Dear Historic Huffman neighborhood,

 --Eileen Peisert

Tour Coordinator

 Our Sponsors:

Wright Pat Credit Union Urbieta Construction Weed and Seed

Pam Miller Howard East Dayton Jewelry Raquarth Lumbur

Becky Osgood –worked on the Advertising Committee, made Senior Center calls and letters to Centers with follow-up, placed Historic Society Calls, worked on the Invitation design, Worked on our neighborhood Flyer, Baking Chairman for the Dessert House, an awesome baker and coordinator; candy making, pretzel dipping, much baking, decorating the desserts, helped w/ painting/numbering Silhouette Ladies, assisted w/ bulk mailing, poster distribution, assisted with our neighborhood cleaning when few others could assist, made some final touches to the Gift Baskets!, -- Becky was an overall major supporter & helper to the Tour Coordinator, hung in there through the clean-up process; I couldn’t have done it without her! (I’m sure I have not mentioned many of the things she contributed!) THANK YOU BECKY for your hard work and dedication, your high energy and many contributions! This is in addition to the Herculean task you pulled off in having your home ready for the tour.

Rosie Miller – came to many Regular planning committee meetings, started the Advertising Committee, worked on our Invitation design – computer graphics, printed some of the Invitations, encouraged some of the Home Tour participants to display their homes, Coordinated Invitation/Ticket Form distribution in downtown Dayton, Collected Mailing Lists, received support from LOTS of important contacts, had a great knowledge base of living in the neighborhood for years, a zillion ideas! – major support to Tour Coordinator, produced the Day OF Ticket design and printing, pulled the Brochure/Program design together and got it printed for FREE, loaned us tables and chairs, platters and pitcher, Displayed her home & garden on the Tour; and was an over all GREAT Helper! An Invaluable Source! Couldn’t have done it without her! (I’m sure I have not mentioned many of the things she contributed!) THANK YOU Rosie for the skills and expertise you shared through this whole process. Is there anything you can’t do? Your hard work and dedication are appreciated more than words can express. And you did all this while pulling your home and garden together to be on the Tour!

Courtney Robbins – made signs, designed posters, made up the Think TV posters, etc., Advertising Committee, worked on Carriage Rides and gathered the supplies and then helped decorate the Carriage with lace and flowers-- the DAY OF, worked on getting Banners and professional signs made, assisted w/ bulk mailing, poster distribution, getting vendors lined up for displays, Invitation distribution, made posters for the Market distribution w/ Invitations, handed out Invitations at the Market and at Urban Nights, made candles for the Gift Baskets, and then assembled them for the Public TV Auction sale, loaned us tables and platters, etc; worked in the Dessert House Days of the Tour, overall GREAT Helper! (I’m sure I have not mentioned many of the things she contributed!) Courtney, we really appreciated the many hours and productive energy you contributed to pulling this Tour off on time and in good shape!

Paula Worman – attended several planning meetings, took care of the Treasurer’s tasks concerning the Spring Tour – big job!, assisted with the Bake Sessions, poster distribution, chaired the garden committee with Shirley Watson – working the neighborhood garden areas, helped w/candy making, pretzel dipping, much baking, decorating the desserts, handed out Invitations at the Market; helped decorate the Carriage the Day OF, provided coffee and tea and assisted the Senior Center group at Huffman Place Day OF, worked in the Dessert House the Days OF - was an over all GREAT Helper – Johnny on the spot! (I’m sure I have not mentioned many of the things she contributed!) Paula, the gift of time is priceless. Thanks for the countless hours and your resources you devoted to the Tour project, sometimes at very short notice!

