Cooper-Young Porch Sale

Saturday, April 25th, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

57 Homes throughout the Cooper-Young neighborhood hosted a community-wide porch sale. Beautiful weather made a perfect backdrop for visiting with friends and neighbors, meeting folks, and finding that special something only a yard sale can produce.

See a map of the homes that participated.

CYCA Mulch to Members

Saturday, April 18, 9 am - noon or until the mulch is gone.

Midtown Nursery at the corner of Cooper and Central

Gardening is in full swing in Cooper-Young and CYCA members could take advantage of that fact and their membership to stop by and get free mulch. Sign up for memebership for 2009 was available at the event of course!

Art for Art's Sake Auction

Saturday, April 11, 6-9:30 p.m., Young Avenue Deli

Artists Reception for Arts for Art's Sake Auction at Otherlands Coffee Bar

Held on Sunday March 29, 3-5 p.m.

Art featured in the live portion of the Art for Art's Sake Auction will be on display from March 14 to April 10. Refreshments were provided by Fork it Over Catering and the CYCA.

Cooper-Young Chili Cook-Off at the Peabody School Cafeteria

Who Makes the Best Chili? Is it you or a friend? Awards were given for the "Judges Choice," "People's Choice," "Best HOT Chili*," "Best Vegetarian Chili," and "Most Unusual Chili." (*Cook had to be willing to eat an entire bowl of their HOT chili!)

CYCA Alley Clean-Up

Volunteers helped to clean up the alley between Oliver and Young this weekend. Once all the vegetation was cut down, the CYCA hired someone to clear it out with a Bobcat.

Annual Community Service Award

The Alexia Hampton Memorial Award is presented by the Cooper-Young Community Association in recognition of spirited excellence and initiative in service to neighbors and community. The 2008 award was presented at the Volunteer Thank You Party on January 18, 2009 at the Memphis Literacy Council, 902 South Cooper.

CYCA January 2009 General Meeting

6-6:30 p.m. at the Community Offices at 2298 Young Avenue. Tom Leatherwood gave a presentation about how to use the Shelby County Register of Deeds website and the information that is free and available to the public via this site.

Party for Volunteers

The CYCA Volunteer Thank You Party celebrated every effort put forth toward the betterment of our community in 2008. The community of Cooper-Young accomplished so many things in 2008 and we were able to do so because of volunteers.
We would like to thank The Memphis Literacy Council for letting us use their facility again this year.

Snack bags for Police and Fire Department

Cooper-Young cares about the men and women of the Memphis Police and Fire Department who protect our community! Each year the CYCA fills bags with portable treats and drinks for the men and women that protect our sleeping community on Christmas Eve. We help fill the gap for those on overnight duty. These folks really appreciate this effort. On Christmas Eve there isn’t any where for them to eat, everything is closed.

Holiday Cookie Party

December’s General Meeting was our traditional Holiday Cookie Swap Party at the Community Office located at 2298 Young Ave. Folks brought their yummiest holiday treats to share with neighbors and friends.

St. Jude Marathon

CYCA volunteers manned the Cooper-Young Aid Station at Cooper and Nelson across from the Memphis Drum Shop. For information about the St. Jude Marathon go to www.stjudemarathon.org.

2008 Forest Faire

Cooper-Young Community Associtation teamed up with VECA and other Memphis Neighborhood Associations for the 2008 Forest Faire.

October was National NeighborWoods Month and we wanted to share the message that planting and caring for trees adds value to our communities. Trees are not just a local concern but a national one as well.

National NeighborWoods Month was created by the Alliance for Community Trees to celebrate the benefits of trees in the places people live. Alliance for Community Trees encourages tree planting events and tree care, creating tree canopies that increase the health and livability of neighborhoods for us all.

From the even posting:
There will be an educational speaker series at the Pavilion every hour, with topics ranging from the Proper Planting and Care of Trees, Pruning, Hiring an Arborist, and Bee Keeping—don’t miss the Bee Dance! Local environmental organizations will be on hand to provide information about their efforts, answer your questions, and identify trees (bring an 18” branch). Great trees will be available at good prices so come buy a canopy tree, ornamental tree or shrub. Local artisans will be selling their creations and there will be live music. All of this within the grounds of the beautiful Memphis Botanic Garden, West Tennessee’s only level 4 arboretum. Admission is free. Bring your family, pack a picnic and enjoy the lush setting while learning about the value trees add to our community.

