here and please follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@NorthavenTrail) for updates and to see pictures of the event!  We look forward to seeing everyone on the 14th!

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

Eagle Scout Participation in It's My Park Day

From Eagle Scout Matthew Dorn:

On the October 25 It's My Park Day, it was my great pleasure to lead the community in planting wildflowers in two large areas along the Northaven Trail.  Altogether, more than thirty volunteers distributed 36,000 seed balls over 72,000 square feet.  A seed ball is a mixture of compost, clay, and wildflower seed.  With the help of my fellow scouts, I made these seed balls the week before the event.

This project would not have happened without the invaluable leadership of Dr. Lisa Umholtz and the Friends of the Northaven Trail Board.  In addition, I appreciate the Parks and Recreation Department of Dallas, which assured that the planting areas will not be mowed.  So, be sure to look for beautiful wildflowers on the trail next spring when you bike, walk, or run!

-Matthew Dorn, BSA Troop 125

Holiday Lights on the Trail

Our next event will be our annual Holiday Lights on the Trail on December 14, 2014 from 5-7 pm at the Edgemere/trail intersection.  Please plan to attend our holiday celebration!  As always, our events are kid and dog friendly. Thanks,

Friends of the Northaven Trail

Tomorrow is It's My Park Day

Join us tomorrow morning between 9:00 AM and noon for It's My Park Day.  We will be at the intersection of St. Michael's and the trail.  Our events and features include: Pop-Up Dog Park and Dog Adoptions with Dallas Animal Services (9-noon)

Wildflower Planting with Eagle Scouts and Other Trail Maintenance (9-10:30)

Zumba (10:30 am)

Simply Fit Smoothies (10:00-noon)

Face Painting (10:30 am)

Lunch with Hamburger Man (11:00-noon)

Visit with Dallas Police Department Volunteers in Patrol, Kramer Elementary Pre-School Association, Friends of Northaven Trail Board, and others! (9:00-noon)

The entire event is free (donations are always appreciated to help fund future events).  Hope to see all of our neighbors tomorrow!

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

It's My Park Day on Saturday

This Saturday is It's My Park Day!  Join us at the intersection of St. Michael's and the trail for this free event.  Below is our current schedule of events: 9:00-10:30 AM - plant wildflowers with Eagle Scouts

9:00-Noon - pop up dog park and dog adoptions with City of Dallas Animal Services

10:30 AM - Zumba

10:30 AM - Smoothies with Simply Fit

10:30 - Face Painting

11:00 AM - Hamburger Man

We will also have tables featuring Dallas Police Department Volunteers in Patrol and the Kramer Elementary Pre-School Association.

Please join us for this great event!  If you have questions or are a vendor/donor who wants to participate, please either email us at info@northaventrail.org or tweet us @Northaventrail.

Thanks!

-Friends of the Northaven Trail

Paver Construction

Demolition started today on a paver replacement program. The trail will be under construction this week in the paver pod areas east of Hillcrest and south of the JCC. New engraving should be completed by mid-November, with the engraving text being identical to existing pavers. We will update everyone regarding a timeline for paver pod replacement west of Edgemere. Thank you for your continued support of the trail.  

It's My Park Day - October 25

It's My Park Day is on Saturday, October 25 for 9:00 am to noon at the Virginia Cook respite (St. Michael's and the trail). Tentative schedule of events is as follows:

9-10 am Wildflower seed ball planting with Eagle Scouts

9-11 am Trail maintenance

1030-11 am Zumba

1030-12 Face Painting

1030-12 Make your own smoothies on bicycle blender powered by Simply Fit Meals

11-12 Hamburger Man

9-12 Pop Up Dog Park (including dog adoptions)

9-12 Visit with Dallas Police Department Volunteers in Patrol Neighborhood Watch Program

9-12 Visit with Kramer Elementary School Preschool Association

North Texas Giving Day - One More Hour!

There's just one more hour left for North Texas Giving Day!  If you haven't already made a donation today in support of the trail as part of this great initiative, please do so before midnight tonight!  Visit www.northtexasgivingday.org/#npo/friends-of-Northaven-trail and help support the trail!  All donations of $500 or more will get an engraved 12x12 paver on the trail!