Connections | DSG Update for April 24th

This Saturday!

This fun 5K run walk is for everyone...from the casual walker to the serious runner.  Bring the family and enjoy visiting the Nature Zoo too! 

When: Saturday, April 26th, 10:00 AM

Where: Belle Isle Nature Zoo | Belle Isle | Detroit

Registration: begins at 8:00am and ends at 9:30am. Cost is $20 pre-registered and $25 on event day. 

Pre-register on www.greatlakeschampionchip.com (click on Events link) OR mail registration form and checks to: Detroit Synergy, 3430 East Jefferson Ave, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48207

Please note! Online registration closes on Thursday, April 24th. Registration will be available on the day of the event from 8:00am to 9:30am.

NEW for 2008 - Chip Timing!

NEW for 2008 - Bring your canine companions! Special feature for dogs this year!

Click HERE for flyer with full details and registration form

Questions? email Allison Bieri at runbelleisle@detroitsynergy.org

April Supper Club @ Fusia

Fusia, located inside Asian Village, has selected a four-course menu which gives diners a taste of what fine Asian dining is all about for the set price of $31, which includes tax and gratuity. Any additional items purchased will be billed upon consumption and kept on your own tab. You can purchase tickets directly from our dsg store at http://www.dsgstore.com. Please note: the DSG store will be open for purchases through Sunday, April 27th.

For more details, please visit http://detroitsynergy.org/projects/supperclub/2008events/fusia/fusia0408

Date: Wednesday, April 30th

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Fusia | Asian Village | 521 Atwater Street, next to the RenCen  

Contact: Nicole Rupersberg supperclub@detroitsynergy.org  

Detroit Bikes! 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Mexicantown Bike Tour

In its fourth season of cycling in the City of Detroit, Detroit Bikes! continues its much anticipated schedule of neighborhood tours by bike.

Celebrate Mexico's victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 in Southwest Detroit with our Cinco de Mayo Ride on May 3rd!  The tour weaves past the neighborhoods and busy markets of Southwest Detroit, Holy Redeemer, Fort Wayne, Riverside Park and the Mexicantown shops on Bagley Street.  

As always, bike, bike helmet, and lights and/or reflectors required! Bike lock suggested! 

Date: Saturday, May 3rd

Time: Ride leaves promptly at 10:00am (please sign-in 10 minutes ahead)  

Location: Meet at Clark Park, near the SW corner of Vernor & Scotten | Mexicantown

Duration: Approximately 10.5 leisurely miles, over 3 hours, at beginner/moderate level cycle speeds

Contact: Alex Froehlich detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org

Pub Crawl 9: The Corktown Crawl 

Join us as we crawl through Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, with stops at the Lager House, Nemo's, Hoot's on the Avenue and Casey's Irish Pub.  There will drink specials at every stop and, of course, our world famous pub crawl t-shirts.

Tickets are only $15 in advance and can be purchased at http://www.dsgstore.com or $20 at the door.  Only those individuals who are at least 21 years of age with a valid ID will be allowed to join the pub crawl.

Please note that due to the size of the pubs we will be visiting, attendance is limited to no more than 150 people, so advance registration is strongly recommended.

Date: Saturday, May 3rd

Time: registration is from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, the Pub Crawl will go til 11:00pm

Location: meet at the Lager House for registration | 1254 Michigan Ave. | Corktown 

Contact: Frank or Nicole pubcrawl@detroitsynergy.org

General Meeting on Thursday May 8th

General meetings provide the opportunity to find out about new projects, to discover a new Detroit organization, and how to get involved with Detroit Synergy.

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: TBD

Contact: Alok Sharma development@detroitsynergy.org

MRDI's Walk2Gether Michigan on Belle Isle

Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion's (MRDI) Walk2gether is a fundraiser for Leadership in the New Century (LINC), a comprehensive youth diversity education program.

