Tuesday, March 31, 2015

[Minnesota Rising Dispatch] March 2015

[#mnrising Dispatch] March 2015

March has been madness, but April will definitely bring the rain for Minnesota Rising's event calendar! Join us for our April 6th monthly Sounding Board meeting, register for the LOCUS "Putting Into Words What I Live" workshop or catch us as a co-host at the GREATER MSP Makers event on the 15th, hear the latest on our Cascading Conversations Tour at the Initiative Foundation Emerging Leader Program kick-off events in Brainerd on the 17th and St. Cloud on the 23rd, and of course, save your seat for the first ever IDEA GENERATION on the 29th at the MN Social Impact Center!

See the sidebar and below for additional event details, and be sure to enter the giveaway by April 24th for a free #mnrising ticket to a Bdote Field Trip with the Minnesota Humanities Center on May 30th or August 23rd. Spring is the season of re-birth and we hope you'll join us as we find renewed and new ways of expressing our values and advancing our mission. Think spring! 
Sondra Samuels

Giveaway: Bdote Field Trip Tickets

MN Humanities Center
 
Minnesota Rising believes that knowing the history of this place and land is fundamental to shaping a future that honors those both native and newcomer. In this vein, we're sponsoring up to three attendees (a $90 value!) to attend the upcoming Bdote Field Trips on May 30 and August 23 where you'll spend the day visiting local sites of significance to Dakota people and learning about them from a Dakota perspective. To enter the giveaway, email minnesotarising [at] gmail.com by April 24th with a paragraph explaining your interest in participating, how you anticipate sharing what you learn from the event, and which date you'd like to attend. [Read more.]

Shape Your Story: Woman to Woman Mentorship Event

Minneapolis Global Shapers

Join Minneapolis Hub of Global Shapers on April 11 to celebrate women's leadership in the Twin Cities. The Minneapolis Global Shapers, in partnership with the MN Cup, sponsored by the Bush Foundation, will include a varity of workshops for emerging leaders and opportunities to connect and learn from the established women leaders in the Twin Cities. The day will include networking and community building with other emerging leaders, followed by lunch and mentorship circles facilitated by leading women in a variety of sectors, and will conclude with a networking reception. [Read more.]
Bridging Arts and Audiences

IDEA GENERATION

#mnrising

Minnesota Rising invites you to be a part of the IDEA GENERATION on Wednesday, April 29! What is an IDEA GENERATION event? It's a chance for you to get to know other young thinkers and doers and pitch and develop an idea or project, be a resource to one another, and help push forward intriguing thoughts and good work. It's a chance to get inspired and be someone else's inspiration while learning more about the interests, passions, and values that drive us. So bring your thoughts, blueprints, or projects and join us to meet some great people while working together to build Minnesota's future! [Read more.]

Emerging Leaders Program Kick-Off Events

Initiative Foundation

Helping leaders across generations, cultures and communities is the primary goal of Emerging Leaders, a new community development program being launched in April by the Initiative Foundation. Learn more about the program, network and apply to participate in this career- and community-building initiative. Register for one of two upcoming program kick-off events: April 17th from 11am - 1pm at Prairie Bay in Brainerd or April 23rd from 4pm - 6pm at the St. George Municipal Complex in St. Cloud. Successful applicants will meet monthly to refine and shine their community and cultural leadership skills. The Emerging Leaders program is supported by a Bush Foundation Leadership Network grant.
 [Read more.]

News from the Network

Updates and events with our esteemed partners and collaborators!

Policy and a Pint(R): May the Workforce Be With You
Citizens League
Wednesday, April 1
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Varsity Theater

Dare to Dream Conference: Demystifying the College Process for Undocumented Students
Navigate & Adelante
Saturday, April 4
Macalester College


Accepting Applications: The Giving Project
Headwaters Foundation
Monday, April 6 at 5pm
Submission Deadline

EDTalks: A Hmong View of Public Education + Globally Competent Teaching
AchieveMpls
Monday, April 6
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Icehouse

April Sounding Board Session
#mnrising
Monday, April 6
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Grassroots Solutions

Improving Philanthropic Giving in Millennials
Maja Numainville
Saturday, April 11
11:45am - 12:30pm
St. Catherine University Library, Room 128


