Included in this bulletin:
1. Debbie Diesen does it again!
2. ENO Candidates Night – October 7
3. Greenation’s Youth Recycling Program Kick-Off - October 10
4. Stress Management Bi-Lingual Workshop on October 15
5. Poetry Slam – October 16 (Civic Players Underground)
6. Mobile Food Pantry, October 17
7. ”What’s Being Done to Bring Business to Michigan” – CALF Panel – October 21
8. “Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” – WKAR/ICHD Series
9. Design Lansing- Weigh in on City’s New Master Plan – October 29
10.Houses and Apartments- Dave Muylle’s rentals set the standard on the Eastside.
11.Quote of the Week
P.S. We still have a few openings in our CSA (community supported agriculture project). Members will collect a bucket of fresh organic veggies all winter long! If interested, call our CSA co-manager, Jackie Dillinger, at
1. She’s done it again! Debbie Diesen, ANC’s Financial Manager, has had her book,“The Pout Pout Fish”, selected by the Michigan Department of History, Arts, and Libraries for the“Michigan Reads! One State, One Children’s Book Program”. Debbie will be touring the state this month visiting libraries and schools. You may recall that the “Pout Pout Fish” made Time Magazine’s Top 10 Children’s Books of 2008 as well as the New York Times Picture Book best-seller list. Clearly Debbie’s “true joy comes from writing for children”, and not, alas, in balancing our books! For more info, check out www.michigan.gov/Michiganreads.
2. ENO Candidates Night, October 7
Invitation from Nancy Mahlow, ENO President
Please join me and the rest of our organization in a “meet and greet” and Q/A session with our candidates for office. This is an opportunity to speak with the candidates and ask those important questions to see just how they plan to build our city and schools. We are trying to obtain City TV to tape this event for future airing.
If you would like to submit a question or two because you might be “shy” or simply can’t make the event, feel free to send them to me and I will compile them for the moderator. I look forward to seeing you and please share with others. Remember it is your right to vote!
Nancy Mahlow, mahlown@michigan.gov., 373-8448
3. Greenation’s Youth Recycling Service Project
This MSU-based group is doing good work in the community; hope you can join them on 10/10.
Hello this is Derrell Edward Slaughter, Lansing Director of Greenation. I would like to make you aware of an exciting new initiative that our youth division is undertaking. We have developed a recycling program that will work to reduce the amount of technological waste in the greater Lansing area. We are asking for you and others to donate any old cell phones or ink cartridges to the program. All proceeds will go to the funding of future Greenation youth initiatives.
The program will formally kick off Oct. 10 from 10 AM to 2:30PM at the Lansing Convention Center. The day will begin with a door to door collection of recyclables and end with a launch party for everybody to partake in. It is suggested that all party participants bring either bring old cell phones or ink cartridges in support of the Greenation Youth Recycling Program. Radio station FM 96.5 will be present at the luncheon to provide participants with prizes and entertainment. This launch will be in conjunction with the 2009 Michigan Powershift Conference. This conference will bring college students from all over Michigan to learn and actively engage in the green movement. Please feel free to contact me with any question about the event. We hope that you will assist Greenation in its mission of creating a sustainable society of all!
4. Stress Management Bi-Lingual Workshop for the Community
Please share the following information with consumers, their families, supports and also you can attend if you like. This event does require a reservation as I am providing “Dinner”. There is no charge for dinner or the event.
Does any of this fit you?
External stressors include:
Physical environment: noise, bright lights, heat, confined spaces.
Social (interaction with people): rudeness, bossiness or aggressiveness on the part of someone else.
Organizational: rules, regulations, “red tape,” deadlines.
Major life events: death of a relative, lost job, promotion, new baby.
Daily hassles: commuting, misplacing keys, mechanical breakdowns.
Internal stressors include:
Lifestyle choices: caffeine, not enough sleep, overloaded schedule.
Negative self-talk: pessimistic thinking, self-criticism, over-analyzing.
Mind traps: unrealistic expectations, taking things personally, all-or-nothing thinking, exaggerating, rigid thinking.
Stressful personality traits: Type A, perfectionist, workaholic, pleaser.
Join us on October 15th!
Presenting at the workshop:
Olga Hernandez-Patino, Ph.D., Chairperson of Health and Human Services at Lansing Community College, and Lansing Latino Health Alliance
Letisia Ruffin, Mental Health Therapist, Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Counties
Call Judy Hazle of CMH at 346-8238 for information.
5. Poetry SLAM!
Check it out! The Lansing Civic Players is starting their Underground @ LCP Series beginning with a Poetry Slam on October 16th, 2009.
