‘Miscellany’ Archives
NCAP Grows Gardening Potential in Phillips this Spring
By David Boehnke Have you always wanted to have a way of getting cheaper, healthier vegetables? Or do you love to garden and need a way of doing so? While it can be hard to get access to healthy food in Phillips it is getting easier with a growing abundance of gardening opportunities, many of which are being organized by a new group called NCAP: Neighbors Connecting for Action in Phillips. There are four opportunities particularly worth highlighting: Get a garden in a box-Sign up to participate in this initiative where you, with other neighbors will get a raised bed garden, plants, and mutual support for growing food where you live. RSVP to attend the Meet and Greet Event for this exciting opportunity: Shea, 612-423-1351, shea.peoples@gmail.com. The event is on Saturday April 14th, 11am at the Phillips Community Center, 2323 11th Ave. S. This project is in partnership with the Growing the Backyard CHAT of the Backyard Initiative and fits into Gardening Matters”' Cold [...]
“Poverty NOT a barrier to success.” Banyan in East Phillips produces college-bound scholars
by Lauretta Dawolo Towns, Community Coordinator There”'s a big reason to celebrate in East Phillips! Four high school seniors from the Banyan Community in South Minneapolis are going to college. So far, they have received a total of 16 college acceptance letters. The University of Minnesota, Yale University, Swarthmore, and Marquette University are just some of the colleges waiting to hear from these scholars. Although many Twin Cities students are preparing to enroll into college this fall, these students don”'t fit the conventional profile for success. Abby Mohammed, Seng Ye Xiong, Nathanael McNair, and Tyler Moore are graduating seniors at DeLaSalle High School through the Banyan”'s Higher Ground scholarship program. They”'ve made a commitment to their education and used the 4-year scholarship as a stepping stone to higher education. These students come from neighborhoods where low educational outcomes are commonplace. They were not expected to [...]
13th ANNUAL MEETING of EPIC
EAST PHILLIPS IMPROVEMENT COALITION 13th ANNUAL MEETING of EPIC Saturday, April 28th, 2012Â Social Gathering Time: 9:30 am Meeting begins at 10:00 am At: Â The New East Phillips Park Cultural & Community Center 2307 17th Ave. S. Annual Board Elections Music, Good Food Cool Door Prizes PLEASE COME AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS Call 280-8418-Â for more details
