projects 2006

• Belle Isle Spring into Nature 5K Run/Walk - Allison Fox, Project Leader
• Bike to Work Day, Detroit's first ride on National Bike to Work Day - Alex Froehlich, Project Leader
• Coffee Talks - Jen Heckman, Jen Ruud, Christyn Carlton, and Sonya Harrison, Project Leaders
• February Coffee Talk: A Super Bowl Debriefing
• February Movie and Review: "Why We Fight"
• March Coffee Talk: State of the City (discuss today's Detroit and what is planned for the Next Detroit)
• May Coffee Talk: Motor City & Mass Transit?
• Detroit Bikes! - Detroit Biking Tours - Alex Froehlich, Project Leader
  
  • April: Riverfront Ride
  • May: Welcome to the City of Cycling Tour
  • May: Bike Maintenance Education Class presented by Back Alley
  • June: Ride from Jazzin' on Jefferson Festival
  • July: BikeTown Detroit Tour + Biking Safety promoted through helmet fitting and sale by Children's Hospital of Michigan Trauma Center - Injury Prevention Education Department
• Discussing Differences – Sonya Harrison, Christyn Carlton, and Jen Ruud Project Leaders
• Series 8
• Series 9
• July: Series 10

• Explore Detroit | With a Friend in Detroit and Inside Detroit (Development Tour/SBXL Downtown Orientation) - Alok Sharma, Matt Clayson, Jeanette Pierce, Project Leaders; in Partnership with Inside Detroit
• Friend in Detroit (Web based submission form connecting people, particularly those visiting for Super Bowl, from around the country with questions about Detroit to people with answers about Detroit) – Alok Sharma, Project Leader; in partnership with Inside Detroit
• General Meetings (location rotates, lead by rotating steering team chair)
  
  • January: Historic Trinity Lutheran Church - led by Francis Grunow
  • February: Pewabic Pottery - led by Helen Broughton
  • March: Focus Hope - led by Matt Clayson
  • April: Belle Isle Nature Zoo - led by Frank Nemecek
  • May: Biegas Gallery - led by Amanda Dunham
  • June: Matrix Theatre - led by Paula Turner
  • July: Scarab Club - led by Francis Grunow
• NCCJ Walk-As-One Diversity Walk-a-thon III  – James Mitchell, Project Leader
• New Ideas for Detroit - Project Idea Generation General Meeting
• Outreach - Community Outreach - James Mitchell, Project Leader
• Detroit Festival of Arts (outreach table and Box City volunteers)
• Jazzin' on Jefferson
• Comerica Tastefest
• Project Clean - Jen Ruud, Project Leader
• April: Tree Planting in partnership with Greening of Detroit
• May: Motor City Make Over, neighborhood clean with Warrendale Community Organization
• June: Romanowski Park cleanup with Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV), partnering with volunteers from People to People - Student Ambassadors
• July: Teaming up with The Detroit Garden Resource Program to work in community gardens at the only urban 4H Club in the country
• Super Bowl XL Ambassadors (50 Street Ambassadors for SBXL and Motown Winter Blast) - Matt Clayson, Project Leader; in Partnership with Downtown Detroit Partnership
• Super Bowl XL Half-Time Crew (28 participants on the field for half-time show) - Amanda Dunham, Project Leader
• Supper Club - Jordan Medeiros, Project Leader
• July: Two nights to pick from for Supper Club at Twingo's
• Third Thursdays Community Happy Hour (+) Community Service Project
• January: Buddha Lounge - James Mitchell, Project Leader
• February: Currents by the River - Pat O’Connell, Project Leader
• March: Bronx Bar - Matt Clayson, Project Leader
• April: Cliff Bells - Alok Sharma, Project Leader
• May: Karras Bros - Alok Sharma, Project Leader
• June: The Rhino at Harmonie Park - Amanda Dunham, Project Leader
• July: Currents on the River - Dan Battjes, Project Leader

