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May General Meeting: Guardian Building Vault

Join us at the beautiful historic Guardian Building for our May general meeting. We'll discuss new project ideas, existing projects and YOUR idea for Detroit.

Date:  Thursday, May 10th at 6:30pm

Time:  6:30pm - 8:00pm

Location: Guardian Building | 500 Griswold | Detroit

Contact: Michelle design@detroitsynergy.org

Detroit Bikes! Bike-to-Work 2007

Street Teams - Help spread the word

Street teams will pass out flyers and share information about Detroit Bikes! and the upcoming Bike to Work Day. Grassroots PR and a workout too!

• Royal Oak - meet at Astoria Bakery | 320 S. Main St.

• Ferndale - meet at Woodward Avenue Brewery | 22646 Woodward Ave 

Date:  Friday, May 11th

Time: 6pm to 9pm

Detroit Bikes! Bike to Work Day

Celebrate the kick-off of National Transit Week, by using pedal power to your place of work. The route this year follows Michigan Avenue from Dearborn to Campus Martius. Full details, times, stations and all that...available on the Bike to Work page.

If you don't want to bike...volunteers are needed!

Date: Monday, May 14th

Contact: Alex detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org

Mystery Third Thursday

Fuel your sense of adventure and utilize public transit! This month's Third Thursday location is a mystery spot.....clues will be posted on the DSG website.

Date: Thursday, May 17th

Contact: Amanda dialogue@detroitsynergy.org or Jim transit@detroitsynergy.org

Save the Date: Project Clean

Project Clean will pitch in on the Motor City Makeover - location to be determined. Help make Detroit a cleaner and more enjoyable place to live, work and play!

Date: Saturday, May 19th

Time: 9am to Noon

Wanted!

• Project Lead to coordinate Third Thursday project, a community meet and greet event....every third Thursday of the month at various locations around the city. Leading this project is a snap -- contact a local venue, confirm that they'd have space for our group and if they would offer some type of drink special, then show up and make new friends. Contact Cheryl discovery@detroitsynergy.org to jump in. Summer is a great time for this project.
• Membership Chair - Our current Membership Steering Team Chair is transitioning to a project-based role, so we're looking for someone who would like to help build and retain an inclusive DSG membership. Over the last four years we've grown from a handful of Detroit-crazy visionaries to a group of over 4000. Take us to the next level! Contact Amanda membership@detroitsynergy.org
• Fundraising Chair - Fundraising for Detroit Synergy is project-based and grassroots just like our group. Our current fundraising chair has been making calls and helping with donations for over three years, so it must be a fun job! All steering team positions are volunteer and open to the general public, but we do like to find individuals who are familiar with our projects and have been to meetings. Information on the position is here or contact Dan fundraising@detroitsynergy.org

Belle Isle 'Spring Into Nature' 5K Run/Walk

Our second Belle Isle run/walk to benefit the Belle Isle Nature Zoo included over 200 people.  Race times are available here. Thanks to all of our runners, walkers, volunteers and corporate donors!!!  Big applause for project lead, Allison Fox, for another successful race.

New Ideas for Detroit 2007

Our second project generation meeting was held in March. Here are some of the project ideas that shook out of the meeting:

Detroit Family Olympics | Kid's Safety | Dancin' in the Streets | Detroit Stories: A Positive Detroit | Detroit Swim Mobile

A full list of brainstorming and other details are posted on the DSG site. For more information, or to join one of these project teams, contact our Steering Team Project Chairs - Cheryl discovery@detroitsynergy.org or Alok development@detroitsynergy.org - and they will connect you with a project lead or come to the general meeting to learn more!

Community Call-Out

Preservation Wayne will host a Membership Event in Southwest Detroit at the Oddfellows Hall on the evening of May 17th.  Patty Gay, the Executive Director of the Preservation Resource Center in New Orleans, will be in town to talk about New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.