The City of Calgary would like OUR ideas!

Hi, I am Corinne and I am a volunteer administrating this blog.  I have no idea about how to do this right, but I think that the initiaive is an incredible opportunity for Acadia to have 10 years of city funding to help create a stronger Acadia.

The Acadia Strong Neighbourhood Initiative is for all residents of Acadia.  Low Income, Middle Income, High Income, children, teens, young adults, middle age, seniors - we are all part of this initiative. Born in Acadia? Born somewhere else in Calgary? Born in another Province? another Country? Even another Planet? Doesn't matter where you are from, if you live in Acadia, this is YOUR community. Just moved here yesterday?  Great! Welcome to Acadia!   Lived here all your life? Fantastic - maybe you can help us understand the history of our community!  It doesn't matter how long you have lived here....please, we need you to help make it stronger.  How can we do this?

It all starts by talking about it. Please share the news about the initiative with your friends and neighbours in Acadia.

If you can, come out to the meetings or share your ideas on the blog or Facebook page or by phoning or emailing Viviana from the City of Calgary.  Her contact info is below.

If you belong to a club or organization of any kind, school council, sport group, condo or apartment group, any group that meets in or includes participants from Acadia, please consider calling Viviana to have her come out and do a wonderful short presentation about this wonderful 10 year funded initiative. It's up to us to present to the city what we want to do to make our wonderful community even better!

Call Viviana with the City of Calgary at 403-537-7596 or send her an email at viviana.reinberg@calgary.ca

You can join the facebook page, share it with your friends, vote and add ideas by searching "Acadia Strong Neighbourhood Initiative" and looking at the wall for the voting area.

Thanks for reading and I hope that you consider getting involved however you can, whether its via internet, in  person, a phone call or email to Viviana, or chatting with family and friends. It's all important!

Stampede Parade - Represent Acadia Community!

Almost a year ago, I had a vision on how to celebrate communities and the
Federation's 50th Anniversary, it was by participating in the Stampede
Parade. We are just a month away from putting in one of the largest
entries into the parade - an entry that will celebrate all 147 community
associations and I want you to be part of it!

Have you ever thought you would like to be in the Stampede Parade? Cross
this one off your buck list - I have you covered!!!

BE PART OF IT! We are looking for adult volunteers from each community to
participate in our entry. Show your community pride by wearing a sash with
the name of your community and walk the 3 km parade as a pacer. CBC Radio
will be watching for our volunteers and commenting on the important role
communities play in Calgary.

I need about 80 more volunteers to make this a reality. As an adult
volunteer you will receive:

1) A Barbeque Party and Orientation on June 25 (location to be announced)
2) A "yellow" school bus ride from one of three LRT stations down to Fort
Calgary where the parade will begin
3) A Stampede Breakfast the morning of
4) A white cowboy hat to wear in the parade and to keep as your souvenir

BE PART OF IT! Help us make this dream possible. The deadline is June 20
- but please I am losing sleep! Sign up today.

Attached is a poster to circulate. We will take multiple people from a
community so long as they know that they might wear the sash of another
community (one sash is printed per community).

Thanks for your help....I look forward to seeing you at the parade!

Cheers and YAHOO!

Leslie Evans, BSc., M.M.
Executive Director

Federation of Calgary Communities
301 1609 14th Street SW
Calgary, AB T3C 1E4
Phone: 403-244-4111 ext. 201
Fax: 403-244-4129

e-mail: leslie.evans@calgarycommunities.com
web: www.calgarycommunities.com

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