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East Madison Neighborhoods Website Survey

Dear eastsiders,A fantastic team of expert volunteers are working together to build an east Madison neighborhoods' website. 
Included in the team are Cathy DeShano, Madison Commons; Cassandra Garcia, Mapping specialist and Hawthorne leader; John Koch, writer/researcher/tech specialist and Emerson East leader; Matt Krueger, web designer/tech specialist; Jennifer Keeley, content specialist & SASY neighbor; Kevin Wissink, current webmaster and Tenney neighbor. 
Please take a break from your work to give the team your insights and ideas.  Your feedback is crucial to making the site a valuable community resource. 

East Madison Neighborhoods Website Survey
The East Isthmus Neighborhood Planning Council (EINPC) is redesigning its website and would like your feedback.

The survey has 10 simple questions and should take between 5-10 minutes to complete. Your responses will be anonymous (kept separate from your email/name) and are very valuable to the committee.

Thank you 10 times for 10 answers!


Engaging through Intersections:
Building Safe Strong Neighborhoods
through the Arts & Community Thursday, July 15-19, 2008

Join us as we welcome one another as neighbors and guestsAll events open to public and scheduled to be outdoors.  Additional sponsors, volunteers, donors and artists are welcome.  Portland, Oregon, is home of Intersection Repair - painting murals on streets!  Many eastsiders have been trying and wanting to bring this proactive community builder to Madison.  This year we’re hoping to get the ball rolling so that next year it can happen.  Be a part of this exciting week.   Your ideas, talents, energy, time and creativity are welcome.  Help organize • show up • create • build •  connect •   eat great food •  perform • learn • teach •  bring friends & family… everyone welcome  Some events free, all day workshop Friday, July 18th, with Mark Lakeman & local leadership $35.  Scholarships available.  Time dollars welcome in addition.  Partnering Sponsors: East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council, Goodman Community Center, Mariah Miller of Aries Rising Productions, Wisconsin Youth Company, Worthington Park Neighborhood Association, Dane County Time Bank, Eastside Farmers Market and City of Madison Planning and Development.

SCHEDULE of Events

Tuesday, July 15, 4-7 pm

Eastside Farmers Market
Hands-on-Activity: Making Seed Balls (what? come and find out!)
 Thursday, July 17, 7-9pm Intro to City Repair - presentation by Mark Lakeman - founder of Portland's City Repair Project, home of Intersection Repair

Friday July 18, 9am-4pm
outside the new Goodman Atwood Community Center

Cultivating Community & Building Neighborhoods through Art, Communication & Permaculture  
Mark Lakeman, Joel Pfeiffer & others
$35 by July 15. $40 at door. (scholarships available). Pre-registration requested. (608) 206-6219 and roots@eastisthmus.orgEngage in the process of visioning your ideal community with people from all over the city of Madison & beyond. Afternoon workshops on permaculture, communication, hands-on building projects, and City Repair as a model for creating community.

 
Please consider making a donation to EINPC through Paypal

East Isthmus Alder and Community Forum
Thursday, October 30th
Bashford United Methodist Church
329 North St.
6-8:30 p.m.

Doors Open at 6:00 p.m.
 
6:30  Welcome and Logistics
6:35  Alder Opening Remarks
6:45  Topic Table Discussions
7:10  Break
7:15  Alder Report Out & Comments
7:40  Question & Answer
7:55  Wrap up
8:00  Adjourn
 
Stay and visit.  Doors Close at 8:30 p.m.
Thank you, and we look forward to see you on the 30th!The East Isthmus Neighborhood Planning Council is finalizing the program for the Alder Forum on Oct. 30th, and we hope that you will be able to take part in this unique opportunity for East Isthmus alders, residents, community leaders, service providers, and business owners to discuss issues as a group and find solutions that will work for all of us. The agenda is included above. Please forward this information to others who may not be on this list and you think would be interested in attending the forum.

 


Existing Opportunities for Eastside Neighborhoods


Sharing Resources: Mapping our community

Another way we support and connect with one another…

We’ve started to
map our community (PDF, 1.7MB)
with the best technology available.

What else would be beneficial for you to see on this map? Let the office know! If you are interested in working on this project to benefit the eastside community, let us know that too! The more participation we have, the more we can accomplish.
View Approved EINPC Bylaws
(PDF, 76KB)

RESTRUCTURING our PLANNING COUNCIL to better meet our mission Spring 2007

EINPC Board Restructuring Proposal Summary FINAL


 

EINPC Picnic at Tenney Park EINPC Board Picnic photo

Uniting and strengthening east Madison neighborhoods.

The East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council is a grassroots non-profit 501(c)(3) coalition of the Neighborhood Associations of Carpenter-Ridgeway, Eastmorland, Eken Park, Emerson East, Hawthorne, Marquette, Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara, Mayfair Park, Tenney-Lapham, Truax, and Worthington Park; and of at-large representation by underrepresented east Madison communities; and business representation by east Madison business associations. EINPC is funded by advertising revenue (newsletter) and project sponsorships, individual donors, occasional fees for services, local businesses, the City of Madison Office of Community Services, the City of Madison Department of Planning and Development, faith communities, the Madison Community Foundation, MGE, and member associations.

Page last updated November 24, 2006