Participants are encouraged to raise a minimum of $25.00, and should meet at the Detroit Synergy Team table in the Band shell area starting at 9:00am. Walkers will have the option to choose between a one and three mile route. Post walk activities include entertainment, activities, and a raffle.

Date: Saturday, May 10th

Time: registration starts at 9:00am with the walk beginning at 10:00am

Location: the Remick Music Shell, located at the East end of Belle Isle

Contact: James Mitchell community@detroitsynergy.org  

Third Thursday on May 15th 

Third Thursdays are a great opportunity to connect with members of the Detroit Synergy community. Whether you are new to the organization, or well-traveled on the Synergy circuit, you will feel welcome at this social networking event.

Ever wonder how projects get started? Have an idea you'd like to share? Come at 6:00 for an informal Project Clinic.

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

Location: TBD

Training Contact: Alok Sharma development@detroitsynergy.org

Third Thursday Contact: Joanna Porvin thirdthursday@detroitsynergy.org

3rd Annual Detroit Bikes! To Work Day(s)! 

Three roundtrip rides into downtown Detroit, Campus Martius Park. Join the Ride close to your home!  For each route, there are MULTIPLE stations to join the ride between the listed starting point and downtown.  Additional stations will be posted soon.

First station along each route:

• May 16th – Royal Oak – via Woodward
• May 23rd – Dearborn – via Michigan
• May 30th – Grosse Pointe – via Kercheval/E. Jefferson

Rides arrive at Campus Martius Park by 8am.  Evening return at 5:30pm.

Click here for Departure stations and timings.

Volunteers: To volunteer on the ride, or help plan the ride, or for questions, contact Alex at detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org 

Project Clean and the Motor City Makeover

Project Clean gathers volunteers to join forces with various groups, organizations and events all over the city to work towards a cleaner and more viable Detroit. 

We will be kicking off our 4th year with the Motor City Makeover and the Corktown Development Corp. Volunteers will be cleaning, weeding, landscaping and planting, painting, etc. If you have any questions or want to volunteer, please contact Mike! 

For more info visit http://www.detroitsynergy.org/projects/clean

Date: Saturday, May 17th

Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm

Location: meet at Michigan & 14th, across the street from Slow's Restaurant | Corktown

Contact: Mike Mogill clean@detroitsynergy.org

On-going! Bus to Work Campaign: A Transit Project

We're working this April and May to help strengthen mass transit in metro Detroit. Is there a bus stop near where you work? Sign-up to post an educational flier at your workplace that describes the local routes and the personal cost savings.  Its easy - to get started, just go to www.detroitsynergy.org/projects/transit and we'll produce a customized flier for you to post.

Date: April/May 2008

Location: Wherever you work!

Contact: James Willer at BusToWork@detroitsynergy.org

On-going! Discussing Differences

Discussing Differences is a collaboration between Detroit Synergy and The Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion (MRDI) to help Metro Detroiters break down racial and social barriers by using MRDI’s 'Trading Places' dialogue series. We gather 20 volunteers to meet for 3, 3-hour sessions, to discuss these, and other, topics. We will be holding sessions again very soon, so if you are interested, please let us know!

For more info, visit http://detroitsynergy.org/projects/dpcg

Contact: Sonya, Christyn, Jen and David at discussingdifferences@detroitsynergy.org

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Community Callout - MLK High School Marching Band

Did you know that the Martin Luther King High School marching band is going to the Olympics in Beijing, China this August? They were initially slated to play at a Pre-Olympics festival in July, but were then invited to perform during the Olympics in August. They gladly accepted, but the total bill to send the band and chaperones jumped to nearly $150,000 more! They have received donations from the Skillman Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and even from Gov. Granholm, among other donations, but are still $70,000 away from their goal of $380,000. If you would like to donate, or help them get donations, please contact the High school at 313.494.7373 or band director, Victoria Miller, at 313.566.2440 or send donations to MLK High School at 3200 E. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48207