The CNA Board and staff spent our Saturday on a retreat, thinking about, brainstorming and discussing how to better serve the Cleveland Neighborhood. We’re hoping our efforts result in stronger connections within the board and with the community. If you’d like to schedule an opportunity to sit down with the staff or a board member at CNA and share some of your hopes and dreams for the community, give us a call at 588-1155. We’ll buy you a cup of coffee at the Lowry Cafe and take time to listen to your hopes for a better Cleveland Neighborhood!

If you haven’t had the chance to take a look at our community-vision for Cleveland Park, you should. Others are, including the University of Minnesota which featured it on their Design at Minnesota website this month. Our partnership with the U of M continues with students doing design work projects related to Cleveland Park, Penn Avenue and Lowry Avenue. Their work is a learning opportunity for the students and can serve as idea-sparking and concrete examples of what might be possible in our community. If you’re interested in seeing and giving comment on student work on March 14th, please contact the office, 588-1155.

Here is what U of M professor David Pitts had to say about the collaboration:

This semester, Professor Dave Pitt’s (Landscape Architecture) class, Creating Landscape Space, will use Cleveland Park and the adjacent development at Penn and Lowery Avenues as study sites for their class project. “A very important part of the syllabus in this course,” explained Pitt, “is for students to learn that there is a real world containing real people with whom the design process must be a collaborative process if the ideas generated are to have any lasting value.”

You should have received the newest Cleveland Connections newsletter in your mailbox this past weekend. You’ll notice it’s our second full color newsletter, this time made possible by our sponsor, Greenway Homes Realty. There are a lot of great things happening the next couple months, be sure not to miss out! And please, contact us if you have any questions or any interest in participating in our neighborhood activities.

Winter 2013 Newsletter – Cleveland Connection – Cleveland Neighborhood Association by Cleveland Neighborhood Association

NEIGHBORHOOD ADVENTURE LEAGUE – Engagement Specialist – PT Contract Position

Summary

Promote and implement a variety of community events for residents of the Cleveland Neighborhood.

Example of duties and responsibilities

• Knock on doors inviting neighbors to participate in community events
• Call residents inviting them to an event
• Walk and flyer community and talk with residents about community events
• Manage RSVPs and volunteers
• Attend and host community events
• Will represent the Cleveland Neighborhood Association in all activities
• Purchase of event supplies as needed

The part-time Engagement Specialist(s) will work with our Executive Director to promote and implement our new community engagement project called The Neighborhood Adventure League in the Cleveland Neighborhood of north Minneapolis. The candidate should be familiar and confident with working with a diverse population and comfortable knocking on doors and initiating conversations with strangers. Individual must be self-motivated, hardworking and well-organized.

The Neighborhood Adventure League (NAL) brings residents of the Cleveland Neighborhood from a variety of backgrounds together under the guise of friendly competition to engage in activities that will build and strengthen relationships as neighbors have shared positive experiences. NAL consists of a series of opportunities to participate in community events with your neighbors. Those events will vary from purely social activities to community engagement opportunities. While residents might participate for the prestige and prizes, they will also be meeting and interacting with other neighbors from a cross-section of their community and building relationships through shared experience and intentional social connections.

This position will require a flexible schedule. Expectation will be to work primarily hours during the evening and weekend (approximately 3 hours at a time for each event, as well as an additional hour for planning). This is a Part Time Contract position. Average compensation is about $15-20/hr and approximately 5 hours a week on average (some weeks will be more, some less).

Please email a letter of interest and previous work history to hiring@clevelandneighborhood.org

The Cleveland Neighborhood Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer

There are a handful of great Community Education classes available at Lucy Laney each semester, a chance to come by just up the street and continue your education at any age on topics of your interest. Here are the classes being offered this semester. To apply click the links below to go to the website or call 612-668-1922

Sleep Better Tonight

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Help Your Child Do Better in School

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Plan For Your Grocery Store Trip

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Understanding Social Security

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