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Start your New Year off with a donation to Memphis Heritage. If you donate by midnight January 1, 2011, you donation will be matched by an anonymous donor. Your donation helps Memphis Heritage continue it's mission to educate and coordinate individuals and groups to save, improve, reuse, and maintain architecturally and historically significant buildings, streets, neighborhoods, parks, and cultural artifacts of

Shelby County, Tennessee.

You can join Memphis Heritage or make a donation here.

Union Avenue Methodist Update

Judge Walter Evans did NOT grant the injunction to prevent the sale of Union Ave Methodist Church to Redd Realty/CVS for them to demolish and build a CVS pharmacy where this historic landmark stands. To all of you that have supported this amazing and worthwhile cause Laf and Melody (the heirs) send their gratitude. Their attorneys will decide what the next steps will be. Stay tune for updates.

Today is the day...

Today is the day for truth to be heard Chancery Court 10 am. Keep everyone in your thoughts. Thanks for all the great support in honoring this historical place and its people.

Reminder: Rally Tomorrow

REMINDER

RAIN OR SHINE

When: Saturday, Dec. 11th 10:00 A.M.

Where: Corners of Union Avenue

and Cooper Street

Why: To protest the proposed demolition of the Union Avenue United Methodist Church by CVS Pharmacy

On Saturday, December 11th, Members of the Midtown Action Coalition are calling on all interested residents of Memphis to come out and rally against the CVS project planned for the southwest corner of Union Avenue and Cooper Street. They will be holding protest signs, adding new names to our 1500-signature "Boycott CVS" petition and educating the public regarding details of this controversy as it has unfolded over the last several months.

PLEASE JOIN IN!

You can also sign the Online petition by clicking on:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/midtownactioncoalition/

The Perfect Gift: Don Newman's Historic Memphis

Happy Holidays! Don Newman prints make the perfect gift! Don Newman Historic Photographic Prints (see above for examples) make a GREAT Holiday gift. Who wouldn't like to receive images of Memphis' past? Think of Memphians who have moved away or relatives who grew up in the midtown/downtown area, or a coworker who has a special memory or connection to a building or location. Or someone who retired from someplace in Memphis, we might have a picture of that business from years ago. Did you used to shop on Main street? We have tons of images of Main Street when it was the only place to shop in Memphis. We have MANY images to choose from. Call 901-272-2727, or stop by 2282 Madison at Edgewood in Midtown. Office Hours are M-F from 11 - 4. **IMPORTANT: Please be sure to call ahead to make sure someone is in the office. Please help spread the word about these great Memphis treasures, and you will be helping Memphis Heritage "Give our Past a Future ." Deadline for photo orders is Tuesday December 14.

Thank you for your support this past year, and from all of us at Memphis Heritage: "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!"

Rally this weekend!

Big Rally to save Union Ave Methodist Church planned for this Sat at 10 am all corners of Union and Cooper. It may rain but that will not stop us! Thanks go out to the Midtown Action Coalition for planning this great event! The court case to save the church will be heard on Dec 16th in Chancery Court so lets show then how we really feel at the Rally!

Please Donate to the Legal Defense Fund

We have set up a Legal Defense Fund...

A Legal Defense Fund has been set up at all branches of Independent Bank to help defray the legal costs for the St. Luke's/Union Ave Methodist Church (CVS - Methodist Church) lawsuit in Chancery Court to prevent the sale of the property to CVS. The account was set up by Memphis Heritage and will be used only for any expenses generated from the suit. The name on the account is UMAC Legal Fund (account #3011003) It was set up at the I Bank branch on Union Ave., but you can make donations at any Branch. Please donate if you believe in this fight to save a Midtown Landmark in order that another "House of Worship" can possibly purchase it and keep it as vital part of our community. If it's 5 or 10 dollars, no amount is too small - a thousand would be nice - but every little bit helps. Contact Donna at dmccraw@memphisheritage.org with questions

Join the rally Saturday Dec. 11th!

BIG RALLY on the corners of Union Avenue and Cooper St. Saturday, Dec. 11th at 10:00 am. to protest the proposed demolition of the Union Avenue United Methodist Church by CVS. We have signs but feel free to make your own. Tell your friends! Legal suit to stop CVS to be heard in Judge Walter Evans' courtroom downtown at 10:00 am Dec. 16th. Keep on fighting for Overton Square, Midtown and the Methodist Church!