Category: Celebrate Clarkston

  • Friendships for the sake of Friendship

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    Have you ever been out on a date, had a great time then never had a second date?  No regrets, in fact, you may have learned something about yourself or about the greater world at large.  Perhaps you went on five dates before you decided not to see the person again.  And then, perhaps at…

  • CDF transitions PAT students to Head Start

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    For many families, the first day of school is scary. It is frightening not only for children but for parents, who must learn to live with their children leaving home each day and spending their days at school. This is especially difficult for immigrant and refugee families who are sending their children into the American…

  • New Business Accelerator

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    Download Flyer. Clarkston Development Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the first VilCap-Start business accelerator, a collaboration with Social Enterprise @ Goizueta (at Emory University), Village Capital, Refugee Women’s Network, and the Clarkston Community Center.  This new program is designed to provide the most promising entrepreneurs with the business tools, network access, and financing they need to develop…

  • Small moments symbolize large changes

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    As we move through community development work, we are often asked to measure what we do.  While we look for the big movements, it is the small moments we witness that keep us moving. I was impressed at a recent meeting to watch the dynamics of two people who live in the community and probably…

  • Focus on Connections Nurtures Community

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    “Love,” one spoke. “Tranquil,” said another. “Reconnect,” said a third. Gathered in a circle in the spacious Angora Room of the Clarkston Community Center, 40 conference attendees each offered a single word to describe their feelings. The circle included organization leaders, professionals both young and old, and Clarkston community workers of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Together, they…

  • A New Nature Trail Created at Indian Creek Elementary

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    On March 3rd, a large group of community volunteers met at Indian Creek Elementary to have a clean up day. Around 200 volunteers from the school and around the community did an amazing job of cleaning up the campus. This work laid the foundation for another group from Campbell University in NC to continue the…

  • Plants go in the ground!!

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    After 5 months of preparation and classwork, the Urban Agriculture class meeting and working on the front of the Clarkston Community Center finally got to plant some trees this weekend!  We planted Mulberry, Persimmon, Cornelian Cherry and Fig Trees! This is just the beginning. Trees went in this weekend and next month bushes go in…

  • Clarkston CommonPlace Launches

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    We are glad to welcome the CommonPlace team to Clarkston. This is a new community-building utility called The Clarkston CommonPlace. The Clarkston CommonPlace is like an online bulletin board for your neighborhood. It’s designed to make it easy for you to share events, needs, and announcements with your neighbors, and to help you keep up with what’s happening…

  • Urban Agriculture Class Begins at CCC

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    On October 8th, CDF’s Urban Ag class met at the Clarkston Community Center. Click here to read about what the class entails. Below are some of the pictures from the class. Thank you to a great class and we are looking forward to next month!