Making a Difference in Collinwood: Make a Difference Day Recap
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FREE TO READ! FREE TO WRITE! Submit your story online by November 25th at CollinwoodObserver.com Proud Member of the Observer Media Family of Community-Owned and Written Newspapers & Websites Volume 10 • Issue 11 November 2018 Making a Difference in Collinwood: Hospice of the Western Reserve Make a Difference Day Recap Kicks Off 40th Anniversary Year Group photo with student/staff participants from JobCorps, Dean Roff of Homeless Hookup CLE, and staff from VOA: Veterans Resource Center Michael & Khamisi by Collinwood & Nottingham Villages and write support/thank you letter to the by Laurie Henrichsen als in the final phase of life. As one of the Development Corporation veterans. For 40 years, both paid and volunteer earliest nonprofit pioneers of the hospice Collinwood & Nottingham Villages De- We received a very generous from Dean staff members at Hospice of the Western movement in the U.S., Hospice of the West- velopment Corporation (CNVDC) along Roff, founder of Homeless Hookup CLE. Reserve have walked side by side with the ern Reserve’s mission has always focused with Job Corps celebrated Make A Dif- He made sure we met our goal with his do- loved ones of more than 100,000 individu- on helping families make the most of the ference Day on October 26, 2018 at Five nation of 54 soap, shampoo, shaving kits, ( continued on page 3 ) Pointe Community Center. We partnered toothbrushes, toothpastes, rain ponchos, with VOA: Veteran Resource Center (775 and combs. His non-profit, the Homeless E. 152nd St Cleveland, Oh 44110) which Hookup is an organization dedicated to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is a transitional housing and supportive helping the less fortunate affected by pov- service facility for homeless veterans. They erty and homelessness. They go out 1 to 2 Takes His State of the City Address have housing capacity for 54 homeless male times per week and hand out emergency veterans. The Five Pointe Community Cen- packets filled with hygiene items and sea- to the People ter and students/staff from Job Corps col- sonal necessities. gov/SOTC. The State of the City was live lected donated toiletries and socks to make With all the donated items we were able streamed across all of the city’s social me- care packages for the homeless veterans. to surpass our goal and create 55 care pack- dia channels in HD for the first time. Our goal was to make 50 care packages ages. Staff from VOA: Veterans Resource In a one-on-one meeting with Cleve- ( continued on page 7 ) land’s neighborhood and community newspapers, Jackson reinforced this point: “I’ve always talked about neighborhoods,” Collinwood Mural is Monument to he said. “This was the first time that we’ve bypassed the ‘interpreters of the Mayor’ Free Speech and gone straight to the people.” “Freedom of Speech” mural by Cleveland The Mayor added, “Why do you think artist Elmer Brown. The installation at New I’m talking to you today? Yes, I went to the Tech Collinwood came during Free Speech Plain Dealer this morning; I’ll talk to ra- Week. by Neighborhood & Community Media As- dio/TV later this afternoon, but we carved Christopher Darling, who died in June, sociation of Greater Cleveland out a particular space for you because you created the Collinwood mural, using three Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson took his talk to people—although you have some of tableaux to represent what he considered 2018 State of the City address directly to the same concerns, you listen with a differ- to be the underpinnings of the City Club’s the people by moving the annual event to ent ear, you hear with a different ear, and mission: dialogue, diversity and democ- 7 p.m. and making it free and open to the you communicate with a different voice.” racy. Darling was a painter and illustrator public. The address traditionally was held At the table were the publishers of The City Club of Cleveland commissioned this mural, whose works have been published and ex- Cleveland newspapers Profile News Ohio, which was installed Oct. 24 and 25 on the side of the in Public Hall during the middle of the parking garage at New Tech Collinwood High School. hibited internationally. At the time of his work day and was a paid event primarily The Collinwood Observer, the upcoming death, he was teaching at Kent State Uni- attended by Cleveland’s business and phil- Ward 7 Observer, The Tremonster, and The by CMSD News Bureau versity’s School of Visual Communication anthropic community. This year, Cleveland West Park Times, and Darvio Morrow of The parking deck at New Tech Collinwood Design. residents, neighborhood organizations, Outlawz Radio. Jackson demonstrated his High School now stands as a monument to LAND studio facilitated the New Tech business leaders and members