GR-HDNA

CONGRATULATIONS BILL KIRK

2009-05-01T11:28:00.002-04:00

At the board meeting in April, Bill Kirk was elected as the vice president of the HDNA. Bill has been a very dedicated member of HDNA and we are pleased to add him to our board.

BOARD MEETING MAY 11

2009-05-01T11:23:00.003-04:00

HDNA will hold it's monthly board meeting Monday, May 11. The meeting will be held at Heartside Ministries 54 S. Division at 5:30 P.M. Anyone is welcome to attend and agenda items can be submitted for consideration at our website grhdna@gmail.com.

BOARD MEETING APRIL 13 @ 5:30

2009-04-07T12:20:00.002-04:00

Be advised our monthly board meeting will take place Monday, April 13 2009 @ Heartside Ministries 54 S. Division at 5:30 P.M. There is one general board seat to be filled and several changes to be made with regard to committee positions. If you are interested in a board seat please attend the meeting and feel free to nominate yourself. You must live, work, or worship in the Heartside Downtown Community and be willing to commit to several hours per month. Complete guidelines will be given upon request. As always, everyone is welcome to attend.

ANNUAL CLEAN SWEEP

2009-04-02T20:26:00.002-04:00

HDNA in co-operation with Aquinas College C.A.V.A Program will hold our annual Clean Sweep program on April 25, 2009. This is HDNA's main fundraising event each year. We are currently accepting donations and for a minimum $50 donors get their company name on the T-shirt that participants wear that day and beyond. For more information call Patricia Agosto at (616) 889-3441.

OPEN BOARD SEAT

2009-03-30T12:13:00.002-04:00

We were sorry to accept Pam Petr's resignation as secretary. This leaves a board seat open. If you are interested in a general board seat or filling the secretarial or vice president positions please contact us via e-mail @ grhdna@gmail.com to be nominated. The board will be voting on April 13th at 5:30 at Heartside Ministries, 54 S. Division, please attend to be eligible for a board seat.

THANK YOU

2009-03-30T12:09:00.002-04:00

At our general meeting March 16, we were so pleased to have 2 representatives from the Red Cross:as well as a presentation by Clean Works. We also appreciated firefighter Dave Marchianda stopping by to introduce himself.

WELCOME FIREFIGHTER DAVE MARCHIANDA TO HDNA

2009-03-09T13:46:00.002-04:00

Monday March 16, 2009 firefighter Dave Marchianda plans to attend the HDNA general meeting. Firefighter Marchianda will be partnering with HDNA as a laison between the fire dep't. and our neighborhood. Come out and join us in welcoming him and showing our enthusiasm and appreciation for firefighters in our community.

HDNA HOSTING A PRESENTATION BY CLEAN WORKS

2009-03-09T13:41:00.003-04:00

We are pleased to announce an informational presentation by "Clean Works" at our March 16 general meeting. Come out to Heartside Ministry 54 S. Division at 5 o'clock and learn more about the services offered by "Clean Works"

HDNA MARCH BOARD MEETING

2009-03-09T13:34:00.002-04:00

The HDNA March board meeting will be held Monday March 9, 2009 at 5:30 P.M.
Attendance by board members is required and interested parties are welcome to attend.

2009 HDNA Board

2009-01-19T18:50:00.005-05:00

Thank you to everyone who attended the HDNA January 19th election. We were honored to have over 29 people attend the meeting.

ALL HDNA board meetings and general meetings are open to the Public, if you are interested in attending a meeting or working as a volunteer with HDNA please attend any of the scheduled meetings.

A complete list of meeting times can be found on our blog, facebook page and meeting times are also posted at Heartside Ministries. Please email Jschaub@dwellingplacegr.org for more information.

New board positions are effective as of the next board meeting, the second Monday in February (the 9th)

The 2009 HDNA Board

President: Pat Agosto

Vice President: Jenn Schaub

Secretary: Pam Petr

Treasurer: Elizabeth Donnelly

Harvest for Heartside/ Heartside Peace Garden/ Community Gardening Committee Chair: Charlie Snedeker

Clean Sweep Committee Chair: Mike Tate

Annual Picnic and/or Talent Show Committee Chair: Corey Ruffin

Public Safety/ Neighborhood Watch Committee Chair: Bennie J Woods

(5) General Board:
Anthony Harrell
Hollie Peerboom
James Schuen
Terry Stratton
Jason Lummen

Voting January 19th!

2009-01-15T17:33:00.003-05:00

On January 19th the HDNA will be electing a new board to oversee the 2009 programming year.
Anyone is invited to come and participating in the vote.
A complete list of candidates was posted on December 9th and updated on January 14th. Please note: write in candidates are still eligible. Anyone who would like to be considered as a write in candidate please attend the meeting on January 19th.

HDNA Agenda and voting procedures for January 19th,2009 5pm
Location Verne Barry Place 60 S. Division
Second Floor Community room

1. Post copy of the ballot, the HDNA Chart and board position descriptions.

2. Introductions - Pat Agosto

3. Respect Mantra- Mike Tate

4. Review mission-Pat Agosto-The HDNA mission is to promote resident empowerment and work to create and protect a community environment that enhances quality of life for all.

