Connections | DSG Update for Dec 20th

December Third Thursday & Project Lead Clinic: Motor City Brewing Works

Third Thursday is a Community Happy Hour and a great way to relax, network, talk about projects and learn more about Detroit Synergy. You can join us for our monthly Project Lead Clinic at 6pm with the happy hour starting at 6:30.

Share a drink Motor City Brewing Works 470 W. Canfield (313) 832-2700	Share a gift Bureau of Urban Living 460 W. Canfield (313) 833-9336	Share a meal Capuchin Soup Kitchen Bring your Third Thursday donation

This month, meet us at Motor City Brewing Works for drinks and great food and stop by next door at the Bureau of Urban Living for some last minute gift shopping. Our charity partner is the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Please consider bringing a few healthy non-perishable food items or a few dollars to share. 

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

Training Contact: Alok Sharma at development@detroitsynergy.org

Third Thursday Contact: Joanna Porvin thirdthursday@detroitsynergy.org

Give the Gift of Life this Holiday Season - Give Blood!

Detroit Synergy will be hosting another Blood Drive at the Red Cross. Our goal this time is 25 donations. Appointments can be made any time between 7:00 am and 1:00 pm. To make an appointment, contact Jen by December 26th.

Date: Thursday, December 27th

Time: 7:00am-1:00pm

Location: The Red Cross | 100 Mack Ave. at Woodward

Contact: Jen Ruud admin@detroitsynergy.org

Volunteer Event at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen

Bring in 2008 by helping others!!! Come join us as we serve dinner to Detroit residents on New Year's Eve (and be home in time for Dick Clark!) Only 4 additional volunteers are needed, so please contact Dawn asap if you want to volunteer!

Date: Monday, December 31st

Time: 3:30pm to 6:00pm

Location: Capuchin Soup Kitchen | 4390 Conner just North of Mack Ave.

Contact: Dawn Laws soupkitchen@detroitsynergy.org

Leadership Opportunities 2008 - Join the DSG Steering Team!

Want to expand your role in DSG and Detroit?  Have special skills and qualities that you can offer?  Download an application, complete it and e-mail along with your resume.

Current Steering Team Openings include:

• Discovery Project Chair 
• Fundraising Chair
  
• Membership Chair
  

January 2008 General Meeting at the United Way

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

Date: Thursday, January 10th

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

Location: United Way of Southeastern Michigan | 1212 Griswold in Capitol Park

Contact: Jen Ruud admin@detroitsynergy.org

Sustainable Detroit Coffee Talk

Detroit Synergy invites you to a roundtable discussion about sustainability and its role in Detroit's future. We are facilitating open conversation between the public and sustainability-minded organizations to promote knowledge, networking and action. Topics we intend to cover are 1) what makes a region sustainable, 2) what opportunities lie ahead for Detroit, and 3) how to get involved.

Date: Tuesday, January 15th

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

Location: Java Exchange Cafe | 440 Burroughs (in Techtown, one block West of Woodward)

For more info: visit http://detroitsynergy.org/projects/sustainabledetroit

Contact: Jim Janowicz sustainabledetroit@detroitsynergy.org

Discussing Differences - A Dialogue for Detroit's Future

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.

Date: Saturdays, January 12th and 19th

Time: 9:00am to 1:30pm

Location: tba

For More Info: visit http://www.detroitsynergy.org/projects/dpcg

"Detroit Bikes!" cycles for THAW (The Heat and Warmth Fund)

The next event will take place during Winter Blast weekend, and will involve a stationary bike, a WWJ radiothon, and 31 hours of cycling...all to benefit SE Michigan families in need to stay warm this winter. Support for the event could be as little as cycling for an hour on the stationary bike at the Boll Family Downtown YMCA, cheering on cyclists, or even donating to THAW through the WWJ website.

Date: Saturday and Sunday, February 8th and 9th

Location: The Boll Family YMCA | on Broadway (membership not needed to participate)

The Detroit Theatre Project

Detroit Synergy will be given a special, behind-the-scenes tour of the "Detroit: The Reel Story" exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum, hosted by curator Michael Hauser. Stay tuned to Detroit Synergy emails and the website for more info on this event, as well other facets of the project which are still in the planning stages.

Date: Tuesday, February 12th

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Detroit Historical Museum | 5401 Woodward Ave.

Detroit: It's Worth It - Photo Project

It's as easy as One, Two, Three...Four!

Step One:  Show Us Why It’s Worth It.

Step Two:  Pay Entry Fee.

Step Three:  Submit Your Photo(s) on Flickr™.

Step Four:  Bring All Your Friends to the Exhibit Gala! (date tba)

For More Details: visit http://detroitsynergy.org/projects/photo

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

We're working this November and December 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: December 2007 and January 2008

Location: Wherever you work!

Contact: Hussein Kalaoui at BusToWork@detroitsynergy.org

Attention Runners, Save the Date!! April 26th

Our 3rd Annual Spring Into Nature Fun Run, benefitting the Belle Isle Nature Zoo, will be taking place on Saturday, April 26th, 2008. The run will take place on Belle Isle, and will start at BINZ. As always, volunteers will be needed leading up to and the day of the event. Stay tuned to the Detroit Synergy website for more info as the day approaches!

Community Callout - Detroit Sounds and Spirits Holiday Spectacular

This 6th annual event, taking place this Friday the 21st at the Magic Stick, is presented by Detour Mag and curated by David Feeny. This year's show will feature performances by The Hard Lessons, The Go, Nathaniel Mayer, Great Lakes Myth Society, PAS/CAL, The Decks, The Muldoons plus tons more of Detroit's finest rock bands. Tickets are only $15 and doors are at 8pm with music starting promptly at 9pm. All proceeds go to benefit the Detroit Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS). Celebrants are encouraged to bring a dish to pass. 18 and over only, please.