Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter 9/04/02

September 4, 2002

Re: www.laremembers, Bike Power, Best Practices, Building the Vision Together, Need addresses.

SEPTEMBER 11 WEB SITE
Go to www.laremembers.org for activities that are being scheduled for September 11.

BEST PRACTICES

A reminder that we would like to include on our Web site best practices ideas that your Neighborhood Council has to share with others. Outreach. Running a meeting. Printing newsletters, posters, flyers. Involving youth. Getting things done.

BIKE POWER

This may sound crazy, but give it a few moments of thought before you have me committed. The other day I saw a guy riding a bike, and instead of towing a child carrier behind his bike, he had two-wheeled trailer that carrier a small billboard.

I was wondering if any Neighborhood Councils would want to have such a contraption that they could easily attach to their bicycle and use it to advertise neighborhood events such as elections, NC meetings, block parties, and other local events. We could use our plotter to print a sign for each side.

If so, we could purchase it, and lend it out to the NCs. The young or old could take their bike and the attachment to all parts of the neighborhood, advertise the upcoming event, handout flyers, talk to people, and try to get people involved. If this still sounds like a good idea, I'd like to know if anyone knows of someone in their neighborhood who we could pay to put together such a thing.

Whatya think?

BUILDING THE VISION TOGETHER

At the Congress of Neighborhoods, we collected some volunteers who want to be part of planning the next Congress of Neighboorhoods, designing DONE's long-range plan, or discussing changing some of the laws that govern Neighborhood Councils. At its meeting on July 19, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners plans to determine which of its commissioners will get involved in the process too. Then we'll start bringing everyone together. It's not too late to volunteer.

NEED MAILING ADDRESSES

Once again, a reminder that we need to have some kind of a mailing address for each NC so that we can get them information and materials that can only be sent by mail.

Greg Nelson

213 / 485-1360
866 / LA HELPS toll-free
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org email