Membership

We hope that you will join our association and that you will find your membership rewarding, knowing that you are helping maintain and better our remarkable historical treasure of a neighborhood.  We are lucky to reside in an area that offers such great diversity with neighbors from all walks of life.  We pride ourselves in this fact and our mission is to advocate, communicate, and act on behalf of the Parkside neighborhood to preserve and enhance the q

This Saturday, our beloved though neglected Fairfield Library will be the site of the next "Art-In" hosted by

In case you missed it, last Saturday was our first annual PCA Beer Tasting event at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.  Two breweries, Flying Bison, and Community Beer Works, offered up free samples to PCA members and guests, a blind taste test revealed that Parksiders prefer Coronas but shy away from Genny Lite, and Marty Weinberger won our door prize of a Flying Bison brewery tour for himself and 19 of his closest friends.  Overall about 75 people turned out, raising about $140 for other membership events.

This is the PCA’s 48^th year of service to the neighborhood.  Dave and Ruth Lampe are offering a challenge – they want to get 48 new members who will join at the $50 membership level or above and they will add $10 to each membership.   There are at least 48 reasons to join the PCA, but let’s concentrate on just one:  The funding crisis in New York State has had a negative impact on our programming for children and for the neighborhood.  We face a harsh reality--we must look to ourselves (not the government) to keep this organization alive and vibrant.

The Parkside Community Association "Members Only" Beer Tasting is coming up March 26th. 7pm at Jewett Hall at the Church of the Good Shepard, Jewett & Summit. Three local breweries will be providing samples of their top beers. This is a 21+ event with a $5 donation and each member can sponsor a guest. Snacks and good fun. This is another of the PCA's Cabin Fever series of member only events.

The First Annual Parkside Chili Cook-off is only days away. Beat the winter blues with some hearty competition this Saturday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Celebrity firefighter judges from Engine 34/Ladder 7 will be on hand to select the "Best of Chili of 2011 (so far)", with additional prizes for "People's Choice" and "Most Creative". So come on out this Saturday, meet your neighbors and sample some of the best Parkside has to offer.      Read more...

2011 will be the Parkside Community Association's 48th year of service to the neighborhood. PCA Board member and long time Parkside residents Ruth Lampe and her husband David have issued a challenge - they want to get 48 new members who will join at the $50 membership level or above and they will add $10.