IMPORTANT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
The meeting for the month of May has been changed to TUESDAY May 3 at 6:30 (still at the Library). This will give many of you who cannot attend on Thursdays an opportunity to join in the discussion. We look forward to seeing you there, but if you can’t attend read on for other opportunities to participate.
LOGO CONTEST
We are currently sponsoring a contest to create a logo for our project. Children in grades 3-5 and 6-8, who attend the six schools closest to the proposed paths, are being asked to portray how they, their families and their friends would use the paths. Awards will be given to the top 3 entries in each division. In order to reach out to as many community members as possible information on the contest will be included in the Granger Gazette and at the library. Entries will be displayed at Harris Library from May 18th to May 30th, with a winner announced May 23 Thanks to Sara Baird and Susie Cleaver of the Library.
We look forward to receiving many wonderful entries and creating more community awareness through this logo project.
$ FINANCES $
Speaking of wonderful entries--- If you’d like to receive a receipt with our new logo on it, we are requesting donations to help us provide awards for those entries! Your contribution will be tax deductible. Your check should be made out to the “Granger Business Association” with a notation in the memo area that designates that funds go to Granger Path Project. You can send your contribution to:
Barbara Fredman
50622 Country Knolls Dr
Granger, IN 46530
In addition to funding the top 6 awards, funds will go towards future projects and activities. With your support, we can make this happen!
(For those who are wondering why checks are made out to GBA, we are fortunate to have the support of the Granger Business Association. This support allows us tax-exempt status.)
SURVEYS
Many thanks to Susan Fischbach and Shari Baker for handing out surveys at the Martins at 23 and Adams in the cold weather. The surveys continue to show enthusiastic support for the project.
MICHIANNA CHARRETTE
Many of you may have heard of a group (Michiana Regional Greenways Charrette) that is planning multiuse pathways for the entire St. Joseph County area, including neighboring counties and Michigan. The Granger Path Project has been represented by Gary Babcoke who has made sure that our plans have been included in this project and also has requested that future paths include: Adams, Brick and Ironwood. Gary will continue to take feedback from the surveys and meetings to Michiana Charrette. For more information on the Charrette contact: chuck@lehmanandlehman.com.
AIA/BALL STATE UNIVERSITY/UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Tom Jordan has volunteered to contact the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to ask them to take on Granger Paths as a community project. AIA often assists community organizations by providing them with ideas for projects and professional materials that can be used in presentations to the community. Tom has also agreed to contact Notre Dame’s architecture school to see if they would be interested in participating. We have also contacted Ball State to see if their Urban Planning program would be interested (Thanks to Kelly Wright, a former Granger resident who contacted us about this program).
Once again, thanks to all for all their support and don’t forget that our next meeting is TUESDAY MAY 3RD @ 6:30, Harris Library
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