5. Present the HDNA board requirements and trainings/ opportunities-Jenn

6. Review HDNA election procedures-Jenn
1. Voters each receive ONE ballot, each voter must sign their name and contact information to the ballot
2. Anyone is allowed to Vote
3. Each nominee will speak for 1-2 minutes
4. Nominees will speak alphabetically
5. One of the current board members will appoint a timekeeper to monitor speaking times.
6. If a nominee is sick they can appoint a representative to come and speak for them
7. At the end of voting time 3 volunteers will count the ballots and tally up election results
8. Votes will be counted the night of the election and results will be posted the following day
7. Presentations and Voting

8. Goodbyes and announcements- Pat Agusto
Neighborhood Watch training on January 22nd at Verne Batty place.
Next meeting Feburary9th for board members
Heartside Ministires General meeting on February 16th at Heartside Ministires

9. Turn in Voting ballots- everyone

10. Volunteers tally votes

Board Nominations 2008

2008-12-09T09:22:00.003-05:00

During the December HDNA meetings we will be collecting nominations for potential HDNA board members. If you are interested in running for the board and have not submitted a nomination form please attend the next HDNA general meeting December 15th at Heartside Ministries (54 S. Division) to complete a nomination form.

Elections will be held on January 19th at Verne Barry Place located at 60 S. Division.

As of the December 8th Board meeting the following candidates have been nominated for HDNA board positions

The President nominees include:
Pat Agusto

The Vice President nominees include:
Jenn Schaub

The Secretary nominees include:
Erin Wieczorek
Pam Petyr

The Treasurer nominees include:
Elizabeth Donnelly
Hollie Peerboom

Harvest for Heartside/ Heartside Peace Garden/ Community Gardening Committee Chair nominees include:
Charlie Snedeker
Mandy Creveling

The Clean Sweep Committee Chair nominees include:
Sterling Cole
Mike Tate

The Annual Picnic and/or Talent Show Committee Chair nominees include:
Tammy Reindle
Corey Ruffin
Terry Stratton

The Public Safety/ Neighborhood Watch Committee Chair nominees include:
Bennie J Woods
Jenn Schaub
Sterling Cole

(5) General Board members nominees include:
Anthony Harrell
Bennie J Woods
Charlie Snedeker
Erin Wieczorek
Hollie Peerboom
Kelly Walker
James Schuen
Jenn Schaub
Mandy Creveling
Pam Petyr
Terry Stratton

DECEMBER MEETINGS HDNA

2008-11-23T21:45:00.003-05:00

HDNA MEETINGS FOR DECEMBER:
December 8th and December 15th
Both meetings will be held at 5 o'clock at Heartside 54 S. Division. There will be an opportunity to nominate board members and officers at both meetings, with the last chance at the
December 15th meeting.

WOULD U LIKE TO SERVE ON OUR BOARD?

2008-11-08T13:46:00.003-05:00

Now is a great time to get involved with HDNA. In January we will be holding elections for board members and officers. The time committment for these positions is relatively small but your contribution to the Heartside Neighborhood would be huge.

Characteristics of a
Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association Board Member:

1. HDNA Board members are passionate about the mission and goals of the HDNA:

Mission: HDNA shall promote resident empowerment and shall work to create and protect a community environment that enhances quality of life for all

Goals stated by the Bylaws of the HDNA
• To enhance the neighborhoods physical social natural and economic environment though encouraging concern for each others development and well being and in other ways
• To make our neighborhoods safer, more secure and more just by influencing the large forces that affect the quality of our lives
• To increase resident awareness and control over neighborhood development in order to endure that it benefits residents, particularly those that have the least.

2. HDNA Board members are willing to
• Commit to one year of service as a board member
• Attend monthly board meetings and participate in supporting committee activities and HDNA events
• Spend approximately 5 hours/month on HDNA related activities
• Work independently and collaboratively outside of scheduled meetings to complete goals identified by the board.
• Help to recruit new members during the recruiting process and throughout the year
• Complete other duties as assigned at the discretion of the executive board members

3. HDNA Board members are interested in being involved with the HDNA programs/ committees OR have a vision for future programs/ committees. Current committees include:

• Harvest for Heartside/ Heartside Peace garden/ community gardening
• Clean Sweep
• Annual Picnic/ Talent Show
• Public Safety/ Neighborhood Watch
• Other (HDNA is always looking for passionate, engaged individuals who want to share their sense of vision)

NO EXPERIENCE NESSCARY! Training will be provided to enable you to work towards positive neighborhood change! If this describes YOU then it is time to get involved with the Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association!

MONDAY - NOV. 10th @ 5 O'CLOCK

2008-11-08T13:34:00.005-05:00

HDNA will hold a committees meeting at the Dwelling Place Office 101 Sheldon, elevator to floor #2. We have a committee for everyone.....Picnic, Membership, Heartside Peace Garden - Harvest For Heartside, Safety - Neighborhood Watch. We are always interested in new ideas so if these committees do not interest you ..... come out anyway and let us know what you would like to do for your neighborhood.

HEARTSIDE MINISTRY TEMPORARY CLOSING

2008-10-20T12:24:00.002-04:00

Heartside Ministry will be closed for several weeks beginning Monday October 20, 2008. They plan to re-open Monday November 3, 2008. If you need to reach HDNA please call (616) 889-3441.

2008-10-09T09:12:00.002-04:00

HDNA GENERAL MEETING

Location Change: Ransom Towers 50 Ransom N.E. (East side of Downtown Public Library)
October 20, 2008
5:00-6:00
All are welcome!

ATTENTION

2008-10-03T03:22:00.002-04:00

HDNA is seeking civic minded people to serve on it's board. Please call us at 235-7211 or e-mail us grhdna@gmail.org if you are interested.

Heartside Peace Garden

2008-10-02T07:20:00.001-04:00

Check out Heartside Peace Garden in causes on www.Facebook.com