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Join the National Day of Service in your back yard
President-elect Obama has called for a National Day of Service on Monday, January 19. Find numerous south Minneapolis service events and opportunities at the website. Cooks and other volunteers are needed to prepare food for the Jan. 19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration at Powderhorn Park, which will feature games, food, crafts for kids, entertainment, music, and fun from noon to 2:00 pm. If you are willing to volunteer for setup (10:00 to noon), serving (noon to 2:00), or clean up (2:00 to 3:30), please e-mail Kari at PPNA or call 612-722-4817.
Help advocate for a permanent Midtown Farmers' Market
Join a team of citizens working to advocate for a permanent physical space for the outdoor, seasonal Midtown Farmers’ Market at its current location at the southwest corner of Lake Street and Hiawatha. 2225 E. Lake is also home to Anishinabe Academy, but the school district is reassessing the future of the school, and has signaled that the building and land might be sold for redevelopment as early as 2009. Midtown Farmers' Market supporters are invited to a January 15 meeting at 7:00 a.m. to pursue Policy-related strategy, at the CNO office. Contact CNO staff to learn more.
Subway restaurant opens at 36th and Cedar
Owner Manny Perez is pleased to announce the opening of his new Subway restaurant in the Corcoran neighborhood, at 3541 Cedar Ave S. Mr. Perez renovated and beautified the existing building, formerly home to an auto parts store. In addition to the restaurant, the building has another 1,100 square-foot retail space available to a prospective retail tenant. Stop by soon to check out the revamped property and have lunch or dinner!
Learn to solve problems and prevent crime on your block
The Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct will offer its free Block Leader training workshop on Thursday, January 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the 3rd Precinct Community Room, 3000 Minnehaha Ave. This workshop comes highly recommended by CNO staff, and will equip participants to organize or improve their block club, work with their Crime Prevention Specialist, and solve problems effectively. Call 612-673-2856 to RSVP.
Recognize an outstanding Block Club or Youth Mentor
If you belong to or know of an effective block club that prevents crime, connects neighbors, and takes on issues in the neighborhood, consider nominating them for a Building Blocks award by Friday, January 23. The Minneapolis Police Department will also recognize a Minneapolis resident who is a non-paid volunteer doing an outstanding job of getting youth involved in the community. Learn more and nominate a block club or volunteer by following this link.
Last chance: nominate an outstanding Corcoran volunteer
Give the gift of recognition to an extraordinary neighborhood volunteer! CNO seeks nominations from the community through Friday, January 16. All nominees will be recognized at Corcoran’s annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner, scheduled for the evening of Monday, February 2 at 6:00 pm at Corcoran Park (please mark your calendar). Nominate an outstanding volunteer by sharing two to three sentences about their accomplishments with Alicia at CNO.
Corcoran Neighborhood Organization | 3451 Cedar Ave S | Minneapolis MN 55407
Phone 612-724-7457 | Fax 612-721-7588