Ward 5 Talent Show Auditions

Got Talent? Come On Down!!!

The Ward 5 Community Family Festival is looking for talented groups and individuals who would like to participate in this year's festival showcase.

Auditions Will Be Held At

Friendly Inn Settlement, Inc.-2386 Unwin Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44104

May 29, 2009 – 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

May 30, 2009 – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

June 5, 2009 – 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Talent Show takes place on Saturday June 27, 2009 as a part of the Ward 5 Family Festival at Friendly Inn.

For more information, please call Charles Taylor or Richgina Jeff at Friendly Inn at (216) 431-7656.

Neighborhood Landscaping Enterprise (NLE)

Burten, Bell, Carr Development has created this program to

Beautify the Green Space in Ward 5.

 

This includes: Vacant Properties,

BBC Properties and Commercial Properties.

 

The program begins, Mary 4^th 2009, with a total of (5) Crew Members, that reside in the Ward 5 area.

If you would like for the Crew to beautify your property, please contact:

 

Sherita Mullins

(216) 341-1455 ph

(216) 341-2683 fx

smullins@bbcdevelopment.org

Burten, Bell Carr Development

7201 Kinsman Rd., Suite104

Cleveland, Ohio 44104

 

Avoiding Foreclosure with Councilwoman Phyllis E. Cleveland

A special workshop on foreclosure prevention.

SAT., March 28, 2009

10:00am – 1:00pm

Tree of Life Ministries

5901 Quincy Ave.

Ward 5 Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland invites you to attend this important event and learn if you or someone you know is at risk, how to talk you your leader, how to avoid scams and much more. Special Guest include County Treasurer Jim Rokakis, ESOP (East Side Organizing Project) and City Of Cleveland Community Affairs.

For more information call the office of Councilwoman Cleveland: 216-664-2309

Woman and Money

WECOFUND and the Woodland Branch Library will be offering a series of classes

relating to money for Woman's History Month.

 

This is a three part series that allows you to take each class or to attend only the

classes that you are interested in.

 

MONDAY, March 9^th from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Bob Houston of WECO will speak on Budgeting, why you should budget as a way to manage

your money and how to set up a spending (budget)plan.

 

MONDAY, March 16^th, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Bob Houston will present a talk on CREDIT, what is it, how does it affect your life and how to earn credit.

Learn to use credit as a way of improving your life and lead to possible HOME OWNERSHIP!

 

MONDAY, March 23^rd, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Bob Houston will discuss Savings, learn why you should save, how to start and how to use

savings to provide more security in your life. When you get ready to retire or just when the car breaks down,

you will need savings, learn how to start.

The Woodland Library

5606 Woodland Avenue

(216) 623-7109 (please call if you would like to enroll)

 

These series will also be offered at the following Cleveland libraries:

Addison Branch at: 6901 Superior Avenue

Walt Branch at: 7910 Detroit Avenue

South Brooklyn Branch at: 4303 Pearl Road

 

 

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Conversation on Social Inclusion

How do we welcome and invite all people to fully participate in neighborhood life?

Learn how individuals and organizations welcome new homeowners and renters,

individuals returning from prison, and people with disabilities to their community.

Hear how communities have benefited using this approach

        
FREE EVENT

(REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED)

Bring a few people from your street, block club, neighborhood, faith community,

Or organization to participate in this discussion and to share your wisdom on this topic.

Where: Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 E. BLVD.

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

When: Thursday, March 12, 2009

Please RSVP to Cynthia Lewis at Neighborhood Connections at (216) 393-4642 or by email:

clewis@neighborhoodgrants.org (LIMITED SEATING)

This Is Also What Foreclosure Looks Like

A few months ago, BBC staff was contacted by Anne Trubek, a writer working on a book about the houses in which renowned authors lived. Anne was investigating the former home of Charles Chesnutt, America's first professional African American writer, which had been located on East 73^rd Street between Cedar and Central Avenues.

BBC communicated the story of the active block club operating on the street and its recent success in appealing to the City of Cleveland to raze five massive abandoned structures (see the Fall 2008 issue of The Community Connector and the feature about Cleveland Central Weed & Seed in the Sandusky Register). Staff also referred Anne to community members who are committed to making a difference.

What resulted is a wonderful article Anne wrote about how foreclosures can be positive for communities, providing the opportunity for exciting new opportunities to redevelop properties. To read Anne Trubek's piece called This Is Also What Foreclosure Looks Like, please click here.

BLACK HISTORY LIVE

(FREE EVENT)

ALL VOLUNTEERS WELCOME!

Would you like celebrate Black History with your friends and family?

Come join us:

February 28, 2009

East Technical High School (2439 E. 55^th Street)

From: 12pm -3pm., doors open at 11am.

Experience the soul stirring arrangement of African Rhythms and West African Dances of Senegal.

Community Youth will also perform in a play, Foot Soldiers for Freedom.

There will be a Living History Award Presentation, Raffles, Prizes, and Refreshments.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED

If you would like to volunteer please contact: Sherita Mullins at (216) 341-1455 or email: smullins@bbcdevelopment.org