Connections | DSG Update for May 1st
And they're off!! On April 26th, close to 300 runners and walkers attended our 3rd Annual Spring Into Nature Fun Run to benefit the Belle Isle Nature Zoo.
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. Online registration ends Thursday evening.
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
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
Detroit Bikes! To Work Day Volunteer Meeting
Come join the Bike To Work Day project team. Any and all are invited to drop in, volunteers may join the ride or if collecting waivers, biking is optional. Volunteer Roles: Liability and Legal Waiver Sage (collect waiver signatures) or Bike Mechanic Guru (help with bike flats/fixes enroute) or Tour Guide/Sweeper Squad (help keep the group together and safe). The Detroit Bikes! project group is leading this third annual event on two days with tour routes (Woodward May 16th and Michigan Ave May 23rd), you may volunteer for either day.
Date: Wednesday, May 7th
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Location: Atwater Block Brewery | 237 Joseph Campau, Detroit | located off Jefferson by the Riverfront
Contact: Alex Froehlich detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org
Detroit Bikes! partnership | Bike Detroit Now Artisits Loop
Detroit Bikes! has partnered with local artist collaborative, The Center for Creative eXchange, to host a special event, called Bike Detroit Now, during Art Detroit Now weekend. It is an artists gallery loop featuring stops in local neighborhoods like Eastern Market, New Center East, Woodbridge, Midtown, and the Cultural Center. At each neighborhood gallery stop, a synopsis will be given of the exhibitions and galleries, and participants will be given some time to enjoy the art.
For more info on this event, please click here!
Date: Saturday, May 10th
Time: 12:00pm (please arrive early)
Location: Detroit Institute of Arts | Woodward Entrance, Just below "The Thinker"
Duration: 4 hours | Tour A - 10.5 miles | Tour B - 8.5 miles | Beginners level cycling speed.
Contact: Alex Froehlich detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org
Detroit Bikes! to Work Days
Two 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
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
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. General Meetings are the 2nd Thursday of every month @ 6:30pm.
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: tba
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 @ Donovan's Pub
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 community 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.
Date: Thursday, May 15th
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: 3003 West Vernor Hwy | just east of I-75
Training Contact: Alok Sharma development@detroitsyenrgy.org
Third Thursday Contact: Joanna Porvin thirdthursday@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
Synergy Shares at Cass Community Social Services
CCSS is dedicated to making a profound difference in the diverse populations it serves by providing for basic needs, including affordable housing, promoting self reliance and encouraging community inclusion and improvement. Volunteers may be providing a number of different services for the homeless in the community including sandwich preparation, creating mud mats and outdoor clean-up.
Date: Saturday, May 31st
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Location: the Scott Building | 11850 Woodrow Wilson | South of Davison Fwy & just West of the Lodge
Contact: Regina Fortushniak dsgshares@detroitsynergy.org
On-going! Bus to Work Campaign: A Transit Project
We're working this 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: 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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