Sign-up Now for It’s My Park Day at Balcones District Park – Sat. Nov. 4, 2023

We are excited about our upcoming It’s My Park Day at Balcones District Park on Sat. Nov. 4, 2023.

Thanks to Boy Scout Troop 421 for helping manage this event. Please sign up here or just join us at the event itself. Please note in years past we have been able to offer shirts for volunteers, however this year we can’t guarantee that as the projects city-wide are so numerous!

We are looking for someone who can step in and help us lead this project. If you are interested please email us at milwoodna1 (a) gmail.com

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Milwood Art Day

Sign up and Mark Your Calendars!
Milwood Art Day
Saturday, Nov. 11
from 10am to 2pm

Milwood Art Day is a bi-annual event, celebrating local artists in the North Austin area. It is free and open to the public and draws hundreds of visitors from throughout the Milwood & Walnut Crossing neighborhoods and all around Austin. Over the years since its beginning, Milwood Art Day has brought together over 50 artists, which included adults and kids who are painters, photographers, jewelry makers, ceramic artists, print makers, mosaic artists, performance artists, musicians, bakers, fine food purveyors, marching bands, balloon twisters and so much more!

Click HERE to register your art.
Click HERE to sponsor this event.

Milwood Art Day is open to artists of all disciplines who live in North Austin. Artistis are invited to display/sell their works during the event, either in the central location at the Texan Market’s parking lot, their front yards, or another artist’s yard or group hub. The Central Location will take place, primarily at 12400 Amherst Drive and scattered throughout.

In addition to art, there will be food, music and other creative endeavors. The weather looks to be a perfect fall day, so get out and have some fun while enjoying the arts.

Become a sponsor of the event HERE for great neighborhood presence!

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Balcones Park and Pool’s Bathroom Improvements

Let’s make a difference in our neighborhood! Join us today in improving our wonderful Balcones Park & Pool’s Bathrooms!

We hope to try to partner with Austin Parks Foundation and City of Austin to make improvements to the bathrooms on both the park side and the pool side. We are excited that this benefit will enable us to better serve pool guests during the summer as well as park users year-round. Pictures of Bathrooms here.PXL_20230224_182328287

Ideally we would raise enough to replace the toilets, sinks, and lighting fixtures but if not we will do the most with what we receive – starting with the park bathrooms since they are used year round! If we surpass our goal, any additional funds would be used to make additional improvements to flooring, doors, lifeguard hut, and showers.

We currently have $7,650 of $25,000 goal!

Please help us by making a donation or sharing to a neighbor!

Our park is well loved and the new playground and relatively new pool shade has been great in bringing people to our park. These additional Bathroom Improvements would go a very long way in increasing the enjoyment of park users as well so we are hopeful that we can make it happen! Thank you!!

Ways to Donate:

Donating is simple, just choose from the options below. Every penny will go toward the Balcones Park Project and once we raise $25,000 we will work with that to try and get grants from APF to make even more improvements! (Please consider making larger donations via check to save the cost of fees.)

Note: Many employers (Dell, Apple, etc) offer a donor matching program, so you can double your donation by giving through your company to Austin Parks Foundation – Balcones Park. (Please try to note that it is for Balcones Park). PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ALSO EMAIL US at balconespark@gmail.com with the details so we can make sure the funds actually get to Balcones Park.

  • Mail a check to MNA (if possible please also include the Park Donor Form)
    Milwood Neighborhood Association (Co-Adopters of Balcones Park)
    P.O. Box 81224
    Austin TX, 78708-1224
  • A face to face drop off. Just email or call 51two-636-9176If you have any questions or technical problems, please feel free to contact us.

    If you have ideas on how to help us raise the funds contact us at balconespark@gmail.com or call 512-636-9176!!

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    July 4th Parade & Picnic, Tuesday, July 4th at 9:30am

    Tuesday, July 4th is our 19th Annual Fourth of July Parade & Picnic!

    We can’t have this event without volunteers & shade tents please take a moment to sign up to help!

    Click Here or call/txt  *512*636-9176

    Come watch, walk or ride in the parade, eat burgers/hot dogs, listen to Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, meet neighbors, win prizes, support our neighborhood & park and celebrate our Independence as a nation!!

    And as a Special Treat – Amy’s Ice Cream is going to have a booth at the Park to give a FREE scoop to attendees!

    The Patriotic Parade Contest will be held for the best decorated walkers, riders and/or float so grab your friends and neighbors and get decorating!! Everyone in the parade is eligible and anyone can join in the parade – just gather at Milwood Baptist Church around 9:30am and fall in line. Parade kicks off at 10am.

    Patriotic Music will begin soon after the parade arrives at the park. We are so very excited to have Austin Civic Wind Ensemble back this year!

