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August General Meeting - American Red Cross

Join our General Meeting -- no ordinary meeting, a place to meet others with a shared interest in Detroit, to find out what's happening and get involved in the city!
Date: Thursday, August 9th
Time: 6:30p to 8:00p
Location: American Red Cross - 100 Mack Ave, Detroit 48201 http://tinyurl.com/2ceu48
Contact: Amanda membership@detroitsynergy.org

Bus to Work Campaign Project Meeting

Join us for the Bus to Work Campaign project kick-off meeting. We are getting this project off the ground and are looking for volunteers interested in helping with both planning and implementation. We will discuss the core project-team roles and the roll-out plan. All are welcome.
Date: Wednesday, August 15th
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Traffic Jam & Snug Restaurant | 511 W. Canfield, Detroit
Contact: Hussein transit@detroitsynergy.org

Third Thursday: Club House Tavern 

Find out more about Detroit Synergy.  The happy hour is a Joint Happy Hour with a special invite to all GM Planworks Employees.

Our non-profit beneficiary is Stand Up for Kids -Detroit Chapter  http://www.standupforkids.org/local/Michigan/Detroit/ 

Date:  Thursday, August 16th
Time: 6:30 to 8:00pm
Location: Club House Tavern | Basement of Fisher Building | 3011 W Grand Boulevard Suite C37
Contact: Alok Sharma  development@detroitsynergy.org

Project Lead Clinic Before the Happy Hour 

Ever wondered how DSG projects get started? Have you ever thought of starting a project, but don't know what is required? Now is the time to find out. From 6:00pm - 6:30pm join us for a crash course in the DSG Project Process. Stick around after for our Monthly Third Thursday Happy Hour.
 
Date: Thursday, August 16th
Time: 6:00 to 6:30pm
Location: Club House Tavern - Basement of the Fisher Building
Contact: Alok Sharma  development@detroitsynergy.org

Hands Along Woodward

Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) is encouraging metro Detroiters, businesses and religious organizations to register for "Hands Along Woodward," a human chain that will run along sidewalks on the west side of Woodward Avenue 27 miles from the Detroit River to Pontiac on Sunday, August 19 at 2p.m.

This event is free to all participation and is sponsored by DSG in partnership with WA3 and many other community groups to celebrate Woodward Avenue's 200th Birthday. A food drive and the  human chain of caring citizens joining hands along Woodward Avenue from Hart Plaza to Pontiac, will highlight the history of Woodward Avenue, promote pride, and rally the region to stand together for a great cause!

Volunteer registration and public transportation options can be found at woodwardavenue.org

Participants can simply show up with non-perishable food donation at 2:00 pm. Afterward, why not cruise Woodward by car or bike??!!

Date: Sunday, August 19th
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Detroit Synergy Group has ‘adopted’ Hart Plaza

Detroit Bikes! Cruise in Detroit Tour 2 

Woodward Avenue is turning 200 years old in 2007, and Detroit Bikes! wants to celebrate Woodward Heritage Days throughout July and August, by hosting our own version of the "Cruise". This will be tour 2 of 2, so our ride will focus on many of the automotive landmarks that populate the upper Woodward Corridor of the "Motor City." See you at The Lighthouse on Lake Frances in Palmer Park!

Date: Saturday, August 25
Time: 10:00a to 2:30p
Location: Lake Frances | Palmer Park Lighthouse | Detroit
Contact: Alex Froehlich detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org  

Habitat For Humanity Build 

Come help the Detroit Synergy Team during our Habitat Build Day with Habitat For Humanity.

Date:  Saturday, September 1, 2007
Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm
Location: Morningside Neighborhood on the East side.
Contact: Alok Sharma  development@detroitsynergy.org

Project Clean on East Warren

Project Clean in partnership with the East Warren Business Association and U-SNAP-BAC coordinated volunteers to clean up a section of East Warren in the Morningside and East English Village neighborhoods. On Saturday, July 28th, from 10am to 2pm with great sunny weather to help us along, over 40 bags of trash and weeds were removed from Devonshire to Kensington. Thank you to all, from suburbs to Midtown - neighbors to neighboring communities, who joined in and cleaned up!   

Compuware Community Involvement Grant

Our thanks to Compuware Corporation and their employee, our own Amanda Dunham, who through many hours of community service to Detroit Synergy was awarded funds for our organization! The grant will be used for the support of our projects.

Community involvement has stood as a pillar of the Compuware culture from the day of the company's founding, including dedicated volunteer work of employees. In support of Compuware employees, the Compuware Volunteer Champions Grant Program allows employees to apply for a $250 cash grant from Compuware to benefit a nonprofit organization where that employee performs at least 40 hours of volunteer work in the fiscal year.

This program provides an excellent incentive to work at a favorite community organization while offering their employees the ability to make a greater impact through Compuware's support of their efforts.

Community Callout

Mexicantown Hubbard Communities in coordination with other area agencies is working on a Commercial Revitalization Program for the Mexicantown restaurant, retail, and cultural district. Happenings include:

• Paintings at Bagley Housing Art Gallery
• Ballet Folklorico de Mexico at the Detroit Opera House
• 5th Annual Day of the Dead Walking Tour
• MDOT Public Information Meeting & the Ambassador Gateway Project
• Mercy Education Project

For more information or to sign up for their newsletter, connect to http://www.mexicantown.org/hubbard.html