Dean Highland Neighborhood Association

Tag: Alpha Epsilon Delta (Baylor) Honor Society

Conservancy Initiative service project (9-26-26) recap

Hi Dean Highland,

We had a good turnout this morning, with some Dean Highlanders and some members of Baylor’s Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Society showing up to do the hard things.

We met at Highland Baptist Church’s Wellness Center parking lot and hit the alleyway in between Maple Ave and the church from 30th Street all the way down to 27th Street:

We then jumped in our cars and hit up Zion Hill Baptist Church, Wenz Park, and Mitchell Park:

Check out all the garbage we collected:

Big shout-out goes to the one and only Dr. Jim SoRelle for bringing lemonade with him. It hit the spot perfectly. Our next conservancy initiative cleanup will be October 10th. If you’ve got an alleyway or yard or street you’d like to nominate for a service project, click here and fill out this form.

September 26, 2026
Baylor’s “Steppin’ Out Day of Service” and the Dean Highland Conservancy Initiative: A Recap

Hello Dean Highlanders,

We had around 60-70 students from Baylor’s Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) Honor Society show up yesterday (Saturday, April 11th) to help clean up our two pocket parks and a bunch of our alleyways. They did this as part of Baylor’s annual Steppin’ Out Day of Service event.

We are truly grateful for their help and dedication to service. Because this event was so successful, we will definitely be partnering with them more often this year!

Check out some photos, beginning with Dean Highland Neighborhood Association’s President, Scott Michael, bagging up some garbage and throwing it onto the back of his pickup truck. What service! What heart!

Here are some more photos of the fun we had:

Again we were able to hit both of our pocket parks and dozens of alleyways, which is exactly what the Dean Highland Conservancy Initiative (DHCI) seeks to accomplish as we work toward a world-class park in our empty Hillcrest parking lot. Thanks again to Sara from Parrott Ave for the heads up on this project, and for getting us connected to the folks at Baylor who were able to make this happen on their end.

Our next service project for the DHCI will be Saturday, April 25th. We hope to see you there, and if you’ve got an alleyway or empty lot that you’d like to nominate for some tender lovin’ care, click here to submit your nomination!

April 12, 2026