THOSE WITH HOMES ON THE TOUR:

19 Linden Ave. – Ticket House –

Lee Watson – attended the 1st Planning Committee and many after giving his support as President of HHNA; invited some neighbors to be on Tour; an-up Committee, Neighborhood Clean-up, Sold tickets and ran the Ticket House the day of Tour; A big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

Shirley Watson - attended the 1st Planning Committee and many after offering valuable insights, let us use her house for our neighborhood Spa/ Morale party, let us use her kitchen for our Baking Sessions, made phone calls to Senior Centers, assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, assisted with our neighborhood cleaning when few others could assist, chaired the garden committee with Paula Worman; donated flowers for the Dessert House for Day OF, Opened her home/garden for the Ticket House, assisting Lee with the 400 guests who showed up at their door! A big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

38 Linden Ave. – ssisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, cut out 4 silhouette ladies that were to mark the homes on Tour, and primed them, Chaired Clea

Robin Paris – loaned us tables and chairs, gave items for the Gift Baskets, Displayed their home & garden on the Tour! Re-painting the exterior and remodeling parts inside, re-landscaping their yard; it was all a big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

Richard Paris – Displayed your home & garden on the Tour! We’re glad you could be home for the finishing touches! It was A big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

42 Linden Ave. –

Scott & Jennifer Russell – welcomed guests to their front porch for rest, relaxation, and eating their box lunches., A very hospitable gesture, and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

54 Linden Ave. –

Vicki Coomer-Evans – Helped Bake goodies and wrap them for the Dessert House, Worked on our neighborhood Flyer, and Invitation/Ticket Form – computer graphics, worked with Kinko’s in getting a GREAT discount on printing Invitations/Ticket Forms and Posters, assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, assisted w/ poster distribution, contacted Realtors, worked with Timmers Cleaners in costume cleaning, assisted w/ candy making, pretzel dipping, dessert packaging, loaned us her coffee pot, let us borrow her tent and helped take it down, loaned a Victorian Dress, was an over all GREAT Helper! Had her front porch painted and prepared - available for our guests to eat their box lunches or desserts while Touring our neighborhood, A very hospitable gesture, and here’s a BIG THANK YOU! (I’m sure I have not mentioned many of the things she contributed!) Vicky, you did an outstanding job in bringing things together. You always said the right things in exactly the right way. My heartfelt THANKS!

Tim Coomer – made their front porch available for our guests to eat box lunches/ desserts on while Touring our neighborhood, A hospitable gesture, and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

55 and [ 61 Linden Ave. – Dessert House]

Mike Osgood – attended the 1st Planning Committee, Fund Raising Chair – awesome donor base - $3,500, with the $2,500 (included) from WPCU, gave support from your great knowledge base of so many areas of living in the neighborhood for so many years; supporting his wife as she supported the Tour Coordinator and the team; Pulled Ads in for brochure/Program; Dayton Daily News interview w/ Cookie Johnson with Bob Batz of DDN; Displayed your 1884 opulent home on the Tour and offered your next-door-apartment for the Dessert house; He contributed all this while doing major renovation work on his home in preparation for the Tour; He shared a most precious asset and we are grateful! Here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

Becky Osgood –Baking Chairman for the Dessert House, an awesome baker and coordinator; Displayed her home on the Tour with great pride after much work, and offered their apartment for our Classy Dessert house. (see above for other major contributions) here’s a BIG THANK YOU!,

58 Linden Ave. –

Dan Livesay - assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, handed out posters, loaned us tables and chairs, Displayed his home & garden on the Tour after doing some major reworking of his home, a continual work in progress. It was a big job of long hours and perseverance, and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

76 Linden Ave. –

Gregg Miller – Displayed his home & garden on the Tour; He did a four-year renovation in a few months, taking an old run-down home and turning it into a hip, well constructed loft-type home. It was a Herculean effort; “He started to sing as he tackled the thing, That couldn’t be done, and he did it! and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

83 Linden Ave. –

Bill & Esther Bechler - Displayed their beautiful gardens and fountains on the Tour. They have transformed their yard and exterior of their home, after many hours of careful planning and Lots of work! and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

