Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Dine Out for for The Aliveness Project!

 

The Aliveness Project will again host their biggest fundraiser, Dining Out for Life, when more than 150 restaurants in the metro area donate a portion of their proceeds to Aliveness. Dining Out for Life is an international fundraiser held in 60 cities throughout the United States and Canada. More than $4 million dollars a year is raised to support the missions of 60 outstanding HIV/AIDS service organizations throughout North America. Locally, The Aliveness Project is participating as the sole beneficiary in Minnesota for the 23rd year. In 2016 more than $270,000 was raised for Aliveness through the donations made by generous restaurants, sponsors, and 38,000 individual diners during Dining Out for Life.

Find out more information at diningoutforlife.com or sign up to be a volunteer at aliveness.org/ambassador. Many restaurants in Kingfield are participating – see the full list below, and at diningoutforlife.com.

If you have questions, contact Laura Henry, The Aliveness Project’s Volunteer Manager, at or 612.822.7946 ext.221.

Restaurants in and around Kingfield Participating in 2017 Dining Out for Life include:

  • Victor’s 1959 Café
  • Curran’s Restaurant
  • The Lowbrow
  • Blackbird
  • Rincon 38
  • Kyatchi
  • Nighthawks
  • Butter Bakery Café
  • Gigi’s Café
  • Kings Wine Bar
  • Café Ena
  • Pat’s Tap
  • Hola Arepa
  • La Fresca

43rd & Nicollet Pedestrian Safety Meeting

Tuesday April 25, 6-7:30 PM
The Aliveness Project, 3808 Nicollet Ave South, Located in the Community Room on the 2nd Floor (elevator access is available, if needed)

Traffic, parking, and pedestrian concerns and solutions have been discussed at this intersection since last summer with the current bollard design being tested earlier than planned due to the hit and run accident resulting in a woman’s death at this intersection last fall. A median design has been proposed by the City as another form of traffic calming that could be tested in this location; local businesses are concerned by the number of on-street parking spots this design will remove from Nicollet Avenue.

Come learn more about the proposed median design and other possible modifications to the current design that could occur to make the intersection more pedestrian friendly.

If you have questions feel free to contact KFNA’s Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson at or 612.823-5980.

Little Kids Soccer 2017 “Kick-Off Party”

 

Inside, in the Big Gym.

Come to play and learn about the program and potentially being one of our Parent-Coaches!

* Parents and kids invited (aimed at 4-12 year olds.)

* Free pizza for all.

* Play some of our fun, soccer skill building games.

* Learn about being a volunteer parent-coach for our summer skill building games.

Summer Program is on Wednesdays, 6:15 to 7:30 PM, June 28th thru August 23rd. ( You don’t have to be there every Wednesday this summer, we create a cadre of coaches.)

FREE Parent-Coaches training date:

Thursday, June 22nd: 6-7:30PM at Field baseball field #1 (with Sheila McGill)

Questions? Contact Volunteer Program Leads

Michael Vanderford ()

or

Jerri Wagner ()

Celebrate Earth Day 2017 at MLK Park

Either walk to the park collecting trash along the way from our neighborhood to leave at the park for collection, or stop by the park and pick up a bag and gloves and help spring clean the site. Either way, join us to celebrate Earth Day!

This year, we’re excited to announce a partnership with Hennepin County Master Gardeners; from 9:30 AM – noon Master Gardeners will be available to answer all of your gardening questions. Information on a their plant sale, with both vegetables and native plants, as well as contact information for Master Gardeners in our area will be shared. Additionally, Master Gardeners will be sharing information about their Donation Garden Project with the Aliveness Project, also located at MLK Park.

Also, get your garden started with super local compost! KFNA is working with the MN Plate to Garden Compost Program and will be distributing bags of compost from the site that receives organics recycling from our community. You can complete the loop of growing food, eating food, and then turning food scraps back in to soil to grow food again! For a donation benefiting KFNA and MLK Park, you can shovel a 20 lb. bag of local compost to take back to your garden (limit 4 bags per household, please).

We look forward to seeing you and to announcing further partnerships for our upcoming Earth Day!

Breaking Ground at the Community Donation Garden at MLK Park

Hatha Yoga 4:30-5:30 PM / Garden Prep 5:30- 6:30 PM

All events located outdoors, northside of the MLK Rec Center, 4055 Nicollet

Please join us next week for our first garden meeting at MLK Park! As in the first season, 100% of the veggies we grow will benefit the food shelf and meal program at The Aliveness Project.

Mara, a wonderful AP volunteer, will lead an optional all-levels hatha yoga class near the garden site from 4:30-5:30*. The garden meeting will run from 5:30 to 6:30pm.

*In the event of rain the yoga class will take place at AP (two blocks north of the park) from 4:30-5:15pm, leaving plenty of time to walk or drive to the park by 5:30.

Come ready to stretch your limbs, help prep the beds/containers, and plant some cooler-weather selections. We will also hand out materials for those who wish to participate in MLK Park’s Earth Day event on Saturday April 22nd from 9:30-noon.

This garden is a joint project of The Aliveness Project, MLK Park, and the Kingfield.