The Forest Faire was made possible by the Alliance for Community Trees and the Home Depot Foundation.

Brick Dedication at Peabody School Community Playground

6-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The CYCA held a brief ceremony to dedicate the personalized bricks that were purchased to support the Community Playground at Peabody School. Refreshments were provided and play was strongly encouraged to celebrate the completion of the community playground and removal of the adjoining asphalt!

Cooper-Young Four Miler

Friday, September 12, 7pm

Presented by Bluff City Sports

2008 Race Map

2008 Art for Art's Sake Auction

National Night Out 2008

Tuesday August 5th.

National Night Out is a great time to get to know your neighbors. The CYCA has worked for over 30 years to help make our community a safe place to live, work, worship, and play. Over 20 parties were held throughout Cooper-Young this year. Many of these parties were hosted by block clubs or individuals who wanted to help make our neighborhood safer. The CYCA offered up to $50 reimbursement for supplies to party hosts who signed up with Robert Grisham, our block club chairman. Target, who is the corporate sponsor for National Night Out, donated a $20 gift card for each party to be raffled off. Neighbors signed the roster sheet at each party and could pick up a raffle ticket and the party hosts drew the winners!

Remembering Rosemary West

Thursday, July 17, 6:30 p.m

Spanish American War Memorial Park at the corner of Central and East Parkway

Friends and family of Rosemary West gathered at the tree and memorial marker dedicated in her honor for a brief ceremony.

Chili Cook Off

Saturday, March 8, 2008

A Chili Cook Off was held this year as a playground fund raiser.

The event took place on Saturday, March 8, 3-5 p.m. at the Peabody Elementary School Cafeteria, where contestants entered their tasty chili for just $10 to help raise funds for the playground!

Prizes were awarded to the winners

• 1st Place: $100 personalized playground brick
• 2nd Place: Two tickets to Playhouse on the Square
• 3rd Place: Two Malco movie tickets

KaBoom Playground Project

MARCH 20th – Rain or Shine

Cooper-Young has a new playground at Peabody Elementary School!

The CYCA together with Peabody Elementary, submitted an application to KaBoom to build a playground in our community at our local elementary school. And guess what…WE GOT IT!! Home Depot is the corporate sponsor that helped make this possible.

This new playground provides much needed green space and play space for our growing neighborhood. With a safer, larger play structure and features like an outdoor classroom, it also improves our neighborhood school.

Natalie, our KaBoom Project manager, came to town on January 24th and lead a Design Day at Peabody School. Students of Peabody along with some neighborhood children got to draw and explain what they considered to be their dream playground. Afterward, the adults got to chime in and make our own recommendations.

Click here to see the playground design.

From that point forward several committees were put in place to help the big event run smoothly and successfully. KaBoom lent a big hand in the planning stages with material and guidance. They have already built 1000 playgrounds with The Home Depot!

Volunteer Thank You Party

Sunday, January 20, 2007

The CYCA hosted its annual Volunteer Thank You Party on Sunday, January 20, at the Memphis Literacy Council. All volunteers who participated in CYCA sponsored events in 2007 were invited to attend. Volunteers enjoyed a variety of appetizers and desserts from Cooper-Young restaurants. The Blue Fish, Celtic Crossing, Central BBQ, Lou's Pizza Pie, and Square Foods contributed their specialties to make the event a success. Volunteer and neighbor, Suzzane Striker, baked a Thank You cake and other goodies for the party. The party gave CYCA Board Members an opportunity to thank the many volunteers, as well as a time for friends and neighbors to get to know each other outside of their roles as volunteers. The Association also announced Beth Pulliam as the 2007 recipient of the Alexia Hampton Volunteer of the Year award and Chip and Meredith Armstrong as the recipients of the Friends of Cooper-Young award. The Association would like to extend a heart-felt thanks to the volunteers that were unable to attend this year's gathering and look forward to seeing you all in the coming months. Please continue to visit this site for upcoming volunteer opportunities or email volunteer@cooperyoung.org if you are interested in volunteering.

2007 Events In Pictures

Click here to view a slideshow of 2007 events.

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