    Check in at the membership tables to get your Raffle Tickets and a Grand Prize Ticket either at the church or at the picnic at the park. So don’t forget your $15 for dues to support MNA and any extra for tipping the band. Additional Raffle Tickets can be purchased at $1 per ticket for the chance to win lots of other great prizes totaling over $1,000 in value! All the proceeds for MNA raffle tickets sold will go towards improvements at the park.

    If you can’t make the picnic and want to pay your $15 dues click here. It is easy & secure.

    Parade & Picnic Schedule – Tuesday, July 4th
    9:30am: Gathering for Parade at Milwood Baptist Church (12217 Cassady Dr) All are welcome to walk in the parade & win the Spirit Contest – just show-up & fall in line.
    10:00am: Parade Begins (Parade Map)
    10:30am: Parade Ends at Balcones Park & Spirit Contest for Costumes, Bikes and Floats
    10:30am: Austin Civic Wind Ensemble is BACK to play for us!
    11:00am: Lunch Begins (Burgers/Hot Dogs/Vegetarian Option & Cold Drinks)
    11:00am: Raffle Drawing Begins

    Balcones Pool will open at 12noon!

     

    Thank you to our Event Sponsors:
    The UPS Store – Parmer/Mopac near HEB
    H&H Design & Build
    All City Real Estate Realtor, Melissa Wile
    Realty Austin, Shannon Reeve
    Law Office of Brandon Bledsoe
    Waterloo Window Treatments, Celeste Bronson
    Textruss, Inc
    Milwood Baptist Church
    Schwab

    Sponsors-2023

    THANKS to our Entertainment and Food/Drink Donors!

    – Patriotic Concert by Austin Civic Wind Ensemble
    – Ice Cream donations by Amy’s Ice Cream
    – Food donations by Costco
    – Food donations by HEB on Parmer/McNeil
    – Drink donations by Covenant United Methodist Church
    – Parade sponsor by Milwood Baptist Church

    THANKS to our Prize Donors! Coming soon!

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    Balcones’ Potluck Pool Party – Sat. June 3 from 2-4pm – All Welcome!

    Let’s celebrate summer, our pool & great neighbors at Balcones’ Potluck Pool Party
    Saturday, June 3 from 2 to 4pm at Balcones Pool, 12017 Amherst Dr, Austin, TX 78759.

    We welcome everyone to bring a main dish, side or dessert to help us make this a complete community gathering!  Please bring your own water bottles or drinks of choice (no glass).

    Please RSVP HERE so we can plan accordingly.

    Admission to Balcones Pool is ALWAYS FREE to all!

    Please note that we will reschedule in the event of rain so check back or expect an email to the address you RSVPed with.

    So come on out, bring a dish, meet your fellow neighbors, make friends with your soon to be swim team and swim lesson mates!

    Swim Lesson Registration for Balcones Pool is ALSO Open! The Swim Lessons are in 2 week groups on every Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri for 30 minutes and only $57! Then you can stay and practice what you learn before and after! A great way to get your kids swimming!

    And Balcones Barracudas Swim Team is a GREAT way to help become a proficient swimmer, all you have to do to join is be able to get across the pool, it doesn’t have to look good. Only $80 for the summer.

    https://www.austintexas.gov/swimming

    https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Parks/Aquatics/Aquatics_Guide_2019_web.pdf

    To Register go to & choose the Aquatics box in the first row of pics: https://web2.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/txaustinwt.wsc/splash.html?InterfaceParameter=WebTrac

    June 2 – June 4, 2023

    Hours of Operation
    Weekdays
    12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Recreational Swim/Lap Swim*
    Weekends
    12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Recreational Swim/Lap Swim*

    *Two (2) lap lane available

     

    June 5 – July 15, 2023

    Hours of Operation
    Weekdays – Closed Mondays
    8:00 am – 10:00 am Swim Team*

    10:00 am – 12:00 pm Swim Lessons/Lap Swim**

    12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Recreational Swim/Lap Swim***

    5:50 pm – 8:00 pm Swim Lessons

    Weekends
    11:00 am – 8:00 pm Recreational Swim/Lap Swim***
    Juneteenth – Monday, June 19, 2023
    11:00 am – 8:00 pm Recreational Swim
    Sunday, August 13, 2023
    11:00 am – 4:00 pm Recreational Swim

    *Pool closed to public

    **Six (6) lap lanes available

    ***Two (2) lap lanes available

     

    July 16 – August 13, 2023

    Hours of Operation
    Weekdays – Closed Mondays
    8:00 am – 12:00 am Lap Swim**

    10:00 am – 12:00 pm Swim Lessons/Lap Swim**

    12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Recreational Swim/Lap Swim***

    5:50 pm – 8:00 pm Swim Lessons

    Weekends
    11:00 am – 8:00 pm Recreational Swim/Lap Swim***

    **Six (6) lap lanes available

    ***Two (2) lap lanes available

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    Thank you to our donors for your Amplify Austin donation to Balcones Park!

