Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Here are upcoming events and activities for the weekend and beyond:
1) Rain Barrel Workshop TONIGHT at 6:30 pm
3) New Stay Vigilant
5) New Youth Service Corps – Summer Option for Teens
4) New Eastside Living – An Aging in Community Initiative
5) New Lansing Parks and Recreation Summer Kids Camps
6) New Flesh Tones
7) New No CATA Bus Service on Memorial Day
8) New Workshop on Strategic Alliances on June 3
9) News from Urbandale Farm
10) Everybody Reads Offerings
11) Workday at Prospect PLACE this Saturday
12) New Michigan Summit on June 12
13) New Capital Area Smart Commute
14) New Mid-MEAC First Friday Luncheon on June 4
15) Lansing High Schools’ Valedictorians at Thinkers and Doers
P. S. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for World Day at Hunter Park on June 5!
1) Rain Barrel Workshop Tonight at the GardenHouse
Good friend of the GardenHouse and Master Plumber for the City, Harold Armour will be leading a discussion tonight on Rain barrels. Rain barrels can be a great way to source your garden’s much needed water supply directly from the sky. Perhaps you have a garden with limited water access, or maybe you want to limit your impact on the water treatment systems. There are a number of eco-friendly reasons to incorporate rain barrels into your garden this year. Come down to the GardenHouse on Thursday May 27th from 6:30-8pm for a how-to and why-to on rain barrels and water catchments systems!
2) Stay Vigilant
Just a note to remind folks to keep an eye out for suspicious behavior. The recent spate of breaking and enterings continues, the most recent on Regent Street where one perpetrator mowed the lawn to cover the sound of another perpetrator breaking glass to enter the back of a house and carry out multiple items. Call the police immediately if you suspect that a neighbor’s home is being burglarized.
3) Youth Service Corps Plans a Fun and Productive Summer
Members of ANC’s Youth Service Corps are planning an exciting summer! Three teams will meet every Tuesday and Thursday between 11 am and 1 pm at the GardenHouse to:
· Raise produce inside and outside the Hunter Park GardenHouse to either take home to their families or sell at the Allen Street Farmers Market;
· Look in on the 2’X2’ Garden in a Box kits that they have distributed to neighbors throughout the Eastside;
· Build and distribute custom-sized raised gardening beds to neighbors;
· Participate in International Peace Jam Activities;
· Learn more about Eastside Parks as part of a Pride of Place project;
· Hit the Hunter Park pool after their 11 am – 1 pm sessions as often as possible!
Undoubtedly, they will take in a Wharton show (courtesy of Wharton’s Seats for Kids), and perhaps schedule a beach or waterpark adventure to finish off the summer. The YSC are joined during the summer by young teens from the Refugee Development Center, providing an opportunity to build friendships with young people from other cultures and countries. If you would like to find out more about the YSC or to join, call Neil Byrne, YSC Coordinator, at 367-2468, or email him at neilb@allenneighborhoodcenter.org.
4) Eastside Living
ANC, with Lynne Martinez of Martinez Consulting is launching a new project called Eastside Living. Eastside Living will involve creating a whole system of social supports to enable older neighbors to age comfortably and happily on the Eastside. Some of these supports might include daily phone calls to folks living alone, several rides each week to appointments or grocery shopping, deep discounts for seniors with carefully selected carpenters/handymen/ electricians, assistance with renting rooms to college students/young professionals, and much more. In order to determine what seniors living on the Eastside might like to see in this program, we are conducting a survey. You can link to the survey at http://www.allenneighborhoodcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Eastside-Living-Survey.pdf or call Lynne at 485-2950 to have a copy mailed to you. If you are a neighborhood organization leader, Lynne can also provide you with several copies of the survey to pass along to seniors in your neighborhood that you think might want to weigh in. Thanks so much for helping us gather input from older neighbors. And warm thanks, as well, to the City of Lansing Planning and Neighborhood Development Office for start-up support for this exciting new project.