Marcus Mckissic will host the event and all proceed will go towards the Lansing Civic Players. Please come support local artisans and if you have some poetry you’ve been needing to get out- by all means lets rock it! If you need more info, please email Marcus at marcus.mckissic@gmail.com
Oh yeah, this makes for a nice night out…
6. MOBILE FOOD PANTRY
City of Lansing HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT & the Mid-Michigan Food Bank announces the distribution of FREE, fresh, non-perishable food items.
When: Saturday, October 17, 2009, (From 9:00 am to 11am)
Where: Bethlehem Temple Church, 1518 S. Washington, Lansing, MI 48910
Who can participate?
• The disadvantaged and vulnerable.
• Senior citizens on fixed incomes.
• Families/individuals with limited or low income jobs.
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BRING A VALID STATE
IDENTIFICATION CARD OR DRIVER’S LICENSE
If you or someone you know must choose between buying food and filling prescriptions, please tell them about this important program. Participants should bring a box or bag to carry food.
For more information, call the City of Lansing Human Relations and Community Services
Department at (517) 483-4477
7. “What’s Being Done to Bring Business to Michigan”
Who: Capital Area Local First Members and Invitees
What: A panel of experts (Rick Jones, Mark Meadows, Joan Bauer, Tim Daman and Kelly Rogers) will discuss and answer your questions on this hot topic.
When: 6 PM – 8 PM Wednesday, October 21
Where: Reno’s East
Why: Learn what’s happening in the short and long term local business climate
How: RSVP to benjamin.eichler@edwardjones.com
Cost: $5 for CALF members, $10 for non-members
There is no admission charge for this event. Food and beverages will be available at standard Reno’s prices.
8. “Is Inequality Making Us Sick?”
Message from Doak Bloss, Health Equity and Social Justice Coordinator, Ingham County Health Department, 517 887 4503
Beginning yesterday, October 4, PBS is re-airing the award-winning documentary series, “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” Locally, the series will be shown at 7:00 p.m. by WKAR-TV, Channel 23.
This series was the focus of over 50 local community dialogues in 2008 and 2009, sponsored by the Social Justice Project. Episodes of the series are also incorporated into the 4-day “Health Equity and Social Justice Workshops” we provide. If you would like to know more about upcoming workshops, please contact me at dbloss@ingham.org .
The series schedule for their broadcast is as follows:
Oct. 4: “In Sickness and in Wealth”
Oct. 11: “When the Bough Breaks” and “Becoming American”
Oct. 18: “Bad Sugar” and “Place Matters”
Oct. 25: “Collateral Damage” and “Not Just a Paycheck”
Please forward this email to friends, colleagues, and networks who might have an interest in these films.
9. DESIGN LANSING Community Character Workshop
HELP TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY!
Sponsored by the City of Lansing Planning and Neighborhood Development Department,
Do you care about how Lansing’s natural features, buildings and public spaces, including streets, relate to one another to create neighborhoods, districts and a city where people want to live, work and spend their leisure time? If you do, you should plan to attend the initial city-wide Community Character Workshop for Design Lansing, the first comprehensive update to the city’s master plan since 1990. The meeting is scheduled for:
Thursday October 29 at the Lansing Center, rooms 203-205 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
This workshop on community character will give Lansing citizens and property owners an opportunity to learn about the factors that shape the physical form of the community and the principles for creating a quality of life that attracts and retains residents and businesses. Participants will also be asked to “vote” their preferences on different approaches for transforming some of the areas that now detract from Lansing’s appeal using hand held electronic devices that allow results to be reported immediately. The voting results will be used to help shape strategies for the future of Lansing as the planning process unfolds over the next 9-12 months. The purpose of the master plan update is to establish objectives and policies to guide Lansing’s future growth and development. It will:
Identify issues and opportunities as the basis for decision-making
Clarify and gain consensus on future goals and objectives
Establish policies to manage change and guide decisions about future land use and development
Provide the foundation for setting capital improvement priorities, revising zoning regulations and developing other implementation tools
10. Houses and Apartments (Housing opportunities identified in Active Neighboring are managed or sold by landlords and realtors who share our commitment to well-maintained and affordable housing and healthy, safe, and diverse neighborhoods.)
Lansing Rental Properties is professionally owned, managed, and maintained by Dave Muylle and Russ Winchel. They provide 7 day a week / year round tenant and maintenance services to all of their tenants. Dave and Russ are true full service Landlords. They currently have for lease two – three bedroom rental properties, two – two bedroom rental properties, and five – one bedroom rental properties throughout the Eastside of Lansing. They have very flexible leasing options and affordable pricing. Feel free to give Russ a call at 517-316-6936 or e-mail him at lansingrentalproperties@gmail.com to schedule a private tour of their rental properties. They even show their properties in the evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays!
11. Quote of the Week
“Life seeks order but uses messes to get there.” Margaret Wheatley
Reminder
Join ANC staff every Friday at noon in Hunter Park & walk with us!
