PHOTO ABOVE Nothando Zulu thrills the crowd with animated storytelling at the NorthWay Community Trust's Building Wealth in North Minneapolis event on the evening of January 14, 2010. Click here for a gallery of images from this event.
The Board of Directors for NorthWay Community Trust held a dinner celebration to benefit community members, volunteers, partnerships, programs and people of North Minneapolis. The gathering was the first of several planned events to tell the NorthWay story. The story of NorthWay is the story of North Minneapolis. It is also an opportunity to ask for donations to NorthWay to continue its important work on the Northside. Without NorthWay some of the most important collaborations like the Northside Achievement Zone would not have happened in north Minneapolis. We need your support to continue this very important work. Nothando Zulu of the board thrilled listeners with fables. She was followed by a passionate keynote address from Sondra. The theme of the evening drives home the importance of community engagement to make things possible.
Above: Sondra Samuels extolled the gathered crowd to change the America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline to a Cradle to College one instead.

Right: Wesley Walker, Executive Director for NorthWay Community Trust introduced Northway’s new board member and served as the evening’s master of ceremonies
January 7th, 2010

The Hawthorne Eco-Village groundbreaking was attended by dignitaries and residents of the neighborhood. This four block area used to be one of the roughest parts of North Minneapolis. Frozen ground and several layers of snow made groundbreaking difficult. It was symbolized by shoveling a path in the snow to green door.
Short speeches were delivered outside in the below zero temperatures at 400 31st Avenue North. Longer speeches were delivered in the warmth at Farview Park.
The Eco-Village area has turned around from crime-ridden, decrepit buildings to a peaceful in eighteen months.

Right: Spirits were high and temperatures low as neighbors and dignitaries kicked off Hawthorne Eco-Village.

The Northside Achievement Zone has been operational for over two years, striving to guarantee opportunities, support and education for all children growing up within its boundaries. Our goal is to ensure that all of the children in the Zone are ready for college. In order to achieve such an ambitious goal, the collaborative has defined three core strategy areas: educational impact, family engagement and strategic coordination.

The list of 2009 NAZ accomplishments is so long that it would not be possible to reproduce it in this e-newsletter. Click here to read the list of Northside Achievement Zones’s accomplishments.

For more information visit the NAZ web site at www.northsideachievement.org

January 15th, 2010

State Representative, Bobby Jo Champion and Bill Strickland, President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation packed the Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center (“UROC”) at 2001 Plymouth Avenue North.

Mr. Strickland outlined the Manchester Bidwell philosophy and the plans for the Twin Cities Center for Arts and Technology (TCCAT). TCCAT hopes to replicate the concept of NCAT providing arts programming connected to educational achievement and job training in medical lab and culinary arts for adults.

The search for locations continues. “We’ve toured twenty five locatons this week,” said Amy Mihalcin, Center for Arts and Technology Community Liason.

Left: Bill Strickland explains as Representative Champion looks on.
Click here for a gallery of photos from the Bill Strickland luncheon event.
The vitality of any community is intrinsically linked to the participation of its residents. NorthWay Community Trust has been the foundation of a number of organizations in North Minneapolis that have fostered a cleaner, safer and more culturally enriched, environment. We encourage your participation in any of them.
You'll find how to get in touch with them here:
http://www.northwaycom.org/get_involved.html
NAC has partnered with WomenVenture and the City of Minneapolis to provide its business classes called "Planning to Succeed", at the Shiloh Temple starting Thursday, January 28th, from 6:00 to 9.00 p.m. The classes will meet once a week for six weeks. These classes teach the basics entrepreneurs need to know about starting and operating a business and help write a business plan. They also teach the basics of book keeping and how to read financial statements. Even if you have an existing business, but never wrote a business plan; this might be a good opportunity to do so. For more details please contact:
Maliha Husain Phone: 651-325-6629;
Email: mhusain@womenventure.org
and spread the word about these FREE courses.		 Capri Big Band Rehearsal
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

The Capri Big Band led by Faye Washington rehearses onstage the second and last Wednesdays of every month. It is comprised of both professional and amateur musicians of all ages. For more information contact Jeffrey Keys
andrea_jeffrey.1@netzero.net..
NorthWay Community Trust invests in collaborations and advocates systemic change to increase wealth in North Minneapolis.
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612.521.4500 — or — info@northwaycom.org
1200 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Wesley Walker, Executive Director
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