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Holiday Hop!
DT100 Members Keep Tradition Alive with Annual Holiday Hop
Downtown 100 members and their friends enjoyed a festive night of hopping between Granby Street hot spots as part of its annual Holiday Hop. Perhaps one of the longest running DT100 traditions, the Holiday Hop was clearly a draw, as large numbers of both new and veteran members packed Wonder Bar, followed by Scotty Quixx, then finally the Jewish Mother. A number of DNC staff and alumni members attended, adding nostalgia and a "reunion" feel to the gathering. As usual, the food served and the raffle were sources of curiousity and built excitement as the night went on. Chances to win gift certificates to each of the participating establishments were sold, and over $500 was raised by generous DT100 members to help fund the UpCenter’s toy drive! Fortunately for DT100 members, the Spring Hop is only a few months away.
Long time (and alumni) members Kelly Stefanko, Khalilah Legrand,
Noel Gramlich, Kim Miller and Eileen Aquino pose at Scotty Quixx's as they
recount the many holiday hops they have attended together over years past.
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Volunteer Now!
January Volunteer Opportunities
MLK Week of Service - The Virginia Conflict Resolution Center is seeking volunteers and volunteer leaders for MLK Day 2012, January 15 - 21, 2012. Activities for the week include:
- January 15 - Forum with community leaders about the call to service.
- January 16 - Making care packages for troops deployed overseas and saying thank you to troops returning home.
- January 17 - Teaching youth conflict resolution skills, having them take a peace pledge and doing a service project.
- January 18 - Volunteering at the thrift shop, pantry and soup kitchen. As well as, working with the homeless to help them re-enter the workforce.
- January 19 - Helping Habitat for Humanity build a 2-story home in Portsmouth.
- January 20 - Working with the seniors at the Suffolk Senior Center doing arts and crafts, exercises and bingo.
- January 21 - Community Clean Up throughout Hampton Roads.
To volunteer or for more information, please contact Maerine Mitchell at 757-480-2777 ext. 1233 or email youth@vaconflictresolution.org.
Contributed by Kelly Stefanko
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Save the Date
DT100 Annual Blood Drive
Tuesday, February 7
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm
Location: TBA
2012 Goal – 40 Pints!
Donors and volunteers needed!
Additional information to follow
Backpack Assembly/Food Sorting
Saturday, February 11
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
Let’s fill the 15 volunteers slots and help fill weekend backpacks with food for needy children!
Contact Cameron Rountree to lend a hand!
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Downtown Norfolk Restaurant Week
January 22 - 29
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Downtown Norfolk Gets More Beautiful all the Time!
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This past November, volunteers from CSX Corporation, the City of Norfolk and residents came together to increase the green space in Downtown Norfolk. Over 150 men, woman and children helped plant over 6,000 trees, shrubs and groundcover from the corner of York Street and Duke Street and along Waterside Drive at City Hall. Volunteers also installed sod and mulched all the new plants.
The project was made possible by a $60,000 donation from CSX Transportation, a national sponsor of City Year, a nonprofit AmeriCorps national service organization. |
Contributed by Holly Christopher
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Hip Huggin Tip
Ring in the New Year with some resolutions that make your life a little more green!
“My goal is to increase my 6:00 a.m. workouts to five a week, Monday through Friday.” ~Luke
“I resolve to call my mother more often.” ~Holly
“I want to make an impact and be a super-positive role model for young people in the community.” ~Aaron
Do any of these resemble your own New Year’s resolutions? When making your list of worthwhile goals this New Year’s Eve, try adding in one or two green resolutions and help make a difference for the environment. In the long run, it’s just as healthy (and maybe easier to keep) for you as, say, getting to the gym every morning at 6:00 a.m.
- Recycle – For every trash can you fill, about 70 trash cans of waste are used to create that trash.
- Give up plastic and paper bags – You have a ton of bags already, just keep them in your car.
- Help the postal carrier out – Visit www.CatalogChoice.org and stop getting all those unwanted catalogs.
- Switch to cold water in the washing machine – Hot water isn’t needed to clean your clothes, that’s what soap is for. Save up to 90% of your machine’s energy and extend the life of your clothing.
Contributed by Holly Christopher
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Upcoming Downtown Events
| DNC Member Briefing, Dominion Tower, 4th Floor |
1/4 |
| Rock of Ages, Chrysler Hall |
1/6-7 |
| Norfolk Admirals |
1/6-7, 1/10, 1/13-14, 1/24, 1/27-28 |
| Norfolk Sharx, Scope Arena |
1/12, 1/21, 1/29 |
| Black Pearl Sings, Wells Theater |
1/17 thru 2/5 |
| Downtown Norfolk Restaurant Week |
1/22-29 |
| Orphee, Virginia Opera, Harrison Opera House |
1/28 thru 2/5 |
| MacArthur On Ice, MacArthur Center |
Thru 1/16 |
Click
here for more upcoming Downtown events.
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Committee Meetings
- January 5 - Projects Committee - 12noon @ DNC
- January 10 - Events Committee - 5:30pm @ Bean There Cafe
- January 16 - Civic Engagement Committee - 5:30pm @ Shula's
- January 17 - Leadership Development Committee - 5:30pm @ The Big Easy
- January 19 - Steering Committee - 12noon @ DNC
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All About Members
Attention: Do you have any DT100 Member news, great photos taken of members at some of our events or just being around Downtown? Send them to Holly Christopher at holly.christopher@norfolk.gov.
Member Resignations
- Katie Cline (Events)
- Debra Freeman (Events)
- Rachelle Lee-Warner (Projects)
- Jan Liu (Events)
- Preston Lloyd (Membership)
- Zach Mansell (Events)
- Rebecca Oribello (Events)
Member Birthdays
- Alexandra Duquette (Projects) - January 1
- Tresa Gardner (Events) - January 1
- Nicole Selvaggi (Projects)- January 1
- Khalilah LeGrand (Communications) - January 9
- Alan Smith (Events)- January 17
- Holly Bodner (Leadership Development)- January 20
- Jessica Martyn (Civic Engagement) - January 23
- Ashley Grove (Projects) - January 29
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Newsletter Staff
This edition of What’s Up Downtown has been brought to you by the Downtown 100 Communications Committee. If you have an idea for the next edition, contact Holly Christopher at holly.christopher@norfolk.gov or let one of us know!
Committee Members:
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Holly Christopher, Chair
Jeffrey Bennett
Khalilah LeGrand
Vincent Navarre
Kelly Stefanko |
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