Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Happy 2010! We hope you are enjoying a great start-of-the-year. Included in this bulletin:
1) City of Lansing Tree Collection, Jan. 4-15
2) Mid-MEAC First Friday Luncheon on Jan. 8
3) Savvy Caregiver Training from TCOA, beginning Jan. 12
4) Workshop on Conducting a Technology Needs Assessment for Your Organization, Jan. 16
5) Planning Your Gardening Year on Jan. 16, repeated on Jan. 26
6) Volunteer Round –up hosted by LNC on Jan. 25
7) UN Decade on Sustainability Speaker, Jan. 27
8) 2010 GLHC Classes in Home Maintenance – An Amazing Array!
1) City of Lansing Tree Collection
The City of Lansing will be collecting holiday trees beginning the week of January 4th and continuing through the week of January 11th. Trees should be placed curbside on the same day that blue trash bags, blue trash carts and green recycling bins are collected. They should be free of plastic bags, metal, and ornaments. TREES 6-FEET IN LENGTH OR LONGER MUST BE CUT IN HALF.
To assist in the collection process in the event of snow, residents are encouraged to place holiday trees on top of snow banks, and to remove as much snow as possible from the trees so City drivers can see them.
For more information, call the City of Lansing’s Waste Reduction Services Hotline at 483-4400 or email recycle@lansingmi.gov.
2) Mid-MEAC First Friday Luncheon (is second Friday in January)
Just to keep you guessing, MidMEAC’s First Friday lunch will be held on the second Friday next month, January 8th. A light buffet lunch (suggested donation $5) will be available; all are welcome; no need to rsvp. The lunch is held at Central United Methodist Church, 215 N Capitol Ave, from noon to 1.
Nancy Krupiarz, of the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance, and Harmony Gmazel, of the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, will speak together next month on the Greening Mid-Michigan Project (GMMP). The aim of the project is to provide detailed maps and information about natural resources throughout the tri-county area, and then, importantly, to use that information to plan future conservancy.
February’s topic will be native plant species.
3) Tri County Office on Aging offers “The Savvy Caregiver Program”
Starting Tuesday, January 12 at two locations: Delta Township District Library, Lansing and Burcham Hills Retirement Center, East Lansing. These classes will be in held for six consecutive Tuesday mornings. The program is for family members caring for a loved one living with dementia and/or memory loss. The Savvy Caregiver Program is being offered through a grant and there is no cost to the caregiver for these sessions, the manual and class materials, or respite care for their loved one while they are in class. Please tell the caregivers you know about this wonderful opportunity. Please distribute and post the attached flier.
A second program, the Sunrise Club begins January 20 for adults with mild memory loss. This engaging program is peer directed and facilitated by professional staff. Call Nancy Weber at 887-1382 at Tri-County Office on Aging for details.
4) Know What You Need: Technology Needs Assessment & Planning for Community Organizations
One in a series of high quality and free workshop offered by POWER OF WE and presented by the Capital Area Community Media Center.
WHEN:
Saturday, January 16, 2010, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, registration and networking begins 10:30 a.m., light lunch provided.
WHERE:
Michigan State University Campus, Bessey Hall – 2nd Floor – Room 217. See below for information on location and parking including where to view them on the web.
It can be tough to figure out a good strategy for using communications technology (computers, websites, etc.) in your organization. In this workshop we’ll look at best practices for assessing your needs and forming a technology or communication plan. Topics will include:
· Common components of a plan
· How to do a technology inventory
· How much to budget for different kinds of capabilities
· Estimating staff time required
· Determining what to do in-house and what to outsource
· Planning for ongoing, long-term maintenance
· Writing IT policies and procedures
· Handling security needs inexpensively
Suggested pre-workshop reading:
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/index.cfm
The presenters for this workshop are from the Capital Area Community Media Center (CMC), an emerging regional non-profit multimedia center promoting our community. The CMC has contracted with the Power of We Consortium to build the communication and media capacity of community and faith-based organizations in the Lansing area.
