Friends of the Community

The Verb Newsletter Fall/Winter 2006

May 10, 2007

Dear Friends of the Community:

We hope that you have enjoyed your summer with family and neighbors alike!

It is time now to gather for a short period of time to discuss and update one another on what has been going on in and around our neighborhood and the district. YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT SO PLAN TO BE THERE!

Meeting Date:
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
Location: Hill Street Baptist Church
2203 Dixie Highway 40210
Guest: 2nd LMPD District Resource Officer ?– Frank Hardison
Focus: Neighborhood updates, meet Division 2 resource officer, voice your concerns, share good news with your neighbors, Mayor?’s Summit

Louisville Coalition of Neighborhoods Inc presents

Education Forum: Dr. Thomas C. Mackey
Focus: Freedom of Speech
Location: 334 E. Broadway, Metro United Way Community Room
Date & Time: Tues Oct. 10, 2006 6PM Refreshments & Networking

Information Forum: Chief Robert White, LMPD
Focus: Safe Neighborhoods:
The role of its People
Location: 334 E. Broadway, MUW
Date & Time: Nov. 9, 2006 6PM
Project Women, Inc., helps disadvantaged women with children
(502) 584-8090 - 806 E Chestnut St, Project Women is a nonprofit organization that helps disadvantaged women with children. This program stresses the importance of either earning a GED or pursuing higher education.
Project Warm Jefferson Co.
1252 South Shelby Street, Louisville, KY 40203
Contact: Andrea Fitzer, (502) 636-9276
Up to 800 Volunteers ?– A YEAR ROUND SERVICE
Project Warm is a nonprofit energy conservation program manned by a group of volunteers. Annually they seal drafty Louisville homes before the onset of winter, helping their owners trim their heating bills. The volunteers are outfitted with tools, sheets of heavy plastic, rolls of plastic tape, and ropy lengths of foam insulation. They organize into teams and receive their job assignments from a list of homes where disabled and elderly people need weatherproofing help. Their annual effort usually leads to weatherproofing 450 homes with the assistance of volunteers from the county. Home weatherizing is also done year-round.

Mayors?’ Neighborhood Summit 2006
Date: November 18, 2006
Location: Clarion Convention Center
Cost: $15 per participant,
Fee includes lunch& workshops
CALL FOR MORE INFO 574-5000
Metro Department of Neighborhoods

The National Council of Negro Women Inc., Louisville Section Become an active member and make a difference for women and families. Go to the website to print an application.
www.NCNWLouisvilleky.org


Friends of the Community Inc Mailing and phone tree notification

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Address


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E-mail:

Return this information to:
FOC 1821 Hardesty Ave 40216 or
e-mail at Lstepsista@bellsouth.net


African American Art Exhibit
Actors Theatre of Louisville will sponsor the exhibit Jan- February 2007, which will feature regional artists. Look for details soon asking for your support.

Louisville Coalition of Neighborhoods Inc. Celebrate Volunteers
Join other grassroots leaders Tuesday December 12, 2006 for the annual community meal and open dialogue among neighbors, friends, and families. Share your thoughts, written works, photos, and good news about your neighborhood!
RSVP 502-589-2090 or e-mail Carolynf11@yahoo.com

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Saturday, January 13th 2007
Middletown UMC 11902 Old Shelbyville Road 40243

Schedule:
9:30 -10:00 Registration
10-10:45 Session with
Dr. Joseph Lowery
10:45 ?– noon Workshops
Noon- Lunch ($6.00)
1:15 PM Worship with Dr. Joseph Lowery preaching

Call 502-425-3884 to make your lunch reservation and child care if needed. WWW.kyumc.org for more information. An event of the Justice & Mission Ministries of the Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church

Celebrations of Family and Culture Strengthen Community
NGUZO SABA
(The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa)


Umoja (Unity)
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.


Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.

Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.

Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.

Nia (Purpose)
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

Kuumba (Creativity)
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Imani (Faith)
To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
Maulana Karenga


Youth 12 and older have the opportunity to view plays and learn about acting, stage sets, and theatre etiquette. Please contact Friends of the Community to make arrangements. An adult must provide transportation to and from the theatre with signed written permission. Adult Chaperones will be present for drop off at Actors Theatre and for pick up. You must be on time. 502-744-3895 to sign up for Gem of the Ocean (Oct), The Chosen (Nov/Dec), Mary?’s Wedding (High School Only Jan ?‘07), Sherlock Holmes (Feb ?’07)

Oral History Project

If you or a family member would like to schedule an interview for the Neighborhood History Project please e-mail your contact information and let us know when you might be available to participate. Businesses in the area of Millers Lane, Algonquin Parkway, Dixie Highway, and Cane Run Road are also invited to share their history of beginnings and photos. Lstepsista@bellsouth.net


This issue of The Verb is dedicated to the memory of Christina Brame