Hi Lake Neighbors!!!
Well, I got a very strong positive response about changing the format of how we meet and what we do. SO...with the group "okay", here is what it looks like. We need to work on building our calendar for the year, so the calendar is in rough draft -- give your input and ideas.
1) We will officially have 4 quarterly meetings which will be held on the THIRD THURSDAY in January, April, July & October (January 20th, April 21st, July 21st & October 20th) from 6 to 8pm. Please mark those down and do all you can to be there...with fewer meetings it is much easier to make the exceptions in scheduling to make it work. We will try to have dinner donated by a local business on those 4 nights. I will give you an update on that part (the food), the location & reminder for the meeting closer to that date.
I still want to keep encouraging e-participation all the time regardless -- it is a strong part of what we do. If you aren't at meetings, you do still live here and your voice, input and opinion are important.
2) We will continue emailing info as needed of updates & responses/info, but we may use a suggestion given about using a more interactive online format -- possibly tied into our website (http://www.fierceface.com/lakeneighbors/index.html)? This is something that I am not an expert at, if you can help make that happen it would be very appreciated.
3) Events events events... we want to get that going a little more regularly. This means the events crew probably will need more people on board. Currently it is Betsy and Skye, who are amazing, but with events all year long it will be a lot. Are you interested in helping out with them? How it works is normally an event is presented by someone and the crew helps it come into being.
4) DO SOMETHING each month for this neighborhood and let us all know big or small what that is – we have about 240 people now organized (with regular drop off from moving & etc. this has been steadily growing). Think about what that would look like if all of us did something proactive every month at minimum. We live here, it makes no sense not to, right?
SEND YOUR IDEAS AND WHAT YOU DO FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD! We plan to add in some events at the New Parkway a few times thoughout the year, but we don't have those dates yet. There are also some art shows and also some other events from Steve Ma with Woody's and the LMBA that we are waiting for dates/info to add in. PLEASE send your ideas or additions. Also, let us know if you want to get involved with any of the existing events. Here are the ROUGH FIRST DRAFT of what we have sofar for our
2011 Lake Neighbors calendar:
JANUARY: Meeting Thursday the 20th 6-8pm
FEBRUARY Valentines Day block party (late) breakfast BBQ (Sunday 2/13) on E.17th Street (between 3rd & 4th Ave's)
MARCH: Spring cleaning in the neighborhood day (TBA)
APRIL: Meeting Thursday the 21st 6-8pm
MAY
JUNE
JULY: Meeting Thursday the 21st 6-8pm
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER (Outdoor movie TBA)
OCTOBER: Meeting Thursday the 20th 6-8pm, Halloween's Trunk or Treat @ Regeneration Church.
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER (on the 31st the annual progressive dinner in various houses for NY Eve)
Thank you! See you a lot around! Hopefully for New Years Eve when we have 2nd annual house-to-house (progressive) celebration.
Much Friendship,
Sasha
