Dean Highland Neighborhood Association

Tag: adopt-a-park

  • Don’t forget about our Mitchell Park cleanup on Saturday (Feb. 28th), and a TV news crew will be at Hillcrest on Sunday (Mar. 1st)

    Hello Dean Highlanders,

    Don’t forget that our bi-monthly Mitchell Park cleaning is happening this Saturday (February 28th). It’s going to be from 10am – noon. Here’s Mitchell Park (3024 Mitchell Ave., Waco, TX 76708) on a map:

    Please, we’d love to see you there.

    There is another journalist, this time from KWTX 10 News, who will be interviewing members of the Dean Highland Neighborhood Association board on Sunday at 11am at the Hillcrest parking lot:

    Please, come to this as well. We realize that many of you have church around this time, but if there was any way you could slip out the back door with the kiddos and show up to the empty parking lot, we’d be obliged.

    There is no guarantee of a park at Hillcrest. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. We have to keep fighting for one. Cleaning up the few green spaces that we do have, and keeping a sharp eye on the empty lot and what’s being done with it, are vital to this fight.

    Please, make this a Dean Highland weekend and we’ll see you on Saturday and Sunday!

  • Due to the rain, today’s Mitchell Park cleanup will be postponed

    Happy Valentine’s Day.

    Oh, and here’s the link for our appearance on KCEN 6 News last night!

  • Mitchell Park cleanup recap (January 31, 2026)

    Saturday was cold and windy, but that didn’t stop the neighborhood association from getting outside and taking care of its favorite “pocket park.” We only lasted a little over thirty minutes, but we managed to collect two bags of garbage and decent amount of branches and limbs. Oh, and we found a random bale of hay, too!

    Our next scheduled Mitchell Park cleanup is for February 14th (a Saturday). It’ll be from 10am-noon. Check out the pics:

  • Mitchell Park cleanup recap

    Thanks to all who came out and helped clean up Mitchell Park this past Saturday (Jan. 3rd). It was a total blast. The Adopt-A-Parks program we’re collaborating with didn’t have the equipment we needed to tackle all of the leaves, so some of the guys brought their own tools to help make the cleanup more fun. Here are some pics:

    We ended up collecting 25 bags of garbage and leaves for the Adopt-A-Parks program to pick up. More importantly, we made some new connections in the neighborhood:

    Our next cleanup for Mitchell Park is scheduled for January 24th (another Saturday). We hope to see you there. Here is where Mitchell Park is located:

    It was really great seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones. Service can sometimes seem like a thankless task that’s not worth the effort, but the Dean Highland Neighborhood Association begs to differ. Here are some more pics:

    Bring the kids next time. Bring a friend or, better yet, bring a neighbor!

  • Join us today (Jan. 3rd) at Mitchell Park

    As mentioned, we will be cleaning up Mitchell Park today (January 3) from 10am to noon. The address is 3024 Mitchell Ave, Waco TX 76708. Here is a map:

    Just look for the big Dean Highland tent. We’ll have bottled water, coffee, and equipment from our partners at the Adopt-A-Parks program.

    You don’t even have to get your hands dirty. Just drop on by and say “hi.” We’d love to see you.

  • Looking to get your 2026 off on the right foot?

    Why not help the Dean Highland Neighborhood Association (DHNA) clean up Mitchell Park, this next Saturday, on January 3?

    It will be a great way for you to get out of the house, grab some fresh air, and do a good deed at the start of what we hope will be a wonderful 2026.

    We have not given up our advocacy for a park in the Hillcrest parking lot, but we do realize that environmental reviews take time. While those reviews take place, we thought it would be a good idea to start taking care of the green spaces that we do have in Dean Highland. Here is where Mitchell Park is located:

    The address is 3024 Mitchell Ave, Waco, TX 76708. If you would like participate, feel free to swing on by at anytime from 10am to Noon. We will have coffee for you (as long as it lasts!). You can also email us at deanhighlandwaco@gmail.com if you have any questions about this project.

    Keeping our green spaces clean is an important part of fighting for a big park in our neighborhood, and as such, we plan on gathering at least once per month to pick up garbage, fellowship with fellow Dean Highlanders, and rake some leaves. The DHNA Board actually did a test run on December 13, 2025 (the morning of the big, successful holiday party), and we had a blast: