‘Neighborhood News’ Archives
EPIC News June 2019
EPIC Alley Report for June 2019
Make your garbage beautiful
By Patrick Cabello Hansel Have you seen the beautiful mosaics on concrete garbage and recycling containers around Phillips? Would you like one on yours?  Those mosaics are the work of the Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts @ St Paul”'s Lutheran and its artistic director, Pastor Luisa Cabello Hansel. Pastor Luisa and other community artists would love to work with you and your neighbors to create a unique mosaic that will last decades.In the process, you will learn how to do mosaic, and maybe meet some new people in our community. The Semilla Center also is looking for youth ages 11 to 15 who are interested in learning about community art this summer. Our Young Leaders program trains youth for the job market and leadership in the community. Youth earn stipends while creating together. Career day visits to artists, theaters and museums connect youth with possible professions in the arts. For information on either of these programs, call 612-724-3862 or [...]
Briefs
Help bump up recycling Funding is available to neighborhood and community nonprofit organizations in Minneapolis to conduct outreach focused on increasing participation in the city”'s residential organics recycling program. Participating organizations will receive training, funding and environmental education resources to conduct a project in their communities. Contact: jessica.arika@hennepin.us or 612-348-3025. Help mow for seniors Senior Community Services is a city of Minneapolis partner organization, and its HOME Program mows lawns for seniors in Hennepin County. The HOME Program is seeking helpers to mow lawns every 7-10 days and use a weed whip once a month for $16 per hour. Mowers must supply their own lawn mower and weed whip and set their own schedule. Contact Bethany at seasonalwork@seniorcommunity.org or call 952-767-7886. Rethink I-94 over free meal Share a free family-style, sit-down meal with the communities surrounding I-94 and [...]