• WDET Pledge Drive Volunteers - Amanda Dunham, Project Leader

projects 2005

• Coffee Talk (Crash movie discussion with NCCJ) – Sonya Harrison, Christyn Carlton, and Jen Ruud, Project Leaders
• December Third Thursday Community Meet n’ Greet – Derron Sanders, Project Leader
• Detoberfest Pub Crawl VI – Alok Sharma, Project Leader
• Detroit 2030: An Agenda for a Sustainable Metropolis – Matt Clayson, Project Leader
• Detroit Bikes! - Alex Froehlich, Project Leader
• Eight Rides: River Front-Belle Isle-Eastern Market Ride, Second Ride, Mexicantown and Beyond Ride, Elmwood Cemetery Ride, All-Star Ride, Near Eastside Ride with tour of RenCen and Heidelberg Project, Detroit Bikes Goes to Work Ride with tour of Detroit News, Mansion and Fine Homes Ride
• Discussing Differences IV, V, VI, VII – Christyn Carlton, Sonya Harrison, and Jen Ruud Project Leaders
• D Tours
  Seven Public Economic Development Tours in partnership with the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau - Synergy Member Ambassador Guides, created curriculum, marketed event and led tours
• Get in the Hunt Scavenger Hunt I – Cheryl Bartholomew, Project Leader
• Get in the Hunt Scavenger Hunt II – Cheryl Bartholomew, Project Leader
• Illuminate Detroit – Partnership with Detroit Urban Living, Liz Tintinalli, Project Leader
• Motor City Brew and Bowl Bash – Dan Battjes, Project Leader
• NCCJ Walk-As-One Diversity Walk-a-thon II  – James Mitchell, David Reich, Amanda Dunham, ProjecDetroit Synergy - More Past Projectst Leaders
• Project Clean
  6 Project Clean partnerships with neighborhood beautification initiatives
  - Jen Ruud, Project Leader
• Shop Detroit 2  – Tanya Stevenson, Project Leader
• St. Patrick's Day hosted by The Hub – Lisa Hickey, Rose Giffen, Project Leaders
• Strolling Supper Club I (Midtown) – Jordan Medeiros, Project Leader
• Gallery Route: CPOP featuring La Dolce Vita, Detroit Artist Market featuring Atlas Global Bistro, Elaine Jacobs featuring Mario's, and George N'Namdi featuring Opus One
• Vegetarian Route: American Masala, Cass Cafe, Traffic Jam
• Woodward Route: Agave, Majestic Cafe, Union Street, The Whitney
• After Glow at Majestic featuring desserts from Avalon Bakery
  
• Strolling Supper Club II (Downtown) – Jordan Medeiros, Project Leader
• Route 1: Century Grille, Fishbones, Mosaic, Sweet Lorraine's
• Route 2: Vicente's, The Rhino Club, Congress Restaurant/Lounge, Caucus Club
• Loft Route featured food catered from favorite Detroit restaurants in some of downtown Detroit's newest Lofts: Small Plates, Lola's, Traffic Jam

• Summer in the City Supper Clubs, Supper Clubs, Vegetarian Supper Club exploring twelve fine restaurants throughout the year – Jordan Medeiros, Project Leader
• January: Atlas Global Bistro
• February: Coach Insignia
• March: Vegetarian Supper Club @ Traffic Jam & Snug
• March: Giovanni's Ristorante
• April: Vegetarian Supper Club @ Sweet Lorraine's
  
• June: La Dolce Vita
  
• July: Cuisine
  
• August: Andiamo
  
• Third Thursday Community  Happy Hours – James Mitchell,Jordan Medeiros, Project Leaders
• June: Detroit Brewing Company
• July: Harlequin Cafe
• August: The Gem and Century Theater
  
• December: Tour Youthville Detroit followed by Third Thursday at Norther Lights Lounge
  
• Tigers Take Over Pub Crawl - Alok Sharma, Project Leaders
• Tigers Game Re-Take Over – Alok Sharma, Project Leaders
• Urbanopolis I,II,III – Kyle Campbell, Austin Black and Christina DiBartolomeo, Project Leaders

projects 2004 and earlier

• Pedestrian Connection
• Project Clean
• Pub Crawl I
• Pub Crawl II
• Pub Crawl III:  I Ride the People Mover
• Arts in the City I
• Arts in the City II
• Anniversary Party
• Shop Detroit:  Your Holiday Alternative
• Detroit Synergy Build:  University Village 2004
• Discourse Detroit:  Debating DARTA
• Discourse Detroit:  Demolishing Detroit
• SPANK!  Madison-Lenox Building Hug
• SPANK!  Bubbles, Not Rubble!
• Cultural Tour:  Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
• Michigan Impossible!  The Detroit Mission.
• Detroit Art Parade
• Films and Fun @ the Fisher
• Linens on the Lawn:  A Wine Tasting and Benefit for the Belle Isle Botanical Society
• Delirious Detroit Holiday Cards
• Discussing Differences I, II, III
• Chill In I
• Focus Hope
• Garbage Club:  Make Art out of Trash
• Third Thursdays (Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Shelly's Tavern, Bookies)
  
• Coffee Talks
• Supper Club (Cuisine)
  
• NCCJ Walk-As-One Diversity Walk-a-thon I
  

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