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WHAT IS NEIGHBORHOODS DAY?
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Neighboods Day celebrates all the great work block clubs, churches, schools community
groups and local businesses do throughout the year in the effort to create a better
Detroit. Neighborhoods Day events are held all over the city on the same day, from
midtown to downtown, from the west side to the east side.
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WHAT TYPE OF EVENT SHOULD I HAVE?
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Whatever shows off the work and serves the needs of your neighborhood or organization
- such as community cleanups, parades, work shops on various issues, youth events
and concerts, volunteer signups for community programs, health fairs, garage sales,
picnics, etc.
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DO I NEED TO HAVE A LARGE EVENT? |
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No. Do whatever works best for your situation. Some events have had several hundred
people of (not or) over 1,000, some 20 to 50. The size of the event is not as important
as demonstrating your desire to be connected to other Detroiters who share a common
spirit for a better community. |
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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? |
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There is a $50 registration fee. You will receive a Neighborhoods Day banner, T-Shirts
and a "community tool kit," of neighborhood services and resources. ARISE Detroit!
also will assist in identifying potential vendors for your event if you wish. |
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HOW WILL I RAISE MONEY TO HOST MY EVENT? |
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ARISE Detroit! does not make grants, but many groups obtain funding from their community
businesses and organizations that are eager to support groups that support them
throughout the year.
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WILL MY EVENT RECEIVE MEDIA COVERAGE? |
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Some events will receive media coverage, but we connet guarantee it for all events.
However, ARISE Detroit! promotes all the events to the local media and all events
will be posted on our website map. |
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ARISE Detroit! is a coalition of more than 400 community groups, churches, block
clubs and media outlets promoting volunteerism, community activism and positive
media images to create a better Detroit. |
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TO LEARN MORE: www.arisedetroit.org
313-921-1955 |
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT ARISE DETROIT! |
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"We signed up a lot of people for our GED program to help them get their
high School degree. ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day gives non-profit organizations
an opportunity to say to the community to 'here we are. This is what we are doing."
- Toni Mcllwain, director, Ravendale community |
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"It's more than a day or a picnic.. It's a chance to give something back
to the community. It is hope in action, hope come alive." -Pastor Annie Adams, Everbody's
Tabernacle Universal Church of Holiness. |
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"Neighborhoods Day is important because it gets people to step out of their
circles all over the city, to become involved and get to know their circles all
over the city, to become involved and get to know their neighbors again. ARISE Detroit!
is replacing what has been missing in Detroit." --Linda Butler, community volunteer. |
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ARISE Detroit!
3rd Annual
“Neighborhoods Day”
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BE PART OF A GREAT
NEW TRADITION FOR
DETROIT!
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
“A Day of Celebration, Conversation and Commitment”
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ARISE Detroit!, a community wide call-to-action and volunteer initiative, invites
you to to register your organization the 3rd Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods
Day on Aug. 1, 2009, – a day focused on reconnecting families, people and neighborhoods.
ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day is a combination citywide block party, family reunion
and networking affair. It showcases the best of the spirit of Detroiters.
Participating neighborhood organizations, block clubs and churches will hold games
for children, neighborhood parades, health screenings, vendor fairs, and offer vendor
booths so people can sign up as volunteers or learn about the many organizations
working to help children and families and neighborhoods.
The purpose is to stimulate pride, connect people together by harkening back to
the days when everyone on the block looked out for each other and their children.
Last year, during the second observance of Neighborhoods Day, 110 events were held
from the Riverfront to Eight Mile, from Midtown to downtown.
Since launching in June of 2006, ARISE Detroit has grown from 22 founding partners
to more than 400 non-profits, churches, business and media outlets collaborating
to improve the quality of life in Detroit through volunteerism and community activism.
The organization recruits volunteers and markets events and organizations that work
to improve the quality of life for children and families.
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by the Skillman Foundation, ARISE Detroit! partners include the Detroit
Public Schools, Detroit Public Library, Detroit branch NAACP, New Detroit, Black
Family Development, Southwest Solutions, Goodwill Industries of Detroit, DAPCEP,
Detroit Parent Network, Communities in Schools, 100 Black Men, Big Brothers, Big
Sisters and many others.
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Register online at www.arisedetroit.org
or phone, 313-921-1955.
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In partnership with the City of Detroit and the Skillman Foundation, past Neighborhood
Days have targeted the following communities:
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• Brightmoor
• 7 Mile/Livernois
• Grand River /Greenfield
• North end
• East English Village
• Osborn Community
• Southwest Detroit (Vernor and Chadsey/Condon)
• Central
• Cody/Rouge
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OTHER PARTICIPATING NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDED:
• Palmer Woods Association (Near Northwest Detroit)
• Green Acres Neighborhood Association (Near Northwest Detroit & Seven mile, Livernois
area)
• Chadsey/Condon (Southwest Detroit)
• Osborn (East Side, Seven Mile and Ryan )
• Ribs ‘n’ Soul Festival (Downtown Detroit, Hart Plaza)
• Vernor (Southwest Detroit)
• University District (Northwest Detroit, McNichols near Livernois)
• Wilshire Community (East Side, Conner/Gratiot area)
• King High School, Friends School of Detroit, Butzel Elementary/Middle School
• North End (John R/Eight Mile area)
• Mexican Town (Southwest Detroit)
• Warren-Conner
• East side, Gratiot near Van Dyke
• Northwest Detroit, Livernois near McNichols.
• East Side Detroit, Field Street near Van Dyke.
• Highland Park
• Eastern Market.
• Virginia Park
• Wayne County Community College
• Wayne State University
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