Workshop Location and Parking Information: Free parking passes will only be available for Visitor Lot 62W (about a 10 minute walk west of Bessey, so please coordinate this into travel/arrival time). Unfortunately, parking passes WILL NOT be available for the Bessey Faculty Lot. Bessey Hall Room 216 is a Computer Lab. The amount of equipment in this room causes the temperature to constantly adjust to keep computers from overheating, so participants may want to dress in layers for comfort. To view locations on the web:
Bessey Hall, go to – http://maps.msu.edu/interactive/index.php?location=ebh
Visitor Lot 62W, go to – http://maps.msu.edu/interactive/index.php?location=51PV
Advance Registration is Requested
Send a separate registration for each participant, by email, to powerofweconsortium@ingham.org and include: Name, Title/Position, Organization, Daytime Phone Number, Individual E-mail Address, Workshop Title and if Handicap Parking is Needed.
5) Planning Your Gardening Year – Not to be missed!
Offered January 16, 2-3:30 pm, and repeated on Jan. 26th, 6:30-8 pm, at the Hunter Park GardenHouse.
Did you know that an important part of vegetable gardening happens in the dead of winter? Its the very necessary planning and perusing, designing and drawing, dreaming and scheming, all done indoors where its warm and snug! At this workshop, led by Linda Anderson, you will learn when different garden tasks should be done throughout the year, how to decide what to plant, and how to lay out your vegetable garden. There will be time at the workshop for you to dig in and get started on your plans, with access to lots of garden catalogs and books as well as experienced gardeners to answer your questions. Come get a jump on the 2010 gardening year!
6) Lansing Neighborhood Council is hosting a Volunteer Roundup
to recruit volunteers for their spring projects on Monday, January 25th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hill Center in the Oak Room. Attendees can enter to win gift cards. Please remember to RSVP with Jennifer at lansingneighborhoodcouncil@yahoo.com so there will be plenty of materials.
7) UN Decade of Sustainability Speaker
Note from Terry Link, Greater Lansing Food Bank
We have arranged Sam Pizzigati to be a speaker this January 27th in the UN Decade of Sustainability speaker series. Mr. Pizzigati will speak on the topic, “Sustaining Inequality – How Much Is Too Much?”, which comes out of his work on overcoming inequality as set forth most extensively in his book, Greed and Good: Understanding the Inequality that Limits Our Lives (Apex Press, 2004). The talk will be held Wednesday, January 27 at 4 PM in 103 Erickson Hall.
8 ) FREE Winter 2010 Classes in Home Maintenance/Do it Yourself!
Check out the rich array of home maintenance opportunities offered by Greater Lansing Housing Coalition in early 2010.
Lighting/Ceiling Fan Installation, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, February 9, Foster Community Center, Wednesday, March 3, Gier Community Center
Home Safety, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday, February 10, Foster Community Center, Thursday, March 4, Gier Community Center
Exterior Siding, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 11, Foster Community Center, Tuesday, March 9, Letts Community Center
Outdoor Maintenance, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, February 16, Gier Community Center, Wednesday, March 10, Letts Community Center
Roofing, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday, February 17, Gier Community Center, Thursday, March 11, Letts Community Center
Decks/Patios, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 18, Gier Community Center, Tuesday, March 16, Letts Community Center
Landscaping/Lawn Maintenance, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, February 23, Letts Center, Wednesday, March 17, Foster Community Center
Painting (Interior and Exterior), 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday, February 24, Letts Community Center, Thursday, March 18, Foster Community Center
Furniture Re-finishing, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 4, Foster Community Center, Tuesday, March 2, Gier Community Center
Basic Electricity, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 25, Letts Community Center
Tuesday, March 23, Foster Community Center
Homeownership Education Workshops
9:30 am – 1:30 pm, Saturday, January 16th & Saturday, January 23rd Sponsored by The Center for Financial Health Location: Option 1 Credit Union Community Room, 2400 West Rd. East Lansing, Call Maria at 517.319.1309 to register.
Homeownership Education Workshops
8:30 am – 3:00 pm, Saturday, February 13th, Sponsored by Franklin Street Community Housing Corp., 221 W. Saginaw St. Lansing, MI, Call Bill or Tami at 517.482.8708
Classes to be held at these locations:
Foster Community Center, 200 N. Foster
Gier Community Center, 2400 Hall St
Letts Community Center, 1220 W. Kalamazoo
Win Coupons, Supplies and Prizes for Attending!
Please call 372-5980 to register. Light refreshments are provided. Please no children under 13 in classes.