Path to Power Candidate Training
MN AFL-CIO
April 11-12 or 25-26
8:30am - 5:00pm
Duluth or Little Canada

Out of the Shadows Immigration Symposium, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas
Tuesday, April 14
1:00pm - 9:00pm
University of Minnesota

"Putting Into Words What I Live"
LOCUS
Wednesday, April 15
Rondo Community Library
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Health Equity Leadership Institute
MN Department of Human Services
Thursday, April 16
9:00am - 4:00pm
Wilder Foundation

Emerging Leaders Program Kick-Off
Initiative Foundation
Friday, April 17
11:00am - 1:00pm
Prairie Bay, Brainerd

6th Annual Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival
April 23-24
Metro State University


Emerging Leaders Program Kick-Off
Initiative Foundation 
Thursday, April 23
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Lake George Municipal Complex Sun Room, St. Cloud

IDEA GENERATION
#mnrising
Wednesday, April 29
5:30pm - 8:30pm
MN Social Impact Center

 

Making Our #MNRising Mark!

Don't forget to tag your upcoming emerging leader events, thoughts, musings, and more,#mnrising, on Twitter and Facebook. Let's aggregate and organize ourselves for increased interaction and potential for collaboration! 
Copyright © 2015 Minnesota Rising, All rights reserved.

 

Monday, March 30, 2015

The question

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” 
-Ayn Rand

Friday, March 27, 2015

You're Invited: May The Workforce Be With You Policy and a Pint!

They're having fun, but they're not fooling - join 89.3 The Current and the Citizens League for the upcoming Policy and a Pint on April 1: May the Workforce Be With You. Tackling topics related to attracting and retaining a strong workforce and managing demographic transitions in the years ahead, this conversation is pertinent to myriad Minnesotans. Read below for more details and to save your seat!


Policy and a Pint®: May The Workforce Be With You
Tickets are on sale now for our next Policy and a Pint® on Wednesday, April 1. 

What makes a job attractive to a potential employee? If you asked your dad or your grandfather, the answer might be simple: good pay, excellent benefits, opportunities for advancement. With today's younger generation though, you might hear things like "location in a vibrant or artistic city" to "ethical business practices" or even "yoga over the lunch hour." When a company or an industry wants to attract and retain a strong workforce, how do they make themselves appealing to baby boomers and millennials alike? And how do companies in Minnesota plan to do it, faced with our unique needs and challenges in the next few decades? We'll ask these and other questions at our next Policy and a Pint®: May The Workforce Be With You: Attracting The Workers Minnesota Needs for the 21st Century.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Varsity Theater
1308 4th St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414 (Map)
Doors @ 5:30pm | Program @ 6pm
$10 general, $5 students with student ID
Complimentary appetizers, cash bar
Funded by Target, Policy and a Pint® is an event series cosponsored by the Citizens League and 89.3 The Current that engages people in important conversations about public policy in Minnesota.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Accepting Applications: Maya Wiley Fellowship

The Center for Social Inclusion's Maya Wiley Fellowship Program celebrates and supports grassroots leaders seeking to achieve racial equity through structurally transformative policy strategies and campaigns. In 2015, three Fellows will be selected for the one-year fellowship program providing a $25,000 stipend. Learn about the nomination process below, including the upcoming deadline of March 30!

The fellowship provides a wonderful opportunity to connect the local work to a national community of activist and policy makers who share your vision and your values.Creating those types of connections helps to build visibility and power for our movement work.
~ Linda Campbell, CSI Fellow 2014
Maya-Wiley-Fellowship-for-Web

THE FELLOWSHIP

The Maya Wiley Fellowship program celebrates and supports grassroots leaders seeking to achieve racial equity through structurally transformative policy strategies and campaigns.
The inaugural Maya Wiley Fellowship will afford the opportunity for fellows to:
  • Expand or deepen their work in the field, to advance a specific policy or strategy for creating community change at a local level;
  • Build their capacity in areas that fellows identify as a desire for growth; and
  • Leverage local, regional, and national networks to elevate their work and ideas.
This is a one-year fellowship program that provides a $25,000 stipend.   Key responsibilities of the Maya Wiley Fellowship include but are not limited to the following areas:
  • Expand or deepen a current racial equity policy or strategy idea in a way that would not otherwise be possible given current limitation on resources;
  • Utilize one or more of the following approaches: organizing/base-building work; popular education; applied research; strategic communications; project development; online organizing/activism; alternative financing practices; political, legislative, judicial, or regulatory practices.
  • Produce materials (i.e., blogs, reports, visuals, interviews) that help shape the conversation on structural racial inequity and/or implicit bias at a national level.
  • Represent CSI and CSI’s methodologies in local, regional, and national networks.

