Date Corrections to the October Neighborhood E-mail

Date Corrections to the October Neighborhood E-mail

The neighborhood e-mail that just went out had some inconsistencies and typos in the dates for Neighborhood Planning events.

So to clarify:

  • The regular Neighborhood Planning preparation meeting for the regular stakeholder group is this coming Monday (October 7), 7pm at the Corbin Senior Center.
  • The neighborhood-wide planning workshop, which hopes to see participation from everyone in Emerson-Garfield, is on Thursday, October 10 starting at 6:30pm at the Corbin Senior Center.

In other news, we’re looking for a reliable newsletter writer with a strong attention to detail who can ease the burden of the currently overtaxed one.

Gang Awareness Presentation, Oct 8 & 15

Gang Awareness Presentation, Oct 8 & 15

Spokane COPS and the Spokane Violent Crime Task Force will be holding a gang awareness workshop called “Gang Awareness and Strategies for the Community” on two separate occasions: Tuesday, October 8 and 15. The first will be held at the Southside Senior Center (3151 E 27th) [map]; the second will be held at the Messiah Lutheran Church (4202 N Belt) [map]. Both start at 6pm and run until 8pm.

The event invites participants to come and learn about smart, realistic and positive ways to address gang problems and the allure they might have with teens and young adults.

Gang awareness flyer

The Spokane Police Department recommends the presentation to anyone who working with children under 20 years of age or their families. Gangs are a community problem and therefore require a community solution — that is, a collaborative approach of intervention, prevention and suppression.

For more information, please contact Maurece Vulcano at mvulcano@spokanepolice.org.

Photos Needed for 2014 Spokane Neighborhood Calendar

Photos Needed for 2014 Spokane Neighborhood Calendar

This is your last chance to submit photos for the 2014 Community Assembly Spokane Neighborhood Calendar!

The Office of Neighborhood Services is still looking for more photographs for next year’s calendar, but they need them submitted by Tuesday, October 1. This call is open to anyone who would like to submit a photo.

Requirements for Photos:

  • Photos must be neighborhood-centric (no iconic Spokane pictures such as Riverfront Park, Monroe St. Bridge, etc.). This calendar aims to represent the different neighborhoods that exist in the City of Spokane.
  • Photos must be 3300×2550 DPI and taken with a camera with no fewer than 8 megapixels.
  • The image may be digitally enhanced/created by the photographer.
  • Please no cellphone photos unless it is 8 megapixels or more.
  • Hard copy photos must be submitted at the size of 5×7 inch, no smaller.

If you are taking a photo of a specific person and would like a permission form, one can be provided to you. If you are taking a photo in a public place and people are in it, it is not necessary to get permission from the persons in the photo.

Digital photos can be e-mailed to jayc@spkn.net. For info on how and where to submit a hard copy photo, please send a request to the same e-mail address.

Neighborhood Training: Event Planning, Oct 7

Neighborhood Training: Event Planning, Oct 7

The Office of Neighborhood Services will be holding the third event in its training series on Monday, September 30 Monday, October 7 from 6-7pm at the Southside Senior Activity Center (3151 E 27th) [map].

This event will show how you can help build community in your neighborhood through event planning. Information will be presented on how to work with the City of Spokane and your neighborhood to create a great event. You’ll also learn about the costs and effects of such events and how to navigate the City’s Special Events permitting process.

Neighborhood Event PlanningOCT

If you’d like to attend, please RSVP immediately to Jackie Caro at (509) 625-6733 or jcaro@spokanecity.org.

Previous events in the ONS Neighborhood Training series focused on the topics of social media and community engagement. (Both are links to the PDF presentations from those sessions.)

Affordable Care Act Info Session, Oct 1

Affordable Care Act Info Session, Oct 1

On Tuesday, October 1 Riverside Neighborhood Council will be hosting a representative of Community Minded Enterprises to take participants through the details of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) as well as Washington State’s Medical Care Exchange.

A state legislator will also be on hand to respond to questions regarding both of the programs.

The event will be help from 5-7pm in Room 1A of the Downtown Branch of the Spokane Public Library (906 W Main Ave) [map].