Imagine Flint Parks Round #2
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Monthly Archive:: November 2014
Garbage to Garden: Mid-Scale Composting Offered as a Webinar
Garbage to Garden is now a two part webinar that focuses on composting strategies for community gardens, school gardens, urban farms, and food establishments that want to close the sustainable loop through preserving their natural resources and increasing the availability of healthy, green, fair and affordable good food. The Michigan State University Extension Community Garbage …
Edo’s Bullet Proof Vest
An online fundraiser is underway to raise money for the City of Flint Police Department’s new K9 Edo to receive a bulletproof vest on behalf of the community. The Flint Neighborhoods United group, a coalition of block clubs, neighborhood associations and crime watch leaders, has started a GoFundMe page to raise $3,500 to purchase the …
And the Nominees Are…
For President: Joe King For Vice President: Clarence Campbell For Secretary: Laverne McGowan For Treasurer: Mark Baldwin Voting will take place at the December meeting.
Fracking
The Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan is a Ballot Question Committee registered with the State of Michigan Bureau of Elections. We formed to start a statewide ballot initiative to prohibit horizontal fracking and frack wastes in Michigan. We believe that only a ban will protect us. Please view the website here. If you are …
Meet with Your Local Law Enforcement
The Michigan State Police and the Flint Police Department will be holding regular meetings with community members in Flint. Meetings are open to all residents who have questions, concerns, or an interest in law enforcement efforts. The first two meetings will be on November 11 and November 25.
Strategic Planning Meeting, Session 2
Notes from Session Two November 1, 2014, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Woodside Church Present: Joe King, Kathy McGaughy, Brenda Hussey, LaVerne McGowan, Chris Zowala, Clarence Campbell, Carma Lewis, Mark Baldwin, Tanya Meeks, Audrey Martini, Chris Frye, Freddie Turner IDENTIFY GROUP ASSETS At the beginning of the regular meeting, members were given a handout with …