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CANYON CORRIDOR CONNECTION
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anyon Corridor Leadership Academy is a 12-session course
focusing on community change. Facilitators Karen Sutherland (St.
Luke’s Health Initiatives) and SamMacias (Rehoboth CDC) led the
course with the goal to equip emerging community leaders with the tools
and skills necessary to envision, organize and lead change efforts in our
local communities.
Over three months, students dedicated 12 Saturday mornings to the
training.
The course discussed and included activities on topics such as
leadership, communication, conflict resolution, planning and mobilizing
campaigns for change.
The husband and wife team of SALT Outreach, Eli and Christine
Steinbrecher, also attended the training. “The academy has really given us
some valuable strategies and skills that we’ve immediately applied to our
non-profit,” they said.
Our next leadership academy session will begin in April. We are currently
taking applications. Enrollment is limited to 30 participants.
For questions or to receive an application, call Sam Macias at
602-249-9759.
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Canyon Corridor
Leadership Academy
Communi t y News
Around the World Play
Day (GAIN event)
A
round the World Play Day, also known as the GAIN (Getting
Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods) event, is a time of
celebration for the Canyon Corridor community. This year’s
event was coordinated by Carley Barry, of Rehoboth CDC. The event
included a collaborative effort between CCNA community members,
organizations and the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation. Mayor
Stanton attended, lending his support and appreciation of the good work
being done in Canyon Corridor. Alhambra High School students showed
a commitment to community through their volunteerism and dance
team presentations! Their favorite teacher, Chris Oglesby, even did a little
Zumba. This year’s Around the World Playday is scheduled for Saturday,
Oct. 11, 2014. Mark your calendar and come celebrate Canyon Corridor,
a thriving, healthy and culturally diverse community.
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Alhambra
Neighborhood
Association
meets on
the fourth Thursday of
September, October,
March and April at 6
p.m. at the
Alhambra
Elementary District
Office, 4510 N. 37th Ave.
Cordova
Neighborhood
Association
meets
monthly on the third
Tuesday except August
and December at 6 p.m.
at
Cordova
Elementary School,
5631 N. 35th Ave.
Granada
Neighborhood
Association
meets
on the third Thursday
of October through
May at 6:30 p.m. at
Granada East in the
multipurpose room at
3022 W. Campbell Ave.
Sevilla Neighborhood
Association
meets
during the school year
on the first Thursday
at 7 p.m. at
Sevilla
Primary, 3801 W.
Missouri Ave.
Vecinos Unidos
Siempre
meets every
first Tuesday of the
month beginning
November 5 at
Granada East in the
multipurpose room at
3022 W. Campbell Ave.
Neighborhood Association Meeting Info
Community Association Contact Info:
There are several ways to contact the block watch or neighborhood associations in your area. Please visit phoenix.gov/nsd/programs/
assistance/index.html, call or email your city council office or contact Faith Weese at
[email protected]Mayor Greg Stanton speaks at
2nd Community Voices Forum
and presents letter of support
(see below).