5) Lansing Parks and Recreation’s 2010 Kids Camp
Message from Lansing Parks and Recreation
It’s time to get excited– Lansing Parks & Recreation’s 2010 Kids Camp is just around the corner! We have created a new and improved summer camp this year, and are glad to say Lansing’s Kids Camp is now a select camp with State of Michigan Licensing.
We now have 8 Camp Locations around town:
Four Community Centers:
–Foster Community Center – 412000
200 North Foster Street
–Gier Community Center – 413000
2400 Hall Street
–Letts Community Center – 414000
1220 West Kalamazoo
–Southside Community Center – 416000
5825 Wise Road
Swimming every day!
Weekly fee $25/wk
Four Remote Sites with busing!
–Cavanaugh Elementary – 433000
Bus Stops: Forest View, North, Mt Hope, Kendon, Lyons
–Cumberland Elementary – 433001
Bus stops: Willow, Pine & Brook, Cristo Rey CC, Post Oak
–Lewton Elementary – 433002
Bus Stops: Moores Park, Elmhurst, Baker Donora,Bingham
–Wainwright Elementary – 433003
Bus Stops: Averill, Woodcreek, Attwood, Georgetown
Bus stop times: pick up between 8am-9am, drop off between 3pm – 4pm – check receipt for exact times.
New Camp Fees
Camp runs 9am – 3pm Monday though Friday at each location – Cost is $10 per week
Additional Pre and Post Camp Options:
Pre-Camp (7:45 am – 9 am) – Additional $10 per week
Post-Camp (3 pm – 6 pm) – Additional $20 per week
New Kids Camp Structure
Each week, Monday – Friday, will be centered on a theme and include a field trip. Camps will be structured with several activities including: sports, arts and crafts, team building, gym games and more! Weekly field trips, breakfast and lunch are included in the price of camp.
WEEKDATES / AGES / THEME / FEES*
A – JUNE 21 – 25 / 5 – 12 / HEALTHY & FIT / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
B – JUNE 28 – JULY 2 / 5 – 12 / RED, WHITE & BLUE / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
C – JULY 6 – 9 / 5 – 12 / OUTDOOR ADVENTURE / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
D - JULY 12 – 16 / 5 – 12 / CRAZY GAMES / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
E – JULY 19 – 23 / 5 – 12 / WEIRD SCIENCE / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
F – JULY 26 – 30 / 5 – 12 / SUPER SPORTS / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
G – AUGUST 2 – 6 / 5 – 12 / SURVIVOR / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
H – AUGUST 9 – 13 / 5 – 12 / WET N WILD / $10 RES / $15 NON-RES
* Southside Community Center $25/Res; $30/Non-Res
How to Register
Summer programs fill quickly so register early. You can register online, on the phone, in person, by mail or fax. Online, phone and fax registrations require payment with credit card. 483-4277
Financial Assistance
Partial scholarships are available for City of Lansing youth residents who meet Federal HUD low income guidelines for the Lansing area. For information or to apply contact any community center.
Field Trips
Each camp week will have one field trip. Our campers will explore the City of Lansing and beyond with trips to places such as Hawk Island, Sleepy Hollow State Park and a Lansing Lugnuts baseball game.
Licensed by the State of Michigan
All eight camps are licensed by the State of Michigan, which guarantees 1:10 ratios, age appropriate activities and proper safety procedures are in place.
Thank you to our Partners!
Providing programs at various camp sites throughout the summer! REACH Art Studio, Capitol Area District Library, MSU Extension 4-H, Girl Scouts of Mid-Michigan
6) Flesh Tones – New art show from Eastside artist Suellen Hozman
Message from Suellen Hozman; contact her at suellenyh@yahoo.com or (517) 482-1908
Hi, hope you are enjoying this wonderful spring.
I’m ready to begin work on the next art show. The working title is “Flesh Tones”. The show will be at the Creole Gallery in Old Town next year. Again, I will use film, print on paper and probably stick to mostly 8” x 10”. Here’s my first go at a description of the show…..
