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Updates from the Events Committee of the Cleveland Neighborhood Association

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Register Now For the Community Connections Conference!

The 2014 Community Connections Conference will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 from 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m at the Minneapolis Convention Center!

The conference is hosted by the City of Minneapolis Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) Department and is FREE to all participants.

This year’s conference theme, “Common Ground: A CitCOMMUNITY CONNECTIONSy that Works for All” aims to explore ways we can hone our organizational and communication skills, better understand how we can work with and influence city government, and build broad-based efforts that involve all segments of our increasingly diverse neighborhoods and community-at-large.

The conference includes a keynote address by Dr. Verna Cornelia Price, over 35 workshops, and a post-conference social gathering.

Conference workshops are organized around four themes:

•Making the City Work for Me: Helping Residents Better Understand and Influence City Government

•Thinking Bigger: Collaborations Will Get You There

•Finding Common Ground: Gathering Diverse Communities Around the Table to Share Common Goals

•Running an Effective Organization: Managing Your Work, Finances and Communications

Questions about the conference can be directed to Cheyenne Brodeen at 612-673-3737. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with other neighborhood and community-minded activists throughout our city.

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You Are Invited to 30 Days of Community

30 Days We have a very exciting project we are just about to launch and you get to be the first to hear about it. We are kicking off spring with 30 Days of Community! We’ll be hosting events every day from April 1st to April 30th in a currently vacant storefront at 2205 Lowry Ave (next to the Lowry Cafe). Over that 30 days the space will transform from a movie theater to art gallery, concert space to garden workshop, and any other ideas you come up with. Each event will be hosted by a neighborhood resident, so if you have a great idea you’ve been wanting to do in your community please contact us and we’ll work with you to make it a reality! We have a small budget for each event and will provide each resident with all the support they need to help make it a success. Text or Call 612-567-1262 or email us at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org

This 30 day event will also be the introduction to our Connector Lab, a innovative way of building up community leaders. The Lab will provide 3 residents with mini-grants up to $500 each to create a community project that will better their neighborhood. Lab members will bring together a team to work on and launch their project with the support of the Cleveland Neighborhood Association. Are you ready to turn your community idea into a reality? Contact us! Text or Call 612-567-1262 or email us at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org

Look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions please send us a quick reply email.

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Volunteer with Laney Students to Fight Hunger!

This Saturday, February 22, Lucy Laney students will  pack meals with Hunger Initiative, contributing to 600,000 meals to fight hunger in The Horn of Africa. This will be a great opportunity for the Cleveland Neighborhood family to join with Lucy Laney students and help make a difference. There are three shifts available 10-noon, 12:30-2:30, and 3-5feed_my_starving_children_2. Come join in this inspirational opportunity! Contact Dwquita Nash for more information. Thank you!

Dwquita Nash
Family and Community Liaison, Lucy Craft Laney School
Dwquita.nash@mpls.k12.mn.us
Direct # 612-668-2168

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Our Work Featured in Minneapolis Connects

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Our fun and exciting outreach activities were featured in the City of Minneapolis’ Connects newsletter, both in print and online. Check out the article below:

Neighborhood Stories: Cleveland Neighborhood Association hosts innovative community building events

Last summer the Cleveland Neighborhood Association (CNA) and their neighborhood Step-Up Youth built a mobile Ball Pit, not for kids, but for adults to release their inhibitions, get in and sit down with a neighbor and to get to know one another. The ball pit was not only fun, but contained questions to ask one another, such as “What’s the nicest thing a neighbor has ever done for you?” or “What do you love about your neighborhood?”


2014-02-11 07.51.02In 2014, CNA plans to use the lessons they learned and the inspiration they received from residents to launch a “Connector Lab” project that will support residents in creating innovative community-building projects, train residents to become leaders in their community and work together to make change in the neighborhood.CNA also hosted roving pop-up block parties throughout the neighborhood, which were inspired the creation of a Neighborhood Engagement Cart and provided an easy way to launch pop-up block parties.

CNA received support for the Ball Pit from a the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Minnesota, support for Neighborhood Engagement Cart from the Pohlad Foundation, and support for the Connector Lab from the Bush Foundation.

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Thinking About Movies On the Parkway

music_moviesClose your eyes for a minute and imagine your family and neighbors, blankets laid out on the beautiful Victory Memorial Parkway, the sun has set and you just finished enjoying a great concert at Live on the Drive. Now you are ready to sit back and enjoy a movie in the moonlight. What movie do you want to appear on the big screen? 