THE CRITERIA

  • Fellow’s work must be related to CSI’s program areas (broadband equity, transportation equity, food equity, energy democracy/climate change, and race communications). An intersectional approach is highly welcomed;
  • Fellows must work within an existing community-based organization;
  • Fellows must demonstrate an applied structural racial equity analysis;
  • Fellows must demonstrate commitment to communities of color;
  • Fellows must be rooted in grassroots (on the ground and/or online) work that is accountable to community;
  • Fellows may be located anywhere within the United States. Traditionally, CSI’s work has been rooted in the Gulf Coast, New York, Midwest, California and Pacific Northwest.
  • Former Alston Bannerman and Racial Equity Fellows are ineligible for the Maya Wiley Fellowship.
Please note: The program is designed to support a Fellow’s existing work or expand an idea or project related to that work.

THE PROCESS

Applications are open by nomination. CSI will screen nominations and invite potential fellows to submit applications, which will be screened by committee.  We will choose a total of three Maya Wiley Fellows.
Nomination process: To nominate a potential fellow, please submit a 1-2 page letter to info@thecsi.org with the subject “Maya Wiley Fellowship”.  Please include in the letter:
  • Credentials of nominator’s experience and history in racial equity movement;
  • Nominator’s relationship to the candidate;
  • How the candidate has demonstrated leadership in their field of work and meets the fellowship criteria.
  • How the candidate brings a structural race and policy lens to assessing opportunities and challenges to achieve social justice;
  • How a CSI fellowship would effectively impact and support this candidate’s work.
Application process: Once invited to apply, potential fellows will submit an application that details the project idea or goal for their fellowship, identify how the fellowship will support their capacity to advance their work, identify areas for growth and development, and provide CSI with the skills and capacities they can bring to the fellowship program.

TIMELINE

  • Monday, March 30: Nominations due
  • Monday, April 20th: Finalists invited to apply
  • Monday, May 5th: Deadline for final applications
  • Monday, May 25th: Final decisions and notifications
  • Monday, June 1: Announcement
Questions?  Please contact Dennis Chin at dchin@thecsi.org

ABOUT MAYA WILEY

Photo-Maya-Wiley-2009Maya Wiley is the founder and former President of the Center for Social Inclusion. Maya’s vision and commitment to communities of color and to shifting policies to address structural racial inequities paved the way for the ongoing work and vision of CSI. A civil rights attorney and policy advocate, Maya has litigated, lobbied the U.S. Congress, and developed programs to transform structural racism in the U.S. and in South Africa. Prior to founding the Center for Social Inclusion, Maya was a senior advisor on race and poverty to the Director of U.S. Programs of the Open Society Institute and helped develop and implement the Open Society Foundation – South Africa’s Criminal Justice Initiative. Maya holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Dartmouth College. She is currently counsel to the Mayor of New York City.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

You're Invited | MN Opera Presents Cabaret: Cinecittà La bohème

Still making plans for dinner and a show this weekend? The Minnesota Opera invites you to Cinecittà La bohème, featuring live music and fine foods with an air of glamour. Read on for your formal invitation and répondez s'il vous plaît!


MN Opera Presents Cabaret: Cinecittà La bohème

Date: March 28
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Location: Aria
Description: Puccini meets Fellini in a cabaret evening with live music, fine food and 1950s Italian-Hollywood glamour. This special night of fundraising, hosted by the Donor Events Committee and Tempo, will benefit Minnesota Opera's artistic and education programs. 

