Category: Events

  • Preliminary Notes from Next Steps Healthy Community

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    Below, please find a link to preliminary notes from the November 13th, Healthy Community Session.  A full report will be available no later than November 30, 2012.  Thank you again to all who participated, shared ideas and made a personal commitment! Healthy Community Easel 2- Filling the Gaps Healthy Community Easel 9- Filling the Gaps…

  • 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…

  • Celebration of Community

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    The natural and rhythmic sound of the MBondAfrika drumming group’s conga and mbonda drums beckons you into the entrance of the Clarkston Community Center. The drummers bob and sway to the music they are creating. A blond child tiptoes closer and closer to them, as intrigued by the lively sounds as by the smiling musicians. You walk…

  • Phase III Beautification of Indian Creek Elementary

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    Just a month ago, over 70 volunteers washed windows, built trails, and removed over 2,200 pounds of litter at Indian Creek Elementary School. The next installment of this great work is October 13, 2012, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Phase III will involve cleaning the campus woods of garbage & vegetation to prepare for…

  • Community Conversation Next Steps

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    We heard it loud and clear at the most recent community conversation.  Many of you asked:  What are the Next Steps?  In response to the high interest of the community, we have compiled a list of dates to discuss next steps and evaluate where to go.   Below are the dates and times for the…

  • Clarkston Community Conversation Report

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    Tomorrow marks one month from when we all met at the Clarkston Community Conversation.  As promised, we are sharing a summary report within a month of the conversation.  I am still amazed at the depth and breadth of the conversations that occurred.  In the next two weeks, you can also expect to receive some of…

  • Upcoming Opportunities

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    Are you looking for a chance to meet some new neighbors or reconnect with old friends?  Join fellow community members at one of these two upcoming events. Help Beautify Indian Creek Elementary Saturday, September 15, 2012 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Contact Susan Rawlins to volunteer Focus on Connection – Clarkston Community Development Conference September…

  • Community Conversation

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    Special thanks to all of the community members who made our August 2nd community conversation a great success.  While the numbers say a lot, the quality conversations tell most of the story.  We are grateful to have had an amazing group of facilitators and most of all the amazing residents and committed participants who are…

  • Clarkston Community Conversation Aug 2 from 6-8pm

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    As the date for the next Clarkston Community Conversation gets closer, we have more flyers in different languages to share with you and your friends. We encourage everyone to RSVP so we can have enough drinks and snacks for the meeting and so we can plan to have enough materials. You can click here to…

  • Youth Spirit Event on July 28

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    The Clarkston Youth Initiative has been working hard on planning an event for July 28th that will be a city wide workshop on “Keeping Clarkston Safe.”  Check out the flyer here SPIRIT flyer and share it with others!