Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Help KFNA Close Out 2021 on Strong Note; Make a Year-End Donation Today

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Dear Kingfield Neighbor –  Understanding the Kingfield Neighborhood Association is as easy as ABC: KFNA is Always Building Community.  Whether that is through discussions and exploration of hard issues like safety and racism, working side by side to improve our neighborhood, or through events where we celebrate being together, KFNA knows that community building work we do is the foundation of community safety.

The Kingfield Neighborhood Association connects neighbors to each other and to important actions and activities that help you amplify your voice in our city. For this work, we are asking for your donation to support KFNA today. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) needs your financial support for the work we do in our neighborhood.  Due to changes that City of Minneapolis made in how funds are distributed to neighborhood associations, KFNA has a $30,000 budget gap this year.

What would your life be like without your neighborhood association?

  • Less Informed? Who else would host civic discussions with stakeholders on both sides debating the issues, to make sure you are educated and engaged in making change in your community?
  • Lonelier? Who else would organize Nicollet Open Streets, all-day Election Polling Party, and Light It Up Kingfield as fun, local activities, simply as a way for you to build relationships to your neighbors and be out on our streets in neighborhood streets?
  • More Isolated? Who else would collect and send you a weekly e-news of everything going on in Kingfield neighborhood and work with block clubs to provide up-to-date public safety tips?
  • Quieter? And who would organize your musically gifted neighbors into street parties like PorchFest and On Thursdays We Sing so we share and see the talents of all our neighbors? 

A gift of any size at this time of year helps us close our year-end funding gap. A sustaining monthly donation of $10 or $20 helps us plan for the future.

Donations can be made by:

Thank you!

Your KFNA Board of Directors:

Chris DesRoches, KFNA President, 44th & Grand

Sarah Tschida, Vice President, 36th & Pillsbury

Alice Johnson, Treasurer, 43rd & Grand

BJ Titus, Secretary, 38th & 1st

Jerome Rankine, 39th & Pleasant

David Robbins, 44th & Wentworth

Becky Dankowski, 40th & Garfield

Dave Searl, 38th & 1st

Todd Shipman, 37th & Lyndale

Brighton McCormick, Nicollet & West 37th Street

Lorial Roballo-Kaster, 40th & Harriet

Josh Martin, 44th & Harriet

Katie Blanchard, 45th & Pleasant

Storytelling and Event Branding Assistance Needed!

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Fun, dynamic, community planning team looking for volunteer assistance on raising visibility of this project. If you are interested in helping support a small local nonprofit raise awareness and funds for affordable housing in our community please contact .

Project Deliverables

  • A compelling narrative, or set of stories related to Empty Bowls
  • Visual branding guidelines / style guide that include specific colors, fonts, and other graphic design elements to use in print and digital communications materials
  • High-resolution materials for print and social media delivered electronically (in formats for digital and print use)
  • A 4-week content calendar for an event social media platform, including graphics & copy (12-20 posts, or as agreed upon by both parties)

 

What kind of volunteer are we looking for?

  • Experience managing social media accounts for business or other organization
  • Experience creating and populating social media content calendars
  • Excellent writing and communications skills
  • Familiarity with narrative storytelling
  • Ability to conduct interviews, synthesize information and craft stories for marketing purposes
  • Proficiency with design software and creating visuals for different platforms (print and social media)

When? Can spend 10-20 hours over 2-3 weeks, Dec 27-January 17

Thank you!

Thanksgiving is Approaching, Let’s Flood Our Healthcare Workers With Waves of Thankfulness!

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‘Waves of Thankfulness’ is a postcard campaign for local healthcare workers (hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics) to thank each worker for their part in keeping our community healthy the past 21 months.

  1. Take 1 (or multiple!) of our local Artist designed cards from any of our 3 partnering neighborhood businesses.
  2. Write a general, or personal, message of thanks for their work through this pandemic.
  3. Write on-site and deposit it in the collection box provided, or take them home and bring them back later to any of the three independently owned partnering locations:

You could also use your own postcards, if you prefer, and simply bring them in to any of our drop boxes and we will deliver them to local sites for you. Or even take our cards and mail them directly to your nurses, doctors, or neighbors and family working in healthcare whether locally or across the country!

Cards available through November 30th, 2021.

Featuring the artwork of 8 local artists : thanks to Rachel Breen, Angela Erdrich, Willa Flink/Saheli Patel, Camille Gage, Katie Heit Gardner, Brenda Johnson, Bridget Meyers, and Steven Mosborg.

Kingfield PorchFest Coming 6/17/21 (That’s Thursday!)

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Check out the map of the 20 stages throughout the neighborhood!

PorchFest is an evening of acoustical music held at multiple outdoor venues throughout Kingfield on a single evening. PorchFest is a chance for musicians to share their music with their neighbors and a chance for neighbors to walk the dog, stroll the baby, or pack a cool beverage and meander with their sweetie from home to home enjoying the talent of our amazing neighborhood!

  • Preview some of the musicians at the Facebook event link here.
  • Donate to KFNA to support this community building event here or on Venmo at @kingfield_kfna.