Minnesota Opera's Resident Artists will take you on a captivating journey to 1950s Fellini-Rome for the "filming" of La bohème:

TAKE 1: Dinner & Performance – 6:00 p.m.
Food by D'Amico Catering; Wine hosted through intermission; Silent auction

TAKE 2: After Party – 9:00 p.m.
DJ Jonathan Ackerman closes out the Italian-themed night with a dance party celebrating life and love!

Attire:
1950s Italian-Hollywood glamour (à la Anita Ekberg and Sophia Loren) attire admired, but not required.

Cost:
  • General Admission: $150/person ($75 tax-deductible)
  • Tempo Member: $75/person

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Accepting Applications: MPLS Global Shapers Applications Open!

Searching for local ways to make a global impact? Consider joining the MPLS Hub of the Global Shapers. Comprised of 20 innovative and inspired young people in the Twin Cities with a shared focus on social impact, the local Hub contributes to a worldwide effort focused on collaborative youth leadership. Learn more below, and apply by March 31st!


The Minneapolis Hub of the Global Shapers is accepting applications now through March 31st. The Minneapolis Hub is currently made up of 20 outstanding young people in the Twin Cities area between the ages of 20 and 30. We work cooperatively on social impact projects locally and with other Hubs around the world.

The benefits of joining? Glad you asked:
  • Collaborating with local leaders to solve the most challenging issues facing the Twin Cities. 
  • Connecting with 4,700+ members and 400+ Hubs of the Global Shapers Community worldwide.  
  • Advanced access and opportunities for leadership in the Minnesota Social Impact Center, a partner of the Minneapolis Global Shapers and candidate of the Impact Hub global network.
  • Advancing your cause with the Global Shapers Community and World Economic Forum networks.
  • Participating in World Economic Forum events such as the Annual Meeting in Davos, regional Forum meetings, Global Agenda Councils, and others.
  • Joining Minneapolis Hub's diverse team of young innovators who support one another's personal and professional development in an effort to create a more inclusive, prosperous, and sustainable world.  
The application link is available here.

For more information visit the Minneapolis Hub's Website.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Minneapolis Hub's Membership Committee at minneapolis@globalshapers.org.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Yes



Copyright: / 123RF Stock Photo

It could happen any time, tornado, 
earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. 
Or sunshine, love, salvation. 

It could you know. That's why we wake 
and look outno guarantees 
in this life. 

But some bonuses, like morning, 
like right now, like noon, 
like evening.
-William Stafford

Friday, March 20, 2015

You're Invited: MN Cup Social Entrepreneurship Series - Part 1

Spring has officially sprung, and alongside the arrival of the season of new sprouts and buds, your idea for an entrepreneurial venture can also take root with the help of the MN Cup Social Entrepreneurship Series. Join them for Part 1, focused on core business concepts and finding and retaining customers. See below for more details and to save your seat for first event in the series!

MN Cup Social Entrepreneurship Series - Part 1

MN Cup Social Entrepreneurship Series - Part 1

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 

7:30 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT)


Minnesota is well known for its philanthropic culture. Combining this innate characteristic with an educated, talented workforce and high concentration of Fortune 500 Companies, the region is poised to become a social enterprise hub. To support and encourage growth in this space, MN Cup is hosting a social entrepreneurship event series supported by the Carlson Family Foundation and Bush Foundation.  The purpose is to Inspire and educate early stage Minnesota entrepreneurs through high caliber speakers, panelists and resources.
On March 24, we're focusing on the business, from formation to knowing your customer. It's critical for social enterprises to have a sound business in order to achieve their mission and have the greatest influence. Join us for a lively discussion featuring experts and successful entrepreneurs to improve your business and increase your social impact.

March 24, 2015 - Part 1: Business First
1. Opening Keynote - Phil PejovichPresident, Pentair Flow and Filtration
 
2. Core Business Concepts: Entrepreneurs And Experts Share Tips On Creating And Growing A Successful Social Enterprise
3. Scaling And Marketing For Social Enterprises: Leveraging Your Social Mission To Find And Retain Customers
Moderator: Jeff Ochs, Executive Director, Gopher Angels
Panelists:
Fred Haberman, Co-Founder and CEO, Haberman & Associates

Jeff Freeland Nelson, Founder and CEO, YOXO
Irene Fernando, Co-Founder, Students Today Leaders Forever