138/140 Linden Ave. –

Greg & Pamela Matheson-Jones - assisted with mail merge, & Bulk Mailing assembly, attended planning meeting, Displayed their home on the Tour after working countless hours getting their place ready. It was a big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

1960 E. Fourth Street –

Rosie Miller - , Displayed her lovely home & garden on the Tour; (see above for other major contributions.) She juggled many balls to get her yard pulled together and her home completed and looking its best! Her unending energy paid off, and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

68 Huffman –

Joanie Spain – Attended Regular meetings, Advertising Committee meetings, worked on the Invitation/Ticket form, called on Senior Centers, made Media Contacts for Press Releases and sent them out at the appropriate times, met w/ Tour Chair in an Advertising meeting w/ Impact Weekly, handed posters out, assisted in Invitation distribution, handed out Invitations at the Market; assisted in Prep work Day OF, assisted John in putting up the Tent for Container Gardening, worked in RedTop Day OF, Displayed their home on the Tour, even after holding down 2 jobs at work! Here’s a BIG THANK YOU! (I’m sure I have not mentioned many of the things she contributed!) Joanie, your positive, cheerful performance was an inspiration to us all.

John Spain – helped post our home-made plywood signs on streets; assisted in Prep work Day OF, Displayed their home on the Tour after working hard in preparation. Thanks for holding down the fort while Joanie worked RedTop! Many, many THANKS!

159 Huffman -

Austin Drewes - assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, Displayed his home and skillfully crafted garden and yard on the Tour. Thanks for the work with the paver patio and having it look its best. Another big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

1823 E. Fourth Street -

Dan Barton – RedTop - Displayed his major renovations of his Office building on the Tour and let us use the facility for several activities the DAY OF, Getting the Building to its present condition was a big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU! Plus he had his restrooms available to the public, helped set up the power point Huffman presentation in his building, loaned us his hot water container for refreshments at RedTop, etc. Thanks a million! You shared a precious asset and we are grateful!

54 Ringgold -

Joy Levitt - Displayed her charming cottage on the Tour; Any time we open our home to the public, it is a big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

1710 E. Fourth Street –

Al Warf - attended the 1st Planning Committee and contacted several neighbors to promote tour participation. assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, Displayed his recently renovated home on the tour; It was a labor of love and a big job and here’s a BIG THANK YOU!

I hope that each of you who opened your homes to the public received lots of kudos from our guests as they toured your homes, (everyone I talked to told me you were all very friendly and helpful!) and now here’s hoping you are reaping the rewards of all the hard work you put into preparing your home to be on display!! Each of you put in many hours of hard labor, and we as a neighborhood appreciate it from many angels. It benefits all your neighbors as the neighborhood shines; contributing to our pride, while reinforcing the decision we made to be a part of the neighborhood. So we really cannot THANK YOU enough for the work you went through to be on the Tour!

OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE TOUR:

Gale Heller – set up and maintained spread sheets for tracking tickets, & volunteers; came to our FIRST planning meeting & attending most of the other planning committee meetings; lots of great ideas, invited some neighbors to be on Tour; followed up on action items from committee meetings; our phone contact person fielding incoming calls from the public, Confirmations to ticket holders and sorted tickets into envelopes.

Susan \Roper – created the Web Page for the Spring Tour, and manned the tickets as they flooded in

Steve Sullivan – assisted Susan with linking Pay Pal & Other Credit Cards for payment to the Spring Tour web site

John Robinson – Our Silhouette Lady Designer and template maker, plus cut out 4 Silhouette ladies to mark the Homes on Tour, painted them – mixing the colors.

