June 16, 2015, the Neighborhood Presidents & Association Board Members along with their families met for a summer cookout at Heekin Park where they got an introduction to the Muncie Symphony Orchestra’s Community Outreach program, including a demonstration by orchestra member Brittany Hendricks, Principal Trumpeter
The Muncie Action Plan hosted a holiday party and awards event for the neighborhood association presidents, board members and their families. The mayor opened the celebration with a thank you to the presidents for their continued efforts to improve their neighborhoods. Jim Wingate and Ginny Nilles of MAP’s Task Force 2 handed out awards to each neighborhood and Heather Williams awarded the associations that collected the most trash in the Spring and Fall 2014 cleanups. Isabelle Sowers also handed out awards to the top volunteers and thanked everyone for their help in canvassing neighborhoods during 2014.
The Neighborhood Leadership Council is an initiative of the Muncie Action Plan that brings together neighborhood association leaders from across the city of Muncie to share best practices, take advantage of educational opportunities, and connect with local resources and area non-profits. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month on the third floor of the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center (400 W. Minnetrista Pkwy) at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Our 10th IDEA conference is just a week away and we’re putting the final touches in place to make this the best one yet! We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, March 8th from 9:00-3:30 p.m. at the Ball State University Student Center.
If you’d like to get a sneak peak at the day’s agenda, you can find it here!.
Thanks to funding provided by CenterPoint Energy Foundation, we have developed a training schedule for our Neighborhood Leadership Council / CenterPoint Scholar meetings that we hope will help build everyone’s leadership capacity. Here’s what you can look forward to over the next 12 months!
Tuesday, April 15 6-7 PM The Importance of Neighborhoods
Tuesday, October 14 6-7 PM CenterPoint Scholar Project Pitch
Tuesday, May 20 6-7 PM Effective Communication – Listening with your Eyes
Tuesday, November 18 6-7 PM Celebrating Lessons Learned
Tuesday, June 17 6-7 PM How to Fund your Association’s Work
Tuesday, January 20 6-7 PM Recruitment
Tuesday, July 15 7-9 PM Neighborhoods Pool Party @ Tuhey
Tuesday, February 17 6-7 PM Stakeholder Meet and Greet & CenterPoint Scholar Presentations
Tuesday, August 19 6-7 PM Conflict Management
IDEA Conference – March 7 9 AM – 3 PM
Tuesday, September 16 6-7 PM Resident Listening
Come hungry! We always provide dinner at the start of the training.
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