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Join the Connector Academy – April 25th

Connector Academy LogoHave you ever wanted to take a more active role in your community but weren’t sure how? Our community truly thrives when residents lead the way in building a strong and connected community. Join us for our Connector Academy focused on leadership training starting in April with a workshop around neighborhood history, organizing and power. This is the first of what we hope will be a series of workshops made available throughout the year for residents to grow in their knowledge, skills and abilities to serve their community and beyond. The workshop will take place at the Cleveland Neighborhood Association and be led by staff and residents. We have a limited amount of space for this event, so please contact us today if you are interested.

April 25th, 12-4pm at the Cleveland Neighborhood Association, 3333 Penn Ave N.

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Cleveland Connector Lab May 28th

CConnector Lab Iconome one, Come all to the Cleveland Connector Lab on May 28th from 6-8pm! During the month of April we hosted 30 Days of Community where we co-hosted a variety of community events initiated by Cleveland residents. Throughout the month we asked residents: “What would you do with $500 to make a difference in your community?” and we heard a wide range of answers. Now we are ready to take the next step to turning a few of those ideas into a reality, but we need your help. Here are just a few of the ideas residents came up with:

  • Neighborhood Cookout
  • Business opportunities for neighborhood youth
  • Farmers Market on vacant lots
  • Hire youth to do neighborhood clean ups and educate on recycling
  • Literacy initiative collaboration with Lucy Laney School

The Connector Lab will be a two hour workshop were you’ll come together with other residents on the topic of interest to you and put together an action plan to turn that idea into a reality. We’ll have pizza for dinner and we won’t bore you with long speeches, just a chance to get your hands dirty and begin creating something as a community. Will you join us?

RSVP here or on Facebook or email, call or text us at 612-567-1262 and we’ll make sure we have enough pizza for you 🙂

 

 

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What Would You Do With $500 To Make a Difference?

$500 connector lab video

This month, as we host events for  30 Days of Community, we are asking residents what they would do with $500 to make a difference in their community. Check out our video and read below to learn more.

Our goal is to pick one to three ideas were there is a lot of interest and energy from residents and provide a $500 mini-grant and support and resources to turn those ideas into a reality. We’re calling this project the Connector Lab and we are looking for your ideas and your willingness to get involved. Stop by 2205 Lowry Ave N during the 30 Days of Community events to share your idea on our idea wall or text or call with your idea to 612-567-1262 or just email us and we’ll add it in.

 ideawall

The Cleveland Neighborhood Board will make final decisions regarding the ideas that move forward. For more details contact the CNA office.

Video credit: Bully Creative

Song credit: No Reason

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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.