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Conference recognizes neighborhood leaders
The Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods will hold the first Celebrating Neighborhoods Conference at the Nashville Convention Center tomorrow.
''We want to recognize neighborhood leaders and their importance in continuing the transformation that is happening throughout the city,'' said Brenda Wynn, director of the office. ''We want to show the gratitude to folks who work in their neighborhoods, ensure they have a voice and let them know they're heard.''
The conference will feature several workshops during which heads of several Metro departments will explain their role and resources available in working with neighborhood associations on a variety of problems. Wynn will also announce the first community enhancement grants totaling $100,000 that will go to 32 Nashville neighborhood associations to fund improvement projects.
Registration is from 8 until 8:30 a.m., followed by introductions from Wynn and Mayor Bill Purcell and a guest speaker Michael J. Schoenfeld, vice chancellor for public affairs at Vanderbilt University. Workshops focusing on neighborhood revitalization, crime prevention, neighborhood safety and cooperation with government officials will be held. They will reconvene after lunch for talks on organizational effectiveness in neighborhoods. The Neighbor of the Year Award and community enhancement grants will be announced.
The conference is free and open to the public. For more information and registration requirements, call 862-6000.
?—Natalia Mielczarek
Conference recognizes neighborhood leaders
The Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods will hold the first Celebrating Neighborhoods Conference at the Nashville Convention Center tomorrow.
''We want to recognize neighborhood leaders and their importance in continuing the transformation that is happening throughout the city,'' said Brenda Wynn, director of the office. ''We want to show the gratitude to folks who work in their neighborhoods, ensure they have a voice and let them know they're heard.''
The conference will feature several workshops during which heads of several Metro departments will explain their role and resources available in working with neighborhood associations on a variety of problems. Wynn will also announce the first community enhancement grants totaling $100,000 that will go to 32 Nashville neighborhood associations to fund improvement projects.
Registration is from 8 until 8:30 a.m., followed by introductions from Wynn and Mayor Bill Purcell and a guest speaker Michael J. Schoenfeld, vice chancellor for public affairs at Vanderbilt University. Workshops focusing on neighborhood revitalization, crime prevention, neighborhood safety and cooperation with government officials will be held. They will reconvene after lunch for talks on organizational effectiveness in neighborhoods. The Neighbor of the Year Award and community enhancement grants will be announced.
The conference is free and open to the public. For more information and registration requirements, call 862-6000.
?—Natalia Mielczarek