Everyone has flesh. It is the largest organ of our body. It changes in its appearance, smell, feel, and taste during our lifetime. You might say it fleshes out. Let’s honor the infinite visual variety of flesh with grace.
Let’s celebrate the natural and acquired decorations of our flesh; color, pimples, freckles, wrinkles, scars, birthmarks, stork bites, skin tags, moles, rashes, acne, scaly patches, plus medical things like keloid scars, eczema, hemangiomas, vitiligo, albinism, melanoma, rosacea, tinea and more. Flesh Tones will rejoice in the beautiful variety of flesh. The show will be primarily portraits with the inclusion of flesh decorations.
These shows only happen with your support. So, please let me know if you would like to participate. Let me know how you would describe your flesh color and let me know what other flesh decorations you have and where they are on your flesh.
As always, I only photograph people who want to be photographed. I only use photos that are approved. I will maintain a spreadsheet to try to include all colors and flesh decorations.
This is an opportunity to give sanctuary and celebration to the rainbow of color and decorations of flesh. If you know of anyone with any of these flesh decorations who would like to be in the show please have them contact me or give me their name and contact information and I will contact them. It would be delicious to have children in the show.
Please forward this email. Once again, thank you. Suellen suellenyh@yahoo.com or (517) 482-1908
7) NO CATA BUS SERVICE ON MEMORIAL DAY
Lansing, MI — In observance of Memorial Day, the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) will not operate service on Monday, May 31, 2010. This applies to all CATA services, including Fixed-Route, Spec-Tran, Redi-Rides, Connectors, Rural Service and Shopping Bus.
The Spec-Tran office will remain open on Memorial Day to accept reservations from 8AM to 5PM for rides on and after Tuesday, June 1st. For further information, please contact CATA’s Customer Service at (517) 394-1000 Monday thru Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM, Saturday and Sunday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
8) From Power of We: Workshop on ‘Strategic Alliances’
Please join us for the next in a series of workshops being offered at no cost to your community or faith based organization. We encourage your organization to take advantage of these capacity building opportunities as they are offered. As a contact person for your organization, we ask that you always share information with colleagues in your organization. ALL ARE WELCOME!
The complete workshop and registration information is below and also attached as a flyer.
To register, you may respond to this email by sending registration information for each participant (name, title, organization, phone, and e-mail address). Should you have any questions, please call the Consortium at (517) 887-4397 and we would be happy to assist! Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at our June 3rd workshop!
The Power of We Consortium www.powerofwe.org/
Strategic Alliances –From Stigma to Strategic Tool
Thursday, June 3, 2010, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Human Services Building, 5303 S Cedar St in Lansing
Building Entrance Door #3 – 2nd Floor – Conference Room A
It is time to stop being afraid of strategic alliances and their stigmas and start talking about
strategic alliances, including merges, as tools. We’ll develop a common language, explore
the benefits and cautions of strategic alliances, and learn about the different types, everything
from shared space and/or resources up to mergers. Then panelists who have worked through
some strategic alliances will share their experiences. After our keynoter and the panel,
participants will get a chance to talk directly with panelists and network with other
participants. This workshop is best suited for director level positions. Board members are also encouraged to attend.
A panel of local volunteer resources will be available to talk about the work that they do in the community and how your organization can connect with them. Participants will have an opportunity for Q&A with the panel of local volunteer resources, followed by networking opportunities with panelists and other participants, and refreshments.
Panel Members: Holly Madill, Power of We Consorium ? Mary Ann Harkema, Christian Services ? Joyce Spalding, Personal Needs Closet ? Dennis Fliehman & Dave Donovan, CRCF ? Jim Paparella, CFS ? Mike Botke, Teen Court ? Justin Sheehan, Community Legal Resources
9) Hello to all Urbandale Farm supporters.
Note from Linda Anderson
NO WORK SESSION MAY 29th (Memorial Day weekend).
