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Updates from the Events Committee of the Cleveland Neighborhood Association

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Cleveland Annual Party Tonight!

IMG_9158The Cleveland Annual Party is TONIGHT! It’s chance for all Cleveland residents to come out, enjoy some good food, see some of the great things that happened in your neighborhood this year and help elect new board members who will represent you in the coming year (it could be you!). Join us tonight 6:30-8pm at Lucy Craft Laney School. Bring the whole family, we’ll have some kids activities, food, some games, a very brief presentation, and plenty of time to celebrate your neighborhood. If you’d like to know more about joining the board or are ready to apply, please contact the office at 612-588-1155 or email us at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org. If you plan on attending, please do us a quick favor and RSVP below so we know how many to expect. Thanks!

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Safe and Secure Document Shredding – October 22nd

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Have piles of personal records that you need shredded and haven’t gotten around to it? At our CNA Annual Party next week we’ll have secure bins provided by Shred-It services for you to discard your confidential documents in a secure way absolutely Free! This is a benefit we are offering to our residents in an effort to encourage a safer community. With the increase in identity theft and other forms of fraud it’s important to not leave things to chance. Join us for a great party on October 22nd, 6:30-8pm and bring a box of documents you need to discard as well. Everyone wins!

We’ll see you next week! Just don’t forget to RSVP!

This Document Shredding event is Co-Sponsored by Your Way Flooring, LLC.

http://www.clevelandneighborhood.org/2013/09/cleveland-annual-party/

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Cleveland Halloween Party – Volunteers and Donations Needed!

Halloween-Party-FINALCleveland families, mark your calendar and get those costumes on and join us for an afternoon of fun for the whole family. There will be treats, games, popcorn, dancing and lot’s more! Don’t miss it! October 26th from 1-3pm we’ll host our Halloween Party at Lucy Craft Laney School, 3333 Penn Ave N. All are welcome. Youth Must Be Accompanied By An Adult.

We’re also in need of volunteers and some donations to make this event a success. If you are able to volunteer please contact us at 612-588-1155 or email info@cnampls.org

And we are looking for donations. If you have any of the following please contact us to schedule a donation pick-up or a time to drop off:

  • Toilet paper – 2, 12-count rolls (2 ply) (for mummy making contest)
  • paper cups – 100 (6 oz)
  • Halloween candy – 20 bags
  • Fruit snacks
  • Apple cider – 4, gallon jugs
  • Foil stars – 10 sheets
  • Mini pumpkins – 10 (for prizes)
  • Organic apples – 6-8 dozen

Brought to you by Mom’s Demand Action and the Cleveland Neighborhood Association

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Bus Rapid Transit is coming to Penn Avenue

BRTFlyerCome learn about Bus Rapid Transit, what it is, why it’s different, and the plan and timeline for it coming to Penn Avenue. You’ll have a chance to hear from Metro Transit staff, talk to neighbors about stations, stories and more. Don’t miss it!

October 3rd, Thursday, 6-8pm at 1801 James Ave N. North Commons Rec Center

Refreshments will be provided and kids are welcome.

Sponsored by: Northside Residents Redevelopment Council, Harrison Neighborhood Association, Jordan Area Community Council, Northside Transportation Network, Cleveland Neighborhood Association, MICAH and Masjid An-Nur Mpls.

Questions contact NRRC at 612-335-5924

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Fall Block Parties – Can You Host one?

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If you didn’t make it out to Open Streets on Saturday you missed out on a lot of fun things happening. One of those exciting things you might have missed is the launch of our Community Engagement Cart, a mobile block party mobile. And we’re looking for hosts for some fall block parties, how about you?

We’re looking to do a variety of smaller scale block parties throughout the neighborhood. Want to host a board game night with your neighbors? Bonfire with S’mores? A backyard movie night for families? Let us know if you’re interested in hosting an event on your block and we’ll work out the details on making that happen. Our goal with our mobile engagement is to build strong connections between residents and strong connections to the Cleveland Neighborhood Association.

If you’re interested, shoot us an email or give us a call at 612-588-1155. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

(The Community Engagement Cart was made possible through a grant from the Pohlad Family Foundation)

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Northside Mayoral Forum – October 8th

mpls-ycyv-logoFor those interested in learning more about the Mayoral Candidates and hearing their opinions and views on issues relevant to north Minneapolis residents, this upcoming Mayoral Forum will be a great opportunity to hear from the current candidates. RSVP here.

Mayoral Forum – October 8th

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Folwell Park Gym
1615 N Dowling Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55412

From the Forum Hosts:

It is with great pleasure that we, a coalition of northside community organizations of color and allies, announce the first ever Northside Candidate Forums organized for and by northsiders moderated by Reg Chapman of WCCO News.

Given the nature of this year’s election cycle, the change in racial/ethnic demographics in the city and the use of RCV, the winner of both the ward 5 and ward 4 council races, and the city’s mayoral election will be decided on the voter turnout in communities of color. The residents of these communities have suffered from a lack of unified city wide representation over the last 15 years. Our community has been victimized and neglected over the years and we want to have a say in the shaping of our future.

Executive directors from North Minneapolis neighborhood organizations and several community partners, have come together to host three community forums for this election cycle. Our goal is to provide candidates with an opportunity to really understand the geographical, racial and economic diversity of North Minneapolis, give residents a chance to get to know their future public officials and to educate the city’s one and only minority majority voting ward on RCV.

