Neighborhood News

Why pay dues?

Everyone who lives or owns property in Mott Park is a member of the Mott Park Neighborhood Association and is welcome at all MPNA functions and events. However, members who give a federally, tax-deductible donation of at least $15.00, are “dues-paying members”, who help the neighborhood in the following ways:

  • The MPNA functions on money from dues, gifts, donations and grants. A substantial portion of that comes from dues paid by members like you.
  • The quarterly newsletter is printed with money from dues, as well as from advertising.
  • Your dues help pay for the MPNA Neighborhood Garage Sale permit and advertising costs. The Neighborhood Garage Sale brings in people from all over to visit our sale and see what a great place Mott Park is.
  • The MPNA uses dues to provide food and entertainment for the entire neighborhood at the Annual Neighborhood Picnic. This is a great event to help get to know your neighbors and reacquaint yourselves with old friends.
  • The MPNA uses dues to help pay for gloves, grabbers and trash bags for our army of Neat Street volunteers who pick up curbside litter in the neighborhood, making Mott Park one of the cleanest neighborhoods in the City of Flint.
  • The MPNA provides trash bags for our Trash Barrel Brigade, a group of volunteers who empty the trash cans in Mott Park, making the park and playground a cleaner, safer place to play.
  • Your dues helped the MPNA pay for repairs to the tennis courts in Mott Park last year. Did you notice how families and friends are playing tennis on the courts again? The courts need yearly maintenance, so your dues are very important.
  • The MPNA uses dues to help feed the many volunteers who turn out every year for the Annual Mott Park Spring Cleanup.
  • There are six MPNA neighborhood meetings per year that provide neighbors with vital information on issues pertaining to living in Mott Park and in the City of Flint. Your dues help with providing refreshments and office supplies for these meetings.

Dues-paying members also receive these additional benefits:

  • Dues-paying members have the satisfaction of knowing that they are supporting a neighborhood association that works for their benefit.
  • Only dues-paying members have the privilege of voting in the MPNA elections. As a dues-paying member, you have a voice in who is running the association.
  • Dues-paying members are entitled to a 30 word ad in the Service Guide section of the quarterly newsletter at no charge. The newsletter reaches over 1200 households in the Mott Park Neighborhood and is distributed in several public places in Flint as well.

Dues-paying members certainly make a difference in our neighborhood!  Please send your federally tax-deductible donation of at least $15.00 to:

Mott Park Neighborhood Association
Attn: Treasurer
P.O. Box 4187
Flint, MI 48504