Watch Marohn's Building Blocks Talks Presentation ELKHART — Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn brought his wealth of urban planning and civil engineering experience to the opening installment of the Building Blocks Talks series in March at The Lerner Theatre. The Building Blocks Talks series brings…
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Goshen College, VC Present Community Engagement Fair The Goshen College Center for Community Engagement, in partnership with Vibrant Communities, presents the 2024 Community Engagement Fair, March 6, on the campus of Goshen College GOSHEN — The Center for Community Engagement at Goshen College will partner…
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Marohn to Speak in Elkhart County Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn brings a wealth of urban planning and civil engineering experience for the opening installment of the Building Blocks Talks series, March 19, at The Lerner Theatre ELKHART — Chuck Marohn, a heralded urban planner…
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"Our neighborhood has been re-energized with younger families and new babies. This event provided an opportunity for cross-generational fun and relationship building before the start of a busy school year. There are 21 homes in this neighborhood that are connected to Canal Street and the…
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More than half of Middlebury's Greencroft community came together for a Vibrant Neighborhood brunch on June 9, 2021. The residents enjoyed Das Dutchman Essenhaus pastries, yogurt, fruit trays, juice, and coffee, and heard a presentation by Town Manager Mary Cripe on exciting progressive projects happening…
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"We called our project 'Neighborhood Cleanup.' There were about 40 people who participated including some teenagers. Many of the participants were from the St. Mark's United Methodist Church congregation but there were also some from the neighborhood. We partnered with the Chamberlain Neighborhood Association for…
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Springtime is often a time for garage sales, but one Wakarusa neighborhood took it to the next level with the help of a Vibrant Neighborhoods microgrant. The County Road 38 neighborhood coordinated the garage sale date, but added in the opportunity for households to get…
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"(I)f we don’t kind of connect with one another and try to maintain the neighborhood as a whole ... we can accomplish a lot more together.” Mark Datema of Elkhart saw the power of community when he applied for a Vibrant Neighborhoods grant. Helped by…
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Vibrant Neighborhoods is our latest initiative to inspire Elkhart County residents to love where they live. We're excited to work with neighborhoods of all sizes in Elkhart County to make life in your community that much better. Here's some of what you need to know…
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In an October 29, 2020, Zoom video conference with Elkhart County residents to introduce Vibrant Neighborhoods, Bernice Radle spoke on "Using Small Scale to Build Vibrant Communities." Watch the full video conference here. Other speakers included Daniela Panetta of LaCasa on "Building a Sustainable Neighborhood"…
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