Dear Neighbor,
From shoveling your walks to painting your homes, shopping at our local businesses to keeping an eye out for your neighbors and their property, we know you play a key part in keeping Kingfield a vibrant, safe, and healthy neighborhood. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) is a non-profit community-building organization that works to build upon your individual commitment to our neighborhood, and I would ask that you consider supporting us (support you) through a financial contribution. We use your donations to work with neighbors to define issues and create solutions that impact our neighborhood, often with significant contributions of time, sweat and effort by fellow neighborhood volunteers.
As an example, over ten years ago, at house parties hosted throughout the neighborhood, neighbors identified the lack of fresh food as an issue in Kingfield. When feasibility studies of the first solution, a neighborhood food coop, were not favorable, the neighborhood focused its efforts on the creation of a Farmers Market. Now after eight year of operation at 43rd and Nicollet, the market has grown to the point where is no longer a fledging project, but rather an actual business. Due to this success, KFNA has decided to spin off the market into its own organization; which will allow KFNA to continue to focus its resources on newly identified issues and (hopefully) incubate other successful solutions.
In 2008, KFNA also:
·      Ran the “Walldogs on Nicollet”, a community mural blitz which helps create a unique neighborhood identity and prevent graffiti;
·      Organized neighborhood clean-ups and worked with property owners to make sure they are accountable to remove graffiti on their property;
·      Highlighted neighborhood artists in our annual spring community art show;
·      Supported business development and improvements with our Business Façade Improvement program;
·      Facilitated outreach to the neighborhood regarding the development of an affordable housing facility for young adults at 37 & Nicollet;
·      Advocated neighborhood concerns about the Neighborhood Revitalization Program to the City;
·      Informed you of local issues and events through a quarterly newsletter and weekly e-mail notice;
·      Launched a brand new website to keep everyone current about news and events in Kingfield;
·      …and much, much more!
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If every Kingfield household donates just $10 to KFNA, we can pay for our administrative costs for a whole year. For $20 per household, we can cover our general operating costs too, including rent, insurance and neighborhood communication. And if you are able to donate $50, $100 or $250, you can significantly contribute to the plethora of programs and services that KFNA offers. There is a PayPal link on the left of the page, or checks can be mailed directly to the Kingfield office.
Anything you can afford is appreciated! Donations to KFNA are tax deductible and every dime you donate is spent on trying to make Kingfield an even better place to call home. Remember, KFNA is you – and with your help, we can continue building a better Kingfield.
Sincerely,
Tom Parent, President, KFNA