The MLNA Ice Cream Social is our biggest social event of the year, and our best opportunity to meet our neighbors. This year it’s on Sunday, August 24, from 3:00 to 5:00 in Monta Loma Park. Among the things to see and do:
- Meet your neighbors, both long-time and newcomers.
- Bring your new neighbors to the Welcome Team’s table for information about the neighborhood.
- Visit the ice cream table for a free individually wrapped frozen treat.
- Learn about a proposed collaboration with the Police Department to share outdoor security-camera footage when relevant.
- Meet members of the Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees, representatives of the District, and Monta Loma Elementary School Principal Meghan Jinguji, and visit their combined display.
- Volunteer to help our Monta Loma Elementary School at its PTA table.
- Volunteer to help Crittenden Middle School at its PTA table.
- Chat with members of the Mountain View City Council, who have been invited as guests.
- Pick up copies of City information on the Sustainability Initiatives and Programs.
- Learn more about the city’s Zero Waste and Food Scraps & Recycling programs.
- Visit the Recreation Department‘s table for upcoming classes and events.
- Learn about the city’s Multicultural Engagement Program that offers information in Spanish, Chinese, and Russian.
- Experience a rainbow and summer shower created by a Fire Department engine and crew (barring an emergency call).
- Visit our Community Emergency Response Team’s (CERT) display for emergency-preparedness information.
- See a demonstration of ham radio by Stiv Ostenberg.
- Learn about birds from Dotty Calabrese and the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance.
- Receive a balloon creation from Gizmo Gary Heyman or his daughters.
- Contribute some local lore or artifacts to the Monta Loma History display.
- Receive gardening advice and free plants at the plant-exchange table.
- Chat with Robert Cox about the Mountain View Historical Association.
- Learn about about Monarch and Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies and their host plants from Alan Whitaker.
- Watch (or ride in) a buggy pulled by robot horses (or whichever robot Wouter Suverkropp brings).
- Enjoy Gloria Jackson’s pink cotton candy after 4:00.