Bill Worman – worked on neighborhood Flyer Designs, Advertising Committee, helped post the home-made plywood signs Advertising the Tour on our streets, Day Of Patrolling streets; after the tour - TOOK down the 9 Signs we made advertising the Tour,

Joanne Harris - attended the 1st Planning Committee, made the CD for music for the Dessert House, helped w/ prep Day OF

Piper Martin – gardening assisting in neighborhood gardens, baking for Dessert House, put up posters at WSU, assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, helped DAY OF in Dessert House

Danielle Dumont –assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, assisted w/ candy making, worked power point history presentation for RedTop; helped make desserts, assisted in Dessert House Day OF,

Joel Michael - assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly, worked with Danielle on power point history presentation for RedTop taking photos to enhance the presentation

Emily Weaver – met w/ Chair in beginning to pass on Tour info from last year, merged several Big mailing lists, helped bake & decorate cookies, emailed Realtors about 1 mo. before Tour

Art Nabinger – shared info and CD discs from Last years Spring Tour, worked Think TV advertising,

Beth Jachimski – Advertising Committee, worked Web links for Advertising

Tyler and Gillian Dickison – prepared sign for Lemonade Stand and sold from it DAYS OF TOUR

Charlie Dickison – helped put Victorian ladies up DAYS OF, and worked in the Dessert House DAY OF,

Pat Dickison – donated desserts, donated and helped with the lemonade stand

Mary Jo Reigel - assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly

Veronica (Becky’s Baby Sitter) – helped make calls to Senior Centers and sent out Invitations/ Posters,

Scott Weaver – worked Web links for Advertising,

Mary Dahlberg – made up bouquets of Flowers for the DAY OF; and made a bouquet for the Coordinator to encourage her, assisted at RedTop cleaning/gardening outside area for Tour, assisting w/ Carriage Rides Day OF

Greg Peisert – helped w/ painting, cutting and placing signs that advertised Tour, hung 12’ banner twice, cut out 8 Silhouette Ladies, primed and attached stakes, the Tour Coordinator’s major supporter in all those behind the scene areas, set up the budget for the Tour,

Linda Hiebert – chaired a meeting for the Tour Coordinator, worked w/ Tour Coordinator when she needed support, made some phone calls to Senior Centers, helped paint the silhouette ladies, and numbered them, helped w/ candy making, pretzel dipping; help Tour Coordinator get her yard ready, helped clean Dessert House; helped dismantle Dessert House afterward

Howard Kelly - helped paint the silhouette ladies, and number them, helped with candy making, pretzel dipping, helped clean Dessert House, help hang the 12’ banner the 3rd time, help Tour Coordinator get her yard ready

Jim Lewis and John from the Carriage Shop – helped clean up the neighbor’s yards on Simms Street for the Carriage Rides, and helped distribute tables/ skids, chairs, tent, etc. DAY OF prep

Joe Lacey and Tony Ballis – helped patrol streets and talk to visitors when our guests needed assistance DAY OF

Kate Renner (of St. Anne’s Hill/Hooks Nursery, and Jacque Eccels, Hooks Nursery, – Presented “Container Gardening” DAY OF

Barbara Manfredi – gave items for the gift baskets, displayed soaps in RedTop DAYS OF

Sara Ramke – Displayed Creative Memories Album on archiving/ preserving one’s garden from year to year DAYS OF

Shannon Lerch - assisted with Bulk Mailing assembly,

Gordon Heller – Investigated street barriers

Officer Sweat and his partner – patrolled the streets on Bicycles DAY OF

Lt. Michael Wilhelm – worked w/ us on street protection

Michelle Sampson – Loaned us Victorian Costumes from Sinclair Community College

Lora Sebald – loaned us tables and chairs, and her coffee pot for the Dessert House

St. Paul United Methodist Church – loaned us 50 chairs for DAYS OF

If I have missed any one or anything in the list of contributors, my apologizes. THANK YOU! for each part that was contributed to make this Tour a success! What a great neighborhood. Our Historic Huffman neighborhood was looking its BEST on May 20 and May 21, 2006! 

THANK YOU! TO ALL!

A special thanks goes out to Eileen Peisert for coordinating this great tour.