Grassroots Gala - Booth Registration

REGISTER YOUR BOOTH TODAY!!! Neighborhood, Homeowner, Condo and Suburban City Booths Your booth at the Grassroots Gala can highlight your neighborhood in any manner your members feel appropriate. Be creative! Each booth space consist of an eight foot table and two chairs. Bring photos and highlight your neighborhood history Raise money for your group: Raffle of an item from a neighborhood artisan or store Sell neighborhood merchandise or memberships Partner with a neighborhood business giving away samples or baubles Conduct a survey Feature a neighborhood "jewel," attraction or park Promote neighborhood events It's your space and your event - make it special! Next Steps Towards Participation This information is being sent out well in advance of the Grassroots Gala in order to give neighborhood groups ample time to organize their booths. Discuss the opportunity to SHOWCASE your neighborhood at the next meeting or start now through email with your Board of Directors Reserve your space: Submit a booth form to Center For Neighborhoods Begin planning! Need support? Contact us and we'll gladly answer any questions or provide you with guidance Click HERE for additional information on the Grassroots Gala and Booth Set-up. Please notify Center For Neighborhoods as soon as possible of your intent to have a booth at the Grassroots Gala, then ....... Click HERE to print a copy of the Booth Registration. Send or email intent and completed registration to: CFN, 610 S. 4th St., Ste. 701, Louisville, KY, 40202 or lisad@centerforneighborhoods.org. Registrations due by May 15th, 2012.

Neighborhood News and Happenings

Thursday, March 29th - Sunday, April 1st: American Independent Business Alliance Conference, Galt House. Filled with interactive sessions, AMIBA's biennial conference has drawn raves from past participants for giving them a wealth of concrete, immediately usable tools (as well as great food and fun) to strengthen their organizations.Click here for programming and to sign up! Saturday, March 31st: Preservation Louisville Tax Credit Workshops, Brennan House, 631 S. 5th St., 10 am - Noon. ADMISSION: $20 for Preservation Louisville members; $30 for non-member. Register by calling Preservation Louisville at 502.540.5146. Salt River Watershed Watch Training, Louisville Nature Center, 3745 Illinois Ave. Folks should dress for weather and water sampling. Bring a lunch or grab one nearby. Additional trainings and sampling dates available. Click here for more information and to register. Sunday, April 1st: Aveda Fashion Show for CLEAN WATER!, 21C Museum Hotel, 700 W. Main St., 7 - 10 pm. Aveda's April 2012 Earth Month campaign will inspire its network of beauty professionals and consumers in more than 30 countries to raise $4.5 million for the protection of clean water - a basic human right that nearly 900 million people worldwide fight for daily*. In support of achieving this goal, Louisville area Aveda salons will host a one-of-a-kind fashion show. Aveda has chosen Kentucky Waterways Alliance as a beneficiary of the Earth Month. Tickets available at all participating salons. Monday, April 2nd: 9th District Spring Community Forum, City of St. Matthews City Hall, 3940 Grandview Avenue, 6 - 7:30 pm. Guest speakers include ECO-CELL, LMPD's new Chief of Police, Steve Conrad, and an update on sidewalk projects around St. Matthews and the Seneca Loop. Tuesday, April 3rd: Public Hearing to discuss proposed amendments to Metro's Landmarks ordinance, UAW Hall, 3000 Fern Valley Road, 6:30 pm. If you want more information about the proposed changes please visit www.PreservationLouisville.org/Advocacy. Arrive early to sign up to speak. Wednesday, April 4th: Vacant Underutilized and Abandoned Properties Summit: THE OUTCOME, Memorial Auditorium, 970 S. 4th Street, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Seating is limited. Pre-register by March 23 for this free at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/ipl/2011summit_rsvp.htm. Thursday, April 5th: TEDx & SparkingChange Event, New Albany Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany, IN, 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Southern Indiana Asset Building Coalition will be simulcasting TEDxChange from Europe. Join them to watch the most innovative presenters in the world present on Change. The future is not fixed. We all have a hand in how it plays out. TEDxChange is a partnership of TED and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, designed to act as a catalyst for global conversations on ideas worth spreading on health, development, and education issues. Friday, April 6th: First Friday Trolley Hop, Main and Market Street corridors, 5 - 11 pm. The trolleys will take participants to various art galleries, restaurants, and shops. For additional information or to view a map of the trolley route and parking options, visit www.ldmd.org or email trolleyhop@ldmd.org. Saturday, April 7th: 20th Annual Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade, Frankfort Ave., 11:45 am. This is a FREE, family-friendly event. A trolley will run along the Avenue after the parade until 2:00 pm. For more information, call Michaelle at (502) 419-6159 or visit www.frankfortave.com. Monday, April 9th: Neighborhood Rountable hosted by New Directions Housing Corporation, 1000 E. Liberty St., Dinner - 5:30 pm, Meeting - 6:pm. The meeting will begin with a visit by Mayor Greg Fischer. Other agenda items include a presentation about the Portland neighborhood and its new Neighborhood Revitalization Strategic Area (NRSA) status, the upcoming Repair Affair, the Property Report, and more. RSVP to Lydia at 502.719.7169 Saturday, April 14th: District 22 Brightside Spring Community-Wide Cleanup!, meet at Fern Creek Community Center located,6104 Bardstown Road (next door to the Fern Creek Fire Dept. and across the street from Fern Creek Traditional High School, 8 am - Noon. Monday, April 16: Beargrass Creek Alliance Monthly Meeting, Crescent Hill Public Library, 2762 Frankfort Ave., 7 pm. Everyone is welcome. Saturday, April 21st: Spring Yard Sale at Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S. Peterson Avenue, 8 am - 1 pm. "Rain or Shine". To participate send $20 (checks payable to the Peterson-Dumesnil House Foundation) no later than April 13th; include your name, address, e-mail and/or phone number. Late submissions will be charged $25 if space is available. Envelopes should read:ATTN: Spring Yard Sale, PD Foundation, 301 S. Peterson Ave., Louisville, KY, 40206. Sunday, April 22nd: Deer Park Neighborhood Association 2011 Deer Park Appreciation Award Celebration to honor recipient, Stan Esterle, Deer Park Baptist Church, 1733 Bardstown Road, 5 pm. Bring your favorite dish and participate in the Highlands potluck along with a card of gratitude for Stan.

