Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board Meeting, February 8, 7 PM, MLK Park
Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Council, Feb 9, 6:30 PM, MLK Park
Crime Prevention and Safety Committee: February 21, 7 PM, MLK Park
Youth & Schools Committee, February 27, 6:30 PM, MLK Park
Green Committee, no meeting scheduled.
Redevelopment Committee, February 22, 7 PM, MLK Park
Event Committee, February 1, 6:30-7:30 PM, MLK Park
Empty Bowls Event at Nicollet Square, February 9, 4-8 PM, 3710 Nicollet Ave. S.
Please consider donating to support your totally local non-profit and to end hunger and homelessness in our neighborhood! 75% of donations made on-line, here, between 1/17/12 and 2/9/12 will be donated to Nicollet Square, which provides affordable housing and a supportive environment for young adults (ages 16 – 21) who have experienced homelessness or been in the foster care system.
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New HourCar Hub at 3800 Nicollet
Filed Under farmers market, green, transit
Minneapolis, MN—July 8, 2009—HOURCAR, the Neighborhood Energy Connection’s car-sharing program, announces the launch of its twenty-first shared vehicle in the Twin Cities. The car, a 2009 red Honda Fit, will be located in HOURCAR’s newest hub at the intersection of 38th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. This hub is sponsored by the Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA), through a Climate Change Innovation grant from the city of Minneapolis.
“KFNA is confident in the success of HOURCAR in our neighborhood. Kingfield residents have demonstrated that they care about the environment and are willing to act to protect it,” says KFNA Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson. “HOURCAR is a great addition to the community fabric of Kingfield–having access to HOURCAR is like having a sister or brother live in your neighborhood who will let you bum their vehicle when you need one.”
“Kingfield is a great neighborhood for an HOURCAR hub,” according to HOURCAR Program Manager Christopher Bineham. “We know that Kingfield residents like to bike, walk, and use transit. Now that HOURCAR is in the neighborhood, they can even get rid of their cars, without losing convenience or mobility.”
As part of the Climate Change grant that KFNA received to sponsor this hub, the association is offering free HOURCAR memberships through July 31 to Kingfield residents who sign up for the Minnesota Energy Challenge. To celebrate and publicize this new hub, the new HOURCAR will be at the Kingfield Farmer’s Market, 4310 Nicollet Avenue South, from 8:30 am to 1 pm on Sunday, July 12. KFNA will also host a Hub Kick-off on Thursday, July 16 at the new hub location, 3800 Nicollet Avenue South from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. All are encouraged to attend either event to learn more about HOURCAR, see the new car and sign up for the MN Energy Challenge.
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About HOURCAR
HOURCAR is a program of the nonprofit Neighborhood Energy Connection. HOURCAR was founded in 2005 to provide an alternative to car ownership in the Twin Cities. In customer surveys, HOURCAR members report reduced carbon dioxide emissions, a high level of customer satisfaction, and savings. More information about HOURCAR is available at www.HOURCAR.org .
About the Neighborhood Energy Connection
The Neighborhood Energy Connection (NEC) is a Saint Paul-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce pollution, conserve resources, and improve quality of life by offering tools for energy-efficient living. In addition to operating HOURCAR, the NEC provides residential energy audits and home energy improvement loans across Minnesota. More information on the NEC is available at www.TheNEC.org.
About Kingfield Neighborhood Association
Kingfield strives to be a safe and vital neighborhood that is home to residents from diverse backgrounds; offers affordable, viable housing and a pleasing environment; promotes stable businesses appropriate to community needs; has an infrastructure which supports and is responsive to the neighborhood; and, has a positive identity within the neighborhood and throughout the metro area. The KFNA Board demonstrates and encourages neighborhood leadership, provides a forum for community participation, and a structure to promote the vision and aspiration of the neighborhood. More information on KFNA is available at www.kingfield.org.
About the MN Energy Challenge
The Minnesota Energy Challenge is a web-based program run by local non-profit Center for Energy and the Environment. Residents can use the website to calculate their household’s carbon footprint, ask experts their energy questions, research resources, and pledge to save energy and money in their homes. More information on the MN Energy Challenge is available at www.mnenergychallenge.org.
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