Mark your calendars:
Saturday, June 19, 1-3 PM: GRAND OPENING OF URBANDALE FARM! Come celebrate with us! Summer volunteer work sessions (beginning in June): Tuesdays, 6-8PM, Saturdays, noon – 3PM. Location of Urbandale Farm: 700 South Hayford
10) The News from EveryBody Reads
Michigan Author, A.J. Hutchison Visiting ER to Sign, Corruption at Jamestown Prison
Friday June 4th 5-7PM
Please join us as Michigan author, A.J. Hutchison shares her premier novel, Corruption at Jamestown Prison. The murder of a female officer working in an all male prison, followed by three male officers deaths, caused a red flag for governmental investigation. Murder led to drugs and other findings. The involvement of one female officer and her experiences working with the FBI inside the prison depicts experiences not common to the general public. As the events of the investigation transpire, the reader will be compelled to continue reading to the end.
The Ingham County Ramblers Coming to ER, Saturday June 12th 5 – 7PM
“A Special Arrangement & Engagement” for our local FANS!
(2) sets of – Blues / Rockabilly / Country / Roots / Reggae, from “a nice band you can take home to Mom, as long as Mom’s got whiskey!”
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~ or on ~ MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/inghamcountyramblers
Martin (electric guitar, vocals) / Ervin (acoustic guitar, vocals) / Roger “Kidd Cincinnati” (harmonica) / Ellen (bass) / Mitch (drums)
Genre: Blues / Rockabilly / Country / Roots / Reggae
Please PASS this Event on to other people (Friends, Family Co-workers and Neighbors), by using the “INVITE PEOPLE TO COME” feature on the right-hand side of this notice *
11) Work Days at Prospect Place
Head on over to the corner of Clifford and Prospect on May 29, 9a-12n for Planting and Crafting Day! A major fiesta to plant children’s mini-plots and specialty garden beds for salsa, pizza, rain and ornamental plants and make decorative art. Musicians, dancers, artists, and artisans welcome!
12) The Michigan Summit: Blueprint for Change
East Lansing at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center on June 12, 2010
The Michigan Summit is about rebuilding Michigan with visionary ideas and people power from the ground up. Frustrated with the slow pace of change and political gridlock? 2010 Summit is the place where democracy will come alive as Michiganders join to create the change Michigan needs. INFO: www.themichigansummit.org
The Michigan Summit Agenda
9:00 a.m. – Welcome David Holtz, Progress Michigan and Karen DeMott, The Michigan Summit
9:25 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Whoever Tells The Story, Writes the History Katie Orenstein, Founder and Director of the OpEd Project, talks about why marginalized voices and women in particular tend to write themselves out of the story, and how to reverse this trend. The most crucial factor in determining history is most often not the distinction between what is fact and what is fiction, but who tells the story.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Winning The Battle For Change. Winning doesn’t come easy or often enough. It takes passion, organization, dedication, funds, strategy, education and great volunteers. Our panel explains how successful campaigns achieved victories for equality, health care reform, stem cell research and what it can mean for change in 2010 and beyond.
· The Lessons of One Kalamazoo’s Victory For Equality, Jon Hoadley, former Campaign Director, One Kalamazoo
· How Health Care for America Now Won in Michigan John Freeman, Michigan Director, Health Care for America
· Defining Michigan: The Battle Over Stem Cells
11:15 a.m.-12:15 a.m. Blueprint for Change A powerhouse panel of Michigan leaders outline their vision of a 2010 reform agenda for Michigan that creates good-paying jobs, strengthens our communities, improves education, protects families, enhances the environment and expands freedoms.