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Invited Candidates

Mark Andrew

Jackie Cherryhomes

Dan Cohen

James Everett

Bob Fine

Betsy Hodges

Doug Mann

Don Samuels

Cam Winton

Stephanie Woodruff

 

Candidates will be asked a series of questions on the following topics:

  • Economic Development
  • Job Creation
  • Housing & Community Development
  • Transportation
  • Community Health/Green Living
  • Food Justice
  • Racial Equity & Undoing Racism
  • Crime & Safety

 

 

 

All forums will be moderated by Reg Chapman of WCCO

For More information on voting please visit http://vote.minneapolismn.gov/index.htm

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Cleveland Annual Party – OCT 22nd

IMG_9158The Cleveland Annual Party is a chance for all Cleveland residents to come out, enjoy some good food, see some of the great things that happened in your neighborhood this year and help elect new board members who will represent you in the coming year (it could be you!). Join us October 22nd from 6:30-8pm at Lucy Craft Laney School. Bring the whole family, we’ll have some kids activities, food, some games, a very brief presentation, and plenty of time to celebrate your neighborhood. If you’d like to know more about joining the board or are ready to apply, please contact the office at 612-588-1155 or email us at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org. If you plan on attending, please do us a quick favor and RSVP below so we know how many to expect. Thanks!

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Live on the Drive 2013 Recap

Live on the Drive

logoWOW! Live on the Drive 2013 brought over 4500 neighbors out to the beautiful Victory Memorial Parkway this summer for three amazing concerts to enjoy all the makes our community great. We couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather and the talented bands were amazing. A big thanks to Bruce Henry, Debbie Duncan, Chastity Brown and Lucy Michelle and their bands for making 2013 a summer to remember. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page for photos from the events and we just posted our highlight video on the website. Here are some of the other great highlights from this season:

Going Green: We diverted over 95% of the trash from our events to be recycled or composted! Thanks for helping us go green!

Artist Spotlights we featured thanks to the performers from Brave New Voices and the Acapella quartet, “St. Anthony Main”

Free Health Screenings courtesy of our Founding Sponsor, North Memorial, and their “Q”mmunity Mobile were available at both the June and August concerts

Food Trucks were available for the first time offering delicious options of Woodfired Pizza, Tacos and Gelato!

Movies in the Park: Thanks to a great partnership with the Minneapolis Parks we featured a Viewer’s Choice movie after each concert.

A Youth Art Gallery featuring neighborhood youth artwork was up and running at our August concert for the second year in a row!

We look forward to seeing you in 2014! Mark your calendars June 12th, July 10th, August 14th!

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The Night is Here – North First: HOME

North First Home PosterIf you’re still looking for something exciting to do on a Tuesday night, look no further then the Capri Theater for an awesome evening of connecting and learning and networking with your Northside Neighbors. Enjoy some delicious food, hear some great presentations, learn about some awesome projects and organizations and meet lot’s of neighbors from your community. It’s the place to be on a Tuesday night. The fun starts at 6pm for dinner and networking. Then our great line-up of speakers kick off at 6:45pm and then we’ll have more networking time at 7:30pm. Don’t miss it. Here’s our speaker line up:

Speakers

MC for the evening – Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, UROC

Northside Homes – Reawaken dreams, goals and futures        
Russ Barclay, Urban Homeworks

Jordan Area Community Council Design Guide
Joel Baird, Jordan Area Community Council Housing Committee

Housing is Personal
Troy Kester, Alliance Housing Inc.

Penn Avenue Community Works: It’s A New Day!
Kelsey Dawson Walton & Lisa Middag, Hennepin County

Victory Tiny Fields Project
Emily Organ, Victory Tiny Fields Project

You can be part of the solution to youth homelessness!
Jenny Lock, Avenues for Homeless Youth

When “Too Much” Is Not Enough
Staci Horwitz, City of Lakes Community Land Trust

Building Homes, Building Community
Leah Hubbard, Habitat for Humanity

What is the Northside Home Fund?
Jean Bain, Northside Home Fund

Dwelling in Possibility
Brian Mogren, Northsider

The Northside Neighborhood Council is a collaborative group of Neighborhood Organizations from the northside of Minneapolis. Learn more about the Northside Neighborhood Council and North First at North First.org

Mark your calendars for our next North First event on December 10th

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North First: HOME Just a Week away!

North First Home PosterYour chance to meet more of your north Minneapolis neighbors and experience a variety of presentations around the theme HOME is right around the corner. Next Tuesday, September 10th from 6-8:30pm will be a wonderful evening to gather, connect, learn and enjoy one another’s company. This is the third in a series of quarterly gatherings focused on bringing residents from north Minneapolis together to network, socialize, learn and engage in topics that are important to the future and growth of our community. This quarter’s theme is Home (the last two have been City and Transit). We have a chance to gather and enjoy each others company, an opportunity to interact and listen to some brief presentations and also an opportunity to learn more about many different things happening in your community at the Info Exchange. Here’s what some of our speakers next week will be talking about:

  • Northside Homes – Reawaken dreams, goals and futures – Russ Barclay
  • Housing is Personal – Troy Kester
  • Penn Avenue Community Works Project: Be the Solution! – Kelsey Dawson Walton
  • Victory Tiny Fields Project – Emily Organ
  • You can be part of the solution to youth homelessness – Jenny Lock

Don’t miss out!

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