Community Immersion - Walnut Hills
Saturday April 10th - 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Join us THIS SATURDAY, April 10th,
as we explore the unique stories of
Walnut Hills and learn more on the
revitalization efforts that we touched
upon during the Sounding Sessions in
February. Here are a few things you
will experience during the Community
Immersion:
·
Learn how the Work Resource
Center uses corn-hole to provide jobs
·
Help clean
the grounds around the Harriet Beecher
Stowe house to celebrate her upcoming
200th birthday
·
See a former
church converted into a recording studio
·
Throw some
clay on a pottery wheel at Amphora
Studios
·
Celebrate
the day from 3:30pm – 5:30pm at a
Community Block Party with a free
grill-out and beer.
Lunch will be
provided and don’t forget to bring your
reusable water bottle! We hope you can
join us!
Join us for the Community Immersion Here!!!
What is a “Community Immersion”?
A Community Immersion event is a way to
intimately get to know a community that
you might not have truly experienced,
but needs our attention. During the
event, you will engage in a walking tour
to learn about the community’s history,
arts, culture, small businesses,
revitalization efforts and volunteer
opportunities. Plus, enjoy a
complimentary lunch and the company of
the community’s most passionate and
knowledgeable residents!
After registering, check out Walnut Hills @
www.walnuthills.us &
www.whbizassn.org
Blazing Trails
Saturday April 24th - 8:15 AM to 1:30 PM
Want
to get your Spring off to a
BLAZING start? Join Give Back
Cincinnati as we partner with Cincinnati
Off Road Alliance (CORA) and get down
and dirty in Devou Park on Saturday
April 24th. Search for those old
hiking shoes, grab that old pair of
jeans, and find that favorite work
shirt, as we gear up to build some
trails!
We
had such a great time working with CORA
last year as we took on an entirely new
type of event; we decided to head back
for some more fun. This event will be
unlike any of Give Back Cincinnati’s
other events this year, are you
prepared? What better way to form a
bond with new friends than doing some
hard work?
The
work will be challenging, demanding,
extremely physical, and by the end of
the day you’ll probably let out a few
sighs of exhaustion. There is a
30-minute hike to the work site. Once
you arrive to the work site you can
expect to be digging, tearing out
honeysuckle, and other types of
landscaping. No worries though, your
hard work will be rewarded with an
exciting after party!
The
after party will start around 1:30. We
will hike back down around 1:00 to a
nice cookout at the base of the
mountain. There will be games (possibly
a cornhole tournament) with door prizes,
consisting of zoo passes and gift
cards. So don’t leave once the work is
finished. Stay and enjoy a relaxing,
fun party to celebrate our
accomplishments as well as socialize
with fellow GBC members.
If
you like hiking and working in your
yard, why not take both to the extreme
with Give Back Cincinnati? Join Give
Back Cincinnati on Saturday, April 24th
as we help CORA complete the trail in
Northern Kentucky at Devou Park. All of
your help will do more than build
trails; it will increase attendance at
the park, and bring more people into the
surrounding communities. Breakfast and
lunch will be provided to keep you
fueled during the day, and a relaxing
after party will be immediately follow
the event. We hope to see you out on
the trails as we switch gears from our
normal events, and take it to the
extreme!
For
more information about CORA, you can
visit their website at:
http://www.joinomba.org/cora/.
Once you are there you can learn about
their background, their mission, and
about other trails in the area. Also,
if you want to get more information from
them, you can sign up for their
newsletter to get all of the latest news
going on in the local mountain biking
community.
Registration will begin at 8:15.
The hike up the mountain will begin once
the majority of volunteers have signed
in.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN for Blazing Trails!!!
Opening Day on the Square
We
had a wonderful day on the square
and would like to thank all who
joined us as volunteers and/or
attendees. The weather was in
our favor even though the Reds were
on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
MANY thanks to the Christian
Moerlein Brewing Company for their
support throughout the day....yes
Cincinnati... you drank all the Hudy
Delight within the 275 beltway.
This lead us having Little Kings on
tap which was truly divine. If
you haven't had Little Kings, it is
time to do so today. Many
thanks to 3CDC for their support and
to all the vendors who joined us;
Senor Roy's Taco Truck, Crock of
Love,
Josh's Little Guys LLC t-shirt
company, Dewey’s non-profit
organization DewMore and MRC, Pure
Romance and Mythos Greek Restaurant.
All the vendors were delightful to
work with and we are very excited
that they attended our event... Most
are on Facebook/twitter so please
check them out when you have a
minute if you have not already.
On the Horizon....
Paint the
Town Prep Day
-
May
15th:
Paint
the Town prep day is a chance to give a
little extra to the Paint the town project
or to be involved even if you are busy on
June 12th. Join us as we scrape and
prep all of the houses we will paint in
June. Look for sign-ups in Late April.
Paint the Town
-
June
12th:
Join us for another great and awe-inspiring
event. We will be in Evanston &
Avondale this year and we are extremely
excited as the communities have already been
so accommodating and helpful
Kids' Olympics
-
July
17th:
You still have that Olympic fever? Couldn't
quite make it to Canada recently? Join us
for our own (and better!!) Olympics with
local children. Stay tuned for
details.
