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Reminder: July Meetings and Breaks

Reminder: July Meetings and Breaks

Just a reminder that there is no Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting this month. Normally the EGNC meets on the second Wednesday of each month, but this is not the case for July, when we traditionally take a break for the summer holidays. There is, however, a Neighborhood Planning meeting on this Wednesday, July 10, at the Corbin Senior Center [map]. It starts at 7pm and will run about an hour. If you’re on Facebook, please RSVP here (and please “Like”…

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Help Us Get the Word Out!

Help Us Get the Word Out!

We have a number of really exciting upcoming neighborhood events, and we could use your help in spreading the word. Like most all-volunteer organizations, we’re limited by funds and manpower. We can’t afford to print enough flyers to reach everyone — and even if we did, we don’t have enough members to make sure that a copy is delivered to everyone in the neighborhood. So please download the flyers below (they’re standard PDFs) and print out a copy or two…

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E-G Farmers’ Market Signs Are Here!

E-G Farmers’ Market Signs Are Here!

Now we need help making sandwich boards for them! If you have some extra plywood and/or a spare hour or two, we’d like your help. We need to make three separate 2.5′ x 4′ sandwich boards to accommodate the “pointing” vinyl roadside signs pictured below, which will simply be affixed to the front. Let us know if you’re able to help out by using the contact form, or simply drop us a line via e-mail. This is a grassroots operation,…

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Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market Update

Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market Update

First off, our logs show that a number of visitors are coming to the site in search of the vendor application for the new Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market — which, admittedly, is a very encouraging sign. We’ll save you the trouble of looking further. Download it here: http://bit.ly/EGVA2013. There are other signs that we’re gearing up for a strong launch on Friday, July 19. We have a growing list of committed core vendors, and it seems like we’re adding more by…

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W. Central Marketplace Opens Today

W. Central Marketplace Opens Today

Don’t forget to brave today’s rain and check out the opening of the West Central Marketplace. You’ll find it at its new location in A.M. Cannon Park [map], located right behind the West Central Community Center. It runs from 3 to 6pm and will be there every Tuesday until the autumn. The Marketplace is a Project HOPE initiative, so it’s focused on two things: fresh, local food and youth empowerment. The organization’s aim is to give young adults in the West…

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