AGENDA:
7:30 a.m. Registration and Networking
8:15 a.m. Keynote
9:30 a.m. Core Business Concepts Panel
10:45 a.m. Scaling And Marketing For Social Enterprises
12:00 p.m. Event Concludes

Thursday, March 19, 2015

You're Invited: Path to Power Candidate & Campaign Spring Trainings


Building on the success of the pilot Path to Power Candidate & Campaign Training this past January, you're invited to attend one of four (4) weekend-long trainings across Minnesota (Duluth, Alexandria, Albert Lea, and the Twin Cities) during April and May. If you or someone you know is ready to lead in their community, consider learning more and taking part: our democracy only gets stronger when more people are equipped and involved!
Path to Power Candidate & Campaign Training
The Path to Power Candidate & Campaign Training is a weekend long, comprehensive training on all the things a prospective candidate for local office will need to know in order to win. Some of the finest facilitators in Minnesota will cover these topics and more: 
  • Labor Values & Issues 
  • Positioning 
  • Team Management 
  • Narrative/Messaging 
  • Stump Speech Practice 
  • Communications 
  • Campaign Planning/Budgeting 
  • Fundraising 
  • Voter Contact 

Our trainings are open to any union member or working families’ champion. Coffee/bagels will be provided each morning and a full lunch both days. Each training is FREE to all attendees! 


Here are the details: 

  • Date: Saturday, April 11 (830 AM-5 PM) & Sunday, April 12 (9 AM-5 PM) Location: Duluth Education Minnesota Offices (639 E Central Entrance Duluth) Link to register: www.tinyurl.com/Path2PowerDuluth 
  • Date: Saturday, April 25 (830 AM-5 PM) & Sunday, April 26 (9 AM-5 PM) Location: Painters Hall (3205 Country Drive Little Canada) Link to register: www.tinyurl.com/Path2PowerMN 
  • Date: Saturday, May 15 (830 AM-7 PM) & Sunday, May 16 (9 AM-3 PM) Location: Holiday Inn Alexandria (5637 State Hwy 29) Link to register: www.tinyurl.com/Path2PowerAlexandria 
  • Date: Saturday, May 30 (830 AM-5 PM) & Sunday, May 31 (9 AM-5 PM) Location: Albert Lea Labor Center (1407 N Hwy 13 Albert Lea) Link to register: www.tinyurl.com/Path2PowerAlbertLea

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

You're Invited | Break the Bubble St. Paul Edition

Break the Bubble is crossing the river and heading to the Turf Club for their Saint Paul Edition event! Their first time in this Twin City, this month's conversation starter theme may well reveal your disposition: you'll be asked to share about your favorite twins or arch rivalry (examples include: Mary-Kate and Ashley, Seinfeld and Newman). RSVP to save your spot and start planning your terrible/terrific twosome!



Registration for Break the Bubble St. Paul Edition is now live

When? Monday, March 30 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Where? Turf Club

Details? Check the registration page to find out.

Social Media? You know it. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Cheers,
Your Break the Bubble organizers - Mario, Nora, Christina, and Matt J.

Copyright © 2015 Break the Bubble, All rights reserved.  

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

You're Invited: Spring West Side Community Organization Events

Some would say that the West Side is the best side, but regardless of your directional preferences, you can still consider joining in on some upcoming West Side Community Organization events and/or the Saint Paul Citywide Clean-Up in June. Save the dates now and consider it a timely sign to start your spring cleaning!
Save the Dates March 2015


WSCO

West Side Leadership Convening


Saturday, March 28th from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. @ Neighborhood House, 179 Robie St E.

A free event for West Side community members, sponsored by WSCO


Join WSCO for this special conversation co-hosted by our partners from the Wilder Foundation.  Share what you think makes the West Side special and tell us what your vision is for a vibrant Community. Let's explore what's currently happening, what's on tap and what we can do to support or join in efforts that are already shaping our community.