That’s right, we’re looking for recommendations from blockbusters to locally cinema for the three movie in the park showings after our 2014 Live on the Drive summer concerts. Lot’s more details coming about Live on the Drive as well shortly, but for now shout out loud with some of your favorites! We’ll take community input into consideration when we work with the Parks to choose the movies. If you haven’t put Live on the Drive 2014 on your calendar do it now! June 12,  July 17, August 14th 6-8pm with movies following after dark. RSVP ON FACEBOOK HERE!

If you are interested in volunteering to help with Live on the Drive 2014 please contact CNA at 612-588-1155 or email us at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org

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Yoga in the Neighborhood!

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Yoga, it was the most requested community education offering when we surveyed residents in Cleveland and now we’ve got it for you just down the street!  Starting January 30th every Thursday from 6-7pm you are welcome to join Instructor Jennifer Kennedy-Logan for an 8 week session at Lucy Craft Laney school.

End your day mentally and physically balanced with gentle Hatha Yoga. Relieve tension while finding a deeper connection to the body through postures and breath. Each class will include practicing basic breath work and awareness combined with movement and stillness including Sun Salutations, standing postures, forward bends, twists and a brief meditation. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat and a blanket.

To sign up and for more information visit the Minneapolis Community Education page. Don’t miss it!

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Donate to Live On The Drive Today!

If your inbox hasn’t already been inundated with requests for donations for Give To The Max Day it likely soon will be. There are many great organizations out there doing important work and we strongly encourage you to support those that you can. As the weather gets colder, we wanted to highlight one of the great events we put on each summer, Live On The Drive, a free summer concert series for the north Minneapolis community and neighbors each summer for the past six  years. Help us make 2014 the best summer series ever. Enjoy this Live on the Drive highlight video, feel the warmth, and consider donating for our 2014 Live on the Drive concert series.

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Cleveland Neighborhood Free Bikes 4 Kidz Partnership

hcbike discussionThe Cleveland Neighborhood Association is proud to partner with Free Bikes 4 Kidz this year to giveaway several free bikes to neighborhood families for youth who don’t currently have a bicycle. If you are interested in receiving a bicycle for a youth in your family please plan on attending our Biking Workshop TONIGHT! (Nov 11th, Monday) at the Cleveland Neighborhood Association offices, 3333 Penn Ave N, on the south end of the Lucy Laney school buiding from 6:30-7:30pm. Those who attend will be the first to be able to sign-up for the bike giveaway (at the end of the workshop). We will post additional announcements after tonight. (The bikes are for youth, not adults)

If you have any questions, please contact Cleveland Neighborhood at 612-588-1155 or via email at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org

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North First: FUTURE – Dec 10th

North First headerJoin your neighbors this winter for the final 2013 North First social event on December 10th. This is a great opportunity to get to know other residents, neighborhood organizations and community at the historic Capri Theater, enjoy some delicious food, have fun with some great name tags from Give & Take, stop by the Information Exchange, and hear some brief presentations about a variety of topics of interest to neighborhoods. Come for a bite and stay for some conversation. Just make sure you reserve your spot today!

6:00-6:45pm Social hour and Dinner
6:45-7:45 Presentations (You can present!)
7:45-8:30pm Networking and information sharing

Make your reservation now. We look forward to seeing you on December 10th, and bring a friend who might be interested!
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Join us to talk about Biking and Bike Lanes on the Northside

Next Monday join us for a discussion: What should Biking look like in your neighborhood? Your larger community? Your city? Your county? Take some time so share your ideas in a meaningful way to help with the revising of a plan for development related to bike and trail plans. Nov 11, 2013, 6:30-7:30pm at the CNA Office. This committee meeting is open to Cleveland residents as well as other northsiders. Here’s the note from the flyer:hcbike discussion

Hennepin County and Three Rivers Park District are revising the county-wide bike and regional trail plan. The plan identifies bike and trail routes, and sets priorities, goals, and
guidelines for bike routes and regional trails. Not a biker? This plan influences how county roads are constructed and funded, so the  results affect all county residents, not just those who bike.

Join the conversation at an upcoming community listening session near you to share your ideas about how to improve bicycling in your neighborhood and throughout the region.

 

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