of the gen- understanding of how each media outlet’s free speech. installation. Scherba Industries was the in- eral public all joined Mayor Jackson for the neighborhood and overlapping culture is A mural installed Oct. 24 and 25 on the staller. event. Mayor Jackson said he intends to use positioned now, and his focus on giving side of the deck facing St. Clair Avenue is The other murals were installed in Au- the same new State of the City format next each unique Cleveland community what it one of three displayed publicly in Cleve- gust at the Bonfoey Gallery at Euclid Av- year. needs to grow. land to spark reflection on the role of free enue and East 17th Street, by Playhouse The Mayor’s full State of the City speech Jackson used his State of the City address speech in the city. Square, and this week at the Cleveland has also been made available to view online and his new, multi-layered, direct-to-the- The City Club of Cleveland, a forum for Public Library’s Rice Branch on Shaker on the City of Cleveland Facebook page public format to raise awareness of his free speech, commissioned the works last Boulevard. and the City’s website at clevelandohio. year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its ( continued on page 4 ) Page 2 The Collinwood Observer Volume 10 • Issue 11 November 2018 November 2018 The Collinwood Observer Volume 10 • Issue 11 Page 3 Community Community Councilman’s Corner COMMUNITY MEETINGS Family Game Night Recap Moms First Consortia Recap by Michael D. reaching out to the rest of the community by Collinwood & Nottingham Villages De- ment Corporation (CNVDC) Five Pointe Polensek for input and support through membership. COLLINWOOD HOMEOWNERS MEETING velopment Corporation Community Center to host more events in The Collinwood Observer is a citizen-based news As I have mentioned before, anyone living or 1st Wednesday of the month The Lexington Bell Community Center the Collinwood neighborhood. I wish to thank ev- operating a business in our community who 7:00 PM source published by Collinwood Publishing Inc., a local hosted Moms First Consortia on Wednes- Moms First is a program of the City of business dedicated to the development of grass roots eryone who came would like to become a real stakeholder in the St Mary Church day, October 24 at the Five Pointe Commu- Cleveland Public Health Department. The media and increased connectedness of the citizens, out in record num- re-development of the greater Collinwood 15519 Holmes Avenue civic groups, non profits, businesses and institutions in bers to support the area should call the CDC at (216) 383-9772 nity Center. The event entailed presenta- program provides support to pregnant and around Cleveland Wards 10 and 11. MyCOM MEETING tions on Smoking Cessation and Substance women or women with children under the local clambakes for more information. 1st Thursday of the Month which were held by Speaking of re-development, I would like Abuse Prevention. Over 25 moms attended age of two years old. Moms First services THE COLLINWOOD OBSERVER 5:30 PM many of our church- to commend and thank Gent Machine at Salvation Army Temple Corp the event with their children. Not only was include: medical assistance (finding a doc- 1591 E. 230 STREET es, schools and non- 12315 Kirby, for re-locating to our Ward 8 17625 Grovewood Avenue the event educational, but fun. The moms tor and transportation to appointments), EUCLID, OH 44117 profit organizations community from the S. Euclid community. It who attended got to participate in a raffle connections to social services, and sup- in the ward. There were record crowds. Once is located in the former Coyne Textile build- EAST 185th STREET NEIGHBORHOOD with special prizes that were picked with portive services. Copyright 2014—Collinwood Publishing Inc. again, it only reinforces the fact that when we ing which was had been vacant for some time. ASSOCIATION All rights reserved. Any reproduction is care about the institutions and organizations With assistance from the City of Cleveland, 2nd Tuesday of the Month them in mind. Moms First Support Group will be com- 6:00 PM forbidden without written permission. in the community we can and will make a dif- they completed redid the plant and have The Lexington Bell Community Center ing soon to the Collinwood neighborhood Lithuanian Hall Moms First program has expanded their at the Five Pointe Community Center. If PUBLISHER ference. relocated and hired approximately fifty -em 877 East 185th Street – next to Post Office John Copic, [email protected] Talk about record crowds, what a great turn ployees. I toured the plant several weeks ago service area to include Collinwood. In you are interested in this program please out and great weather for the “Remembering and was absolutely amazed by the amount of DEMOCRATIC WARD CLUB which a partnership was formed with Col- contact, 216-268-2138.