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Tag: Mitchell Park cleanup
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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:
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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!
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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:
