I know we’ve talked a lot already about how good intentions don’t always produce good results, but something happened this past week that made me want to discuss it again: my site manager discovered that there are plans in the works by a Detroit group to turn some of the land near my site into […]
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All of my blog posts thus far have been about the work I’m doing at SWDCJC, which is obviously the main reason we’re all here, but I wanted to share more about the supplemental experiences I’ve had throughout the summer that have made DCERP so incredible. I’ve been to Eastern Market a few times, which
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This week we had the pleasure of visiting Mexican Town with one of the learning groups. I was immediately struck by the way that it felt like you were being transported out of Detroit and into a small Mexican town when we entered the area. The buildings were vibrantly colored. The streets were paved in
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Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing great. This week at Chandler Park we had the kids sports program and also a fun event on Saturday! Camp went fantastic as always and the kids got to go on their first field trip to a sports arena downtown. Saturday we had an event with a variety
3 weeks left! It’s so hard to believe that we’re more than halfway through. I’m excited for the next week as it’s finally leading up to the Health Fair that FOP has been preparing for! I’m excited and nervous since I don’t know what to expect, but based on what I heard from everyone involved,
Asalam Alaikum! Flight 255. At first, this didn’t mean anything to me, something that happened before my time. It wasn’t until the first interview that I actually facilitated, that I learned more about the fourth deadliest aviation accident in the history of the United States. To be able to interview someone who actually worked that
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This week was spent creating my ten questions for the tax incentive white papers. These questions are common questions that I think community members might have about taxes. This upcoming week I will be editing and revising my outline to finally draft my first white paper! Also, this week I should be reaching out to
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Another week gone in the blink of an eye! Surprisingly, I don’t have many new things to talk about this week. My projects are going smoothly and I’m feeling grateful for all of the support I get from my team at HVR. Sadly, our farmers market was cancelled this week due to rain. I was
This week some of the fellows, Caitlin, Erin, Chen, and Jazzmyn, organized a group excursion to the beautiful Belle Isle. We walked around the island as a group and saw some of the main attractions such as the fountain, conservatory, and aquarium. While we were walking Caitlin, Erin, Chen, and Jazzmyn all told us about
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For our learning groups we split up into five groups. Our groups are Belle Isle, Beacon Park Night Market, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Mexican Town. I am in the group with the Night Market at Beacon Park. This week we went to Belle Isle and took a tour of the Isle lead by other
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