May
13
Kingfield Traveling Block Party–Join the fun at 36th and 1st Ave. Tuesday May 17 night
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It feels like summer is here–just in time for the inaugural Kingfield Traveling Block Party next Tuesday. The KFNA Crime Prevention & Safety Committee is transforming its meetings into parties this summer. From May through September, look for a traveling block party to pop up somewhere in Kingfield every third Tuesday! We have friendly neighbors, visiting cops, endless freezee pops, and plenty of impromptu fun…and every month we’ll be partying in a different spot in the neighborhood. Join us Tuesday, May 17, 6:30 pm as we kick it off at 36th and 1st Avenue–just look for the KFNA banner! In case of rain, we’ll be inside at MLK Park. And watch this e-news to find out where the party will pop up next…
Mar
10
Kingfield Good Neighbor Spring Community Gathering
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Block Leaders Unite!! Come One Come All—All You Wannabes and Flo & Joe Q. Publics—to the Good Neighbor Community Gathering
*Personal Safety Presentation with Amy Lavender, 5th Precinct Crime Prevention Specialist
*Become a Block Leader and connect with neighbors
*Organize recycling plastic (& learn from a block that is already doing this!) or a Spring Clean-up
*& zip into the meeting next door and provide input on the Priorities for Program and Site Improvements at Martin Luther King Park resulting from the Dr. King Legacy discussions!
Be sure to bring your ideas of activities or programs you would like to be a part of to build connections between neighbors on your own block, and between multiple blocks!
Tuesday, March 15th
7 PM
Martin Luther King Park
4055 Nicollet Ave. S.
Have questions about Block Leaders? Contact Marshall, KFNA Board Member at marshall@kingfield.org or 612-823-6226. RSVP your anticipated attendance to him also!
Complete the online form on the KFNA site to enlist yourself as a block leader and get personal invitations to awesome events such as this!
http://kingfield.org/block-contact-signup-form-2/
Mar
12
Join Crime Prevention Specialists Amy Lavender and Chelsea Adams for Block Leader Training.
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Are you interested in becoming a block leader?
Are you a block leader who hasn’t been trained through the MPD?
Are you interested in meeting others who want to bring neighbors together?
Date: Wednesday, April 28 2010
Time: 6:30-8pm
Where: 5th Precinct Community Room
3101 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis 55408
(Visitor parking lot off 1st Av S just south of 31st St W)
Please RSVP. However, walk-ins are welcome.
Contact CPS Amy Lavender at 612.673.5407 or amy.lavender@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.
Refreshments will be provided. Please bring a pen and paper if you wish to take notes.
Oct
23
Kingfield Fall Community Bonfire
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Join your neighbors for a Fall meet & greet at MLK Park!
Warm up with us on Saturday, November 14, 7-9 pm at MLK Park. We’ll have a bonfire and hot cider; you bring an item to donate to the food shelf. [The park has agreed to waive the staffing fee if we help with their food drive in this time of need.] Bring fixings for s’mores and a chair if you want.
No agenda, just a chance to relax and connect. Bring a neighbor–all ages are welcome!
Hosted by the KFNA Crime Prevention and Safety Committee.
May
25
Benefit Fundraiser for Gabriel Grieling, Held by Residents of 4200 Block of Garfield
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The residents of the 4200 block of Garfield Avenue South in the Kingfield neighborhood are organizing a benefit to raise money to help pay the medical bills incurred by five-year-old Gabriel Grieling after being run over by a Minneapolis school bus on February 25, 2009. Up until the day before the accident Gabriel and his mother were living on our block with his paternal grandparents Ralph and Linda Grieling. We are a close-knit block and are coming together as a community in order to help the Greiling family.
Garfield resident Kevin Kling, who is a nationally recognized playwright and storyteller best known for his commentary on the NPR show All Things Considered will be headlining the show. Also on the bill are next-door neighbors Rosie Cole and Lloyd Brant who are best known for their popular comedy act The Wacky Chicken Show. Kevin, Rosie and Lloyd will lead an impressive line-up of entertainment that are coming together for the Gabriel Grieling Benefit.
With Sincere Thanks,
The Neighbors of the 4200 Garfield Ave. So.
Kingfield Neighborhood, Minneapolis MN 55409
GABRIEL GRIELING BENEFIT
Saturday, May 30, 2009
South High School
East 32nd Street & 20th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Silent Auction begins at 6:30 p.m.
Showtime begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $20 / Students & Seniors $10
Reservations and Information
Telephone: 612-824-0430
Email: samanthashulz@gmail.com
For more info go to http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?publication=southwest§ion=81&page=152&category=64&story=13750&category=64 .
May
20
Register For 2009 National Night Out
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National Night Out Registration
Registration for this year’s National Night Out is up and running on line. Just go to: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/nno/. You can register your event and apply to close your street.
For questions, contact:
Tom Thompson, Crime Prevention Specialist
Minneapolis Police Department, 5th Precinct
(612) 673-2823
thomas.thompson@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Apr
19
5th Precinct Block Leader Training and Networking
Tuesday May 12th
6:30-8 pm Training for new block leaders
8-9 pm Current block leaders share stories, ideas, network with others
5th Precinct, 3101 Nicollet Ave
Becoming a block leader is a great way to get involved with your community and your block– and remember, the best defense against crime is a connected block with neighbors looking out for each other. The training is informal and we encourage more than one representative per block to attend. Revised Crime Prevention Resource Manuals provided.
For questions or to RSVP, contact CPS Amy Lavender at amy.lavender@ci.minneapolis.mn.us or 612.673.5407. Walk-ins are also welcome.