AMIBA Conference March 29 - April 1

Join local business alliance leaders, government and economic development officials, and those exploring how to better localize their community for a few days certain to inspire and energize the rest of your year! LIBA is proud to host the American Independent Business Alliance Conference right here in Louisville. Read more about it and take a look at the preliminary agenda. Look for more information as we approach the conference! Thanks to LIBA local sponsors for their support: Heine Brothers' Coffee, M2 Maximum Media, Office Environment, Stock Yards Bank, and Stoll Keenon Ogden. More to be announced soon!

Serve on a Louisville Metro Board or Commission

Residents Encouraged to Serve on Boards & Commissions The following is a list of Louisville Metro Government's Boards & Commissions that will have vacancies by July 1, 2012. Apply for one or several of the vacancies. To learn more about the requirements of a specific Board or Commission or to apply, please visit: www.louisvilleky.gov/ServeOnBoard.htm Air Pollution Control District Board Brightside, Inc. Code Enforcement Board Community Action Partnership Administering Board County Law Library Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinating Council (DVPCC) Downtown Management District Ethics Commission Landbank Authority Landmarks Commission Library Advisory Commission Louisville Arena Authority, Inc. Louisville Regional Airport Authority Board Police Merit Board Redevelopment Authority Science Center Board of Directors SPOT Fund, Inc. TARC Board of Directors Tax Appeals Board Urban Renewal Commission Vacant Property Review Commission

"Give A Day" Week: April 15th - 22nd

What Are You Doing for "GIVE A DAY" Week? The week before this year's Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville will make thunder of a different kind with the "Give A Day" week of community service, April 15-22. "We want to set a world's record for volunteering and community service so Louisville is known worldwide as the most caring city," Mayor Greg Fischer said. "We want our citizens to be talking this up and challenging each other: 'What are you doing for the Give A Day week? How will you make Louisville a more compassionate city?'" Whether you have an hour or a day you can make a difference and be part of the Give A Day movement. Volunteer! Give blood! Donate food or help your neighbor! It's easy to get involved in Give A Day - just go to www.mygiveaday.com. There individuals, companies and groups can sign up to help local non-profit agencies, churches and other organizations. There are projects and needs of all kinds - choose the one that appeals to you or best fits your schedule or company's number of volunteers. You can also report your own community service. Does your church or company have a volunteer or service project happening during Give A Day week? Let us know about it so it can count toward the world's record! Any act of kindness counts. Mowing grass for an elderly neighbor, giving clothing or blankets, reading to a student - it all makes a difference.

Preservation Louisville: Hands On History Workshop Series

Hands on History 2011-2012 Schedule Preservation Louisville announces the 2011-2012 schedule for its popular workshop series Hands on History. Throughout the series, participants will learn practical, hands-on techniques for working with original materials and finishes to maintain, restore and preserve historic elements such as plaster, windows, and gutters. Adapting "green" concepts for historic structures and winterizing your historic home will also be explored. Workshops will be held on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 1-4 pm, September through April. The registration fee is $20 for Preservation Louisville Members or $30 for non members. Please call 502.540.5146 or email director@preservationlouisville.org for more information. Hands on History Lineup April 14, 2012 -- Greening the historic house As Metro Louisville's citywide non-profit historic preservation organization, Preservation Louisville works in partnership with local, state and national organizations to promote the preservation of our community's historic resources through education and advocacy. Preservation Louisville also provides education, technical information and resources. For more information, www.preservationlouisville.org.