· Creating Michigan Green Collar Jobs Carla Walker-Miller, CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services & member Michigan Businesses for Clean Energy
· Michigan’s Health Care Reform Challenge State Rep. Kate Segal (invited)
· The Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act II State Rep. Woodrow Stanley (invited)
· Transitioning to An Innovation-Based Economy Sam Singh, The New Economy Initiative (invited)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch with Keynote Speaker: Van Jones, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Michigan’s Freedom Fighters
Michigan is not Arizona: Welcoming Immigrants Susan Reed, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
Fundamental Freedom: Defending The Accused Tracey Brame, Associate Dean, Cooley Law School
The New Freedom of Choice—Growing Older At Home Dohn Hoyle, Executive Director, The Michigan Arc
Empowering People In the Redistricting Process Christina Kuo, Executive Director, Common Cause
Michigan Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Equality in 2010
Putting Michigan to Work
The Millennials Look At Their Future for Work Roosevelt Institute Campus Network
Retooling for the Green Economy Dana Sevakis, Executive Director, the Apollo Alliance, Luke Canfora, State Director, Repower Michigan
Help Wanted: Jobs in Local Economy Donele Wilkins, Executive Director, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
When Less is More. How Energy Conservation and Efficiency Are Michigan Job Creators, Tremaine Phillips, Energy Program Associate, Michigan Environmental Council
Growing Up, Not Old—The Future of Michigan Cities
The Great Urban Debate: Resizing Cities Mayor Dayne Walling, City of Flint, Dan Kildee, CEO of Community Progress, Tahirih Ziegler, Executive Director of LISC Michigan
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Great Skills, Great Training Workshops.
· Really Good Grassroots Organizing State Rep. Sarah Roberts, John Freeman, Health Care for American Now, Dessa Cosma, Planned Parenthood of Michigan
· Meet the New Press Darci E. McConnell, President & CEO McConnell Communications, Inc.
· Creating and Powering Your Message Mark Fisk, Byrum & Fisk Advocacy Communications, Joe DiSano, Mainstreet Strategies
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. The Road Ahead Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and Amanda Stitt, Executive Director, Michigan Voice
The standard registration fee is $40. Sliding-scale discounted rates are available for $25 and $15 for students and lower-income participants. Lunch is provided at the event. Register at www.themichigansummit.org
13) Capital Area Smart Commute 2010
Smart Commute 2010 kicks off on Saturday, June 5, 2010 and we’re hoping to see you at the “Be a Tourist in Your Own Town” events at Impression 5 and Hunter Park. Make sure to check out our website for upcoming Smart Commute events.
Smart commuting means walking, biking, taking the bus, carpooling and vanpooling to work and around town. Join the Smart Commute 2010 Challenge. For more information or to take the Challenge, click here. For more information, please call Payal Ravani at (248) 342-1695 or email payal@midmeac.org.
14) Mid-MEAC First Friday Luncheon is a Field Trip
Mid-MEAC members are invited for a tour of the Granger Recycling Center, Wood Street Landfill, electric generating station, and Granger Meadows Park on the first Friday of June, JUNE 4th, at noon. A box lunch will be provided, but we need an accurate count of attendees, so please rsvp this time. Tour will begin promptly at noon, from the Granger Meadows Park east parking lot, which is on Granger Meadows Lane, west of Wood Road, south of State Road.
Rick Galardi, DeWitt Township Supervisor, and Tonia Olson of Granger will discuss the development of Granger Meadows, with a focus on the public/private working relationship and subsequent results. They will discuss the area zoning, planned uses for nearby properties yet to be developed, and the positive regional impact of planning efforts of DeWitt Township. There will be a bus tour of the Meadows, and ample opportunity for questions. Please reserve your spot by June 1 by contacting Andrea Davis at 517-371-9736 or adavis@grangernet.com.
15) MI Ave Thinkers and Doers: 2010 Valedictorians of Lansing’s High Schools
We are looking forward to many volunteers helping out. See you Saturday in the south parking lot.
Michigan Avenue Thinkers and Doers event! The event is called “The Best and Brightest of 2010: Lansing’s High School Valedictorians.” The valedictorians will speak on their experiences growing up in Lansing and their future goals. The event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 16 with refreshments at 5:30pm and the discussion at 6:00pm. Being a community co-sponsor means that your logo would be on our advertising materials and that you will help us distribute flyers and get the word out about the event. Our campus co-sponsors are the Honors College and possibly the Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education.
