Event in MorningSide:

Detroit SUN Project Weatherization Workshop

Detroit SUN Project

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

6:00-8:00 pm

3975 Nottingham Rd., Detroit, MI 48224

The WARM Training Center will deliver a FREE home weatherization workshop at Detroit SUN Project’s demonstration house and will give away FREE weatherization kits (estimated $50 value) to members of our target community. WARM personnel will demonstrate how to install weatherization materials and will also be available to answer your questions. SUN Project personnel will also discuss how to sign up for additional FREE weatherization materials from DTE (must be a DTE customer). Refreshments will be provided. Please bring a copy of your most recent DTE bill to be included in the follow up energy analysis.

If possible, please let us know if you’d like join us so we have kits for everyone! Just call 313.806.3311 and let us know you may come by.

Message from Raymond Solomon, II, Manager of the City of Detroit Neighborhood City Hall – East District

Greetings All:

As you know, there have been many changes within our city’s structure. Here at the East District Neighborhood City Hall, we are
always looking for new ways to improve the area we serve. The East District Neighborhood City Hall is looking for partners for several
upcoming projects. Although Motor City Make Over has come and gone for 2010, my office has selected the Morning Side Area for a major cleanup.

The Morning Side Association is doing an amazing job with getting residents engaged in their community. East District Neighborhood City Hall is introducing Project Smile, which is designed to assist citizens in all their efforts starting with simply cleaning up areas in the neighborhood.

I am looking forward to working with all parties willing to lend their assistance with this project.

There will be a strategy meeting:
Wednesday, July 28th at
1:00 pm at the Neighborhood City Hall
Butzel Family Center
7737 Kercheval, Suite 200.
Please let me know if this time works for you.

Project Smile has over 50 volunteers ready to help, so join us and let’s put together our plan.

Raymond Solomon, II
Manager
City of Detroit
Neighborhood City Hall – East District
7737 Kercheval
Detroit, MI 48214
313-628-2170 TTY: 311
Fax: 313-579-7135
solomonr@mayor.ci.detroit.mi.us

During a recent MorningSide general membership meeting, we had a visit from Suzanne Schreibe of the Dominican Literacy Center. Schreibe shared some information about the services the center offers: help for adults that want to learn how to read, write and spell. The center also offers math and basic computer lessons as well as tutoring. The service is free. Students pay for their books.

“We just have a wonderful place where people can come  and feel like they’re really getting that one-on-one attention,” Schreibe said. “It gives them self confidence. We work with them with whatever their goals are, toward those goals.”

The center, which opened in 1989, was formerly on the campus of the old Dominican High School. The Dominican Literacy Center has moved to 11148 Harper, Detroit 48213, in the Warren-Conner Development Building.

For more information about the Dominican Literacy Center, visit www.dlcliteracy.org.

- Candice Williams, MorningSide board