Connections | DSG Update for June 17th

Third Thursday: Community Connect at the Scarab Club

Join DSG for Third Thursday: Community Connect, 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.

Join DSG for a unique Third Thursday: Community Connect.  Be part of a special collaboration with The Scarab Club for a joint Third Thirsday. $5.00 at the door covers light hors d'oeuvres. You will also enjoy a DJ and cash bar. In celebration of the Scarab Club's June Literary Celebration our charity partner for the evening is the United Way Reading Village project. Please bring at least one new children's book for kids ages infant through five years. Thank you for supporting this exciting program. 

Time: 6:00-10:00pm

Location: The Scarab Club | 217 Farnsworth

Contact: Joanna Porvin thirdthursday@detroitsynergy.org 

For more info on Third Thursday visit http://detroitsynergy.org/projects/thirdthursday

		06.27.09 | DSG Shares @ Earthworks Urban Farm DSG Shares provides volunteers with an opportunity to engage in service with a Detroit-area organization that  addresses a social issue plaguing our community - hunger and homelessness. Join us for a few hours in the garden to benefit a great cause! Get all the dirt on the project HERE!

Date: Saturday, June 27th

Time: 9:00am-12:30pm

Location: Capuchin Soup Kitchen parking lot | 1264 Meldrum

Contact: Regina Fortushniak dsgshares@detroitsynergy.org

06.27.09 | 4th Annual Jazzin' on Jefferson Bike Tour Take in the sites as we ride through neighborhoods, parks, greenways, and business districts that make up the far East side—fabulous views of the Detroit River, and the beautiful surrounding scenery. Click HERE for all the details.

Date: Saturday, June 27th

Time: 6:15-8:00am

Location: Jazzin On Jefferson Festival | on Jefferson between Chalmers and Alter | Meet at the DSG table in the non-profit tent 

Contact: Alex Froehlich detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org  

06.27.09 | Jazzin' on Jefferson Festival This is as easy as volunteering gets! Sit at a table and chat up the public—encourage them to sign up for our e-mail list. Seriously, that's all there is to it—we even provide the talking points for you. Come hang with us, then hit the festival for music, shopping, food, and fun! Click HERE for all the details!

Date: Saturday, June 27th

Time: 2 hour shifts starting at 10am and going to 9pm

Location: Jazzin On Jefferson Festival | on Jefferson between Chalmers and Alter | Meet at the DSG table in the non-profit tent 

For more info, Michelle DiMercurio at design@detroitsynergy.org

July General Meeting on Thursday, July 9th

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

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Location: TBA

Contact: Tatiana Grant pr@detroitsynergy.org

Pecha-Kucha Night Volume 5: Entries Due July 20th!

Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.

The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system, each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

Submission Requirements: Brief description of your work (300 words or less);Three images of your work up to 3 megabytes (1000 kb per image)

For more info visit: http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/detroit

Contact: James Willer pechakucha@detroitsynergy.org  

Discussing Differences will be starting up again in July!

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 starting in July and will have more info available soon. For more info, or to participate, please contact the project team at discussingdifferences@detroitsynergy.org

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

Detroit Synergy needs YOU!

So you've been hanging out with us for a little while now. You've worked on and participated in a project or two...or more. You're realizing you have some mad skills that would be best utilized in a volunteer setting. And before you know it, you are asking yourself, "How else can I contribute to this great organization?!" Well we've got the answer for you...come join the DSG Steering Team!

We are looking for dedicated volunteers, like you, to step up and step into the any of our open positions. A complete listing of positions, descriptions, and a downloadable copy of our easy-to-fill-out application can be found here: http://www.detroitsynergy.org/getinvolved/DSGsteering

If these don't pique your interest, not to worry! We can always use more help and will take applications for all of our positions. Want more info on how to apply? Then contact Jen Ruud at admin@detroitsynergy.org.

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

This project works 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.

Contact: James Willer at BusToWork@detroitsynergy.org

Have an Idea for Detroit? Want to Lead a Project? Then check out our 9 Quick and Easy Steps to Project Success!  http://www.detroitsynergy.org/getinvolved/projectideas/9steps

Support DSG Projects: Buy a Tee! Do you enjoy Detroit Synergy projects? Pick-up your Member T and card for $5 at   the General Meeting or Third Thursday to support Detroit Synergy's efforts to realize     a common vision for a greater Detroit.

Community Callout: Detroit Windsor Film Festival

The festival is returning for a second year and will start on June 26th and end on the 28th. Their Inaugural event in 2008 was a huge success as they brought a bit of fun, film, fame and friendship to downtown Detroit!  Film lovers mingled with film makers throughout the wonderful spaces of Detroit's University Cultural Center and in downtown Windsor. In 2009, The DWIFF is continuing to generate new opportunities for our community to engage in the growth of our film and creative culture and to promote our talented artists and craftspeople who engage in the art of storytelling- through film, video, games, the web, music and more. For a complete listing of movies being shown, times, locations, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.dwiff.org/

DWIFF has graciously offered free tickets to DSG...and we are passing them on to YOU! A pair will be given to the first 5 people to email cinema@detroitsynergy.org ...so act fast!

Community Callout: Launch Party & Film Debut of SINGLEBARRELDETROIT.com

www.singlebarreldetroit.com is part urban explorer and part filmmaker. They capture live music performances in unique and inspiring locations around Detroit. Join them for their FREE Launch Party and film debut on Friday June 26th at The Park Bar, located at 2040 Park Avenue. The festivities will begin at 7pm and the night will feature a short film by the Single Barrel team as well as live music from two of Detroit's finest: Alan Scheurman and Daniel Zott. For more info on the group and their film making and musical ventures, visit (you guessed it) http://www.singlebarreldetroit.com

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