Key Objectives:
  • Coming together as a community to sustain a vibrant West Side. What makes the West Side special? What are some challenges we face in realizing our vision of community?
  • Generating excitement about getting more involved in our community. What projects are already underway for community members to become more involved? 
  • Offer specific community engagement opportunities for the neighborhood.
RSVP with Christine Shyne at christine@wsco.org or call 651-293-1708

Community and Arts Leadership Workshop on Placemaking


Saturday, May 9th from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. @ Neighborhood House, 179 Robie St E

Presented by Springboard for the Arts and sponsored by WSCO


Are you an artist, or an arts supporter that loves the West Side?  Come learn how art and community come together to make a stronger neighborhood through creative placemaking!  Placemaking is the act of people coming together to change overlooked and undervalued public and shared spaces into welcoming places where community gathers, supports one another, and thrives.  Places can be animated and enhanced by elements that encourage human interaction – from temporary activities such as performances and chalked poetry to permanent installations such as landscaping and unique art.

This free all day workshop will give you the tools and ideas to bring your community together through art!

RSVP with Christine Shyne at christine@wsco.org or call 651-293-1708

Neighborhood Clean Up: Mark your calendars and call for volunteers


Saturday, June 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.@ Maatsura Manufacturing, 325 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102

Citywide Community Cleanups are one-day events which allow residents to discard just about anything. District Councils work in partnership with the City to bring together haulers and vendors in one central location and make efforts to reuse or recycle your old stuff for less cost than you would pay a garbage hauler to take it away. In 2015, there will  six cleanups throughout the year open to all St. Paul residents.  WSCO is partnering on the June 20th event and is asking for volunteers.  West Side clean up events in years past have been very successful thanks to the hard work of volunteers from across the neighborhood.  We'd like to make this years event as successful and convenient for West Siders as possible.  Expect a neighborhood wide mailing as the event draws near with more details.

 2015 Citywide Cleanup Dates (open to all St. Paul residents)
All cleanups are open from 8:00am - 1:00pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - Washington Technology Magnet High School, 1495 Rice Street More Info: District 6 Planning Council at 651-488-4485
  • Saturday, June 6 - Harding High School, 1540 E. 6th St. (enter from 3rd St.) More Info: District 1 Community Council at 651-578-7600
  • Saturday, June 20 - Matsuura Machinery USA Inc., 325 Randolph Ave. More Info: West Side Community Organization at 651-293-1708
  • Saturday, Sept. 19 - Shepard Rd. (between Davern St. and Alton St., enter at Alton St.) More Info: Highland District Council at 651-695-4005
  • Saturday, Sept. 26 - MN State Fair Grounds (NE corner of fair grounds; enter off Larpenteur Ave. west of Snelling Ave.) More Info: District 10 Como Community Council at 651-644-3889
  • Saturday, Oct. 10 - Phalen Lake Beach House, 1400 Phalen Lake Dr. More Info: District 5 Planning Council at 651-774-5234
To view more details about each cleanup, visit this city web page: http://stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=4250.
Volunteers needed
We need volunteers to help guide participants through the process and when necessary, help them unload the materials. Volunteers (who work a three hour shift) receive a voucher toward the disposal of materials and a free lunch! 
Shifts are 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers help residents with simple sorting of materials into dumpsters, helping them unload where necessary, and answering questions from residents.

To volunteer for the June 29th clean up please contact Mason Wells at mason@wsco.org or by calling 651-293-1708

Growing West Side Farmer's Market Crowdfunding Campaign starting Sunday, March 15th


"Hello Neighbor! We hope that you're enjoying the glimpse of spring this week! Before long it will be time for shopping and eating at the West Side Farmer's Market!

"Starting this Sunday Growing West Side will be launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the West Side Farmer's Market. The funds will help us to hire a part-time market manager for Saturday market days, as well as cover some other expenses.

"What's Crowdfunding? If you've ever heard of Kickstarter, then you are probably already acquainted with the concept. If not, then a brief explanation is in order.

"Essentially, crowdfunding is a way to raise funds for a cause by appealing directly to the public in an online format.

"If you contributed to Give to the Max last November, this campaign will be similar. Once you get to the website, you'll see a short video and a more detailed explanation of the campaign.

"You'll have many levels of support to choose from, with some fun and useful rewards, as well as a list of very special prizes for those who contribute early!

"Thank you for your support!

"We look forward to seeing you this spring when the Market opens. It's gonna be bigger and better than ever!"

For more information, email growingwestside@gmail.com
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