    Our team wanted to say a huge thank you to you for helping make our Amplify Austin Fundraiser so successful! In just two days, we had over 51 supporters like yourself help us raise over $7,500 to help us work towards getting much needed bathroom improvements at our beloved Balcones Park. We are truly inspired by the number of you who showed up for us this year by donating and sharing our message with your networks.

    Friends of Balcones Park and Milwood Neighborhood Assoc wouldn’t be the same without the amazing folks like you that support our work. We are so grateful for your commitment to keeping our little neighborhood improving and we are off to a great start to getting our bathroom improvements underway. We look forward to continuing to work towards this goal until it is realized.

    We will continue to fund raise for this project. If you should be able to help donating is simple, just choose from the options below. Every penny will go toward the Balcones Park Project and once we raise $24,000 we will try to leverage that amount with grants and get our newest goal of improving the park’s and pool’s bathrooms! (Please consider making larger donations via check to save the cost of fees.)

    Note: Many employers offer a donor matching program, so you can double your donation by giving through your company to Austin Parks Foundation – Balcones Park but please email us so we can make sure the funds get to Balcones Park.

    • Click the button below to securely donate to the Balcones Park Improvement Project. (If you are donating $50+ please add your address in the comments field, so we can deliver a yard sign to you.)
    • OR Mail a check to MNA (if possible please also include the Park Donor Form)
      Milwood Neighborhood Association (Co-Adopters of Balcones Park)
      P.O. Box 81224
      Austin TX, 78708-1224
    • OR We are happy to arrange a face to face drop off. Just email or call 512-636-9176If you have any questions or technical problems, please feel free to contact us.
      Other Options to Donate include:

    With gratitude,
    Friends of Balcones Park & Milwood Neighborhood Association
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    An It’s My Park Day Thank you!

    Another Successful It’s My Park Day!

    Thank you to all of the volunteers that came out and helped beautify our park!

    And A BIG Thanks to Erik Harris who manages this event year after year for our park!

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    Donate to Balcones Park through Amplify Austin March 1st thru 2nd to help improve bathrooms!

    Donate Now to help us Improve our Park and Pool bathrooms at Balcones Park through Amplify Austin! And as a bonus Austin Parks Foundation will match the first $3,500!

    Click Here to Donate or Learn More: bit.ly/balconespark

    Please share to family and friends and fellow park users!

    This year we hope to try and make improvements to the bathrooms on both the park side and the pool side. We are excited that this benefit will enable us to better serve pool guests during the summer as well as park users year-round.

    Ideally we would raise enough to replace the toilets, sinks, and lighting fixtures but if not we will do the most with what we receive – starting with the park bathrooms since they are used year round! If we surpass our goal, any additional funds would be used to make additional improvements to lifeguard hut, showers, and doors.

    Please help us by making a donation!

    Our park is well loved and the new playground and relatively new pool shade has been great in bringing people to our park. These additional Bathroom Improvements would go a very long way in increasing the enjoyment of park users as well so we are hopeful that we can make it happen! Thank you!!

    A special Thanks to Austin Parks Foundation and PARD for their continued support of our park!

    See pictures of project here.

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    March 4, 2023 – Mark your calendars for It’s My Park Day!

    Please save the date of Sat. March 4th from 9am-12noon to help clean up and care for Balcones Park. There will be projects for all ages including:

    1- Cleanup litter in Balcones Park, along trails and in creek greenbelt.

    2- Trail maintenance/erosion repairs – Creekside Trail & NCWT near bridge

    3 – Tree weeding around parking lot

    4 – Native wildflower and grass Seeding (along paved trails and butterfly meadow

    5 – Invasive Species Removal

    Sign up here – Balcones Spring Clean

    If you would like to help lead a work group, please let us know!

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    Swim Lessons and Swim Team Registration is Open for Balcones Pool

    Swim Team and Swim Lesson Registration for Balcones Pool is OPEN!

    Swim Team dates and times haven’t been finalized yet, so the registration is a little unclear.

    The Swim Lessons are in 2 week groups and range but last year were every Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri for 30 minutes and at a great price! Then you can stay and practice what you learn before and after! A great way to get your kids swimming! (Save yourself the headache and do it online)

    https://www.austintexas.gov/swimming

    https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Parks/Aquatics/Aquatics_Guide_2019_web.pdf

    To Register go to & choose the Aquatics box in the first row of pics: https://web2.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/txaustinwt.wsc/splash.html?InterfaceParameter=WebTrac

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