Transitions Bloomington

Neighbors,

I received the following note from Mr. Weddle on behalf of Transitions Bloomington.

Let me know if you are interested in setting up a time to meet with Mr. Weddle as a group. If there is enough interest, then he and I will work together to set up a time and place.

Otherwise, of course you may contact him directly; he provides his contact information at the end of his message.

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My name is Daniel Joseph Weddle and I am a member of Transition Bloomington, an initiative that is working to strengthen the resilience and self-reliance of the Bloomington community. Community building is my primary interest and my work with Transition Bloomington is to educate neighbors and neighborhoods about the threats of Peak Oil, Climate Change, and Economic Instability and the opportunity to rediscover every neighborhoods social fabric.

Neighborhoods are an overlooked, underappreciated, and absolutely vital parts of a sustainable city’s social network. Unfortunately the hustle and bustle of modern life has created impersonal neighborhoods, where the dependence on the automobile and the determination to be independent has caused us to forget our neighbors are one of our greatest assets. (Un)Fortunately the end of the era of cheap energy, oil, coal, etc. will lead us to be reliant on our neighbors again and the neighborhood network will be rebuilt by necessity. To avoid a rocky inevitability it is possible to begin transitioning our neighborhoods now so that when the time comes we will already be prepared.

I can be reached in the following ways:

Email: DanielJosephWeddle@gmail.com
Phone: 812.391.6912
Mail: 630 E. Atwater, Bloomington IN 42401

For More Information about Transition visit: www.TransitionBloomingtonIND.ning.com

Newsletter, Easter Egg Hunt, Spring Picnic

Neighbors,

I've not been good about posting to the Blog lately, but as we anticipate the spring (well, as I write this we're actually anticipating 4-8 inches of snow), we also anticipate a few neighborhood traditions, new and old.

First, I'll be producing a short "hard-copy" newsletter and delivering it to each house in the neighborhood. It will provide some neighborhood news, but more importantly it will include form you can use to pay your annual neighborhood dues.

---> Or, as a new option, you may choose to pay your SKNA dues by using PayPal, by clicking on the button on the left side of the screen!

Second, Easter falls on April 4 this year, and that means that our annual Easter Egg Hunt will most likely occur on Saturday, April 3. Stay posted for details! And, of course, and as always, if you would like to help out in any way, no matter how small, please let me know by clicking here.

Third, last year we had a marvelous Spring Picnic, organized by Anita Park. Well, actually it was raining, and a bit chilly. But, we still had a wonderful time, chatting with the hardy neighbors who joined us under the shelter. Please let me know if you'd like to help out with this event, as well.

Best wishes for a wonderful 2010!