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Project Ideas
1
Neighborhood clean-ups
2
Community garden, tree planting, flower planting
3
Back-to-school part and school supply drive
4
Murals or neighborhood art project
5
Neighborhood scrapbook or video
6
Crime watch program
7
Scholarship exchange (Example: Ex-boxer in neighborhood sets up an
afternoon boxing program for neighborhood kits.
The kids mow and care for his yard).
8
Block party or festival
9
Neighborhood entrance signs
10
Security lighting
11
Tool lending libraries
12
Tutoring program for youth
13
After school and summer programs
14
Neighborhood cook-out, picnic, or potluck
15
National night out celebration
16
Holiday celebration
17
Neighborhood t-shirts
18
Yard of the month award
19
Neighborhood newsletter, web site, directory, or telephone/email tree
20
Paint up/fix up projects
21
Paint swap
22
Speakers on topics of interests to the neighborhood
23
Representative to attend city council, school board, and planning
commission meetings
24
Philanthropic projects, such as “adopting” a family who needs help
with Christmas dinner
25
Senior clubs
1.
Lansing Community College’s Horticultural Department never responded to
email asking if they would be interested in growing plants for the Neighborhoods
N Bloom program - may want to approach this subject again. Other possible resources are:
MSU’s Horticultural Department, MSU-Extension Office/4H, Lansing Garden
Club, Lansing School District, or Cooley Gardens. May want to consider perennials rather than annuals as these
could be divided and shared.
2.
What is group doing to keep the neighborhood population occupied?
Are they working with faith-based organizations, schools, and local
hospitals to provide activities?
3.
What is group doing to maintain the neighborhood?
4.
Are there volunteers to assist the elderly/disabled?
5. Have they applied for any grants?
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